Righto all you owners of dormant Katanas...

[Redmohawk]

If I dont get some real coin comming in soon I'll have to fit pushbike pedals to my Kat

[TurboKat]

I'm in the same boat lads, zero income ATM so I'm reduced to doing little detail bits that don't cost anything.
I keep telling myself that as a Katana owner, I am actually very rich.

Latheboy is DXFing & organising the "La-ser" cutting of some bits for me now, when I get them I'll be flying.

So Richard, is it a done deal? Did the No's check out?

[El_Hefty]

I thought Mike might have relented and sold you his.....

fuck no im never selling this kat , well maybe never but not in the near future

[Large]

Numbers check out as an 82 GSX1000S Katana JS1GT72A5C--------

Motor says GSX10x-----

Don't know if the block says 998cc...

[El_Hefty]

its gay rich dont buy it

[Large]

Haven't you got emails to send?

[Large]

Went parts shopping today-

http://img5.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/17815/17815992147b6927e81061b9dc833974a69f1e90.jpg

[Large]

Got a few bits-

http://img9.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/17815/1781599408800af63ef944d4b3de8a87db6eb3e1.jpg

http://img5.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/17815/17815996d0b116d8beeaea5699514331cf479fd0.jpg

[Large]

So what's happening blokes.....?

Who has got their Katana running?

Who has got their Katana/s registered?

[Iceman]

I was in the shed today, I walked passed it a few times......

[TurboKat]

Kat 1 is all go.
Did most of my front & rear ZX6/ZX9 wheel/brake conversion last night, just some minor machining still to do to finish which I'll do tonight- Kawasaki parts on a Suzuki - all is right with the world :o
Club permit inspection done (thanx Pete) will get the plate nex week.
Oily engine conversion is under way but requires a few adjustments to the spacers which I'll sort out during the week.
Work is ongoing.

[Large]

Pics or ban Darren.

You wont get another warning.

[TurboKat]

You're not the boss of me.

[GammaBoy]

I just let the rego on my Kat lapse... lol.
Anyone want a big bore kit so I can throw the money at the Kat?

[fimpBIKES]

stop tempting me...

[El_Hefty]

yes tempting it is....

as far as this 'comp' goes yep got the kat to the new shop at springwood and right there it sits

[ALBI]

hey fimp well ,pull ur kat down to its undies , get the frame sandblasted and we'll paint the sucker ??

[fimpBIKES]

dollars albi, dollars...

[Large]

Hey badabimpfimp are you aware that the earlist 750 Kats in Nippon came out from the factory without a screen?

[Large]

True story-

I saw that somewhere. Prolly Allsuzukiseverbuilt or something...but it's true.

You are the ASF Ninja (light)

[ALBI]

dollars albi, dollars...
mate we could paint the frame n donk for less than what you think buddy!!
500ml of COB of ur fav colour
etch primer
1lt 2 k clear
hardener
elbow grease

[fimpBIKES]

hurrah!

[fimpBIKES]

rather do other things, paint last

black engine, polished fins and cases would look kewl imo

[GammaBoy]

stop tempting me...

yes tempting it is....

as far as this 'comp' goes yep got the kat to the new shop at springwood and right there it sits
Doooo eeeeeet.....

[Large]

Just spent a week on it and mines good to gtfo

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1049213_508711859197746_593578272_o.jpg

What do I win cunts?

[Large]

I've done a bit of work on my old one so looks like this-

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/969332_10151766508220086_408836183_n.jpg

Not ready yet...but close

[latheboy]

What do I win cunts?

A kick in the nuts for that ugly piece of shit

[Large]

Ok sorted.

What do I win now cunty cuntoxes?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1001019_10151786674200086_1720150548_n.jpg

[Large]

I'm thinking of going the hardtail look with my other one-

http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a1009843d4922053791504d1a31ca76/tumblr_mq63t8RIdK1r5fvlko1_1280.jpg

[GammaBoy]

Springer forks with radial calipers = epic anti-dive under brakes.
I kinda like it, but kinda dont...

[Large]

Fimp should like that one.

