# @onelungracing on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Da9CB1wGxt3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70694521-onelungracing-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/34e2010f1a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-19T00:03:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** One Lung Racing (@onelungracing) — https://gondola.cc/onelungracing

## Caption

Suzuki's own in-house design was mocked so badly that they hired three German ex-BMW designers who'd never built a Japanese production bike. The result was called deliberately ugly by some critics.

It became the fastest production motorcycle in the world. Every angular superbike since owes it something.

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#OneLungRacing #SuzukiKatana #Katana #GSX1100S #TargetDesign #HansMuth #1981 #JapaneseSuperbike #DesignHistory #MotoHistory #BikeNerd #ClassicSuzuki #FastestProduction #ControversialDesign #Motorcycle #Moto #TwoWheels #MotoLegend #GermanDesign #80sSuperbike #VintageMotorcycle

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## Tags

motohistory, katana, fastestproduction, controversialdesign, vintagemotorcycle, designhistory, targetdesign, gsx1100s, 80ssuperbike, moto, hansmuth, motorcycle, classicsuzuki, japanesesuperbike, 1981, onelungracing, bikenerd, twowheels, motolegend, suzukikatana, germandesign

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