1988 Katana 600 Carb Rebuild Kit

[88kat600il]

I have my kat at the mechanic so he can rebuild the carbs and he wants me to find 4 rebuild kits. I have searched the forum and can't find an answer. I have checked many sites online and called local dealers.

Is there a carb rebuild kit for a 1988 Katana 600? Carbkitscapital.com has the part listed as 48-1945 but they are out of stock and so is the only other place I found them online(partsnmore.com). I am almost to the point where I make the mechanic call the dealer and order individual parts rather than finding a cheaper kit.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

[05RedKat600]

I have my kat at the mechanic so he can rebuild the carbs and he wants me to find 4 rebuild kits. I have searched the forum and can't find an answer. I have checked many sites online and called local dealers.

Is there a carb rebuild kit for a 1988 Katana 600? Carbkitscapital.com has the part listed as 48-1945 but they are out of stock and so is the only other place I found them online(partsnmore.com). I am almost to the point where I make the mechanic call the dealer and order individual parts rather than finding a cheaper kit.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

The MECHANIC wants you to find rebuild kits? Isn't that what you're paying him for?

[arsenic]

You really don't have any idea how expensive all the individual parts are do you? My opinion of the 88-89 Katana 600 carbs is not good. IMO you'd be far better off buying a set of rebuilt 90-97 600 carbs and swapping. Which cost money. But if you're considering buying individual parts for some crappy carbs, money obviously isn't a factor.

[88kat600il]

Carb rebuild kits are usually only $15 so that is why I am looking for the kit. I understand it would cost more for the individual parts. I also understand that arsenic sells rebuilt carbs and therefore is biased to just go out and spend $400 on carbs(much more than spending $100 on individual parts).

I am using an independent mechanic to save some bucks since the bike isn't worth much, I don't want to drop a lot of money into it. That is why he wanted me to bring my own parts with. He cut me a deal on labor, so I am just trying to make his life easy.

[arsenic]

$100 on individual parts? You're obviously clueless. The float needle and seat alone are $41.50 EACH. You need 4 of them. Good luck.

[05RedKat600]

Arsenic doesn't do 88-89 carbs because they suck lol. Parts for those things are hard to come by. There is a way to use the 90-97 carbs on there, but would require a bit of work. It WOULD solve the hard to get parts and sucky carbs issue though.

I'm not even finding the kits on Ebay. Everywhere I looked was out of stock. I think at this point it's going to be a piece by piece thing.

[88kat600il]

so your total was $166 for the parts. How is being off by $66 clueless? Thanks for making a new member feel welcome in the forum! Also thanks for not giving me an answer on my original question on if I can find a rebuild kit.

[arsenic]

sudco.com
Email them. The needle valve assembly is p/n 007-957. The float bowl gasket is p/n 021-875

so your total was $166 for the parts. How is being off by $66 clueless? Thanks for making a new member feel welcome in the forum! Also thanks for not giving me an answer on my original question on if I can find a rebuild kit.

Your total isn't $166 for the parts, it's $166 for the float needles and seats. THAT is why you're clueless. You're welcome BTW.

[88kat600il]

Thanks for your help RedKat!!!

[05RedKat600]

Thanks for your help RedKat!!!

For the amount of money you will spend on needles and seats ALONE, you still need A/F screw gaskets, bowl gaskets, and other parts, you will most likely be money ahead by converting to 90-97 carbs at this point. Fo realz.

Needles and seats aren't rebuild kits, just a small part of them. SO the 166 will end up being a lot more in the end.

[wickeded]

Stop while you are in to deep.

If the person who specialize in Katana carbs will not touch the 88-89 model why would you trust an independent mech to get your carbs working properly when he doesn't even know where to get the rebuild kits?

[arsenic]

cluelessness

[Jarvo]

I have 88 carbs and have re-built them twice with no problems other than the usual (stripped screw heads).
my re-build kits only cost me £12 each,sorry don't know how much in $.
I don't think its the best idea to spend out on new carbs when they can be re-built for a fraction of the cost!

[05RedKat600]

I have 88 carbs and have re-built them twice with no problems other than the usual (stripped screw heads).
my re-build kits only cost me £12 each,sorry don't know how much in $.
I don't think its the best idea to spend out on new carbs when they can be re-built for a fraction of the cost!

Kits aren't available here, that's the point. At least none in stock.

[Jarvo]

Kits aren't available here, that's the point. At least none in stock.

But even buying them from the uk and with shipping to the us its still a lot cheaper than buying new carbs its a no brain-er really unless the guy doesn't mind wasting money.