Katana Owners Club U.K.

Ready to ride. Down in Cheltenham https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/327352125271?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20240627101223%26meid%3D9ddbc77d4769490bb66e3ec35812f0f7%26pid%3D102236%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D128029504993%26itm%3D327352125271%26pmt%3D0%26...

Well I'm still making progress.

But I had forgotten just how much fun it was to fit the carburettor bank!
And that's with new inlet rubbers and no airbox in place

Just to see what clashes

There are a couple of 1400 engined Kats that go to the Treffen and were at EK12. Very much a re-imagining of the Kat style. I did see this from a place in Newmarket (Suffolk) and thought it was done well. Just double the cc’s on the V5 :lol: https://www.fastec-racing.co.uk/blogs/blog/frankentana-rob...

In Tewkesbury.

A bit of interest in this one

https://ebay.io/m/EL3SWM

…..old gsx teapot.

This what they should have been making instead!

I’d be happy parking in the”Naughty Corner” if I had this.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267766996443 ... 3e58281ddb

Ran the gauntlet of the tourists and holiday Muppets and took the Kat for a run out this afternoon. Ended up at Langham Dome (not pictured, but the replica Spitfire is) then via Cockthorpe to Stiffkey then home along the coast road. IMG_20260825_153343_HDR.jpg IMG_20260825_153432_HDR.jpg IMG_2026082...

….with engine mods by a local “Tuna”? Up in Wigan. You might even get a tail of cod and a large chips in the deal if you pay the asking price :D Seriously though it looks pretty good and should go quite well. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/307135627907?_skw=katana&itmmeta=01M0MXEMH25HK9KM9W73CQDMTH&hash...

Another person to try would be Roger Upperton. I think he is up your way.

Chris at Grumpy1260 rebuilt the motor for my 1000SZ, but I have yet to run it :roll: He can also supply the cooler, hoses, adaptor and bracket. One my friends took the 750 donkey from my Kat and Chris rebuilt the bottom end for him. It’s been thrashed, as an 816, round many racetracks and is still g...

Dynodave wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 13, 2026 4:28 am

I suppose I'd get lynched if I turned up at a Club do on it!! Lol

No, not at all.

You’d just have to park in the Naughty Corner with the other ones. *



At least it’s not a “Teapot”



*As I have had to …….