Talk:Suzuki Katana

message: added a photo of an original Suzuki Katana 1100 (1984) 84.227.234.105 (talk) 16:14, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  A free licensed photo or two would be nice 

message: Please follow the discussion on talk:Suzuki GS series if you're interested. Thank you.--Cancun771 08:11, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Renaming of Suzuki range wikis?

message: Looking at the photo on this article, it's readily apparent to me that the image has been shortened sideways and ended up squishing the picture.  The bike certainly isn't that short, and a lot of the engine elements look severely distorted from what they are in real life. --71.231.131.200 (talk) 21:23, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Squished Photo 

message: Please see External links normally to be avoided, the policy that external links to forums are normally not desirable.  Any reason as to why http://katanazone.com/ should be an exception?  Thanks.--Dbratland (talk) 00:03, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why the external link to a forum? 

message: Why does the article list 2006 as the last year when I have a 2007 Katana bought straight from a Suzuki dealer? Total Motorcycle also says there was a 2007 modelhttp://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2007models/2007models-Suzuki-Katana600-GSX600F.htm. 68.179.255.175 (talk) 22:54, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Not all stock sells out in the year it is made. Some bikes are such slow sellers they're still around 2, 3, or more years after their model year. I wouldn't trust Total Motorcycle but if there's a good source for the final model year we could use that. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 21:15, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last model year 2006? 

message: One source claims this was the fastest production motorcycle, however never does it appear at List of fastest production motorcycles nor can I find this backed up by other sources. — Brianhe (talk) 00:02, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: So if the MV Agusta Monza (145 mph according to Roland Brown) went out of production in 1978, then the fastest new bike you could buy from 79-81 would have been the Laverta Jota, made 1976–1981, which means that using Brown alone as a source the Katana could have been tied for fastest at 140mph in 1980 and 1981. With the Jota gone by 1982, the Katna would be last bike standing, by default, until a number of faster bikes appeared in 1984. So we should actually update the list to reflect this, confusing as it is in tabular form.<P>If Suzuki tested the bike at 140.1 mph, then it could crow that it beat the Jota, but that's just one example of why this sort of thing is not an exact science. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 21:11, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Tested speed in 1/2 mile was  in . Redlined in 5th it could have gone to 141, if there was enough room and it had the power, but we don't know that. Stock it couldn't have gone over 141. Yes, they quoted Proust there in the headline. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 21:43, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dubious 

message: The article has been modified to say that the the E24 SXZ Katanas got all the parts listed in E24 SXZ Parts book. Unfortunately, while the book may have been printed, unlike the E27 SXZ, the Aussie Katana SXZ are standard apart from the wheels. You may want to contact the Suzuki Katana Australia Owners Group to confirm. BTW all Katana GSX1100 have a 98 link 630 chain... Jellymen (talk) 03:38, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  E24 SXZ Katanas