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Thread: Latest build Katana 1230

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    Thought I might add a couple of pictures of some of my Kats's finer points.

    Love the Yoshi temp / voltage gauge. Sender is the sump plug, oil temp, and battery voltage.
    1230's runs hot so its nice to monitor the oil temp, amazing how long the oil takes to heat up. Longer than you think.
    (I was going to say might need to check the thermostat..ha)

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    OK, I can hear it now. Why. But I do the Cold Kiwi and these are a nice to have when needed.
    If I did not say. Who would know... heated grips.!
    NO Fuc#d up controller in your nose, mounted on your handle bar, which fellow biker point at and scoff.

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    Yes there is a nice little switch that changes the heat setting, I like it. Why be cause I can.
    Hit the switch and the LED tell you the heat setting.

    other grip..
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    hot setting

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    warm setting

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    Cool setting, there are about 5 settings.
    One for the road...
    Kat1230 (81), GSXR1100 (86), RG500 (86)
    The 80`s - Back in the days when men looked like women, women dressed like whores and the music F@#KING ROCKED!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arronduke View Post

    OK, I can hear it now. Why. But I do the Cold Kiwi and these are a nice to have when needed.
    If I did not say. Who would know... heated grips.!
    NO Fuc#d up controller in your nose, mounted on your handle bar, which fellow biker point at and scoff.

    .
    heated jackets are so much betterer than grips

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    Did you notice the Brembo front brake brake, nice piece of kit, I wanted the same for the clutch. Had to did deep for this as money was running low.

    Font brake. sorry about the picture.

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    and the cable clutch version, what can i say... 225 pounds.
    https://www.roadraceperformanceshrop...ch-with-switch

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    This one cost $28 landed, tolerances where not good but some plastic washers and I could not be happier, got to love China. Came in a Brembo labelled flash box!
    OMG
    One for the road...
    Kat1230 (81), GSXR1100 (86), RG500 (86)
    The 80`s - Back in the days when men looked like women, women dressed like whores and the music F@#KING ROCKED!

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    Just to hi-jack the thread a bit, I'm looking for an early 750 or 1100 Katana if anyone has one for sale.... any info or suggestions welcome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crisis management View Post
    Just to hi-jack the thread a bit, I'm looking for an early 750 or 1100 Katana if anyone has one for sale.... any info or suggestions welcome.
    Here you go now point me in the direction of a pop up light Kat project.
    https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Lis...?id=1744452542

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arronduke View Post
    Took the Kat for a burn today, rear brake master cylinder needs a rebuild but hay.. who needs a rear brake. Actually me. Missed it for hill starts etc.
    Long story short, I love the 1230 kit sooo much torque. The 1135 is good for just sitting in top gear, this is even better. But when that throttle gets turned and the rev counter starts passing 6k holly shit.
    Might be puss compared to a modern shitter but holly molly the RS36 just start sucking air and the dam thing wants to go. Real kick in the pants. Nice feeling to the ton and that's about where I stop.

    Oh well large pictures are gone again!

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    Very very nice,can remember the old fella coming home on a brand spanker many many moons ago,being an old fella he had lived a life of Tridents n Nortons followed by SS bevel drives etc but can still remember his enthusiasm re how the thing went through the Hundalees,being a young fella who had grown up looking at Tridents/Nortons and Bevel drive ducs my most vivid memories of the Katana were how weird it looked compared to anything else that had been in the driveway.Enjoy.
    Be the person your dog thinks you are...

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    I see later twin pot calipers on adapter brackets. Any compliance / WOF issues or was it 'don't ask/don't tell" ? Looking to do the same with my GS1100. I have a pair of Kawasaki Concours calipers to go on, waiting on CBR600 disks.
    it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
    those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pete376403 View Post
    I see later twin pot calipers on adapter brackets. Any compliance / WOF issues or was it 'don't ask/don't tell" ? Looking to do the same with my GS1100. I have a pair of Kawasaki Concours calipers to go on, waiting on CBR600 disks.
    I did an upgrade to twin pots on a GS1000 for a customer. No probs with a WOF at the local garage - the only thing looked at was to ensure that the braided lines had swaged fittings.

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