Strange choice ?

I know this is trivial but i have always thought the "Phillips head "on the t\body's looked cheap and a strange choice .The frame stops you from
getting a screwdriver to it and it is so bloody tight .I've tried before to remove them and given up .Today with a impact driver bit (just the bit)
and an 8 mm spanner attached i got them out .Both cover in red "locktight " .Why so much i have no idea .I replaced the Phillips heads with
stainless button heads ,(you know i like those )An Allen key now fits easily so i can remove them .I have no idea why i would want to
but at least now i can .

Good work gus. If you keep a note of all the bolts you replaced you could create a bolt replacement kit for us Bandit owners

The pic you have taken is where I have a major fuel leak now after the weekends ride. Throttle bodies will come out this week to remove butterflies and modify the clamp on that side of the motor so it doesn't leak. I have a horrible looking brown stain down the right side of the engine case

That leak is a common thing on the bandit and it has even happened on the wifes GSX650F.
My solution was to remove the small spacer between the clamp ends on both clamps (don't remove the long spacer between the clamps) and tighten down carefully. You won't get a positive stop doing it this way but will be able to apply more tightness to the clamp and stop the leak
I've not had mine leak since doing it.

Some other owners take the spacers out and shave a bit off them and this in another way you could do it.

Since you are taking the TB's off you could look into do the same thing to the other side to be sure it won't happen there but I've not seen or heard of it happening to the LH TB's

And think of the weight saving if you file the spacer down .

reddog wrote:Good work gus. If you keep a note of all the bolts you replaced you could create a bolt replacement kit for us Bandit owners

The pic you have taken is where I have a major fuel leak now after the weekends ride. Throttle bodies will come out this week to remove butterflies and modify the clamp on that side of the motor so it doesn't leak. I have a horrible looking brown stain down the right side of the engine case

Can you take a pic of this leake please reddog. Not heard of it before but I want to see what I should be looking for.

Nice work Gus. I thing DB milled up a new shield/mod for them years ago. Until then I didn't realise they were plastic

As a mechanic, i just hate phillip head screws full stop.