I bought my 1100 Katana in February 1982. I still have it. It has 280,000 kms of our History together.

The Katana was revolutionary like the Lamborghini Countach. I was 14 years old when the bike came out and it was something beautiful we never had seen before.

Really can't overstate how wild this bike looked compared to everything else at the time.

I still remember seeing one the first time. It was like something from another planet. It's impossible to overstate the impact it had at the time, and nothing else has ever come close.

When I was a kid, the Suzuki Katana was the single biggest influence on me, and led to my first motorcycle, the 1984 Honda Interceptor 500. I owned 8 Motorcycles total before I quit riding. The Katana deserves every accolade it ever received.

That old school katana has always been a beautiful, futuristic looking bike, and I am glad the GSX 8S is using some similar design language

I bought a new Suzuki Katana 1100 fourty years ago, loved it 😄. One of the fastest mass production motorcycles of it's day.

When the Katana was released, I was in my late teens and I was awe struck. No motorcycle design before or since has for me been as compelling. I got my first Kat 1100 in my early twenties and I still have her. From that moment I became a Katana man. I've added another 2 Target Design Kats to the stable since then. They have been entwined with my life. I riddened them, crashed them, rebuilt them, resurrected them. Had a myriad of memorable moments. I know every nut and bolt on them. Every square centimeter. I still ride them and will for as long as I can.

I was surprised you did not mention the 1984 GSX750S3 with the pop up headlight, and then went looking for it on the web. I learned they were not sold in the US, so that is probably why you did not know about it. Being from Canada, the first Katana I saw was this one, and to me, it is the best version of this design. As a 14 years old, I was very impressed by the futurism of this bike.

Liked, commented, shared, and subscribed. The original Katana 1100 was my favorite bike when I first started getting interested in riding years ago. I became obsessed with what became the 2020 Katana as soon as I heard about the concept. As soon as I got into my IT job, that was the first big purchase that I made and I haven't looked back. Long Live Suzuki!

Thanks for featuring the Katana. I owned a 1983 750 Katana for 25 years. I loved this bike and in the day, It turned a lot of heads.

I could never get used to the Katana styling. Its grown on me a little more over the years but I'm still not in love with it. I own a 2009 Yamaha VMAX and people say much the same thing. Its appearance is very polarizing. Some people think its ugly. Some think its beautiful in its brutality. I obviously think its the latter. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

For me the katana is one of the most beautiful bikes ever made, i knew it existed because of a random picture that popped out in a google search, and i instantly falled in love with it. Knowing now what it represents i love it even more

I owned the 82 Katana 1000 it was the only Japanese motorcycle I've ever owned. British and Eurorpean were all I've ever owned . The 1000 Katana had a speedometer that maxed out at 85mph, I could almost get there in 1st gear.

I am 29 years old and I personally find it striking and engaging to look at. It has a utilitarian look to it, especially with that inlaid choke dial, very interesting sort of thing to see on a bike. I dont really think it's that important for people to get hung up on 'objective qualities' of the looks of bikes. It's always contextual and based on how it relates to everything around it. Things that are interesting often give you a sense of beauty because of how engrossing they are, and this is one of those bikes for me

There were two versions of this bike, the 1100 with CV carbs and the 1000 with slide carbs. The 1000 was on sale for homologation purposes. At the time superbike racing was limited to 1000 cc.

The katana had always looked like a beast , Evan today it still looks awesome

Just a note on its racing success. It actually did quite well outside the US. Winning major races in Australia, New Zealand and Sth Africa. Suzuki New Zealand sold a homologation special with smooth bore carbs, braided brake lines, wire wheels and 123 hp. Very collectable today.

The Suzuki Katana looked back then , like Sports Bikes MOSTLY look like still today . Those GSX Engines were in fact the Best Engines of their time too . And more importantly , they were the FIRST Japanese Bike that had Ducati - esque STABILITY at really high speeds . A " Goal Post Mover " bike . Suzuki did it again Later , with the GSX-R bikes . A Significant Step Forward . The Original Katana was quite " Out There " at the time , but the design has not really " Dated " either . Good Solid High Speed Mile-Eater .

My first bike was an 82 GS1100 EZ that I financed. When this came out, I was still too broke to buy it, but I loved it.

Brilliant bike for the time. I purchased a brand new Katana1100 in 1982. I was 18 years old at the time.compared to the Kawasaki GPZ1100 and Honda CBX 6cyl and Yamaha XS11 the Katana was way ahead in handling . I later removed the air box , re - jetted the carburators [ a pain that was ! ] and fitted a 4 into 1exhaust system with big bore silencer . Good memories , great bike .Thanks for the video .

