Katana Owners Club U.K.

Curious about Fossies part-strip down of a standard shock, I thought I would take it a stage further and dismantle the rest of one. The innards are retained by a metal cap that is itself secured to the damper body not by weld, but a peened lip. I turned this lip off, using a mates lathe as mine is t...

Thanks Fossie!

may even be a GSX1000S?

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And this is FrankenKat - put together just to get an idea of how much of a bike I could build with the spares that I have.
I did have to buy the frame to hang all the bits on.

No can do - will still be motor-homing around Morocco (hopefully)!

Thanks Fossie.
But what do the 4 x "B"'s signify?
None of the parts books list crank shells as type "B" - they are either colours or just a part number.

How do I work out which crank shaft shells and big end shells are the right ones for the engine that I am rebuilding? Fowlers list 6 types of each crankshaft shell and 6 types of each of the big end shells, some of which are no longer available. There is a casting on the crank case of my engine whic...

Quick update - after transporting me to Holland and back without any (major) issues, I sold the 650G (the one with the Moto Guzzi fairing) to concentrate on my other 650G, which is undergoing a full refurbishment. Any new bits I can find are being used on this bike - speedo, tacho, fork stanchions, ...

The 550 after a wash and brush up.
Replacement tacho fitted, new chain, leaking rocker cover gasket replaced, new rear wheel bearings fitted and a bloody good clean.
Now with 12months MOT and off to a new home in London.
And I never even got to ride it

Another test run - this time with the new Marving silencers fitted - it's very quiet now! https://i.postimg.cc/L5v8ZSWb/onetreehillkat.jpg It rides well - just a lot slower than my previous bike (RF900)! But a lot more comfortable :) Just a couple of niggly faults:- 1) the rear brake squeals. 2) the...