Suzuki Katana

–1980 by Target Design of Germany for Suzuki. The Katana name was later applied to a range of in-house styled sport touring motorcycles in North America through the 2006 model year and, starting at the turn of the millennium, a line of 50 cc scooters in Europe.

Kiwi Suzuki rider Graeme Crosby had finished fifth in the World 500cc championship and successfully defended his TT Formula One title. The E27 SXZ was fitted with wire wheels, more powerful GS1100GZ front brakes, Mikuni round-slide oval-bore VM32SS carburettors, larger 33mm bore mufflers (same as fi… But rule changes

Australian Castrol 6 Hour saw teams scrambling to find 1000cc versions. In New Zealand, the wire-wheeled bike won the 1981 National Production Championship, as well as numerous club and national races.

Was the Katana 750SE with a pop-up headlight, still using an air-oil cooled engine. These were quite popular, even when their performance was easily outdone by other competitors at the time.

. The Katana name was reused, primarily in the North American and European market, to market the revised Suzuki GSX-F series from the end of the 1980s through to 2006.

Until the 1999 arrival of a line of 50 cc scooters. The original design ethos reappeared at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show, when Suzuki rolled out a concept bike called the Suzuki Stratosphere with a inline-six engine.

. It was designed Suzuki has reused the Katana name for its redesigned 2020 model. This new version is based on the GSX-S1000F and is powered by a 2005–2006 GSX-R1000 K5 engine with a claimed power output of 110 kW (150 hp).