I sold that beautiful little Bandit 400 on eBay a few weeks ago. The guys over at raresportbikesforsale.com even featured it! http://raresportbikesforsale.com/bandit-at-4-oclock-1992-suzuki-bandit-400-in-massachusetts/
Ignore the dopey comments. :)
Then I started messing with the LT500R I have.
After a lot of kicking and soar feet, I got it started. But it would only run with the choke on. Hmmm. So I noticed the side of the engine is leaking oil!
You can see it where the gasket seals and all over the frame and engine mount.
So today I pulled the motor out. Removing the motor consisted of the removal of 8 or so 12mm bolts and nuts and the swing arm pivot bolt. A piece of cake really.
Then I pulled the head off. Words cannot describe the horror.
As you can see, the person who put the top end together was a large fan of silicone/RTV gasket material.
The good news is the piston is a very fresh Wiseco unit that is 2.5mm oversize!
The bad news is the powervalve is missing pieces. I have ordered them and hope to have all the components to put it back together this weekend.
Oh, remember the time I sold that CBR900RR and I still regret it? Another one has popped up for a very very good price.
An original 1993 model too. We'll see what happens ;)
