25-May-2006

Updated the dyno page on the main feature to include the standard Katana 1000 power curves as measured by Cycle World.

22-Nov-2004

New Reader's Ride added, new link to the Swiss owners club on main links page and the other links tested (there's still 2 broken ones but they may come back).

23-June-2004

Gallery 3 has been added to the main feature bike page with the latest modifications to the front end.

15-June-2004

Kit-Kat has now returned home and is fully operational.  Having taken her out for the first time in 2 years I can report what a massive difference raised handle bars make.  I've never been a fan of them aesthetically but they completely transform the usability of the bike, on our local heavily limited and bumpy roads the Kat now is a real joy to ride.

Watch out for some new images very soon.

June-2004

Link to some of my own eBay listings.

18-May-2004

Link to "Pretty in Pink" eBay listing - now removed.

06-Mar-2004

My daughter's first birthday so I though I'd better do something on the site for a change.  Not much, but a couple of new links and another Kat from Fighters magazine.

01-May-2003

Latest Katana from Streetfighters, updated links from Robby Nitroz and Hardcore Kats, new link to the Katana Mini-moto.  And check out the Bike bits page for the final remaining bits crazy sale.

05-Apr-2003

Complete hand-coded overhaul of the whole site, you wouldn't believe the crap FrontPage left lying around - or maybe you would - unrequired font tags from 1998 anyone? Anyway the whole site has now moved over to CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) which has made it a bit smaller, a bit more accessible and a whole heap easier to manage and modify.  Tested under Internet Explorer 6, Netscape 7 and Opera 6.  If it breaks let me know.

Bikes wise we have three more Fighters articles from 2002.  I got more so here's another Reader's Ride. And you've just gotta check out the new Redline Design website (see main links page).  Guestbook page updated, woefully late - sorry.

01-Jan-2003

The last seven (7) Katanas from the Streetfighters back catalogue.  The final Reader's Ride from my current batch - I need more, send me more...

01-Dec-2002

Four more Katanas from Streetfighters, plus most of the typos in the old articles corrected - you just can't get the staff these days.  Another Reader's Ride.

01-Nov-2002

Three more Katanas from the stables of Streetfighters Magazine.  New Reader's Ride.  Update of the FAQ page with a direct link to the Haynes Katana workshop manual.  Update of the misc. links page with Haynes-manuals.co.uk.

01-Oct-2002

Added the full Performance Bikes article on my own Katana and 2 new Readers' Rides including one based on the 1100sxz.

01-Aug-2002

Transferred Bob Bischoff's Kat from a Reader's Special to a full Feature bike with updated info, article, and gallery.  One new Reader's Special.  New Fighters bike.

01-Jul-2002

Additional Gallery page on the main feature bike.  Three more Readers' Specials - but just one reader!  And the usual bit of house keeping.

01-Apr-2002

Another Reader's Special - as long as you keep sending 'em I'll keep featuring 'em.   Streetfighters articles for issues 50 to 69 added, that's not as many as you may think.

02-02-02

New Guest Book form added, please let me know what you think of the site.  Sorted out a few misbehaving links and set all external links to a new window.  New Reader's Special.  Translation of the German article on my Kat that appeared in Fighters magazine.  New Wallpaper in the Goodies section - a bit different to previous ones.  Small update to the FAQs page.  New links to Rupieper.de, the Katana Central discussion board, Taylor Seats and UK, US & global salvage yards.

07-Jan-2002

The big news has to be the release of the Streetfighters 2002 Special Katana issue, so the promo page has been updated.  Otherwise a new Reader's Special added.   Streetfighters articles for issues 40 to 49 added.

20-Dec-2001

New Reader's Special added.  New Feedback page added.  Readers' Specials now included on the main Feature Bikes page.  Magazine Feature bikes now split by title with a new page for Fighters Magazine.  Back issues listing with photos and details of each bike have been started and will be completed over the coming months, this currently covers all Fighters and PB articles with Streetfighters done up to issue 40.  All the thumb nails link to a dedicated page for each article. Corrected all the "Home" links.

4-Oct-2001

New Reader's Special added.  Overhauled the main Links page, new links added and broken ones removed.  Links added to the Magazine Man from the SF back issues list, where he has a copy in stock.  New wallpaper added.

1-Sep-2001

New Reader's Special added.  Update to the FAQ page and minor updates to the Links pages including the German Katana Owners Club, Fighters Magazine and the awesome Yoshimura Katana 1135R.  Home page linked to Bills "For Sale" page.  New page added for the upcoming Streetfighters Special Katana issue.  Updated Nik Samson's email address which I'd managed to get wrong everywhere.

1-Aug-2001

New Reader's Special added.  Goodies page added with Skins, icons, logo files, wallpaper, 3D models.  New page on the main feature bike for published magazine articles.

12-Jul-2001

Visitor counter added, initialised at 00000.  Add about 125,000 visitors from earlier incarnations of this site.

1-Jul-2001

New feature bike added.  New link added to Cobra-Eagle exhausts.

1-May-2001

Some rework and the site is re-opened with a new ISP.

2-Oct-2000

Site closed.  Sorry but I blew my band width big time and this is costing way too much.

1-Aug-2000

Modified gallery and a great new feature bike from the 80's.

12-Jul-2000

New images on the main feature bike gallery and a new Dimensions page with a comparison between the original GSX1000 and the modified bike.

01-Jun-2000

New Wallpaper.

21-May-2000

Major site update, including a complete restructure new feature bikes, FAQ's, links, site map and this page.