TonyGee

not cheap !!!!! and why do they take bits off it just to make a few more quid Suzuki GSX1100 ET ES S Katana 1980-1983 Engine GSX110X163669 | Eblag

I bet the knobhead was on their phone glad you are ok

in theory yes, ive seen them run for years with teeth missing with no problems, but if it was mine i wouldn't be able to sleep at night worrying about it

no need, worked on many of em

I think thats gona be a constant problem with none UK bikes when the word Katana is plastered all over the bodywork !!!!! what where Suzuki thinking

Looks like its not charging !!!! could be the reg/rec or the geny ? you have 3 wires coming from the geny, two wires go to the reg/rec and the other goes up to the light switch. you need to bypass the light switch wire and go straight to the reg/rec with all 3 wires.

the question was IF he did find someone daft enough who could do the job and its an 18 inch his tyre choice would be limited, is that ok by you ?

WHAT !!!!!! is it a 17inch ?

I had a bandit cooler that was cracked in the same place as yours and it never leaked (replaced it eventually) but looking at your pic it looks like the crack has reached the O ring surface !!!!!!

its to match his riding slippers

they can get damaged by stones off the road, I'd clean up any trace of oil and run the engine till you see where its weeping from.

yeah ive seen a few go their as well.

it is a nice bike but the exhaust hanger is pants not to keen on the front mudguard either

2006 is the last (i think) of the GSX750F and is an oil cooled bike. I wonder if someone has fitted a fan ? if so their must be a switch somewhere ????

im sure a specialist could repair it but at a high cost, better to find a good used one.

what size carbs are you using ?

if it helps, I used a set of 32mm carbs off a GSX750 (1980) on my GSX1100 (1983 engine) as a temporary measure till I sorted the 34mm carbs out. and it ran good with no carb mod's !!!!!

the side plate that slides onto the 2 pins on a soft link should be a tight fit (it has to be forced on) unlike a split link where the side plate just slides on and then held in place by the clip. but saying that their are split links where the side plate is also a tight fit. does that make sense ?

you can use a hammer to peen the end of the pin over but you need to support the other end of the pin as it will just slide through the chain link. the end plate on a soft like should be a tight fit on the pins, so it only needs a small amount of peening to hold it in place.

yep i agree Joseph I did for a nano second think about swapping out the gsx engine for an oil cooled one but saw sense

nothing wrong with a standard B12 engine, good power and fast enough on a bike with no fairing and reliable. its not all about big power and silly speeds its about posing on a nice looking bike

you can't touch any engine when its up too working temperature

its a shame the bandit gets a bad press they are a great bike and fun too ride. the frame is stiffer than a gs/gsx and with good suspension they can handle good. ok the seat unit is not the best looking part of the bike but that can easily be changed ive had a few and loved them

nice had a black one years ago.

then get a file and just dress up the mating surfaces