Motorcycles By Honda Have Appealed To Many Countries

By Johona Kunkle


Honda motorcycles were developed by Soichiro Honda, yet his obsession was vehicles. He started out studying the mechanical side of automobiles while still a teeenager, working in a repair shop, and he loved racing and fast driving. He acquired a good amount of experience with riding motorcycles, because he owned both an Indian, and a Harley.

Although he already owned and operated an auto repair shop in 1928, it was only in 1948, when he was 41 years old, that Soichiro Honda started the Honda Motor Company. He paid plenty of attention to top quality, because he trusted that to compete he needed well-designed products that were made well. Even with motorcycle revenue being on an ascending trend in 1953, the economic depression in Japan almost ruined his company. A small quantity of motorcycles ended up selling, and since he didn't want to put people out of work, he kept the factory open. It ended up to be a good decision, because in 1958 the most successful motorcycle ever before, the C100 Super Cub, was launched. The transmission was efficient in only three speeds, and the motor was 4-stroke, but it was versatile, cheap and everybody could use it.

Women specifically popularized it for the purpose of commuting, but novice riders of both genders loved it for its ease of use. By 1959, on account of this bike, the biggest manufacturer of motorcycles was Honda. This directed them to decide to start extending around the world. They believed that the U.S. was the key market to seize at the outset. Endorsement by the American public would signify acceptance by the rest of the world. Honda had been first accessible to the American public in June, 1959, in Los Angeles, and by 1960 a person could buy a Honda from any of more than 75 stores.

By making available half the financing for two important organizations, Honda showed their commitment to the community and won a huge amount of public trust for their company. The agencies, which were profoundly appreciated by motorcycling enthusiasts, were the Motorcycle Safety Council and the Motorcycle Industry Council. People kept advocating Honda to be the number one motorcycle manufacturer during the seventies, as they continued developing new bikes which were irresistible. They were rapidly viewed as the speediest bikes in the world, flowing from their winning of over 70 global races in 1973. Additional bike manufacturers were quick to hop on the bandwagon, when, in 1975, touring bikes became fashionable as well as comfortable, following the introduction of the GL1000 Gold Wing.

Societies all over the world remain obsessed as Honda keeps producing motorcycles with their trademark appeal. Part of their good image is a result of their continued practice of contributing motorcycles to causes that they regard as worth supporting. Bike safety keeps benefiting by Honda's continued funding of training programs and dissemination of important information for the promotion of motorcycling safety. Honda have created a reputation for reliability over the many years they have been available. A few of the big risks they have taken, have made them such a successful empire in motorcycles.




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