Bonhams Spring Sale Katana sells for £9200

[Uncle Bob]

This must almost be a record for a Katana (excluding the prototype which went to the US for around £10k several years ago)

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24494/lot/254/

Sale price includes the buyers premium.

[Nicky Dodds]

That must be a standard vehicle description they use as I've seen them use that before.

[johnr]

the brand new still in a packing crate 1981 1100 that sold a few years back went for iirc a fiver under 13k, ended up in the private collection of that american guy who claims to have one of every katana model and colour derivative.

[Uncle Bob]

Ken Edgar. He bought the prototype as well. Was the 13k £ or $? I thought it was a US one, though that was years ago so still a lot either way!

[fossie]

Yep that was the one... MCN carried out the auction , they asked me personally what it was worth, when I said , it's in a box and says GS1000S , it may be an ice cream van......or a yank 1000Kat but as a yank one it has CV. Carbs therefore not worth what you think , but I know a chap has insurance for 13K on a new in box UK. Kat .....they ignored everything and wrote that I said it was worth 13K ......

When would I have ever said any bike is worth more that £ 1750!

So Ken bought a yank thou that was exported to UK , he paid fees , export , import fees for a box that may just be concrete blocks.......once he opens the crate it looses its OMG factor!

[Rob65]

It wasn't 100% authentic. One of the pics shows those NINTA after-market indicators. I bought some for my ESD a month ago and they aren't accurate copies of the originals. A small detail but you have to wonder how original the bike is.