Katana Turbo !!

[Astro4x4]

WOW, never knew such a beast existed ....... I want one !

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Suzuki-GSX-Katana_W0QQitemZ330397843784QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_motorcycles?hash=item4ced3f0148

[Black_peter]

Not a Katana...But pretty rare..
It had turbo written backwards on the wind screen so people referred to them as Suzuki "oobrots"

[HemiKat]

I believe I read somewhere that they were kinda shatty. No power and the other bikes of that era walked all over it. I dont think they sold very well.

[pbkat03]

Yup a friend of mine had one back then and my Honda interceptor would leave it no problem.

[David F C]

Still looks cool though, it's something different tell you that

[Astro4x4]

My bad, should've read better. Not a Katana but cool none the less.

[Black_peter]

Not your bad.. They guy has it posted wrong..

There was a turbo phase in the 80's
The Kawi GpZ 750 Turbo
Honda 650 Turbo (their weird transverse V twin 650!?!)
and the Suzi GN650 and fianlly
the Yamaha Seca Turbo.
The Suzi and Kawi were the best looking but I think the Kawi was the best performing.

[jollidude]

My brother bought one when they came out in 1983 and kept it for about 15 years. Like all of the turbos from that era, there was some lag until the turbo spun up. It had good power, but a bit soft at low rpms. Hang on when the turbo kicked in though; certainly not a dog. Handling was excellent. It was made for 100 + mph sweepers, but was pretty stiffly sprung for around town. The Interceptor had a 100cc advantage, I would certainly hope that it would leave it (at least until the turbo kicked in)! It was a fun bike to ride. Nothing like the rush of pure acceleration to put a smile on your face! The Kawi made the best power because it was a 750. Both the Suzuki and the Yamaha were 650s. The Honda was a 500 and was later increased to 650cc.

Cheers!

Jollidude

[kspiatt]

cool bike