It seems already a little strangely: Since the 2-stroke KAWASAKI "Samurai(NINJA)" there were no more Japanese motorcycle, which have been called by an original Japanese name. In deed, a German had to become this kind of idea. Hans A. Muth surrounded the naming with an aura of theatrics: "...Japanese Samurai (knights) carried a mouth protection, because the fine-polished steel would already steam up by the breath of the warrior. It succeeded to the best one of these elite troops, to three-divide with the Katana sword, a leaf falling from the tree, with three unbelievably fast body turns ...." (quotation from SUZUKI company magazine SUZI-Rider).
Also if the actual purpose of this razor-sharp sword was not of a very friendly nature, it is the symbolism of the association of precision, speed and effectiveness, which inspired this motorcycle.
-- Edited by rahami on Wednesday 22nd of December 2010 08:31:29 PM