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The Japanese Big Four are the large motorcycle manufacturing companies of Japan: [1] [2] [3] Honda, which produces motorcycles since 1946 [4] [5] [6] Suzuki, which produces motorcycles since 1952 [7] Kawasaki, which produces motorcycles since 1954 [8] Yamaha, which produces motorcycles since 1955 [9]
The excellence of Japanese motorcycles caused similar effects in all Western markets: many Italian bike firms either went bust or only just managed to survive. As a result, BMW's worldwide sales sagged in the 1960s, but came back strongly with the introduction of a completely redesigned "slash-5" series for model year 1970.
The prototype was the result, using a Japanese-built internal combustion engine. Mass-production began in 1936. At the time, military operations in Mainland China and Southeast Asia, a mass-produced military vehicle equipped with Japan's first four-wheel drive mechanism, increased mobility in the area's rough terrain.
Kawasaki dealership in Japan. Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. (カワサキモータース株式会社, Kawasaki Mōtāsu Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese mobility manufacturer that produces motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles, watercraft, outboard motors, and other electric products.
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Competitors had introduced four-stroke motorcycles, and Fujisawa told Honda that their motorcycle was not selling well was because its two-stroke made "unpleasant, high-pitched noises". [8]: 120 [19]: 70 Honda would address these issues with his next motorcycle, the E-Type, which was unveiled in 1951. [11]: 73
The Japanese praised those who perished heroically and criticized people like Hosoto, who, in their eyes, chose to live cowardly. The poor man even lost his job and only found part-time work for ...
The response was a so-called gentlemen's agreement between the Japanese and European manufacturers to electronically limit the speed of their motorcycles to 300 km/h (186 mph). [ 4 ] [ 35 ] The informal agreement went fully into effect for the 2001 model year.