Noob from Chicago area

[Encryptshun]

Hi all!

My name's Chad and I'm from one of the west 'burbs of Chicago. I joined up because I volunteered to rebuild what I'm told is an '89 Katana 750.

Wanted to learn as much about the platform as I can. I know I'm going to need to clean and retune the carbs, but probably no more than general maintenance after that. I believe the bike has less than 3K original miles and has never been laid down. It's been sitting in a garage for most of its life.

My only other past bike project was an '87 Yamaha FZ700 that I bought wrecked and completely restored.

Nice to meet you all, and nice to be here.

[yngveny]

Welcome to KR.
Good luck with your build, post pics if you have

[DOCTORNITRO]

Welcome to KR

[CenCalKat]

Welcome to KR, Chad!

[JIB]

Welcome to KR. Good luck with the restore. Check all the rubber too.

[diavolo]

Welcome to KR Chad! Good source of info on our beloved Kats here.

[Dfurgi]

welcome to KR! put up some build pics as is comes along

[Encryptshun]

Thanks to all of you for the warm reception. I'm no stranger to automotive forums (on 3 car-related ones) and I know that noobs asking questions is usually responded to with "SEARCH". LOL

Well, I've done some browsing and searching and I still have a question: Is there a "Katana bible" (with maybe drill-down by year and cc) sticky somewhere? I just need a quick overview of the bike. Basically all I know about it at this point is that it's a 750 and it's air-cooled. Wikipedia doesn't really have much detail nor does the KatWiki linked at the top of this forum. I need to know service-manual type stuff, such as model quirks, platform weaknesses (like I've heard that transmission issues may be a weak point), factory setups (such as OEM parts manufacturers), tips for "must-do" modifications (like re-routing the throttle cable from between carb 2 & 3, per the carb 101 write-up), and just platform history/model differences, etc etc.

Am I overlooking something or is there no such "bible" sticky? Thanks!

[jedney]

Welcome to KR!

[neoshifter]

Welcome to KatRiders!!

[alien]

Welcome to KR. Good luck on your project.

[Zepp]

Welcome to KatRiders

[JasonChen]

welcome to KR!

[Enjay386]

Welcome! I'll be in Chicago this summer... love that place.

[fzr600straightfast]

welcome if you need a hand you can pm me if you wana i live close to chicago can give you a few pointers and have a few extra parts also