New Katana?

**BANZAI** · 17th May 2009, 04:09

I was lurking@2ch(Japan's biggest online forum) motorcycle board and found this.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...i-Katana-1000/

http://motosketches.blogspot.com/

Can anyone read Italian here??

If this really gonna be on sale I have to go get over 400cc license asap ^^

**shafty** · 17th May 2009, 07:19

A nice retro - far better lookin than the ugly nakeds Honda has recently spawned

**McDuck** · 17th May 2009, 07:36

the pipe is wrong.

**McDuck** · 17th May 2009, 07:37

Would need a few other cosmetic bitc changed (IMHO) but i am saving for one

**Laxi** · 17th May 2009, 07:43

dosn't look like its got the famous/infamous pop-up headlight, pitty

**Bren** · 17th May 2009, 10:17

close....but no cigar....

...so now they are doing 80s retro bikes too?

**cs363** · 17th May 2009, 10:45

Originally Posted by BANZAI

Can anyone read Italian here??

Not perfect but this is the page translated using Google: http://translate.google.com/translat...6rlz%3D1I7ADBS

**BANZAI** · 17th May 2009, 18:24

Originally Posted by Laxi

dosn't look like its got the famous/infamous pop-up headlight, pitty

I like Hans Muth design better ^^

Originally Posted by cs363

Not perfect but this is the page translated using Google: http://translate.google.com/translat...6rlz%3D1I7ADBS

So this guy draw that Katana and he is professional motorcycle designer?
Sounds promising ^^

**McDuck** · 17th May 2009, 18:28

Originally Posted by BANZAI

I like Hans Muth design better ^^

So do i (not many people know his name

)

**cs363** · 17th May 2009, 19:03

Originally Posted by Laxi

dosn't look like its got the famous/infamous pop-up headlight, pitty

Well, any retro Katana is almost certainly going to be based on the original and much more succesful bike. Whilst a nice bike in it's day the pop-up Katana never reached the cult status of the first model.

Personally I think the Stratosphere concept looks much more Katana'ish and of course I'm probably a tad biased towards the engine layout,

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4770/gallery/

**AllanB** · 17th May 2009, 19:33

Sheezzz You'd think they would go to the bother of photo-shopping on decent pipes - the banana ones look crap on the GSXR and worse on that.

**BANZAI** · 17th May 2009, 19:40

Originally Posted by McDuck

So do i (not many people know his name

)

His name is famous in Japan

Originally Posted by cs363

Well, any retro Katana is almost certainly going to be based on the original and much more succesful bike. Whilst a nice bike in it's day the pop-up Katana never reached the cult status of the first model.

Personally I think the Stratosphere concept looks much more Katana'ish and of course I'm probably a tad biased towards the engine layout,

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4770/gallery/

Theres Katana like this as well and you can get it now ^^
http://www.k-unicorn.com/new/1400s/index.html

Stratosphere is awesome bike! Mmmm 6cyl...

**cs363** · 17th May 2009, 20:00

Originally Posted by BANZAI

Theres Katana like this as well and you can get it now ^^
http://www.k-unicorn.com/new/1400s/index.html

Stratosphere is awesome bike! Mmmm 6cyl...

Cool....haven't seen the 1400 before, is that Japan only?

**BANZAI** · 17th May 2009, 20:34

Originally Posted by cs363

Cool....haven't seen the 1400 before, is that Japan only?

That's GSX1400 complete model.
I'm not sure if they sell those parts separately.

It would be interesting to see that Katana with export engine since all over liter bikes been restricted to 100bph in Japan(until last year sometime).

If any of you want it I can contact them^^
Just let me ride it when I visit NZ again