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Staring this thread as a placeholder for questions I'm sure that I am going to have. My GF bought this bike for $1300 and its pretty sound, but it MUST have had 6 quarts of oil in it when we go it back, so the maintenance history is questionable.
Its a 1994 Kat 750. Its got a V&H pipe on it, I don't know if its a slip-on or full system, its rusted pretty good and I haven't seen enough of them to tell the difference stock or not. I'll post pics later. Bike starts faster then my Speed Triple, but it also jumps to 4000rpm if you leave the choke all the way out.
What we've fixed so far
New Tires (BT-45Vs)
New blinkers (and fluid
)
New Mirror
Passed inspection and its all legal, and everything works.
What I can see so far, it needs (minimum)
Chain (found an O-ring hanging out)
Fork Seals (surprise! 16 year old bike)
The real reason I'm rambling on? The carbs of course. The bike has a pronounced stumble just over 3000rpm. I can work around it but the GF is really new, and she may or may not have the touch with the clutch to slip it and not let it jerk. Once its on the mains it pulls nice, smooth, and strong. So I'm thinking its lean on the idle circuit. I'm also wondering if it has a full system and stock jets
Tonight I took it apart a little. I got to the tank and relized its been a decade since I had a carb bike and I don't think I EVER worked on a CV carb, so there is going to be a bit of a learning curve. I'll get a hold of a haynes or something tomorrow, because simply, I don't know enough about these bikes.
I'll give it one thing its a VERY easy bike to ride. Nice and plush, well balanced with none of the hard edges my Speed Triple or Daytona excell in.
The best part: Because my GF is bad ***, we got it home and she looked at the almighty Kan-o-tuna, and at my Speed Triple and asked me "what do we have to do to get rid of all the plastic". She wants to fighter it out
....so that'll be coming to.
Its a 1994 Kat 750. Its got a V&H pipe on it, I don't know if its a slip-on or full system, its rusted pretty good and I haven't seen enough of them to tell the difference stock or not. I'll post pics later. Bike starts faster then my Speed Triple, but it also jumps to 4000rpm if you leave the choke all the way out.
What we've fixed so far
New Tires (BT-45Vs)
New blinkers (and fluid
)New Mirror
Passed inspection and its all legal, and everything works.
What I can see so far, it needs (minimum)
Chain (found an O-ring hanging out)
Fork Seals (surprise! 16 year old bike)
The real reason I'm rambling on? The carbs of course. The bike has a pronounced stumble just over 3000rpm. I can work around it but the GF is really new, and she may or may not have the touch with the clutch to slip it and not let it jerk. Once its on the mains it pulls nice, smooth, and strong. So I'm thinking its lean on the idle circuit. I'm also wondering if it has a full system and stock jets
Tonight I took it apart a little. I got to the tank and relized its been a decade since I had a carb bike and I don't think I EVER worked on a CV carb, so there is going to be a bit of a learning curve. I'll get a hold of a haynes or something tomorrow, because simply, I don't know enough about these bikes.
I'll give it one thing its a VERY easy bike to ride. Nice and plush, well balanced with none of the hard edges my Speed Triple or Daytona excell in.
The best part: Because my GF is bad ***, we got it home and she looked at the almighty Kan-o-tuna, and at my Speed Triple and asked me "what do we have to do to get rid of all the plastic". She wants to fighter it out
....so that'll be coming to.
same bike, look for KatBusa in the long term projects in suzuki katana talk and thank you!
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