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I had a really clean one it looked brand new but it was so slow made no power

Nothing from this century, unfortunately 😢

110hp on the backwheel with a Slip on✊🔥fun motor much grunt…

Mine was a Japanese import 2 valve ; 41mm forks , disc braked with an added CR500 ( I think ) shock minus the silly linkage . CB250RS 28mm carb & suitable cam / exhaust ... Another bike I regret selling . Did I mention the oversized oil cooler ?

I'm doing a little bit of body work on my Kawasaki rear fender, and I hate to say it but most of these plastic parts are "ABS" plastic. So what I had done was I went to the plumbing supply store and picked up some "Oatey" ABS cement, which is pretty much ABS dissolved into acetone. When you "glue" your ABS plumbing pipes together what actually happens is the acetone dissolves the pipe material and the pipes "melt" into each other. Shortly thereafter the acetone evaporates away and what you're left with is a pretty solid ABS welded assembly. Solid enough for plumbing purposes, anyway. I put "two and two" together and used the ABS glue to weld up a nasty crack in the fender, then added drips of ABS glue and built-up some worn edges. Sanded it all back smooth (120 grit and 220 grit) & did final finish with some primer suitable for plastic (400 grit wet-sand). "In my opinion" I wouldn't think of repairing ABS any other way: no metal staples or thermo-welding, no epoxy, no other cement. Best part: if you don't believe me, just pick up some shattered ABS pieces from a wrecking yard, and some Oatey ABS cement, & give 'er a whirl. (My thought: if that test doesn't work, it just proves the shattered pieces you got weren't actually ABS). (ABS = acrylonitrile butadiene styrene)

Quick answer, yes, I’ve several and they’re just fun.

Great vid. You were lucky. If wood under centre stand; will it balance to the rear down ?

Great video, I now realise why my Bandit 1200s lights are so poor. Night riding is quite dangerous the lights are so bad... Have you any recommendations for brighter bulbs after doing cleaning the headlight unit?

That XS750 Special is such a good looking bike. I'd hate to think how hard it is to find parts for it but what a cool bike.

Sometimes you find crazy errors in used bikes and the bigger the error, the harder to find it is.😅

Great work! That is a nice bike......

I see your a novice rider👍

Love the XR-200R. Classic bike. Nice to see that on a track.

I rode my XR200 from Auckland to 90 mile beach then bit of forest riding ,solid bike ,got back to Auckland and my mate offered straight swap for his road reg KDX200 cause he said it was a bit much and he loved riding my XR200 R ,prob that last 4 stroke dirt bike i ever had ,found the KDX was a great bike as I had riden MX as a kid lol but lotta XRs back in the day were street bikes lol

I have not shown a couple of things, like the soft coin between the crankshaft gear and clutch gear to lock up and stop them spinning when undoing the crank nut or the tedious but necessary scraping off of the old gasket material on the case and clutch cover. The block in the rear wheel is really a backyard way of locking the clutch shaft if you don't have the tool to hold the clutch in place. But it works, but do check the spokes afterwards! Thanks for watching :)

The VX800 is a terrible piece of shite :)

I had a 1991 xr200r it was a fantastic machine low on power but super reliable

where was the footage of how to re-connect the throttle linkage to the cam set up?

Any collection without a VF1100C is an incomplete collection.

That visit was absolutely fantastic! I even surprised myself with how much nerd-knowledge I had. If you're in Upper Hutt, New Zealand do drop in, have a look and a coffee. Richard has a lot of new bikes coming in so I will be doing another update video in the future. Ride safe!

Enjoy seeing those old bikes again,not a lot on the road anymore... great video series of a really good collection.... cheers

When i had my KR250 my best mate had an MVX250, that bike was terrible, it blew up twice in the short time he had it, first time it was fixed, second time it went to the wreakers.

Love the vids really helped me out could u do a vid with removing the fairing and putting back together 🙏 thank you

interesting, good info but hard to concentrate on due to the irritating distracting meaningless soundtrack. Why?

A guy i know quite well here in N.P, Alan De Lautour won the 84 Castrol 6 hour (with Dave Martin) on a VF1000F, he's restored one in the same colours as this one.

I sold my CX650 last year, it was exactly like that one, same colour, even the stickers on the headlight cowling had faded the same way. Was planning on restoring it as it was my father in laws bike for most of its life, but after contacting Honda specialists all over the world, I was told engine parts are VERY hard to find, and it needed a full engine rebuild after going round the clock twice. It still ran, but smoked heavily.

Nice Video! Big Fan! 😉😉

Hey Chris, as luck would have my old girl wouldn't run on cylinder 1 when I got her started this year. I tried what I could to clean the carbs without removing them but no such luck. Looks like they'll be coming off. Thanks again for the video - It'll be a source for me as I go.

