TomTom

Can any of you knowledgable type people tell me if its possible to use a seat lock from another GSX model on the Katana. i have seen some that use 3 bolts to fit to the frame unlike the Kat which uses 4. Are the spacing on the top 2 bolts the same so i can just use these instead of all 4,as the locks for the Kat appear to be about £80 and some others about half that price. Thanks in advance.

Thanks guys ,I checked my plates on the surface table at work and some were slightly warped ,so I have a new set. Also replacing the springs as there origin was unknown. All genuine parts now and the fibre plates were within tolerance so reusing them. The plain plates were fitted tge other way round when I stripped tge clutch tho. All this should hopefully make for an easier clutch. Fingers crossed.

Thanks guys.For your information, if anyone is interested,. the wee rubber peg when new is 3.5mm dia and 6.5mm long. When fitting new plain clutch plates I presume the flat side goes into the basket first as there is an obvious radius on the shaped central bit of the plates,if that makes any sense.Cheers

thanks guys.

Upon stripping my Kat clucth it appears there is supposed to be a small rubber peg in the back of the clutch basket. How important is this as mine is missing. Also how crucial is the tolerance on the plain clutch plates. Warpage is supposed to be within 0.004" . Any info gratefully received thanks.

Can anyone tell me what length the 13mm diameter spacers should be that the 6 clutch bolts go into as mine are a bit fubard. Also anyway of telling whether springs are standard or not. They are still within length tolerance but maybe heavy duty, can you tell them apart. Thanks.

Thanks for that. Not worth the risk . I'll go for oem stuff.

I know you guys all swear by only genuine parts for the clutch but do you rate Barnett clutches at all. Heard they were good also and work out cheaper than Suzuki stuff. Thoughts please. Thanks.

I only just noticed the lack of engine numbers,lol.

Thanks for all the info guys. I have seen these extended clutch arms and wondered if they were any good. I don't have photos sorry as clutch basket etc still in motor plus I can't figure out how to resize my pics on my phone to post them. Lol. The biggest problem was trying to engage neutral once engine is hot, an old favourite I think! Cable was brand new and lubed, routing was fine etc. Will price up new bits and pass the list to Santa. Cheers guys.

As I don't have the left arm of Arnie I'm trying to sort the clutch on my 1100 Kat. It appears standard parts are best. The fibre plates are within tolerance but the tangs are below size. The metal plates are below tolerance. The clutch is apparently welded but tge outer basket has some wear marks from the tangs, how tight is the limit on these, is it ok to dress it up a bit with a file without going to over the top? Also if you hold the basket and try and rock it towards you there is some play in it. Is this normal? How much is acceptable. Lastly, approximately how much will new genuine plates and springs cost me. Thanks in advance. Also the aluminium spacers on the bolts are quite marked by the springs. Is it ok to get replacement ones made of steel or are they soft for a reason. Cheers

Brilliant, thanks folks.

Has anyone used one of the Electrex alternator/stators please. It's cheaper than getting my original rewound and I know their rectifiers have a good reputation. Thanks.