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GS650 Katana, stored 18 years.
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 5:55 pm
by Uncle Bob
Looks quite honest, original exhausts. Looks like Jap import, pre oil cooler (are all early ones no oil cooler) or just certain markets? My first 650 Kat in about 1989 had no oil cooler but sure it was a UK bike.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273093452893
The last one with the wrong clocks etc on went for £730 so interested to see what this does.
UB
Re: GS650 Katana, stored 18 years.
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:07 pm
by fossie
All UK 650 ....in fact ALL650 except jap market had an oil cooler, this is jap import even still has 650G on side panel and jap clocks.
Looks nice and honest , carbs will be pretty gummed up now , but the main issue is the rear sets? ....how are they fitted are the original pegs fitted , how or the original chopped off?
Re: GS650 Katana, stored 18 years.
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:12 pm
by johnr
speaking of carbs, im passing chez foster tomorrow fossie, i will put them somewhere safe.
Re: GS650 Katana, stored 18 years.
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:13 pm
by johnr
'item removed or no longer available'
Re: GS650 Katana, stored 18 years.
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:37 pm
by Nicky Dodds
Still there.
Re: GS650 Katana, stored 18 years.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:56 pm
by johnr
yeah, it came back about an hour aftrwards. try as i might all i got wat thee no longer available message.
anyhow, thats a tidy thing isnt it, stock pipes and very reasonable mileage. worth every penny even with that orrible seat cover....
Re: GS650 Katana, stored 18 years.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:57 pm
by johnr
also, the reg number says 'slow'......
Re: GS650 Katana, stored 18 years.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:58 pm
by johnr
i reccon 1400 quid ish.
Re: GS650 Katana, stored 18 years.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:44 pm
by fossie
Another DVLA wonder! Registered the year before it was built! Due to the licensing of the day and import paperwork.
Re: GS650 Katana, stored 18 years.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:54 pm
by Uncle Bob
fossie wrote:All UK 650 ....in fact ALL650 except jap market had an oil cooler, this is jap import even still has 650G on side panel and jap clocks.
I did wonder if the 650 I had, had had the engine swapped for a GS650GT engine. Whatever it burnt too much oil!
Wonder why they decided the Jap model didn't need it (or the rest of the world did?).
Didn't notice the rearsets - well spotted.
Rob