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Hey all, new to the list... Just bought a 96 750 Katana, and I have a few problems.
1: Starter. Bike starts just fine from cold. Starter kicks in perfectly. After the engine is warm, if you shut the bike off, and then try to restart it, it has a difficult time turning the motor over (difficult, as in, it'll try to turn it over, and stops, it won't continue to make the cranking noise). If you hit the start switch two or three times, it eventually turns over and starts just fine. I was told by the previous owner that it was the starter. He put a new battery in it and checked everything else. I bought a starter on ebay for $35 and plan to install it. Are there any gotchas? I assume I have to drain the oil, although I'm pretty new to motor cycles so I could be wrong. I just noticed the o-ring on the end.
2. I went to drive it on Saturday morning, and just by happenstance, I noticed the head light wasn't working. I replaced the fuse and everything seems fine. I've put 300 miles on it since then, with multiple starts, and it's still doing fine. Just wasn't sure if there was anything I should be looking for.
Common sense would tell me that there may be some underlying electrical problems, but I wanted the bike, and took a chance. Hopefully my purchase doesn't turn into a money pit.
Thanks everyone for thier help.
1: Starter. Bike starts just fine from cold. Starter kicks in perfectly. After the engine is warm, if you shut the bike off, and then try to restart it, it has a difficult time turning the motor over (difficult, as in, it'll try to turn it over, and stops, it won't continue to make the cranking noise). If you hit the start switch two or three times, it eventually turns over and starts just fine. I was told by the previous owner that it was the starter. He put a new battery in it and checked everything else. I bought a starter on ebay for $35 and plan to install it. Are there any gotchas? I assume I have to drain the oil, although I'm pretty new to motor cycles so I could be wrong. I just noticed the o-ring on the end.
2. I went to drive it on Saturday morning, and just by happenstance, I noticed the head light wasn't working. I replaced the fuse and everything seems fine. I've put 300 miles on it since then, with multiple starts, and it's still doing fine. Just wasn't sure if there was anything I should be looking for.
Common sense would tell me that there may be some underlying electrical problems, but I wanted the bike, and took a chance. Hopefully my purchase doesn't turn into a money pit.
Thanks everyone for thier help.
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