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Hi all - my name is Rob Bartlett. I'm 26 and live in Savage, MN.
I've been a motorcycle & ATV enthusiast for about 15 years now. My 1st cycle was a 1975 Suzuki GT185 (street bike) that I used on trails for a number of years. I still own the GT185 and my wife uses it whenever she gets the chance.
Last year I nearly purchased a (newer body style) damaged Kat 600 from a local "salvage" auction (they specialize in bank repos & insurance writeoffs), but it sold for a bit more than I had to spend. So instead I picked up a cheap Honda VLX 600 that had been customized (I know... completely the other end of the spectrum).
It was fun while I had it, but a week ago this past Sunday I was out cruising around when I came across a red '92 Kat 750 that was parked on a side street with a for sale sign (asking $1800). I spoke to the owner for awhile and told him I'd get back to him later if I could come up with some money. So last week I put my Honda up on Ebay - and received a cash offer from a guy in St.Louis who said he'd drive up to get it this past weekend. He arrived with a wad of cash & a trailer.
So yesterday (Sunday) I drove over and took the Kat for a quick test drive, did the paperwork, and I'm now the proud owner of a 1992 Katana 750!
The bike is in decent shape. It's got about 17.5k miles, has new tires, new clutch, & new brakes. He also threw in a tank bag, seat net, spare set of mirrors (left mirror is loose) and an additional spare tire (although he mentioned that it was a different size). It runs pretty well, but could use a tune up - as it sometimes dies when stopping. In general In the next week or two I'll probably go through it and do some general stuff (fluids, filters, lube, plugs, & maybe tune the carbs a bit).
In the long run, I plan on stripping the body down, doing a bit of minor repair (it appears that the bike fell over while sitting still - just some minor scratches on the right side), and painting it Jaguar Racing Green to compliment my car (1987 Pontiac Fiero GT - my other automotive passion)
I'm looking forward to checking things out around here - and possibly meeting some other Kat enthusiasts!
Hi all - my name is Rob Bartlett. I'm 26 and live in Savage, MN.
I've been a motorcycle & ATV enthusiast for about 15 years now. My 1st cycle was a 1975 Suzuki GT185 (street bike) that I used on trails for a number of years. I still own the GT185 and my wife uses it whenever she gets the chance.
Last year I nearly purchased a (newer body style) damaged Kat 600 from a local "salvage" auction (they specialize in bank repos & insurance writeoffs), but it sold for a bit more than I had to spend. So instead I picked up a cheap Honda VLX 600 that had been customized (I know... completely the other end of the spectrum).
It was fun while I had it, but a week ago this past Sunday I was out cruising around when I came across a red '92 Kat 750 that was parked on a side street with a for sale sign (asking $1800). I spoke to the owner for awhile and told him I'd get back to him later if I could come up with some money. So last week I put my Honda up on Ebay - and received a cash offer from a guy in St.Louis who said he'd drive up to get it this past weekend. He arrived with a wad of cash & a trailer.
So yesterday (Sunday) I drove over and took the Kat for a quick test drive, did the paperwork, and I'm now the proud owner of a 1992 Katana 750!
The bike is in decent shape. It's got about 17.5k miles, has new tires, new clutch, & new brakes. He also threw in a tank bag, seat net, spare set of mirrors (left mirror is loose) and an additional spare tire (although he mentioned that it was a different size). It runs pretty well, but could use a tune up - as it sometimes dies when stopping. In general In the next week or two I'll probably go through it and do some general stuff (fluids, filters, lube, plugs, & maybe tune the carbs a bit).
In the long run, I plan on stripping the body down, doing a bit of minor repair (it appears that the bike fell over while sitting still - just some minor scratches on the right side), and painting it Jaguar Racing Green to compliment my car (1987 Pontiac Fiero GT - my other automotive passion)
I'm looking forward to checking things out around here - and possibly meeting some other Kat enthusiasts!
Wow that is a great looking Kat!!
nope... not my style! And it's generally the "Camaro-Bird" drivers who have kept their mullets!
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