Bandit air filter

Is it a difficult job to change the air filter on a (K3) Bandit 12?
Only I did the Hein Gericke £25 deal last weekend, and it would be a
shame not to.

 

I can't see how it could be a difficult job, myself. I could be wrong
mind, not having (a) the bike and model in question, and (b) the HBOL
to refer to.

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Lesley
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SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
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BONY#54P BOB#18
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SP said...

The filter on my 600 was a shitbag to do. I suppose I should have taken
the tank off completely, rather than prop it up with a sawn off bit of
log, thereby stretching the hoses, one of which came off at the carb
end. That took almost 2 hours to put back on, for which I had to remove
the fucking tank anyway.

Put it all back together then remembered I'd forgotten to secure the
filter box lid properly, so it all had to come apart again.

I'll just take the tank off and not try to cut corners next time, if I
don't kill it first.

 

It's a Suzuki. How difficult can it be?
(I'm being ironic.)

 

<kicks self>

Adie, do you still need that Air Filter ?

P.

 

Ah well, I've always fully removed the tank anyway. After all, it
doesn't put a lot of extra time onto the job. And it gives you a
chance to check any pipes that are routed through there, including the
wiring.

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Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

Well, it wasn't difficult on my GSXR-750L, but you know how the Japs
like to make things awkward.. ;o)

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Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

Take the tank off - piss easy, after that.. ;-)

And waaaaaaaaaay easier than doing the same on the Tiger.....
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Fr Jack

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Easier than on a Trophy 1200. On that bike, the carbs have to come off.

 

It was an 1100L I was thinking of, and the 750 is virtually identical.
Getting the seat off is easy, as is the rear bodywork.
Removing the battery is a doddle.
The battery carrier is topologically impossible to remove unless you keep your
bike in a non-Euclidian space.
The filter is not so bad if you have the right length screwdriver and small hands
but still a struggle to get it past the wiring loom.

During manufacture the carbs and airbox are fitted to the engine
then the whole lot is put into the frame. I doubt that maintenance was
ever considered.

 

will it fit a 12 if so then yes. if not then donate to the current
owner of the B6.

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Ok, i'll pop it up, so to speak.

Cheers

Paul.