1982 Katana that was running before disassembly. PO stripped it down and bought a bunch of conversion parts from Katman I believe then never got to it. Bike had been totally stripped obviously. Conversion parts include gsxr750 usd forks, 954 drop triples, bandit swingarm, etc.
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Project: Cool Kat II
Collapse
X
-
Project: Cool Kat II
After working on this deal for about 4 months, a crate finally arrived yesterday from Washington state. Inside was the newest project:
1982 Katana that was running before disassembly. PO stripped it down and bought a bunch of conversion parts from Katman I believe then never got to it. Bike had been totally stripped obviously. Conversion parts include gsxr750 usd forks, 954 drop triples, bandit swingarm, etc.Last edited by Guest; 11-30-2010, 11:17 PM.Tags: None
-
russr33
For inspiration I really dont have to look far. Some may remember I had a Kat with most of the conversion parts but I ended up selling it (hence this is Cool Kat II instead of I). It looked like this:
Sold to a guy named Kevin who drove all the way from North Carolina to pick it up. He got to work and after a bit it looked like:
After a few more months it now looks like this (and has an 1166 motor!):
That's a double braced JMC swinger. SICK!
-
russr33
Here's a few more pics of Katana inspiration:
This is Kevin's (the guy who bought my old Kat above) other Kat:
And of course the ultimate Cooley Kat:
Comment
-
amxsteve
-
kdo58
Glad it all got there, the guy did not know if there was a rear shock, or if He lost it. The shipper sure did give me a funny look when I started unloading all those parts.
Comment
-
russr33
Originally posted by kdo58 View PostGlad it all got there, the guy did not know if there was a rear shock, or if He lost it. The shipper sure did give me a funny look when I started unloading all those parts.
David as I have stated before thank you so much for all your help; couldn't have done it without you. Yeah I was wondering about the shock; exhaust didn't make it here either. I'll give Michael a call and hopefully they are in his garage somewhere.
Comment
-
Flaming Chainsaws
Time to update your sig, russ .
I wish I found a Katana. And yours came from WA state. Good luck with the bike.
By the way, that white Katana with the black rims with red pin stripes is so sexy! Any info on that?
Comment
-
jwhelan65
-
russr33
Originally posted by Flaming Chainsaws View PostTime to update your sig, russ .
I wish I found a Katana. And yours came from WA state. Good luck with the bike.
By the way, that white Katana with the black rims with red pin stripes is so sexy! Any info on that?
You'll really be sick when I tell you it came from Payallup for well under $1K. If I was a smart man I would just part everything out and make a nice profit. What fun would that be though?
The white kat above was actually a concept of what a modern Katana would look like. I love the look and will try to get as close as I can. It's been my screen saver (along with the blue/white Cooley Kat) for the past year.
Originally posted by jwhelan65 View PostVery cool Russ! Luv it!
Comment
-
russr33
Saw this on the local CL. Hmmmmm.......
Comment
-
El Giablo
Russ, I am offended that you did not include the suede seat as an inspiration for your Katana. G.....
Comment
-
Flaming Chainsaws
Originally posted by russr33 View PostThanks for reminder on the sig chainsaw; done!
You'll really be sick when I tell you it came from Payallup for well under $1K. If I was a smart man I would just part everything out and make a nice profit. What fun would that be though?
The white kat above was actually a concept of what a modern Katana would look like. I love the look and will try to get as close as I can. It's been my screen saver (along with the blue/white Cooley Kat) for the past year.
Looks like that white Katana is combined with a GSXR minus all the fairings. I like everything about it except for the weird shaped exhaust . But a stock Katana still looks good .
I'll be watching this one.
Comment
-
spyug
Ok I'm confused. You had a perfectly good package which you sold earlier and then bought this parcel of goodies. How come
Change of heart?
Inquiring minds need to know
cheers,
Spyug
Comment
Comment