Saturday, December 24, 2011

Carbs and valve timings bandit 600 1998?

What would carb ballancing and valve timing servicing do to my bike.


I have a quote of 拢350 in the UK Midlands area. Is this reasonable.


My haynes said i should have had it done by now.|||The only time you would have to adjust valve timing is if the cam chain had been remover for some reason, or vernier cam gears had been fitted to tweak the cams a little.


Valve clearances (the correct name for tappets) should be checked every 16,000 miles on the 600 Bandit. Mine were fine at both the 16,000 and 32,000 services, but every engines different. It basically ensures your valves open and close at their optimum efficiency and is worth checking. Adjust them is a bit tedious with the screw/lock-nut combination the Bandit has, so patience is the ultimate tool!


Crab balancing should be done after the valve clearances to ensure each cylinder is getting the same gulp of air/fuel as each other which promotes smoother running.

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