[whale]

Got the Harris back on the road today

1170 kit with 38mm gixxer carbs, great result, it hammers

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s195/whale_63/20130722_1031191_zps50ced806.jpg (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/whale_63/media/20130722_1031191_zps50ced806.jpg.html)

[K6Thou]

Where's the pick up cover ???? Bloody half arsed mechanics hehehehe.

[fimpBIKES]

i like it, but with rear suspension and USD forks
oh, and also it needs clip-ons or GTFO!!!!
:)

[Large]

So I bought 2.5 new (old) Kats

This one is a 7/11

http://img9.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/18265/18265055338da90e360ce42255613b081a6c12e7.jpg

Gonna stick the donk- after a few mods- into this frame-

http://img3.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/18265/182650811e513cf4a02f2a9700e05d883ff716ca.jpg

Which the Kat purists prolly don't like cause it's been modded/braced and it fits in the vin number range for the Wire Wheel or Bathurst Kats.

Big bore kit, Keihin CRs, Wire wheels and a MacIntosh swinger is the plan.

[Large]

Then there's this one.

http://img3.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/18265/182651115875f4485c12a1cdf56091644e351447.jpg

It's a Jap spec 1000. Shinto, anyone?

http://img1.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/18265/18265112b2b0c3ca15e3d072ea92d405b66bcc30.jpg

[fimpBIKES]

braces ftw, meant to be ridden hard NOT hardly ridden!

[GammaBoy]

It's a Jap spec 1000. Shinto, anyone?

http://img1.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/18265/18265112b2b0c3ca15e3d072ea92d405b66bcc30.jpg
Neon Genesis Evangelion!

Fuck the purists. Braced big bore wire wheel Kat ftw.

[Tony Nitrous]

The original design wasn't on a Suzuki,
It was done on a 750 MV Agusta.
The bike is still around and has been restored and is on display.

Looks a bit odd but you can see the evolution.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2e3o45f.jpg

[Large]

Slowly slowy getting the bits together for a Kat with all the cool bits that were available back in the 80's...

http://img2.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/18605/186050320b6c15b4b81e72efc1d3d8747a2eb3f0.jpg

http://img6.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/18605/1860503683b8fe68bf7d9af1e44a6a48f9f5dae9.jpg

[Hagarr]

Got the Harris back on the road today

1170 kit with 38mm gixxer carbs, great result, it hammers

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s195/whale_63/20130722_1031191_zps50ced806.jpg (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/whale_63/media/20130722_1031191_zps50ced806.jpg.html)


Well done, had a chance to figure out how the front end is?

[stiffsimon]

After visiting Casa Del Large on the weekend & ogling his Kat I've found inspiration to get off my fat, lazy arse & get stuck into my own Katana collection so that I actually have one that I can ride. :rolleyes:

It occured to me that I'm not Bob Crusoe when it comes to stagnant/unfinished/unstarted/unrealised Kat builds, I know there are several members who own examples of the best looking motorcycle ever made that have intentions of building them into actual rideable motorcycles so consider this a slap in the face with a gauntlet & a challenge to a duel to the death (maybe bit melodramatic there...)

So, now's the time to man the fuck up & pledge allegiance to the mighty Katana by prioritising your builds & getting stuck in, I'm proposing an ASF Katana build off over a 6 month period starting on April Fools Day,




OK gumbo's. Looks to me that the dead line has been and gone and you all (most)forgot:rolleyes: to post up pics of you're finished Kat's.
So maybe as AFR 2014 is rapidly approaching you can use this as an amended date to post up pics of all your finished Kats. With an extra 6 months under your belt there's going to be some awesome examples to look at ;)

[El_Hefty]

gee simon you for one know exactly how long these things take ... cant be rushed of course, theres at least 6 months of look and ponder and scrutinise and plan and then we can start... TK's timeline was a tad off me thinks


In other words im no where near ... umm errr started?!

[ozzy1100]

Lol I been building the workshop just to build my
bike for over two yrs lol

[GammaBoy]

Mine was finished, then it ate a crank bearing. It's now more apart than it has been since I first built it!

[ozzy1100]

cranks are easy to fix .....

