Is this worth it????

You may get away with just pulling the float bowls and jets and spraying some carb cleaner in the passages. Put me on the list of "who's buying it if I don't".. ???Wardie
 
Don't wait, buy that thing. Sounds like a great deal. I would buy it in a heart beat!!

:beerchug: Congrats on finding such a good deal. :beerchug:
 
Carbs should be pretty easy to clean. Drain the gas and the oil and sounds like you should be fine. Add another to the 'would buy' list.
 
Horrible deal. You will invest a lot for parts, take it apart, won't ever get it running right, and it will be a big lump of junk sitting in your garage for the next 5 years 'til you decide to sell it for scrap.

By the way, what's your neighbor's name and phone number? :whistle:
 
P.S. The Bandit is a great bike and easy to work on. The hardest thing will probably be the carbs which will be all gummed up and the jets will have that white corrosion from modern gas with high alcohol content. Do yourself a favor and just buy all new jets. You'll need 12 of them - less than $100. The jets can be cleaned and/or redrilled, but it is way easier to just replace them. If you do replace the jets, buy the next size up for the idle/pilot jet which will be less likely to clog again and will cure the off-idle stumble typical to these over smogulated carbed bikes.

Don't screw around with the gas tank either. If it shows the slightest hint of staining underneath, get the KBS Coatings sealer kit and fix it right or you will be pulling those carbs off within a week to clean them again. Put in a new fuel filter and replace the lines.

Take the forks to a dealer. Not expensive if you pull them off the bike and you'll know the seals were installed properly.
 
AJAY said:
P.S. The Bandit is a great bike and easy to work on. The hardest thing will probably be the carbs which will be all gummed up and the jets will have that white corrosion from modern gas with high alcohol content. Do yourself a favor and just buy all new jets. You'll need 12 of them - less than $100. The jets can be cleaned and/or redrilled, but it is way easier to just replace them. If you do replace the jets, buy the next size up for the idle/pilot jet which will be less likely to clog again and will cure the off-idle stumble typical to these over smogulated carbed bikes.

Don't screw around with the gas tank either. If it shows the slightest hint of staining underneath, get the KBS Coatings sealer kit and fix it right or you will be pulling those carbs off within a week to clean them again. Put in a new fuel filter and replace the lines.

Take the forks to a dealer. Not expensive if you pull them off the bike and you'll know the seals were installed properly.
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Thanks Ajay, good info there!:thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
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