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The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II c.1984 Suzuki GSX1100 Katana Registration no. not registered Frame no. GS110XD5275680 Engine no. GSX110X-139496

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Lot 41^*,N

The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II, c.1984 Suzuki GSX1100 Katana

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|25 April 2026, 14:30 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II
c.1984 Suzuki GSX1100 Katana
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. GS110XD5275680
Engine no. GSX110X-139496

The Lot is from outside the UK. Shippio Ltd must automatically uplift this Lot after the auction, complete all post sale import or export customs administration, and store this Lot until it is customs cleared. A compulsory fee of £350 + VAT will be added to the buyer's invoice for this. This Lot cannot be collected from the auction venue by the purchaser or any alternative transporter.

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"It's a classic." With those words Bike magazine concluded its glowing road test of Suzuki's GSX1100 Katana in February 1984, noting that, despite having been around virtually unchanged for three years, the big Suzie was still the undisputed 'King of the Street'. With a best one-way of 143mph, the Katana had the legs of rivals such as Kawasaki's GPz1100 and Laverda's Jota, while a standing-quarter-mile run of 11.13 seconds demonstrated that there was no lack of bottom-end grunt.

Styled by the German firm of Target Design under the direction of Briton Jan Fellstrom and first seen at the 1980 Cologne Show, the Katana represented a bold effort to produce an uncompromising sports bike in the European mould. The result was a machine that combined straight-line speed with secure handling like no Japanese bike before it. The speedy elevation of the original to the ranks of motorcycling style icon prompted the reintroduction of the model in Japan in the 1990s, though the second-generation version had to make do with 96bhp rather than the original's 111 horses.

This GSX1100 Katana currently displays a total of only 3.8 kilometres on the odometer (presumably since restoration) and appears very well presented (the engine turns over).

Offered unregistered and without documents. Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require recommissioning and/or restoration to a greater or lesser extent before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's completeness, history, authenticity, originality and mechanical condition prior to bidding.
Offered with key

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This Lot will be auctioned on Saturday 25 April, with the auction starting at 2:30pm BST.

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The frame number is GS100XD527568 and the engine number is: GS110X-139496.

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The Connoisseurs Collection, Part IIc.1984 Suzuki GSX1100 KatanaRegistration no. not registeredFrame no. GS110XD5275680Engine no. GSX110X-139496

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The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II
c.1984 Suzuki GSX1100 Katana
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. GS110XD5275680
Engine no. GSX110X-139496