Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

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Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by fixxervi6 » Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:44 pm

Needed a new chain, sprockets, needed tires with some better grip, so I did the best I could to fix my issues, how do you think it turned out?
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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by U-Turn » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:08 pm

Looks pretty new for a Kat.
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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by sckego » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:21 pm

LoL, that's one way to fix a bike's shortcomings! Nice!
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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by Dragonfly » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:42 pm

Sweet! Looks Sharp in white.
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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by El Diabro » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:13 pm

Nice upgrade!!!!
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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by Firewa11 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:42 am

Nice! I did that same thing... fixing a Kat by applying the Gixxer mod!
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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by WillK675 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:47 am

Well, that's one way to do it.
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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by Grinner » Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:57 am

ooooohhh.....the GSXR front and rear fairings make a nice touch!!
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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by fixxervi6 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:47 pm

I don't want to offend anyone that loves or rides a kat but holy crap.... I've been in the dark ages and now I'm on a star ship with light speed, food replicators, beaming technology and super smart robots that bend to my every need.

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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by Blizzard_1708 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:57 pm

looks sharp
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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by Jenson » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:01 pm

SSSWWWEEETTT.....
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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by Firewa11 » Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:44 am

There were still a fully carb'd bike when I had mine in 2005. When I got my Gixxer in 2006 I felt the same way... Nothing better than getting up on a cold morning and the Gixxer started right up... The Kat... kinda had to work at it.
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Re: Katana needed some work, new at working on bikes

Post by NickS » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:59 am

Congrats.
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