I want to buy a motorcycle that is in good condition, but it needs replacing of the brake pads and chain. How much would that cost? It is a 1994 Katana 600.
easy to do job. get a shop manual for it, and u'll see how easy it is. like 1 guy said, u might want to also replace the sprockets, especially if they look worn. nothing worse than being on the side of the road with a busted sprocket. for the price of a manual, it would probably be on par with about 1 hour of shop timeand it might take em a couple hours at least to do the job.
NO, the tyre psi is on the driver's door jam. For that car,the psi is on the car, not the tire. On the tire's side wall is the max. psi. and it's labled as that.
It wouldn't cost that much to buy the parts and do the job yourself. A chain replacement is easy. You should consider replacing the sprockets at the same time. Brake bads are not very hard to replace yourself. You would also learn your machine.
Chains generally run about $100 +/- $25. Brake pads are usually around $40 +/- $10. I personally recommend using an endless chain. They cost a bit more, sometimes double the cost of a master linked chain. However, endless chains last almost double the miles and take much more abuse. Master-linked chains have the weakest point at the master-link. Every master-linked chain I had failed at the master-link. After happening twice to me, I always bought an endless chain after that. Installing an endless chain is also easier. Just put the bike on its center-stand and disconnect the swing-arm. Feed in the chain and reconnect the swing-arm. It's a piece of cake. Oh yeah, always replace sprockets with a new chain, especially the rear sprocket. The front sprocket can go longer, maybe every two chain replacements. Front sprockets can be a real beach to remove, but that's another question.
just use what tire pressure is writtin on the side of the tire. most tire are rated a 35 psi
