CALfeRacer
Fat man on a little bike
So, I think it's about time to start a thread for my Katana. I bought it a month or so ago and have been riding and working on it since then.
When I got it, it ran but had a high idle. P.O. said he had cleaned carbs and such but never synced them. It also had a K&N filter & Two Brothers Stainless Exhaust. I rode it for a while, but could tell it was a bit... hodge podge. There was some valve tick, a couple of horribly done side covers, lots of zip ties, some "custom" wiring for broken front turn signals.. and lots of little things to indicate that the P.O. really probably shouldn't be allowed to do their own work on motorcycles... Along with this the fairings were held on with zip ties and came with a bag of mounting screws... which were all the wrong size. Bike was also terribly painted orange.. big runs and all. So, the fairings came off and I decided to take a streetfighter route with it. Fairings weren't too pretty anyways
Since then I've set the valves, replaced many gaskets and seals, started designing a dash to hold the speedo and tach, got the missing crank breather tube, patched a hole in the exhaust, got tank mounts, and lots of little things done.
As of today, the gas tank needs to be cleaned and sealed, as the gas I drained came out pretty nasty... Once I get this sorted I'll get to carb syncing. Plan is to use a headlight from my CB400T and tuck the excess wiring in there. I'd like to make some carbon fiber side panels to cover the gap between the tank and frame normally taken up by the fairings. Main goal is to get the bike running good and rideable before heading to school. Pics are of the bike when I got it and a demo of the round headlight.
When I got it, it ran but had a high idle. P.O. said he had cleaned carbs and such but never synced them. It also had a K&N filter & Two Brothers Stainless Exhaust. I rode it for a while, but could tell it was a bit... hodge podge. There was some valve tick, a couple of horribly done side covers, lots of zip ties, some "custom" wiring for broken front turn signals.. and lots of little things to indicate that the P.O. really probably shouldn't be allowed to do their own work on motorcycles... Along with this the fairings were held on with zip ties and came with a bag of mounting screws... which were all the wrong size. Bike was also terribly painted orange.. big runs and all. So, the fairings came off and I decided to take a streetfighter route with it. Fairings weren't too pretty anyways
Since then I've set the valves, replaced many gaskets and seals, started designing a dash to hold the speedo and tach, got the missing crank breather tube, patched a hole in the exhaust, got tank mounts, and lots of little things done.
As of today, the gas tank needs to be cleaned and sealed, as the gas I drained came out pretty nasty... Once I get this sorted I'll get to carb syncing. Plan is to use a headlight from my CB400T and tuck the excess wiring in there. I'd like to make some carbon fiber side panels to cover the gap between the tank and frame normally taken up by the fairings. Main goal is to get the bike running good and rideable before heading to school. Pics are of the bike when I got it and a demo of the round headlight.