I had a GSX250 Katana and I loved the styling, it was a physically big bike for a 250cc, never had a chance to ride the 1100CC version, would love to have a go. Great engine by the way with tons of torque, those 1100CC engines are powerful torquey, and reliable.

Another timeless classic from the 80s. Along with the '82 Kawi KZ 1000 ELR replica and the '85 Honda VF 1000R...that original Katana is a classic!

I spent many hours after school at the local Suzuki dealers and remember the day they got the first katana it was a star it was so far ahead of the gsx1100 it was sold next too

Good one! I think the early Katana is magnificent. That engine. Every year it got more brutal and terrifying! Vance & Hines know. Out of all the wild, incredibly unique ‘80s Sport Bikes this one rules. They’re wicked stock, but when set up as street-able drag bikes, with lowered forks, flatter clip ons, fatter back tires and slightly longer swing arms they make the meanest looking motorcycles anywhere. On any planet. There’s one on BaT right now. 2 days in and it’s already bank. The ‘80s was a fantastic time for sport bike style! Every make and model was instantly recognizable. Power and handling advances made “the fastest one” too slow about every 6 months. Truly a glorious time. When the new one came out I instantly spotted the lines of the old Katana fairing clear across the dealership! Practically ran to it. With all this time and “we know better now” DNA the bike was a far cry from the original, those old lines got lost quickly but MAN. My heart jumped at first The first Katanas truly were magnificent.

Its different, futuristic for the time and still gets people talking about it now. Suzuki should be admired for bringing a pure concept to market.

I remember watching that video and thinking Ryan was being incredibly hollow and pedantic while asserting a pretty antiseptic viewpoint on aesthetics. Okay, that was a mouthful...anyhow, I'm glad you found him a bit silly too.

I know nothing about motorcyles, but the feeling I get from admiring them like watching these videos gives me a feeling of endless, open road freedom that I so need in my life right now.

Ryan couldn't be more wrong. The original 1982 1000 (in the USA) Kat is a masterpiece.

I remember as a kid seeing these for the first time on the road. I was blown away by how 'fast' it looked. Beautiful bike.

I had a Katana 1100 for 5 years in the end of the 90s. Actually it was the bike that brought me to the idea to get my licence in the beginning of the 90s. I had a wild tuned Golf1 MK1 GTI 1.6l engine which then was converted into a race engine with Weber45er and all done you could imagine. (170BHP measured) A colleague of mine had the Katana and the deal was: "You take me for a spin in your car, and I take you on my bike." He picked me up with the words: "You will be healed soon...!", and after those rides I decided to get the licence and he bought my car.

Bravo! This was an excellent presentation of a truly iconic motorcycle and a place in time. I recall reading the initial reviews and drooling incessantly.

When I bought my first bike , I remember a Katana 750 sitting there.... and it was a presence all its own ... sleek hulking power... I left with the humble Z250b.... and I rode the rubber off that bike on the great ocean road every weekend or so - It was clear of traffic in those days - the early 80's- and you could go hard at the corners without worrying about Chinese tourists in a rental car stopping to look at the view every second bluff.

My first bike was an 82 GS 750E in black bought new. I bought it because it was fast and comfortable. I wasn't interested in a bike that was fast but uncomfortable, just because it looked different. And at the time I really never liked the look of the Katana. But looking at it now, I can appreciate the lines a lot more. I must really be old school because I have always liked bikes that show the engine as the focal point with traditional design. As bikes moved into the nineties the old school design started disappearing. Suddenly you had a choice of sport bike or cruiser and all the UJM's had basically disappeared. Probably thanks to the Katana. Now you were either bent forward or slouched back to ride, neither of which I preferred. Hence why I continued to ride 1980's bikes all the way up to 2010, with my last one being an 82 GS 850 with shaft drive, in mint shape. A big comfortable cruiser that was also fast. The only one I didn't like was an 86 GS750. It had an atrocious seat that was smooth vinyl and sloped toward the tank. Even the slightest touch of the brake sent your crotch slamming into the tank. After 2 years I couldn't stand it anymore and dumped it. So yea, I guess my point is that I have always preferred the function of a motorcycle over the form. Form isn't going to make you happy on a 300 mile ride.

Love how you make videos in a calm passionate manner without annoying music, always looking forward to watch 1000 more videos of you

For me the Katana was everything a motorbike should be. From day one it inspired me to one day be a true biker. I was 12 years old in 1980. Thank you for this video.

