THE ULTIMATE SLEEPER!
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- We have seen a lot of fast sport bikes at the motorcycle drag races and have become pretty educated on what to expect from each type of motorcycle. That’s why we were totally blown away when this Suzuki Katana hit top speed and dusted all our nitrous drag bikes. In this video we catch up with the rider of this custom Katana to see how and why it’s so fast and it may just have something to do with a GSXR1300 Hayabusa. We will also see some of the fastest two stroke drag bikes in the world, an old school KZ vs. a Suzuki GS, two fast ZX14R street bikes racing for the drag racing win, a big celebration by team Puerto Rico drag racing, “Rocket Rex” and the stories of his turbo 1986 Turbo GSXR 1000, a billet transmission repair in a 4.60 drag bike by the legend Paul “Fast by” Gast, an exciting Pro ET final, a multi time NHRA Summit Series champ and much more. Settle in and share with motorcycle drag racing or Suzuki Katana fan!
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I've got a katana and have done some work to it...haven't swapped the engine, but it certainly keeps up with everything else on the road. they are natural sleepers with just a little work.
💯 I have a 1988 Suzuki katana 600 and a Harley Davidson sportster 900 chopper Springer front end my son has a CBR 600rr my uncle has a Z1 my cousin has a zx14r my dad has a gs650 my boss has a Yamaha rd400 and a Harley Davidson sportster 1200
@@phoenixarizona8441 I've had most of those bikes, just no Harley's. Now I have a 2000 turbo ZX11, 3 Katana's, 1 89 and 2 95's Katana 750 , 1 2001 Katana 600 and 2 Gold Wings (Ol Wings 81,83) for when I feel like grandpa riding. The rest are just Street Warriors and Canyon Carvers.
What all did you do? I currently have a 2001 katana 750
@@zachpaige12 Save yourself some headaches and loads of time by switching to a F.I. GSXR 750, 1000 just doesn't matter too much. They are more flexible IMHO to mod's. Unless you are a carb guru, the Katana (Yea I got 4 of em, 3 750's from 89,93,95 and a 2001 600 I use for canyon carving). And parts are more available for the gixxer's than the Katana's, especially before 96. And the gixxer's tend to hold their value more. Now if you wanna start swapping engine's and stuff like that the gixxer base is your best friend. Not knocking the Katana's Lord know I got enough of them, but as soon as they are all finished and sold off, I'm switching to the gixxer's.
@@anonimous2451 if you ever are looking at getting rid of the '95 katana 750, let me know. That was the base of the monster currently being born in several shops and at home. Mine is over-bore, with a lot of billet aluminum, bigger carbs, custom intake, magnesium wheels, etc. The project just sorta got away from me. It's gonna be fun tho (was already fun using the last engine that I melted. That was over bore to 800cc, but might have kept the rpm too high...
I've personally been drag racing a 92 Katana for years. Perfect sleeper. There is an abundance of go fast parts for oil cooled Suzuki engines
I have a 01 what can I do to mine to make it faster or a little lighter?
@@alonzowilliams116 what size? Katana engines are just older gsxr engines with shitty cams. For example, an 01 Katana 750 has a 1990 gsxr 750 engine. APE has all kinds of cams and go fast engine parts for oil cooled Suzukis. As far as weight, cut everything off the bike you dont need, find a new exhaust because Katana exhaust is heavy and replace cheeseburgers with salads.
@@buildingracingvideos4714 what are cheeseburgers and salads, fenders and bulk parts that can be replaced with smaller? I have a 91 750 Katana
@@jonnbrown93 He is talking about a lighter exhaust system. Not fender's or fairings.
@@anonimous2451 thanks, see ya out there 😉
The Katana wasn't slow, I smoked a v rod stock, it handled turns great, and zipped up to 140 in twenty seconds....not in a drag quarter mile though. I loved my Katana 750, rode to NYC, every weekend from MD, never a cough or any problems. Don't know why people didn't like it.
