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Engine identification please

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Can you identify this engine? It appeared to be a 16v engine, but I can't be sure. Listed as a '1000'.
 
Yep, the best shot would be from the side, showing the cam end covers.

8-valve engines have round covers, 16-valve covers are rectangular.

EDIT: I was (formerly) of the opinion that all the 1000 engines were 8-valvers, but I have just been educated.
I did a search on Z1's model page and saw that the GS10x- prefix was used on the '82 GS1000SZ model.
I looked up on All Suzuki Cycles and found that the '82 GS1000SZ was the Katana. It DOES have a 16-valve head. :D

In other words, what you have there is an '82 Katana engine.
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Big T said:
He's trying to convince Mlinder to sell it to him cheap, you know, humor
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Either that, a p!sstake or jealousy. :D

Actually the 1000 was considered a bit disappointing back in the day, lacking the grunt of the 1100. It was of course only missing those 100ccs so that it could go racing. I would be surprised if it was as 'gruntless' as the press reported back then, but as I've never ridden one I can't really comment. However, certainly over here, it's a rare beast indeed and probably worth quite a bit more than the 1100 (though I haven't seen one for sale for a long time).
 
If I'm not mistaken it also had the small left side of the early 1100 engines, and a smaller stator and rotor from the 750s (16v) for less weight on the crank.
 
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