Update 9.6.2023: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Presenting an extraordinary find: a 1983 Suzuki Katana 1100 available for sale on eBay from Bob Benyo. This remarkable bike serves as a nostalgic tribute to the cutting-edge technology of its time. With its spacecraft-like appearance and reliance on conventional engineering, the Katana…
Update 9.6.2023: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Presenting an extraordinary find: a 1983 Suzuki Katana 1100 available for sale on eBay from Bob Benyo. This remarkable bike serves as a nostalgic tribute to the cutting-edge technology of its time. With its spacecraft-like appearance and reliance on conventional engineering, the Katana…
A bit of an overbore? Heck yes! A bit boring? Never! The legendary Suzuki Katana from the early 1980s continues to defy description. Essentially a period GS model with funny bodywork, the Katana pushed Suzuki into a class of its own and anointed the Hamamatsu factory as King of the Hot Rods. Today’s RSBFS find…
I’m a day late on Track Day Tuesday, but with the recent sale of the Featured Listing Katana yesterday, this seems appropriate for those looking to go further than street duty allows. Located in Portland, Oregon, this Kat sports multiple Heavyweight Championships and a completely rebuilt engine. The buy-it-now listing on eBay shows $9,500 or…
Update 5.10.2023: Sold in just two days, exclusively on RSBFS! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Packaged Deal Featured Listing – 1982 Eddie Lawson Replica KZ1000R & 1982 GS1000SZ Katana 4 decades separate 2023 and 1982. Despite the passage of time, in the world of American superbike racing, the one thing these two years have…
Welcome to Track Day Tuesday – and do we have a doozy for you! Start with one of the most stunning examples of styling that came out of the 1980s, and then stuff it full of 1260cc honest to goodness, old-school GS four-cylinder power. Upgrade the suspension with beefier parts. Upgrade the brakes with bigger…
Though most of the country isn’t quite ready to think about bikes, the season is right around the corner. Here’s an interesting GSX1000SV with a reinvigorated engine and updated cosmetics. 1982 Suzuki Katana 1000 for sale on eBay Suzuki had a design program for a new GS1100-based sportbike going, but the German importer interjected with…
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…
