LED lights on GSF1250 forks

I wanted to improve my conspicuity so bought some 500 Lumen small LED spots from Jaycar.  They are diecast aluminium body, anodised polyester powder coat, 316 grade stainless fittings, lexan lens, IP68 rating (dust and water proof) and UV shielding.  They are shock proof with a 50,000 hour life, run from -40 degrees C to 60 degrees and only draw about 0.3A each.

The light output is amazing for such a small lamp, and is supposedly equivalent to a 35W halogen.  The beam distance is 145 metres.

I have them mounted on some modified fairing brackets off the top brake caliper mounting bolts, and have them wired via an accessory light switch on the bars.  I mainly use them as daylight running lights, but they are surprisingly good as an additional headlight at night.

With the triangle of light coming down the road, the bike is VERY conspicuous.

The link is:  http://jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID=SL3916&keywords=Ip68+led&form=KEYWORD

GSF1250 Tank Bra

I went out and bought one of the OEM Suzuki Tank Bras.  Nicely made heavy duty vinyl embossed with the Suzuki logo.  Still has a couple of crinkles in it from being folded (a warm day should sort that).  Part number is:   990A0-36000

Fitting the Healtech Brake Light Pro to the GSF1250

I have an LED integrated taillight, as well as a Givi V46 top box with the LED high stop light.  I had a Kisantech flasher on the original taillight, but it wasn't able to flash the top box light.

I bought a Healtech Brake Light Pro and fitted it into the appropriate wiring, and have it set up with a decaying strobe effect.  The LEDs flash quickly enough to make this really eye-catching.  A very good safety feature.

The unit is tiny, about half the size of a box of matches.

Fitting a Speedohealer to the GSF1250

I was sick of the Bandit speedo being around 7 km/hr out, so bought a Speedohealer from www.healtech-electronics.com.

A really easy fit. Pop the left sidecover, separate the speedo sensor connector, plug in the cables and run the cable into the tray under the seat. I set mine for -7.0% and had it checked against a calibrated GPS used to check radar units.  50 km/hr indicated was spot on. 100km/hr indicated was 99 on the GPS.  Can't ask for better than that!

The device is tiny and you could fit it anywhere.  Nice to know my exact speed.

This connector is the one to separate to fit the unit.  Simply open, plug in the respective ends and it's done.  very much plug and play

Holeshot Corbin Seat on GSF1250 Bandit

Dale Walker (www.holeshot.com) teamed up with Corbin seats to make a seat to his own design.  A friend recently bought one and has loaned it to me to try.

The seat is very well made and covered with leather with a non-slip texture.  It's on a strong fibreglass reinforced synthetic base (Fibretech).  It sits about 1" (2.5 cm) lower than stock and the key thing I notice is I sit well into it and feel "in" the bike rather than "on" it.  It feels a lot harder just sitting there, but half the problem with the stock seat is that it is not supportive enough.

The front of it tapers nicely into the tank, and the sides round off so they don't dig into your legs.

I really like it.  I have a gel and a stock seat already, and this one is very nice indeed.  I'll be trying it out with a long ride tomorrow.

First pic is the Suzuki gel seat:

The rest are the Holeshot Corbin:

Fitting barbacks to the GSF1250 Bandit

Some time ago I decided to fit DL1000 hand guards to the Bandit (see my previous post at: http://kewwibike.blogspot.co.nz/2011/06/i-have-just-fitted-v-strom-hand-guards.html).  On the standard bars they touch the fairing at full lock, and a drop would cause a lot of damage.  I tried home made spacers to raise the bars, but the problem remained, so I decided barbacks were in order.

The ones I managed to obtain are available from Twisted Throttle:  http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/2016/584/

These increase height by 25mm (1") and move the bars back the same amount, providing an overall bar displacement of 35.4mm (1.4") at a 45 degree angle from the OEM setup.

They fit perfectly and match the OEM silver paint, but my bike is the ABS model and the top brake line was too short.  I had a new one made up locally (braided), and had them install the OEM rubber cover from the OEM brake line onto it for a factory look.  The clutch line and wiring and other cables are all long enough.  The result it a natural riding position, a lot more comfortable, and the DL1000 guards clear the fairing with no issues.  I used the OEM chrome buttons to cover the screw heads.  Very happy with the result.

Article on hotting up the GSX1250FA

This is a great article extolling the virtues of Dale Walker's setup for the GSX1250FA (works just as good on the Bandit 1250 and is the same as my setup)

http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/146_1201_project_suzuki_gsx1250fa/viewall.html#ixzz1xf3IGwX7