02-09-2020, 05:00 AM
Perusing the last issue of MCN, the new Katana is on the cover with a comprehensive article. I was playing hunter-gatherer yesterday for my wife, who is convalescing from surgery. Since I haven’t been able to get out lately and was relishing a sliver of freedom, I treated myself to a visit to the local dealer to see if they had a Katana to take a look at.
They had two, one silver and one black. I was drawn to the silver, which looked stunning. The salesman steadied the bike for me so I could put both feet up. The position is quite upright and comfortable. As many bikes do these days it features a large appendage that wraps around the rear tire to form a fender/license/turn signal mount. The presumption is that the buyer will quickly discard this chunk, but I like the look of it.
Styling is a nice departure from the insectoid look of modern sport bikes, a nod to the original with several cues from the old version, but modernized without ruining the package. I put it on my short list of “I want this” machines. Alas, with all fees attached (about $2400) their asking price is $16.5k. Ouch.
A row of new Z900RS caught my eye on the way out. Still a fantastic looking bike and quite a bit less money.
They had two, one silver and one black. I was drawn to the silver, which looked stunning. The salesman steadied the bike for me so I could put both feet up. The position is quite upright and comfortable. As many bikes do these days it features a large appendage that wraps around the rear tire to form a fender/license/turn signal mount. The presumption is that the buyer will quickly discard this chunk, but I like the look of it.
Styling is a nice departure from the insectoid look of modern sport bikes, a nod to the original with several cues from the old version, but modernized without ruining the package. I put it on my short list of “I want this” machines. Alas, with all fees attached (about $2400) their asking price is $16.5k. Ouch.
A row of new Z900RS caught my eye on the way out. Still a fantastic looking bike and quite a bit less money.