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8 hours ago, okeefe01 said:

I don't recall ever hearing anyone complain about safety there.  I know they moved the wall back off of the front straight after a fatal accident, and turn 1 has to make your sphincter pinch a hole in the seat, but I can't think of anything else that is bad.

I understood it was this corner that didn't have sufficient runoff.  Mid-O doesn't own the road to the east so they can't fix the problem.

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

On ‎5‎/‎15‎/‎2016 at 5:36 PM, Wolfman1 said:

Another option is DuPont Teflon Chain-Saver.  It is a wax based chain lube, but dries in 30 min or less.  It goes on quick like WD40 and dries really fast, but leaves a very light white film on the chain probably due to the molybdenum.  It will not fling and is not sticky.  Great for anything including dirt bikes and ATVs.

+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.

Just now, motocat12 said:

Unsure about those fork slider guards 

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.