Hey everyone, I'm buying my first bike tomorrow, a 1993 Katana 600. I thought I would start a build thread to keep track of my progress, and to share my experience with the community.
The bike is currently about 50% disassembled, with a blown engine (spun bearing). The seller bought it with assembled, but with a bad engine, then lost interest and decided to sell the bike. I'm taking it home for $300, and will post pics of it in all of it's disassembled glory when I get her in the garage tomorrow or the day after.
Plans/budget for the bike are as follows
Buy new engine $500
Fork seals- $30
Carb cleaner-$10
Plastidip-$50
Chain-$80
Battery-$45
Windscreen-$30
Fuel line-$10
Spray paint-$10
Plastic polish-$5
Bondo lower fairing-$0
Misc cleaning stuff-$20
Total-$790+$300 for bike=$1090
Sell parts engine for $150= $940
Reassemble engine and sell
Strip down to frame
Clean frame and get rid of surface rust
Prime and paint frame
Replace fork seals
Clean and degrease misc parts
Touch up paint various covers etc
Buy new engine
Clean carbs
Get bike running
Polish headlight
Bondo repair lower fairing
Paint/Plastidip plastics
Sync/tune carbs
I'm open to any and all suggestions on parts to purchase, maintenance to be done, stores to check out, and color schemes for the bike.
The bike is currently about 50% disassembled, with a blown engine (spun bearing). The seller bought it with assembled, but with a bad engine, then lost interest and decided to sell the bike. I'm taking it home for $300, and will post pics of it in all of it's disassembled glory when I get her in the garage tomorrow or the day after.
Plans/budget for the bike are as follows
Buy new engine $500
Fork seals- $30
Carb cleaner-$10
Plastidip-$50
Chain-$80
Battery-$45
Windscreen-$30
Fuel line-$10
Spray paint-$10
Plastic polish-$5
Bondo lower fairing-$0
Misc cleaning stuff-$20
Total-$790+$300 for bike=$1090
Sell parts engine for $150= $940
Reassemble engine and sell
Strip down to frame
Clean frame and get rid of surface rust
Prime and paint frame
Replace fork seals
Clean and degrease misc parts
Touch up paint various covers etc
Buy new engine
Clean carbs
Get bike running
Polish headlight
Bondo repair lower fairing
Paint/Plastidip plastics
Sync/tune carbs
I'm open to any and all suggestions on parts to purchase, maintenance to be done, stores to check out, and color schemes for the bike.
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