mk1/mk2

[locky7]

Hi, iv used to have mk1 b12  im now looking for another but are the differences between mk1 & mk2  so great i think i read somewhere that the motors were different if so what are the differences? Can the motor parts be swapped over ?What are the differences? Or are the mk1 b12 just a better all round bike. Thanks any info would be great id rather not bother looking at mk2 if its loads of work to get em like my old mk1    cheers locky.

[locky7]

Any advice between the major differences would be great or where i could find the info cheers

[Rene EFE]

If oilcooled; basically the same. Mk2 frame is even uglier than Mk1 although this is personal opinion. Both are good sources of parts for cool bikes, this is fact. 

[locky7]

thanks for a response but it's not really a lot of help. anybody! I know its probably a crap question but good mk1 b12 are fetching good money mk2 are better value for mileage and age but is because there shit or just not well liked,  cheers

[vizman]

nothing is much help if you're in the market for a blandit......get a proper bike.

[Rene EFE]

7 hours ago, locky7 said:

i think i read somewhere that the motors were different if so what are the differences?

They're not

[Captain Chaos]

same engines, everything else is different.

[caferacerdan]

motors are the same. mk1 speedo picks up off front wheel and mk2 off front sprocket, possibly different carbs too I belive? same sizing though

Edited April 6, 2016 by caferacerdan

[canamant]

18 minutes ago, Captain Chaos said:

same engines, everything else is different.

because they are all  covered in tat "unique" ?

 

[fatblokeonbandit]

Motors are NEARLY the same, exhaust  cams are different carbs are totally different, the output shaft is drilled for leccy speedo pick up on mark 2's, mark 2 frame just isnt as nice as the mark 1's..

 

not forgetting the PAIRS stuff....

 

Ive had 12 mark 1's and 1 mark 2..

Edited April 6, 2016 by fatblokeonbandit

[SiBag]

19 hours ago, fatblokeonbandit said:

Motors are NEARLY the same, exhaust  cams are different carbs are totally different, the output shaft is drilled for leccy speedo pick up on mark 2's, mark 2 frame just isnt as nice as the mark 1's..

 

not forgetting the PAIRS stuff....

 

Ive had 12 mark 1's and 1 mark 2..

Carbs are spaced differently, (They use different inlet rubbers), And don't forget the TPS thingy on the carbs.

Edited April 7, 2016 by SiBag

[Captain Chaos]

and of course the wheelie wire

[Venom]

20 hours ago, Captain Chaos said:

and of course the wheelie wire

but looks like bullshit is the same

[vizman]

venom dude...chill man, it's just some mild literary leg pulling, let it go and stick around, join in or keep on moaning....

 

[vizman]

...if you keep on moaning I'm rushing oss to a&e with a photograph [or a drawing] of you.....I was warned about trying to suck it out.

Edited April 8, 2016 by vizman

[Del]

On 07/04/2016 at 2:44 PM, SiBag said:

Carbs are spaced differently, (They use different inlet rubbers), And don't forget the TPS thingy on the carbs.

Totally different carbs.The mk1 uses slingshot(not the bike)bst36ss and the mk2 uses the pain in the arse to setup,crappy bsr36ss

[Venom]

4 hours ago, Del said:

Totally different carbs.The mk1 uses slingshot(not the bike)bst36ss and the mk2 uses the pain in the arse to setup,crappy bsr36ss

thats right . Carbs from MK2 are as you said pain in the ares. I have BST38ss from say what now!? 750 and works very well. The same speced but of course much powerfull .

 

[Jamesb]

much prefer the mk1, but still prefer my 750m

 

[liquid_snake]

Not strictly on topic but thats a decent looking bike, I do miss my old bandito... Beware of those headlight units, mine went on fire on my bandit after the bulb melted through the plastic mounting and resulted in me doing a 40 mile jaunt home on the motorway with only sidelights that night. An enlightening journey. Pun fully intended.  

[Foz]

It just has to be mk1 , especially when you tune the engine :-)

[Gpz1100_Convert]

34 minutes ago, Foz said:

It just has to be mk1 , especially when you tune the engine :-)

easy to say when a mk2 being posted here would be booted.. and rightly so. Damn Oil cooled rubbish

Mark

[vizman]

yours is pretty funky mark2blandit

[wraith]

Poor man, asked a nice question and gets all that sh#t, I know its a bandit but there not that bad 

May be worth a pop over to the bandit forums  

[Gpz1100_Convert]

5 hours ago, wraith said:

Poor man, asked a nice question and gets all that sh#t, I know its a bandit but there not that bad 

May be worth a pop over to the bandit forums  

have you ever visited the bandit forums? front end swaps and indicators......... I kid you not.

[Foz]

Come on mark, you know you want to have a go at getting a 600 running with filters ? They'll tell you how :-