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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: tom_eaton on June 06, 2006, 10:21:52 AM

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: tom_eaton on June 06, 2006, 10:21:52 AM

purely out of interest and with no spannering intention whatsoever,  :cop:  what do the restrictors look like?

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: Erikkt on June 06, 2006, 01:28:34 PM

If you'd used the search function, you would have known already :)

The restrictors on the B4 (the early ones, at least, probably all) are four discs that sits (glued, or something) under the black cover on top of each carb. There they are restricting the vacuum controlled plastic slider thingy from going all the way up.

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: tom_eaton on June 06, 2006, 01:31:37 PM

sorry, should have searched!  :duh: thanks anyway   :grin:

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: Herr Tod on June 06, 2006, 01:31:38 PM

They look like this

(http://members.home.nl/herrtod/Bandit/Misc/Restrictors.jpg)

They are installed like this

(http://members.home.nl/herrtod/Bandit/Misc/Restrictors2.jpg)

(http://members.home.nl/herrtod/Bandit/Misc/Restrictors3.jpg)

:beers:

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: interfuse on June 06, 2006, 02:30:05 PM

Looks like they could "fall out" *wink*wink* pretty easily.

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: Erikkt on June 06, 2006, 03:00:25 PM

Mine "fell out" pretty fast... :)

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: tom_eaton on June 06, 2006, 03:39:13 PM

how big a difference does it make if they do 'fall out'?

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: Erikkt on June 06, 2006, 04:04:53 PM

in theory, 34hp restricted, and 59(?) unrestricted, so it's quite the difference....

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: JackBlack on June 06, 2006, 05:41:19 PM

i need to source a set pretty quickly. Is anyone in england selling a set? ALso are the carbs the same in the GSXR 400 and the B4 so technically you could use the same carbs as the GSXR 400??

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: tom_eaton on June 06, 2006, 10:56:15 PM

would sell u mine, but will need them for mot's etc,

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: JackBlack on June 07, 2006, 06:34:28 AM

why'd you need em for mot's they don't check the carbs and they don't make sure the bikes restricted. They just check that it's road worthy

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: Red01 on June 07, 2006, 11:00:47 AM

Maybe someone can just loan you a set then?

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: JackBlack on June 07, 2006, 11:01:59 AM

I need a set in my bike because I'm still on my restricted license. I was told that it was restricted but it turns out it's not.

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: Red01 on June 07, 2006, 11:11:42 AM

Judging from some of the posts here, there are others that are still on restricted licenses and don't seem to mind their restrictors "fell out."
I'm not a subject of the Queen, but from what I gather from UK posts, no one is going to make you prove the bike is still restricted.

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: Herr Tod on June 07, 2006, 01:55:40 PM

I don't think you have to worry... start worrying when you've hit something and injured people and they call the police :wink: Otherwise, they wouldn't check it.

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: Sierra2 on June 08, 2006, 09:05:37 AM

Coming from an ignorant Cannuck....why are they installed?? Is it because you have a "restricted" licence? Is that from too many fines...or is it a newbie licence thing? Or is it a standard modification on UK bikes?(God Save the QUEEN....)

Pete

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: tom_eaton on June 08, 2006, 09:13:25 AM

if you're under 21, you can do a 'restricted' test, which means you can ride bikes bigger than 125cc but not more power than 33bhp. the idea is to stop young people from jumping straight on a big bike and not having the skill to control it. after riding for two years you can ride anything.

if you're over 21 you can skip this and go straight to any bike (called Direct Access or DAS).


HTH

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: Sierra2 on June 08, 2006, 10:33:34 AM

Here it seems to be the insurance companies which do the "restricting". You can ride any bhp you like (unrestricted), but you pay through the nose to have insurance. I have some friends who pay $5100.00CDN to insure their bikes (GSXR 750) for a year.

It seems if you are rich enough you are permitted to remove yourself from the gene pool!

Thanks Tom

Pete

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: All Blacks on June 08, 2006, 02:01:00 PM

So..wat happens when the restrictor fall out? Do i need to change any setting/tuning of th carb?

Title: carb restrictors
Post by: Herr Tod on June 08, 2006, 02:09:05 PM

In theory, no... but you need to raise the needles one clip :lol: