will a 600cc suzuki hornet engine fit a 400cc bandit bike?

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Nicola C

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I am replacing the engine in my 400cc Suzuki Bandit and have been told that the engine from a 600cc Honda Hornet will fit but don't want to rush into buying it in case it turns out to more bother than its worth. Does anyone know if it will fit. Any help would be most welcome. Thanks
 
Motorcycle engines are not plug and play. You can not easily swap an engine from one model to a different model. Things like motor mounts, linkages, and wiring won't match up. Many times the physical dimensions of the larger motor won't allow it to fit into the smaller frame withou some major frame modifications. Many times there will even be enough differences from the same model bike but a different model year that can make a swap difficult.

Pretty much the only engine that will easily fit this frame is another 400cc Suzuki Bandit that is the same model year.
 
No is the answer in short, not exactly, the engine mounts/location of bolts are likely to be different especially mixing a honda engine with a suzuki frame, have you seen the honda engine as yet to see where the mounting bolts are..and tried working out if they are even in the right place for your suzuki frame?...you may also need to widen the frame for the engine to fit in..
 
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