So this is my first bike build. ( Admins if I'm in the wrong section please move). I worked in a motorcyle shop for 3 years after graduating from YTI for mechanics. Bought an R1 shortly after and got side swiped about 6 months after. Havent ridden in about 8 years. Was looking at bikes and was originally looking at a bandit 1200. Common sense ( and maybe a little bit more mature wisdom) took over and decided that maybe since its my first bike in a long time I should pick up something a little more user friendly. Enter my 2001 katana with 11k on the clock for 1650. The bike has a full Yoshi exhaust and thats probably about as much actual power add as Im gonna go with.
Plans for the bike.
- street fighter front
-03 tail with busa integrated light
-revalved forks
-nissin brake swap
-gsxr master cylinder
- complete tune up over winter ( plugs,wires, valve clearances )
-rear cowl
-newer style front fender
Anyone have any suggestions on what plugs these bikes like? I normally use ngk. Same question about wires.
This is what it looked like when I got it. P/O installed some tacky led turn signal strips and some other ghetto wiring and some chicken wire in the fairings.
Last night I did the tail light swap. Im gonna completely strip down for paint this winter when I do the street fighter front. Should have only taken me an hour. However most of the wiring was just wire nutted together so I took the time to solder and heat shrink the wires. Also the battery try/undertail area has been hacked up so Im gonna cut some sheet metal when I get a chance to cover the whole underside
Also got some new Conti motion tires to throw on this weekend.
Plans for the bike.
- street fighter front
-03 tail with busa integrated light
-revalved forks
-nissin brake swap
-gsxr master cylinder
- complete tune up over winter ( plugs,wires, valve clearances )
-rear cowl
-newer style front fender
Anyone have any suggestions on what plugs these bikes like? I normally use ngk. Same question about wires.
This is what it looked like when I got it. P/O installed some tacky led turn signal strips and some other ghetto wiring and some chicken wire in the fairings.
Last night I did the tail light swap. Im gonna completely strip down for paint this winter when I do the street fighter front. Should have only taken me an hour. However most of the wiring was just wire nutted together so I took the time to solder and heat shrink the wires. Also the battery try/undertail area has been hacked up so Im gonna cut some sheet metal when I get a chance to cover the whole underside
Also got some new Conti motion tires to throw on this weekend.
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