I think that the Katana was one of the best looking bikes back in the 80's and have not got tired of its looks, it was ahead of its time. Suzuki was known for great handling bikes back in the eighties of the the Japanese bikes, GS range also had good handling

I had one of the first of these wonderful bikes in the UK. I loved it, I miss it. It was brilliant, handled well - lovely balanced position. Top end was about 145mph, and the acceleration at the time beat everything. How much I wish I could have one again. I had my full face helmet painted up to match along with Katana decals on each side. My 1000cc (998cc engine) with slide carburetors would out accelerate the 1100cc if I dropped a cog but the 1100 would pull away if opened up in the same gear or we were both in top. It was a brilliant roadster.

First time I saw it I was blown away (1983).. I own many bikes and I still have one because it’s just beautiful to me. Great vid! Thanks

A buddy of mine bought the 550 when he graduated High School '82. The smaller Katana had more color on it, Suzuki on the tank in Red a matching stripe running down the sides of the seat and on the back, the spark plug wires were the same color, coils on the rear shocks as were the Brake calipers and the spokes on the Disks too, It was a much better looking bike than the bigger all silver bike. It just didn't have the front fairing

That was a real good documentary about Kat. I was mechanic at Suzuki dealers when Katana was launched. I don't remember how many we sold but it was quite a few and with insurance costs in Britain at the time a bit surprising (insurance for motorcycles had dozens of classes going up from 50cc, 100cc, 125 to 150cc then every 100cc) 'unlimited' over 1000cc bikes were 'targeted' and expensive, even Kawasaki Z1 at 903cc moved into over 900cc class so had to pay extra. Personally I still think the 1100 was greatest bike of it's time and is beautiful. (CBX6 was smoother but didn't exactly feel 'safe', I was mechanic at Honda/Triumph dealers 'across the street' when that was launched) First bike you could sit 'in' and do stupid stuff at high speeds without feeling like you were going to get thrown off. Came stock with Pirrelli Phantom tyres and was heavy and powerful enough to use them (they were difficult to keep warm on lighter/lower power bikes)

I had a ride on the Pop Up head light 750cc version we got in New Zealand back in the day it was way cooler with a blacked out pointed front end . And even cooler still with the XN85 Turbo 650 Katana version which sat in our local dealership in the 80'sfor $10000NZD (No test pilots allowed) . That was the same price as a new CBX1000 Six , Both only fantasy bikes for a school boy at the time. Also the 1100 katana's were pretty well raced here by only the top riders and years later you still see really nice restored ones every now and then. Cheers from NZ

I always thought that the original Katana was a little too out there & Suzuki didn't get it right until they released the GSX750SE Katana with the pop up headlight. The bodywork on the 750 just flows from tip to tail, whereas it just abruptly stops at the riders seat on the original 1100.

Yay! You showcased the Honda RC30 ( VFR 750 R ) as a more beautiful nike than some modern Indian. As an owner of a RC 30, I’m glad it’s graceful lines are apreciated 35 years after it’s European launch.

I've always been drawn to sport bike's because the fairing's are what make them unique. A motorcycle just by it's nature has far less sheet metal or body panels than a car so there's less opportunities for design. When your just dealing with a tank and frame they all look the same to me (imagine a car sans body panels and they would get boring real quick). Of course the same can be said for fully faired bike if you don't look close enough but at least there's more canvas to paint so to speak. This looked radical because there was something to look at in the design of the fairing and continuation of the tank and if it makes you think, isn't that beautiful? Also the "new" Katana makes so much more sense after seeing this.

I remember when the Katana first came out... they sure were a radical change from the standard Suzuki offering. One of my old shipmates bought one, and I just couldn't stop looking at it. To this day, I'm not sure if I liked the styling, or not, but one thing's for certain, they sure were eye catching. I've ridden them from time to time over the years and have nothing but praise for them. Great video!

What's interesting is that Hans Muth would later take the same sort of unique, triangular cowled headlight style and plonk it on BMW's utilitarian R65 model to help create the R65LS. It got a sort of more cafe racer stance, but with mids instead of rear set pegs. I have one, and it's my favourite bike in the world. Here in 2023, it feels like it could pound on all day. It's comfy, the boxer is relaxed, reassuring and yet exciting, the exhaust note deep and bassy, and it's a great bike. But what always stands out, is its design. My dad bought the bike, and I'll never forget the day I first saw it, back in 2008. In a world of wretched utilitarian single cyl commuters, this bright red bike looked like it dropped out of hyperspace. Imagine my shock when I learned it was from 1984. Until that exact moment, I had only liked going on rides with my dad, and never really liked bikes all that much. This bike changed that and in that moment, a future motorcycle nutcase was born. The R65LS made me fall in love at first sight, with the way it looked. That's the sign of a bloody good designer. Ps - a gsx1100 katana is, and always will be, on my collection list. Love that bike.

