Turbo Kat

Katman · Post by **Katman** » Mon May 09, 2011 7:45 pm

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 http://www.motormaniaracing.com/motorcy ... patsos.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

johnr · Post by **johnr** » Mon May 09, 2011 9:26 pm

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?

fossie · Post by **fossie** » Mon May 09, 2011 10:15 pm

Ask Taff!!!!
Is Katana a bike or a style ----------------discuss.

By the way this one in question is awful.

Russbusa · Post by **Russbusa** » Tue May 10, 2011 12:44 am

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,

Cat · Post by **Cat** » Tue May 10, 2011 5:37 am

Ugh..each to their own.

It's kat inspired..nuff said

Russbusa · Post by **Russbusa** » Tue May 10, 2011 6:16 am

More like the Kat Expired

Fred · Post by **Fred** » Tue May 10, 2011 8:12 am

To anyone that doesnt know theyre kats (like myself) its only the fairing thats recognisable.
So yes its a kat

Katman · Post by **Katman** » Tue May 10, 2011 1:12 pm

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

Katgeezer · Post by **Katgeezer** » Tue May 10, 2011 3:17 pm

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.

Pedda · Post by **Pedda** » Tue May 10, 2011 6:07 pm

Presumed heredity transmission of the Katana genes works dominant, we have to widen our view...

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