Yesterday shimmed the kickstand, fixed a fault with the highbeams (ground was burned out, likely due to a previous bit of tinkering, shouldn't be an issue anymore) and rebuilt rear caliper, replaced pads, and bled. Today: front break systems.
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Last edited by rarva; 07-15-2016, 06:07 PM.GSX 600f '88
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Custom "Ricardo Amado" OEM Style Led Gauges | Gear Display OEM Style Mod | GSX400f Gas/Oil Temp OEM Style Mod | '94 BST33ST Carbs | '96 GSX750f Swingarm Mod | '01 GSX600f Wheels Swap Mod | R6 Competition Rear Suspension Mod | 15/49 Sprockets 525 Chain Conversion | Dyna Beads | '89 GSXR750 Cams
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Last edited by rarva; 07-21-2016, 08:47 PM.GSX 600f '88
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Custom "Ricardo Amado" OEM Style Led Gauges | Gear Display OEM Style Mod | GSX400f Gas/Oil Temp OEM Style Mod | '94 BST33ST Carbs | '96 GSX750f Swingarm Mod | '01 GSX600f Wheels Swap Mod | R6 Competition Rear Suspension Mod | 15/49 Sprockets 525 Chain Conversion | Dyna Beads | '89 GSXR750 Cams
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Tore down the top end on the 88 GSX600FJ
The rest of the bike is ready to go once I finish the rebuild on the engine.
My 1988 Suzuki Katana GSX600FJ Restoration. After buying this exact bike in 1988 and riding it from NJ to California in 1988 and back a year later, I sold it with about 21k miles in October of 1991. Since then, I had regretted it and decided to search for the bike with the old VIN number in February of 2015. Could not believe I found it for sale on Craigslist, bought it sight unseen, and finally picked it up. The previous owners changed to aftermarket fairings and had a blue tank on it. The seat was recovered in black vinyl. It still had the signal lights and Vance and Hines exhaust I installed on it. The restoration is now completed in May of 2017, exactly 29 years after the original purchase. I paid $3199 for it when it was new. The total purchase, powder coating, machine shop, and parts added up to $3208. Aside from the powder coating, boring the cylinders, head work, and fork rebuilds, I completed all of the work myself. Even handled the start up, balancing of the carbs, and tuning to be a daily rider. Of course it will not be, as I think I burned 8 of my 9 lives on this thing back in the 80's. Please check out the shots and share your thoughts!
-JL
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looking good!
Originally posted by jonnylit View PostThe rest of the bike is ready to go once I finish the rebuild on the engine.
My 1988 Suzuki Katana GSX600FJ Restoration. After buying this exact bike in 1988 and riding it from NJ to California in 1988 and back a year later, I sold it with about 21k miles in October of 1991. Since then, I had regretted it and decided to search for the bike with the old VIN number in February of 2015. Could not believe I found it for sale on Craigslist, bought it sight unseen, and finally picked it up. The previous owners changed to aftermarket fairings and had a blue tank on it. The seat was recovered in black vinyl. It still had the signal lights and Vance and Hines exhaust I installed on it. The restoration is now completed in May of 2017, exactly 29 years after the original purchase. I paid $3199 for it when it was new. The total purchase, powder coating, machine shop, and parts added up to $3208. Aside from the powder coating, boring the cylinders, head work, and fork rebuilds, I completed all of the work myself. Even handled the start up, balancing of the carbs, and tuning to be a daily rider. Of course it will not be, as I think I burned 8 of my 9 lives on this thing back in the 80's. Please check out the shots and share your thoughts!
-JLGSX 600f '88
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Custom "Ricardo Amado" OEM Style Led Gauges | Gear Display OEM Style Mod | GSX400f Gas/Oil Temp OEM Style Mod | '94 BST33ST Carbs | '96 GSX750f Swingarm Mod | '01 GSX600f Wheels Swap Mod | R6 Competition Rear Suspension Mod | 15/49 Sprockets 525 Chain Conversion | Dyna Beads | '89 GSXR750 Cams
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Today I abandoned mine at the end of the driveway after an aborted attempt to ride to work. Sigh.
It was warming up and I was getting my gear on to leave home when I noticed the idle started dropping. I then found that the choke lever no longer had any impact on RPMs. Responded to throttle normally. After that I then heard what sounded like a waterfall and noticed the gas pouring down the engine and pooling under the bike. Hit the cutoff and waited while smoke came rolling out the right exhaust pipe for a couple minutes. After a bit I was pretty sure it wasn't going to catch on fire (pool evaporated, engine cooling off, no more dripping, and no more smoke), so left for work in a car instead (although, I did push the bike down the driveway so it wouldn't be near the house, JUST in case). Oddly, the whole time the engine sounded just fine, smooth as always, no missing. I guess I have a new repair project!
As a side note, I think I need to lube my kickstand. I found that it operated MUCH smoother when soaked in all the gas that was running down that way...
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Back home after work and the Kat did not burn up while I was gone, nor did anyone steal it. Only appears to gush gas when running. When it's off, it stays dry, so it's safe to put back in storage vs. having to leave it outside.
On a side note: just from pushing it around there's oil leaking from the forks still. The Seal Mate tool pulled a lot of dirt out of my seals (surprising since they have maybe 400 miles on them and were replaced just last year). Did not appear to solve the cause of the leak in my case though. I'll be keeping it in my toolkit however as the first thing to try before spending the time and money on full overhauls. This case though, well, I'll be overhauling them again this Winter I guess.
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