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I've acquired a 1985 GSX750SE3 Katana Popup for the princely sum of $1.

I'm going to try and do it up the old fashioned way - without opening up the wallet as much as I can.

Restoring this bike is going to be done through hard work in the gargre with as much work as possible done by me.

  1. Start stripping the bike

    Okay, let's get some of the fairings off this bike and have a look at the extent of the problems.

    You know, the frame's pretty good. A few sandbacks here and there and I reckon she'll be good for a touchup if I can get a paint that's close to the original spec.

    The forks are rooted. They really are. The left one isn't too bad in the area that matters but the right one is just going to rip through the seals.

    The light has a chip in it - that'll have to be replaced. ...
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  2. Got the bike!

    Well, I've picked it up and pushed it home from Fergusson Drive to my house in Melrose Street. It's about 600m, with a quick stop along the way to pump up the tyres at the local servo (bugger pushing a bike with flat tyres).

    It's a bit of a mess but it's mostly complete.

    The main things missing are:

    1. Windscreen
    2. front fender
    3. right hand brake lever (broken off)
    4. mirrors
    5. light for number plate (which is also missing). ...
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