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jwhelan65
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Key, clear title, starts right up, 7030 miles, not exactly a looker
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spyug
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Nice find. Looks to be all there and super low miles to boot. Is it going to be a keeper or are you intending on flipping?
Cheers,
Spyug
Cheers,
Spyug
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jwhelan65
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Not sure yet, may sell as is or restore and sell or keep..:-k
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Guest
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Man these Katanas have been growing on me for a while now... except if I was to get one they're expensive here and I'd only want the pop-up...
Joe they're all good lookers to me, even when not restored
Joe they're all good lookers to me, even when not restored
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dueller
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Sharp bike!
Sharp bike!
Where the Kat's all one size (cc) in the 80's or did they vary. Just learnin bout them. Only 80MPH??? Thought they went faster then that. Heck my 700EF has 140MPH speedo.
Sharp bike!
Where the Kat's all one size (cc) in the 80's or did they vary. Just learnin bout them. Only 80MPH??? Thought they went faster then that. Heck my 700EF has 140MPH speedo.
The '82 Big Kat was 1000cc due to AMA Superbike racing rules. The '83 Big Kat was an 1100 as the AMA changed to 750cc Superbikes. Those are the only Kats imported into the states as far as I know. There were also smaller models, including a 750cc with a pop-up headlight mentioned elsewhere in this thread. I'll leave it to those with more knowledge of those models to explain.
Thanks,
Joe
Joe, the USA got the 1000 & a 550 in 82. In 83 we got the 1100 & a shaft drive 650 also. I have always thought it strange that Suzuki did a shaft drive 650 instead of the chain drive that was available. The 750 pop-up headlight Kat that Canada & Europe got in 84-86 we didn't get. It is a cool looking 750 too!!! Ray.
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Guest
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We got the pop-up 750 over here in Aus too, that's the one I'd try to get if I was looking for one...
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TooManyToys
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Wish I could find one like that near me.
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Redneck
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I do have to say I am not a sport bike fan but I find myself wanting one of those more and more. I really like the looks of those.... I blame smokinpankake....his custom job got me hooked.
Paul
Paul
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pontiacstogo
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jwhelan65
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That is completely relative
Your 82 1000SZ is beautiful! ....the one above YIKES! FUGLY!
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loud et
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check out the may and september 2002 Bike of the month. Especially may. wow, super bad. I am not into sport bikes too much yet, but that one make me like em alot more. Awesome score on your new Kat.... looks real nice already. Probably more Kats in the BOM, i have not been through all the years yet. really great bikes in there.
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pontiacstogo
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Same bike
.Your Kat looks very nice as-is. I love restoring them, but if I found one like yours, I might be tempted to get it up to scratch mechanically and ride it. They're only original once.
Whatever you do, have fun with it.
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jwhelan65
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Same bike
Your Kat looks very nice as-is. I love restoring them, but if I found one like yours, I might be tempted to get it up to scratch mechanically and ride it. They're only original once.
Whatever you do, have fun with it.
It is going into full restore mode...
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jwhelan65
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Well, finally have the space so we have a couple of builds going at a time so we tossed the Kat up on the ramp..
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spyug
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Good. I'll be following along.
Just sold mine this week and its being picked up on the weekend....if I can get the coil relay mod to work. I found I was down 2 volts at the coil and it wouldn't start. I wired in a relay tonight but after blowing a fuse or two I figured the relay was toast. I'll have to pick up another tomorrow and get this done before the new owner turns up.
Good luck with the project.
Cheers,
Spyug.
Just sold mine this week and its being picked up on the weekend....if I can get the coil relay mod to work. I found I was down 2 volts at the coil and it wouldn't start. I wired in a relay tonight but after blowing a fuse or two I figured the relay was toast. I'll have to pick up another tomorrow and get this done before the new owner turns up.
Good luck with the project.
Cheers,
Spyug.
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Guest
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A very nice starting point. Is this a full go over? Down to frame and there up?
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pontiacstogo
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Cool - can't wait to see the progress pics.
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