It is beautiful, ! They always were beautiful. Still are! End of statement! Well done for featuring!

The centerpiece of my collection is a 1981 GS1000GL with beach bars, fairing and tucked side pipes. I've had a lot of bikes in my time and really only loved a couple. right now, I feel like I only have eyes for one, my GS. So classy in every way with a powerful bite.

There was a Katana on my street back in the early eighties. We used to look at it on the way to school , it just blew our mind how cool and spacey it looked.

The best angle of this bike is at 17:00 it's from standing behind and looking across the bike. The way the apex curves flow from the rear of the seat down into the dip then onto the shallow apexed tank. This is the riders view of their bike.

I had a GSX1100S (Katana) back in 1982. The thing that sold the bike was looks, engine capacity and the asking price; it was much cheaper than a CB1100R or a GPz1100 ... so you got a pretty good package for the least amount of expenditure. Put on a set of foam grips (to kill the 'tingles') and it could be ridden all day, with a bit of 'saddle soreness'. Did I mention that these bikes were well priced?

Best Kat review ever. The 550 and the 650 Kats were also really good looking bikes.

I was pretty young when I saw the katana at the local bike shop. It was an attention grabber. And it sat on the showroom floor for quite some time. When the 84 Interceptor was shown to me in 83 (catalog picture), it's the bike I ordered and still ride to this day

9:47 I think you need to check your sources! No katana EVER hit 150mph as standard...it was more like 140, in perfect conditions. The first production motorcycle to hit 150mph was the Gpz900R, in 1984. I remember both these bikes coming out, and the Katana couldn't touch the Ninja...nothing could, at the time!

Your best video so far. Thanks for the nice old clips and your very interesting insights.

I purchased a 1994 Katana 600 when I was a sophomore in college. It was my first street bike (I grew up riding dirt bikes). Loved this motorcycle, it was a blast to ride. I lived in a house w/eight other guys and would park it in the living room. I built a ramp to drive it up the front stairs onto the stoop and then drove it through the front door into the house. I ended up selling it when I graduated. Now I ride a ZX-11D.

i had no idea this first gen katana existed. i always thought the katana was represented by those bland 90s bikes. your work is amazing. always a bright spot in my day.

It's grown on me over the years and I can see how it really was forward thinking but I can vividly remember that pretty much everyone in my SoCal Angeles Crest rider community thought it was awful at the time.

The katana was raced in Australia and New Zealand and South Africa and won lots of races . The race bikes for Southern Hemisphere were spoke wheel race bikes that came out in limited numbers

I love the styling. It has that 80’s Neo Tokyo vibe. Makes me want to rip on the freeway through a big city at midnight with synthwave music playing in my earbuds.

I was a kid when this bike came out, it was the most beautiful bike I’d ever seen. A friend of my brothers had one of these and brought it over to my parents house. It was totally insane for the time.

I had one when they first came out, I nearly bought a GSX instead as I had had a smaller one before and it too looked pretty futuristic. Despite the acceleration, I didn't like the Katana's handling much at all, it demanded way too much effort in tight turns and was reluctant to turn in, even worse two up. It nearly killed my mother as after I sold it, the guy who purchased it killed himself before changing the registration, so the Police visited to give her the bad news. I was riding to work at the time and heard about the crash later that day, he blew a red at 200+ and T boned a taxi. Mum nearly died of shock upon hearing that news, she always hated me riding in traffic and didn't let up once she found I was still alive, despite the joy. Still, I do remember, a lot of riders died on that bike.

Owned one of these beauties about 25 years ago. Absolutely loved it. The sound and the acceleration was .... Special. Only criticism I had for her was it was terrifying around corners. . Such good days those were.

I did not think it was "beautiful" but I did think it was *eye catching* . It stood out from everything else and you could not help seeing it. I think it was the way it presented itself as something exotic and purposeful, conveying one message that most other bikes couldn't do as well. That message was "I am fast. I am very fast."

