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    Ah ok it's not just here then! Yes, nothing wrong with bikes that aren't seen often, and in that regard I guess the new Katana experience is similar to the old Katana experience I had two separate Katana conversations when making a detour from my Saturday ride home the other day in addition to a fella in a BMW cage pointing at it and giving me a thumbs up.
    1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
    1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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    450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

    Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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      I think I've only seen one other Kat in 38 years living here on the road...it had Canadian plates.
      GS\'s since 1982: 55OMZ, 550ES, 750ET, (2) 1100ET\'s, 1100S, 1150ES. Current ride is an 83 Katana. Wifes bike is an 84 GS 1150ES

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        Wow I knew the Kats weren't quite as popular in the US but that's surprising! I figured there'd at least be a few out and about at times.
        1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
        1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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        450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

        Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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          Originally posted by Carter Turk View Post
          I think I've only seen one other Kat in 38 years living here on the road...it had Canadian plates.
          I've seen two in my life. One was at a bike night in town about 15 years ago.. Didn't see its owner.

          The other was owned by the same guy I bought my ES from. It was not for sale. That was the one he was keeping after a clean out.

          There was a fellow NJ member here years ago called Zim. I think he had a Kat, but sold it and moved on to H-Ds.
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          When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"

          Glen
          -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
          -Rusty old scooter.
          Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
          https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
          https://www.flickr.com/photos/152267...7713345317771/

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            I've never seen one out in the wild. I saw a few in Katana Ken's collection, but that's about it...
            My Motorcycles:
            22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
            22 BMW K1600GT (Probably been to a town near you)
            82 1100e Drag Bike (needs race engine)
            81 1100e Street Bike (with race engine)
            79 1000e (all original)
            82 850g (all original)
            80 KZ 650F (needs restored)

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              I've owned five different ones so they're out there!
              2005 Suzuki Hayabusa
              2010 Suzuki GSX1250FA
              2015 BMW RnineT


              Dave

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                First time out on my newly-restored GS850 in sunny south Texas.

                20201222_112347 by Mark Philip, on Flickr

                20201222_113652 by Mark Philip, on Flickr

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                  Very nice indeed! Is that one of those southern hemisphere paint jobs? Love it!
                  -Mal

                  "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." - B. Banzai
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                  78 GS750E

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                    Afterdarkmark,

                    That's a fine looking machine!

                    The colors remind me of 2BRacing's faired bike in South Africa.
                    GS\'s since 1982: 55OMZ, 550ES, 750ET, (2) 1100ET\'s, 1100S, 1150ES. Current ride is an 83 Katana. Wifes bike is an 84 GS 1150ES

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                      Originally posted by Afterdarkmark View Post
                      . . . . . . . my newly-restored GS850 . . . . .
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                      Nice. Really nice.
                      Nice pics of great bike.

                      1980 I would say. Maybe 81, but 80 signals.

                      Paint scheme and the chrome front fender caught my attention too.

                      And the "sunny" also caught my attention.
                      (Yesterday, here, maybe for 30 minutes the overcast thinned out just enough so I could tell which direction the sun was.)
                      http://webpages.charter.net/ddvrnr/GS850_1100_Emblems.jpg
                      Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
                      GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl


                      https://imgur.com/YTMtgq4

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                        Originally posted by Afterdarkmark View Post
                        First time out on my newly-restored GS850 in sunny south Texas.

                        20201222_112347 by Mark Philip, on Flickr

                        20201222_113652 by Mark Philip, on Flickr
                        I'm not a shaft guy or an 850 guy, but your bike is PROPER! No bags, or bells and whistles, no back rests or footrests - just a motorcycle. Very, very nice.
                        1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

                        2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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                          No footrests? Uh, Rob ...
                          "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
                          ~Herman Melville

                          2016 1200 Superlow
                          1982 CB900f

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                            That's a very clean machine, very nice indeed!
                            1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                            1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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                            450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                            Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                              Wanted to get a short ride in today before more nasty weather. About half an hour, enough to validate my recent work making the front wheel tubeless like it was meant to be and a new(used/EBay) speedo drive is functioning properly. Everything checked out Ok. Was a a brisk 40 deg. But it was a beautiful afternoon.

                              Rich
                              1982 GS 750TZ
                              2015 Triumph Tiger 1200

                              BikeCliff's / Charging System Sorted / Posting Pics
                              Destroy-Rebuild 750T/ Destroy-Rebuild part deux

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                                Fun tires on that beastie!
                                "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
                                ~Herman Melville

                                2016 1200 Superlow
                                1982 CB900f

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