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'''Kawasaki''' [[motorcycles]] are manufactured by '''Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.''', an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato-ku, Tokyo and is named after its founder Shozo Kawasaki. | '''Kawasaki''' [[motorcycles]] are manufactured by '''Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.''', an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato-ku, Tokyo and is named after its founder Shozo Kawasaki. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[http://www.khulsey.com/motorcycles/vintage_motorcycle_kawasaki.html K Hulsey Vintage Motorcycles: Kawasaki history]</ref> | [http://www.khulsey.com/motorcycles/vintage_motorcycle_kawasaki.html K Hulsey Vintage Motorcycles: Kawasaki history]</ref> | ||
===Kawasaki-Meguro merger=== | ===Kawasaki-Meguro merger=== | ||
In 1960, [[Meguro Works]], Japan's oldest motorcycle manufacturer, entered into a business agreement with Kawasaki Aircraft Company, Ltd. The Meguro Works had been manufacturing motorcycles since 1909 and its first large motorcycle (1930s) was the Z97, a 500cc rocker-valve motorcycle influenced by the Swiss brand [[Motosacoche]]. The Z97 lasted through to the 1950s. During its best years, Meguro also had produced a 60cc 2-stroke; the 4-stroke, single cylinder, rocker-valve 125cc E3, the 250cc F, the 350cc YA with [[BMW]] technology and a twin cylinder 650cc models with a high degree of British influence.<ref>[http://www.statssheet.com/articles/article45887.html Stats Sheet: Kawasaki history]</ref> Also in 1960, the Meihatsu brand is taken out of the market. | In 1960, [[Meguro Works]], Japan's oldest motorcycle manufacturer, entered into a business agreement with Kawasaki Aircraft Company, Ltd. The Meguro Works had been manufacturing motorcycles since 1909 and its first large motorcycle (1930s) was the Z97, a 500cc rocker-valve motorcycle influenced by the Swiss brand [[Motosacoche]]. The Z97 lasted through to the 1950s. During its best years, Meguro also had produced a 60cc [[Two stroke|2-stroke]]; the [[Four stroke|4-stroke]], single cylinder, rocker-valve 125cc E3, the 250cc F, the 350cc YA with [[BMW]] technology and a twin cylinder 650cc models with a high degree of British influence.<ref>[http://www.statssheet.com/articles/article45887.html Stats Sheet: Kawasaki history]</ref> Also in 1960, the Meihatsu brand is taken out of the market. | ||
===The K1=== | ===The K1=== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Kawasaki Trademarks]] | |||
*[[Kawasaki Models-US]] | *[[Kawasaki Models-US]] | ||
*[[List of Kawasaki motorcycles]] | |||
[[Category:Kawasaki]] | [[Category:Kawasaki]] | ||
[[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers]] | [[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers]] | ||
[[Category:Japanese motorcycles]] | [[Category:Japanese motorcycles]] | ||