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'''Kawasaki''' is manufactured by '''Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.''', an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both | litrcnalic | ||
'''Kawasaki''' is manufactured by '''Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.''', an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both ChÅ«Å-ku, Kobe and Minato-ku, Tokyo and is named after its founder Shozo Kawasaki. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
'''Kawasaki''', originally started operations in 1924 as a metallurgy and aircraft company and by 1949 Kawasaki manufactured small engines for use in motorcycle manufacturing. In 1954 Kawasaki Motorcycles produced their first complete motorcycle under the name of Meihatsu, a subidiary of Kawasaki Aircraft. That first bike was the Meihatsu 125 Deluxe.<ref> | '''Kawasaki''', originally started operations in 1924 as a metallurgy and aircraft company and by 1949 Kawasaki manufactured small engines for use in motorcycle manufacturing. In 1954 Kawasaki Motorcycles produced their first complete motorcycle under the name of Meihatsu, a subidiary of Kawasaki Aircraft. That first bike was the Meihatsu 125 Deluxe.<ref> | ||