Ok, so I too am starting a Kat fighter build. I don't post on here often but I sure read a lot... my bike is an '89 750 with 38,000 at purchase, 42,500 currently.
The back story: I crashed my bike in July (hit gravel in a RH turn at like 5mph, light damage, mostly scratches and cracks to the right fairing). Three days later I broke my left hand. So, I put the bike up on blocks and did some much needed TLC. During that time I was deciding what to do about the plastic. My friend who rides a Kawi Z1000 fighter has been encouraging me to run naked for awhile. So I stripped off all the plastics and gave it a look... and kinda liked what I saw. So I've been driving around for a few days now with it as a fighter and I'm starting to like it. The bike runs completely different since i tuned it up and cleaned the carbs, and now it looks totally different too.
I really like the openess of the frame under the seat and how thin the removal of the plastics make it. I also really like the look of the CA emissions crap - a fan above the shifter and hydrolic looking chamber under left side of seat. It give the bike a Raod Warrior/MadMax feel. Industrial sculpture...
I HATE the stock headers now (especially those UGLY crossover tubes). I think I'm gonna be selling my plastics and stuff here pretty soon tpp... like the thought of my Kat making me some money. Helps pay for the repairs...
What I've done so far:
*Cut scoop/shovel behind rear tire
*Strip plastics, reflectors, and turn signals
*The removal of nearly everything deemed not necesary or "cool looking"
*Fab windscreen brackets
*Fab license plate bracket
For the future I plan to (in order, pretty much):
*Get a 4-1 header and use a slip on can (have can already, forgot brand)
*Jetkit
*New tank (current one is rusted and has big dent... any other tanks fit kats?!)
*GSXR cams
*New mirrors
*Fab new headlight housing
*New headlight? (but not those damn round ones that everyone is using now!)
*Fab new front tire fairing (or more accurately, cut up old one!)
*minimal Fab of new fairings that go more with this look
*New seat?
*New gauges?
*bar ends, grips, other peripherals
Any thoughts? Would love to hear them...
BTW, this is ontop of Ranchos Palos Verdes - that's Catalina Island behind me
The back story: I crashed my bike in July (hit gravel in a RH turn at like 5mph, light damage, mostly scratches and cracks to the right fairing). Three days later I broke my left hand. So, I put the bike up on blocks and did some much needed TLC. During that time I was deciding what to do about the plastic. My friend who rides a Kawi Z1000 fighter has been encouraging me to run naked for awhile. So I stripped off all the plastics and gave it a look... and kinda liked what I saw. So I've been driving around for a few days now with it as a fighter and I'm starting to like it. The bike runs completely different since i tuned it up and cleaned the carbs, and now it looks totally different too.
I really like the openess of the frame under the seat and how thin the removal of the plastics make it. I also really like the look of the CA emissions crap - a fan above the shifter and hydrolic looking chamber under left side of seat. It give the bike a Raod Warrior/MadMax feel. Industrial sculpture...
I HATE the stock headers now (especially those UGLY crossover tubes). I think I'm gonna be selling my plastics and stuff here pretty soon tpp... like the thought of my Kat making me some money. Helps pay for the repairs...
What I've done so far:
*Cut scoop/shovel behind rear tire
*Strip plastics, reflectors, and turn signals
*The removal of nearly everything deemed not necesary or "cool looking"
*Fab windscreen brackets
*Fab license plate bracket
For the future I plan to (in order, pretty much):
*Get a 4-1 header and use a slip on can (have can already, forgot brand)
*Jetkit
*New tank (current one is rusted and has big dent... any other tanks fit kats?!)
*GSXR cams
*New mirrors
*Fab new headlight housing
*New headlight? (but not those damn round ones that everyone is using now!)
*Fab new front tire fairing (or more accurately, cut up old one!)
*minimal Fab of new fairings that go more with this look
*New seat?
*New gauges?
*bar ends, grips, other peripherals
Any thoughts? Would love to hear them...
BTW, this is ontop of Ranchos Palos Verdes - that's Catalina Island behind me
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