In 1981, I saw the 1000 and 1100 Katanas sitting in a show room -- it was love at first sight, I wanted one of those big bad Kats! Up until that time, my riding experience was a Brigs and Straton powered mini-bike at age 14-16. I had not ridden two wheeled machines for more than six years; therefore, I allowed reason to dictate my selection, a GS450E.
In 1984, opportunity once again knocked. The local newspaper listed a 1982 German spec'd GSX1100 Katana, a few days latter it was mine. That was twenty-two years ago. Since that time I have owned a few other bikes, but I have never let go of my Katana, the motorcycle that began the fairing craze. Here is a picture:
In 1999, I experienced the same love at first sight. This time it was the copper colored Hayabusa -- my heart longed for this work of art. In 2005, a red and black turbo 2005 was listed on EBay -- in two hours, it too was mine:
This bike is a true hyper-bike. I feel the grim reaper's breath each time I turn up the boost and twist the throttle – metamorphically, the Hayabusa becomes that nuclear bomb that Slim Pickens rode into the heart of the evil empire in the 1960's movie classic Dr. Strangelove, and I am Slim Pickens – Yea-Haaaa.
In 1984, opportunity once again knocked. The local newspaper listed a 1982 German spec'd GSX1100 Katana, a few days latter it was mine. That was twenty-two years ago. Since that time I have owned a few other bikes, but I have never let go of my Katana, the motorcycle that began the fairing craze. Here is a picture:
In 1999, I experienced the same love at first sight. This time it was the copper colored Hayabusa -- my heart longed for this work of art. In 2005, a red and black turbo 2005 was listed on EBay -- in two hours, it too was mine:
This bike is a true hyper-bike. I feel the grim reaper's breath each time I turn up the boost and twist the throttle – metamorphically, the Hayabusa becomes that nuclear bomb that Slim Pickens rode into the heart of the evil empire in the 1960's movie classic Dr. Strangelove, and I am Slim Pickens – Yea-Haaaa.
