8? 550 Katana

[CA180]

MY friend bought an 80 something katana 550 and is having engine trouble. Is this 550 possibly the same as my 82GS550L in different clothes? If so, i may be able to help him by letting him use one of my good coil packs. I havent actually seen the bike yet, so i wasnt sure if it may be the same motor.

I googled pics, and he says that it looks just like an 82 on the web.

If it is the same (or similar), i will turn him on to this site as a resource.

P.S.-The problem he is having is the two inside cylinders are cold, which led me to the assumption of the coil.

[chef1366]

Your coil should work fine as long as it's good. Also both need to be electronic ignition.

[Steve]

Could be coil, could be ignitor, could be pick-up coil on the crank.


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[Carter Turk]

Not to be doom and gloom guy, but I bought an 82 Katana 550 for $150 with a twisted crank. #2 and #3 were not where they're supposed to be. I ended up buying and engine and frame from a 79 for $75, using the bottom end with the 82 top end.

You might be able to check with a rod of some sort through the spark plug holes. Find top dead center on 1&4 and use that measurement to check 2&3 after rotating the crank with a 19mm socket on the right side (sitting on bike).

I thought I'd share that since the same cylinders are giving him problems.

[CA180]

Well, thank you for that info... But i'm not gonna worry about it untill we get the easy stuff checked out.

[Zooks]

550 Katana - what a beautiful machine. Quite rare in Australia and in the US as well I think. I have one in my shed, I call it the baby Kat (or is that Kitten?) LOL.

Good luck with it. Is it silver or black?