[GammaBoy]

I have a crank sorted - it's all the other shit that I discovered while I was in there.

[Redmohawk]

After all the shit I've been through with the old man and my internal fuckups , life is about normal (for a rannga with a mohawk can get anyhow) I've finally started to turn a spanna on my popup and picked up a almost complete donor GSX750 to build the pop.

[fimpBIKES]

Mine was finished, then it ate a crank bearing. It's now more apart than it has been since I first built it!
Mine was also finished..... but the dog ate it :o

[stiffsimon]

gee simon you for one know exactly how long these things take ... cant be rushed of course, theres at least 6 months of look and ponder and scrutinise and plan and then we can start... TK's timeline was a tad off me thinks


In other words im no where near ... umm errr started?!

Shit did I say AFR 2014, what was I thinking of of course I meant 2020. You're right these lovelies need to mature like a fine wine. ;) Anyway I heard that TK finished his Kat and won his own trophy.

[ozzy1100]

Tk seems to do a lot of things on his own lol

[Tim]

Ran into these two(yes only ones a kat)from SA. father and son I believe, while scrubbing in some new tyres this morning.

[ozzy1100]

Very tasty

[Large]

Me likey both of them very much

[Large]

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad212/Richard065/005a_zpsdd900fcb.jpg

[ozzy1100]

mmmmmmmmmmmm big block

[Large]

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad212/Richard065/010a_zps54179150.jpg

[stiffsimon]

Mmmm, I'm wondering if you get fed up with all this old aircooled stuff you might want to give your clutch a new home ? :rolleyes:
http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad212/Richard065/010a_zps54179150.jpg

[TurboKat]

That looks like about a 1540cc big block with Cosworth forgies, straight cut primary gears, billet clutch & Carillo rods to me.
Maybe you could use Simon's little 1260 for a starter motor. ;)ouch!

Did you buy them RS40s?

How about we make the Xmas drags the new deadline?

[GammaBoy]

And here I am, still being fucked around on an 1170 kit, and having fucked a pair of liners pressing them out of my flogged out barrel so I could skim the bottom of the cylinder to fit a set of zx9 slugs I had lying around.
I seriously give up.

[ozzy1100]

Big block work out only 300 or 400 more after you take into account
Machining. We use MTc ( and surply) you can order them already
honed to size. Heat becomes your prob when u get up around 1500cc
but only stand still in traffic really. There are some cool tricks to over come
this, I'm looking forward to trying them on mine and loging the results.
Nothing wrong with smaller cc's but love big lazy grunt :-)

[GammaBoy]

Yeah. Having a perfect crank that's dead true, I can't justify pulling the crank apart to weld it to run big ccs (1170 is fine on a non welded crank, 1260 starts getting a bit iffy)... starts to become a very expensive exercise...

[stiffsimon]

... starts to become a very expensive exercise...

Fuckin LOL spat my tea over my pooter reading that. Little 1260!! Hmmm I was thinking that maybe I should fit a turbo at some point?

[ozzy1100]

Yeah. Having a perfect crank that's dead true, I can't justify pulling the crank apart to weld it to run big ccs (1170 is fine on a non welded crank, 1260 starts getting a bit iffy)... starts to become a very expensive exercise...
On the kwaka's I don't need to weld the crank unless I split it of run big tyre
Tho lucky I made a crank jig to true cranks. Once you done a few it's not so bad.
I have seen cranks welded with out splitting if it is true.

[GammaBoy]

You can't weld them properly without splitting them... and if the crank is true before you weld it, it sure as shit won't be afterwards.

Might be the Kawas don't make enough power to twist the cranks?

[ozzy1100]

You can't weld them properly without splitting them... and if the crank is true before you weld it, it sure as shit won't be afterwards.

Might be the Kawas don't make enough power to twist the cranks?

