1982 Suzuki GS1000SZ
GSX Katana
Miles: 7,563
Original Title
$14,000 OBO
SELLER
For sale is a one owner 1982 Suzuki GS1000SZ Katana, I have owned this bike since it was on the showroom floor. The bike has only been titled once and I still have the original title with 4.0 miles! last fall I did the carbs, new battery, put the stock exhaust on fresh gas in it and it started right up and ideal perfectly!!! I adjust the carbs very little. The Original stock exhaust was taken off at the dealership and a 4 into 1 was installed. Also, a full Lockheart lower firing was installed at the dealership, and it is included with the bike if you like. I do not have the Kerker. I don’t have to say how hard it is to find a one owner unrestored 1982 Suzuki Katana. I hate to see it go, but it is time for her to go to a new home! If you have any question, feel free to ask! I have done my best to take pictures of the entire bike. if there is something I have left out just let me know!
For sale is a one owner 1982 Suzuki GS1000SZ Katana, I have owned this bike since it was on the showroom floor. The bike has only been titled once and I still have the original title with 4.0 miles! last fall I did the carbs, new battery, put the stock exhaust on fresh gas in it and it started right up and ideal perfectly!!! I adjust the carbs very little. The Original stock exhaust was taken off at the dealership and a 4 into 1 was installed. Also, a full Lockheart lower firing was installed at the dealership, and it is included with the bike if you like. I do not have the Kerker. I don’t have to say how hard it is to find a one owner unrestored 1982 Suzuki Katana. I hate to see it go, but it is time for her to go to a new home! If you have any question, feel free to ask! I have done my best to take pictures of the entire bike. if there is something I have left out just let me know!
Very rear and you may never see another original open title with 4.0 miles!
I’m a motivated seller and would really like to find her a new home! Please ask questions about the bike and feel free to make a reasonable offer please no low baller I won’t respond. I’m at the point where I realize I can’t keep up with the stable, so it needs to be thinned out!
RSBFS
“Now here is a bike that should need no introduction. The original 1980s bad boy, the 1982 Katana 1000 redefined sport bike and style in a manner that only Suzuki could pull off. Dominated by engine yet defined by the striking Hans Muth designed styling, the Katana put Suzuki – for a brief moment in time, anyway – in a completely different league than other sport bike and UJM manufacturers.
Based significantly on the existing GS1100 series, the Katana was more of a styling exercise than a brand new design. Existing chassis, engine (with a slightly smaller bore & stroke), tranny and other running gear were lifted from existing sources. But it was the minimalist approach to the bodywork that really set the Katana off from its peers. From the exposed rectangular headlight to the tiny windscreen, the aggressive beak nose, to the short tail, the Katana made a brash statement. Of course the DOCH 16 valve mill was still quite stout, and the 1,000cc original model was thought to be slated for homologation and racing – which never quite panned out. Still, the Katana was 90 horsepowers of substance to match all that style.”
Two years ago Mike wrote that while the market was hot. That ’82 Katana was listed for $15,500 with 7,400 miles, which Mike considered a good deal, even with the less-than-perfect state of the bike.
Last year an ’82 Katana with 27k miles sold for $9,500 without reserve on BaT.
The styling of the Katana is distinct and slick. This one looks clean.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
