Welcome to the Suzuki Katana technical area. There is a lot of information here for you to improve, repair, upgrade and maintain your Katana GS750s, GS1000s and GS1100s motorcycles.

The information on this site was derived from years of working with the Katana and is meant for entertainment. It is strictly to be used at your disgretion. Procedures that have worked for me on my bikes may not work for you. Safety and engineering issues are your responsibility so be sure to check any and all work you do with a licensed technician or mechanic.

NEVER RIDE YOUR MOTORCYCLE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT HAVING A COMPLETE SAFETY CHECK DONE BY A LICENSED ESTABLISHMENT FIRST. ESPECIALLY AFTER MODIFICATIONS

Some of the information covered in these pages are SUZUKI GSXR front end conversions, GSXR and Bandit wheel upgrades for your Suzuki Katana. Find the issues concerning mounting 180 tires into stock swing arms or even upgrade to stronger swing arms.
If there is a modification I have done to a Katana and even some other bikes it will most likely be in these pages.
The Suzuki suspension, chassis, engine, wiring and even cosmetic information here may inspire you to go even further with your own projects.

The 1981 through 1984 Katana 1000 and 1100 motorcycles are very similar. 1982 and 1983 750 Katanas are virtually identical in appearance and fit to their older brothers. Virtually all components are interchangeable including the engines. An 1100 engine fits all but the bottom mounts, which can be bought on this site. The 750s redline @ 9000 rpm and the 1100's @ 8500 rpm which is only here or there when considering finding replacement instruments. Some of the U.S. Versions have 80mph clocks where as the Canadian 750 and 1100s all have 240kph instruments. The Katana GS750s has an 18" rear wheel where as the 1100 has a 17". Other than that and a couple cosmetic color differences, each Katana is indistinguishable from another.

In my opinion the Suzuki Katana is an ageless motorcycle that can look and perform very well along side today's hi-tech street rockets.