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I thought I'd throw my build in here to get some feedback on what I'm doing, and at least show how not to do certain things. 
A year ago I bought a roughed up '93 GSX600F (they're not called Katana here, that name is reserved for the real Katanas). To be honest it looked like crap, and still do to some extent.
As I got it so late in the year I drove it home and tore it apart for some service. After dealing with that I found a cheap 2nd hand Laser 4-2-1 exhaust and an undertail and some other standard modifications. Rode it all summer while collecting parts for a rebuild. Not one of the all-out projects I've seen on this site, but hopefully enough to satisfy myself.
So far I've dug up a '91 GSXR750 cylinder and head and a set of Mikuni VM29SS flatslides to go onto my spare 600cc engine block. That should give me a bit more power than the standard 600cc engine.
To make it stop a bit better a found a '93 GSXR750W front end (with brakes), which also came with a 5.5" rear wheel. As I couldn't let that wheel just sit in the shop I quickly bought a '98 Bandit 1200 swing arm to make it fit. The swinger isn't mounted up yet, I'm still waiting for the spacers to arrive. The frame will be modified to fit the Bandit swing and I've gotten a set of '01 GSXR600 rear sets as the standard ones wont fit once the frame is chopped for fitting the swinger.
Other than that I've just gotten a few small things which I've happend to stumble upon on my way, '07 GSXR600 radial brake master, SRAD rev counter/speedo, a GSX750F oil cooler and '04 GSXR750 rear shock to raise the rear end a bit.
At the moment I'm waiting for the swing arm spacers to arrive, so I can mount the swinger and figure out where to mount the rear sets.
Next up will be fixing the plastics and perhaps find a new tail, and of course throw some paint on the frame and plastics, as they look horrible at the moment. And it wont be any better after I start cutting and welding the frame.
A year ago I bought a roughed up '93 GSX600F (they're not called Katana here, that name is reserved for the real Katanas). To be honest it looked like crap, and still do to some extent.
As I got it so late in the year I drove it home and tore it apart for some service. After dealing with that I found a cheap 2nd hand Laser 4-2-1 exhaust and an undertail and some other standard modifications. Rode it all summer while collecting parts for a rebuild. Not one of the all-out projects I've seen on this site, but hopefully enough to satisfy myself.
So far I've dug up a '91 GSXR750 cylinder and head and a set of Mikuni VM29SS flatslides to go onto my spare 600cc engine block. That should give me a bit more power than the standard 600cc engine.
To make it stop a bit better a found a '93 GSXR750W front end (with brakes), which also came with a 5.5" rear wheel. As I couldn't let that wheel just sit in the shop I quickly bought a '98 Bandit 1200 swing arm to make it fit. The swinger isn't mounted up yet, I'm still waiting for the spacers to arrive. The frame will be modified to fit the Bandit swing and I've gotten a set of '01 GSXR600 rear sets as the standard ones wont fit once the frame is chopped for fitting the swinger.
Other than that I've just gotten a few small things which I've happend to stumble upon on my way, '07 GSXR600 radial brake master, SRAD rev counter/speedo, a GSX750F oil cooler and '04 GSXR750 rear shock to raise the rear end a bit.
At the moment I'm waiting for the swing arm spacers to arrive, so I can mount the swinger and figure out where to mount the rear sets.
Next up will be fixing the plastics and perhaps find a new tail, and of course throw some paint on the frame and plastics, as they look horrible at the moment. And it wont be any better after I start cutting and welding the frame.
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