fimpKAT (Fimp's 1100 Katana)

[fimpBIKES]

fimpKAT!!!!!

[fimpBIKES]

[ozkat]

ONYA fimp, maybe there should be a Katana section in ASF?

[BOHEMION]

Settle down big fella, I think we decided it was not gonna be a porn site! ooooooh yeah sexy kat ooh yah oooo baby [:0][B)]

[Rich]

Nice one fimp, you Kat guys are out of control. It's blokes like you pushing the prices up on the classics.

Cheers Rich

[BOHEMION]

hahaahahahahahaah blame shagggy shanchez Shane'o.... Kats are now in my dreams!

[ozkat]

Mechanical porn is ok by me. Boh i realise now you get a hardon everytime you see a Katana

[BOHEMION]

Yes and it all your fault! I a good look at one today when i was test riding some other bikes. Was soo eager. But.. I need a every day rider and da Kat would be a strict weekender

[Rich]

Must admit the Kat styling is timeless. Wouldn't mind one in my shed, one day..... The thing is with all the interest they attract they're going to be snapped up in no time.

Cheers Rich

[ozkat]

I dunno why they cant be a daily ride, 100000+ km without an engine rebuild on lots of GSX engines.

[BOHEMION]

I have done some research since all the hype on this site, and there a piece of history. Every day rider with 90 plus K's a day. I would want my Kat to retain value

[Rich]

Don't know about that one Boh, I'd rather one as an every day rider than weekender. Cruising to and from work with a shit eating grin day in day out

Cheers Rich

100,000+ km?

More like 2-300,000 km.............. at least, the engines are bullet proof, and most were daily riders.

[Rich]

You reckon Ozkat has hyped them up here at ASF ?? I reckon Ozkat uses all his hype on the Minister for War and Finance at home....

Cheers Rich

[BOHEMION]

hahhahaha, But if i think if worth Babying than i will.... treat it like gold.

Kats weren't built for 'babying' mate.

King of the Muscle Bikes, and they like to flex'em.

[BOHEMION]

hheheehehe
I wish, But New Skool is for me at the moment. Old Sanchez School will be soon

[fimpBIKES]

ok so here is the spec

Braced Chassis (with engineers certificate)
Chino (or something like that) fork brace
K&N Pods plus jetting (because the bracing meant no room for airbox, what a pity )
Braided lines on the front and a brake master from a later model gixxer
heated hand-grips...
brand new battery a few days ago
sprockets and chain apparently only a few hundred k's old
jet-something aftermarket exhaust (with noise testing certificates)

the negatives,

honda VT-whatever rear blinkers
broken tacho needle but can still sort of see where it is going
paint is looking a bit old
screen is all crappy looking
brakes are still shite

Good news
only out of rego last september
has a noise thingy but goes away when u pull the clutch in
i measured the battery volts (thanks chalky) and all is good. apparently stator rewound recently
fairings are all in very good condition other than the paint
tyres are legal (although i might swap them for something a bit better)
should sail through rego on monday without any worries

this will be my new daily-rider/work ute
its actually pretty easy to move around once its rollng

already have a list of stuff i want to do, but this wont be touched til i have other things in order...


so, let the bidding begin
how much did i pay??
first to guess wins a free beer at the fools [B)]

[ozkat]

3.5k

That noise'll be the clutch basket, not a problem, but easily fixed if it bothers you. If you leave the bike on it's side stand the clutch basket will come out without even draining the oil.

3k