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written by on 27/03/2014
ONE OF THE WORST 'bikes' ive EVER owned. its a heap of junk, the electrics are prone to going wrong the carb gets clogged way too easily and its an all round Piece of Crud. DO NOT BUY. its also liquid cooled which is even worse the battery dies too easily and the kick start is prone to slipping. Poop bike From an other wise good Make Suzuki - Stick to your GSXRs.
written by marko1996 on 23/01/2013
bag of rubbish matee and i hate mine and i carnt wait to get rid of it thay are so unreliable i had it since august and its gone thrue 3 cylinder heads and now wont start atall
written by Brad1996 on 13/08/2012
I brought my suzuki ay50 for £340 and it's never let me down once ( apart from faulty spark plug costs £3 to fix ) it looks great and is very fun to ride. My mates have scooters and not one is nearly as fast off the mark, it can beat cars off the line at traffic light etc. the only problem I have ever had is when it's cold it would take a while on the starter motor to start ( 30+ seconds ) but I found out the auto choke was not connected proberly and now starts fine every time. I highly recommend this scooter to any one!
written by on 07/06/2012
i got this bike for E250 , when i got it it needed a new battery and indicators, also the body was damaged bad enough. but once i fixed up those things and i gave i a new custom paint job ,it was ruining nicely. it does about 65km/h max speed on a straight road with barley any wind. but here is a good tip. you sould all ways store your motor bike / scooter inside a shed or if you dont have one use a rain cover because if you dont you will have to change the seals on the gasket every few mounts depending on how much rain falls. it might not affect your bike but as im living up high there's lots of rain and plenty wind. good bike but if your buying privet be prepared that it will give you some problems to start.
written by on 20/05/2012
this is one of the poorest bikes ive owned it is the katana r with blue and white special colour, if you see one without a belly poan its most likley been theft as you can start these with a simple spark, the chrome tecnigas exhast is terrible with this engine, it cause my pistons to break my bike was fine to 9000mile i bought it for 600 pound and its terriblle, the holes by the feet leak water its on a 2005 plate so not to old but yoiu would think its from the 80's the styling is dihar. the storage is pathetic, its the worst bike around which is why you never see thwem on the road, dont purchase one there horrible
Written on: 26/05/2012
Hi mate is your bike water cooled?
Written on: 25/01/2013
I think you are wrong sorry but i have one and i absolutely love it, best bike ever
Written on: 15/07/2013
agree whit you there mate i have one i bought it for 120 euro a 1999 model air cooled it gave me a little bit of bother as the gasket was worn away i replaced it also the piston rings were a bit scrubby changed them now it goes like a beast with top speeds of 80 to 90 km/h as i adjusted the carburator
written by rashanakmid on 18/05/2012
i bought this bike for £600 it has 9000miles on the clock, it must be the worst bike ive purchased for a 50cc its slow it used to run at 50mph for around 2 weeks after putting my chrome technigas exhuast now it barley does 35mph it has ruined my engine it was perfect till 9000miles where the PLASTIC CARB started leaking petrol, tyhe bottom pannel is missing and i was recently told if this missing it may be stolen and recoverd they say its easily hot wired where this pannel should be. it so slow and they break to easy, it unreliable which is why none are ever seen on the road mine is the limited condition katona r, i hate it the exhuast has resulting into blowing my pistons, the engine is scrap. id advise no one to buy this bike its a let down its on a 2005 plate so you would think it would be okay, i was wrong it terrible, after moving from abroad i needed a bike i bpught this as its suzuki, i cant wait to sell it.
written by cotton96 on 11/05/2012
i have the limited addition suzuki ay50 katana and it cost me 300 to buy and 250 to fix it does about 40mph but does eat my fuel maby 15 - 23 pound a week mine is white but the only problem i have is the back break goes spongey and after 5 mins goes back to normal any sugestions
written by on 17/11/2011
i just got my suzuki AY 50 WK3 (2003) and im topping out at 30-35! something is seriously wrong here... and tips on how to improve the speed without spending money?? regards, the scooter noob.
Written on: 26/05/2012
Sounds like the restricter is still on your bike! You need to see a Suzuki dealer to see if it's has been removed at the CID unit!
Written on: 09/06/2013
The katana has low gearing so will only get about 50 at max anyway, if your still getting 35 you need to upjet your carb 10% if you have a sports exhaust like a gianelli like mine, the only other restrictor is in the air box ive been told and you can buy and sports filter for around 15 quid which youll then need to upjet again to around a 96ish to match the air, also lighter rollers may make a difference in the acceleration speed
Written on: 21/06/2013
hi where can I get a gianelli pipe from as I have been on there site and it say they do not have any for this bike?
