RETURN OF A LEGEND
It’s Suzuki’s neo sports machine, an old name with updated style wrapped around a long-stroke Suzuki in-line four-cylinder sportsbike engine. Designed more for cities and weekend fun than tracks or touring, the 2020 Katana makes a lot of sense these days. It’s sporty but comfortable, good-looking but practical — to a point.
STYLE
When the first Katana models appeared in the 1980s they were radical departures from what we’d had prior. Styled from front guard to rear tailpiece, the Katanas weren’t actually anything super-special from an engineering point of view — all the early models were heavily based on other Suzukis — but they were very special to look at. Much the same can be said about the new machine which, despite launching in August 2019, is considered a 2020 model.
The angular look of the Katana appears to have slashes made by a swinging sword, with integration of the front fairing, tank, seat unit and now (for
