Potential Katana owner, help me out!

[cfro30]

I am looking at a 1989 kat 600. not in perfect condition 30000 miles but seems to run good.
needs new rear tire
needs oil chance
needs chain and sprocket
needs right mirror and turn signal lense

bike also has aftermarket dual yoshi exhaust

other than the obvious dumping of the bike (seems like low speed or driveway dump) it is in pretty good condition

any pointers or suggestions on how much it is worth?

or URLs to where i can get some of the needed stuff?

thanks!

[scottynoface]

<$1000

Tire- $130
Chain and sprockets- $120ish
Oil- $20
Mirror and lens- $50 combined

If it has dual exhaust, it's not aftermarket. Unless the owner welded two Yosh cans onto the factory pipes.

I'd offer $800 and be willing to go to $1k if he really wouldn't go lower.

[RossW]

<$300

That's what I paid for mine in similar condition except mine didn't need a mirror, signal, or rear tire.

[cfro30]

no, the exhaust is aftermarket (yoshi team racing) sounds nice though =]
and is 30k really high? aka should i even bother with it? other than the stated problems seems to run pretty smooth, don't think that the carbs even need cleaning, probably some Cfoam or something just to be safe

[KatDawg]

http://www.kbb.com/motorcycle

[The CyberPoet]

NADA Used Motorcycle Valves (for pre-1995, click at the bottom of the page for "vintage values")

Which says:

89 Katana 600 PRICING
Excellent: $1,275
Very Good: $900
Good: $375
Fair: $150
Poor: N/A

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[scottynoface]

no, the exhaust is aftermarket (yoshi team racing) sounds nice though =]

Ok, but Yoshi never made a twin exhaust for the Katanas. So it's a stock 4-2 header with Yoshi cans welded on, or it's custom like Blazer's.

[RossW]

I assume the bike he's referring to is the one on craigslist, in which case the exhaust is a pair of yoshi cans welded (pretty poorly from the looks of it) to a stock exhaust.

[tobias]

it still has at least another 30k in it to give if it hasnt been abused too much. yeah, i wouldn't pay over a grand because it's been molested andhas 30 k on it.