TonyGee

the washer above the clip doesn't lift the needle, but the one on the bottom will (if removed) drop the needle making it leaner.

the smaller washer that sits on top of the C clip isn't normally their and doesn't do much, their is normally 4 bits on the needle. from top down, plastic tophat spacer, clip, thick plastic spacer, washer. Carburetor for Suzuki BANDIT 1200 1999 - Suzuki

maybe you should buy a fuel injected bike Al !!!!

my bet is they are B12 Mk1's

they do look like Mk1 1200 carbs to me ? they have the oval shape on the inlet side and a central idle adjuster. are they 36mm ?

if I remember right ? the side stand switch wire plug is a bigish green connector, but ive slept since seeing one

I think on the 600 version it plugs into the carb heaters. it might be used on the 1200 Inazuma or SS1200 that uses 32mm carbs ?

hate to admit it !! but i used an O ring off a chain in an emergency situation needed the bike back on the road ASAP at the time. then forgot all about it, bike ran good for ages till i sold it still running good.

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for the millionth time, GSXR1100

I went the other way as you have to get the top hat spacers made, I used an aluminium tube that fits in the bandit swingarm and fits the GS/GSX spindle. then use thick washers to take up the gap as the bandit arm is not as wide as the GS. done this a few times now and not had an issue.

you could use a GSX1100 swingarm as its ally and has the shock mounts on, its an easy fit.

yes Daz, thats what a Suzuki rep told us, shame really as they are a great bike, loved mine but a bit on the heavy side.

the O rings get hard and brittle and then leak, common fault on them, new O rings will fix it.

have you tried it on prime ? that should fill the float bowls up.

the B600 is well known for the plug issue, no matter how much you clean them they just won't work, I can't remember how many times ive seen this, new plugs and it fires up straight away.

B1200, its all I had to hand at the time. sorry.

its all one unit Al, the starter solenoid, they are cheap to buy but I suspect its the yellow wire is your problem.

yes ive seen bikes with way to much oil in them and no smoke, but as you say its probably down to how worn the rings are.

getting back to your question, I'm not sure ? could also be the CDI ? but as you say changing a few parts will bring it up to full spec, i'm sure someone here has done it.

I had no choice with my Katzuma, put the engine in and found the airbox wouldn't go in ???? didn't want to take the engine back out but dropping it give me just enough room to squeeze it in.

at a push you can remove the front engine mounts and drop the engine just enough to squeeze the airbox out, or in, in my case

they are a problem tap to repair as their is a secondary vacuum in the base of the tap thats sealed, best thing you can do is bin it and buy a new one, had to do that with mine.

these are a very odd tap, in the PRIME position you have to turn the engine over a few turns to open the tap, they need a vacuum to work, once the carbs are full you turn to the ON position that only works with vacuum. as I said very odd

B6 carbs are the same as the 750 ones but slightly different jetting, as been said some after market carb kits don't match up to OEM jets/needles. just had this problem with a B12, binned the after market kit and cleaned up the OEM parts and reused them, bike runs as it should.