Presumed abandoned in a rental storage locker, this ’82 Katana 1000 comes to light courtesy of the winning bidder of the unit at auction. Not much detail and certainly no history given the circumstances, so this is a chance buy at best. However Katanas are the “in” classic these days, and prices are rising fast. With good looks, great power and not many clean survivors, this might be a good opportunity to pick one up! Bike is located in sunny Southern California.
1982 Suzuki Katana 1000 for sale on eBay
From the seller:
For sale is a very rare GS1000SZ. This is not an 1100. As far as I know it is a matching numbers 1000s. Engine number is GS10X102217. The odometer reads 36,600. I bought this from a woman about 5 weeks ago who bought it in a storage auction. The bike is in absolutely great condition. The bike has great compression and sounds strong. It had been sitting for a number of years but the systems were in good shape, meaning that the owner had been running it while in storage. I emptied the tank. Put new fuel in the tank. Took the carbs out and cleaned them (didn’t take them apart because they would then have to be synchronized) and the bike fired right up. The brakes work good but I would flush them just to make sure.
More from the seller:
Please take a look at all of the pictures. I like motorcycles but I don’t collect them and am not an expert in them. I’m a car guy. I need a bike I can ride without worrying about damaging it. This is a very nice, historic bike and it should go to a collector who appreciates these motorcycles. I understand they built just a handful of these for racing purposes. It’s almost flawless. I broke one f the mounting plastic studs on the drivers side small cover while removing and accidentally dropped the gas cap which put a scratch on it. Other than that, the bike is in great shape. The paint on the gas tank is flawless. The front fairing doesn’t have any chips or scratches that I can see. It probably will need new tires since they’ve been on the machine for so long.
MI
Goddam I love these bikes! Such an iconic look for its time. They are starting to get stupid money for them, but I’d love to have one for longer rides in the sweepers. Guess I’ll just stick to my 2smokes for now…