Didn't say I liked it done that way (stick welder)
And you just keep telling yourself that mate
then again what the fuck would I know about the subject

[stiffsimon]

Hey Lynton, I agree with Ben. Anyway the crank (rubber band) on your project bike (see below) is bound to twist with all the brutal forces you'll be feeding through it :D



http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n493/ozzy1100/4D021CA6-4B52-4031-848D-474072DAEAD6_zpsrselskfc.jpg

[ozzy1100]

Shhhhhh that's my secret weapon lol

[Tony Nitrous]

Some interesting stuff amongst this .....

http://www.visorvision.co.uk/spa_katana/?page_id=8

[Tony Nitrous]

http://www.parts.suzuki-katana.com/

[GammaBoy]

Ahh, good old rob wilton - the most expensive 530 conversions on the face of the planet!

[Large]

I've been really tempted by a couple of bikes on eGay recently. This one in particular-

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Yamaha-RZ500-RD500-project-bike-Sydney-track-race-RD-RZ-LC-TZ-RG-47x-53g-/251830905406?ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1653

Which might end up something like-

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/6d/2b/89/6d2b89366b991d454f30a69bc5d1b588.jpg

But then I think I've already got 11 bikes and lots of people in "developing nations" only have 1 bike between, maybe 11 people and I'm being greedy so I decided it's time to rationalise down to maybe 6. So I sold my 1400 and the gubmint wont let my rego my ZX12 so that's on the back burner for now.

Then I said to myself. "Large you should get a bike going that would be nice to do a few hunderd ks on and also be good to strap a sixpack of cleanskins on from Dan Murphy's"...like maybe a Katana.

So I checked my stock in the store room and found this handsome fucker that's been sitting for about 9-10 years.

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad212/Richard065/006_zpslzbmvoby.jpg

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad212/Richard065/005_zpsgxbx1n1v.jpg

Tyres are good- I can press my thumbnail into them no probs. Just need to fix the fork leak and I think I'll be going back to twin shocks on the back.

Maybe even get the Autosol on to the wheels if I'm bored one day.

[ozzy1100]

Lovely sir

[hooligan]

Most people put a zip tie around the fork to check travel, large goes for a flanno.
He's fuckin Aussie.

[GammaBoy]

Good shit. I got mine buttoned up and running last weekend, need to find the time to ride it further than around the block...

[ozzy1100]

Good shit. I got mine buttoned up and running last weekend, need to find the time to ride it further than around the block...

Pictures Ben or it didn't happem :-)......

[Gix11]

"So I checked my stock in the store room and found this handsome fucker"

Living the dream mate.

[Tony Nitrous]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSXNRZou7Ws

[Tony Nitrous]

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[Tony Nitrous]

http://www.icon1000.com/bike/new-jack/

[Gix11]

Fuck they're good at marketing. Every demographic covered.

[Tony Nitrous]

Some interesting bits on it,
I like the cooler in the headlight hole,
Cowls to fit the bigger oil cooler and I don't mind the tail.

Still twin shock !

http://s15.postimg.org/uo22n7abv/image.jpg (http://postimage.org/)
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[Hagarr]

Then I said to myself. "Large you should get a bike going that would be nice to do a few hunderd ks on and also be good to strap a sixpack of cleanskins on from Dan Murphy's"...like maybe a Katana.

So I checked my stock in the store room and found this handsome fucker that's been sitting for about 9-10 years.

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad212/Richard065/006_zpslzbmvoby.jpg

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad212/Richard065/005_zpsgxbx1n1v.jpg

Tyres are good- I can press my thumbnail into them no probs. Just need to fix the fork leak and I think I'll be going back to twin shocks on the back.

Maybe even get the Autosol on to the wheels if I'm bored one day.

Zook need to bring this exact configuration out, exactly how they should be!

Thats nice Rich! You want to swap or sell, swap you my Bandit!!!!

[Gitzy]

Fuck they're good at marketing. Every demographic covered.

Pity they have fook all in Australia to buy Si, everything I own is Icon but short from importing it nobody stocks anything. Sucks ballage..


You're an entertaining hooman Richard.. :D

I was thinking about making a Bandikat with one of my B12s you have slightly inspired me to do something..

[Large]

Cleaned the treacle/gunk out of the carb bodies and jets. Cleaned the plugs (Bam ftw!) Fresh fuel and a new battery=

The roundslide rattle-


http://youtu.be/bevbyxppWxk

[fimpBIKES]

Yum!!!

