carl t

Much nicer. Goes well with the guys matching slingshot

is the vespa 150 way faster than the xj6 too?

I have 125 main jets, 40 pilots, micron 4-2-1 system with toro silencer with baffle have been playing with jetting recently has been running quite well just a little boggy at the bottom end which I am intending on cleaning up but free time has been an issue. Also jets, needles and emulsion tubes are very recent as I bought the bike as a stock bandit so it came with standard gsf jets. P. O. Had swapped out the engine out.

Result!!! fitted new plugs it fired straight up, however, its running really rich. 1127m/n bst36ss jetted as per gsxr1100k/l 3rd clip from top 2 turns out. standard blandit airbox with 2 x 5cm holes drilled hifiltro oem spec filter. I dropped the needle to second clip, mixture screws in to 1 3/4 turns and is much better yet still rich and has lean pops at idle. I was wondering if the air filter is kaput. its around 12 months old with around 4-5000 miles on it surely I could expect more mileage from a filter or could my shiny new coils be er...... shit?. When the bike started playing up it was a gradual worsening over about 2 weeks. thinking about going back out on mixtures and pulling out the snorkel whilst I get a new filter Any thoughts?

Thanks guys hopefully new plugs and fresh fuel will cure it once ive finished tidying the wiring up. fingers crossed !!!

I thought the loom was sorted but I must admit I'm just trying to make sure and make the best job I can of it. There were issues around the headstock area connector blocks and also where the cdi was spliced into the loom but all seems to be good now. The flooding happened whilst I was going for a test ride after fitting the new coils and plugs and waiting for a new battery to arrive via courier and came back with an air box full of petrol so I can't rule anything out definitively. As for the fuel, after I rebuilt the petcock I filled a can as I was filling up the wife's car so I'm assuming the fuel is good. Maybe it's time to get some easy start and go from there but if the fuel is bad I must have had a really bizarre run of bad luck with the bike pixies or I've gotten myself into a terrible muddle!

IveTried a remote tank had the same problem Ive currently stripped the sheathing off the loom backwards all the way to coil leads as it's pretty shonky with how it was butchered and even if I don't find any issues at least I can eliminate it and move forwards towards the controls. The PO had fitted dominator h/lamps and coiled the surplus of the wiring harness round the top of a hot engine so I suppose anything could be going on in there, otherwise I'm clutching at straws right now. The only things I haven't checked with multimeter are the relevant individual wires and the cdi which I understand can't be checked but either work or they don't. Thanks for taking the time to reply tho mate

Thanks mate already checked that, I'll double check pulse generator just to be sure tho.

Im pretty confident that the carbs are operating correctly as ive cleaned and checked them twice although one of the symptoms of the rough running I was experiencing was the bike was feeling as though it was running out of fuel or not burning it hence the new coils battery etc and petcock after the bike flooded the gearbox. Even if the timing was an issue id still expect the bike to run at least badly though it was running sweet beforehand. maybe its time to drop a lit match in the tank!!!

Thanks Doug it wont fire at all but all plugs give a great spark when out of the cylinder, ive triple checked all the remedial work ive done to the loom and the petrol was fresh two weeks ago after the petcock failure. ive tested the coils and the wires from the pickup and all show the correct readings according to haynes. i threw the old plugs back in just to test them and im loathe to take it to a local garage as im stubborn and from previous experience theyve all been a set of thieving bastards. it will backfire once the fuel in the bores builds up enough but she just wont start. ive also cleaned and checked carbs twice all seems ok so im just stumped now. electrics is the devils work. thanks again Doug, cheers

Hi all! need some help got blandit with 1127m motor fitted and has been playing up of late (again). Been having some rough running issues lately which felt like the battery was dying, replaced plugs, coils and battery also some issues with the wiring harness due to the efforts of the chimp that butchered it to accommodate the gsxr cdi and some comedy headlights. After sorting the loom the petcock let go and flooded the crankcase. Since then the bike wont start. got fuel, nice fat spark just wont catch. anybody any thoughts on a bad earth causing plugs not to fire when fitted. I know im clutching at straws but im reaching the end of my knowledge. Id be grateful if anyone could point me in the right (or any) direction, even a scrapyard!! cheers all

Thanks Wraith Im not sure to what extent the size difference will make at low rpms (ive found myself on a steep learning curve) but most people seem to be setting mixtures screws 2 1/2 plus turns whilst mine are backed in around 1 -1 1/2 turns and still boggy. However, Ill be popping a couple of shiny new holes in my airbox tomorrow and ill see where i go from there. ive also tried adjusting float heights trying to balance things out but its lean everywhere else so its going back to stock height tomorrow and go from there.

Hi guys! has anybody managed to solve what the internal differences between gsxr1100 and bandit 1200 36mm carbs may be?. have a b12 with 1100m motor, bandit carbs, just rejetted as stock 1100k/l and in process of gradually modding airbox. I have been having idle/low rpm richness issues for some time and was wondering if the main air jet could be the cause. can anybody shed any light on this? if it carries ion being a pain I may just look out for a blandit motor and be done with it!!. Thanks in advance.

thanks guys! defo bandit carbs/jets. had to raise float heights to cure low end bog, ran pretty decent till I fitted correct sprockets and now its lean as fook if I whack the throttle open with the improved urgency in the gearing. there seems to be loads of horror stories about using stage 3/pod filters regarding low rpm running etc. may plump for stage 1-3 then it should give me more to play with, plus theres always boilerdudes gorilla tape method -right up my street!!!

Haha yes I understand its a little obvious but it doesnt hurt to ask people who've been there and done it!! anyway, how about the airbox? stock, mangle or get rid altogether? and thanks!!