Nickydodds

1100 tank measures 195mm from front edge to outside lip of filler

As well as the gasket and o-ring there is also an oil seal on the tensioner plunger that can harden over time and cause a weep.

Would look better all black.

They're stock shocks by the way

Fitted and on centre stand mine measure 335mm eye to eye.

That is stunning work there mate agree on the Kat silver....years ago I rattle canned a helmet as an experiment in Vauxhall/Opel anthracite grey with some laser cut decals from the tail end of a pop-up in bright red. Turned out good and I always thought it would look ok on a Kat. Nissan starburst silver is the nearest to the Suzuki 13L I think.

It's the Toyota MR2 Mk1 light that fits the Kat.

Yes mate for a while now. Think it's katanaowners.club or something

Just checked and it says a Euro model 650 seat is about an inch and a half longer than the 550. However if you can get a jap home market 650 seat cover it will fit.

There's a couple of different 650 lengths dependant on where it was from. One of them does fit the 550...one of them obviously doesn't. I think I bought a 650 sidepanel for my 550. The tank and front muddy are the same. There was an explanation on the katana owners club forum on which seats fit and which don't.

According to the katana owners club spec sheet....526cc (8wt) with an air gap of 87mm.

Vibration will be caused by not having the fins under the fairing lol there is usually a small patch between 4000 and 4500....just coincides with cruising speed.

Ah I see...explains the cv carbs then

Is that a non-British model ?

16" front wheel was on the 750. think that engine would be what we know as an SZ which would have a 20 bolt rocker cover and normally all silver engine with the chrome cam end caps. my SD with the factory black engine and machined alloy cam end caps was upgraded to a 24 bolt rocker cover and iirc a welded crank.

Reluctantly buy it citing anything non-original as a negative haggling point. not the best paint scheme but there's a hell of a lot worse out there. tidy looking bike overall....seems ok for the money

They borrowed my kat for the cover and an article for the August 2014 issue. I got sweet FA not even a free copy of the magazine.

Later jap market only models had a few variations in the colour schemes but I don't recall an orange version. johnr will know for certain. as for price....why do you need to know? if it's to sell on for profit then forget the stupid stealer prices on auction sites cos they ain't real.

Although the vinegar/chain method worked brilliantly it also uncovered evidence of a previous repair which it must have disturbed. Eventually it pinholed and started bubbling the paint. as the fairing needed painting anyway they were dropped off at Rapier in hull where the tank was re-repaired and sealed with por15. Two and a half years down the line and no problems as yet. never thought to take before and after pics tbh.

I seem to recall young Dan (Harriskat) mentioning replicating them as well John...

Time well spent in this case chris .....

Carla bonner who plays Steph scully in neighbours.

Would this fit a kat 1100 ?

I tried most of the above methods on my kat tank and while the electrolysis method works it's as slow as fuck. Ended up sacking it off in favour of white vinegar and a pull chain off a set of lifting blocks instead of nuts, bolts, or ball bearings etc. I figured the chain laid flat on the inside of the tank would be quicker due to the increased contact area. chain slides across the inside abrading rather than rattling/bashing. Tank ended up like new.

Feel free to jump on me if I'm wrong but is that not just taking a downforce measurement at a given point? eg. Two bikes both weigh 500lbs, one with a wheelbase of 6 feet and the other 8 feet...pretty sure the two readings would differ. something to do with an equation involving fulcrum(wheel on block), moment(downwards force on scales), and lever(actual bike wheelbase taken as a measurement of distance between the previous two) Nearly 40 years since school so can't remember exactly how it pans out...