Here’s another rare Bandit 650 coming in for inspection, oil-cooled maintenance, and self-point maintenance.
I think there’s nothing that improves performance so dramatically unless something is seriously out of adjustment. The work is about measuring and setting things up, then checking for changes the next time around.
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There was no scuffing at all. With just over 20,000 kilometers on it, that’s about what you’d expect. That said, some bikes show scuffing before 500 kilometers. Unless there’s a specific problem, the cam and rocker arm just wear and become low-cam, so I wouldn’t worry too much about it. If it gets bad, the noise becomes really noticeable, so you’ll know right away.
The engine internals are clean. Bikes with poor oil maintenance have brown insides.
That guide is surprisingly nice. I wonder if it could be used on the 1200.
The cam sprocket has a lot of lightening holes, which is pretty cool too.
I polished the breather cover.
The engine damper can’t be accessed without dropping it or doing a partial drop, so I skipped it this time.
At minimum, you need to remove the carburetor, muffler, and oil cooler.
We have a shop manual for this. It’s here.
The generator damper still had good elasticity.
No synchronization adjustment needed—too bad.
My camera’s autofocus is acting up.
