Hello Sam , Check the oil return tubes aren't leaking , they are the two s shaped steel pipes on the front of the engine , under the exhaust header pipes If they are leaking it's a very expensive job to replace them.
I will check them, it's not something that was picked up in the MOT and I haven't seen any oil other than what's on the front brake but that seemed to be from the forks 👍
Another cracking vid, Sam. While I'll admit I'm a bit of a Kawasaki fan-boy, I'm always SO impressed about how reliable Honda engines are (I still think Honda make the best IC engines in the world). When you cranked it up and it ran I just had to smile! Bandits are rock solid, too, so you'll definitely get a good return on it (unless you fall in love with it and decide to keep it, that is!!). Keep 'em coming!!
Thanks, I think this thing sounds awesome when especially at the higher revs! I won't be keeping this even if I decide I really like it as I need the payday from it to keep the content moving along but I am looking at getting something I really like for myself though 🤟🤟
@@SamsAutoAssortium I’m in the throws of a few free/cheap projects and I’m about to pick an off road go kart up can’t wait to see the buggy you have got going on that’s going to be a proper laugh when it’s done 👍
@ProjectDanYT free/cheap make for the best projects, my buggy is a fair way off I've realised what I want to do is going to be expensive so I'm gunna need to churn out a few projects first to fund it 😅 I've subbed to your channel and looking forward to seeing what you have coming, good luck 🤟
@@SamsAutoAssortium I can’t turn them down 😂😂 I know the feeling you will get there pal I have an old Vespa that down my list while I build up enough funding to do a proper job on it thanks for the support like I say keep up the good work looking forward to the next vid
sam if i bike wont change gear wen not running . roll it back and forwarded a little . normally it will just click in to the gear you want. think you may be missing a bit free play on the clutch cable to
Thanks I'll bear that in mind I just assumed there was something stopping it selecting the other gears while the engine is off but I found them anyways so all good, but useful to know for future cheers 🤟
I Didn't realise that was a thing most bikes I've had will change through all the gears without moving as long as the clutch is in, this one did too but only with the engine running 😅
Tell you what mate, I Currently have 5 motorcycles in my garage, in various states of restoration! No way, would I show the world my cock ups! You, have my admiration.
Nice, if you decide to put any up for sale let me know it's always good to have more projects in the pipeline 😅 I like to keep it real I'm an amature DIYer at best and like let people laugh at my mistakes with me, helps to keep things more entetaning🤣
@TringmotionCoUk that's a good theory but actually the guy I traded for it actually traded a crosser to the previous owner for it who never gave him a log book either 😅
Bought one brand new in 2000 never let me down,sold it with 60,000 miles on it,good starter bikes,cheap parts,as long as you change the oil regular,they are pretty bombproof. You only have one headlight on at the front all the time,the other is high beam Parts wise,wemoto should have everything you need,forks are a piece of cake bud.
@camperp195 thanks! Yeah finally got the headlight situation figured out probably should have started with the fuse really 😅 I've managed to source all the parts I need for about £100 so looking forward to getting stuck I to it this week 🤟
Nice work there bud, shame about the MOT but at least you know what to do. Should be straight forward fixes for you. The forks might be a big job and hoping the steam aren't pitted, as this is why sometimes the seals go. Hoping for the best for these for you. But after it's done, you should get around £800 for the bike.
@ljmini732 thanks! I had a feeling there was gunna be some extra things crop up in the MOT at least there's nothing that can't be fixed, I'm looking forward to getting stuck into putting it right 🤟
Did you do electrician by trade? Cause those wires look way too dam complicated. I thought the physical v5 logbook is all done online digitally nowadays?
