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1981 GSX1100 Katana Based Project

I wondered how this was all going Glen! Just joined back up on here again. Looks like the shed pics on the previous page were at Derek's place? Looking good, be good to see it back out again soon too! I assume all the oil consumption issues are now solved?
 
Hi Pete, glad to see you back on GSR mate. Yeah, we bolted the Kat back together at Derek's place a few weeks ago. Once the ring break in is done the Kat will be back on the North Side for some fun. The oil leak it had seems to have been cured, amazing how the oil stays inside the engine after new seals and gaskets are installed, very thankful for that result.

Cheers.
 
Nice one Glen, looking forward to seeing it back in action! Yes, it is amazing what new seals and gaskets can do, did the same with the 450's valve cover gasket the other week during the service and it's amazingly dry now.
 
Have put a few more km on the Kat for the second 300 km break-in run. The tyre pressure is still being tweeked and for now the radials are running with 30 PSI front and 36 PSI rear. Handling and suspension is doing well at those pressures however, on the next ride I'll drop them to 29 PSI front and 34 PSI rear. The Kat is now 24% (62 kg or 136 lbs) lighter than when it left the factory so the tyre pressure needs to be tuned to match the much lower curb weight.
 
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