bigbang Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hello everyone I just bought a '00 GSX 1200, I don't know much about this model but it was a good deal so I just bought it... Now I'm doing some research and I have a (stupid?...) question about it. I found this forum so I thought I could get some help. The sides of the engine are black (like in the GSX750), not polished like it was suposed to be in the 1200... How do I know that a previous owner didn't have a problem with the original engine and got a 750 cc to replace it? Is there anything on the outside of the engine that can confirm that it is the 1156 cc? I know the way it goes should be enough to clarify the differences between engines, but I don't really have something to compare with, since I had a XJ600 many years ago and this one, beeing 750 or 1200, goes waaay faster... Regards Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaos Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 hi and welcome to group therapy. Post a pic of the left side of the engine and we'll tell you what it is. Quote Link to comment
bigbang Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Captain Chaos said: hi and welcome to group therapy. Post a pic of the left side of the engine and we'll tell you what it is. I only have this pic in my phone, if it is not enough I will take a closer one... Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaos Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 looks like the standard 1200 engine. 750 and 600 have a smaller starter motor, and the top of the left engine cover on those is straight, the 1100/1200 has a bump on it like yours. Quote Link to comment
Nik Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, bigbang said: Hello everyone I just bought a '00 GSX 1200, I don't know much about this model but it was a good deal so I just bought it... Now I'm doing some research and I have a (stupid?...) question about it. I found this forum so I thought I could get some help. The sides of the engine are black (like in the GSX750), not polished like it was suposed to be in the 1200... How do I know that a previous owner didn't have a problem with the original engine and got a 750 cc to replace it? Is there anything on the outside of the engine that can confirm that it is the 1156 cc? I know the way it goes should be enough to clarify the differences between engines, but I don't really have something to compare with, since I had a XJ600 many years ago and this one, beeing 750 or 1200, goes waaay faster... Regards If your engine model no. (right-hand side, above the clutch cover) begins with a "V", the engine is 1100-1200 cc, i.e. 1127 or 1157 cc in your case. Edited February 27, 2018 by Nik Quote Link to comment
bigbang Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Cool! Thanks for your help clarifying this for me. Quote Link to comment
MooreMatthew Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 These are hard to find with factory 1200 750 fetch a fair bit of money aswell like shape of tanks Quote Link to comment
bigbang Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Yes, these are not very common, at least here in Portugal. I knew the Bandit1200, not this one. Now I have to get it serviced, because it was stored without working for a long time. A bit of offtopic, if I may. Nik, I noticed you have a Vespa 150. Can you put a photo of it? I have one too (1962, I think) waiting to get fixed. My father bought it new, and it doesn't work for many, many years... Maybe I'll get inspired by yours and start to work on it. Quote Link to comment
vizman Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 27 minutes ago, bigbang said: A bit of offtopic, if I may. Nik, I noticed you have a Vespa 150. Can you put a photo of it? .......FTR 1 Quote Link to comment
Nik Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 4 hours ago, bigbang said: Yes, these are not very common, at least here in Portugal. I knew the Bandit1200, not this one. Now I have to get it serviced, because it was stored without working for a long time. A bit of offtopic, if I may. Nik, I noticed you have a Vespa 150. Can you put a photo of it? I have one too (1962, I think) waiting to get fixed. My father bought it new, and it doesn't work for many, many years... Maybe I'll get inspired by yours and start to work on it. ☺ I'll see what I can find. Quote Link to comment
wraith Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Nik said: ☺ I'll see what I can find. I'd send it by PM if I was you there watching you know 1 Quote Link to comment
Nik Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 22 hours ago, bigbang said: A bit of offtopic, if I may. Nik, I noticed you have a Vespa 150. Can you put a photo of it? I have one too (1962, I think) waiting to get fixed. My father bought it new, and it doesn't work for many, many years... Maybe I'll get inspired by yours and start to work on it. PM sent, so the rest of you guys don't get exposed to non-Suzuki photos. 1 Quote Link to comment
wraith Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Nik said: PM sent, so the rest of you guys don't get exposed to non-Suzuki photos. Quote Link to comment
carl t Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 is the vespa 150 way faster than the xj6 too? 1 Quote Link to comment
Nik Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 2 hours ago, carl t said: is the vespa 150 way faster than the xj6 too? Mine is! By far! Carl, you have a PM with photo evidence. Quote Link to comment
carl t Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Much nicer. Goes well with the guys matching slingshot Quote Link to comment
vizman Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 warning.... first and last.....RTFR Quote Link to comment
dupersunc Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 https://goo.gl/images/sJ7sjJ Quote Link to comment
Madb Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 phew! thought we were going to be over run by mods from soufend!. the rules saved the day. Quote Link to comment
gsx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Nope they were just sleeping but got big gloves on 1 Quote Link to comment
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