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Turbo Kat
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 7:45 pm
by Katman
A while ago someone (Paul I think) found a pic of a Turbo Kat but no other info, well I think I've found the rest of the story
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Re: Turbo Kat
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 9:26 pm
by johnr
thats not a kat. its a hyabusa engine in a one off frame using hyabuse forks wheels and swingarm, one off electrics and a big turbo, onto all this he has fitted a kat fairing and tank. so, does a fairing and a petrol tank make it a kat?
Re: Turbo Kat
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 10:15 pm
by fossie
Ask Taff!!!!
Is Katana a bike or a style ----------------discuss.
By the way this one in question is awful.
Re: Turbo Kat
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 12:44 am
by Russbusa
if its a kat. It must have started life as a kat, so i would expect it to at least have a kat frame and frame number,
Re: Turbo Kat
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 5:37 am
by Cat
Ugh..each to their own.
It's kat inspired..nuff said
Re: Turbo Kat
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:16 am
by Russbusa
Re: Turbo Kat
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:12 am
by Fred
To anyone that doesnt know theyre kats (like myself) its only the fairing thats recognisable.
So yes its a kat
Re: Turbo Kat
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 1:12 pm
by Katman
katmarch wrote:Russbusa wrote:if its a kat. It must have started life as a kat, so i would expect it to at least have a kat frame and frame number,
spot on russ
I could put a Kat fairing on an AP50 but that wouldn't be a Kat
Steve
But essentially, the frame is the defining part of the bike, as you can see the headstock is from an 1100 Kat frame no: GS110X...so this is a kat then!! All be it not the nicest example, but a Kat none the less
Re: Turbo Kat
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 3:17 pm
by Katgeezer
Clutching at straws Jez
Tis a can'o'worms you've opened. When is a kat not a kat etc etc.....
By Russ's definition Taff's bike isn't a kat cos it's a gixxer with kat bodywork nailed on (loose explanation Taff I know it's not that simple
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The GSX1400's (of which there are several lurking out there) with kat bodywork on also fall into the 'no' catagory as well then. BUT if they're kat inspired (did anyone say XN??) then isn't that enough??
As you can see my fence is firmly under my butt
Oh and the one in the pics is much uglier than the butt I have firmly positioned on the fence.
Re: Turbo Kat
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:07 pm
by Pedda
Presumed heredity transmission of the Katana genes works dominant, we have to widen our view...