[GammaBoy]

Pictures Ben or it didn't happem :-)......
Rode it to work today - Proof:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t242/Bish_500/Katana Build/IMG_20150306_072355_920_zpseojrzcp6.jpg
sound't a little tappety on the left side valve gear - might have to pop the valve cover off to check the clearances again. Sigh.

[ozzy1100]

Bet it still was happy dance Ben ... Top job looking great
How's it go

[GammaBoy]

I've done a total of maybe 10km since bolting it together - and didn't get a clear run in traffic to be able to open it up - but feels like alot more mid range than before.
I also need to stuff around with the ignition bob weights to get more mech advance so i can retard the start timing to make it easier to light.

[ozzy1100]

Shit hot mate, imo I'd just use a dyna s cause it's easier
Did u only do cams or did u clean the head up as well and how far over size did u go in the bore ?

[GammaBoy]

Head's heavily ported, big valves, skimmed substantially, bored to 1170 (It was a stock bottom end running with aformentioned head/ 514B cams - had substantial mileage on it), cams are a VHR042 on the intake (.348/257* @ 050) and a Cam motion G3 on the exhaust (.345/256* @ 050) on brand new rockers, welded second gear and replaced a few others, high volume oil pump gears, modified pickup and removeable oil strainer, modified the cases for better breathing between the left side cylinders... RS36s, an old megacycle header and an oldskool Yosh can... I've already reworked the wiring a bit once for the Dyna rev limiter, can't be fucked wiring in a full dyna - also, trying to keep costs down (LOL!)

My set of slotted cam gears didn't quite let me put the timing on the exhaust cam where I wanted it - it's a little advanced (by about 2 or 3 degrees over what I want), but opening the exhaust early probably helps with the slightly restrictive can...

[Large]

I've done a total of maybe 10km since bolting it together - and didn't get a clear run in traffic to be able to open it up - but feels like alot more mid range than before.
I also need to stuff around with the ignition bob weights to get more mech advance so i can retard the start timing to make it easier to light.

Have you checked the Ignitech ignition stuff.

http://www.ignitech.cz/en/

Apparently they do away with the Dyna stuff.

http://forums.bikeme.tv/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=22432&hilit=ignitech

[ozzy1100]

Dyna s simply replaces the points unit under the cover and feeds the coils simple cheep easy and work really well
Ingntech do some really interesting stuff but I'll stick to a dyna cause I know they work (2000 or 4000 depending how I set up the 8 plug head)
Some great specks there Ben, you weren't temped for bigger cams :-) joe gets some really nice laser cut tappet cover spacers made up... I'll need them as I'll be 400 or more lift, Scott is running 420's at just over 110 dec from mem on 29 smooth bores
It's hard to go past rs's they really work well and are good to tune
Fuck this air cooled stuff is fun :-) and can out of hand way to easy lol

[GammaBoy]

Gsx motors have electronic ignition from factory, there's none of this points bullshit. Mechanical advance curve though, EFs got full electronic though. Yeah, didn't want to go too spastic on the cam specs, got to be able to use the thing, it's not a drag bike.

[GammaBoy]

Oh, and an Ignitech box is on the shopping list for the other bike after the VJ23 race kit CDI set fire to a capacitor...

[ozzy1100]

500 lift is drag bike 400 is still street bike lol in all honesty they are not a bad choose
You thinking coil over plug with the ignitech ?

[GammaBoy]

Nope, will just use the vj23 specific ignitech as a programmable replacement for the race kit CDI.

[ozzy1100]

Nope, will just use the vj23 specific ignitech as a programmable replacement for the race kit CDI.
Nice
Did u do the convertion of the stater you where thinking of ?

[craig]

6421
Picked this up a couple of weeks ago, 84 750 pop tart. Been sitting since 09 but scrubbed up ok. Don't know what to do with it yet, think I might just leave it as is and ride it. I know it's not the full blown 1100 katana but it still a kat isn't it.

[GammaBoy]

Nice
Did u do the convertion of the stater you where thinking of ?
Nah, need to get my lathe sorted before I get stuck into any of those shenanigans.