Where is this Katana located?

**orangeback** · 30th July 2007, 21:13

i was offered this Katana a couple years ago on trade me ,I didn't have the funds then.
I belive it is located in the North Shore in Auckland in a warehouse or on display in a jetski shop, can any body help with its wareabouts .
I belive the guys name is Chris and he's a SBK or AMA tech in the states , he brought this back with him from the US with some other tricked up bikes , I belive this was built for big HP shot out in the US , if anybody can help I'd be greatfull, as the number i have is no longer active, his brother may have it ???? as i know he's has a shead full of toys in Auckland with some one.
thanks

**kneescraper** · 30th July 2007, 21:43

Sorry I dont know anything about the bike, awesome looking Katana though...got the same wheels as Rustys race ZXR400. Wonder what it would feel like hitting that nos button!

**Blondini** · 31st July 2007, 21:14

Buy mine and paint it

**orangeback** · 1st August 2007, 07:11

Originally Posted by Blondini

Buy mine and paint it

there is a few differances, and yours is a SE not a SZ , I had a SF as my first road bike at 17, Someone must know where it is sitting

**Roj** · 1st August 2007, 10:48

Originally Posted by orangeback

there is a few differances, and yours is a SE not a SZ , I had a SF as my first road bike at 17, Someone must know where it is sitting

on a stand,

but seriously a nice bike, A guy I work with recenlty rebuilt his, spent about 6 K, looks mint.

**avgas** · 1st August 2007, 11:45

Yeh i remember that bike, was on trademe a while ago. lovely machine.
didnt it have over 200hp when the nos kicked in?

**F5 Dave** · 2nd August 2007, 17:04

Wheels are Astrolites. Seat & everything being the same grey looks ghey & it just seems a shame to wreck a bike like that for a few seconds of straight-line riding (& seemingly very little stopping).

**nudemetalz** · 2nd August 2007, 23:45

Katanas are best left original and unmolested, esp SXZ's !!!!

**T.W.R** · 3rd August 2007, 00:28

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

Katanas are best left original and unmolested, esp SXZ's !!!!

Amen to that!

Though a 180hp beast
like this that keeps it's lines works well

Be interesting to know what the lost Kat did in times down the quarter though

**nudemetalz** · 3rd August 2007, 09:41

That Kat you just pictured, Bill, is rather nice. Looks like it could have been a continuing evolution that the factory might have done.

**F5 Dave** · 3rd August 2007, 09:47

Now that I would be happy with. My SZ was an ex proddie race 750 & was quite potent enough for a skinny 19yr old (that can't have been more than 4 or 5 yrs ago can it? erm . . . when was Blue Monday released? The first time. . .). But by the time I had sold it it was apparent that it could have done with some more chassis stiffness. 'Course better suspension would have helped mask that.