Suzuki GSX1100S Katana 1982

[Berti44]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266155584098 ... s&media=FB

[fossie]

The seller will never sell this , it's advertised every few weeks reaches a reasonable amount but gets relisted....

[Bob1000]

Wonder why it needed a rebore at less than 8k miles??

[Smallkat]

8K all up and down Santa Pod. Or non-UK equivalent.

[fossie]

To be fair he says top end rebuilt could mean camshaft.....though you got to wonder what happened between PaulD riding it perfectly well and then a few months later the carbs etc need doing....

Need to bare inmind it was an Italian import and we all know they prefer to polish than service.

[Berti44]

Yep last auction final bid £6100 I think, but never met reserve. Let’s see what happens this time round.

[Smallkat]

To be fair he says top end rebuilt could mean camshaft.....though you got to wonder what happened between PaulD riding it perfectly well and then a few months later the carbs etc need doing....

Need to bare inmind it was an Italian import and we all know they prefer to polish than service.

One 'Italian service' too many?

[Kryten]

it was smoking when Paul had it, I thought he fixed that, sure he stuck some new rings in.
Maybe they lasted a bit but if the bore wasn't up to it then they would wear pretty quickly and back to square one.

Did it go up a size then ?

According to the receipt it’s now got 74mm Wossner pistons in it….

To be honest the auction price he’s been achieving is probably about right. 10K Kats really need to be exceptional in condition as standard, or phenomenal as a modified. As they say something is only worth what somebody else is prepared to pay