How to tell if bike is running lean or rich Bandit 1200?
Unfortunately a plug chop is only of minimal help. A dyno run with a gas sensor up the exhaust will greatly help to let you know where in the rev range it is running rich and / or lean. This post is not being displayed . Bandit 12s aren’t renowned for their fuel economy, so I think you’re worrying excessively about that.
How big are carbs on a 1200 Bandit?
(Think mk.2 type carbs are 11mm) 14.6mm +/-1mm is what they should be. You need to tilt the carbs over to take the weight of the float off the float needle. The tab should be touching the float needle without pressing in its pin. Try making a template out of a piece of card, something like a cornflakes box.
What kind of power does a rich Bandit have?
The Bandit has a fairly flat power delivery as it is a fairly low state of tune and doesn’t greatly rely on exhaust design, etc, to get more power out.
How are the carbs set up on a bandit?
Have the carbs been set up? Bandit uses CV carbs, with the fueling through most of the range controlled by the needles mounted in the slides, with the slides position being determined by air flow through the carbs. The needle has a tapered profile.
Why does my bike not run on gas?
After years in a dealership seeing bikes with the same problem come in for carb tear downs, some almost every year, because people let the gas dry out in the carbs and the resultant goo sticks in the jets and passage ways, I’m on board with the total carb tear down.
Unfortunately a plug chop is only of minimal help. A dyno run with a gas sensor up the exhaust will greatly help to let you know where in the rev range it is running rich and / or lean. This post is not being displayed . Bandit 12s aren’t renowned for their fuel economy, so I think you’re worrying excessively about that.
Have the carbs been set up? Bandit uses CV carbs, with the fueling through most of the range controlled by the needles mounted in the slides, with the slides position being determined by air flow through the carbs. The needle has a tapered profile.
The Bandit has a fairly flat power delivery as it is a fairly low state of tune and doesn’t greatly rely on exhaust design, etc, to get more power out.