Welcome to the OldSkoolSUZUKI.info Katana.project pages

These pages describe the build-up of Mr.7/11's Katana
It has taken a few years before I finally decided which way to head. Plans had been made to restore it, use it as a projectbike for the Dutch Katana club or build a Yoshimura 1135R replica.
But the desire to take the lines of the Katana to extremes has allways been present. After building the outrigger swingarm along with the chaintunnels it's destiny was set.

The goal here is to create the perfect Katana (which is in the eye of the beholder ofcourse) which means no compromises will be made and perfection is where it's at.
Will it ever be finished? The project was started to keep my hands of my 7/11 and enjoy engineering. Rushing creates compromises.
The Katana project
> How it started
> Inspiration
> First inspection

> Specifications / Parts / Want list


Status updates
> 14th December 2003 - Rolling chassis
> 16th May 2004 - Dutch KatanaClub meeting
> 20th and 21st November 2004 - Street or Track
> 12th November 2005 - Post-Fighterama
> 19th September 2006 - Post-Streetfighterday

> The Katana.project in the press

Want-list:

- Katana fairing (pref. carbon)
- 37mm clip-ons
- rear light lens 35712-49230
- dual-outlet fueltap

Engine
> Engine stripdown
> Head cleanup/porting (.infoBoard link)
> Cover repair
> Nitrous system
/ oldskool NosWizard stuff
> Windowed clutch cover
> Oil cooler
> Timing cover by Andy B.
> Exhaust system
> Off-set sprocket

Chassis
> Frame reinforcements
> Swingarm
> Chain tunnel
> Front fork
> 18"x8J rear wheel + 240/40 rear tyre
> Rear axle
> Rear struts and chain adjusters
> Sprintek billet "streetfighter" yokes
> Undertray

> Front wheel and brake
> Paddock stand
> Nitrous bottle clamp
> Fork brace

Bodywork
> Katana bodywork details
> Anatomy of a Katana fairing