Japanese Big Four
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]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Zuehlke 2007, p. 14.
- ^ Pashley 2008, p. 11.
- ^ Cycle World 1984, p. 24.
- ^ Alexander, Jeffrey W. (2008), Japan's Motorcycle Wars: An Industry History, UBC Press, pp. 112–116, 197–211, ISBN 978-0-8248-3328-2
- ^ Sakiya, Tetsuo (1982), Porter, Timothy (ed.), Honda Motor: the men, the management, the machines, Kodansha, ISBN 978-0-87011-522-6
- ^ Frank, Aaron (2003). Honda Motorcycles. MotorBooks International. ISBN 978-0-7603-1077-9. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Twist the Throttle: Suzuki". Discovery Channel. Discovery Communications, LLC. Archived from the original (Video) on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ Kawasaki Museum, Kawasaki as "Kawasaki Motorcycle Co. LTD." Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Yamaha 125YA-1". 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology. Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
This model was Yamaha's first motorcycle and the starting point for Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.
Sources
[edit]- Pashley, Tony (2008), How to Build Motorcycle-engined Racing Cars, Veloce Publishing, ISBN 9781845841232,
Competitive engines are manufactured by the big four Japanese companies: Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha.
- "Harley talks to Big Four, Looks to Triumph", Cycle World, 23 (1), January 1984,
The enactment of the import tariff ... hasn't kept the two sides -- Harley-Davidson and Japan's Big Four manufacturers--from talking to each other... [Harley has] met with representatives of Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki to discuss possible alternatives to the tariff.
- Zuehlke, Jeffrey (2007), Supercross, Motor Mania Series, Lerner Publishing Group, ISBN 978-0-8225-9014-9, retrieved 2016-10-18
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