sdecovers update

g,day everyone,just an update as to why my right hand sidecover cracked.after buying a new genuine part.after inspecting seat base,i found that there is a inner plastic lip,runs parralell to outsde edge of seat,this lip was slightly wider on right side,thus it was pressing in top of cover,hence the crack.when i fitted new cover i insertsd a piece of rubber to make sure inner lip cleared cover.seems good now also has anyone had a slight fuel leak from black plastic manifold.on number 4 cylinder,just after throttle body?apparently it is common.ahd there is a way to tighten??regards.chris

christopher.roberts wrote:g,day everyone,just an update as to why my right hand sidecover cracked.after buying a new genuine part.after inspecting seat base,i found that there is a inner plastic lip,runs parralell to outsde edge of seat,this lip was slightly wider on right side,thus it was pressing in top of cover,hence the crack.when i fitted new cover i insertsd a piece of rubber to make sure inner lip cleared cover.seems good now also has anyone had a slight fuel leak from black plastic manifold.on number 4 cylinder,just after throttle body?apparently it is common.ahd there is a way to tighten??regards.chris

Im not sure where you're leaking fuel but I call "common" bullshit

well,a suzuki mechanic has seen it a few times,so not unheard of.

That sounds odd for a injected bike or is it a Carb model?

Yep it's not a myth. My Bandit leaked fuel from the intake boot. Undo the small bolt and remove the spacer (that sits inbetween the outside hose clamp, it's about 3mm long) and retighten. Mine hasn't leaked since

+1. It is common. Fixed 4 now and lots on the forums. As Reddog says, an easy fix

Hi

I have the same fuel leak. thanks for the fix.

Badger.

Can someone post a pic of this leak please?

I'll try and post a pic later. I left mine for a while and it's got a fuel stain down that back of the right hand cylinder. I ended up fixing it because it got so bad the bike smelt like fuel when I shut it off, I was a bit worried that it'd combust if I left it any longer.

2wheelsagain wrote:Can someone post a pic of this leak please?

If you go to the pic in gus's post, i found out, in the mechanical area. Its the black clamp at the base of the throttle body.
Thats where mine leaks anyway.

So when do you see fuel leaking?
Surely a poor seal there also leads to a vacuum leak when the engine is running.

Its never been raised on this forum before and I havent seen anything on MaxSuzi or TWT.

You learn something every day I guess. Still not sure if its "common".
My shat starter motor was supposedly common but its the only one on here

2wheels it doesn't drip, more of a seep. It evaporates quickly but leaves the fuel additives behind which stains the back of the block if you understand what I am saying.

This: http://www.maximum-suzuki.com/forums/index.php?topic=69240.msg792215#msg792215

and this: http://www.banditforum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=53406.0

Lots of people have had it. Looks like oil, but it's the non evaporating residue from fuel. If your valley behind the no. 4 injector is brown.....

Just be prepared for a bastard of a time attaching the nut to the end of the long threaded screw. When you take it out to file down the spacers, it all springs apart. You will need right angle pliers or get creative with taping the nut to something, because fingers don't fit. You will swear. A lot.

kewwig wrote:This: http://www.maximum-suzuki.com/forums/index.php?topic=69240.msg792215#msg792215

and this: http://www.banditforum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=53406.0

Lots of people have had it. Looks like oil, but it's the non evaporating residue from fuel. If your valley behind the no. 4 injector is brown.....

Just be prepared for a bastard of a time attaching the nut to the end of the long threaded screw. When you take it out to file down the spacers, it all springs apart. You will need right angle pliers or get creative with taping the nut to something, because fingers don't fit. You will swear. A lot.

Would need to join those forums to read it // restricted sites these days it seems

That will be the stain on Baz's blue Bandit that he traded in on the GSX before he bought the BMW

Re-Cycled wrote:That will be the stain on Baz's blue Bandit that he traded in on the GSX before he bought the BMW

I was reading this post and thought it sounded familiar ... how come the suzuki mechanic didn't know what it was? the blue SA had other problems as well.
I've found out a few things about the beemer, like the fuel filter is outside the tank and the speedo is damn accurate if the F6 speed detectors are anything to go by and its cheaper to run
but I promised not to post bmwish stuff so shut up Baz

Would this have anything to do with the stain I get on the right-hand side of the cat?

No. If the stain on the Cat was due to fuel you'd be on fire for sure.

The stain on the cat is the discolouration of chrome due to the high heat the cat runs at. Easiest thing to do is smash it out then it won't get that hot ever again

reddog wrote:No. If the stain on the Cat was due to fuel you'd be on fire for sure.

The stain on the cat is the discolouration of chrome due to the high heat the cat runs at. Easiest thing to do is smash it out then it won't get that hot ever again

No its a different stain to that, its very local, looks like something dripping on it. Thing is I can't work out where it would be coming from

I posted a before and after photo on here when I had mine changed under warranty. I can’t find it now damn search!
Replacement still burnt and Suzuki stopped doing replacements and I stopped trying to polish it out.

Let’s have a look on Sat MM

2wheelsagain wrote:I posted a before and after photo on here when I had mine changed under warranty. I can’t find it now damn search!
Replacement still burnt and Suzuki stopped doing replacements and I stopped trying to polish it out.

Let’s have a look on Sat MM

So as not to hijack this post I have created another https://nswbandits.forumotion.net/t3057-stain-on-cat#37954