I miss my 1983 xr200r!

I recommend using some kind of fishtape or a zip tie to snake ur throttle cable straight down. Then u can jam ur hand inthere and wiggle it over the next obstruction with ur nimble fingers. After that get urself a long 12" pair of needle nose pliers and a headlight so u can get the end of the cable where it needs to go. This is the way to hook up that pesky open cable.

Güzel abim Türkiye'den herkeze selamlar Bandit tamir video serisini full izledim ve beğendim...1 ay önce bana da almak nasip oldu ilk çalıştırmada motorda homurtu ve eksozdan patlama sesleri geliyor motor sarsıntılı çalışmakta bu çok sıkıcı birşey; sanırım benim motordada karbüratör sorunları var en kısa zamanda halletmem lazım sizce sorun karbüratörmüdür yardımcı olursanız memnun olurum...

Also. You will need to drill a tiny hole in your gas cap to vent and go with a gravity feed fuel valve and make sure to rubber cap the vacuum line port at the T Fitting.

Major tips for removal and install of Bandit carb bank. Take it from me that has done Bandit carb banks over 20 times. Here they are. For the cables, loosen the throttle grip and and remove cables from the throttle grip. This will allow a ton of slack so you can easily unload the cables from the carb bank with the carb bank over halfway out making it super easy to remove and install the cables. Way way easier!! Wow! WAY!! For re-install, make sure all clamps are as open as they can be, use a hair dryer on high heat and heat soak the rubber boots and spray a ton of WD40 all over the carb rims and inside the boots to slicken them up. Easy install. When done with the engine side, do the same for the air box boots. Enjoy the ride.

Great video. I'm sure that will help me get the job done.

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Absolutely not!!!!

Bought a brand new one in 83 for $1600 a very fun trail bike, still is. Run forever with proper maintenance. 👌

Thanks!! I’ll use this next week when I replace my seals!

Xr250 is the best dirtbike ever made

That was a fun series to watch. Thanks!

I had a 1996 XR 200, absolutely adored my time riding it.

I have an 81 and 82 xr200r and I love both of them!

Kind of like the Toyota Hilux of trail bikes.

i had a 1981 200R. Fantastic bike, I used to drag race my friends on yz80s and cr80s. the 80cc bikes were actually faster for the 1st 100 feet or so, then the 200R took over

Honda XR 200R was the best ever

Just some other things Ive experienced with my Bandit. The vacuum petcock failed a few years ago at the same time that I had a carb float stick open. Flooded a cylinder and hydro locked the engine. Found out when I tried to start the bike and the engine wouldn’t turn over after a winter storage. I tried rebuilding the OEM fuel petcock but it still leaked. 😡. Ultimately switched the bike over to a manual old school petcock. Not as safe in a crash. But many fewer vacuum lines running all over the place under the tank. With fuel in your oil it might be worth considering. Shutting off the pet cock manually sure limits how much fuel can leak through the carbs if you have a float leaking. Just my opinion… Last summer I still was have trouble with the bike running rough. So now Im pulling the carbs again and looking for something I missed the first time cleaning them. I found missing o rings and washers in the idle set screws that first time around. Been researching on UTube and in exploded view parts diagrams for other small details I might have missed. Going to re check the jets to make sure they’re all the same size. Thanks for the inspiration to get going with working on my bandit. Im looking forward to a great riding season this year.

Thanks for posting these videos. In one of them you made a passing comment about the ignition coils being a weakness in these bikes. I’ve not heard that before. But I might be having an issue with the coils on my ‘02 Bandit 1200. Ive got a cylinder that I think isn’t firing. One exhaust header tube is much cooler than the other three. OEM coils are expensive $100+ USD each. I see aftermarket coilpacks for sale for much less. But Im concerned that theyre low quality. Do you know a reliable aftermarket brand for ignition coils?

I have a 2nd gen bandit that I’ve been modifying for about 10 years now. This headlight mod was one of the early upgrades I did. When I pulled the housing apart I found the projector lenses to be chipped on the edge from vibration. After some research I found that a Mazda 3 projector lense is the same diameter and morimoto, and aftermarket headlight website, sold them with the claim to be optically clear. That combined with cheap hid setups in each side gave me insanely bright headlights. To the point that my reflection off road signs blinds me.

I fitted a basic Maxton rear shock to my metallic green MK1 N and got them to optimise the front forks and it now handles nice. The Nissin callipers are very good after a rebuild with genuine seals and replacement ss pistons a mate made for me. I love my machine but it’s difficult to restrain my throttle hand so it’s not always that cheap to run, but it can be economical, oh well! 😂 I hope you continue to enjoy yours, appreciate your video 👍

Replace the standard rear shock with a quality aftermarket one and drop the front forks 15mm in the headstock makes a big big difference to handling