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#77
01-25-2007, 12:50 AM
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Re: 1/12 scale Suzuki Katana - Modified
Looks great! Not your best photograph, though
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02-05-2007, 01:49 PM
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Re: 1/12 scale Suzuki Katana - Modified
I love your work. I used to own a real 1/1 Katana1000S in 1984, the rare one with the big Mikuni slide carbs, loved the bike.
I've now started modelling again and have a fair collection of Bike kits to build, amongst them the Tamiya 1/6 Katana1100S, Tamiya 1/12 Katana1100S as well as the Tamiya 1/12 Custom tuned Katana1100, the plan is to build the 1/6 and 1/12 standard Kats as close to my old Bike as I can, this will mean scratchbuilding slide carbs, otherwise the UK Kat 1100's and 1000's looked identical, for the Custom Kat, I intend to use the wheels, monoshock swing arm and upside down forks from a Tamiya R1 Yamaha if I can (hoping they will fit, but taking heed you found Honda NR ones would not) but otherwise retain the Katana look and silver colour scheme. <edit to above> test fitted R1 upside down forks in the Katana fairing today, they touch each side, but the fairing will close together, if I remove a little from the bottom and top lip of the fairing it will work. The Katana front mud-guard will also fit over the R1 tire, but I'll fold it in a little to compensate for the original Katana's 19" front wheel to the R1's 18" (or is it 17" ?) and flatten the bottom for a snug fit and also thin out the mudguard sides so they dont rub against the tire. Will post pictures as I progress in a new thread, glad I found this site, all the builds here have been an inspiration to me  As for the windscreen, might I be so bold as to suggest just the standard one, the Katana has a distinctive syle and profile and the small screen it has is just right, all the best real modded Kats kept the original profile and looked best for it IMHO. Last edited by Katana1000; 02-08-2007 at 07:33 PM.
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08-18-2007, 12:40 AM
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Re: 1/12 scale Suzuki Katana - Modified
Finally finished.
Here's the link to the completed thread. http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...64#post4905464
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09-29-2007, 08:56 AM
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Re: 1/12 scale Suzuki Katana - Modified
I've just seen this one, great work, certainly improves the Katana. What article did you write for TMMI?
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