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Made a seal driver from a PVC fitting to replace the weeping seal on my fork. I have the new seals, oil, and now the tools - just need the time to get the job done.

$12 rebate on 5 quarts of M1 synthetic through May. https://mobiloil.com/en/promotion/mobil-promotions/up-to-15-dollars-off-with-mobil-1-and-mobil-super

+1 This stuff cleans like WD40 when it's wet, dries quickly to a white wax, and the last time I bought it on Amazon it was less than $7 for an 11oz can.

After the USD fork swap I wanted something to protect the sliders from road debris. The forks are from a 1st gen Hayabusa and I couldn't imagine THAT FENDER on my Bandit. I researched and taught myself how to bend and form acrylic sheet one cold winter weekend and that's the result. I haven't given up on the idea of a front fender but it hasn't yet floated to the top of the mod list.

Hi. My name's Mark from Columbus. I ride what was once a brand new, unmolested '01 Bandit 1200. Until day 2 of ownership - then the modifications began. Every time I think I need a new bike, I just mod something to make the old Bandit a bit different. In the 16 years and 50k miles I've had it (it's an "it", not a "her"), nobody has put a wrench to it except me. I really don't enjoy touring and avoid the superslabs at all costs. I have a trip planned to the NC, TN, GA, SC mountains in Sept for the 4th year in a row. Yes, I trailer down & back but ride all day when I'm down there. Last year we rode over 1000 mi of twistys in 3 days - 425 mi on one day almost never in top gear. I found you guys from a link at the Mid-Ohio trackday page and I've been thinking of doing a trackday but not sure I want to invest in the required gear. Modding the bike, I have no problems with! I've ben a member on a couple of Bandit forums (fora?) for years and photos are "strongly encouraged" there so here's one from the parking lot at work last week. Seems like a good bunch of folks here and I look forward to hanging out.