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Class of '84: Suzuki Katana 1100 v. Kawasaki GPZ900R
By Colin Goodwin on 07/06/2009 11:53:56
1984. A great year for films, a seminal year for music, and the year Kawasaki stole Suzuki’s Katana 1100 thunder with their all-new watercooled GPZ900R. Overnight, superbikes had suddenly entered the computer age
43,000 miles on the clock. It’s still a good looking bike; solid, purposeful and subtly aggressive. And totally different to the Suzuki GSX1100 Katana that joins it in this battle of the eighties’ giants. But then the Katana is different to everything
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Discuss: The 999 will be a future classic
By Jon Urry on 18/10/2010 10:31:57
Today's unloved 999 superbike is tomorrow's enthusiasts' gold
. These are all bikes that are obvious classics.But then you have the oddball classics such as Suzuki's Katana. The Katana, styled by German design house Target, was an instant classic at its launch in 1980, attracting a cult following inspired by its futuristic
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Motorcycle Radar: 1982
By Roland Brown on 23/11/2010 12:07:30
1982 was a great year. The year Visordown's founder Ben Cope was born. But what else happened?
rubbish. New technology was arriving with the likes of Kawasaki’s first single-shock GPZ550. But air-cooled beasts still ruled the roads, led by Suzuki’s stunning new GSX1100S Katana.JEWELS IN THE CROWNFor visual impact you’d have to award the top spot
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