Okay,

So it was pointed out to me by Vlad that ive been running my bike on prime all the time...If i put it to On or Reserve (i though pri was primary for some ungodly reason) it cuts off unless i really really lay on the gas. I dont know a hole lot but i think it could be that there isnt a vaccume or that the diaphram is stuck. Do you have any suggestions on quick easy things to check?

11/2/2006 8:06:48 PM

who uses reserve anyway?

[Edited on November 2, 2006 at 8:45 PM. Reason : my r6 had an electronic switching to reserve though ]

11/2/2006 8:44:51 PM

it's a katana. do yourself a favor and sell it. the problems only get worse.

11/2/2006 8:45:23 PM

vacuum hose from the intake to the petcock is cracked, stopped up, or loose

11/2/2006 11:25:14 PM

^what he said, or a hole in the diaprahm or a stuck valve

11/2/2006 11:40:16 PM

tuna's got to love them but igor is right im sure.

[Edited on November 2, 2006 at 11:44 PM. Reason : Do you have vins old bike LOL?]

11/2/2006 11:43:54 PM

Okay im goign to check that out later, another question Where is the best place to get a motorcycle battery around here?

11/3/2006 7:51:49 AM

also is the fuel gauge controlled by a vacume hose as well, or is it electronic(it hasnt worked)

11/3/2006 8:22:33 AM

neither, resistor strip in the tank is probably worn out

11/3/2006 8:24:28 AM

igor still has my old katana battery, it should be in good condition. i only bought it a few weeks before i got rid of that bike. so it's been sitting in his garage. if he dont wanna part with it, go to cycle gear.

11/3/2006 8:48:12 AM

How hard is it to replace the resistor stip...so i take it the gauge is eletronic.


And im interested in the battery Igor how much woudl you want for it.

[Edited on November 3, 2006 at 9:53 AM. Reason : dd]

11/3/2006 9:53:08 AM

what year

11/3/2006 10:04:45 AM

want 2 spare katana front ends for dirt cheap/?

11/3/2006 10:21:22 AM

94, possibly interested in front ends.

What parts do they include


How hard is it to replace the vacume hose? do i have to remove the fuel tank? anybody konw where i coudl find a diagram of the airbox

[Edited on November 3, 2006 at 1:20 PM. Reason : dd]

[Edited on November 3, 2006 at 1:24 PM. Reason : ?]

11/3/2006 1:18:40 PM

sending unit for the fuel guage is $60, easier to just go by mileage like everyone else does

http://www.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/oem-nav~
submit_from_stage~4~section_dept_id~1~model_dept_
mfr~Suzuki~model_dept_year~1994~model_dept_id~987286.asp

[Edited on November 3, 2006 at 2:39 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on November 5, 2006 at 8:51 PM. Reason : -]

11/3/2006 2:38:37 PM

yea that hasnt bothered me, i usually just do a slosh test.

I got the haynes manual and am probably goign to take a look at it tonigh to see if its something simple..

11/3/2006 3:00:35 PM

vacuum hose is connected to the intake between carburators and the engine head, or possibly to carburators directly. it will be the thinner one of the two hoses cnonected to the petcock.

as far as the fuel gauge, make sure you check all the connections between the tank and the gauge first before you buy the sending unit (which is possibly the problem like keith said), just to make sure.

11/3/2006 3:33:29 PM

If i disconnect the vacume hose while the engine is running tos ee if its actually pulling a vaccume will it hurt anything. I think its connected to carb 4

11/3/2006 4:13:02 PM

it will not hurt anything

11/3/2006 4:39:51 PM

^can you give that battery to him?

11/3/2006 6:38:07 PM

i dont have a katana bettery. possibly still at chamberlain either that or in a dumpser somewhere

11/3/2006 9:11:40 PM

i remember i saw it on the floor in your garage... oh well too bad

11/3/2006 9:16:11 PM

thanks for the advice guys, im going to start toying with it tomarrow. Look for the thread

"Katana wont start, aka how to treat third degree burns"

11/3/2006 9:21:10 PM

Okay,

that vaccume hose is completey missing Ive looked at ron ayers abut i cant seem to figure out where it connects to. Anbody got any ideas where to look.

11/4/2006 4:15:53 PM

ask tripleD4u

11/4/2006 4:24:23 PM

Okay guys,

I got it, previous owner had connected a drain line from the gas tank to the vacume line off the carb, and left the drain lines disconnected.... I think i got it now

11/4/2006 5:01:44 PM

Anybody know any inexpensive places to get the oil changed in this thing? I dont have any of the stuff to do it.

11/4/2006 5:06:18 PM

do it yourself!

11/4/2006 5:43:08 PM

give me the oil and filter. ill do it for yah for 20 bucks.

11/4/2006 6:06:19 PM

when and where and you mind if i watch.

11/4/2006 6:45:11 PM

....i like when ppl watch..

haha we can do it at my house tomorrow sometime. buy the right oil and filter though. go to cycle gear to get it.

pm me for my number

11/4/2006 7:21:29 PM

eithe that or advance auto. i dont see no reason to drive all teh way to garner to get oil and a goddam filter.

11/4/2006 7:41:39 PM

advance has the mobil 1 motorcycle oil, but i'm running the new castrol actevo and it has been doing great

11/4/2006 8:03:58 PM

advance auto also has advance auto brand motorcycle oil which should above and beyond the specs that bucket of a motorcycle requires. and with all the money saved you can buy yourself about five bags of advance auto brand cashews.

11/4/2006 8:21:42 PM

where are my tire irons?

11/5/2006 12:50:09 AM

cashews, lmfao

11/5/2006 10:50:25 AM

Hey,

Not sure how much tiem img going to have today whats your phone number

11/5/2006 12:09:20 PM

haha, cashews ftw.

11/5/2006 12:14:52 PM

Anybody know how to tell if all four cylinders are firing, I was riding aroudn today and it didtn feel nearly as peppy as it usually does, and seems liek the exhaust note has changed. I also wiched from 93 to 87 and added a bottle of seafoam so that might be affecting it. The only other change was a new battery.

11/13/2006 8:32:55 PM

fill a spray bottle with water and spray each header tube at the manifold.

11/14/2006 9:16:03 AM

Well i just did the gloved hand test, they were all hot, so i guess they are all firing, im wondering if the seafoam at like 2x the normal concentration is just killing the power?

11/14/2006 9:31:17 AM

yeah, it could be. i had noticed that when i used it in my lawn equipment.

11/14/2006 9:38:09 AM

Okay ill run through this tank of gas, i might go back to 93 octane, or just do a partial tank of 87 and then a partial of 93 and see if there is any difference besides in my wallet.

11/14/2006 9:51:11 AM

you shouldnt need 93

11/14/2006 11:50:21 AM

I dont think i do, but if it actually runs better i dont mind the 20 cents.

11/14/2006 2:44:53 PM

if an engine doesn't require it, then you are just wasting your money so save the dolla.

11/14/2006 3:35:41 PM

that bike need a tune up bad running on like 3 instead of 4 cyl carbs need cleaning nothing to do with the gas.

11/14/2006 4:43:45 PM

I drained the current gas (with lots of seafoam) and put in 93, and its running better. When if irst got the bike this was not a problem, it was only recently the chnages i have made are replacing the battery and running seafoam. I got a can of carb cleaner im going to put in it

11/14/2006 11:14:00 PM

anyone know where i can get a manometer?

11/15/2006 10:28:35 AM

is it running better?

[Edited on November 15, 2006 at 10:48 PM. Reason : sounded like a raped ape with no muffler on it LOL]

11/15/2006 10:47:44 PM