Description
This motorcycle is Lot 41 to be auctioned by Bonhams at The Spring Stafford Sale (The International Classic MotorCycle Show) on April 25th & 26th, please see the Bonhams Motorcycles Website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Lots 1 - 94 are to be sold from 14:30 on Saturday 25th April 2026.
Lots 201 - 353 are to be sold from 11:30am on Sunday 26th April 2026.
Public Viewing:
Available 25th & 26th April 2026 from 09:00 until 17:00, at The Staffordshire County Showground (The International Classic MotorCycle Show).
The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II
** c. 1984 Suzuki GSX1100 Katana**
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. GS110XD5275680
Engine no. GSX110X-139496
** The Lot is from outside the UK. Shippio Ltd must automatically uplift this Lot after the auction, complete all post sale import or export customs administration, and store this Lot until it is customs cleared. A compulsory fee of £350 + VAT will be added to the buyer's invoice for this. This Lot cannot be collected from the auction venue by the purchaser or any alternative transporter.
If the Lot is to stay in the UK or is not exported within 90 days of sale, Import VAT at 5% on the hammer price is payable.**
"It's a classic." With those words Bike magazine concluded its glowing road test of Suzuki's GSX1100 Katana in February 1984, noting that, despite having been around virtually unchanged for three years, the big Suzie was still the undisputed 'King of the Street'. With a best one-way of 143mph, the Katana had the legs of rivals such as Kawasaki's GPz1100 and Laverda's Jota, while a standing-quarter-mile run of 11. 13 seconds demonstrated that there was no lack of bottom-end grunt.
Styled by the German firm of Target Design under the direction of Briton Jan Fellstrom and first seen at the 1980 Cologne Show, the Katana represented a bold effort to produce an uncompromising sports bike in the European mould. The result was a machine that combined straight-line speed with secure handling like no Japanese bike before it. The speedy elevation of the original to the ranks of motorcycling style icon prompted the reintroduction of the model in Japan in the 1990s, though the second-generation version had to make do with 96bhp rather than the original's 111 horses.
This GSX1100 Katana currently displays a total of only 3. 8 kilometres on the odometer (presumably since restoration) and appears very well presented (the engine turns over).
Offered unregistered and without documents. Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require recommissioning and/ or restoration to a greater or lesser extent before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's completeness, history, authenticity, originality and mechanical condition prior to bidding.
Offered with key
All lots are sold ‘as is/ where is’ and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
