PROJECT SPECIAL K
HOPE THE TROUBLE AND STRIFE DOESN'T ADD UP THE INVOICES!!
It was six months into the restoration of a 1981 Suzuki Katana 1100 when owner Scott Lee and restorer Dave Marett realised they needed to make a decision.
It may be because Scott was finally realising a 30-year-old dream of acquiring and restoring a Katana after the financial realities of a young family forced him to relinquish a Katana he was doing up in his 20s. Or it may be because Dave is one of the most fastidious and well-connected restorers of 1980s Japanese classics you’re likely to come across. Either way, the project hit a crossroad.
“After the first three months of trying to get everything, we were starting to get out of control and we got to a point where there was no return,” explains Scott, whose mixture of pride and excitement is clearly evident in his voice.
“And I’m pretty anal when it comes to making sure everything’s right, and so’s Dave, and it was about six months in when Dave and I had a good talk. We said, ‘it’s either going to be a normal build, or it’s a going to be a special build’.
“And we said, ‘let’s make it a special build’.”
While we’re talking, I’m looking at a photo Scott sent
