BUILDING AN I.C.B.M. KATANA 1100

[jkevbriggs1]

What does I.C.B.M stand for? Intercontinental Ballistic Missile?

 

[Guest]

YES......

and for the inner fender idea....... I REALLY like the open look without it. Makes her look much leaner and lighter. I am getting a smaller battery and relocating it along with the side panel electrics so you will be able to look strait through the bike like the yosh 1135 killer.

 

[mlaalm]

Inner fenders look great on stock wheelbased bikes but kinda looks cheesy on streatched out ones. Nice Kat
Luv that lock-up cover . . . would'nt mind sport'in one of those on my stock clutch bike

 

[drhermanstein]

OK,

Here is the final list of parts...for now....

36mm RS flatslides
pingel dual feed fuel valve
pod filters
web cams
port/polish
radius valve job
APE valve springs
oil dogs removed from rockers
falicon adjustable cam sprogs
shaved head
top end oiling kit with billit cam links
1166 10.25:1 Wiseco kit
manual cam chain adjuster
Earl's oil cooler, s/s lines and fittings everywhere
welded crank
welded heavy duty clutch basket
high volume oil pump gears
fast by gast clutch
barnet clutch springs
Alum quick access clutch cover
pmfr billit 5/8 outboard bearing support kit
Vance & Hines chrome header
s/s braided brake lines
ebc pro light 320 rotors
ebc billit caliper adapters
gsxr 4 pot brakes
usd 93 750 gixxer forks
93 gixxer 1100 blue wheels with polished lips
92 gixxer 750 clipons
2002 cbr 954 step down tripes with Vortex billit top triple
2004 sv1000 throttle/kill switch
EC red 530 chain
Vortex rear sprocket
braced/powder coated frame
powder coated motor
1150 oil filter cover
koni shocks (soon to be ohlins)
dyna S ignition/coils
dyna rev limiter
taylor wires
2002 bandit 1200 swingarm (not in pic)
93 gsxr armless rear brake caliper
anodized rear sprocket nuts
anodized preload adjusters
anodized bar ends
Mini Stalk LED signal lights
complete s/s allen head bolt kit for bike
red anodized billit alum oil catch can

I finally found this list in this awesome thread, why the 954 triples? Did you take a pic of the forks and triples assembled?

 

[Guest]

The triples are needed to increase fork length as you lose 3 inches of height from the stock setup. without the triples right handers can bottom you out and you can high center on your header and crash.

I don't have a pic of the forks and triples alone sorry.

 

[newbomb]

bandit swingarm

bandit swingarm

Katman
do you remember what the measurement was for the shock mounts on the bandit arm? how far back from the swingarm pivot are they? I am doing A similar build on A GS1100E I was originally going to Mod the Katana but decided against it for now. I have A gs1150 arm also do you think there is any advantage to one over the other?

Rich

 

[Guest]

Rich,

Forget the 1150 arm as it is narrower than the stock gs arm and won't fit a 5/5 wheel. The bandit arm is the way to go although you will have some rear brake plunger fabing.
the shock mounts go right on top of the seem for the axle supports.

 

[drhermanstein]

Thanks for the inspiration Katman, I'm well underway with my project and will be documenting as I go. Did you find that keeping documentation and uploading to GSrs kept you focused?

 

[80GS1000]

Dear Lord - this is *the* best looking (and from the build sheet) and best performing Katana I've seen. Pretty much defines the streetfighter term. Bravo, bravo.

Got any audio clips of it running?

 

[Guest]

Thanks for all the koodo's guys.... I really appreciate it....

I have started a kat website and I hope I can keep it up to date. I want to list mods and upgrades, tricks and tips, pics and vids. Thats a lot....

Anyway...

www.robwilton.com/kats.html

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the inspiration Katman, I'm well underway with my project and will be documenting as I go. Did you find that keeping documentation and uploading to GSrs kept you focused?

I am prett focused anyway but it is very helpfull to have it all docuamented. I have it all on my computer as well and am in the process of posting the highlights, tips and tricks and points of interest on my kat site.

