SINISTER: A SUZUKI KATANA RESTOMOD BY DB CUSTOMS

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I like that. Although the 'hole' looks a bit odd and I'm not keen on the anodised fittings (on any bike). But yeah be happy with that in my garage.
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Looks like someone's cut out a bit from the middle & stuck it on the back end, so easily resolved.
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I like that, a lot
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A bike i never liked the look of and a modernised version has not changed that opinion.
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Taipan wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:03 am A bike i never liked the look of and a modernised version has not changed that opinion.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:57 am I like that, a lot
Apart from the big gap under the seat :(
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Taipan wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:03 am A bike i never liked the look of and a modernised version has not changed that opinion.
A couple of my mates had Katana's,I also didn't like them,but I like this one apart from the gap under the seat & unfiltered carbs,must be the change in colour from silver to black :shock:
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Ok, bandit 1200 motor
Usd front end
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Ooh, how original.
Imo nothing really wrong with the original (apart from wheel sizes)
Just noticed they've changed the clocks too, ffs
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I quite like it, but I'd prefer an airbox to bellmouths and a huge gap under the seat....
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Demannu wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:55 am.
Succinct :thumbup:
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Dickyboy wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:32 am Looks like someone's cut out a bit from the middle & stuck it on the back end, so easily resolved.
Just having a single seat would sort that.

It has a full-size pillion seat, then the tailpiece. Too much.
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I don't think I've ever seen a Katana with a tidied up tail - I know it's the original design, but it's pants.
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Taipan wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:03 am A bike i never liked the look of and a modernised version has not changed that opinion.
I also never really understood all the adulation heaped on the Katana, but that restomod definitely improves on the original. Not difficult, though...
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I was never a Katana fan until I saw this one, since then I've like them more esp modded ones.

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Supermofo wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 1:23 pm I was never a Katana fan until I saw this one, since then I've like them more esp modded ones.

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Those Team Classic Suzuki colours are excellent,it baffles me that Suzuki don't sell bikes in versions of that colour scheme.
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Supermofo wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 1:23 pm I was never a Katana fan until I saw this one, since then I've like them more esp modded ones.

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There's very little original Katana in that, probably just the crankcases, block and head.
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Supermofo wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:13 am I like that. Although the 'hole' looks a bit odd and I'm not keen on the anodised fittings (on any bike). But yeah be happy with that in my garage.
Ditto. The bodywork finishes a bit abruptly.
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