The 1983 Suzuki Katana 1100 motorcycle marked a big step in the evolution of Suzuki motorcycles. Suzuki was the last of the Japanese manufacturers to add road-going four-strokes to its line; that event finally came with the introduction of the four-cylinder GS750 in 1976.
The 1983 Suzuki Katana was powered by a new
generation of dual-overhead cam
four-valve-per-cylinder engines. |
Fitted with dual overhead cams (but only two valves per cylinder), it was slightly quicker than the venerable Honda 750, but that Honda was no longer the performance target to shoot for.
Inevitably, larger Suzukis followed, and not far behind. A GS1000 was......
