Suzuki Katana Bikes For Sale
Specs
- Seat Height: Average (825 mm / 32.5 inches)
- Weight: Heavy (215 kg / 474 lbs)
- Fuel Capacity: Average (12.0 litres / 3.2 US gallons)
- Economy: Average (40 mpg / 7.1 l/100km / 14.2 km/l)
- Range: Average (110 miles / 177 km)
- Top Speed: Very High (155 mph / 249 km/h)
- Capacity: High (999 cc)
- Power: High (148 bhp / 110 kW)
- Power to Weight: High (0.688 bhp/kg / 0.513 kW/kg)
- Redline: High (11,500 rpm)
- Road Tax / VED: Very High (£101 Per Year)
- Launch RRP: £11,400
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Review In A Few
Pros
- Loads of smooth power
- Soundtrack
- Handling
- Comfort
- Brakes
Cons
- Looks divide opinion
- Limited range
- No TFT dash
Video Reviews
Check out this video review from spicy110.
What Is It?
The Suzuki Katana is a funky retro naked bike which pays homage to the 1981 GSX1100S Katana. It's powered by a liquid cooled 999 cc inline four engine, producing 147.5 bhp at 10,000 rpm and maximum torque at 9,500 rpm.
Features include:
- Aluminium frame and swingarm
- Dual 310 mm discs up front with Brembo four piston calipers
- 220 mm disc at the rear with Nissin single piston caliper
- Bosch ABS system
- Adjustable 43 mm KYB upside down fork with 120 mm travel
- Adjustable rear shock with 63 mm travel
- 3 level traction control with off mode
- Low RPM assist
- Easy start system
- Slip and assist clutch
- LED lighting all round
- 4->2->1 exhaust system
- 6 speed gearbox with gear position indicator
Suzuki's Katana is essentially the naked GSX-S1000 with some retro styling, which itself borrows the engine from the 2005 GSX-R1000 sports bike.
The angular bodywork is all new, as is the one piece two-tone seat, LED headlight / running lights, LCD dash and rear plate holder but all that styling adds 8 kg to the weight and the tank is a massive 5 litres smaller.
The 6-spoke 17" wheels take a Dunlop RoadSport 2 120/70 tyre at the front and a 190/50 at the rear.
Accessories include a tinted screen, red accented seat, red calipers, heated grips and various Carbon bits. The £1,000 Samurai pack gets you the fly screen, red/black seat, red rim tape, red accents on the fairing, the tank pad and Carbon effect mudguard / engine covers.
- 2019-2021: Black, silver
- 2022: Grey, blue
Model History & Updates
2022: Tweaked Euro 5 engine, flatter torque curve, 150.2 bhp at 11,000 rpm, peak torque 250 rpm lower down the range and an electronic throttle. There's also a quickshifter as standard, three power modes, more adjustable traction control and a revised dash with red night mode.
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