or how I ended up with a motorcycle. This past Sunday (7/24) I traded my 81 Camaro CP roller for a motorcycle. I am now the owner of a 2003 Suzuki GSX750F Katana.
Photo links removed due to photobucket.
Bike is in good condition with 13,500 miles on it. It has a performance muffler, new chain, sprockets, tires and battery. Tail has the mudflap gone with smaller LED turn signals that are quite bright. Front turns are clear.
Looking forward to riding it on weekends and up in the mountains. But first need to register it and get my motorcycle license too (after getting a permit first). Been a while since I had one.
That looks like a lot of bike. Be careful.
No worries, I will be getting gear before I start riding. Too many inattentive drivers out there. 
Dr. Hess, I definitely will be careful, I still have a lot of stuff I want to do in life. That's why I never had one of these when I was younger, I knew I would do something stupid if I did.
Check advrider.com for gear.
And yes, that is a lot of bike. 750cc sport bike engines rip.
I went looking for a fun road rash image to add and completely grossed myself out. Buy lots of good equipment.
Definitely is more powerful than I figured, 93hp. Should be torquey though. She is a tad portly at 516 lbs so be REAL careful with foot placement when stopping. Look for pea gravel and sand because those can ruin your day. Overall, should be a decent starter bike if you respect the throttle.
Want a nice coat? What is your size?
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/suzuki/gsx750f/1998/
It does have decent torque, makes it easy to get it going. You can tell the weight is there, steel frame and all.
I will be needing a jacket, probably a 2x, something that is good for hot and cool weather, so something you can open panels for hot weather. Let me know what you have.
Grow gently in your riding. That bike will go from "wee" to "oh sh**" before you finish taking a breath.
That said, I hear they are a nice bike.
81cpcamaro wrote:
I will be needing a jacket, probably a 2x, something that is good for hot and cool weather, so something you can open panels for hot weather. Let me know what you have.
2X, mesh with leather elbows, shoulders and back panel. Wind/rain proof liner, full-sleeve quilted liner. Comfortable down to about 45, up to whatever you can handle. $75,shipped, and I'll throw in a couple pairs of gloves - short and gauntlet style, both with armored knuckles.
Is the a Cortech GX-Air 2? If so, I'd jump on that deal if I were you. I had one, and really regret getting rid of it when I took a break from riding.
RealMiniParker wrote:
81cpcamaro wrote:
I will be needing a jacket, probably a 2x, something that is good for hot and cool weather, so something you can open panels for hot weather. Let me know what you have.
2X, mesh with leather elbows, shoulders and back panel. Wind/rain proof liner, full-sleeve quilted liner. Comfortable down to about 45, up to whatever you can handle. $75,shipped, and I'll throw in a couple pairs of gloves - short and gauntlet style, both with armored knuckles.
That is a nice jacket, price is good too. I'll send a you a message soon.
My question is GSXF = Bandit with clip ons? Solid bikes the 750 Suzukis.
Appleseed wrote:
And buy gear. Trust me.
But it's a Can a tuna......everyone knows those are exempt from that. Damn squids. 
In reply to 81cpcamaro:
paulhm68 (at) yahoo
GRM message system doesn't work on me.
In reply to eastsidemav:
Not the Air 2, just Air. It's still a great jacket, though.
clutchsmoke wrote:
My question is GSXF = Bandit with clip ons? Solid bikes the 750 Suzukis.
From what I have seen and read, pretty much.
Paul, email sent to you.
RealMiniParker wrote:
In reply to eastsidemav:
Not the Air 2, just Air. It's still a great jacket, though.
Looking at the picture again has me wondering if mine was the Air or Air 2, as that sure looks like my old jacket. I agree, though, great jacket.
I got the jacket yesterday, very nice jacket. Fits me quite well. Thanks, Paul.
I changed spark plugs and the bike runs great. Got all the lights working and replaced the horn that was dead. It's ready now.
Still have to get it registered, bit of a snafu there, more on that later.
In reply to clutchsmoke:
The GSXF is more like a cheaper, heavier, softer-edged and more versatile GSX-R. The engines share architechture and are both liquid-cooled. These bikes were sold Stateside as Katanas and aimed at the sporty end of sport touring, but many folks like them as all-arounders. The bigger displacement Bandits were aimed at the sporty end of standard and the air/oil-cooled engine can trace lineage back to the venerable GS.
81cpcamaro, nice to find one where the previous owner sunk some $ into wearing parts so you don't have to!
In reply to ae86andkp61:
These are oil cooled,
Bullet proof and easy to maintain. The valves are nut and adjuster. Suzuki says a valve adjustment every 7500 miles but do the first couple then ride it. Check em about every 15,000 miles and you will be fine. Most of the time you can reuse all the gaskets but I would keep a set around just in case one gives you fits.
If you have any questions just ask, I have had a few of this engine group in a couple Bandit1200 and older slabside GSXR Street fighters. My current bike is a Bandit 1200 with 160K miles. I was also a tech at a Suzuki Dealer for years.
Thanks for the offer, I am sure I will have questions.
Ah...thanks for the correction, MulletTruck, interesting to know.
