Hi guys,
I found this on a car site here in South Africa. I found this so interesting as it was not something I was aware of so I thought I would post it here for all you lovers of vintage Kats
Cheers
Mel
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Hi All
I know this is a car site, so posting bike related posts may be frowned upon...(Admin delete if necessary), but maybe someone on this site would be able to shed some light on my question.
I have an '83 Suzuki Katana GSX1100SZ in my little collection and have heard that at some stage the bikes came with a numbered Katana sword when purchased new.
The Katana had, and still has, quite a cult following in SA .. especially in the south of Johannesburg in the old days.... so maybe some of the older guys on the site may know a bit about the sword story.
Cheers
Carsick
Hi Carsick,
My names Brad Zeeman from a dealership called Zeeman Suzuki, when the Katanas first came out, on the first shipment only you received a gold Katana sword. After that 1st shipment you only got the bike and no sword. I actually have one at home.
Hope this answers your question
Thanks Brad
So the Katana sword with the bike is not just an urban legend. I wonder how many of them are still around from that 1st shipment?
Pretty good idea from Suzuki to add a sword to that legend of a bike .. just wish I had one to compliment my bike ..
Cheers
Gary
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If I had known that I would have gone out and bought my Kat sooner. I lost out there!!
I found this on a car site here in South Africa. I found this so interesting as it was not something I was aware of so I thought I would post it here for all you lovers of vintage Kats
Cheers
Mel
Quote
Hi All
I know this is a car site, so posting bike related posts may be frowned upon...(Admin delete if necessary), but maybe someone on this site would be able to shed some light on my question.
I have an '83 Suzuki Katana GSX1100SZ in my little collection and have heard that at some stage the bikes came with a numbered Katana sword when purchased new.
The Katana had, and still has, quite a cult following in SA .. especially in the south of Johannesburg in the old days.... so maybe some of the older guys on the site may know a bit about the sword story.
Cheers
Carsick
Hi Carsick,
My names Brad Zeeman from a dealership called Zeeman Suzuki, when the Katanas first came out, on the first shipment only you received a gold Katana sword. After that 1st shipment you only got the bike and no sword. I actually have one at home.
Hope this answers your question
Thanks Brad
So the Katana sword with the bike is not just an urban legend. I wonder how many of them are still around from that 1st shipment?
Pretty good idea from Suzuki to add a sword to that legend of a bike .. just wish I had one to compliment my bike ..
Cheers
Gary
Unquote
If I had known that I would have gone out and bought my Kat sooner. I lost out there!!
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