It’s not often the ICON crew gets fresh meat. “Our usual meals consist of antiquated metal, served with a healthy dose of aged mechanicals,” says Kurt Walter, design director for the Portland outfit. Not that he’s complaining: his crew have served up some monster hits in the past, using the most unlikely material. But ‘Brand…
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The Intermot show is over for another two years. It’s been an action-packed five days, with Indian making perhaps the biggest bang with its FTR 1200 street tracker (see report). But ‘America’s First Motorcycle Company’ didn’t have a monopoly on the news. We’ve picked out four more important launches—plus a couple of leftfield machines that…
Read more »This week, we’ve got a sublime CB, a wild Sportster and a pair of vastly different race bikes. Oh, and someone actually built an attractive Honda Shadow. Which one would you take home?
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Like a good pair of leather boots or a fine Cabernet Sauvignon, the Suzuki Katana just seems to get better with age. The rapier-sharp design is 35 years old now, and no longer has the power to shock. Instead, it’s heading for icon status. We’re now seeing Katanas rolling into custom shops, and it’s interesting…
Read more »The Suzuki Katana is a bit of an oddball by today’s design standards. But it was hot property in its heyday—and those…
Read more »When we heard that Motohangar had ripped the bodywork off a Suzuki Katana, we were dismayed. After all, the Katana is one…
Read more »I remember being dumbstruck when the Suzuki Katana was launched back in 1980. And after a period of distaste, I now find…
Read more »A couple of weeks ago, there was a Suzuki Katana in my local motorcycle workshop. And it was a magnet for everyone…
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