Your bike looks killer and I can't wait to see it done.

 

[Guest]

Inner fenders look great on stock wheelbased bikes but kinda looks cheesy on streatched out ones. Nice Kat
Luv that lock-up cover . . . would'nt mind sport'in one of those on my stock clutch bike

My clutch is also stock. I like the cover cuz it has an O ring around the quick access cover so I don't have to drop oil to change or check clutch plates. If you get one make sure it is a new gen version as they have a large enough hole to get the plates out. The early version you can only look.

 

[Guest]

OK, The best dyno now she is done wa 100 hp????? what?? I know. Had a few issues as discussed in other threads. cam/ported head mis match. the crash and subsiquent reving while sliding on her side down the road scored up my cylinders and pistons and destroyed my cams.

1260cc here we come, hotter Cams and back cut valves and ... strait cut gears. I want to end this thread right......

with a posting of 9.99 or better. The estimates are in and this should be reachable if I am up to the job. Lookin for 140 ro 145 rwhp.

I will of course post some more numbers when she is all up and running again. I am building the engine myself this time.

She got some good magazine coverage this yr which I am pleased about but she has to run as strong as she looks or I won't be happy.

 

[Guest]

My head is done, Flow tested and dialed in to with in 1% for all ports. New set of stainless oversized valves with radius valve job. New .370 left Webbs and by crank was done by Stan Gardner. Dynamic balanced, indexed, strait cut gears and welded solid.

The 1260cc kit is in and I am expecting 150+ HP this season with triple digit torque numbers.

Shooting for upper 9's if I have the ability to get her off the line. Last season was a wash but with the new head work and diff cams the problems should be solved. This season I am going with Keihin FRC 39's to feed the beast.

 

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Hope it all works out for you Katman. Lot of work.
I visited your site and saw some of the bikes. Is that GSX1400S a production bike? I really like it from that one pic. I'd think it would sell like hotcakes over here.

 

[drhermanstein]

I've got a sister-in-law in Esquimault. When I go to visit her I want to come and see your beast. I'm glad you got a different head on there. I was about to make all kinds of porting mistakes when my machine shop guy enlightened me. I'm hoping for close to 145 HP.

 

[Billy Ricks]

This goes back in the thread considerably but could help others tackle the steering stem differences between the 954 and GSXR triples. Rather than switching the 954 steering stem and having to use a shim at the top of the clamp I used my Dremel tool and carefully removed material from the inside of the GSXR upper bearing to fit the 954 steering stem. I had tried finding a bearing to allow for the differences but came up empty. So it was either take Katman's approach by switching stems or find a machine shop that could rework the bearing. Shops here wouldn't touch the bearing so I figured I had nothing to lose and went after my bearing with the Dremel.

I used the barrel type sanding attachment and only went through 3 pads to get the bearing where it needed to be. The shape of the attachment helps keep the sander flat against the bearing surface. The bearing is so hard you are barely removing any material with quite a bit of effort. It took me about 15 minutes to get the bearing where I wanted it. I was careful to slide the bearing onto the stem from both directions to make sure I was keeping things as straight as possible. All in all it turned out great and was pretty simple.

 

[Guest]

I didn't switch stems. I use a 2002 954 complete triple set. it has the correct bearings for the gs. the 929's don't and the later 954 don't either.

 

[Billy Ricks]

I didn't switch stems. I use a 2002 954 complete triple set. it has the correct bearings for the gs. the 929's don't and the later 954 don't either.

I thought I had read somewhere in the thread you had used the GSXR stem in the 954 triple then had to use a bushing between the stem and top triple. I ran into the bearing problem with my installation so I checked back to see how you tackled it. I guess later in the thread you came up with the '02 set.

 

[Guest]

I believe that was someone else who did the stem swap. Its odd that only one yr honda made the matching bearings. Only took me a 6 months,tons of money and plenty of frustration to find the bolt on. I mean why would any normal guy take an 04 954 and an 01 954 triple that didn't fit and try another yr thinking it would?????

But, I am happy to pass the road less traveled on so others don't go through what I did.