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Anthony Consorte sent me in these pictures of his Katana, except that as the eagle-eyed amongst you may have spotted it's actually an 1100E, but who's splitting hairs - with performance like this certainly not me. Anthony hasn't had the bike near a Dyno, unfortunately, but estimates the power at around the 180bhp mark and 300bhp when the NOS kicks in. As the 650lbs bike and rider combination has managed a best pass of 8.41 @ 168 this is certainly a believable figure.
Although the bike is configured for the track it is registered, insured & inspected and is on occasion seen on the streets. F**k me, 0-170mph in just over 8 seconds on a street bike, it'd be rude not to go looking for the local Ferrari crowd...
Quote of the month: "It does snag on speed bumps!" AC.
Engine: |
1981 GSX1100E motor, assembled by owner. 1428 cc big block, 28.5/24 ss valves ported head. John Ganey of PCW did headwork and block prep. Cam Motion G7/G9 cams, Gardner crank, R&D tranny, 40 mm Mikuni RFS carbs, V&H pro stock exhaust, NOS nitrous system controlled by Schnitz Racing progressive box. |
Frame: |
1981 GSX1100E frame, raked, back half cut off and reconstructed in chrome moly, heavily notched for chain clearance, seat rails lowered 2", sheetmetal seat. |
Front End: |
GS1000 forks, cut stanchions to set the bike lower. PMFR triple clamps, Home made clip ons. RC Components wheel, M/T shootout DOT tire, Performance Machine brakes. |
Rear End: |
Swingarm custom made from chrome moly, Penske shock, GSXR 1100 linkage, RC Components wheel, M/T shootout DOT tyre, Performance Machine brakes. |
Bodywork: |
Katana bodywork all came from different people, no two parts from the same person! |
Paint: |
Almost as original. |
Engineering: |
Too much to list... |
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If you think your Kat is up to this standard send me a few good pictures (preferably in JPEG format) and a specification list similar to the one above.
