Upgrades and Mods for the new year

[coggs]

Just waiting for the salt to get washed off the roads and I can start the following upgrades and mods

1. Replace orig. engine (65000 mles) with '99 post with 18500 miles ( £95)
2. Fit 4-1 Scorpion silencer and '99 downpipes to replace 4-2 system (£60)
3. Re-cover purple seats with nice new black vinyl (£7)
4. Remove paint from purple rims and polish
5. Remove stickers and replace with custom white or chrome (£20)

Almost forgot - carbs from new engine also! (£30)

All ready for the summer - can't wait

[katanawarrior]

I finished all my work for the season:

Paint Fairings - Check
paint Swingarm - Check
paint rims - eh check
New Plugs - Check
Oil Change - check
New Tires - Check
New Grips - Check
Tank Pad - Check
KR Decals - Check
New Windscreen - Check

Then bought an SV650

SV- LEDS are ready to be put on, Need to reload the PC3 Fuel Mapping to the Correct one to fix some flat spots, DB killer removed from the Yosh, Spike windscreen bolts

Thats all i got ... waiting fo the sun!

[coggs]

After all that work I've looked at the SV but thought they were a bit compact?
I'll be sticking with my Kat for the time being - hence the upgrades.

Couple more I remembered I wanted to do

remove rear fender
add additional rear light (failed single bulb not good on an unlit motorway)
fit hugger

[DreKat]

1) paint the wheeles
2) stripe the wheeles
3) paint the engine cawl
4) find a rear hugger
5) paint the rear hugger

[BIGKAT1100]

Whenever I can "crap" some extra money, I am really wanting to do that 16-17 inch wheel conversion on my BigKat. Iv'e asking questions and got a loose idea of the work and money that would go into a project like that.

[Mikey Dank]

-new air filter (thanks cyberpoet)
-changed oil/new oil filter (obviously)
-5 degree ignition advancer (thanks again cyberpoet)
-awaiting factory pro jet kit
-awaiting yoshi rs-3 CF SO
-in the process of new paint job
-hacked kickstand because bike was lowered from PO
-new clutch cable
-NGK Iridium spark plugs
-CANNOT WAIT to get back on her again

[coggs]

Seat done! Next job carbs

[BLACKDEATH]

DONE-Lowerd bike anotherr 1.5 inches
DONE-Cut and reglassed lowers 2" up so I could lower the bike 1.5"
DONE-Cleaned up headlight whole
DONE-New custome clutch and throttle cables
DONE-05 to 04 clutch conversion
DONE- new 3/8" fuel system
finnish saturday-paint
half done-custome subframe
allmost done-custome tail
friday-relocation bracket for my airshifter
cant do till the tail is done-custome seat
cant do till tail is done-custome one off tail light

Im looking at 2 weeks till everything except my new tail is totally done. While I am finnishing that I will use the old tail. Hopefully a great year at the track for the oll PUNISHER

[The CyberPoet]

Sometimes I envy you guys in snow-bound states because you have a known time-frame to do mods... every time I go down to the bike, I have to make the call between working on it, and actually going riding instead

And then I envy you guys with garages, because I have to work on a sidewalk or in the parking lot. Which also means I'm pretty much limited to daylight hours to get most of the stuff done -- and praying I get it done before the sun sets

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

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[ctandc]

Now replace that "envy" with the fact you have a new ZX-14.

[The CyberPoet]

Now replace that "envy" with the fact you have a new ZX-14.

That's a late change... the past 8 years was 100% Kat 100% of the time and the same rules applied.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

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[workinonit]

97 kat 600

modify and cut tail piece before paint (done)
paint bike burnt orange (done)
install and fab brackets for front signals (done)
install, dent and paint post 98 header (done)
install leovince slip on exhaust (done)
tint and paint tail light (done)
add led license plate bulb (done)
install 6000k hid and wiring for switch (done)
jet carbs for new slip on (done)
replace all o rings for vaccume ports (done)
sync carbs (very soon)
get katana decals (soon)
new cool mirrors (soon)
paint or replace bar ends (soon)

[Mikey Dank]

I hear ya CP I'm in the same boat. I'm not in a snow-bound state but it's too cold to ride yet too cold do s*&$ outside at the same time, the days it is nice I'm stuck to putting new parts in or sanding the fairings down. While I'm out going to Home Depot or wherever and see other guys riding I just drool. Just keep dreamin of the day I have that detached garage where the woman won't hear the heavy machinery goin in the middle of the night.
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[01kat750]

paint (done)
powdercoating (done)
New LEDs ( almost done)
KatRiders decals (need to put on)
Change oil (done)
paint calipers (done)
new chain guard (waiting for it)
new rear flush mounts (need to put on)
smoked turn and tail lights (need to put on)
KOTM (maybe one day) LOL!!!

[BLACKDEATH]

Sometimes I envy you guys in snow-bound states because you have a known time-frame to do mods... every time I go down to the bike, I have to make the call between working on it, and actually going riding instead

And then I envy you guys with garages, because I have to work on a sidewalk or in the parking lot. Which also means I'm pretty much limited to daylight hours to get most of the stuff done -- and praying I get it done before the sun sets

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

__________________________________________________ ________
CyberPoet's Katana Maintence and Upgrade Parts Offerings
The Best Metal Steel Aluminum Motorcycle Tire Valves in the World, plus lots of motorcycle & Katana (GSX600F / GSX750F) specific help files.

I always talk about needing another bike for a standard street ride that wouldnt be so costly if hurt. If I lived in an area with year round riding I would have to have a second bike. Couldnt have the downtime with decent weather. As for the garage. I cant give that up at all. Looking at inlarging it actually. Its allready 28 X 32

it's too cold to ride yet too cold do s*&$ outside at the same time

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How is it too cold to ride but not a snow laiden state? If it wouldnt get below low 40s here I would ride daily year round. I Only stay off the bike when its colder than that because I dont want to risk hitting black ice.