ferguzzi Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 In the spirit of things being bought (it's that time of year), I 've just got myself a new toy! We're moving house soon ,to a place in the country with room for more bikes, so I've just invested. It's not new. It's not Italian. (boo!) It was apparently designed by a German.... It's got 4 cylinders... It's a .........?
ferguzzi Posted December 13, 2006 Author Posted December 13, 2006 Yeah, that was a little difficult, even for a bunch of geniuses like yourselves. It is, shock, horror, japanese though...
Admin Jaap Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 Suzuki Katana of some sort? I seem to remember they were designed by Germans. Google: http://www.katanacentral.co.uk/history/targetdesign.asp
Steve G. Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 An early Suzuki 2 smoker? These were stolen from the East Germans, I believe during the 1964 OIM TT. Or could it be something lame like a VW Golf? Ciao, Steve
ferguzzi Posted December 13, 2006 Author Posted December 13, 2006 vw golf??? gimme a brake! Well done jaap. It's a 1981 gsx1100s Suzuki Katana. About when I started actually reading my brother's bike magazines, as oppose to looking at the cartoons and maybe admiring the scantily clad women, the fastest thing on the road was the Katana. I believe Laverda claimed more mph, but apparently their speedos were way optimistic. Anyway , the katana could do 140 in a straight line, and was overthrown in 1983 by, I think, the Kawa gpz900. Big bikes have always been a bit of a rarity in the republic, and I'm not sure I've ever seen one in the flesh until quite recently, in Vancouver. But I've always lusted after one, and now it seems I'll have room, why not? So thats 2 on my top 5 wishlist. And the only Jap. It's a start! my_Katana.doc
Van Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 Hey NICE Bike !!! My kid brother had one that he spent alot of $$ on....it was, oh me Gawd fast in its day, (it was timmed at 11:00 sec even on a damp strip at 5500ft ) and he used it to full use to hunt and humiliate 911 Turbo's on the Nichol Hwy out of Johannesburg. His favorite sport at the time! l always liked the big Katana's, and have felt that they were the bikes to break Japan inc. out of the U.J.M.C. rut they were in. Cheers Van ps. hard to find a nice one that's not wanked.
Steve G. Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 Actually that's a good catch. These bikes are tough to find cvery clean, most were put away wet after a hard run. Ciao, Steve
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