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Very nice

Thanks again, have ordered an o ring now (how does that little piece of rubber cost £30), so will be using it when I do the job

Thanks, Seems I was given duff info from sps

Thank you, and could you confirm that you are using the cometic fibre gasket, were you advised that the O ring wasn’t required, or did you just figure that the head gasket and a dab of liquid gasket would do the job, thanks

Yes I believe that’s correct, Can’t see why the O ring wouldn’t be used with the cometic fibre gasket, it’s just that I’ve been advised that it’s not used , could be the guy at sps was confusing the cometic and genuine Suzuki gaskets

Yeah I’m not convinced it’s right either, read the O ring wasn’t used with the cometic gasket somewhere, can’t remember where now, so when I ordered the gasket from Suzuki performance spares I asked if the O ring was needed, he didn’t know so went and asked someone else and they said it’s not used with that gasket, but he didn’t sound very positive, so I’m not convinced and still not certain

got to whip the head off my 1085BB GS1000, have recently heard the O ring isn’t required with the cometic fibre head gasket, is that correct, and could the fact that I fitted an O ring last time I had it apart be the reason why the head gasket never really sealed, and got progressively worse , pain in the arse as runs really well, but covers the engine and my jeans in oil every time I ride it

Try nrp carbs , can see a kit listed on there site but don’t seem to be able to link to it

My sprocket cover has been modified, I thought it was just a bit broken off, but now seems more likely it was done deliberately to accommodate the 17 tooth sprocket thank you all for your input, think I’ll go with the stock gearing and see how that works out

Now there’s no need for that sensible ish, relatively speaking

Yep, definitely 17, one of the pillars is missing from the sprocket cover, I assumed it had broken off somehow, but from what you say it was probably removed deliberately, starting to look like the stock gearing is probably not a bad compromise between hooliganism and sensible two up touring mode

Thanks for reply 80mph at 5k is about where my GS1000 sits, which seems about right bike will be used for a bit of everything, a and b Road fun , two up touring, think if I go stock 15-45 and get a 16 tooth gearbox sprocket as well then I’ll have enough to experiment with

When I bought my 1200 mk1 bandit a few months back the seller mentioned that he’d raised the gearing, for better cruising, I only did around 300 miles on the bike before pulling it all apart for a few mods, the gearing didn’t seem excessively tall, having now checked what gearing it’s actually running, it’s fitted with 17 and 43 sprockets, I believe stock is 15-45, that seems quite a difference to me, is stock B12 gearing a bit on the low side ? didn’t seem to have much trouble pulling 17-43 gearing, but thinking it’s maybe too much, whilst the bike is all in pieces seems a good time to swap sprockets

I like this stuff https://www.Eblag.co.uk/itm/110850693173?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ahXJtymiTH-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=ZZc2CzMpTMO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY it’s what I used on my GS1000 and what I’ll be using on my B12 engine, not the cheapest option, but good stuff