It’s got an added element of nasty in that shade.Īnd speaking of nasty, I’m hoping, and hearing things. No-one actually said anything negative about the bike at all, and in fact a few people changed their minds when they saw it being all silver and nostalgic in the sun. ![]() One bloke even asked me if the “controls fall easily to hand” and we both laughed. ![]() People gathered around it wherever I parked. Riding the package proved to be pretty cool. But on general principles, both it and the Brembo brakes (straight off the current GSX-R) are just fine – with the latter offering good feel, even under hard load. The fully adjustable suspension was perfectly pegged for normal riding after you tweak it a bit for more pre-load front and back. If only it wasn’t for that vast lump of horror sitting underneath it… I never noticed this on the original, and I’m just telling you it’s there. Suzuki has changed the throttle cam for the Katana from the GSX-S unit, to maybe smooth the bang from a closed-throttle. Let’s face it, 215kg wet is not that heavy to pick up, and I greatly enjoy motorcycles falling on idiots who have stalled them because they cannot sync the clutch with their throttle input. This helper, I feel, could have been left out by Suzuki. It also has a low-rev helper to stop you stalling and dropping your bike outside the coffee shop. And since its output is not mitigated with a ride-by-wire throttle, the Katana can really be enjoyed by people who know what they’re doing and like a more direct connection with the engine. ![]() It’s a wonderful, hard-charging engine, thick with grunt in the mid-range, and offering 150 horses and 108Nm of torque. The motor is the indomitable long-stroke version of K5-K8 gen of Gixxer hearts, and its longevity and beautness is well-known and appreciated.
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