![]() “the Reserve” means the lowest amount at which Donington has agreed with the Seller that the lot can be sold. “the Buyers Premium” means the charge payable by the Buyer to the auction house as a percentage of the hammer price. “the Hammer price” means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer in relation to a lot “the Lot” means any item depicted within the sale for auction and in particular the item or items described against any lot number in the catalogue. “the Buyer” means the person with the highest bid accepted by the Auctioneer ![]() The conditions that are listed below contain terms that are used regularly and may need explanation. Background to the Terms used in these Conditions By bidding at auction you agree to be bound by these terms.ġ. ![]() They may be amended by printed Saleroom Notices or oral announcements made before and during the sale. They are the terms on which Donington and the Seller contract with the Buyer. The terms and conditions of sale listed here contain the policies of Donington Auctions Pty Ltd (referred to as Donington). 15 Sep/Oct 2009 of Old Bike Australasia and is sold unregistered.Ĭategories: Motorcycle, 9% +GST BP applies This bike is featured on the front cover, centre spread lift out and over page 58 to 63 of issue No. Showing only 3,647 km, it has never been registered and has been ridden mainly to Ulysses events on permits and dealer plates. ![]() This is noted in the accompanying service book and owner’s manual. With an Australian compliance date of 8/81, this Suzuki GSX1000S Katana was sold new to Bryan Thomson by Mac’s Handy Hire (Suzuki Agents) Seymour Victoria on 25/10/81. Ironically Suzuki still won the 1981 Castrol Six-Hour race with a GSX1100 shod with a 17-inch rear wheel! But with the shipment stranded off Sydney heads due to a tugboat strike the Katana missed the cut-off date for race entry and the wire-wheeled Katana didn’t actually race in the Six-Hour that year. The 18-inch wheel was preferred for racing as there was a wider range of tyres available and the lower sidewall didn’t flex as much as the 17-inch. Intent on winning the 1981 Castrol Six-Hour race at Amaroo Park Suzuki Australia ordered 100 “Six-Hour Specials.” These were fitted with 19 and 18-inch wire wheels from the Canadian-spec version. The wheelbase stretched 1,520mm and the weight was a considerable 232kg. However, the chassis lagged behind the engine as beneath the style was a stock GSX 1100 Suzuki, complete with twin shock rear end, skinny front forks (albeit with trendy hydraulic anti-dive), and a 19-inch front wheel. Yet it still produced a class-leading 111 horsepower at 8,500 rpm, making the Katana the most powerful production motorcycle available. The air-cooled 1074cc four-cylinder engine had double overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder, and Suzuki’s TSCC (Twin Swirl Combustion Chamber) but was still an evolution of an earlier design. At a time when other manufacturers were incorporating liquid-cooling, rising rate single shock rear suspension, and experimenting with 16-inch front wheels, the 1100 Katana harked back to the past. To everyone’s surprise Suzuki announced the Katana (named after a Samurai sword) would go into production during 1981, and so it did, for the 1982 Model Year. The first prototype appeared in April 1980, with an official unveiling a few months later at the Cologne show. The rider and motorcycle were incorporated as a complete aerodynamic package, with the fairing and fuel tank flowing air over and around the rider. Muth and fellow Target Design directors Hans Georg Kasten and Jan Olof Fellström presented Suzuki with a radical design created through wind tunnel testing. Muth’s Target Design to draw up their Katana. Muth’s R90S and when Suzuki embarked on their Katana in 1979, they engaged Hans A. Street motorcycles gradually evolved as form followed function and apart from a few factory café racers all motorcycles followed a generic path. Until the mid 1970s style wasn’t considered a priority in motorcycle design. 1981 SUZUKI GSX1100S ‘KATANA’ SIX HOUR SPECIAL
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