Katana Owners Club U.K.

i have tried to get on the forums of the kat clubs for Aus, New Z and Canada, but seem to keep failing.
anyway, what i'm trying to do is find some original sales leaflet which states the the pop-up S4, SF and SG were available in 23w coronet silver met.
this is because i'm having major hassles with R.S paints and it appears they don't believe me or the katana club of France.
this is their last statement.

Hi Simon,



I've spent some time doing some detailed research on your bike, and have gone back to original Suzuki parts lists and microfiche. It seems that in the early years of the GSX 750S Katana, the silver/greys they used were as follows....



1982-83 13L Bright Silver

1984 onwards 58M Illusion Grey



I can find no mention of Coronet Silver at all. I'm confident in the validity of my data as it is taken from original Suzuki documentation, but I wonder if the reference to Coronet Silver that you found on the web may not be accurate. Because bike paint is notoriously so difficult to source, you tend to find a lot of people's "opinions" on the web, and it isn't always taken from an original source. I appreciate the website you are talking about is run by obvious Katana enthusiasts, but not everything may be 100%.



So I think it's fair to assume that the silver grey on your bike is Illusion grey. I've assumed that the colour of the decal is a good match to the paint on your bike and thus have matched the colour for you. The price for 2 cans is £15 each plus carriage and VAT ie £43.80. Obviously we will include the decal in your parcel and the aerosols of Coronet Silver if you would like them back.



You can pay direct to our paypal account sales@rsbikepaint.co.uk or of course call/email us with your credit card details.

the s4,sf,sg as far as i know was in the coronet silver,
what i'm asking is , if anyone here who can get on these sites could they please put a request on the forums for any official sales leaflets either a photo copy or scan and email so i can prove to R.S that the paint they sent me is wrong.
cheers simon

This is one for Alexandre, The shark wasn't any colour really as it was an Italian importers project , a mash up on resin corse and a 750 es. Original colours were red and white as per 86 model es , but the locals painted them Grey / silver, when they got them home.

Blix wrote:I'm not sure but was the silver version not released as the shark ?

no, the shark wasnt a suzuki model, it was a resin corse bodykit designed to help dealers who wanted to shift gsx750 ef's by making them look like pop up kats!

Sorry mate can't really help, but the silver I used is quite nice.... Mercedes 744

cheers andy,
i have got a couple of guys on the case trying to find the info for me (intora in japan) and (gamma1 in Canada) fingers crossed

here's more to confuse me

whats the other frigging colour ?

i have found this, but its too blurry to read

still looking

Hi,

have a look at this : http://gsx1400club.com/items/suzuki_kleurcodes.pdf

It shows that colour code 23W is called either "CORONET SILVER METALLIC" or "CORONERS SILVER METALLIC", and lists these bikes as being available with this colour : 1981-1993 FZ50, 1985-1991 VS750GL and 1990-1996 VX800.

Hope this helps !

BTW, the difference in shade on the pics above is just due to the quality of the images. There was only one silver for the pop-up Kat : 23W. But the bike was never sold in Europe, which might explain why your paint supplier can't get a reference for a Katana. Try the other bikes above !

Cheers,

Alexandre