Just Bought a 1996 600

[trond_eric]

Hi, this is my 1996 600 that i just picked up this weekend. I live in Norway and there are snow here now so until spring i will do some minor changes and get everything 100%.
First i am taking off the wheels and paint them black, changing the seats to black seats, changing the decals to black color.
Do all the filters, oils, lights etc.
Get a new set of mirrors because the plastic is cracked.
Just go over everything and see that its ok.

One more of the bike

one more

[ZukiFred]

That is a great Kat to start with.
If it was me I would just get the red front seat myself.
Nice looking Duc 750 in the corner.

[JIB]

Welcome. Nice looking bike.

[trond_eric]

Thanks! Ill try with the black seat first, think it will be too much red if I go for red seats.
Yes the Ducati 750 GT is a very nice bike

[Slammer46]

Welcome and nice looking bike have fun with it

[92xjunker]

Welcome aboard, nice starter. +1 on the Duc

[MNkat]

Welcome to KatRiders. Taking the time to freshen the bike during these winter months will be time well spent. Have fun.

[shpielers]

Nice bikes

Welcome to KR!
There's a service manual available for download in the wiki (upper left). Sounds like you've got a few more months left before winter ends and you can ride - might as well go through the maintenance on it.

[KatanaGSX92]

Welcome!

[trond_eric]

Luckely i changed the brakefluid before i started riding the bike, i have never seen it this bad before.

[maniac1886]

wow!!! thats horrible!! Glad you caught it! when I first got my Kat, the PO took a master cylinder diaphragm out of what looked like a car and folded in into fours and crammed it into my rear master cylinder. I was too occupied with other maintenance to check. Lesson learned. When the rear brakes quit working i started poking around and found it. Then had to replace the brake pads.

[trond_eric]

Yeah was very lucky, could have gone very wrong. The rear brakefluid was still in liquid form but very dark. I strongly recomend everyone that buy a bike to check the brakefluids

[ZukiFred]

Dang, that was some nasty looking sheet...

[muffinman]

Welcome

Never seen brake fluid get that bad.

[Purplehaze]

Gross. Almost looks like some moisture got in there or something. Might want to double-check the mating of that seal.