GS650G Katana Restoration

[KiwiAlfa156]

I bought this 81 GS650GX Japanese Domestic Model (JDM) in 2015 for a couple of hundred bucks. It had not been run since 1998 and was finally returned to the road for the first time in 21 years.


2015




2019

[KiwiAlfa156]

My goal was to do as much of the work myself and managed to do all the electrical, frame, suspension repairs (including fork and lower triple clamp straightening) painting (frame, tank and bodywork and engine) headwork (valve seat recut, port matching and inlet port clean up), brake repairs and cylinder hone. Here's a few pictures of the journey.

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[pete]

Not sure if I'd seen you over here on the GSR Darryl but again, nicely done!! She certainly turned out well for a "just get her going" job

[KiwiAlfa156]

Hey Pete, more of a viewer of the wealth of info here on GSR than a poster. But I thought I'd put the finished Kat on here to celebrate bringing another bike back from the dead, as the full resto story on the Kat forum is a closed forum.

[2BRacing]

Congratulations Darryl, that is a great result you achieved! The paintwork is excellent.

I am interested to know where you sourced the rear shocks and what length they are?

Enjoy your baby Kat!

[pete]

Good call Darryl! Definitely worth a post over here.

[Grimly]

Nice job, altogether.