It’s got an added element of nasty in that shade.Īnd speaking of nasty, I’m hoping, and hearing things. No-one actually said anything negative about the bike at all, and in fact a few people changed their minds when they saw it being all silver and nostalgic in the sun. One bloke even asked me if the “controls fall easily to hand” and we both laughed. People gathered around it wherever I parked. Riding the package proved to be pretty cool. But on general principles, both it and the Brembo brakes (straight off the current GSX-R) are just fine – with the latter offering good feel, even under hard load. The fully adjustable suspension was perfectly pegged for normal riding after you tweak it a bit for more pre-load front and back. If only it wasn’t for that vast lump of horror sitting underneath it… I never noticed this on the original, and I’m just telling you it’s there. Suzuki has changed the throttle cam for the Katana from the GSX-S unit, to maybe smooth the bang from a closed-throttle. Let’s face it, 215kg wet is not that heavy to pick up, and I greatly enjoy motorcycles falling on idiots who have stalled them because they cannot sync the clutch with their throttle input. This helper, I feel, could have been left out by Suzuki. It also has a low-rev helper to stop you stalling and dropping your bike outside the coffee shop. And since its output is not mitigated with a ride-by-wire throttle, the Katana can really be enjoyed by people who know what they’re doing and like a more direct connection with the engine. It’s a wonderful, hard-charging engine, thick with grunt in the mid-range, and offering 150 horses and 108Nm of torque. The motor is the indomitable long-stroke version of K5-K8 gen of Gixxer hearts, and its longevity and beautness is well-known and appreciated.
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