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Motorcycles, incl. mopeds, and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars (8711) 42,155 1 China 11,591 2 Germany 3,572 3 Japan 3,510 4 Thailand 3,476 5 India 2,617 Bicycles and other cycles, incl. delivery tricycles, not motorised (8712) 9,692 1 China 2,630 2 Taiwan 1,393 3 Germany 962 4
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-only motorcycles .
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]
Masashi Itō started Marusho in Hamamatsu, Japan, in 1948 after being apprenticed with Soichiro Honda.The company produced shaft driven models like the Lilac, and showcased its technical prowess to the world in the Mount Asama Volcano Race, competing well against the likes of Honda, Meguro, Yamaha, and Suzuki.
[261] [262] The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (in Japanese) includes the 1984 Suzuki GSX-R750 as one of their 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology, [85] and was in The Art of the Motorcycle. [244] Intruder 750 with its OHC 4-valve 45° V-twin engine was the first Japanese cruiser motorcycle (designed to appeal to U.S ...
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.
Just under 46 percent of the Japanese output was exported. Automobiles, other motor vehicles, and automotive parts were the largest class of Japanese exports throughout the 1980s. In 1991 they accounted for 17.8 percent of all Japanese exports, a meteoric rise from only 1.9 percent in 1960 with kaya being one of the largest exporters.