My father (and passenger) was killed on a Katana 1100 (16 Dec 1994 aged 39yrs) by a reckless driver in a car who cut across in front of him. He loved Suzuki and Katana was his favourite bike. He also owned the GSXR 1100 for a while but sold it for funds to build a front wall on our home. He had previously owned Kawasaki Z1000 and GPZ 1100. He was well known in the local bike community for having the knack of setting the carburetors with vacuum gauges and would be in the garage every night after work. His funeral was epic as all the bikers attended and he is still sorely missed. This video reminds me of him. Thank you.

Excellent video thanks. I bought the 1982 GS1000S Katana, i thought it's appearance was way a head of it's time. I sold Suzuki's on the side and there was a young mechanic there that had a 1983 GS1100ES that he thought was all that. We raced and the Katana beat him pretty good. He couldn't understand how that could happen. I tried to explain to him that the Katana had wilder cams and the motor spins a lot quicker, not to mention more aero dynamic. Kind of wish I still had it but at my young age of 74, had to go with the ZX-14r as my last motorcycle.

I wouldn't call it beautiful nor ugly. Its uniqueness definitely calls for attention but I like 80% of what's being displayed. The modern Katana however dilates my pupils to the max.

I had the privilege to see a Katana 750 with the pop up headlights and blaring exoskeleton with engine flashing at you at full view. Compared to modern bikes it is extremely visually catching in form of fluidity to many visually confusing bikes of today.

Thanks for a great vid on, what I consider to be, an iconic motorcycle. Certainly one that I drooled over in motorcycle shops when they were new.

I transitioned to a Katana 750 from a Suzuki Water bottle. The 750 was so good that 12mths later I bought an 1100 Katana. I suffered when we had to sell both of them due a family coming. It's the only bike I wish I get again. Not the new one but an original 84 1100.

what a good video. the ending especially pulled it all together, good job!

The Katana is a beautiful piece of engineering. I have always dreamed about owning one since I was young but alas it is not practical for my intended use; plus I think it would be a chore maintaining such an old vintage bike.

I love these when they came out. Well, the front 70%. I felt it fell apart at the butt-end. Still do. Also, you clumped the 1100 and the 750 together, when there was a significant styling difference between them. Just saying. And the VF750 is more likely the 1st modern Japanese sport bike. Perimeter frame, single shock, slipper clutch, etc. And more racetrack success for years.

I loved the katana so much I went out and bought the 2020 model... the design is like no other to me, which makes it just that much cooler. Definitely a masculine bike, and they put the k5 in the newer version, so it still feels like a proper sport bike.

I bought my Katana 750 brand new in 1984. They failed to mention the pop up headlight that amazed everyone who saw it. Whenever I parked my bike at the mall or street, I would always come out to a crowd around it admiring the futuristic motorcycle! If I could only buy a brand new 1984 right now! I'd give anything to have a new one again!

I have had my 1100 Kat since 1991. I never really liked the standard look and quickly put an upside down front end on it and a wider rear wheel and tyre. This improved the handling and braking heaps and made it look meaner. I still have all the standard parts for it if I ever go to sell it. It is amazing to look at. Nothing else looks like it.

Probably won't mean anything to anyone else, but when the Katana hit the showroom at my local Suzuki dealer, I was hooked. in 1981, it looked like Traveller, and was the most gorgeous bike I had ever seen. I bought it, and loved it. Before I was ready to part with it, I had rolled the odo twice.

Randomly watching motorcycle vids when I hear an old familiar voice from another KZfaq channel. Knew you started a new channel but couldn’t remember the name and happily stumbled across it. Good to hear your voice again.

I remember the release of the katana and when i sat on one at local dealer the firxt thing that hit me was you seemed to sit in not on the bike as it was with most other machines. I did get to own the 750 katana with pop up hezdlight, a wonderful machine properbly the one bike 9f all i owned i really wished i had kept! Perhaps i will treat myself to another,live in hope.

I was 11 in 82' and there was one in the little town I grew up in. I'd walk by it everyday and drool over it. When I was 25 I found a mint 86' Katana 750 with the hideaway flip up headlight. Still have it......and all the other bikes I've ever owned. Including the 1st bike I ever had, an 85' RM80.

I just found your channel yesterday and went into a rabbit hole and have watched 12 of your videos already. Awesome videos!!! Would love to see you do one on how the Ninjas started, especially the Original 900. And how the CBRs started. Love the 90s CBRs.

What makes it iconic is that people have always been used to concept vehicles being made, but always asking "why don't they make them like that?". But the Katana is one of the few vehicles, car or bike, that I know of that looked like a concept vehicle that will never be sold, but was actually mass produced to be sold.

