Missing Link Friday: DB Customs `82 Carbon Katana
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John Burns
Published: May 11th, 2018
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Darren Begg, our favorite Canadian customizer/resto-modder, finished this `82 Suzuki up last fall for a customer in Arizona, complete with a 1260cc engine that puts out 173 hp at the countershaft (150 or so at the contact patch, at a mere 9200 rpm). Carbon fiber accents, including a custom fuel tank cover, enhance the alien spacecraft look, and Brembo brakes, Oz Racing wheels, Öhlins suspension, and a JayGUI Racing exhaust complete the predatory package. Old motorcycles like this one actually look kind of scary compared to newer ones, or is that just me? It looks like it wants to eat your babies.
Plenty more where that came from here at dB’s site.
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Kawasaki can charge $2 K extra for a sweetly styled retro. Suzuki would be nuts to ignore this market . 2019 GSXS 1000 Katana will have people in a frenzy. Why not ?
That exhaust system is pure sex...