92 GSXR 1127 engine into 750F Katana, [sick]

[Buffalo Bill]

OK, got my Katana1100 oil cooler with lines bolted in.
These lines are bigger than the 750 and shorter, so you can see I made extensions for the lower brackets, and fabricated a bracket at the top.
Holds it in very tight. No touchy the headers or frame.

[posplayr]

I should buy a real MIG welder, they're great for neat welding of thin metal.
Not in today's budget, sigh…

That looks like a vast improvement. Filling in the extended birdsmouth along with teh back support should be plenty

[Buffalo Bill]

I can bolt on the exhaust permanently now.
Salvaged from a 1989 Katana 1100.

[Buffalo Bill]

I cut a new clutch push rod 100mm x 6mm from a cheap screw driver, $2 maybe?
I'm using the cable clutch from the 750, this works out mo-betta a few ways:
Nobody liked the hydraulic from the get go back in in 1989.
The hydraulic sprocket cover would have to be ground off in the lower right corner to fit this frame.
I'd have to use a Katana 1100 shift lever that's a couple inches farther away from the foot peg, plus the 750 shift lever is very adjustable.
PS:I'm using the passenger pegs up front, because I can feel the end better through my boot sole.

Katana 1100 shift lever

[Buffalo Bill]

I should buy a real MIG welder, they're great for neat welding of thin metal.
Not in today's budget, sigh…

[JTGS850GL]

I would definitely do some reinforcement of those cut tubes. That's a lot of material removed and, even boxed in like that, they would be very compromised in strength. Adding a bigger engine and more stress will make maters worse. I'd look into some triangulation or at least some additional wall thickness on the back side of the cut area overlapping the areas that are not cut.

That's a serious HP upgrade Bill, I like it! Just a little tip on your welding... I've done a bit more than you (only a little) and yours looks better

[Buffalo Bill]

OK, this is good enough for me. Looks well reinforced by the flat triangle welded in there. My welding is too sloppy to risk getting molten splatter all over the wiring harness. Don't wanna push my fk-up factor any farther.
I think I will cover it over with some aluminum tape I have, keep moisture out.
PS: Installed new Sonic Springs 1.0 up front.

[Charlie G]

I'm sooo envious!

[Buffalo Bill]

Ok, I got a GSX 1100F Katana exhaust system mounted up. They only cost me $60 and they're supposed to flow mo-betta than the GSXR system. Kinda heavy but I'm sure they're quiet.
Bummer is I lose the center stand, and the kick stand rubs the pipe when I swing it down.
Considering other options, but I wanna stay cheap and ugly because this is a track bike that might crash.

These sure look good for $60.

[Buffalo Bill]

Probably true.
I'm thinking of dumping the steel tail light frame, because racing tail sections are only $200.
No way any chick my age is gonna ride up on that seat, you couldn't pay me to do it! …Well at least nobody's gonna pay my price to ride up there.

My son's '90 600 hasn't had that stupid center support on it for years. I think the front and rear mounts are more than sturdy enough. Those bikes need as much weight removed as possible.

[Buffalo Bill]

Well, the only weight it carries is the gas tank.
I think it could support my static weight (180lb) in the center, much more on the tank pads.

[posplayr]

It is not the weld that would worry me. Can't you make that part any stiffer?

[Buffalo Bill]

Ok, crude but this is my 1st weld job.


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