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Yes or No

https://orwell.co.uk/used-bikes-ipswich ... 109964.htm

Had a look at this on Saturday, mine for my GSXS 750 and another £2k
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It's not as bad as I expected.
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Loads here cheaper. Black looks good

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bikes/moto ... atana-1000
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The dark blue matt ones look the bestest, imho.

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Almost classy... for a Suzuki.
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Re: 1000 Katana

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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:53 am The dark blue matt ones look the bestest, imho.


Almost classy... for a Suzuki.
Wouldn't you prefer pink stripes?
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You buy one pink bike and you're tarred for life!

I wonder if you can make the TFT display on the Kat look like the originals clocks, they were the coolest thing about the Katana.
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On the basis it's the same as mine in a different jumper it should be a cracking bike and I like the looks.

Looking at prices of Kat's and GSXS 2nd hand mine was def a bargain although technically 2nd hand.
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Yeah I quite like that. The dark one looks the best,but the silver one is more faithful to the original Katana.

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Skub wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:44 pm Yeah I quite like that. The dark one looks the best,but the silver one is more faithful to the original Katana.

Often in their bid to tap the nostalgia gold mine,manufacturers end up offering something which is a pastiche,but unconvincingly so. This manages to look modern and still tip the hat to the rose tints.
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:45 pm
Skub wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:44 pm Yeah I quite like that. The dark one looks the best,but the silver one is more faithful to the original Katana.

Often in their bid to tap the nostalgia gold mine,manufacturers end up offering something which is a pastiche,but unconvincingly so. This manages to look modern and still tip the hat to the rose tints.
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That looks bloody well. :thumbup:
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:45 pm
Skub wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:44 pm Yeah I quite like that. The dark one looks the best,but the silver one is more faithful to the original Katana.

Often in their bid to tap the nostalgia gold mine,manufacturers end up offering something which is a pastiche,but unconvincingly so. This manages to look modern and still tip the hat to the rose tints.
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I'd love a GSXR version of that :)
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:53 am The dark blue matt ones look the bestest, imho.

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Almost classy... for a Suzuki.
Ooh! I rather like that. (Apart from the rear light/number plate arrangement). :thumbup:
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Re: 1000 Katana

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Do you not think they're trying to cash in a bit. Did Baza ever ride a Katana?

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If you want a 1000, knock your socks off, but it's not a katana.
Imo the big S dont make a decent looking big non sports bike.
When Suzuki US started using the katana moniker for the late model teapots, you knew they had little to offer punters.
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Demannu wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:52 pm If you want a 1000, knock your socks off, but it's not a katana.
Imo the big S dont make a decent looking big non sports bike.
When Suzuki US started using the katana moniker for the late model teapots, you knew they had little to offer punters.
They used it on a 50cc scoot too.
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:51 pm Do you not think they're trying to cash in a bit. Did Baza ever ride a Katana?

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Race paint seems to be a thing for Kat's

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Re: 1000 Katana

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Yorick wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:55 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:51 pm Do you not think they're trying to cash in a bit. Did Baza ever ride a Katana?

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The fella on the back looks a lot like Jimmy Greaves.
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Re: 1000 Katana

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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:03 pm
Yorick wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:55 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:51 pm Do you not think they're trying to cash in a bit. Did Baza ever ride a Katana?

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The fella on the back looks a lot like Jimmy Greaves.
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Re: 1000 Katana

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I think it would look a lot better if the bars were 3 inches forward and down, the front looks like two different bikes glued together.