a walk down memory lane with some of my favorite past bikes.

[Big_T]

sorry for the crappy pics....no scanner. 
first my brand new just got it today 81 Honda CB900F Super Sport.  The pic is 1980 and I am getting the new off the rear tire before taking it riding.  I put 55 thousand miles on this bike and it never gave me any trouble. 

[Big_T]

My 1986 GS1150E  bought it of the showroom floor in 85.  Was a great bike.  Won all kinds of streetraces with it.  had a Star racing head, G3 cams and a 1229cc big bore kit.  40mm RS flatslide carbs.  stock wheelbase it ran 10 sec 1/4 miles all day.  This is me in Huntsville AL at the Star Racing bracket finals

[fatnslow]

cool pics tim, just got the honda and already tearin up the back tire 

[Big_T]

My first real crotch rocket.  I bought it in 89 but it is a 90 model GSXR1100.  39 Keihins, 1216cc piston kit, superbike mike ported head, stock cams.  I was showing off riding wheely's at the Columbus drag strip got in a speed wobble and crashed the bike after setting the front tire down.  back in 90 it would go 6.60's in the 1/8th stock wheelbase and lowered.. R.I.P. was a nice bike and a great color scheme.  I went a bought a 92 red/black tiger stripe after this one.  

[Big_T]

My first really custom built bike that i built myself.  It was a 1980 GS1100E that I bought from a guy that worked for star racing in GA.  It was all stock then(wheels, tires swingarm).  I put a 93 GSXR750 USD front end on it. made a swingarmf rom two GS1150 aluminum arms, used the GSXRwheels and brakes.  the bike already had a 1428cc motor that would fly.  I ruled the streets for a few years with this bike.  finally a turbo GSXR1100 beat me.  only real problem it had is it would not crank back up hot.  you had to let it sit a minute.  it was 68" inches long and would run 5.70's in the 1/8th.  never took it to the 1/4 mile.   

[fatnslow]

man thanks for all the pics tim, i seen a gs that looked almost just like that but it had a turbo on it, it was purple i think. it was for sale.

[Big_T]

I'll skip all the drawthrough turbo bandits and stuff.  My first 300 RWHP bike.  A 95 Mr. turbo ZX11.  rods,turbo pistons, lockup, undercut trans, to help it spool quick, burnt up #3 rod a couple of times before I found the oil pan mod you had to do to them.  It was the FI kit and you had to manually adjust this gold box in the tail every time the weather changed.  I had little lines scratched on the box for day settings and night settings.  I kicked a bunch of tail on the street.  ran a best of 5.80's in the 1/8th.  was a great bike.

[Big_T]

tried a light weight bike the new and improved 1998 Kaw ZX9R   I was to heavy for it but before I stretched it I could ride long wheelies on it.  It dropped a valve, burnt up #3 rod a couple of times and generally had a weak clutch.  I put it back stock and sold it. Here I am at Montgomery at a bracket race. 

[Big_T]

My first turbo Busa.  99 was a Hahn kit.  bike had a extrudehonded head and sotted cam sprockets.  I just used a Hahn map and we tuned it on the Harley shop Dyno with no sniffer. (My buddy worked there and we used it for free at night) the dyno would only read to 200 HP, don't know why but back then it was better than nothing. I actually won a streetbike shootout on this bike at Steele Alabama.  not many people had turbo's back then and I was the only turbo Hayabusa, heck not many people had Hayabusa's.  I won with a 8.84 @ 158mph.  Bike was lowered and was 68" inches.  this is the bike I had at the 03 Prostar race mike. 

[Big_T]

this was my stage one with the RCC kit.  it was a fun streetbike. 

[Big_T]

here I am today.  this is my bike now.  422 RWHP  and a Hoss to ride.   

[fatnslow]

damn tim is there anything you havent put a turbo on, i myself would love to see the turbo bandits, if i had to own a new bike i have looked at that bandit 1250  . really nice bike, i have always liked the bandit. 

[Big_T]

OK  I have a thing for Turbo Bandits.  the  drwthrough turbo system from Mr Turbo is as easy to tune as it gets. HSR42 mikuni with a 230 main jet and a holley red pump and your good to go.  Here is my 97 naked bandit 1200 turbo.  I used a 8" inch GS1150 headlight on it.  US didn't come naked that year.  230 RWHP.  it was red but I painted it that old Chevy Camaro IROC blue.

[Big_T]

My 98  same kit different bike.  It was the black one.  I used a Hayabusa rear wheel so I could run a 200 tire.  I had to make spacers for the Bandit axle for it to work

[Big_T]

00 model   same but with a full exhaust. the exhaust chocked it down to 215 RWHP.

[Big_T]

85 1150 turbo.  1500cc  would suck in small animals when you got it spooling if they were close.  You could blow your run by getting your leg to close to the carb and it would suck it up to it and mess a good run up.  it doesn't look like much but a friend of mine went a 5.02 in the 1/8th mile on this bike.  It handled like crap and had way more motor than the chassis could handle.  plus it was ugly. 

[Big_T]

killing the back tire before putting a new on on.  99 Busa burnout back in 1999
hope it was not too boring.  this is only the tip of some of the bikes I have owned and built

[fatnslow]

boring, hell 2 the fuck no! man i wish you had some vids of the bandits, and a 5.02 is prostreet territory my friend  . damn you had some great bikes. thanks for sharing with us.

