Bandit600RearWheel

modded by :hmmmnz:

Quick Note By Jay_wolf*

What Hmmmnz didnt mention was that the Bandit wheel needs a custom spacer made , The Gs one wont work , and unless u use Bandit Method it wont work as easy as pie, I learnt this from Getting all the way to it , and finding out it needed it , Awesome Write up Hmmmmnz, Being how hard it is to find the other Wheels In The Uk

right where do i start..... gear needed, 1x bandit back wheel, 1x gs500, 2xwheel bearings(depending on weather you use the gs axle or the bandit one) 1x caliper bracket (either gs or bandit bracket) 1x caliper(bandit if you want to mount it to the underside of the swing arm or gs if you want to mount it to the top) 1x gs cush drive complete with bearing(bearing will need to be changed to bandit one if you use bandit axle) 1x disc (you cant use the gs disc im afraid) 1xaxle either gs or bandit(if you use the bandit you will also have to get the bandit wheel adjusters)

step 1, tools, spanners for taking the wheel off and brake arm ect, hacksaw, screwdrivers, grinder, pencil, now that we have tools(all beit very few) its time for the bodging to begin step 2, put bike on its center stand, oh if like me you dont have one improvise

step 3, remove the back wheel, brake caliper, chain guard, foot rests, step 4, get the gs cush drive off the crappy gs wheel.

step 5, remove the bearings from the bandit wheel, (if you are using the gs axle) get some gs bearings from your local bike shop and chuck them in(the outside diameter is exactly the same and also the width is the same as oneanother its just the inner diameter thats different. the bandit is 20mm gs is 17mm) so now you have a bandit wheel thats ready to go on.

your next mission is the brake caliper bracket, you have a few choices here, 1 use the gs braket and have only half the caliper bracket, 2 use the bandit braket with the gs caliper and have 3/4 of the pad rubbing the disc or 3 use the bandit bracket and the bandit caliper and have all the pad touching the disc( if you choose this option it means that you have to get a tab welded on the bottom as its set up to be mounted on the bottom of the swing arm)

the one on the left is the cut down bandit braket, center is the standard bandit bracket and right is the gs bracket

if you have decided to use the bandit bracket and the gs axle you have to get a bush made(from 20o.s diameter to 17 i.s. diameter, i got a peice of brass 20mm pipe from an engineer and sanded the inside slightly and it worked a treat)

now that you have your bracket and caliper the next issue of the day is the torque arm,

bandit at the top and gs at the bottom. the bandit arm will just give you clearance( and i mean just, no really just)

so i'd get that bend a little just for prosperitys sake if nothing else,

right well now that thats all done its time to mount your fat new wheel.

and compared to the skinny gs one

and the side

right kids im done, i did some measuring and it looks like im bang on center, give or take half a mm, i don't know how that happened but im not complaining

mr green