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Kat Tat

Post by geekay » Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:16 pm

Found a small part of my Katana hoard of memorabilia / tat that I have collected over the years - this is from a cupboard in the spare bedroom. I think the rest is in the loft.
Joe Bar Katana magazine - lots of nice pictures and some history.........

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Japan telecom pre-paid phone card.........

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New, sealed-in-bag Kat 250 workshop manual..........

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New, not-sealed-in-bag Kat 400 workshop manual.......

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poorly framed print of the pre-Kat MV styling exercise (cost £1 at Stafford classic show).......

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new 3" x 3" fabric patch............

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new 10.5" x 6" Japanese Katana Owners club embroidered fabric riders patch.......

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I will dig some more out later.
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Re: Kat Tat

Post by geekay » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:19 pm

more from the same cupboard...............

Katana 250 SSM spares book.

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Katana 400 SSN spares book.

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Katana 400 SSN spares supplement for the black-engined version.

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Re: Kat Tat

Post by pookie » Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:22 pm

Got a 250 Kat Japanese brochure just after getting the bike, some great pics but my Japanese isn't very good so I can't read it!
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Re: Kat Tat

Post by GSF34058 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:55 pm

From my collection of Kat Tat, a deck of playing cards that are so well used that they stick together now and can't be used, and an Australian bike mag that a friend's son brought over with him when he last visited.

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Re: Kat Tat

Post by GSF34058 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:04 pm

From the jewel in my collection of tat, the Suzuki 1981 range of bikes brochure. Interestingly it shows the production model on the front cover, but the Cologne show concept bike inside.

In my opinion they should have kept the concept exhaust pipe shape and routing for the production model.

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Re: Kat Tat

Post by Lexdba » Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:15 pm

I only have Big-Tat :shock:
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Re: Kat Tat

Post by Smallkat » Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:15 am

Any chance of scanning some of the pages on the 250/400 manuals?
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Re: Kat Tat

Post by geekay » Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:52 am

black and white pre-launch flyer..........

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Re: Kat Tat

Post by geekay » Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:53 am

pookie wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:22 pm
 Got a 250 Kat Japanese brochure just after getting the bike, some great pics but my Japanese isn't very good so I can't read it! P1010178.JPG
yep - got that one - and these two........

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Re: Kat Tat

Post by Smallkat » Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:14 pm

I could find the parts books.

I'm thinking more of the sections in the official manual that show you the correct routing for cables and wiring.
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