I want it

but whats a reasonable price for a Katana these days?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200207475861

Steve

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique,

"These 998cc versions were made to homogenize the model for racing
purposes"

Is that where the blended styling came from?

 

"I think I've just come!"

 

Anyone who refers to a machine as 'she' (or 'he' for that matter)
deserves to be fucked up the arse with a wooden tent peg.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, sweller

There's some'll pay good money for that.

 

No more than tuppence for something that minging.

 

I saw that too. My guess is £4.5-5k.

I tried for a sporting punt on item 270218316196, and got the highest
bid but not reserve. I reckon that plonker in the Q&As at the bottom
queered the pitch.

Still, you never know, the seller might get back to me with an offer.
It's happened before.

 

In

ISTR the guy who styled the Katana also had a hand in styling the original
K100, there is a sort of styling resemblence around the seat / tank /
sidepanel interface

--
Steve Parry
Kawasaki ZX12-R <here>
07 K1200GT SE
95 BMW F650
87 Yamaha FS1
Sukida SK90PY
91 Kawasaki AR50
07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

I don't think so. Hans Muth/Target Design was responsible for the
Katana, yes, and also the little fairing on the BMW R65LS, but I don't
think he had any involvement in the Ks.

 

In

That's the guy, I have a book about the K series somewhere and I'm sure it
mentions it in there.

--
Steve Parry
Kawasaki ZX12-R <here>
07 K1200GT SE
95 BMW F650
87 Yamaha FS1
Sukida SK90PY
91 Kawasaki AR50
07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

In

a little googling convinces me I'm recalling correctly

http://tinyurl.com/2he5sd



--
Steve Parry
Kawasaki ZX12-R <here>
07 K1200GT SE
95 BMW F650
87 Yamaha FS1
Sukida SK90PY
91 Kawasaki AR50
07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

It says the styling was inspired (a bit) by Muth. And then it says it
was 'Muth-styled'. So it's a bit self-contradictory.

I was on the original launch of that bike - I remember the (late
lamented) Stefan Pachernegg well, and no way was it presented as a Muth
styling job.

In fact, that book is the only refernce I can find to Muth having
anything to do with the Ks, and without trying to sound too arrogant, if
it's saying he styled the bike, it's wrong.

Mind you, the influence of the Katana was massive, and it's certainly
fair to say the BMW shared some styling elements.