BUILDING AN I.C.B.M. KATANA 1100

[Hoomgar]

Wow! She is stretched out now! :shock: Almost makes the V&H look too short now

So you were having a little trouble keeping the front wheel on the ground eh Rob? :twisted:

How does it handle in the turns now that you stretched it a bit?

Oh, and I wanted to tell you that I like those mirrors way better than the tear drop shaped CF ones that you had on it before.
Looking impressive as always 8)

[katman]

Wow! She is stretched out now! :shock: Almost makes the V&H look too short now

So you were having a little trouble keeping the front wheel on the ground eh Rob? :twisted:

How does it handle in the turns now that you stretched it a bit?

Oh, and I wanted to tell you that I like those mirrors way better than the tear drop shaped CF ones that you had on it before.
Looking impressive as always 8)

Hoomie.....Handling is suffering now a bit but you always lose something to gain something.
Clearance is a big issue. I cut my tire on the bolt that holds tail light on. I had to cut lots of inner fender away too and completely get rid of the license plate bracket. It is now bolted to the tail light bracket.

[katman]

I have backed down the extension to 4" over or about 63" wheel base. the stock wheel base is 59.8 but the gixxer forks shorten it a bit.

She is handling much better now and feels much more stable in the corners... With this bandit 1200 swing and the extensions I am running a 128 link chain.

EK has a new chain for busa's and zx12's. it is a zvx with 14500 tensil.

[Hoomgar]

That is good to hear. Yes everything is a trade off. But you have nothing if you can't use the engine due to excessive rise of the front end so you have done what had to be done. Still I gotta think the handling will be better than stock with all the suspension mods? And now straight line acceleration will allow you to turn the wick up the whole way :twisted:

It's raining hard again today and this is making me want to ride

[Rick]

Designs...

Eyeballing your machine intently......You know what would look way cool??? ... one of those inner fenders....from two inches below the swingarm extending to about one-Oclock as seen from the right side...same color as the front...silver/gray....I'll craft something on da computer wit da pictures.
__________________________________________Rick.... .......

[jkevbriggs1]

What does I.C.B.M stand for? Intercontinental Ballistic Missile?

[katman]

YES......

and for the inner fender idea....... I REALLY like the open look without it. Makes her look much leaner and lighter. I am getting a smaller battery and relocating it along with the side panel electrics so you will be able to look strait through the bike like the yosh 1135 killer.

[mlaalm]

Inner fenders look great on stock wheelbased bikes but kinda looks cheesy on streatched out ones. Nice Kat
Luv that lock-up cover . . . would'nt mind sport'in one of those on my stock clutch bike

[drhermanstein]

OK,

Here is the final list of parts...for now....

36mm RS flatslides
pingel dual feed fuel valve
pod filters
web cams
port/polish
radius valve job
APE valve springs
oil dogs removed from rockers
falicon adjustable cam sprogs
shaved head
top end oiling kit with billit cam links
1166 10.25:1 Wiseco kit
manual cam chain adjuster
Earl's oil cooler, s/s lines and fittings everywhere
welded crank
welded heavy duty clutch basket
high volume oil pump gears
fast by gast clutch
barnet clutch springs
Alum quick access clutch cover
pmfr billit 5/8 outboard bearing support kit
Vance & Hines chrome header
s/s braided brake lines
ebc pro light 320 rotors
ebc billit caliper adapters
gsxr 4 pot brakes
usd 93 750 gixxer forks
93 gixxer 1100 blue wheels with polished lips
92 gixxer 750 clipons
2002 cbr 954 step down tripes with Vortex billit top triple
2004 sv1000 throttle/kill switch
EC red 530 chain
Vortex rear sprocket
braced/powder coated frame
powder coated motor
1150 oil filter cover
koni shocks (soon to be ohlins)
dyna S ignition/coils
dyna rev limiter
taylor wires
2002 bandit 1200 swingarm (not in pic)
93 gsxr armless rear brake caliper
anodized rear sprocket nuts
anodized preload adjusters
anodized bar ends
Mini Stalk LED signal lights
complete s/s allen head bolt kit for bike
red anodized billit alum oil catch can

I finally found this list in this awesome thread, why the 954 triples? Did you take a pic of the forks and triples assembled?

[katman]

The triples are needed to increase fork length as you lose 3 inches of height from the stock setup. without the triples right handers can bottom you out and you can high center on your header and crash.

I don't have a pic of the forks and triples alone sorry.

[newbomb]

bandit swingarm

Katman
do you remember what the measurement was for the shock mounts on the bandit arm? how far back from the swingarm pivot are they? I am doing A similar build on A GS1100E I was originally going to Mod the Katana but decided against it for now. I have A gs1150 arm also do you think there is any advantage to one over the other?

Rich

[katman]

Rich,

Forget the 1150 arm as it is narrower than the stock gs arm and won't fit a 5/5 wheel. The bandit arm is the way to go although you will have some rear brake plunger fabing.
the shock mounts go right on top of the seem for the axle supports.

[drhermanstein]

Thanks for the inspiration Katman, I'm well underway with my project and will be documenting as I go. Did you find that keeping documentation and uploading to GSrs kept you focused?

[80GS1000]

Dear Lord - this is *the* best looking (and from the build sheet) and best performing Katana I've seen. Pretty much defines the streetfighter term. Bravo, bravo.

Got any audio clips of it running?

[katman]

Thanks for all the koodo's guys.... I really appreciate it....

I have started a kat website and I hope I can keep it up to date. I want to list mods and upgrades, tricks and tips, pics and vids. Thats a lot....

Anyway...

https://www.robwilton.com/kats.html