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[[Image:Katana model 1024 768.jpg|thumb|300px|The mastermodel of the Katana motorcycle]] | [[Image:Katana model 1024 768.jpg|thumb|300px|The mastermodel of the Katana motorcycle]] | ||
The original '''Suzuki Katana''' was a sports [[motorcycle]] produced in the early | The original '''Suzuki Katana''' was a sports [[motorcycle]] produced in the early 1980s at the instigation of Suzuki Deutschland specifically for their market needs, and designed at the instigation of Suzuki Deutschland by an outside design team which the project was farmed out to. The Katana name was later applied to a range of sports-touring motorcycles in North America (also offered in Europe but without the Katana moniker) see [[Suzuki GSX Series]], and to a line of 49cc/50cc scooters in Europe. | ||
The Katana was named after the famous [[samurai]] [[Katana|sword]] which is so sharp that it can cut a falling leaf. | The Katana was named after the famous [[samurai]] [[Katana|sword]] which is so sharp that it can cut a falling leaf. | ||