Bandit 1200 oil-cooled maintenance

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Let’s perform oil-cooled maintenance.

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First, we’ll replace the generator damper. The rubber had lost all its elasticity and become hard as a rock.

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The engine damper showed significant wear and cracking.

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The case side was in better condition than expected, which is reassuring. We’ll apply NewTech NC100 to the new damper before assembly.

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Something felt off, so I took a closer look—there are supposed to be two pickup mounting bolts, but only one was present.

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The system presses Delrin directly against the pickup. The torque is low, so it seems like it should work, but it’s actually borderline.

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Since we were in there, we polished and cleaned it up. Assembly feels much better now.

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EX #1

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IN #1

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EX #2

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IN #2

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EX #3

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IN #3

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EX #4

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Overall, there was no seizing and the cam condition was excellent.

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The interior showed typical wear and dirt accumulation for the mileage.

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We balanced the carburetors and we’re done. We also reinstalled the torn vacuum cap, so the bike should be running like it should now.

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