Castrol 6-hour Katanas ex-Aussie?

[cs363]

I know for a fact he does have a few,hes over in Aus building a bridge at the mo but checks in when he can,am sure he will get ya sorted.Very clever bloke.

Sweeet!

[Katman]

Here's some pics for you, the aforementioned 550 Katana at Bay Park (not sure if this was that event though Katman), my 750 and first 1100 Katana

Just dug out my programme for the 1982 Dunlop 3 Hour race which was for up to 750cc machines (no 550 Katanas in the riders list though).

That race can't be the one I have the photos of though, as along with the CB1100Rs it included Glen Williams on the 1000J. Robert and Bob's 1100s have 1100 seats while Dave and Neville's have 750 seats.

[cs363]

Just dug out my programme for the 1982 Dunlop 3 Hour race which was for up to 750cc machines (no 550 Katanas in the riders list though).

That race can't be the one I have the photos of though, as along with the CB1100Rs it included Glen Williams on the 1000J. Robert and Bob's 1100s have 1100 seats while Dave and Neville's have 750 seats.

Hmmm, wonder if it was '83 that I did it then (or was it even on that bike? lol.....geez it's sad getting old and having ya memory fade!)
Mind you I could be confusing it with something else at Bay Park as it was a bloody long time ago! lol
Any GS550's listed in the entries? What were the Katana's...GS550M wasn't it?

My brain hurts...

[nudemetalz]

Robert and Bob's 1100s have 1100 seats while Dave and Neville's have 750 seats.

Hmm,...those nice foam seats on the 1100 that retain water, and wet ya butt still, even after the rest of the kat has dried out !!

[Brian d marge]

Just dug out my programme for the 1982 Dunlop 3 Hour race which was for up to 750cc machines (no 550 Katanas in the riders list though).

That race can't be the one I have the photos of though, as along with the CB1100Rs it included Glen Williams on the 1000J. Robert and Bob's 1100s have 1100 seats while Dave and Neville's have 750 seats.

you kept that??? I remember them at Ruapuna , but I mere child of 16 ... and had a CB360or was it a Xl250 s motorsport fancy shocks .....

dem the days

Stephen

[orangeback]

thanks for all the info but as the title said (QQQ on Castrol 6 hour Katana's ex Aussie )the bike is and Australian import that i had bought,
from the castrol site in 1982
B. Toomey R. Holden Suzuki Katana 750 would have to be a sz 750 kat no pop up

[igor]

owned a few

1980 GS1000EN 40FXX ?
1982 GSX1100EX
1982 GSX1100X
1983 GSX1100SXZ 54LCE
1986 GSXR1100G

1983 GSX1100 5MGL

OH WHAT FUN AND GOOD TIMES THEY WERE

[slowpoke]

Great thread, I'm lovin' the pic's of the ol' beasts. The katana's had a certain charisma at the time and it certainly hasn't dulled with age.

It was something to see the Britten turning a wheel at Wanga's but I was equally enamoured with the Steve Roberts built bikes. I could have spent hours drooling over his ali-monococque creation.

[TLDV8]

... it included Glen Williams on the 1000J.

Unless he had more than one here it is afterward on a trip to the South Island.

[Katman]

Now that I'm out of Purgatory - here's the photos.

[Katman]

Full marks to anyone who can name the meeting.

[orangeback]

ive found out the race history of the bike i have from Oze, it belonged to warren walker, the previous owner of the helmet warehouse in yagoona in sydney. they were 750s. that they fitted the gs1000s wheels to for racing.

No bikes were ever built as "Bathurst Specials" by the factory. They used to get a new bike for every endurance race (Calder 2 hr, Hub 300 km, Castrol 6hr, Arai 500km etc) and after one meeting they would put it back to standard, sell it off and get a new one. (they used to get to run them in...about 6 a year). If they did any local racing or tyre testing they used whatever bike was in there possession at the time.

Everything on the wire and mag wheel bikes was the same. (except, of course, the wheels and tyres). (this is for Oze)

so ive nothing to special , so in going to butcher it like my last few

[flyingcrocodile46]

No bikes were ever built as "Bathurst Specials" by the factory. .

Everything on the wire and mag wheel bikes was the same. (except, of course, the wheels and tyres). (this is for Oze)

Maybe not for the 750's but 20 of the 1100's were released in NZ as bathhurst specials with 32mm slide carbs, special race cams, wire wheels and brake callipers. Good for 120 hp as std. A bit of history in the pdf at the link below

http://members.home.nl/marijke-bert/...ukiEnglish.pdf

[Steve Broadbent]

In 1981 Suzuki's dominance was eclipsed by Honda with 1st two places going to Australian teams campaigng then new CBR1100's. First open-class Suzuki home was pedalled by Steve Broadbent and John Woodley,coming in 4th on the specially homologated Katana 1100 SXZ (wire wheel) version. We completed 274 laps on 5 tanks of fuel but same tyres. While our pit crew led by Stacey Hoggard had fastest fuel stops at ~13 secs, no tyre change was planned and this turned out to be the main advantage played by the Oz Hondas. They changed rears with ~ 1/3 of the race to go, trouncing us with lap times 4-5 secs better than we could manage. If I recall correctly a new class lap record was set at 75 secs - in closing stages of the six-hour event! Mal Campbell was truly in the groove that afternoon, awesome to have been part of it

Can't help with other years, sorry. Steve