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  • PaulTRose
    SMF Supporters
    • Jun 2013
    • 6460
    • Paul
    • Tattooine

    #1

    Suzuki GSX1100S Katana, Tamiya, 1/12

    this kit is getting on a bit, was new tool in 1983 and its starting to show a little.........theres some parting lines and even a little flash but i know it will build ok

    i think this is the third time ive had a go at this........i know ive got an old one in bits waiting to transplant the 4 pot engine into a Revell chopper frame...once i work out the little problem of changing a left hand belt drive into a chain drive

    this one im planning on doing almost standard......almost cos i never liked the idea of the 2 tone seat, or that the tail end of the body work is a different colour to the rest of it!.......and probably a black engine

    [ATTACH]425995[/ATTACH]
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    so should end up a bit like this,,,,,,

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    Per Ardua

    We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no ones been
  • tigersteve
    SMF Supporters
    • Jan 2018
    • 678

    #2
    I'll be watching ! have fun ......

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    • Tim Marlow
      SMF Supporters
      • Apr 2018
      • 18903
      • Tim
      • Somerset UK

      #3
      I’ll keep an eye on this as well…..I’ve got a stalled build of this somewhere…..

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      • minitnkr
        Charter Rabble member
        • Apr 2018
        • 7538
        • Paul
        • Dayton, OH USA

        #4
        My first thought was organ donor. Much respect to any rider who exercises this monster.

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        • Nicko
          SMF Supporters
          • Apr 2019
          • 1403
          • Nick
          • East Anglia

          #5
          I've been fiddling with this kit on and off for a few years too. You might inspire me to get on with it!

          Looking forward to seeing it come together....

          I've owned a full-size version of it's 650 little brother for over 25 years - that's in pieces too :rolling:
          Nick

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          • The Smythe Meister
            • Jan 2019
            • 6248

            #6
            This was my favourite bike back in the day ,
            I just absolutely LOVED the look of it!...... I never owned one mind,the closest i got was a Suzy GS750 ES...... still a very nice bike though!
            I`ll be watching this build closely..... Don`t envy you the job of getting all that Silver paint to the "Super shine" level :dizzy: !
            Andy

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            • Kingslug
              • Jul 2021
              • 2

              #7
              Originally posted by beowulf
              this kit is getting on a bit, was new tool in 1983 and its starting to show a little.........theres some parting lines and even a little flash but i know it will build ok

              i think this is the third time ive had a go at this........i know ive got an old one in bits waiting to transplant the 4 pot engine into a Revell chopper frame...once i work out the little problem of changing a left hand belt drive into a chain drive

              this one im planning on doing almost standard......almost cos i never liked the idea of the 2 tone seat, or that the tail end of the body work is a different colour to the rest of it!.......and probably a black engine

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              [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1153509[/ATTACH]

              so should end up a bit like this,,,,,,

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              I still have the one I built a million years ago..It survived the purge.

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