Nope no trade experience I'm actually a delivery driver just learned a bit about bike wiring from having a go 😅 most logbooks can be done online but the previous owner didn't have one so I had to apply for one the old fashion way, luckily I live 5 minutes away from the DVLA building 🤣
I take no offence to any comments most of the time it's all helpful so it's all good with me 🤟 I'm not sure entirely what you mean though is it because I called the side stand a kick stand or am I missing something 🤔😅
Thanks! I think it's because I film from my phone and I look at the screen rather than the camera, hopefully a habit I'll break soon or one that won't be an issue when I get a proper camera 🤟
😂Catafory C means it may have had repairable structural damage and that can range from badly damaged frame paint, through to a dented tube or bent bracket right through to needs going on a jig to straighten it out but it is normally not anything with any significant structural problems, and yes I do know what I am in abaou as I used to work in the salvage industry, a lot of comments here are just quotes taken from numerous websites and not from knowledge or experience, and the running problem is likely the carbs needing cleaning and balancing and none of those fail items are serious or difficult or unusual
Thanks I probably should have fact checked myself rather than just guessing at the whole category thing 🤣 either way the bikes been on the road for 15 years since it's accident so I'm guessing whatever it was couldn't have been that serious 🤞😅
@@SamsAutoAssortium no it was obviously something simple, with the fairing etc it is likely a bent frame bracket of similar and certainly nothing to worry about
Just to correct you….Cat D & Cat C were replaced by Cat N (old cat D non structural) & Cat S ( Old cat C Structural) So the Bandit has had a bit more than ‘cosmetic’ damage.
Ah, we all knew it was too good to be true mate... as others have said, Cat C is structural so best go over it with a fine toothcomb... check the front of the frame where the forks attach as if its been crashed head on then the headstock might be cracked. If it was rear ended then it might have got away with a replacement swing arm. Either way, good luck mate 👍
@AshRowland cheers I should have fact checked myself there but you know me ever the optimist 😅 I'll give it a good look over when I do the forks and stuff this week for the MOT but seeing as it was an accident like 15 years ago and been on the road ever since I'm assuming it was repaired back then but won't hurt to check it over 😅
@@SamsAutoAssortium yeah, sounds like it should be fine... needs fork seals? I've literally done the GPZ ones this evening... nightmare! You'll need a tube to go over the stanction to bash the new seal and bush in, I used a block of wood that I drilled a 38mm hole in 🤣🤣
Also, I feel bad, but I laughed so much when you broke the gear linkage and all you said was "s***" 🤣 I had to replace the one on Kate's Suzuki SV650, pretty much the same part, very flimsy
@AshRowland don't feel bad after cussing myself out I practically was rolling round in laughter at my stupidity... why on earth did I push it down if it was already in first gear 🤦🤣 it is a flimsy part though so I take no blame or responsibility for it 😅
I had a beautiful dark metallic blue Suzuki bandit gsf600 sounded so nice rode lovely but I found it heavy to man(woman ) handle and dropped it on my bf and his car 😮lucky only scratched bf and broken indicator and front brake lever 😢sold it after I fixed it still miss the sound 😕
@alfafan164 they do sound really good especially at the higher revs 🤟 and they are pretty damn heavy, I'm used to much smaller bikes so this was surprisingly heavy the first time I started moving it about 😅
My collector box where the 4go to the one (on the exhaust) rotted a common fault ....mine had just gone through an MOT when I first bought it ...but I felt my rear brake was not working ...me and a mate took it apart and the brake pads crumbled in our hands !dodgy MOT dealer in my area 😮
@alfafan164 that's terrible! There's no room for dodgy MOTs on bikes in my opinion it could end up costing someone their life luckily you caught it before it caused you an accident 🙏
It's an AVON it's actually like a brand new tyre from someone who breaks bandits you'll see about it in the next episode when I fit it with all the new parts 🤟
Good video mate! Still got money to be made there, just persist and she will be done in no time. Keep them coming bro! I finally got my £300 trade up bike video done, check it out and let me know what you think x
@@SamsAutoAssortium i passed mine in 1999 full access as it was then I've got a 1981 suzuki gsx 750 which I will probably put on ebay at some point wanted a motorhome/ camper but funds won't allow yet
@UOO303T nice, I did attempt it before my son was born but I didn't get on with the bike the test company was using very well so after a couple of failed attempts at the mod 1 I shelved it for a bit due to the cost of retrying it and life got in the way... I'll probably try again in 2025 🤟
@andyclapham4688 thanks 🤟 I've turned that setting on and off so many times I'm not even sure what "normal "looks like now, hoping to stop filming with the selfie camera soon so this problem should go away as your not the first to mention it 😅
This is what i have been waiting for real bikes lol Great stuff keep them coming mate your so chilled and great to watch . 👍👍👍
Thanks I appreciate that 🤟
Nice video man! Have to thank you, watching your videos made me finally decide to start posting my own, keep doing what you’re doing!
