Suzuki Manufactures New Fuel Tanks For The Classic GSX1100 & GSX1000 Katana

Thanks to Suzuki’s Vintage Parts programme you can now buy brand new Katana fuel tanks for the GSX1100SD and the GSX1000SZ.

The Katana looks like nothing else and was one bike that struck me many years ago. So much so I even own a model kit of one and wanted one of the 400 cc versions that looked like a 5/8 scale clone. Still, I could have a fuel tank…

These are now in stock after Suzuki manufactured a limited run. Brand new for the first time in many years they’ll probably sell out quickly. Though there is the possibility of them making more if the demand is strong, but no guarantees of course.

The recommended price is £746.76 including VAT, which isn’t cheap, but comparable to a new tank for a contemporary motorcycle. The new tanks fit both the GSX1100SD and GSX1000SZ Katanas and are finished in silver with the same red Suzuki lettering as the originals.

Suzuki GB aftersales co-ordinator Tim Davies, said, “We’re really excited to have these new Katana fuel tanks in stock, in the UK, and that the factory has been able to reproduce this limited run. No one needs me to point out how iconic the Katana is and how they’re still so sought after, and we see so many restorations or custom builds based on the bike. Of course, over time, bikes left to stand can suffer from all sorts of problems with stale fuel or water and moisture in the tank, so being able to replace it completely for a brand new, genuine item is a great thing to be able to do for a bike that is 40-years-old.”

Designed by Hans A. Muth and Target Design, the Katana was unlike anything that came before. A radical departure from motorcycle fashion at the time and was sales success for Suzuki.