Bike Garage - Novel Jack 1982 Suzuki Katana

The 1982 Suzuki Katana was a car earlier her time; a Nippon-Saxon opportunity on starship styling to jumpstart Suzuki’s dour offerings. Thirty years on, the Katana is the darling of the ball, exactly inwards the early on eighties few were interested inwards dancing amongst the silvery dame. The Katana, inwards stock form, is an acquired taste. Her diminutive fairings, rectangular headlight, awkward tank, in addition to sofa’esque spot are a divisive mix. Not a superbike, nor a sport bike, she remains an obtuse side banking venture annotation inwards the functioning wheel narrative.

NEW JACK is ICON 1000’s interpretation of what could accept been; 1 possible future. Built inside the confines of our Portland based headquarters, New Jack uses a host of belatedly model componentry to select the Kat into fighting trim. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 1200cc motor, transplanted from a Suzuki Bandit, provides uncomplicated soundless effective horsepower. As is ofttimes the case, big motors disclose big structural problems. Therefore, the New Jack’s frame was triangulated amongst 1/4” plate to snuff it along the wobbly’s at bay. Modern swingarm, superbike suspension, in addition to a sum rework of brakes assistance snuff it along the residuum of the ride 5 yesteryear five.

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