[Confirmed] The footing of the new Katana was almost the same as the GSX-S1000.
Fri, 22 Mar 2019

I skipped work this afternoon.

Went to the Tokyo Motorcycle Show at Big Sight, where the nearby parking lots were full after 2pm. I went to the farthest parking lot, J. Parked next to it was Husqvarna's SVARTPILEN 401, already a motorcycle show.
From the parking lot, we took a shuttle bus to the venue.

I came to see the new Katana.

Well, I came here today to see this. I've been doing this for more than a year now. And while the GSX-S750 OR 1000 is at the top of the list, could it be this one too? I've also been thinking about the possibility of getting a new Katana, considering the trade-in value. I've been having delusions of grandeur.
There are still only a few ride impressions, and they are all kind of lifted, so I want to know"Is there any difference in ride quality from the GSX-S1000 series?"I'm not sure what that means, but... I'm assuming it will be about the same, given the short development time. The shape of the front end is very Katana-like. It looks more like a katana than it does in the photo.
But Leah...As I felt right after the announcement.It's not the katana the old man was looking for.... I'm troubled by the fact that I prefer the shape of the first generation Katana, which is parked right next to me. Of course, I know it's not a comparison because it's a new form of the 21st century, but... It was indeed a crowd, and there was a huge line for the straddle car, but just before closing, we could check our footing without waiting more than five minutes. I didn't feel the rear suspension sinking the moment I stepped on it, so I assume the suspension is tightened up, but even so, both feet were almost flat on the ground.
The footing of this bike is exactly the same as the GSX-S1000 series.At any rate, I was able to confirm that I had zero anxiety about my footing.

Yoshimura also has a katana. I knew the first generation was amazing.

By the way, there was also a new Katana at Yoshimura's booth. This is the vehicle with Yoshimura parts to be released.
Actually, I encountered this vehicle before reaching the Suzuki booth, so I saw this one first. The loneliness in my ass that I feel with the new Katana is somewhat lessened with the black model.
It seems that the slip-on muffler will also be released in a slightly more classic design.

And a lot of other bikes... Too many people...

Even though the Katana was the only new car on display, there were still too many people compared to the Tokyo Motor Show's motorcycle booth, which I also visited on a weekday.
He's here to take a picture of the lady."only"There were also a certain number of virgin photographers with slightly smelly bodies... I circled the venue twice, feeling a bit of irreverent annoyance, wondering if these people would disappear right now.
However, it was so crowded that I didn't see any vehicles that I could have seen at the dealers. So I didn't see the booths of the four major manufacturers except for Suzuki's Katana.
I wandered around the booths that seemed to be only available here OR were empty for some reason.
I saw the FTR1200 for the first time at INDIAN, which was empty.... Gazing at BIMOTA's TESI3D, which I've only seen on a PlayStation game screen.... I wonder how many 18 million yen bikes will be sold... I wondered....... I've never seen a Ural sidecar at close range before.... Admiring the coolness of MV AGUSTA's colorful BRUTALE/DRAGSTER series, and... A 200cc motorcycle made in Thailand that I'm a little curious about, looking at the GPX Gentleman.... In the corner of the DUCATI booth, we saw a monster that was not very popular. By the way, this car was displayed with gasoline and a key. I wonder if anyone would start it by mistake.

I also went to KOOD's booth to look at the chromoly axle shafts that I've been interested in lately, and they're the only ones that seem to fit the 2015 Ninja 650.... The BMW booth was getting empty, so I thought, "Well, it's a festival, right?" and tried this one, which had no waiting time. I've never cornered in a hang-off before, so my knees aren't showing at all.
After enjoying the whole experience, I met up with my friend who had also come to the venue and we left.

Break up at Lycoland

The venue and parking lot were crowded, so I moved to Lycoland in Shinonome, where my friend and I smoked IQOS and talked.... This friend of mine, who sometimes appears on the blog, recently switched from SR to TRIUMPH. At the end of last year, he happened to be standing next to a TRIUMPH vehicle from a famous store that he was considering buying but regretted selling.... The day ended with a chat with the owner (a university student) about Triumphs. Dismissed.

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