Thank you

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Just wanted to extend a hearty thank you to the great people in our little community. I bought my latest Katana a few months ago (2001 Kat 600) and it had an idle problem, choke didn't work, headlight/electrical problem, etc.

I had never worked on a motorcycle before, but with the help of the great people here & my trusty Haynes manual I was able to fix all of my own problems.

So far I've
replaced the choke cable
replaced a main fairing
replaced starter cover
disassembled, cleaned, reassembled and reinstalled the carburetors
adjusted the fuel/air mixture
replaced the air filter
replaced the spark plugs
changed oil & filter
replaced entire wiring harness & headlight harness
replaced both headlight bulbs
etc.

The bike now idles nicely even after it heats up at a nice 1100 RPMs. The choke works great. The headlights work perfectly.

Thanks again to everyone here who helps others.

[The CyberPoet]

Just a tip: the warm-idle for your bike should be set to 1250 - 1350 RPM.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

[source]

Just a tip: the warm-idle for your bike should be set to 1250 - 1350 RPM.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

Thanks again. It currently idles at 2k while choked at initial startup and 1100 once warmed up, without choke, say at a traffic light.

[md86]

Wow , nice work .