sputters dead at stop bandit 600 1996

[justinkr58]

hi  i have a 1996 bandits600,  my problem is prolly common , it dies at  stops even after 15 minuits of riding,   it feels great at driving speed but when i stop it wants to die,
i can put the choke in  very slightly and it doesnt die..

do i just need to clean my carbs ?
or do they need rejetting!!!

 oh i just bought this bike and have no idea how it was kept up..

[Jacknife]

If its running good while your riding, and stops when you have to it could be the Idle speed setting, have you got a manual for you bike yet? would look at mine but its outside in the shed and it cold. will check out the problem pages tomorrow and see if there is something about it, sounds like a common problem.

[rider123]

Probably idle speed. When do you drive your bike? If it's cold (<4 degrees Celcius) and wet you may have carb icing which will kill any chance of it idling at stop lights and make anything under 2500 rpm a little crappy but I dont think this is your problem.

The idle adjuster is between carbs 2 and 3 in the middle of the bank of carbs, you turn the adjuster clockwise(usually increases idle) or counter-clockwise(usually decreases idle) to adjust the idle up or down.




1996 bank of Bandit 600 carbs. Number 35 is the adjuster knob which would be at the rear end of the carbs between 2 and 3 (middle)

Try this, when stopped try opening the throttle just enough to make it idle ok when you do this is it fairly smooth within the limits of the skill of your hand trying to make it idle? If so it's probably just in need of adjustment.

When you start your bike in the morning cold and on choke. Adjust the choke untill you get a fairly steady idle. Then while it's idling by itself go in between the bank of carbs and turn the knob back and forth untill you can tell which way you need to turn to get the idle to increase in speed. Then when warm just adjust the idle up untill it's around 1200 rpm +- 100 rpm and have a nice day!


Here is another pic of the knob, it's a little blacked out but you'll get the gist:



Hope this helps. Remember Idle speed when fully warmed up should be around 1200 give or take 100 rpm.