Congrats Blaze! And damn this brings back memories!
I bought a Katana 600 for $2,000 in my college days in Nashville. It was a '95 model in pristine condition and 6,000 miles on the clock, single seat, yoshi 4 into 1, stage 1 jet kit and Dunlops D207's. Katana's are pretty much the least expensive sport bike you can buy, but good enough to have fun with. Sadly I had to part with it after putting on more than 20,000 miles. But, I managed to sell it for $2,500! The first time I ever made money on a vehicle!
86 hp is a bit too optimistic though. I had mine dynoed and it showed only 71bhp at the rear wheel, which is about 6bhp up from stock. I see you have some decent 60 profile rubber as well and not the OE touring stuff. That's good!
The Katana is pretty much a bulletproof bike, so you don't have to worry about anything going wrong. The oil/air cooled engine is a bit noisy and the cam chain can make a racket, but that's normal. Make sure you lube your clutch cable regularly as it has a tendency to get sticky.
Let me know if you need any info as I know this bike pretty well.
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Originally Posted by Vulken Auto I heard the rear sprocket wears up at 3 k miles. a decent katana with 5k on odo willl come for 3 -4 k $ i guess. which year is this bikw I cant say exactly from these pics it looks like 2003 . |
Nope, the rear sprocket will not wear if looked after properly. This bike would be a mid '90's model, as from '98 onwards, the bodywork changed (got uglier!). Prices would range from about 1,800$-2,500$ depending on where and what time of the year you buy it.