New Katana

[seth]

The new Z is an old Z in new clothes and that has a tiny 16ltr tank to
These things are made for going and riding around town to be seen on not to be really used on the open roads.

[Kiwifruit]

Fugly.....

[Dusty ST]

Bit of a disappointment.
I'm not keen on those single sided number plate/rear light support arms, and I feel there's something wrong with the screen/bars position, the screen looks too low, the bars too high, and too far from the screen.
Then I see the tank only holds 12 litres.

[grog]

I was really hoping, trying get a new Suzuki model that was top notch. will wait to i see in flesh. i was same with gsx 1000s when it came out, took one for a ride. just not me. cleaned and polished mine today, so much better to look at. then i rode it. never fails to make me wish my ride was longer.

[Tony Nitrous]

If it actually looked like a Katana, and I had heaps of spare money....

https://www.ptr.com.au/gsx-s1000-2016/gsx-s1000-1200-big-bore-stroker-kit.html

[seth]

By boring out the crankcase and fitting external oil ways you can for a gsx1100efe 1260cc big bore kit I've seen one fitted to a gs1000 and the bottom ends are basically the same.

[Tony Nitrous]

Yeah, the old aircooled bikes had much more meat in them to allow to go big.

I think Busa pistons, in Bandit liners, in EF barrels gives a 1370.
A bit of machining but it's an all Suzuki motor.

Star Racing have done 1922cc top ends on Suzuki cases.

http://www.starracing.com/400HorsepowerGSSuzuki.php

[seth]

It just goes to show with a very little work all the big old suzuki's were basically a development of the gs1000 motor
On the 1135 motor they changed the oil flow to the head from the outer head bolts to the Center ones.
The right-hand side was easy remover the big bolt fit lines to the head.
The left side needed a boss welding in side the generator cove then drilling at right angles to run external lines to the head for the head both sides you needed to drill out the blanking plugs and retap  .
The busa bandit stuff must be a newer development as i stopped looking after I sold my gs in 1998.

[Tony Nitrous]

[froudy]

Now I do like that a lot @Tony Nitrous 
I guess there are a lot of very expensive after market bolt on items on it to make it look that good though?
If the fuel tank is only 12 litres it won't get me very far though

[Tony Nitrous]

Ive posted this before, but if a Kat has any connection to a GSXR1000 it needs to look like this and use the full Monty motor...

[froudy]

Now that's what a Katana should look like

[Basil Brush]

Call me a philistine - but it doesn't do it for me. Perhaps with a can and tail tidy - and squint a little?