Written on: 25/01/2013
well if you pull the throttle more it will go faster
Written on: 09/01/2013
if it has a standard exhaust then that will have the restrictor in it as i have this bike and i have got a aftermarket straight through race pipe on it and it does around 45 - 50 mph i have been told to take the restrictor out of the air filter but as the bike is on high revs as it is and is screaming the knackers off of it and top end so i would just recommend getting a new exhaust..
written by bigandfat on 14/07/2011
I brought my suzuki ay50 cheap and it has a viper exhaust system on it and not too sure if its got any other modifictaions but it has good acceleration and good top speed (48mph on flat road) for a 50cc moped that is really good. i would recomend you buy one as they are cheap and good fun to ride :) the only bad thing is the plastics are hard to get hold of new but thats the same for all mopeds. people have put really bad reviews about them but they are a quality bike for starting on and for a 16 year old.
written by on 09/03/2011
Don't buy one they are S**T my sisters got one and its bein nothing but truble and shes had it less than a year! so were are getting rid of it everything on them is badly made the worst thing is the electrics and the panels damage realy easy.
written by on 16/01/2011
i have a sazuki katana ay 50 2001 and i brought it for £300 i have a bit of money to spend, i have a leovince sports exhaust on my bike and it goes about 50 on top end and cruses well a 50 55 down hill with wind i can get about 60 but i am looking for more power and was hoping that someone will tell me how to de restrict it.
thankyou....
written by curtay50 on 23/07/2010
hi i bought a ay50 3 years ago i got it for £50 with cracked panels no barrel or piston and a handmade exhaust so i went to buy a 70cc barrel and piston and exhaust about a year down the line i got all of the panels eventually all off different bikes its had 10 previous owners i tested it just up and the road so i taxed and moted it it cost 200 hundred for a voltage regulator including labour the exhaust was 77 the barrel and piston was 110 and the panels cost about 100 all together it needed a vacume tap before mot aswell then the head gasket kept going 2 times so after that i put 2 on it went really well until a month down the line it went again so i bought another 50cc engine 5000 miles for 110 it goes better with that in and as fast not had a problem yet and its been in the bike for three weeks now thanks for reading
written by LewisFM on 07/06/2010
I bought my Katana with a Viper exhaust on it, but only goes 40! would it still be restricted or is somthing wrong with it? its 2007 only done 16500 miles, any ideas?
written by on 05/02/2010
I have the katana ak5 2007 ditech, only problem I have with this is the complete lack of speed, we have tried all local places to get a software deristriction done but as yet cannot find anyone who can do it, so if anyone knows of anyone in medway/maidstone area in kent please, please let me known, so far i have tried Lagunas, Maidstone. moto bowan, luton and magnums Gillingham.
written by on 12/10/2009
i hav just purchased a 2008 model katana....it is only standard nd i want to no how to de-restrict it and get it goin faster....
written by on 28/09/2009
I do not care what anyone says the Suzuki AY50 Katana is a good scooter, all my friends and I have recently got peds, mine is 5 years old and theirs are all practically brand new Peugeot and paddocks, mines faster, arguably better looking and much more reliable, all my friends wish they had my Suzy, bar the 2 exhaust replacements, no trouble. But this is a very good ped!
written by on 27/09/2009
ive bought my Suzuki AY50 Katana for 310 pound all its got race pipe top end kit does 55 mph to the motor apart cleaned it purs like cat does 60 dint spend nout then got custom paint job suzuki rizzla paint job 300 pound depends how much its cost to where you go ring around first you know what the places are like they take you as idiot with money some places will do it angain if you dont like job they have done on it to much moding to much stress on engine dont last long dont over do it waisting money then wen you sell i your not gonna get your moneys worth
written by on 15/08/2009
ive got a 55plate kantana
my seals on the front forks have gone
i tried to get seals but suzuki says that they dont have seals just dust caps
im confused
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Matthew15111988's Response to Brad1996's Review
Written on: 09/01/2013
i have a suzuki ay 50 katana 1999 i paid 80 pound for it i think they d restricted it befor i had it it gose like hell well 45mph now iv just bourt clutch rollers for it from the waight of 7g to 3.5g they say it will be better exelaration fingers cross but the suzuki ay50 is a really good moped