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The 1100s can be fast as hell 2 ..
My first bike!! '97 Katana 600GSXF!! Jetted, Yoshimura full race R&D exhaust. 21 years since I began riding, 6 bike, all Suzuki! Eventually I'll have a Hayabusa!!
I remember when Chris Moore used to race a Yellow Katana 600 with a 1216 GSXR 1100 engine. I can't remember his best time but I know it was fast.
I actually ended up on this video by total chance but that sounds insane. My current project is a red 92 katana 600 lol
i never thought id enjoy drag racing this much, smiling throughout the entire video... one day i want to turbo my zzr 1200 and take it to a strip, one day.
@@DevJB I love seeing this sort of racing in here though. Showing top fuel, funny bike, fast Phil, the spiderman is cool but seeing good clean bracket racing and run what you brung put your money where your mouth is local racing is a great inspiration.
We NEED new blood in the sport and this shows low budget street bikes can still be a scream on track.
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@@DevJB Man an 8 second KATANA is RARE! Trust me. Thank you for watching! Please make sure you are subscribed! What's the greatest "sleeper" you have ever seen?
@2:54 I love the double wing flaper move on the quickshift lol that was the best part of the vid man! Keep em coming and well watch em all!
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Thanks Jack, I love you man. You are a ray of sunshine, a beacon of hope for the drag racing world. Be good if someone or yourself did the same here to England.
Not ridden for 30 years, bad accident, but your videos have ignited the 2 wheeled fire in my blood. I will ride again. Hopefully catch up one day. Never know.
Take care on the road.
Love the old square back gixers !
Special thanks to Joe Holt at AWR cycles for making the Kabusa a reality!
Thats a nice looking bike dude.
Very cool bike! Tell me much more about it please!
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CycleDrag 94 katana 600 chasis with gen 2 bus’s motor on nitrous. My friend Joe holt and I put a gen 1 motor on it almost 15 years ago then got out of racing. Decided to get back into racing so we redid the bike last year with the gen 2 setup. Lots of 1 off parts. Has a busa back wheel which called for a custom swing arm built by Joes good friend Mike harsey out of Florida. All gen 2 harness, gauges and controls. Brock Davidson supplied the exhaust. Jeremy Teasley tuned it and actually road it before we got it ironed out and went 8.36 @ 169mph. I’m 220 pounds and best pass so far has been 8.60 164. I have tons of pics if you’re interested. My goal is to get the bike in the 7’s. Not with me on it of course😂
@@cycledrag probably the reliant robin my dads friends built in the 80's. Standard was a horrid little 800cc triple they ripped it all out and dropped in a Ford Capri Sport 3 .0 Cologne V6 with a sideways mounted gearbox to get it to fit. So something like 200hp in something that weighed 900lb and was less than 76" wheelbase. It was nuts needed 6ft wheelie bars for street driving.
Just discovered your site. Love the older hooners. Am planning on hooning again myself. This is my second vid of yours. Don Garlits will be next.
I feel the need…
I bet it's a Gen2 Hayabusa engine swap in the Katana. The regular Katana sleeper was to swap in a Gsxr1100 or Bandit 1200 engine. This Bike is beyond cool and so fast 8.70s man that's impressive.
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@@cycledrag Thanks for the awesome Footage!. I'm definitely subscribed! One time I had chance to buy a 92 gsxr 750 with Bandit 1200 engine swap. The bike was immaculate. Here on CZcams I seen a few GSXR Srad's with Hayabusa engine swaps they were pretty amazing. This Bye far is the most impressive sleeper I've ever seen.
My first bike was a 93 Kanatuna 600 with a 95 scrad 750 on it, same colors 🤘😁🤘
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I have the 650 katana of 96. Old guy got it at a swap meet and couldn't get it running, sold it to me, 300 dollars and some love brought her back to life. Still turning heads in it's purple glory to this day.