[Big_T]

I would have to say the Bandit 1200's with a Mr. Turbo kit is by far my favorite bike to have.  I liked them a lot.  not so much to race but for an everyday ride around streetbike.  I will build another and keep it.  Simple, fast and fun to ride.

[fatnslow]

well i wounder how hard it  would be to turbo a new bandit. the old was a great bike but it needed a couple things and the new one has those changes. a 6 speed water cooled fuel injected motor.

[Big_T]

Yea but it does not have the old oil cooled GSXR based motor in it.  I read somewhere that the new 1250 motor was not very strong and they put the Alt back out on the end of the crankshaft and they are prone to break off like the old GS motors did.  What would be trick is to get the full wiring harness and F.I off of the new Bandit and put it on the old one. 

[buzard]

had a turbo bandit. made 220 hp before it ate a head gasket. unridable without an arm. it was a great bike. sold it for my first turbo busa.

[Nem]

had a turbo busa. made 220 hp before it ate a head gasket. unridable without an arm. it was a great bike. sold it for my first turbo busa.

Sure you meant turbo bandit..... 

[Big_T]

mine saw 28 lbs of boost many times.  it was a fun streetbike and always ran well.

[fatnslow]

maybe i need to get a turbo bandit and get rid of my busa, there is a guy i seen run the texas shootout series with a turbo bandit, look like a 97 model red. he was a big guy to, bike ran great. if my busa doesnt perform at the next event im done with it.

[Big_T]

A Bandit 1200 was the first streetbike to run in the 7's in a 1/4 mile in Prostar.  It sits on display at Brock Davidsons place.  blue 97 model.  Dang now I want another one.   

[buzard]

i ran turbo blue and a stock motor. 8.90 best. it was hit and miss. bike was fun on the street, but hard to ride at the track at 4" over.

[fatnslow]

who makes a turbo for a bandit? i remember brocks bandit, serios nitrous motor. that thing was nasty. i really like the new 1250, would be something to ride on the street, maybe put a pipe on it. i would need to be back on my feet and have the busa and turbo sold, just dreaming i guess.

[Big_T]

the 1250 is junk.  take the old oilcooled bandit, do the 2" inch hole mod in the back of the airbox, re-jet and put a 89-90 GSXR1100 intake cam on the 1200 intake side and you got a torque monster that makes around 135 RWHP.  not Busa power but it will power wheely with the best of them.  and it want break your back to ride around on.   I drove mine everywhere. 

[buzard]

who makes a turbo for a bandit? i remember brocks bandit, serios nitrous motor. that thing was nasty. i really like the new 1250, would be something to ride on the street, maybe put a pipe on it. i would need to be back on my feet and have the busa and turbo sold, just dreaming i guess.

mr.turbo. it was a nice kit. if i ever do one i would get the same kit

[fatnslow]

the 1250 is junk.  take the old oilcooled bandit, do the 2" inch hole mod in the back of the airbox, re-jet and put a 89-90 GSXR1100 intake cam on the 1200 intake side and you got a torque monster that makes around 135 RWHP.  not Busa power but it will power wheely with the best of them.  and it want break your back to ride around on.   I drove mine everywhere. 

the 1250 would just be to ride not race, maybe put some soft luggage on it and visit a friend in northern alabama 

[Big_T]

you mean to tell me you would not get on it hard?  In that case just get a get one of those Suzuki Burgman scooters and a scarf......  you could ride it over here. 

[fatnslow]

well yea i would, why do you think they are so bad? i have read good things about them. i might show up at your house on a cushmen scooter like jim carrey in dumb and dumber 

[fatnslow]

i just went to the suzuki website the 1250 in blue is kick ass. do you know someone who has one thats having troubles? oh and that damn scooter is $8199 

[Big_T]

8K for scooter?  I bought my daughter a 150 scooter, It's a china copy of a Vespa.  I rode it down to the local gas station not far from our house and I have to say I felt kinda Gay riding it    some guys snickered at me while I had the seat up putting gas in it.   the 1250 would be a great bike but the other Bandits are tough as nails and you can find nice ones for around $2800 or less easy.  plus they are easy to work on and have the old screw type valve adjusters.  you can do all work and Maint. at the house with minimal tools. 

[fatnslow]

yea its on the suzuki website, i like the older bandits, thats what i would have to buy if i sold the turbo. 2800 is cheap.

[BATTMAN]

I have several pics of Brocks bandit.  Ill post them up later.

[Big_T]

that would be cool.  I saw him running it in Alanta back in the prostar days.

[Boost_Addict]

I would have to say the Bandit 1200's with a Mr. Turbo kit is by far my favorite bike to have.  I liked them a lot.  not so much to race but for an everyday ride around streetbike.  I will build another and keep it.  Simple, fast and fun to ride.

My first turbo bike was a seca turbo, it had a blow through carb system.....very simple and easy to tune and maintain I boosted it way up with no probs whatsoever    I like simple 

[Coryonbusa]

Damn dude! You've have/had some nice bikes!!!

[fatnslow]

Damn dude! You've have/had some nice bikes!!!

told you