1200 motor

[fatblokeonbandit]

I recently acquired a relatively low mileage 1200 MK1 engine, to do up and make shiny.

First job sort the stripped thread in the cam holder, 

 

 

Went to find my box of 7mm helicoils and couldn't find it!!

anyway tried to undo the bolts and it fell out !!!

 

 held in with silicone!!

 

 

 

took the lid off and the thread is fine???

 

..

 

easy peasy

[wobblegob]

somebody tried to use a 6mm bolt?

[Jdeac]

2 hours ago, fatblokeonbandit said:

I recently acquired a relatively low mileage 1200 MK1 engine, to do up and make shiny.

First job sort the stripped thread in the cam holder, 

 

 

Went to find my box of 7mm helicoils and couldn't find it!!

anyway tried to undo the bolts and it fell out !!!

 

 held in with silicone!!

 

 

 

took the lid off and the thread is fine???

 

..

 

easy peasy

Reading this. I've still got your helicoil kit. I'm sending kris a cover on Sunday. I'll add it in with the parcel.

Totally forgot about this sorry fboab

[fatblokeonbandit]

7 hours ago, Jdeac said:

Reading this. I've still got your helicoil kit. I'm sending kris a cover on Sunday. I'll add it in with the parcel.

Totally forgot about this sorry fboab

Nice one shipmate, I couldn’t remember if I’d had it back from you, it’s old age you know, can’t remember my name some days 

[fatblokeonbandit]

8 hours ago, wobblegob said:

somebody tried to use a 6mm bolt?

Probably lost the bolt and just glued the cap head In To stop the oil coming out, rest of the engine looks in remarkably good nick for a 28,000 miler, hopefully no more surprises.

next sump off and check oil pump suction  strainer for crap

[fatblokeonbandit]

Cams are spot on and all

exhaust threads are good, now with studs 

[fatblokeonbandit]

Sump off and nice 

and clean in there

punp strainer Is nice and clean as well

well

Edited May 5 by fatblokeonbandit

[fatblokeonbandit]

Opps forgot about this

 

had all the covers off and had a good look round, motor looks in remarkably good nick, 

 

 

cleaned it all and squirted some new paint on it..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[fatblokeonbandit]

removed oil pressure switch and istalled pressure guage

 

 

 

 

filled with oil linked the oil cooler ports with an hose i made up and wound it over, 35- 40 psi

 

manual says between  40 - 60 psi at 3000 rpm so thats good

 

did compression with a crappy push in guage all about the same but couldnt get accurate readings, ive ordered a proper adaptor to screw it in.

 

 

Edited June 6 by fatblokeonbandit

[fatblokeonbandit]

checked valve clearances and all good. all in all in good nick for a 26 k miler.

 

 

 

 

[DAZ]

Looks  like you found a good one , not owned by the stereotypical " I'll warm it up by revving it to 5k to impress the neighbours..... " 

[TonyGee]

i hope the gearbox is good !!! my B12 has 29.000miles on it and the 3rd and 4th gears sounded like they where grinding and 5th whined like a bitch  found a good used box but still had to replace 5th drive gear with a new one as it had marks on it  all back together now, its a really smooth and quiet engine. 

problem is do i put it back in the bandit (bandit has my other engine in it atm) or put it in the GS 1000 frame ? 

Edited June 6 by TonyGee

[fatblokeonbandit]

I heard it running but couldn't ride it, but the bloke whos bike i took it out of was certain there were no issues with the box, I replaced this engine with a power screen motor for him, thats the only reason its been removed, ive seen the MOT history as well so im as confidant as I can be its kosher milage

[fatblokeonbandit]

This was going to be my stock spare engine, but now stuff has changed and I no 

Longer  need a spare so it will be moved on soon