The story of Kawasaki Company goes back to 1924, then participated in the metallurgy and the aircraft industry.
In 1949 they decided to enter the motorcycle industry producing engines that could be adapted for motorcycles.
FIRST PRODUCTS a Kawasaki Motorcycles Motorcycle Engines
In their line, you can find a 60 cc two-stroke, and developed a 150cc and 250cc four-stroke engines with technology from BMW, which had businesses, they have been their relationsBeginnings in the aeronautical industry.
It was) not until 1954 that Kawasaki Motorcycles produced their first complete motorcycle under the name Meihatsu (a subsidiary of Kawasaki Aircraft Co..
Almost at the same time, but also tried her own line of scooters on the market, but soon realized that they do not compete against the two giants of the scooter industry for those days: the Fuji Rabbit and the Mitsubishi Silver Pigeon.
And now, before proceedingwith Kawasaki Motorcycles history, I open a large clip ...
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF Kawasaki Motorcycles
We can not talk about Kawasaki without any other make in those who will definitely help, and Kawasaki are Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and a major actor in the Japanese Motorcycles scene:
-> Meguro Motorcycles: better to make at this time as a senior, "and knowing the king of four strokes".
Meguro in the motorcycle industry in1937th A good relationship with the government, the people at Meguro took advantage of the army orders.
Her first bike was influenced Z97: a 500cc rocker-valve motorcycle by the Swiss Motosacoche. It is worth mentioning this model was a success for the factory and the Z97 was in production until the fifties years.
Over the years, Meguro produced some very nice 250cc and 350cc rocker-valve single-cylinder models as well as high performance twins. All of them with a verystrong British influence. Then, and thanks to the commercial success they were living, they also conducted a rocker-valve 125 cc for their low end range and a two-cylinder 650cc to accompany the already existing 500cc.
But it was 1958, when Meguro tried to get rid of their British influence, when things started to go wrong ...
Based on a winning prototype of Mount Asama is one of the biggest races (the time), Meguro Motorcycles produced three nice and elegant machines with overheadCamshaft: the 125cc E3, the 250cc F and the 350cc Y A. Unfortunately these bikes have turned out too heavy and did not come the attention of the buyer. Meguro soon return to rocker valve models.
Meguro Motorcycles remained as one of the top 10 manufacturers until 1960, but met with some bad decisions, such as those mentioned above, the company began to decline and was soon bought by Kawasaki.
In 1960 Meguro signed an initial agreement with Kawasaki motorcycles and in 1962 they hadcompletely disappeared.
.... And that brings us back to Kawasaki motorcycles ...
In 1960, decides to push the company into a serious, that give the motorcycle division of Kawasaki Aircraft:
Remove from the market of Meihatsu brand to buy them in building their own plant of low-end and low powered machines and Meguro.
These brilliant moves and decisions made Kawasaki Motorcycles have one of the widest range of models on the market. Kawasaki Motorcycles could offer at this time(1960) revealed a 50cc moped-scooter to a powerful, high-end and beautiful 650 cc twin cylinder motorcycle.
Its also important to mention that has given its own nature, Kawasaki Motorcycles always played the role of Maverick in the industry and a sense of independence from their main competitors were always present.
Since then, many stories were written, many models have been produced and many races are won on Kawasaki Motorcycles, the truthis ...
Nowadays Kawasaki Motorcycles is one of the key players in the industry, according to tradition, they now offer a wide range of products for all needs and wants.
You can also take a look at Kawasaki 2005 line-up. Check this page:
http://www.kawasaki.com/product_category.asp?category=2&tag=motorcycle
Enjoy the ride!
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