We’re kicking things off this week with the wildest Suzuki Katana restomod we’ve ever seen. Then we look at a classic Triumph desert sled, CCM’s new Maverick scrambler, and a formal blazer designed for motorcycling.

Suzuki Katana by Team Classic Suzuki We love a good Katana restomod as much as the next guy, but to call this scorching machine from Team Classic Suzuki ‘good’ would be an insult. It’s not the team’s first Katana build?they previously fielded one in the European Classic Endurance Championship. But this one’s built to ride on the street, and is on a whole other level.

It’s technically not a Katana either. The motor’s a 2008 World Superbike-spec mill pulled from an Alstare GSX-R1000 race bike, and overhauled by the crew’s own Nathan Colombi. It’s hooked up to a set of Alstare WSBK headers with a Racefit connector and muffler, and a Yoshimura EM Pro ECU kit. So it’s good for 200 hp at the rear wheel.
The frame’s also an Alstare WSBK affair, but the rear end’s custom. Alpha Performance Fabrications built a new swingarm and subframe, complete with a retro setup sporting twin Öhlins shocks. The wheels are magnesium Dymag CH3 items with a full Brembo brake setup.
Team Classic Suzuki procured a new-old-stock Katana nose fairing from Suzuki’s own vintage parts program, then widened it by an inch to suit the build.

The tail section is from TCS’ own catalog, and...