{"id":30205,"date":"2022-01-06T19:15:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T10:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=30205"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:46:05","slug":"converting-inazuma-1200-to-oil-cooled-katana-gsx1200s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20220106\/everyday-events\/converting-inazuma-1200-to-oil-cooled-katana-gsx1200s","title":{"rendered":"Converting the Inazuma 1200 to an Oil-cooled Katana (GSX1200S)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-1954863727\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, 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