OSUYZFR1 Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 He's not lying about this center-stand, though. You have to put a lot of heft into it -- I'm well over 300 lbs and I've stood directly on the thing, with one foot, and it still took a pretty solid jerk backwards to get it up onto the stand. It can be done, but I'd shudder to think about what it'd take to do it without 3 decades of poor nutrition.I always lift upwards from the seat area not backwards while pressing on the stand and they come up like nothing. Lifting backwards is way more difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 My bandit had the same stand in roughly the same place and while it wasn't super easy, it was very possible.then I changed the shock, the bike sat up higher and the center stand became useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 My bandit had the same stand in roughly the same place and while it wasn't super easy, it was very possible.then I changed the shock, the bike sat up higher and the center stand became useless. that's another consideration as well. I raised the rear on my EX500, and the center stand would have the rear wheel still sitting on the ground at full extension. I wouldn't mind raising the rear of the Katana a tad either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 A guy on KatRiders.com has a ratted out 750 that weighs less than his stock 600. He cut the sub-frame behind the seat, but other than that, I'm copying a lot of his ideas. the fairings, gauges, headlight, and center stand should net a 30 lbs. loss pretty easily. That's factoring in the weight of the replacement light and gauges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Rf900 shock bolts right in and will raise the tail an inch or so....is also far superior to the stock kat pogo stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Gauges and headlight assembly are another 11 lbs. Was able to get the bike on the center stand without help after the 30 lbs. loss, and more persistent pulling on the grab rail. The stand stays for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd724 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 I ditched the stock exhaust on mine for a shorty pipe. It increased engine vibration a bit and was a lot louder. I didn't have any problems with the cops over it. Center stand is at least 10lbs I think. One thing I always to do was was to put a bandit 1200 motor in it. I've read that it bolts in almost straight up without much modification. Plastics would need to be modded to fit but it sounds like you aren't using those anyway. That Bandit motor would help you hp to weight ratio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Pretty sure the outside dimensions of the bandit 1200 motor are identical to all the other air/oil kat and gsxr motors. Mounting points may be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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