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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

Mikuni RS34's and the 86 gsxr750 lump.

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

taking a break to do some laundry, here's what i've been doing so far.

chopped an inch off the bottom to let the whole thing sit lower.

i'm going to have to do something with the subframe...probably turn the end up to follow the seat.

also made a little mount for the tank out of 3/4" square

i also took 1/4" out of the back and bent it together, then welded and sanded a bit

and this is why i took that 1/4" out the back

with a gap still for the mounting hardware

still to do today:
fish plates over the splay cuts or more curving of the subby, to follow the seat up.

quick budget numbers:
bike - $2500 (back in 09)

steel - hell i'd have to guess. $100, that sounds good.
moty battery - $60
cbr1000rr seat - $15 on ebay
motor - $250
carbs - $500 i think i'm going to need new stacks, so another $70 fer those.
so far $935 on top of the bike cost

gas - $350. and rising. sucks having to drive about 200 miles each weekend to work on it. bout $50 in gas each weekend.

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

so yeah. started these:

this one is going on the inside, the outsides will have a better pattern to the rosettes.

then i stopped to weld up a second engine stand, so i could pull the clutch cover

i'm cleaning the cover, b/c monday it's getting shipped to sebspeed for some clear cover awesome-ness

and the guy i bought the mik's from, also gave me these:

a set of incomplete polished bodies for mikuni flatslides. when i have more time, i'm thinking of making desk lamps out of them.

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

Y the fu's? Hahaha.

Started welding the fish plates on.

Short day in the garage today. Cleaned up muh mess, and off to go get my taxes done. I always end up owing The state, hopefully i get some back from the feds, since i already spent it on the carbs haha.

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

my bike was tired, so it layed down for a nap

this is really all ultimate's fault, he's an enabler

difference b/t the kat forks, and the r1 usd's.

and the problem i have run into:

the kat steerer length

und zee r1

i have a conversion bearing on the way, and i still have to swap bearing races. but if it doesn't work out, i may have to swap stems.

sometimes being add can get you into trouble...

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

buying parts today:
Item Name Quantity Total Price
NUT 1 16.63
WASHER, PLATE 1 4.19
SEAL,STEERING L 1 7.24
SHAFT SEAL RING 22X32X7 BSL 1 8.72
O-RING 12,50X2,00 NBR 70 1 1.44
V-SEAL RING V-14-A 1 4.59
SHAFT SEAL RING 32X47X7 BSL 1 13.50
O-RING 25,00X2,00 SILICONE 1 2.55
BOLT (3BM) 2 6.76
WASHER, PLATE 1 3.12

needed bars too:
1 x Driven Meteor Superbike Tapered Bars = $109.67
Color Gun Metal
Riser Option Driven Risers

and a bearing since i fucked the stock suzi lower when removing it. but really, who fucking makes a plactic retainer for roller bearings, i barely touched it and it popped.

Kit12450
32006 Nachi Tapered Roller Bearing Japan 30x55x17 Taper Bearings 1 $15.88 $15.88

also a twf racing top conversion bearing
$45

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

So i have this week off work. Been dw.

Welded the crack in my duke frame, and now have a roadworthy bike.

Also swapped upper races on the kat, and fitted the r1 front end, still need to mess with steering stops.
Now i'm working on the dirty bars.
Prepped the upper, and put wood dowels in the holes i drilled.

Then mixed a bit of jb weld and filled in the webbing

And with a few minutes and a bench grinder, i now have shorter bolts for the risers:

The bolt from the driven risers is on the right. Way too long.

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

Wheeled the pig outside

Vroom vroom

And the cbr seat is out, i'm going to try my hand at making my own.

 

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Some paint stripper and wire wheel action

Unfortunately the starter cover has been previously cracked and jb welded

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

Okay folks, need some opinions here. I want to brace the subframe usig one of or a combo of the three options below:
Pic of motor in bike:

1. Over the carb stacks if i can fit it:

2. Little piece at the base of the subby:

3. Piece mounted below the subby:

4. Hmm i likes this one:

GIVE ME OPINIONS pleeze (in the discussion thread )

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

I decided to go with option 4

 

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Also decided to use the cbr seat after all. Once i put the motor in, i'm almost flat foot on the ground with the cbr seat, so i made a mount, turned out meh, cause i f'd up a cut and had to redo a section. But it works, and will be hidden.

Seat is nice and snug against the tank. And so are my balls when i'm on it haha.

Someday i'll get around to blending the tank to match the frame and seat but not during this buildoff. Now to see if i can reuse the old kat seat latch and fab a new set of pins for the cbr seat.

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

Ok it literally took a half hour to do this:

Old kat seat parts, ground some material off the latch, drilled some larger holes to fit the latch pins around the cbr seat bumpers:

Then cut the old latch mount off the kat frame, sized to fit in the new subframe, put it all in and tacked in place:

Easiest fukn part of the build so far!!
Now i'm off to buy an energy drink and pack of smokes.

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

Exhaust options, hmmmmm

So much for an underbody exhaust. I really don't feel like putting that effort in. Yet. Besides if i find a cheap bandit 1200 motor down the road, i'm just going to turbo it.

Also i'm kind stuck on tails. Do i go german, esp w/the first two exhaust options. Should i bob it? Fighter tail? Bobbed fighter tail? Aargh!

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

Endo, you rule.

And all i had to do was shorten the orginal '86 gsxr mid pipe. Perfecto.

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

some additional photo's i took over the weekend, didn't work on it saturday or sunday. i'll try and get more done this weekend, but i'm running out of time for this build. upcoming work and vaca means i have until april 12th to finish...don't think i'm going to make it. still need a tail, lighting, paint, brakelines, throttle cables, then the final assembly and tuning.
shucks, wish i woulda been able to start sooner. oh well, gave it hell, guess i'll have to finish it next year, maybe take it with me too marquette, and wrench in my down time (probably be working 6-10's for the rest of the year) and enter in a fotm. it's been fun though.
:edit: also need to sand a shit ton of weld down, and sand all the flux spatter off the subby (i'm going to have to switch to a gas setup soon), and i need a new front wheel, and new rubber. but once i get this pig running and tuned, ima burn the old tire off the rim :evilred:

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

Making a tail section.

Also had turned the frame up and relocated the seat mount.

Off to buy smokes, caffiene, and spray adhesive.

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

Making progress

 

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Re: eatabullet's '05 katana gsx600f

Didn't work on it at all yesterday, Lack of motivation plus hangover. Did a bit of shaping this morning. I like the right side if the tail (took too much material off the left side). Next will be lots of body filler and more shaping to finish the plug.