I remember that I ran in the 90s at miland drag way on a Kanata. Mine was a 750 and it did not do a 9 second 1/4 but I had a 1993 GSXR 1100 bike with a 1549cc kit that ran pretty well a few years later down here in Florida
Wild ass 2-strokes doing 7 seconds!!!!! WOW!
Another Fantastic video Jack 👍🏍, luvd seeing that 2 stroke Whopping the 4 stroke. That's shows old skhool bikes power, still living STONG 🤪🤘
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I’ll take those older drag bikes over all of them!
I enjoy how much of a fan you are for the sport...definitely enjoy the videos
I don't think Team Puerto Rico realizes this isn't an international meet. Everyone is just American.
Beautiful looking machine
The Suzuki Katana is a sleeper 🤘
I had a katana750 for my 1st bike, that is a cool build 👍
Couldn’t go wrong with a busa motor
Eyyy gotta love a kit kat
Yes! Great video Jack!
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You ever coming back to tv with a new show? You were one of my favorite hosts, other then that MAV TV kinda sucks but you were great! lol
Badass I have a 1988 Suzuki katana 600
The speed of the motorbike is amazing, I am amazed
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Good Katana, so power fast I see.... Greeting from me Suzuki Belang AU3
Always great videos! Any idea when you guys will be back to New England MASS?
Love that Katana ❤️❤️❤️
I'm new to your channel and i absolutely love it you do a great job I've been binge watching all day keep up the awesome work Jack i look very forward to more videos from CYCLE DRAG 👍
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It was definitely that can of tuna lol for sure that thing was bad
The original katana was gorgeous, the American shitbox commuter bandits labeled as a Katanga I've always been interested in.
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Had a 99 600 .. im 6'5and was 330lbs on it. Had a blast now i have a zx12r and wont push it lol
My first bike same color and all ,1996 katakana 600,tho I ride kawasaki now zx10r 2007.
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Them 2stokes took off
Great little video jack 😎
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@@cycledrag well jack i gota say the grom was amazingly fast and tiny ,and very undercover ,the katana tho lol hiding a busa under her skirt is definitely up there,great channel Jack ,your love for fast bikes is infectious brother and CycleDrag has 100 % hooked me on to drag bike racing,these beautiful machines are incredible,and the people are jack ,love it CycleDrag baby all day brother 🥰
Looks awesome. Want to find an arm for mine.
DME is the way to go .
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Blessings from Puerto Rico...
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I have a gsxr6 with 750 heads and more that makes 1000,s and haya suffer 1,2,and 3 my pride. Blessings and keep the good work..
Mumber 1
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Best chanel.....cycle drag💥👍yeah....
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I wonder where he got the swingarm on the katana
Go to Marty Whites comment and reply section...all the details are there. Have a great one!
Awesome video
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Chris Moore started out on a yellow katana when he was 12...
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I want some of those decals for my kz900
love the content
CycleDrag you should do a video on Gas Powder Motorized bicycle
I've got a 94 Kat 750 I need to do something with ???
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What do you mean
@@derekmillsap3460 Mine has been sitting in the corner of the my garage for 14 years. Seeing the same Kat in this video has got me reminiscing about my own and what I should do with it.
Whatever I do I still want to ride it on the road.
Katanas aren’t really slow, 1100 is a beast and I’ve always loved the old 600 , not horrible bikes in my opinion
So proud of my Son.
And he’s winning again this year so far!!!!
Have not kept up with bike drags until recently. Someone please explain why so many two strokes? Is it higher revving cause less parts or cheaper to build or what?
2 stroke engines fire on every revolution, vs every other like a 4 stroke. Making for great power figures. Less moving parts, less complicated, higher RPMS, but tend to degrade/break down faster
@@RedMo46 Thanks. Makes sense. Which is why I quickly graduated from a 250 2 stroke to a 600 Norton 4 stroke. And explains those wicked fast times these guys get.
