[sadrik]

actually i think i am going to call that guy up and go check it out. any idea what it would cost to fix 2nd gear? i have never played around with the transmission on a bike or have any idea what is involved. Keith said $300 for labor....and what...maybe $100 in parts? If i can get the bike for $900-1000, and put $400 into it, that wouldn't be too bad.
or i guess i could always just slap my spare 1100 into it.

From what I've been told by several sources, to get a shop to replace 2nd gear on that generation of Katana, you're looking at maybe $100 in parts, but 15-30h labour. All of these people said they were experienced at doing that job, and they were pretty consistent about the labour estimate.

[Grimmy]

actually i think i am going to call that guy up and go check it out. any idea what it would cost to fix 2nd gear? i have never played around with the transmission on a bike or have any idea what is involved. Keith said $300 for labor....and what...maybe $100 in parts? If i can get the bike for $900-1000, and put $400 into it, that wouldn't be too bad.
or i guess i could always just slap my spare 1100 into it.

From what I've been told by several sources, to get a shop to replace 2nd gear on that generation of Katana, you're looking at maybe $100 in parts, but 15-30h labour. All of these people said they were experienced at doing that job, and they were pretty consistent about the labour estimate.

I did a 1st and 1nd gear replacment, with new shift forks, cylinder and some other stuff inside an EX500 Tranny (kawi,,, I know) and my brother and I pulled the engine, dissassebled the tranny, and reinstalled in probably under 20 hours, no experience, only a manual.

Only part that took time was ordering and waiting on parts....

-Grimmy

[Mojoe]

actually i think i am going to call that guy up and go check it out. any idea what it would cost to fix 2nd gear? i have never played around with the transmission on a bike or have any idea what is involved. Keith said $300 for labor....and what...maybe $100 in parts? If i can get the bike for $900-1000, and put $400 into it, that wouldn't be too bad.
or i guess i could always just slap my spare 1100 into it.

From what I've been told by several sources, to get a shop to replace 2nd gear on that generation of Katana, you're looking at maybe $100 in parts, but 15-30h labour. All of these people said they were experienced at doing that job, and they were pretty consistent about the labour estimate.

if it is only $100 in parts, i might just try it myself.....if i pick the bike up that is.

[sexwax]

Time for a rebuild.

[md86]

Yeah , it's like $200 for parts and a weekend in labor . Thom posted about that a while back . Now about that 1127 ......

[Katgirl]

Sorry about your luck Sadrik, sounds like it could be promising to do it on your own though?

[GSX1100FL]

May we have a moment of silence please while taps is played in memory of sadrik's Kat.

If it were me I would rebuild it & put a bigger engine in it.

Good luck.

[DooD]

Might wanna look at this.....

Clickster