Rijko
Forum Sage
I was warned ... when i took off the tank today to work on the carbs,
the petcock kept trickling.
Do you guys know if this is like the GS ones - very low succesrate in
rebuilding, wiser to buy a new one ?
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Bandit 1200 Yoshimura Special
- Thread starter Rijko
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I was warned ... when i took off the tank today to work on the carbs,
the petcock kept trickling.
Do you guys know if this is like the GS ones - very low succesrate in
rebuilding, wiser to buy a new one ?
Rijko
Forum Sage
The carbs looked way better than i expected.
To my chagrin (at first), of 6 of the 16 float bowl screws the head was
damaged badly, not re-useable.
Screws are made of very mild copper/brass like material.
My mood improved when i realized that, had these been steel ones
like in my GS carbs, the thread in the carb bodies would probably
have suffered in stead of these easily replaced screws.
To my chagrin (at first), of 6 of the 16 float bowl screws the head was
damaged badly, not re-useable.
Screws are made of very mild copper/brass like material.
My mood improved when i realized that, had these been steel ones
like in my GS carbs, the thread in the carb bodies would probably
have suffered in stead of these easily replaced screws.
fbody_mike
Forum Mentor
Yes, wiser to buy a new oem one. I've rebuilt it and had to pick and choose from the kit. The spring in the k&l kit is much weaker than the factory so I reuse the factory spring each time. The o ring that actually contacts the taper of the inlet, the one on the center of the diaphragm, is too hard in the k&l kit and I have to soak it in gas a day before the rebuild. So I should have just replaced the whole thing, but I'm hard headed sometimes.
Many people switch to pingel, but I do really like the automatic vacuum function.
I have only replaced one petcock on the B12 and with a new one. I had all bad luck with multiple rebuild kits for GS's, so I went to buying new for them also.
Bandits take care of you if you take care of them. heh
Ummmm, that isn't good.
I've come to conclude that sitting unused takes the worst toll on a motorcycle. Consequently, I always have Stabil in the gas tank and the longest the B12 ever goes without being run and warmed up is two or three days. The carbs never need cleaning. well, at least not in 17 years. LOL
Not feeling adventurous? lol
Rijko
Forum Sage
So i have been soaking the jets in different cleaning products
for the past days that usually work well for me.
Also tried a day in Berrymans, and ultrasonic cleaning.
But these jets were really clogged with rockhard stuff and i
could not get them as clean as i want to.
Today i went to my buddy, he had Forte valve cleaner.
Expensive stuff, but after 15 minutes the crud poured from
the jets and now they are really clean.
I am really impressed.
Now waiting for some emulsion tube o-rings and a new petcock
to arrive. Hopefully next week i can try the bike.
for the past days that usually work well for me.
Also tried a day in Berrymans, and ultrasonic cleaning.
But these jets were really clogged with rockhard stuff and i
could not get them as clean as i want to.
Today i went to my buddy, he had Forte valve cleaner.
Expensive stuff, but after 15 minutes the crud poured from
the jets and now they are really clean.
I am really impressed.
Now waiting for some emulsion tube o-rings and a new petcock
to arrive. Hopefully next week i can try the bike.
i'm getting old guys, trouble reaching my toesfbody_mike
Forum Mentor
Hahaha, I had to look up BOHICA to get what was funny.
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