Saturday May 3rd 2025 Suzuki GSF1200 Bandit (1999) The intention was to install the new stainless steel exhaust studs and nut, then to refit the exhaust and start the engine once again.  This would confirm that a) The carburettors had truly given up leaking b) Whether the engine was burning oil or c) worn to the point that it needed a top end overhaul. This was a bike with 58,000 miles under its wheels and ordinarily a top end overhaul at that mileage would be the norm.  However, this was a well cared for one owner bike that, according to its donor, had spent most of its time being ridden around the streets of London and for that reason hadn’t been thrashed.  However, the ignition switch from the lock set I had purchased from Ebay to replace the original sticky lock, had other ideas. Although the pilot light lit when the switch was connected none of the other electric items functioned.  It soon became apparent that not only were some of the wires in different ...

Saturday April 26th 2025  KZ550 Limited At today’s session efforts were made to get the bike running, but the bike was having none of it, despite the use of a battery pack to keep the starter turning over enthusiastically. At low revs a nasty little clacking noise was causing Graham concern.  There was fuel and there was a spark but something was very definitely not right.  Had the cam chain tensioner not done its job and had it allowed the cam chain to jump a few teeth on the camshaft sprockets.  The rocker cover really needed to come back off just to be on the safe side. Suzuki GSF1200 Bandit Today began by attaching the dummy fuel tank to see if the carburettors would leak again or not.  Unfortunately it soon became apparent that No 4. Carb was leaking and No 2 was leaking big time.   Guy and Don set about removing the carbs from the bike to try and determine what was wrong.  The float heights are difficult to measure on this particular bike be...