Boehm, Mitch (1 de diciembre de 2012). «Thirty Years of the (Original) Suzuki Katana». Motorcyclist Magazine. Source Interlink Media. Consultado el 12 de octubre de 2013. «Considering how bikes are traditionally developed within Japanese companies, the Katana was unique. Manfred Becker, Suzuki Germany marketing manager, commissioned the project in 1979 from newly formed Target Design, which was run by ex-BMW Styling Chief Hans Muth. Becker had instructions from Suzuki Japan to look into something new, exciting and bolder than what the company had done thus far, and he tapped Target for the job. Once employed, Muth recruited two previous BMW colleagues, Georg Kasten and Jan Fellstrom.»
