How many of you guys recall this beauty or have ridden it?
The 1983 Suzuki Katana 1100. I never had the chance to ride this true classic superbike but man, this was the bike to have back then. Loved it then and now
A friend of mine has one,picked it up from an older lady whose husband passed away about 17yrs ago. I wanted to buy it but he beat me to it..she also had a mint '82 GS-1100E which I bought and still have.
I rode the Katana quite a bit but prefer the seat/riding position of my GS much better
She had a bunch of '80s superbikes one of which was an original low mileage 82 Kawasaki KZ 1100 Eddie Lawson Replica
I remember it well. I had a Honda CB750F at the time and soon after bought an Interceptor. Always liked the Suzuki though.
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I remember it well. I had a Honda CB750F at the time and soon after bought an Interceptor. Always liked the Suzuki though.
Really, I had a 1981 CB Super Sport 750. About two years ago, I bought the stock CB from an older gentleman up in Westchester County who had it sitting in his garage. It was in working condition so purchased it, spruced it up with a few mods i.e. jetting carbs, K & N filters, exhaust etc
Sounded incredible awesome then yes, I sold it to a collector. Crap I should have kept it but then again I made a nice profit
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Originally Posted by oldgixxer
A friend of mine has one,picked it up from an older lady whose husband passed away about 17yrs ago. I wanted to buy it but he beat me to it..she also had a mint '82 GS-1100E which I bought and still have.
I rode the Katana quite a bit but prefer the seat/riding position of my GS much better
She had a bunch of '80s superbikes one of which was an original low mileage 82 Kawasaki KZ 1100 Eddie Lawson Replica
Oh man, I sure did love that GS -1100 ! Now that I rode and it was fast as hell with plenty of power.
One of my favorite bikes of all time was/is the:
1978 Kawasaki Z1R
If I had extra money laying around that would be my idea bike
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Really, I had a 1981 CB Super Sport 750. About two years ago, I bought the stock CB from an older gentleman up in Westchester County who had it sitting in his garage. It was in working condition so purchased it, spruced it up with a few mods i.e. jetting carbs, K & N filters, exhaust etc
Sounded incredible awesome then yes, I sold it to a collector. Crap I should have kept it but then again I made a nice profit
Oh man, I sure did love that GS -1100 ! Now that I rode and it was fast as hell with plenty of power.
One of my favorite bikes of all time was/is the:
1978 Kawasaki Z1R
If I had extra money laying around that would be my idea bike
Wow, that 750 is exactly like mine. Brings back memories. Thanks for posting those pics.
Speaking of all these cbs, i know where a 82 cb900 that runs with some sort of high low transmission is for 500 bucks.... needs restored but at least it runs and is straight. good deal?
Man, what a beautiful bike ! I'm one who really appreciates these classic machines !
I bet she purrssssssss
What's her weight ?
I'm sure you would have liked my rare 86 RG 500 Gamma 2-stroke then lol..I had all sorts of cool bikes from the '80s but thinned the herd out quite a bit once our daughter was born 10ys ago. That 82 GS is HEAVY! Gotta be close to 600lbs w gas,shit the engine alone weighs 250lbs lol..I hate having to push that big fucker around the garage
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I had an 83 GS750ES from new in the silver. I sold it about 7 or 8 years back for about what I paid for it.
Good friend of mine had a blue/white 83 GS750;it was a fun bike
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Speaking of all these cbs, i know where a 82 cb900 that runs with some sort of high low transmission is for 500 bucks.... needs restored but at least it runs and is straight. good deal?
Not too many of those laying around anymore;as long as that engine had the proper basic maintenance they pretty much run forever lol
I had an 83 GS750ES from new in the silver. I sold it about 7 or 8 years back for about what I paid for it.
Oops - didn't see this. Damned tiny Blackberry screens
I still preferred the look of the blue/white 1100ES but the 750ES had the full floater (monoshock), which as cpd419 said ^, was pretty cutting edge for the day
I remember the original Z900-Z1000 had a kick starter as well as electric...imagine that!
I remember when the electric starters came out. There was always a big worry about what would happen if you had a dead battery & there was no kickstarter. OH NOOOES!!! People were pissed & worried when the kickers started to dissapear. Seems so stupid now.
Remember this true Classic machine ?
People were pissed & worried when the kickers started to dissapear. 
Seems so stupid now.
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