Gsxr1100 v Bandit 1200

[Pmd31421]

Hi I've got a low mileage (3000mls), Bandit 1200 engine and wondered if it's worth putting Gsxr1100 cams in it . Will it make much difference to the performance ?

[SiBag]

The CR on the bandit is fairly low, so I'm not sure just a pair of cams will make much differance.

Most will chuck a dot head on and a pair of K cams.

[MeanBean49]

1100 cams arent much different to bandit ones at all really.

750 short stroke (dot head) cams are the ones to have. Well worth doing.

Imho much better than doing the whole dot head swap. You get about 10bhp doing the cams or 15bhp swapping the head but hav to sort out the sitting at a different angle and fouling the fuel tap.

[Foz]

Most bandits are about 115-120 bhp when allowed to breath , fitting K cams would get you about another 8-10 bhp but you sacrifice some midrange in favour of top end power

[Pmd31421]

Brill , thanks for advice . Don't think I need the extra top end , rather boost the midrange .

[SiBag]

@MeanBean49 I'm suprised you get so much with just a cam swop. Everyday a skool day..

[MeanBean49]

Yeah the 750 cams are really good. They boost the midrange by about 5bhp too. Only place ive found you loose a bit is around 2-4000k and its only marginal.

Just seems like youve lost midrange because theres a bigger gain at the top end so you can chase revs instead of the power flattening off.

[dupersunc]

Bollocks to mid range, just rev the fuckers.

Never got the whole my 1200cc bike has no midrange thing.

[MeanBean49]

1 hour ago, dupersunc said:

Bollocks to mid range, just rev the fuckers.

Never got the whole my 1200cc bike has no midrange thing.

Everything feels gutless after riding mine. Definately doesnt suffer even with the gsxr cams lol