Hi from Lancashire

[Paul71]

Hi, I'm new to the site and new to Suzuki to be honest. I hope I'm in the right place with this model of suzuki. I have just purchased a project bike that I plan to restore around running my business 7 days a week.

I have a 1998 Suzuki gsx750f. It's not in the best of conditions but I'm remaining positive I can put some life back in to it. I have rebuilt a few bikes from boxes of rusty bits so as long as the engine is good, there is no reason why this one can't go back on the road.

It's been stood for a couple of years part stripped. Originally black but the previous owner had it repainted purple and I quite like it. Looking around the bike I found the forks are badly pitted and would either need replacing or professionally restoring. Luckily I managed to find a set of forks on eBay for a mere £25 that looked in much better condition than mine. They arrived today and the stanchions are excellent. Only issue is the guy I bought them from had to cut the mudguard off so there are four sheared bolts stuck in the lower parts of the forks. Plan to try to remove these or drill them out and rethread.

Looking around the bike it's hard to see if anything is missing as I have never owned one. One thing I have noticed which is odd is on the carbs. At the engine side there are three short pipes with screws in the end. The pipes are around 3-4 inches long and come from the carbs, just after where the rubber boots push on. I'm a little puzzled as to why these pipes are here and why they have screws in the end.

Plan of action with the bike is to drain the oil, add new oil, filter, new plugs, new battery, clean the carbs and then make sure it runs before I start with anything else.

I look forward to chatting to a few of you guys on here and hopefully getting a bit of info too if I get stuck

[Kryten]

Hi

The bike you have is known as a "Teapot" and was only marketed as a Katana.

This forum is dedicated to the earlier air-cooled target Design machines.

There is a forum called Katriders who are far more knowledgeable about the oil cooled machines.

https://katriders.com/forum

Having read your post, and without looking, I would guess that a previous owner had set the machine up to allow regular carburettor balancing. Hence the pipes connected to the inlet rubbers. The screws in the end might prevent air leaks when not in use. If there is a need to regularly balance the carbs, then there may be other issues with the engine.

They are a good all round machine, but not that popular on here.

Good luck with your project.

[Paul71]

Hi, thanks for your reply. Yes I found katriders but for some reason it's not possible to fully register with them.

Again thanks for the info.

[Paul71]

Hi & welcome,
Feel free to hang around the forum and you can still ask questions, we have a very knowledgeable bunch on here who can probably answer your questions but obviously this site is limited if you’re looking for spares etc.
You can even attend rallies if you like, we have a “naughty” corner and even another member who runs an 1100 teapot.
As previously stated, good sound reliable bikes but not really what our members have all the experience/knowledge of.

Thank you. Much appreciated. Fingers crossed I'm not going to need much in the way of spares. I picked up a good set of forks and basic things like brake pads, caliper parts are pretty easy to get. If I can get it fired up and it's all good then I'll go ahead with the build.

[callum m]

hope you get it running, i have one as well as my 1000 kat, love taking it out for a run really good bike and well underrated.