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Title: Bandit touring to naked?
Post by: Watcher on March 11, 2015, 12:51:28 PM
A dealership by me is selling a 2000 Bandit 600s with hard saddlebags for $3000.  Looks mint, 22k miles, its in my price range, and although I'd likely take the bags off for getting around town I'd like to have them for a future roadtrip.

Only thing is its faired and I really am not a fan of the faired Bandits.
Does anyone know if theres an easy conversion to a naked?
Title: Re: Bandit touring to naked?
Post by: Janx101 on March 12, 2015, 03:35:51 AM
Umm. .. Allen keys and wrench maybe? ... some of those bug eye headlights.... done! ;)
Title: Re: Bandit touring to naked?
Post by: Reeko236 on March 12, 2015, 11:46:24 AM
Janx said it right.. Luckily the gauges are mounted similar to the GS (to the triple) so you don't even have to fabricate a gauge mount! just rip the fairings off and throw on a dirt bike headlight. most come with heavy duty "rubber band" mounts, no drilling required  ;)

I have a polisport MMX headlight on my buell xb12r (good riddance to that huge bikini thing) and it looks great!