Remember drooling over those in early 80 s But in all honesty, the quality in the improved later model suspension & brakes - way way better than those early ones

Interesting way to go about it. Thanks for the video

Miss my old 200RD

Xr's are all great bikes,I've got a 1990 xr200r that I'm fixing up to give to my son and it should last him a very long time

That track was greasy as you were on the perfect bike for it

At least its not the motor

I like the engine in my atc200 same as xr bulletproof

This vid did it ...I learned to ride on a second hand XR200, rode it everywhere and loved it. Now Im looking to buy another one, looking at a few now. They are a truckload of fun and so versatile. Think I need an electric start now days.

Great video sir, thank you . I'm buying a 2004 bandit 1200 N and will putt a Hyperpro spring set on it. This video is perfect for me , greatings from Belgium , Flanders, Ghent.

Sounds like you need to do the valve clearances....

I never managed riding so slow. Bandit 1200 behaves like a catapult and I got addicted to it. I never reached the top speed though... way too scarred 😂😂😂

Nice way to do this without a front support is to place any heavy stuff on the passenger saddle. Stable and easy

You can actually change cables without dismantling the carbs from the engine. Not sure it's any faster easier though...I enjoyed your videos , enjoyed visiting NZ in Marsh, enjoyed riding my Bandit!!!😂

Hello, just an advice from frog eaters! When you drain oil on a 1200 Bandit, a quarter of the oil won't drain so any contamination would only be 75% removed. You can improve a bit by removing the oil sump which is a great opportunity to clean it as well as oil pump inlet screen.

Why not use 50mm pvc pipe to push the seal in?

More wheelies

i just bought an 01 xr200r its in mint condition! picked er up for 1000 CAD, no regrets!

where do those 2 split hoses from the Air Valve go to? 5:54 on the right hand side. Im reassembling mine and don't know where those 2 vacuum lines go to?

The manual on the 99 gsf600 (which is mine) says the loose end of spring in first. With pictures (genuine suzuki workshop manual)

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...