1982 katana mirrors

[katana11]

well folks the katana is finished now,i am looking for a pair of mirrors,i bought cheap mirrors off Eblag for 25 euro but very poor quality,anyone know where to get a set ?

[R1guy]

Photo of the finished Katana would probably help jog someone's memory.....

[katana11]

hows that

[katana11]

finally got the genuine mirrors she is now done and dusted

[Gammaboy]

Except it's missing the shark fins under the nose.

[katana11]

18 minutes ago, Gammaboy said:

nope it is not missing them,this is a photo of a brand new 1982 katana 1100,i was going to fit them but i did not like them,she is missing original exhausts and originalo shocks you forgot to mention also ?

 

[Gammaboy]

You said it was finished - they're not finished till they've got the fins.

From memory that photo is of a pre-production one. You can see the mounting holes for the fins there still.

[arnout]

1 hour ago, Gammaboy said:

they're not finished till they've got the fins.

I believe the yank-version Katanas had no fins (as well as that weird extended tail and side reflectors).. Perhaps they were afraid of sharks after the Jaws movie? 

[johnr]

silver sz had a silver engine, sd model had the black engine. interestingly, (well, not actually interesting, it just shows that im a bit of an anorak) the uk katanas had the chromed round mirrors of the gs1000, because the rectangular mirrors from the katana werent wide enough to meet some strange uk construction and use regulations, for the same reason that the pop up katanas werent allowed to have the built in rear indicators each side of the tail light like the rest of the world got.  instead, uk spec katanas had the indicators replaced by black plastic inserts and normal indicators on stalks.

[Gammaboy]

1 hour ago, johnr said:

instead, uk spec katanas had the indicators replaced by black plastic inserts and normal indicators on stalks.

Australia got saddled with the same bullshit. At least we got the full power ones

[katana11]

folks i built this for myself not to look at in the sitting room, yes the motor should be silver but i prefer black, it is a german import,gets my goat people saying to me its not this it shouldnt have that ,she is one of the few left running in ireland and will be on the road as much as my other bikes,i wonder how many of the critics have a standard kat on the road and not in their sitting room 

[busa ash]

your bike your way , the oss way is not usually all stock anyway , hope you enjoy your bike 

[johnr]

10 hours ago, katana11 said:

folks i built this for myself not to look at in the sitting room, yes the motor should be silver but i prefer black, it is a german import,gets my goat people saying to me its not this it shouldnt have that ,she is one of the few left running in ireland and will be on the road as much as my other bikes,i wonder how many of the critics have a standard kat on the road and not in their sitting room 

hey, it wasnt a criticism,  you just posted about having the correct mirrors for it so i assumed you were aiming at a stock looking bike. shark fins were fitted to them all, the pic above was from a press shoot. it also apeared in some books of the era, the ones sold all had the fins, fitted.

[vizman]

 finally got the genuine mirrors......

....that's the kinda talk where flasks get sealed, crocks get curled and anoraks get un-zipped

[vizman]

...that and library fines....and Beowald

[katana11]

55 minutes ago, johnr said:

 

 

Edited February 22, 2017 by katana11

[katana11]

6 minutes ago, katana11 said:

 

loving the bike ACE Cafe want it on their stand in Dublin next week well happy with that ,i restore 2 bikes a year maybe 3 depending on condition,my katana a very good example saved from the scrap heap,little digs about fins missing un called for,have a pop up 750 soon after i do a 350 lc,when i get too old to ride them i might build one to EXACT  spec and park it in my sitting room,until then i will continue building and riding,

Edited February 22, 2017 by katana11