what is the cottect colour combo of orginal katanas

[Swampy]

like it says. every photo I can find its black and grey and that is how I remember them back in the 80's.

[teltwosheds]

check this out, my mates was red and silver http://www.suzukicycles.org/GSX-series/GSX1100S_Katana_a.shtml

[Gixer1460]

The red seat is vomit inducing! Not a good look IMO

[Swampy]

Thanks for the link i think mines an 82 registered in early 83. I want to give it a standardish appearence apart from the marvic wheels and external oil lines. You know a street sleeper type look.

[KATANAMANGLER]

I did mine in the original silver scheme with blue tail piece and grey and blue seat. I had the frame silver at one point but changed to black when I braced the frame.

[KATANAMANGLER]

Older picture with silver frame and wheels.

[Swampy]

like it, good looking bike and seat dark blue for me it is then. thanks for that, I will show the pic to the trimmers.

[Swampy]

I have done my tail in silver as when I was gazing at them lovingly at the dealers way back when I was a teenager, I vowed that if I ever got one I would colour match the tail. As to my mind it looked odd being black.

So now its done.

[Kraptanaman]

I did mine in Suzuki gallatic silver and black because it is space aged.

[Swampy]

Mine is in Bright Silver colour code13L coz its the bog standard colour i believe.

[Nigkat]

2 hours ago, Swampy said:

Mine is in Bright Silver colour code13L coz its the bog standard colour i believe.

That's the one 13L.

[Screwriverracing]

Here's a red and silver.

Cheers SRR

[Swampy]

Noce bike SRR a tasty looking set of forks too. Are the calipers and wheels gsxr. Nice set kehins too.

Ive got marzocchi race forks; AP calipers and Marvic wheels on mine.

[johnr]

original ones were 13l silver with a blue textured tailpiece and a grey/blue suede effect vinyl seat, silver frame, snowflake pattern wheels and black stands, silver front mudguard with satin black rear section and headlight surround on fairing satin black too. silver engine. 750 sz's had silver tailpieces, psilver annodized swingarm, black chainguard. post 82 sz and sd models had smooth non textured tailpieces. the 13l code wont mean anything to most paint dealers now though, best to get a piece colour matched from some original paint. though im told that there is a nissan silver car paint thats an almost spot on match.

Edited May 26, 2016 by johnr

[Pedda]

There's a Standox mix which is a perfect match. Can dig out the correct code if your painter cannot do 13L.

[Nigkat]

I wouldn`t bother with the 13l unless your going for the original, there are a lot of great silvers out there which look better and will give you that sleeper look. I did mine in Triumph       flamboyant silver.

[Swampy]

I've got the 13L nailed and the paint is now on the bike. Not a problem for me as paint is what I do for a living. I can mix most classic bike colours so if anyone wants a paint mix recipe just ask. However I have to now do headlight surround satin black.

Viking Vinyl's have the suede effect textile in correct 82' colours of blue and silver/grey and do a lot of Kats for a guy who restores them. As for the swingarm that's a polished JMC item and what chain guard, but I have got an alloy one from a bandit I believe, that will get modded to fit.

Thanks for the scheme guidance Johnr.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Swampy

[Swampy]

Years ago I done a 550 Kat in Ford cobalt metalic blue over black shading on the swage lines and white wheels, that had a JMC arm too.

[neil w]

This is mine it was originally silver but I had it redone  in 1985 in this colour scheme, it was based on  a picture of an SD model in the US seen in Bike magazine.

 

It is basically a reversal of the standard SD colours .  never sure whether it was a standard US scheme (probably not)  

[ratboy1127]

On 24/05/2016 at 9:21 PM, KATANAMANGLER said:

I did mine in the original silver scheme with blue tail piece and grey and blue seat. I had the frame silver at one point but changed to black when I braced the frame.

Love this.

[Solcambs]

Katana's come in one colour scheme of any note - Black, Grey and Silver  I am of course biased!

[busa1300]

Here is my 82 1000

completely original....

 

[Nickydodds]

Is that a non-British model ?

[busa1300]

USA

[Nickydodds]

Ah I see...explains the cv carbs then