I wanna know we’re he found the swingarm for the Katana I wanna stretch mine
does anyone know how to lower the front end on these older sportbikes?? i have a 1990 kawa zx600c (600R) and i can only find lowering links for the rear. it has that electronic anti dive bs (ESCS) idk if that matters or not
Congrats 4 the Channel. From Uruguay
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A nadie le gustan las katana pero tuneando el motor vuelan
05:04 AWESOME LOL !!!
Burn..burn..burn... 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Salam from Indonesia 🇮🇩
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@@cycledrag i was subscribe my boss 😉
That racer at 2:17 looks like Shelton Benjamin from WWE
Do you guys know where I can get a 1997 katana 600 oil pan?
Sacrameno!
AWESOME Thankyou 😎
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Those colors 😍
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awesome video love cycledrag from montreal quebec
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@@cycledrag by far that katana first trick me but when the pilot revealed to you that its was a hayabusa motor i was blown away just for that one i think its the best sleeper ive seen yet .
Great Racing 💥 Humor
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Why are those 2 strokes so fast?
2:10 squeak
right when the voice comment is not clear bro🙏🙏😊☺
spirit always make the video💪💪👍👍
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Number 1 un saluto da chioggia italia
Call that Katana the transvestite bike.
Its got a hidden surprise.
Nice wheels
That’s not the Katana I know. Looks like a ‘teapot’ ☝🏻
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What's the katana setup
I wonder what's the setup
600 katana my ass😂🤙🏾🇺🇸
I know Roy Hagador
The katana das alcohol engine!??
There’s a latency when you speak and the sound plays
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I got one lol
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Can any one answers me what its sleeper engine
Nobody thinks the Bike has a chance to win. People give Katana's a bad Rap.
You are more on the camera than the actual video
They tell me a motorcycle is a death trap so what do you call a bike with no tail section???
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let me show u something! this is a copy an paste. But it doesnt tell u what race track it was done on nori does it tell the color of the bike an nori does it tell the name of the driver who road the bike that day on test an tune that did hit 8.43 in a 1/4 mile. I know it all . Here ill show u the copy of this. Here it is. Mar 12, 2006 - Katana 750. Quarter Mile: 11.52 seconds; Speed: 116.2 mph. All ... As you can see the Katanas may not be the fastest bikes on the road but they ...
Missing: 1991 hitting 8.43 41. They didnt post any other info where it took place or the color of the bike an if it was stick legth on swing are so ill fill some of the info in for you an if u know this to be true then ask me more info that i shouldnt kow but i do so here u go it was red with stock swing arm an it was done on 41 race track of route 41 in Indian an i can tell u what type of bike he was racing . So ask me a question if u think im not telling the truth
If u have picture of it u tell me what was on the front end tied to the handle bars an ill tell u what it did an what color it wss
I put it there
Air cooled GSXR motor
GSX750/1100SZ is a Katana.....only yanks call these Katanas. The rest of the world calls them the "Teapot". Quick bike though. Impressive.
You haven't lived in Australia where they were called Katanas.
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They seem to be GSXF in he UK with Teapot as a nickname, Wouldn’t mind putting a 750 motor out one in my bandit commuter
@@droceretik I live in Australia and never heard anyone call them a Katana, even when I worked for Suzuki.
Uh jeez " jack", why wouldn't it be safe? What, he wouldn't have the tail section/subframe to grab on to if he were flying off the back??? WTF?
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👍👌desde pr
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Terrible audio!
18 Thumbs down, from people in Commiefornia, who can't figure out how to ride a motorcycle.
Oh yes its safe its nothing but the tail no need to be petty.
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There's Islamophobia because there's unislamophobia
People will realize ,there is nothing to fear, in a religion, whose bible tells you to kill all people who don't join up. It's Murica, we have to embrace these ideas.
Drag racing requires a level of IQ in the shoe size range.
I'm probably dumber than theses guys. Gotta accept our limitations, we can't all be as lucky as you are.
Bracket racing sucks
The only rocket rex I know is rex staten