Servicing the Katana
early 80s
According to one source, the Kat was the fastest mass produced motorcycle on the planet at the time of its launch - I don't know about that but it was pretty "nippy". A quick trawl of the web indicates the top end was about 137-140 which seems quite feeble compared to today's rocket ships. I once heard of an unnamed person who saw 145 on the clock (they always read fast) going down the Ramsbottom by pass.
But whatever. Thirty years later it still looks great. The grand daddy of modern motorcycle design.
(Another one from the bottomless box of 80s biking memorabilia - obviously scanned on from the original photo)
Servicing the Katana
early 80s
According to one source, the Kat was the fastest mass produced motorcycle on the planet at the time of its launch - I don't know about that but it was pretty "nippy". A quick trawl of the web indicates the top end was about 137-140 which seems quite feeble compared to today's rocket ships. I once heard of an unnamed person who saw 145 on the clock (they always read fast) going down the Ramsbottom by pass.
But whatever. Thirty years later it still looks great. The grand daddy of modern motorcycle design.
(Another one from the bottomless box of 80s biking memorabilia - obviously scanned on from the original photo)