@HodgeAutomotive thanks! Glad I could be part of your motivation good luck with it 🤟
Nice one glad you got the shifter working and cheers for the shout out 😁
No problem thanks again for your help 🤟
Brand new second hand, someone been watching Mat Armstrong?
I'm a big Mat Armstrong fan 🤟🤣
Hello Sam ,
Check the oil return tubes aren't leaking , they are the two s shaped steel pipes on the front of the engine , under the exhaust header pipes
If they are leaking it's a very expensive job to replace them.
I will check them, it's not something that was picked up in the MOT and I haven't seen any oil other than what's on the front brake but that seemed to be from the forks 👍
Great video cheers sam cant wait for the next part take care
Thanks 🤟 hopefully I get it all done this week and don't keep you waiting too long for the next part 😅
Always learning always learning, enjoyed this one hope it all works out for you.
It's always about the learning, thanks 🤟
Great bikes, the bandits, underrated. Keep the videos coming
Thanks will do 🤟 very underrated bike I think they get a bad rep from when they first came out but that seems to be changing 🤟
Another great vid bro really loving these every week keep em coming 👌
@Damian-Davies cheers bro, aiming every Sunday like clockwork 🤟🤟
That’s a good result just forks a bushing and some tweaking you did good, I half expected bent frame or forks. Nice swop
Thanks, I was expecting a real big issue somewhere but so far so good 😅
Another cracking vid, Sam. While I'll admit I'm a bit of a Kawasaki fan-boy, I'm always SO impressed about how reliable Honda engines are (I still think Honda make the best IC engines in the world). When you cranked it up and it ran I just had to smile! Bandits are rock solid, too, so you'll definitely get a good return on it (unless you fall in love with it and decide to keep it, that is!!). Keep 'em coming!!
Thanks, I think this thing sounds awesome when especially at the higher revs! I won't be keeping this even if I decide I really like it as I need the payday from it to keep the content moving along but I am looking at getting something I really like for myself though 🤟🤟
I still think you are doing alright with this. You might not make loads of money from it. But it's a great learning experience.
Thanks 🤟 yes that's my thinking too plenty of learning for me in the repairs I have to do next 🙌
tap each exhaust a few times see they all heating up roughly the same from cold.
Thanks I'll check that 🤟
Loving the content pal I have just started up my own little channel and taking lots of inspiration from you keep up to good work !!!
@ProjectDanYT thanks I appreciate you saying that glad I could be of inspiration I'll check out your channel 🤟
@@SamsAutoAssortium I’m in the throws of a few free/cheap projects and I’m about to pick an off road go kart up can’t wait to see the buggy you have got going on that’s going to be a proper laugh when it’s done 👍
@ProjectDanYT free/cheap make for the best projects, my buggy is a fair way off I've realised what I want to do is going to be expensive so I'm gunna need to churn out a few projects first to fund it 😅 I've subbed to your channel and looking forward to seeing what you have coming, good luck 🤟
@@SamsAutoAssortium I can’t turn them down 😂😂 I know the feeling you will get there pal I have an old Vespa that down my list while I build up enough funding to do a proper job on it thanks for the support like I say keep up the good work looking forward to the next vid
sam if i bike wont change gear wen not running . roll it back and forwarded a little . normally it will just click in to the gear you want. think you may be missing a bit free play on the clutch cable to
Thanks I'll bear that in mind I just assumed there was something stopping it selecting the other gears while the engine is off but I found them anyways so all good, but useful to know for future cheers 🤟
It would help if you moved the bike back and forth while trying to move the gears
I Didn't realise that was a thing most bikes I've had will change through all the gears without moving as long as the clutch is in, this one did too but only with the engine running 😅
£40 for a tyre! That's good going
@ageofaquarius7539 picked it up today, it came with a rim too 🤟
Tell you what mate, I Currently have 5 motorcycles in my garage, in various states of restoration! No way, would I show the world my cock ups! You, have my admiration.
