buggered b12

[mk 0]

blew the 12 up on friday so apart from engine block and exhaust everythings for sale.

[trebor4460 0]

Sry to hear that m8,

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

yes sorry to hear that m8 what happened ? post in the classifieds if you want to sell bike/bits

[dick65 0]

thats sad news,as dave said what happened?

[Chadatious 0]

sorry to hear that mate!

and what bling ya got?

[mk 0]

sorry no bling it was a workhorse,

anyway after stipping things out today it seems that a valve adjuster either came undone or stripped and came out (haven't adjusted in over a year), somehow the valve spring got compressed and the collet came off which meant the valve fell into the piston chamber and it went a bit wrong , which is why i found lots of bits in the bottom of the engine and a big hole where the oil pipes return from rocker to pump,

[stantheman 0]

to hear about the bike mate is it not possible to source a new engine

[dick65 0]

that sounds serious

[E.goldstein 0]

Hi mk,

May seem a bit obvious but if your engine has gone pop why not just “and I say just like it’s a two minute job” put another engine in. Coz it is an easy task getting the engine in and out is the pluming and wiring that’s the fun bit . If you put the bike on its side having undone all the bolts then lift the bike up and leave the engine on the floor, you tend to keep all your fingers .

I would have thought there are lodes of Bandit 1200s engines kicking about on eBay and at motorcycle breakers.

Alternative if yours in not too bad rebuild it and give it a good tune up as well.

Good luck

E.goldstein “they watching you”!

[peejay 0]

why not rebuild it