[1216bandit]

Pods and carbs are a tuning nightmare on a lot of setups. I actually put a wideband O2 on my GS to get it right.

Boy, isnt that the truth! I picked up the NGK afr kit while tuning my modified Bandit. Made life SO much easier to see a numeric read out of the air fuel ratio..highly recommended and worth every penny!

 

[1216bandit]

In my opinion, pulling the head off with under 10,000 miles will proove to be a waste of time. New head gasket required when head removed...re- assemble and torque down head...put bike together and run it for a bit...then take it all apart again to re-torque the the head.
Compression test tells a lot...but the leak down will tell you more. If it was me, I would do a valve clearance check...leak down test or compression test...and call er done! With that few miles I would think leak down to be single digit as engine is still relatively new! I would base the decision on pulling the head on the results of the the test.

 

[1216bandit]

Tip of the hat to you Chester! I know first hand how time consuming [but fun/rewarding!] a restoration can be and I'm sure when done it well be well worth the effort!! Looking good and keep the pictures coming.

 

[1216bandit]

I would not have a problem with the cheaper ones at all....not really a part that can fail.