{"id":49279,"date":"2018-02-23T20:53:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T11:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=49279"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:09","slug":"bandit-1200-oil-cooled-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20180223\/everyday-events\/bandit-1200-oil-cooled-maintenance","title":{"rendered":"Bandit 1200 oil-cooled maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This Bandit 1200 is already from 2004, so it’s 14 years old now\u2026 time really flies. I guess I’m getting old too.<\/p>\n

So that’s why we’re doing oil-cooled maintenance.<\/p>\n

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\nWe’re replacing the engine damper. It’s taken quite a bit of vibration. The engine must have been used pretty hard.<\/p>\n

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\nWe give it a good cleaning while we’re at it.<\/p>\n

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\nThe wear on the case side isn’t too bad.<\/p>\n

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\nThis is a later-model damper. Is this from a Bandit too? I wonder if it’s just the final version. I know about these things, but not everything in detail.<\/p>\n

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\nThe bolts are so much shorter now\u2014that’s weight reduction too.<\/p>\n

We use through-bolt dampers on GSX-R models when installing engine sliders.<\/p>\n

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\nWe apply grease for smooth insertion and to prevent case wear.<\/p>\n

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\nWhen we remove it, we give it a thorough cleaning and rust protection.<\/p>\n

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\nDid this happen when the Moriwaki engine slider was installed? You shouldn’t force bolts in.<\/p>\n

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\nI’m thinking it might be a helicoil. But no problem. Lucky the bolt gave way instead?<\/p>\n

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\nImportant note on using a GSX-R1100 round oil cooler: keep the oil lines at least 5\u201310 mm apart so they don’t touch.<\/p>\n

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\nWhen we test it, we’re pretty lucky. Only the bracket is touching. If a hose got cut, oil would spray everywhere.<\/p>\n

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\nBend the pipe carefully, watching how it sits, and try not to put stress on it. Safety first.<\/p>\n

People sometimes ask if it’s okay to bend it, but the pipe is straight to begin with, so yes, it’s fine.<\/p>\n

Just don’t bend it so hard that it collapses.<\/p>\n

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\nStarter motor O-ring replacement. We also wipe it down with rust-preventive oil and hope it stays rust-free and lasts a long time.<\/p>\n

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\nWe spray rust-preventive oil on the underside we removed and clean it up too.<\/p>\n

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\nFourteen years already? Or still just fourteen? It’s still elastic and doesn’t look like it’s overheated much.<\/p>\n

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\nWe hand-polish the generator too. You can’t see it, but when it’s clean, there’s extra satisfaction when you put it back together.<\/p>\n

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\nWe apply thread compound to the clutch push rod and shift shaft.
\nWe’re aiming for rust prevention.<\/p>\n

Not good. The chain oil turned into grease, and when we removed it, the condition underneath was amazingly clean. Oil must prevent oxidation.<\/p>\n

I think cleanliness is the foundation of rust prevention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Bandit 1200 is already from 2004, so it’s 14 years old now\u2026 time really flies. I guess I’m getting old too. So that’s why we’re doing oil-cooled maintenance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[1922,1919],"class_list":["post-49279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-bandit","tag-oil-cooled-maintenance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}