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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: t6nis on August 15, 2015, 05:39:29 PM

Title: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: t6nis on August 15, 2015, 05:39:29 PM

Hey guys.

Since i have had a tremendous amount of help and support from here, i taught i would ask you guys first for this.
On Saturday night i managed to crash my bike. I was braking when the front wheel managed to slip underneath me and i fell to the side, i slided about 10-20 meters on the asphalt and managed to slide the bike on it's stator cover.

So, if any of you guys have a spare stator side cover just laying around, then please let me know, so i can have my little bandit running again.

Tõnis.

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: Chris H on August 15, 2015, 08:12:43 PM

Hi,
What country are you in?
I'm in the UK, there are lots on ebay.uk, if you have PayPal I can act as a middle man for you.

Chris.

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: t6nis on August 16, 2015, 03:23:49 AM

Im in Estonia, i looked up ebay.co.uk, but i didn't see any of that would fit mine. They looked similar but weren't quite the same.

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: ventYl on August 16, 2015, 04:10:31 AM

Maybe photo of old one (or significant difference between yours and theirs covers) would be helpful. And also the model year of your bike.

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: t6nis on August 16, 2015, 08:25:10 AM

Mine's is a 95'.

Pic below

(http://www.upload.ee/image/5135691/kuljekaan.jpg)

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: ventYl on August 16, 2015, 08:44:40 AM

this looks to me (at first sight after attending motorcycle meetup 'til 03:00 and not sleeping more than 4 hours)  like fairly standard 89-92 cover.

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: greg737 on August 16, 2015, 01:07:49 PM

Tonis,

The cover picture you posted is not a Stator Cover. 

The cover you posted is a left-hand engine side cover which is the cover for the toothed wheel and the variable reluctance sensor (the pulse generator).

The Stator Cover is on the right-hand side of the engine (because the engine's rotor is mounted on the right-hand end of the crankshaft, and the Stator sits within the rotor).

Greg

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: t6nis on August 17, 2015, 03:39:49 AM

Yes, i am aware of that.
But when i googled it, all the results came back that this is called the stator cover and the right hand cover is called the clutch cover.

I am currently looking through germany's ebay page, i hope i can find the cover there.

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: vintagemilano on August 19, 2015, 02:04:32 PM

If that is your actual cover I don't see what's so wrong with it that it's keeping you off the road... Just my two bits.

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: t6nis on August 19, 2015, 03:40:52 PM

Naa, its not the one that was on the bike when i kissed the pavement, but its an older one, but this has stress fractures in it and it leaks oil.

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: Gouraami on August 20, 2015, 03:44:45 AM

You can try a metal epoxy as a temporary fix till you find a cover. At least that way you can still use it

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: interfuse on August 20, 2015, 05:23:43 PM

There are also knockoffs from China. I can't speak to the quality or if they'd fit, but might be worth a shot.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Engine-Stator-Cover-Crankcase-Fit-GK75A-76A-78A-GSX400-GSF400-BANDIE-400-RF400-Y-/151561744510?hash=item2349c8b07e&vxp=mtr

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: t6nis on August 24, 2015, 04:24:36 PM

Little update -

patched it up with some metal epoxy. Seems to be holding.
Made a little video also.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSk6kM35gRo&feature=youtu.be

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: Gouraami on August 25, 2015, 04:36:30 AM

I thought you were going to show us the repair in the video  :bandit:

Bike sounding good, i'm sure you are glad to have her back on the road

Title: Re: In a desperate need of a stator cover.
Post by: t6nis on August 25, 2015, 06:07:56 AM

I thought of making a repair video also, but yeah. :D
I'm thinking of making a full fault finding and repairing video also in the winter times, cuz i think i will change one of the camshafts because of excess wear.