Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

nice.. good to see her naked and stripped down.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

a monster tail unit would look sweet on that

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

Cool dude. Lookin better already.....
No clue about the header sorry.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

got some work done on it today
*deleted some useless pics*
what i'm really geeked about it the headlight, i'm scavenging the stock airbox, flipping it and will add 4 projectors. here's a mock up:

and my new running light, fuck yeah!:rock:

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

coming along nice i have a 2002 kat 750 and need inspiration.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

lol that head lights gonna be different for sure, but looks like its gonna look good. i like it.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

Also the pods came in:

And I unkowingly commited to re-jetting the carbs when I bought these...oops. I should've read more in the forums about using pods.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

I love that headlight idea.

Are those CV carbs, if so you might need to make extensions for the pods.

Bob

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

That headlight's gonna be interesting!

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

@Bob: I guess they're cv since the slide is before the butterfly, and they have bladders. How long of extensions are we talking? Do you know where i'd be able to get more info?
Thanks

And i ordered this badboy today just to rip the headlights out of it. I haven't decided on whether to order another mask for all 4 projectors, or go with some projector fog lights, for the remaining two holes.
So my choice is:
2 low projectors and 2 high projectors, or
1 low, 1 high, and two fog lights, or...
Any suggestions?

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

Nice work, keep it up.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

From what I remember reading, for CV carbs you need at least the same volume of stable air as the jug it's filling. So using the 600 as an example, you need 150ccs of air ready and stable. For a visual example 20oz = 591cc. So 150cc = 5.7oz, so one of those shortie soda cans. Also constrict the air flow in through the filter, maybe wrap over part of it or something? Ideally getting it as close to stock flow will make for the least amount of work for jetting. So if you have to spend twice as much time finding the right stuff for the new "airbox" it's easier time spent than pulling the carbs apart over and over again, unless you really like that.

Bob

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

Thanks for the info. I'm thinking of pirating the late Greencheezeeta's usage of radiator hoses to route the pods outside the frame. And I'll play around with blocking the filters.
The bike ran lean to begin with, so I may still pull the carbs, and prolly re-jet them since I'll have them cracked open.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

I keep meaning to start a thread on my bike. I have a 98 katana that I've started over on. I used the stock exhaust can and cut off the ends. I hollowed out the inside and then packed it with fiberglass. I held that in with a mesh screen. Im using the cams from an 86 gsxr (not the ideal ones but at 15 bucks I figured why not). and I used a dynojet kit.
Tell me how you feel about the pods cause I want to try some sort of relocated filter idea.
I only had about 35 miles on all this before i decided to tear it apart again. but between the above (I only changed the jet settings once, its still a lot rich on the bottom end but up top it pulls hard, no popping or backfiring) and the prolly 35 lbs of weight loss the bike got a whole lot funner.
This is my first bike build so I'm kinda flying by the seat of my pants. Looking forward to seeing what your plans are.
Cant wait to see how yours turns out. I'm super curious to see what you do with the headlight Idea

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

wow thats a nice bike under all that plastic!

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

wow thats a nice bike under all that plastic!

I agree, nice katana, i cant wait to see the headlight finished

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

Love the headlight idea. Can you scavenge them from a car junkyard? Would that be cost-effective or feasible? I'm throwing it out there but I don't really know the answer, so I will do a search on here in a moment.

:edit

Yup, looks like a cheap way to go: Junkyard for projectors from luxury cars.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

oh and where did you get that wiring diagram?

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

Man, forget everything else for now, food, women, booze (well maybe not booze) just get that headlight done, I really wanna see what it'll look like.

:shocker:

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

@mr_aj_johnson, the wiring diagram came from cyclepedia.com, an online site that has manuals for just about every bike. I'm either going to relocate the pods with radiator hose, or actual metal tubing, I have no idea what it'll run like since i'll be out of the country in a few weeks for work, and doubt i'll have it running by then.

@fotocycle, i'm trying to keep the projectors at about a 2.25" diamter, to fit through the airbox holes. some cars are too large, also i really don't have the ambition to go HID, which i did notice most cars are. plus the f'n bulbs for the HID projectors are ~$100. I'll call the local scrapyard to see what they got.

thanks for the comments, also gonna tuck a new gauge cluster in the top of it too, when I can afford that.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

def an interesting idea for the headlight. cant wait to see the progress.

leaving the country?? oh no!

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

Thanks for the info. I was actually at wal mart, grabbing a set of cheapo fog lights for the subaru and ended up getting some round fogs for 14 bucks that might work for what your doing. (at least for low beams maybe) I have my airbox off right now I will poke them through the hole and take a pic for you. Hopefully tonight. ( I need to take pics of the bike anyway)
Really excited to see how this turns out, I hate the ascerbis light I have.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

that headlight idea earned you a subscribed thread, please do not let me down good sir.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

So no headlight parts in yet.
Did a little work on the undertail with some CF luv:

Still have to clean up the cuts.
I'm stuck on a tailight. Any ideas, was thinking a maltese cross, but dunno if that'll work.

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

integrated tail light...make one outta LED's

 

Re: 06 Kat-a-tuna

this thing is starting to look uber nice!