is it??
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Kryten
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Re: is it??
Meh!
I am sure there has been a lot of time and effort put into that machine, I bet it’s an absolute blast to ride.
But basing it on a 1976 GS frame with a later engine and a Hodna front end.
It’s a Kat-a-Like.
Even the DVLA lists it a a “Suzuki Unknown”
I am sure there has been a lot of time and effort put into that machine, I bet it’s an absolute blast to ride.
But basing it on a 1976 GS frame with a later engine and a Hodna front end.
It’s a Kat-a-Like.
Even the DVLA lists it a a “Suzuki Unknown”
Jim
750 SZ (Not So) Skruffy Kat
1000 SZ in bits
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750 SZ (Not So) Skruffy Kat
1000 SZ in bits
7/11 SZ Long term
T509 Back on the road!
It was a New Day yesterday but, by God, it's an Old Day now!
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Nicky Dodds
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Re: is it??
Age old conundrum of where do you draw the line…
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GS550MX.....5 year old grandaughter thinks it's hers!
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Kryten
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Re: is it??
As the frame number ties it to it’s ID.
Then that should be it.
Surely?
That works/worked for the DVLA.
I worked with someone who was building a Hardley Drivable chopper based entirely on the headstock and V5 of a Italian 250cc 2 stroke trail bike
Then that should be it.
Surely?
That works/worked for the DVLA.
I worked with someone who was building a Hardley Drivable chopper based entirely on the headstock and V5 of a Italian 250cc 2 stroke trail bike
Jim
750 SZ (Not So) Skruffy Kat
1000 SZ in bits
7/11 SZ Long term
T509 Back on the road!
It was a New Day yesterday but, by God, it's an Old Day now!
750 SZ (Not So) Skruffy Kat
1000 SZ in bits
7/11 SZ Long term
T509 Back on the road!
It was a New Day yesterday but, by God, it's an Old Day now!
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Re: is it??
Remember Taffs GSXR with Kat body work and tank grafted on ... the machining was incredible 
but was it a Katana ..? at first glance indeed not until you looked closer did you question it .. so back to the question is a Katana a bike or a style..?
but was it a Katana ..? at first glance indeed not until you looked closer did you question it .. so back to the question is a Katana a bike or a style..? -
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Re: is it??
How different are the katana frames from their stablemates in the GSX range?
Same with the GS range. Is it just a matter of a few brackets welded in different places to accommodate different bodywork?
What about the Japanese 50cc gag bikes built around the H-word clunk engines? I for one would love one but is it a kat?
Same with the GS range. Is it just a matter of a few brackets welded in different places to accommodate different bodywork?
What about the Japanese 50cc gag bikes built around the H-word clunk engines? I for one would love one but is it a kat?
GSX1100SD
GS550MX.....5 year old grandaughter thinks it's hers!
GS550MX.....5 year old grandaughter thinks it's hers!
