Spirit

How do I contact him?

I had a "used" one on BIg Red before, and it put me on two cylinders while I was on an interstate ride. I'm hoping for a non-OEM replacement if possible, but thanks for the lead.

I am looking for a Signal Igniter for my GS1150 - the part # is 32900-00A10. It looks like Suzuki no longer has them as a stock item. Is there a non-stock replacement for this part? I have seen a part (CD2901D) that has shown up as a replacement but I haven't seen any evidence of it being sold. Any assistance available?

Given the apparent disappearance of Tractech, is there another source for finished anti-dive blockoff plates for early 80's Suzukis?

Thank you so much for this info.....nota bene I once had the misfortune of bottoming the GS's forks on heavy braking (got cut off by some a++hole) due to not having enough air in to prevent same. Needless to say, it left me on my ass. Don't want that again as I resuscitate the '85.

I managed to lose my owners' manual - can someone tell me the front fork air pressure amount?

Two things: first, one of the previous posts is correct, it is against the law to lane split or anything like it in NY, and that includes trickling between stopped cars in traffic jams. Not only that, but to put it mildly, you may get some recoil from cage drivers in traffic, up to and including people opening doors to keep you from passing through, and outsiders may keep comments on that to themselves, that's just our reality until the law is changed. Second, I am going to use the cooler off my '86 GSXR1100 on my 1150. I know oil technology has improved. Traffic volumes in my region have DOUBLED in the last ten years as well, and we've had some fiendishly hot summers (and recently, Springs..) so a bigger cooler can't be a bad thing, especially two-up. Thanks to all for the tech stuff. By the way, I replaced the stock GSXR cooler with an Earl's 16 row wide cooler AND a top end oiling kit AND moved the temperature sender I had in the upper oil galley to the threaded spot in the oil pan. We'll see if over cooling" is a problem, though I doubt it will be!

Damn, isn't there anybody in the UK or US who does this work? I know there was a guy who did (gasp!) CB750 gauges but I don't know if he does other marques. Anybody else?

Does anyone have a source for renovating Katana gauges? My second-hand '83/1100 had faded gauge needles and I didn't realize how bad it was until the long end of the tach needle dropped off inside the gauge cluster. So if anyone has (1) a non-functioning tach with a good needle they'll sell or (2) knows of a somewhere you can get these gauges restored...please connect!

Thanks to all on this - some of it was really useful. Here's my reality: I live in the Greater New York City area. A trip to Long Island (club meeting) which used to take me 50 minutes now takes a minimum of one hour, 15 minutes...or more. Sometimes the better part of two hours.Traffic volumes in my area have about doubled in the last ten years. Sometimes it isn't even stop and go: it's stop. That doesn't even include the rare run INTO New York City. Then, the 1150 is my "touring" bike, the only one on which I do two-up, and I don't fruit around on my rides. The standard cooler does well. The fact is, though, that I have a nice, spare cooler from my '86 GSXR1100 (put an Earl's 16 row-wide on it after a bit of a performance upgrade...) and that will go on the 1150. There won't really be a problem with warm-up time: our summers here have had way too many 90 degree (F) days for me anyway. But since I have dual oil temp gauges on the GS, I know that temps inside can get pretty high...they are actually the best reason for a top-end oiling system. Not so much for extreme high performance, but to reduce the wear on rockers and top end parts in daily use..

Does anyone out there know of a restoration service for Katana Tach/speedo assemblies? My second-hand '83/1100 came with ultraviolet bleached needles, one of which has broken off. Impossible to find NOS items - does anyone restore them?

Johno, any threads on how I could track this man down?

I have an Earl's 16 row wide oil cooler core left over from another project. Has anyone mounted one of these (or a similar size) on a GS1150?

Does anyone make a tail rack for the GS1150?

But the wheel sizes I quote are correct...?

Are the standard wheels for a 1983 1100 Katana WM2.5 front and WM3 rear? Without altering the forks/brakes, can a WM3.5 and WM4 fit? And which wire wheel rims are thee "Australian" fitment? Are they still available?

Thanks all, but the MTC's will be my answer IF I need new pistons...hopefully just rings. Also, nota bene, around here 12:1 compression and locally available "gasoline" don't really mix well....

What's the feed line to an oil cooler from a GSXR1100 Slabbie cylinder head? I got nice pics of an installed one - thanks! - but is it "native" to the head?

What's the feed line from a GSXR slabby head?

Turns out that MTC actually makes an aftermarket piston at 10:1 compression with a small overbore that's used for turbo applications. Bless those turbo guys.

Duckndive, that's real? Wow, first I heard of it, great catch. Same piston pins, rod end sizes, etc.?

I'm trying to find a source for standard-compression ratio pistons. I can't use the 12:1 or (God forbid) 13:1 ones since I live in a real world of variable climate and gasoline quality. No one I have seen sells aftermarket piston kits with lower than 12:1 compression. Anyone got a source for a set of NOS pistons or an aftermarket set of 10/11:1?

A lot of talk herein about plumbing in a cooler to the head, but as yet I have NEVER seen one nor a picture of one. Could someone oblige?

Nice bracing there. I especially like the steering head pieces. Most of the rear stuff is nice-to-have, but that stuff up front is critical. That and the pieces around the motor. Any consideration using high-strength bolts to hold the motor in?

Yeah, I was going to use them...but I found a local guy who does really good bracketry AND a dealer with takeoff 4 piston Brembos.....