If that's all it needs it's a pretty good deal! The carbs can be rebuild, a rebuild kit is around $30 (parts only) a carb (4 carbs on the bike, since its a 4 cylinder), you will need them professionally cleaned and reassembled.Speaking as someone who has owned a 95 katana 600 (exact same bike, even same engine, just different bore size). I also wouldn't get anything above 600ish cc for a first bike. If you want to learn how to work on carbs, do valve jobs, etc. Difference is, he'll have 150cc, 40,000 more miles, and an even uglier bike. He'll be at the price point I'm at by the time he's done with his. Along with repainting the bike(PO painted it flat black, it's now faded gray), getting new chain and sprockets, front sprocket didn't have a nut on it, needs tires. Same problem as mine, needs the carbs rebuilt. I haven't gotten around to reinstalling and syncing them because I had to make flat heads out of some of the soft brass Philips heads. It isn't that hard to pull them apart, but, I didn't dig into them as much as I probably should have. Shop said it would be roughly $1000 for them to fix the carbs for me. I just got done rebuilding my Katana carbs. A 400$ bike might sound like a steal, but if you need to spend a lot of cash to get it rideable you are better of buying one that is already road worthy. Has it been dropped, repainted or modified? Are all the seals and rubbers in good condition and are the shocks ok? There are some buyers guides and advice for first timers to be found, make sure you know what to look for when you buy a bike. Third question, what is the general state of the bike. All these things will add up, and need to be fixed. But a bike that has been left standing can have a varity of other problems: Check the inside of the tank for gunk (and rust) check the tires (for both wear and cracks), the chain (rust) and the electrics. Second question, has it been standing for long? If the carbs are just gunked up, thye might just need a rebuild and a good cleaning. Otherwise it could turn out to be a money pit and take far to long to make it road worthy. If not a rebuild might be needed, and you are better off with a first bike that runs. It would not be the first time friendships end over financial problems.įirst question, does it run? If it does, and you can get it through the gears it could be worth it. Once i get a chance to get pics of it, ill post it here or in a new post (if mods dont mind)īuying from friends of friends is always tricky, make sure it is worth the hassle, especially if you dont know them personally. With the help of a friend, i have purchased a different bike which he told me was a good deal, and after playing with it a bit, i agree. For a bike as old as this, what should i look for when inspecting it?.Do you think the carbs are really all it needs? (what i mean is, is there a chance that the carbs being bad might have domino into something else being bad?).Do you agree? (is it worth it to buy it cheap, fix it and hope thats all it needs, for my first bike?) If the carbs is all it needs, it seems like it would be a good deal.Im going to look at it tomarrow and have a few questions. Its been sitting for a while from what he says. I dont know how many miles are on it or if it need other work. The problem is it needs new carbs and says they could be replaced for $200 (with labor). So, a good friend, who's been riding for years, has a friend wanting to get rid of a Suzuki Katana 750 in its 90s (he thinks early 90's) for about $400. Showing off Bikes or Gear? Click Here Looking for purchase advice? Click Here
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