1998 gsxr - what to look out for?

[Stowelly]

Hi, planning to pickup a 1998 gsxr 600 tomorrow with only 19k on the clock at a pretty reasonable price tomorrow, was wondering what i should look out for on it?

bodywork looks ridiculously good for its age, so obviously ill checl the frame number against v5 etc, but anything else i should be aware of ?

thanks

[mistergixer]

Brakes.

They're fucking shit on the SRADs.


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[Blau Zedong]

CCT problems, any knocking or rattling when hot is bad shit too (Some thrashed SRADS suffer from knackered big ends or can spin their mains, destroying the full engine). Other than that it's all common sense stuff. Because they are made from tinfoil and luck if it's not covered in alloy rot or funny coloured paint then it must of had at least a couple of owners that looked after it.
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[Stowelly]

is the CCT a big job?

yeah will prob notice knocking and rattling with a quick ride round the block and not take it..... the AD for it does say the engine runs sweet and has good brakes and tyres.... so basically if it doesnt look corroded to fuck it should be a good buy? (obviously after checking the usuals like forks / chain etc)

[MaybeGuy]

headlight mounts.
all screws should be present, and all lugs and rubber grommets.

if even one is missing things WILL go wrong, involving your ram air tubes popping out every 5 seconds and your headlight wobbling around like a cerebral palsy jogger that is fat and on ketamine, as well as snapping your spider frame.

engines are pretty good on them. if it rattles, walk away. you sound like a ''mechanics'' wet dream.
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[Blau Zedong]

If it's just the CCT that's gone then it's pretty simple (some folk swop to a manual CCT, no doubt someone more versed in the ways of SRAD will have a definitive opinion on the best solution).
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[MaybeGuy]

[T1z3R]

check front wheel and head bearings for play from people learning to wheelie on it.
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[Stowelly]

well i got it! everything mentioned seems fine, only noticable problems are the battery is fucked and the choke seems to stick, but they are all easily rectifiable! worked out at just over a grand, and after a few hundred quid for service and other little bits it should be perfect!

[Davie_G71]

Good choice.

Mine is a 97 and i've had almost every issue raised here over the last 2 years of ownership.

The latest being having to rebuild the rear caliper and snapping one of the pins in the caliper. Nightmare job to rectify but ho hum.

Be careful if you change to an aftermarket can without jetting. Mine bogs down a little because of this i'm told. And even after a proper set up it can still bog down.

Ballistic fun though, it's not happy unless it's being ridden above 9000rpm.

Enjoy!

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[Mellow Matt]

Fun bike Beware it jumping out of gear like mine did though, total PITA
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[Davie_G71]

Oh yes, mine tends to 'miss a gear' if I'm shifting up without using the clutch.. Makes for a VERY scary moment.
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[Redoko]

Not bad at all, enjoy her.

Welcome to the SRAD group.

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[Stowelly]

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[Stowelly]

[D O G]

If it it running a bit lumpy at low revs then I'd not be too concerned - SRADs don't really run well under 6k revs. Balancing the carbs, AFAIK primarily helps the idling, rather than the running through the rev range. It will literally be a 10 min job for a mechanic once he's got the airbox off - which takes 5 min, so not a big cost.

Cleaning the carbs takes ages, and needs new seals and parts etc, and won't do sfa - I've done it myself, total waste of time, unless the bike has been sitting for months and won't run at all.

Mine saw 105-110 deg in traffic - as long as the fan kicks in and controls it I see no probs, however changing coolant is something you can easily do yourself.

Oil filter has good access so easy to get a good grip - should only be hand tight anyway.

The service manual says that the clearances should be checked every 15,000 miles. Don't know whether yours has a history to say it's been serviced?

[DrDonnyBrago]

Clearances can probably be left until 30k ish, you can check them yourself though without any prior experience, only becomes tricky when you want to adjust them.

Coolant etc lasts ages, can change it pretty easily yourself if you wanted to though.

Either stab a screwdriver through the oil filter or just buy a £4 filter removal tool. I made a filter tool for my brother out of an old socket and a bit of bicycle chain, he said it worked fine.

Air filter is about £20 normally, can get more expensive ones and cheaper ones, chances are yours is not that bad and cleaning it out will suffice.

Plugs are capable of lasting longer than 18k, take them out and check them, measure and adjust the gap with a £4 tool.