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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: El Gringo on February 18, 2013, 11:31:06 AM

Title: Head Gasket
Post by: El Gringo on February 18, 2013, 11:31:06 AM

Hi All, quick introduction, i'm Chris and i'm looking at buying a 92 400 Bandit.

Have a bit of a plan for some modifications in the future but initially the bike i'm looking at has a suspected failed head gasket.

Are the 400s prone to head gasket failure? Should be a fairly straight forward thing to sort out i guess

Cheers

Chris

Title: Re: Head Gasket
Post by: Chris H on February 19, 2013, 09:04:14 AM

They are not prone to head gasket failure.
Not too difficult to do the gasket so long as you have good basic mec skills.

Title: Re: Head Gasket
Post by: El Gringo on February 19, 2013, 09:22:11 AM

Thanks Chris, good to know it's not a common problem

Just waiting to find out why they suspect its the head gasket.

Yeah shouldn't be a problem to do, i used to spanner for a living.

Built a few different bikes

(http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo157/Gringo_ringo/2009_0223GSXRpaint0013-1.jpg)

(http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo157/Gringo_ringo/2009_0223GSXRpaint0012-1.jpg)

(http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo157/Gringo_ringo/Z400/IMG_2502.jpg)

(http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo157/Gringo_ringo/Z400/28072011135.jpg)

Fancy doing something a bit special with a GSF400 now

Cheers