[DClark]

Mint condition and a Corbin seat have nothing to do with getting the same performance as an 1100 out of a 600 frame with 1127 motor. Insurance would be cheaper here for a 600 frame with 1100 motor. And what Scotty said as well.

I am making the point of not cannibalizing a good bike. Taking the 1100 motor out of a perfect Kat 1100 to put into a Kat 600 is just plain stupid, it doesn't get any dumber than that.Handling? If you are concerned with handling, you wouldn't be riding a heavy steel framed bike. Plus, I don't see how adding a heavier motor to a 600 will help the handling. As for looks, the 1100 looks way better than the 600, has the classy looking power shield and doesn't look like a moose from the front.
My kat 1100 still looks great parked next to my '11 C14. Got a kat 600? Those are cute little bikes- do they come with training wheels too?

[arsenic]

Handling? If you are concerned with handling, you wouldn't be riding a heavy steel framed bike.

[cintidude04]

As I recall your question was "do you think you can put $2000 into your bike and get the same performance as a 1100?" and I said yes I can. You don't have to canabalize a good condition bike to get the same engine. And are you sure the engine is heavier? I've never really looked into that so it's an honest question, not a sarcastic one. Seems to me if they are the same size but the 1127 has larger cylinders which means more metal removed inside then it would be a little lighter.

[stretched600]

Best answer...

Put an 1127 or bandit 1200 motor in it.

Or... spend nearly that much with gsxr cams, jetkit, exhaust, tuning for a very small gain.

A search of the site will give you more details on those options.

Krey

+2 http://www.gsxrzone.com/enginekits.html

[loudnlow7484]

you can probably get a used kat 1100 (like mine!) for $2000- do you think you can put $2000 into your bike and get the same performance as a 1100? Makes more sense to just buy a different bike. Have fun!

As said, easily...... 2000 non-riding-season dollars could get an awful lot. A B12 with a dot head, a full exhaust.....maybe a set of well-used flatslides if you are really finding some craigslist gems. That would be a vicious setup in a 600 frame.

The 1100 might have the engine already, but it's also a solid 100lbs heavier, has a 4" longer wheelbase (even 2" longer than a Hayabusa, in fact!) and has limited choices in even semi-modern rubber due to its dinosaurish 16" wheels. Sure, if I was doing a cross-country tour, I'd probably choose the bike with the longer wheelbase and the power windscreen..... but since I ride for general commuting and backroads scratching, I'd have to say the modified 600 would be a better go.

In truth, though...... if you had a Katana 600 in decent shape, and were going to drop $2000 into it over the course of the winter in aims of going faster, you should probably just pick a different bike. Come off of the $3000-$3500 up front during the winter and pick up something faster, and then pawn off the Katana in the spring. 8-10 year old 600-class sportbikes go for $3500 all day in the winter, and are faster than your Katana would be with thousands in mods.

[arsenic]

and are faster than your Katana would be with thousands in mods.

That describes like every bike every DESIGNED after 1993. The Tuna is based on a 1985 engine design.

[loudnlow7484]

That describes like every bike every DESIGNED after 1993. The Tuna is based on a 1985 engine design.

Suzuki definitely got their money's worth out of that one...... who else can run a 20 year span with the same basic engine architecture?

[arsenic]

I agree 100%. That doesn't mean that a Katana wasn't outdated in 1995.