It happened again.

zeniceguy

zeniceguy

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I was out for a boot on sunday night and after a bit of a pull I started to slow down and could hear a bad noise in 4th. 1,2,3,5,6 are all fine but 4th makes one hell of a noise now.

I know I need to pull it out and apart but by the time I do that and order parts (if I can find them) It will of been a long time.
so now I have a few coices.

1, find another 750cc or 100 or bandit 1200 engine (very very hard to)
2, buy a parts bike (they are still 1g+)
3, Buy another bike.

I love my old 91 gsxr 750 and want to fix her but trying to pay for a wedding and fix the bike is kinda tough.
I masy be heading to quebec on monday to pick up another 91 gsxr that "hopefully" is ready to die then maybe I can tear apart my baby and take time.


What do you guys think?
I dont really want a newer, I like my old oil boiler and just fixed her up this winter after years of abuse.

My problem with my stuff is that it snow balls hard!!!!
if your gonna pull it apart then you gotta change 2, as well as 4th and look over the rest.
if I pull the engine aprt then new rings, but if new rings then I may as well bore and new pistons, if you do all that then you might as well do the head, and then you might aswell get nice cams.... and it doesnt stop. I dont think I could just swap a gear and be done. I wish I could just find a engine to drop in for now.

the 90/91 engines are unique and thats whats killing me.
 
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if it was me, id update to a newer one like an06 or something like that, tho with how much work it would eel like it was all for nothing to sell a few months later, but on the flip side that much work last summer could mean needing alot of maintenance in general, and you sound like your fairly attached to your bike, so its up to you in the end
 
IM UP TO 73,000 KM ON HER and everything else (sept hooking back up the l side turn signals) is great.
 
Go to katriders.com and become a member. Plenty of members there have done a Bandit swap in their Katana's so they may be able to help you out. Read many threads on that site, finding a Bandit 12 doesn't seem to be an issue for these guys if memory serves right. Haven't been there for a while though so my memory is fuzzy but PM member Mojoe, I recall reading many of his threads about having parts or engines or both, just so happens he is in Quebec too.
 
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