new member with 250cc kat

[pookie]

hi, finally got a 250cc katana after a 21 year wait! I've owned a Kawasaki kr1 from new (1989) but in 1993 I saw a brand new jap import 250 katana in a shop in woking called pocket rockets was going to sell my then four year old kr1 to get one but doubts about spares availability and being turned down by a few insurance companies put me off, but three weeks ago I was at box hill in surrey and I saw a 400cc katana there and chatted to the owner, when I got home I googled 'katanas for sale' and this 250 turned up, its taken me two solid weeks to spruce it up, I have the original piggyback springs but they need rebuilding, but two tubes of solvol and two cans of mr sheen later its looking quite tasty, got a shock on the first ride 'cos I've not ridden a four stroke bike since 1983, especially one that redlines at 15500 rpm

[Cat]

Hi and welcome. Looks good.
They are nice little bikes..all be it I can't ride mine..Lol

[callyboy]

Great little bike. Well done on getting it. Looks very clean

Pete

[fossie]

Looks good example there, well done. Ride it often and rev it every time, they don't take kindly to standing about. Your right 15000 on a 4 stroke is against any mechanical sympathy you may have believe, but needs must!

Welcome aboard.

[Kryten]

Welcome aboard. Lucky to get a 250 in such good nick.

[prothed]

Welcome!

[pookie]

Thanks, when I picked the bike up it was unrecognisable to how it looks now, managed to get some bargains on e-bay, like a set of mirrors for £8 and a complete exhaust system for £80 still having fun riding at 40mph with 10,000 rpm on the tacho going to take it to Suzuki day at the ace café on 22nd June , weather permitting

[Cat]

See you there then hopefully

[Katman]

B*llox, I'm in Turkey then, was hoping to take the 400

[geekay]

nice baby Kat you have there. Had a few of them myself - my first came from Pocket Rockets.....