Pictorial History of Japanese Motorcycles

Synopsis of Pictorial History of Japanese Motorcycles

This is the story of the Japanese motorcycle industry which started from scratch after World War II and grew to make most of the motorcycles in existence today. It is told in a decade-by-decade narrative treatment commencing in the early 1950s and running through to the 1990s, exploring how Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha rebuilt the industry to dominate the global market.