Converting an Inazuma 1200 to an Oil-cooled Katana (GSX1200S)

Sometimes it feels great when you win a gamble on OEM parts.
Did we succeed with this popular original part? 45280-08A00
Seat wire part number—the idea is that the length might be just right.

We’ll install the seat lock.
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The Inazuma’s OEM version mounts to the tail cowl, so it’s super short and basically unusable.

If it’s too long, that’s annoying too—it’s a tough call.


If you’re thinking of using seat wire in the future, please refer to this.
This kind of information is valuable!


We fabricated the bracket using our usual A+B+C strategy.

It’s a tight fit, but we managed to keep it safe!

This moves us closer to a single-key system. We want to minimize modifications to the frame.
To be continued.

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