Nice, if you decide to put any up for sale let me know it's always good to have more projects in the pipeline 😅 I like to keep it real I'm an amature DIYer at best and like let people laugh at my mistakes with me, helps to keep things more entetaning🤣
I'm going to call it - the previous owner bought it as a CAT C and never bothered to apply for a new document 🤣
@TringmotionCoUk that's a good theory but actually the guy I traded for it actually traded a crosser to the previous owner for it who never gave him a log book either 😅
Bought one brand new in 2000 never let me down,sold it with 60,000 miles on it,good starter bikes,cheap parts,as long as you change the oil regular,they are pretty bombproof.
You only have one headlight on at the front all the time,the other is high beam
Parts wise,wemoto should have everything you need,forks are a piece of cake bud.
@camperp195 thanks! Yeah finally got the headlight situation figured out probably should have started with the fuse really 😅 I've managed to source all the parts I need for about £100 so looking forward to getting stuck I to it this week 🤟
Nice work there bud, shame about the MOT but at least you know what to do. Should be straight forward fixes for you. The forks might be a big job and hoping the steam aren't pitted, as this is why sometimes the seals go. Hoping for the best for these for you. But after it's done, you should get around £800 for the bike.
@ljmini732 thanks! I had a feeling there was gunna be some extra things crop up in the MOT at least there's nothing that can't be fixed, I'm looking forward to getting stuck into putting it right 🤟
Hey sam great video that bandit is still a bargain and how's the new van going 😊
Thanks 🤟 new vans going well in need of a clean already but running like a dream 😅
I’ve got a Suzuki Quad like that in my barn. 🙂
@davidmatthews3093 please let me know if you decide to sell it at any point I've not taken on a quad bike project yet 😅
Great bike solid bike hi from bmw rider in cearphilly
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Hi Sam，cool video! Do you got any interest in trying ATOTO's product?☺
Did you do electrician by trade? Cause those wires look way too dam complicated.
I thought the physical v5 logbook is all done online digitally nowadays?
Nope no trade experience I'm actually a delivery driver just learned a bit about bike wiring from having a go 😅 most logbooks can be done online but the previous owner didn't have one so I had to apply for one the old fashion way, luckily I live 5 minutes away from the DVLA building 🤣
Not being nasty, but, it's either, a side standstill or a kick start! Pretty sure that bike didn't have the later. Good luck though.
I take no offence to any comments most of the time it's all helpful so it's all good with me 🤟 I'm not sure entirely what you mean though is it because I called the side stand a kick stand or am I missing something 🤔😅
You do great videos Sam. Maybe just look bit more to your right. You seem to be looking past the camera🤷♂️🤭
Thanks! I think it's because I film from my phone and I look at the screen rather than the camera, hopefully a habit I'll break soon or one that won't be an issue when I get a proper camera 🤟
😂Catafory C means it may have had repairable structural damage and that can range from badly damaged frame paint, through to a dented tube or bent bracket right through to needs going on a jig to straighten it out but it is normally not anything with any significant structural problems, and yes I do know what I am in abaou as I used to work in the salvage industry, a lot of comments here are just quotes taken from numerous websites and not from knowledge or experience, and the running problem is likely the carbs needing cleaning and balancing and none of those fail items are serious or difficult or unusual
Thanks I probably should have fact checked myself rather than just guessing at the whole category thing 🤣 either way the bikes been on the road for 15 years since it's accident so I'm guessing whatever it was couldn't have been that serious 🤞😅
@@SamsAutoAssortium no it was obviously something simple, with the fairing etc it is likely a bent frame bracket of similar and certainly nothing to worry about
Just to correct you….Cat D & Cat C were replaced by Cat N (old cat D non structural) & Cat S ( Old cat C Structural) So the Bandit has had a bit more than ‘cosmetic’ damage.
