Katana Owners Club U.K.

Thanks fossie and johnr. How do I know if the wiring has been updated? The current reg/rec unit ("12v SH532-12 4.0 041 Shindengen Japan") has 6 wires coming off it: 3 yellow ones join the wiring loom towards the engine, a red one to the loom under the toolbox, a green one to the frame in what appear...

Looking on Ebay for a regulator/rectifier unit for a GS 650 Katana, there seem to be a range of prices varying from eg £29 for an MTX brand one to £83 for a 'MOSFET' one. And a range of prices inbetween. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265685989221 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166614073638 What do you actu...

In the end, none of the above cables worked or were even close so I had to send it to Venhill Engineering, who make bespoke cables. Just send them the old one and they'll make a copy. It cost a total of £30 inc of tracked postage there and back, with a quick turnaround of a few days. The invoice inc...

Thanks. Pulling it off worked. Looks like there may have been a small spot of glue holding it on as well.
Just pushed it back on the new speedo, without any glue and it seems to have worked. Hopefully it won't fall off!

I want to remove the speedometer trip reset knob from a broken speedo and use it on a working speedo that is missing the knob, rather than buy a new knob. Is it possible to remove it without taking the whole speedo apart? Turning it one way just resets the trip meter to 0 and turning it the other wa...

Thanks Smallkat. Just saw your post. After Fossie's suggestion, I had already ordered a choke cable for a Suzuki GSX750W X 98-01 (part no 58410-03F00) and also a choke cable for a ' Suzuki GS 700 E Naked 1985' (no part no given) which from their photos on EBay looked like they might fit. The latter ...

Thanks Fossie. PM sent.

Hi Fossie,
Just saw this.
Is the Speedo still available?

The choke cable on my bike needs replacing after finally shearing at the handlebar end. However, I am having trouble locating a new one in the UK, or anywhere else for that matter. The GZ version has the cable attached to a small lever on the LHS of the handlebars, in contrast to eg the GX version w...

Yes, wish my Katana still had the OEM ones since they matched the stying on the bike well.
Maybe trial and error with the oil to see what works.