I rode the first Katana outside of Japan. The factory sent the bike to New Zealand for testing.

Katana was a beautiful machine, still futuristic in looks today, & was very easy to make many engine modifications, it is a legend of a machine & deserves to be in museum

I own a Katana GSX1000SZ. Still feels special every time I go into the garage and especially every time a ride it!

Great story. I started riding in 1981. I was stationed at 29 Palms in CA and was taking a mandatory motorcycle safety course to be allowed to ride on base. A Staff Sargent had a new Katana to take the course. I thought it was totally awesome! I guess it was a lot for him to handle because he ran over several cones during a portion of the test😂. Very cool bike! A few months later I rode a friend's 80' or so GS1000S. He had put a flat handlebar on it and from that moment I knew low bars were the way to go! My 3rd bike was the 1986 GSXR1100 and racebikes are definitely my favorite still 40 years later. Thanks for the memories 🙂

Never owned one but always wanted one. A couple of weeks ago an 1100cc fully restored Katana appeared at the Wednesday bike meeting. It was absolutely beautiful, of the 200+ bikes there that it was head and shoulders above everything.

My first street bike was an ‘82 katana 550 that I bought in ‘84 when I was 18 years old. It had more bling than the one shown very briefly in the video: the back of the saddle was orange, to match the lettering, as well as the spark plug wires, the brake calipers, and the detail on the brake rotors. I added a Yoshimura exhaust, so that bike sounded as good as it looked! By 85 it really wasn’t as fast as all the new bikes, but maybe that’s why I’m still alive today😎

Truly. Suzuki commissioning the German design team to craft a space-age top for an existing model was simply brilliant and their work got the job done, tho' Suzuki was a design leader in motocross, starting with their insane factory dirt bikes in 1970 and then the long-travel production RMs. And were those German designers responsible for the fully-faired BMW R100RS? One of the first in the States was my daily driver in '79 after my Dad brought it over from West Germany and gave me free reign on it when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area that year, good times.

Owned a mint 750 since new, finally sold it to brother -law who begged for it for 40 years. Super fun to ride, great around town, It went from my garage to his garage with 27,000 km, never did penny of repairs on it, super reliable, always started. I think I will steal it back.

Oh I remember when I first saw the Katana in pictures as a lad. The Katana and the 1983 XN-85 turbo made me want to ride motorcycles.

I had a 1982 Suzuki GS1000S Katana with a Kerker 4 into 1 and jetting work and Marzocchi shocks. I also built a !983 1100. What great bikes!

I had a 650 shaft from new. The only new bike I've had actually. It was a great bike but once scared me so badly after a tankslapper at 120mph, I sold it. The follow up bike was a first series Yamaha FZ750 in red/silver. Also a defining moment in bike development and an absolute quantum leap forward in handling and rider enjoyment. I love the Katana styling but everything was just too weak in the chassis department, as were many bikes of that age. Still remains an icon! Thanks for the vid !

You nailed it, Bart! Considerations on style, aesthetics and fashion are very difficult to do because there is always the subjective perspective conditioning our perception and peparing the land for our prejudices to grow as weeds that may kill our discernment. As you pointed out, we may (and must, I guess) have our own tastes, but we got to be also open to understand and feel other interpretations of how things should look. And, perhaps, for keeping our openess, we may learn something and even discover beauty where we never saw it before. As much as the Katana does not do it to my personal taste (I'm some sort of traditionalist regarding to bikes), I now can look to that motorcycle with much better and understanding eyes. Thank you. All the best from Brazil. ✌

I HATED the Katana when it first came out but in time, I really fell in love with its styling. Such a leap into the future for all motorcycles.

Excellent video, thank you! I have a 2020 Katana and I think they did a great job tying it into the original design.

I had the smaller Suzuki GSX400F Katana (4 valves per head).. Disk brakes all round, Alloy wheels.. Lovely motorbike and fast too. It would keep up with the mighty Yamaha 400, since it revved all the way up to the 10,000 rpm red line and had 41hp ( Yamaha had 41 horses too).. It didn't even have a Kickstart and had CDI ignition (No points to mess with)....

Being a young bloke of that period I think the Katana was and will always be a very striking bike. I ended up getting a GS450, ugh,

I own a Katana 1100 from 1982 in complete original and mint condition. I always have a big smile on my face when I open my garage and see this (in my eyes) most beautiful bike in history! :)