Thanks I probably should of fact checked myself on that one😅
Ah, we all knew it was too good to be true mate... as others have said, Cat C is structural so best go over it with a fine toothcomb... check the front of the frame where the forks attach as if its been crashed head on then the headstock might be cracked. If it was rear ended then it might have got away with a replacement swing arm. Either way, good luck mate 👍
@AshRowland cheers I should have fact checked myself there but you know me ever the optimist 😅 I'll give it a good look over when I do the forks and stuff this week for the MOT but seeing as it was an accident like 15 years ago and been on the road ever since I'm assuming it was repaired back then but won't hurt to check it over 😅
@@SamsAutoAssortium yeah, sounds like it should be fine... needs fork seals? I've literally done the GPZ ones this evening... nightmare! You'll need a tube to go over the stanction to bash the new seal and bush in, I used a block of wood that I drilled a 38mm hole in 🤣🤣
Also, I feel bad, but I laughed so much when you broke the gear linkage and all you said was "s***" 🤣
I had to replace the one on Kate's Suzuki SV650, pretty much the same part, very flimsy
@AshRowland don't feel bad after cussing myself out I practically was rolling round in laughter at my stupidity... why on earth did I push it down if it was already in first gear 🤦🤣 it is a flimsy part though so I take no blame or responsibility for it 😅
@@SamsAutoAssortium It would have been seen by about 15 MOT men over the years and they haven't seen anything so I'm sure it's fine.
I had a beautiful dark metallic blue Suzuki bandit gsf600 sounded so nice rode lovely but I found it heavy to man(woman ) handle and dropped it on my bf and his car 😮lucky only scratched bf and broken indicator and front brake lever 😢sold it after I fixed it still miss the sound 😕
@alfafan164 they do sound really good especially at the higher revs 🤟 and they are pretty damn heavy, I'm used to much smaller bikes so this was surprisingly heavy the first time I started moving it about 😅
My collector box where the 4go to the one (on the exhaust) rotted a common fault ....mine had just gone through an MOT when I first bought it ...but I felt my rear brake was not working ...me and a mate took it apart and the brake pads crumbled in our hands !dodgy MOT dealer in my area 😮
@alfafan164 that's terrible! There's no room for dodgy MOTs on bikes in my opinion it could end up costing someone their life luckily you caught it before it caused you an accident 🙏
What tyre did you get for 40quid. Big differance in the power of a bandit and for example your lexmoto. Dont skimp on tyres
It's an AVON it's actually like a brand new tyre from someone who breaks bandits you'll see about it in the next episode when I fit it with all the new parts 🤟
Good video mate! Still got money to be made there, just persist and she will be done in no time. Keep them coming bro! I finally got my £300 trade up bike video done, check it out and let me know what you think x
Thanks mate will do 🤟 I'll take a look at it now and let you know👍
you put gearchange on upside down
The first one wasn't right for sure but the 2nd one seems to be on correctly 😅
Pay attention to how long you let it warm up as it’s air cooled.
Thanks will do 🤟
No, it is oil cooled and not air cooled
@@andyc750 so what cools the oil ?
@@malcolmdown9170 same stuff that cools the coolant on a water cooled engine, not rocket science
Looks half tidy buddy
Thanks a few bits left to do and it'll be a half decent bike by the time I'm done with it 🤟
Have u got a full motorcycle license
I actually don't right now which is why I usually only mess with much smaller bikes 😅
@@SamsAutoAssortium i passed mine in 1999 full access as it was then I've got a 1981 suzuki gsx 750 which I will probably put on ebay at some point wanted a motorhome/ camper but funds won't allow yet
@UOO303T nice, I did attempt it before my son was born but I didn't get on with the bike the test company was using very well so after a couple of failed attempts at the mod 1 I shelved it for a bit due to the cost of retrying it and life got in the way... I'll probably try again in 2025 🤟
Why is gear change on right and brake on left?
It's not I think it has something to do with my camera mirroring the video would it looks that way round 😅
V@@SamsAutoAssortium yes, enjoy your content but the mirrored pieces to camera do my head in 😅. Is there a setting on your phone to make it "normal" ?
@andyclapham4688 thanks 🤟 I've turned that setting on and off so many times I'm not even sure what "normal "looks like now, hoping to stop filming with the selfie camera soon so this problem should go away as your not the first to mention it 😅
Cat c is now cat s so was structural damage. Cat d is now cat n was is cosmetic
Thanks I was a bit wrong there then but seems whatever the damage was it must have been repaired 😅🤟
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