Early blandit clutch

[paddle]

Hi I'm gradually stripping the early1200 bandit I acquired and it looks like alot of differences are not only cosmetic I removed the clutch cover and this clutch is not the same as my other bandit.would this be a early gsxr clutch assembly ??

Thanks 

[Gixer1460]

AFAIK oily GSXR clutches are all 4 spring not 5! It does look peculiar though!

Edited March 25, 2021 by Gixer1460

[no class]

I think there was a conversion done on this site a while back....k5 gsxr 750  into oilcooled .... 

[paddle]

Dont think its a gsxr 750 clutch look at the center bearing that's not on a k5 clutch 

[vizman]

It would if you machined the centre out a bit

[paddle]

Agreed but it does not have the same casting marks as the k5 clutch 

[no class]

dun dunt daaaa .... itsa mystery !!!

[wraith]

B12 basket with gsxr600 k4 hub etc like in my gsx1157et and @370steve have done, he.did it first 

[paddle]

6 hours ago, wraith said:

B12 basket with gsxr600 k4 hub etc like in my gsx1157et and @370steve have done, he.did it first 

I've compared the pictures of the 600 hub and its different the raised center hub on mine is bigger  diameter.also the bike has stood for 15 years + so unlikely to be a k4 item. 

 

[vizman]

2004-2021....I make that 17 years

[vizman]

But anywhoo, maybe try checking on blandit owners web groups?

[paddle]

51 minutes ago, vizman said:

2004-2021....I make that 17 years

Yup your right my maths is terrible 

[no class]

[vizman]

5 hours ago, vizman said:

But anywhoo, maybe try checking on blandit owners web groups?

Just in case it’s a unicorn pre production special....

[TonyGee]

we know the bandit is a parts bin special and being the "unicorn pre production bike" they would of used whatever they could lay their hands on till the final setup was reached, thats my thinking  

[Gixer1460]

11 minutes ago, TonyGee said:

we know the bandit is a parts bin special and being the "unicorn pre production bike" they would of used whatever they could lay their hands on till the final setup was reached, thats my thinking  

So logic then says they'd have used end of the line oily GSXR bits not totally new parts not produced for another 5 years in the future LOL! Search me - looks converted!

[Dezza]

23 minutes ago, TonyGee said:

we know the bandit is a parts bin special and being the "unicorn pre production bike" they would of used whatever they could lay their hands on till the final setup was reached, thats my thinking  

This sounds like a sensible interpretation of the pre-production 'build'of the resulting parts bin lash up so beloved as a donor machine . With 'parts bin' loosely interpreted to consist of 'use the old oil cooled bits we have lying about and then make some more on the cheap by not having to go through the really expensive process of tooling up to make totally new bits.'

[TonyGee]

39 minutes ago, Dezza said:

This sounds like a sensible interpretation of the pre-production 'build'of the resulting parts bin lash up so beloved as a donor machine . With 'parts bin' loosely interpreted to consist of 'use the old oil cooled bits we have lying about and then make some more on the cheap by not having to go through the really expensive process of tooling up to make totally new bits.'

yeah, i do know that Suzuki where struggling with sales in the 90's so they had to use what ever they had to hand and make the rest on the cheap, hence the bandits that helped them out of a rut. i know a lot of you guys dont like em but they sold thousands of them and it helped save the company. i think they are a great bike but thats just my opinion. 

[paddle]

3 hours ago, vizman said:

Just in case it’s a unicorn pre production special....

I always find i get the best results on here 

[vizman]

1 hour ago, TonyGee said:

i know a lot of you guys dont like em but

It’s not that I don’t like them, I think they’re a cracking bike.....well, a cracking motor.

 

[TonyGee]

6 minutes ago, vizman said:

It’s not that I don’t like them, I think they’re a cracking bike.....well, a cracking motor.

 

does that include my BROWN one ? 

[paddle]

Mystery solved it was fitted with a Rf900 clutch at the factory.swingarm is also rf900 

Thanks for everyones help 

[no class]

fitted with an rf clutch at the factory ???  bullshit . Suzuki has part numbers for specific models for a reason...... 

[wraith]

28 minutes ago, paddle said:

Mystery solved it was fitted with a Rf900 clutch at the factory.swingarm is also rf900 

Thanks for everyones help 

That's rf900 clutches just gone up in price 

[Dezza]

Are the rf900 and 1100w clutches interchangable?