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#1 Unread post by elBandito »

Hey everyone

Ive been lurking around for the past few months and have decided to get productive and join...

Im a 21 year old guy from South Africa, I purchased my first bike just over a month ago, it's a '91 Bandit 400 Ltd. edition which has been running great and unlike the U.S the 400 bandits are really abundant here.

great site!
'91 Bandit 400 Ltd.(sold)
Currently seeking well loved yzf600r...
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Welcome to the forums elBandito.
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#3 Unread post by Toyuzu »

Welcome, elbandito!

You're right - the 400 Bandit is not common in the U.S. In fact, I've never heard of it. Is it a small-displacement in-line 4 cylinder, or a parallel twin? We'd love to see some pics!
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Welcome and thrice welcome. I think that I am the only SA guy on the boards so far, hope you stick around.
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#5 Unread post by elBandito »

Thanks for the replies and welcomes :)

sapaul: South Africans seem to be a pretty rare species when it comes to forums, maybe it's because internet access is still quite overpriced here...

Toyuzu:It's a small displacement(screaming) inline 4-cylinder
The Bandit 250 and Bandit 400, launched in 1989, had a liquid-cooled inline-four engines, mounted on trellis (steel) frame. The high-reving engines are derived from the GSX-R250 and GSX-R400 with lots of power for their sizes, the Bandit 250 had about 45 bhp, the 400cc version about 59 bhp. Both models had 4 to 1 exhaust systems and disc brakes (the 400 had double disc at the front, the 250 had single disc).
http://www.suzukicycles.org/Bandit-seri ... ndit.shtml

Really fun bike to ride, Ill get some pics online soon.
'91 Bandit 400 Ltd.(sold)
Currently seeking well loved yzf600r...
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