Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

WEAPON of choice

Suzuki Katana takes its name from the Japanese Samurai sword, one of the most intrinsic and lethal weapons of its time. And the motorcycle certainly has the same unyielding ruthlessness about it. Forget the talk about cashing in on a reheated legend – this is a bike that demands, and deserves, respect.

On second thoughts

I first rode the new Katana at the launch of the resurrected icon in Kyoto, Japan. It was lovely to sample the bike on its home ground, but the ride itself was very short and only took in a section of a closed

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