Bandit Alley
MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 600 thru 1200 - AIR/OIL COOLED TECHNICAL => Topic started by: andrewclaycomb on May 20, 2008, 06:59:58 PM
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What should the fuel screws be turned out to? I'm returning my bike from a stage 1 holeshot to stock but I don't have a stock air filter so I'm leaving the K&N drop in filter in place. I have the stock mains, pilots, and needles with the stock spacer and washer in place. Stock exhaust also.
Bike is a 1997 Bandit 1200.
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Should be about the same, maybe in 1/4-1/2 turn.
Might need to keep a shim under the needles until you put a stock paper filter back in.
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Pretty good advice, Red.
STOCK SETTING ON A 1997 B12, USING A STANDARD PAPER AIR-FILTER IS 3-1/2 TURNS OUT.
IMHO I have had poor luck with K&N filters on various bikes, finding a hard time getting the jetting sorted. Maybe just my clumsiness... :grin:
Anyway, K&N's supposedly flow more air.. but at idle/near idle engine speeds (where the fuel-screws have the most impact), it SOULDN'T be much diffeent from stock. After that (throttle) level you may need needle shimming.
I'd try the 3-1/2 turns out setting and then work from there.
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Thanks, the Clymer manual showed 1 3/4 turns out but thinking the factory had it too lean, I turned it out to 2 1/2 turns out. I finally found a way to work with the stripped out thread in the float bowl so tomorrow I should be back on course with getting the bike running right.
I'll turn it out to 3.5 and see what happens once it's running.
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Might need to keep a shim under the needles until you put a stock paper filter back in.
That's the best route.... back to stock filter.