Bandit Alley

MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: duane on February 28, 2006, 04:45:47 PM

Title: More parts that would be cool to have.
Post by: duane on February 28, 2006, 04:45:47 PM: I had to adjust the air/fuel mixture idle screws the other day on my wife's Ninja. I have the fancy Motion Pro right-angle screw driver and still it was a pain in the ass. Today I ran across this.

(http://members.aol.com/cloudhid/pilotscrew.jpg)

God that would make life easier. I still have yet to tune my Bandit from the carb rejet I just did. Has any one here seen these before or know where to get them?

fyi: I found the pic here, http://members.aol.com/cloudhid/ , with some guy's KLR pics, no explanation or contact info. KLR's have Keihin and ours are Mikunis, finding these are kind of a long shot, I know.
Title: More parts that would be cool to have.
Post by: PitterB4 on February 28, 2006, 04:51:22 PM: Holy crap - THOSE would be great!
Title: More parts that would be cool to have.
Post by: Krautwagen on February 28, 2006, 07:59:50 PM: They would be nice, but yes, getting a set to fit our carbs would be challenging (possibly).

I have good luck just putting on a glove and reaching in there with just a 1/4" slotted screwdriver bit and turning them by hand.
Title: More parts that would be cool to have.
Post by: PitterB4 on February 28, 2006, 08:06:26 PM: Maybe it's just me (probably???) but I'm never 100% sure the driver is in the slot.
Title: More parts that would be cool to have.
Post by: duane on February 28, 2006, 08:27:18 PM: Ya, I do that too, with just the screw driver bit. But I agree with Pitter, actually feeling the bit in slot of the screw head is hard. The Motion Pro screwdriver already has a lot of resistance when turning, so I'm not sure if I'm actually turning the pilot screw.
Title: More parts that would be cool to have.
Post by: interfuse on February 28, 2006, 09:09:15 PM: Personally I can't be bothered even trying to adjust those screws without being able to see them. I always drain the carbs, flip 'em over, screw 'em in counting the turns, and re-turn them to what I want...

I have a hard enough time remembering how many turns I've turned when I can see the slot!
Title: More parts that would be cool to have.
Post by: PitterB4 on February 28, 2006, 09:46:16 PM: Mike - put a mark on your screwdriver and count how many times it comes around. :lol:
Title: More parts that would be cool to have.
Post by: duane on February 28, 2006, 10:52:06 PM: I emailed carburetor guru Marc Salvisberg at Factory Pro and asked him if they sold them, or if he knew who might. I'll let you guys know what he says.
Title: More parts that would be cool to have.
Post by: interfuse on February 28, 2006, 10:58:00 PM: Quote from: "PitterB4"
Mike - put a mark on your screwdriver and count how many times it comes around. :lol:

Bah, you and your dots. I've only got a 5 sec memory. I look at the slot and count 1/2 turns. Usually I end up triple checking everything. But I'm paranoid!