Katana Owners Club U.K.

When would you say is the 40th Anniversary. In 1980 when the prototype was completed and introduced, or 1981 when the first models rolled off the production line.
ED-2 mock-up was finished in April 1980, presentation to Hamatsu in May 1980 and the bike shown in Cologne in autumn 1980.

Start April 2020, keep going into 2021 with the production models available and on into 2022 (mine was built in 1982).
Then on to 2024 for the Pop Up....

It's got to be 81 . The prototypes are just that . Birthdays are for when people were introduced to the world not when the parents practiced!

In that case, will I have to wait till 2050 as my 650 was built in 1981 but never registered and m.o.t'd till 2010. Shit..........I'll be a hundred and err.....err

fossie wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:24 pm

It's got to be 81 . The prototypes are just that . Birthdays are for when people were introduced to the world not when the parents practiced!

Speaking of conception, I was adopted, my whole life I always loved the Triumph TR4a (car), when I finally found my birth father, I found out I was conceved in a TR4a that he owned.

I took my 1973 T500 for it’s mot the other day. Passed no problem, I know it’s exempt and I knew it was ok but a second set of eyes is a good thing in my opinion. After all what’s £25 when I’ve got peace of mind. I’ve heard tales of insurance company’s reducing payout because an exempt bike isn’t mot’d.

Jmac yours is actually on a W plate meaning it was registered before it was available ! But it also means that it may already be "free". Check the V5 .for the date they used from the dating letter.