KIWI RIDER 12 2018 VOL.1 | Page 25

SUZUKI Katana u uki, the uiet achiever of the show this year, instead of debuting a completely new machine o ted instead to show off the new atana in et black. With the silver colour scheme blatantly trying to cash in on the original Katana 1100 - and causing controversy along the way – the blacked out Katana represents the modern Suzuki with a more subtle approach. While the bike is essentially a GSX-S1000 with a few horny additions and a new body kit, there’s no denying the angular look that was the original Katana design was well worth bringing back to modern motorcyclists. MV AGUSTA Brutale 1000 Serie Ono & F3 800 Superveloce With the memorable motto of ‘motorcycle art’ is it any surprise that MV Agusta took home the award for the most beautiful bike of he bike in uestion - the rutale erie no - not only took out the award for being pretty though this writer thinks another talian outfit actually deserved the gong... , it also lays claim to the title of the world’s most powerful roduction naked with a who ing h at , r m, backed u with . m of tor ue. This can be increased with factory performance arts to h , because... h fft. ike that s enough for the speed demons out there. If you’re scratching your head and thinking ‘Hey, wasn’t there another beautiful MV doing the rounds recently you re not mistaken. nter the gusta u erveloce. ith a conical carbon fibre fairing and tail section, the u erveloce conce t is definitely eye-catching, though we re not uite sold on the dual e it e haust over that traditional - and very sexy - triple outlet the F3 is known for. egardless, this uni ue looking inter retation of a supersport machine is apparently destined for production mid-2019.