Suzuki Bandit 400. Need help

[Huntsman84]

Hi. I’m totally new to the biking world and can’t actually ride yet but that is a task for another day.

Recently bought a 1995 Suzuki Bandit 400 it needs quite a bit of work to get it to a rideable condition but,I bought it to have something to work on in my free time.
I’m reasonably confident with my abilities to put it together but I would prefer to find a reliable source of info on the bike, like a workshop manual or someone who has experience with this bike rather than go in blind.

Form what I have read so far it seems that it is a very similar bike to the bandit 600, but given my inexperience I want to check up on every avenue of info I can.

Thanks for any help you can provide

[Pete.]

The Bandit 400 is actually a water cooled engine similar to the GSXR400 and not at all like the oil cooled 600 lump.

Poor starting is a common ailment. If it's been standing a long time then you'll need to give the carbs a thorough service and possibly change out the ridiculous small sized spark plugs.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Huntsman84]

[quote="Pete."]The Bandit 400 is actually a water cooled engine similar to the GSXR400 and not at all like the oil cooled 600 lump.

Poor starting is a common ailment. If it's been standing a long time then you'll need to give the carbs a thorough service and possibly change out the ridiculous small sized spark plugs.[/quote]


Thanks for that, gives me a better place to start looking for info.

[Pete.]

https://www.400greybike.com/
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Raffles]

This sparsely populated site may be worth looking at.
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[redeem ouzzer]

Engine is basically the same as the GK73A GSXR restricted by cams, downpipes and ecu. The carbs will need ultrasonic cleaning and viton rubber bits https://litetek.co/Carb_Kit_Suzuki_GSF400.html

Check the emulsion tubes and needles, they wear out to the point where it’s impossible to get good fuelling and / or the needles can snap.

Download the English language manual that is lurking online.
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[Huntsman84]

Massive thanks for the resources provided here, proving to be just what I needed to get familiar with the bike.
Still stripping it down so I can rebuild from ground up. Lots of part shopping and cleaning ahead.
The carb advice was great thanks.