7/14 katana project .....

by **FBJ admin** » Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:30 pm

That removalble rail is a work of genious. Your proving a lot of folk wrong. Many said it couldnt be done. Reckon this could be seen a lot more. I like the idea of this rather than a 14 with kat body work

by **SBeachill** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:50 am

Thanks mate but only following what has been done on previous large engined bikes

Got left side frame rail done yesterday and engine in final position, just need to strip it all and fully weld all joints etc, checked plastics aswell to make sure all clears well

Merry Xmas all see if I can get some more done in the new year

Steve

by **Danish** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:12 am

SBeachill wrote:
Got left side frame rail done yesterday and . . . . .

What did you have to do to the left side frame rail ?

by **SBeachill** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:20 am

Danish wrote:
SBeachill wrote:
Got left side frame rail done yesterday and . . . . .

What did you have to do to the left side frame rail ?

Left rail had to be remade and set lower and slightly wider to allow engine to drop and move over slightly aswell as match the other frame rail for shape and height etc.

Steve

by **Danish** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:32 pm

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That makes sense . . . to gain more space between the frame rails for that very wide oil pan/sump.

Did you cut out a section of the lower frame rail on the left hand side - being able to make the curved/wided shape - and welded it back in again ?
Or did you work on it "in situ" ?

Do you by any chance have any piccies of the process :mrgreen:

Sorry for all these "nasty" questions - but I'm going to gather as much info as I can - before starting a similar project of my own :roll:

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by **BEERBELLYKELLY** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:18 pm

sweet looking build-like how you approached the frame rail mods to allow the motor to sit right-it looks well in there-i have a 250 katana frame or two here and the factory have done same method exactly as your stepped lugs-so it,s a factory aircooled suzuki-
dont listen to the haters-most have never built anything more than a case of haemorroids! :lol:

i just dont see how you can go wrong-a katana-the absoloute pornstar of the aircooled world
having a steamy session with the 14-which is a good looking engine-i,ve seen a few gsx1400,s that have been big horsepowered-no idea if they stayed together-i had the remains of a turbocharged one with a spondon swingarm and lots of goodies on it-it was fire damaged-
good luck with fattening up this kat-
keep us picture hungry mongs well fed------ :shock:

by **SBeachill** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:13 pm

Danish wrote:-

That makes sense . . . to gain more space between the frame rails for that very wide oil pan/sump.

Did you cut out a section of the lower frame rail on the left hand side - being able to make the curved/wided shape - and welded it back in again ?
Or did you work on it "in situ" ?

Do you by any chance have any piccies of the process

Sorry for all these "nasty" questions - but I'm going to gather as much info as I can - before starting a similar project of my own

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I started by mounting the motor in by removing some of the r/h side rail first, then chopped some of the l/h rail to get the motor centred, bolted it in and cut off the rest of the rail, had 2 new rails made and cut them to fit .......

Steve

by **SBeachill** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:15 pm

Thanks BBK, I have done a turbo 14 before so know it's good for reliable power

Did a bit more today, got the lower engine mounts done and the sidestand re-welded to the new lower rails.

Engine nearly fully solidly mounted

Steve

by **steveywhite** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:57 am

steve is that a forkbrace i see?? will ya be selling this mate ??

by **SBeachill** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:05 pm

Got some more work done today, a friend made me some spacers for the front engine mounts and managed to temporarily fit the ZRX swingarm I'll be using

with bodywork on to check stance

Steve