This is a bad boy sportbike from another time. It is hard to believe that this bombshell dropped on U.S. shores 30 years ago! This bike still looks menacing and full of purpose and ready to tear up your favorite road. Credit legendary designer Hans Muth for the angles, and Suzuki for having the guts to produce it.
First generation Katanas such as this are pretty rare, and thus very popular when they do turn up for sale. This particular one seems to have had a minor refresh to get it ready for sale, yet it looks complete and has a significant number of bids thus far.
From the seller:
For sale is a very rare 1982 Suzuki gs1000sz Katana, this bike was completely restored, complete teardowncomplete paintjob
all decals and engine badges are new old stock oem suzuki parts
new clutch cable, throttle cable
the seat is original, i just cleaned it and the seat strap is new old stock oem suzuki
forks were rebuilt new seals
frame,stands, battery box sandblasted and painted
engine cleaned and painted
carbs were rebuilt completely all new seals and
brand new battery
vance & hines exhaust( was bought off showroom floor with it on bike)
this was a 2 owner bike, the bike
this bike runs great, has 28600 miles
There are those that prefer the colors of the next year bike, or claim that the 1100 Katana is the more potent performer. While you cannot fault the reasoning, this first edition model will always be the most desired by collectors; this is the model that started it all.
Bidding has been pretty hot on this machine, and the current price is up to just over $4,000 with reserve still in place. Despite the number of bids the price is still a bit lower than expected, although I anticipate that to go up as the auction nears the end. For your chance to bid on this monster – or just to check out the pictures and the action – click on the link and jump on over. Don’t miss your chance to snag a piece of Suzuki history!
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White seat strap?