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services and particularly its already established sales outlets, Kawasaki took full control of the company having learnt all it needed to know. Together they started produced "Kawasaki-Meguro Works" 125 cc, 175 cc and 250 cc single cylinder vehicles. The 500 cc K-series twin
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In 1960, by which time it was Japan's longest running motorcycle company out of the hundreds that had once flourished producing copies of
European models, the company became affiliated with the Kawasaki Aircraft company. It first changed its name in 1962 to Kawasaki-Meguro, which produced the
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Japanese motorcycle industry. Abe Industries, which had once produced its own motorcycle, merged with Meguro in 1931. The brand is being revived by Kawasaki with a new K3 model to be introduced in Japan on February 1, 2021.
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design but work was restricted due to the start of WW2, during which it supplied aircraft parts. Meguro started full production again in 1948, the Z97 being joined by 125 cc, 250 cc and 350 cc overhead valve singles.
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Ltd, and was eventually absorbed. Named after a district of Tokyo, Meguro had its roots in Murato Iron Works, which was established in 1924. Meguro
Seisakusho, which had once developed a copy of a
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motorcycle works (็ฎ้ป่ฃฝไฝๆ), founded by Nobuji Murata and a high-ranking naval officer, Takaji Suzuki, in 1937. One of the first
Japanese motorcycle companies, it became a partner of
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Meguro Y "Rex" 1953โ1956. Smaller and lighter model based on the 1956 Meguro Z. 346 cc (21.1 cu in) OHV single-cylinder engine producing 13 horsepower.
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successful B8 125 cc; then in
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Kawasaki Triples Bible: All Road Models 1968-1980, Plus H1r and H2r Racers in Profile. Alastair Walker. Veloce Publishing Ltd, 15 January 2011
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This model was manufactured as the first luxury-class medium-sized motorcycle for personal use in Japan, and approximately 850 units were sold.
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taught the
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Meguro T1 Senior 1955-1960. OHV parallel twin-cylinder 650 cc which is said to have had a strongest influence on the
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Meguro Z6 1955โ1956. Major engine improvements meaning it reached 20 horsepower and became the model adopted by the
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inspired by an early Meguro model. Kawasaki discontinued the W650 in 2007 but replaced it in 2011 with an enlarged version, the 773cc
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Meguro J2 "Junior" 1951โ1952. A variant of Meguro J. From 1952 the model is equipped with rear suspension. OHV pushrod engine.
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Meguro Z5 1953โ1955. Four-speed gearbox ("Z4" was not used because in Japanese its sounds like a taboo word, 4 meaning death).
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Meguro S "Junior" 1953โ1954. The Meguro J series was upgraded to 350 cc and so a new model name was established for the
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and built its first twin-cylinder design, the 651 cc (39.7 cu in) T1 "Senior" with a British design-inspired
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Economic Tsunami: China's Car Industry Will Sweep Away Western Car Makers. Kevin James Baker. Rosenberg Publishing, 2007
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in order to make gearboxes. These were then used in their vehicles and those of another early Japanese company called
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Meguro J "Junior" 1950โ1951. Japan's first 250 cc bike. Rigid rear suspension but with a hydraulic front fork.
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Kawasaki-Meguro 250 SG 1964โ1969. The last model sold with the brand name of Meguro. Inspired the Kawasaki
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Pictorial History of Japanese Motorcycles. Cornelis Vandenheuvel. MBI Publishing Company, 18 July 1997
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after launching a range of lightweight motorcycles which sold poorly, and experiencing a yearlong
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Meguro Y2 "Rex" 1957โ1959. A steel framed variant of Meguro Y. Output increased to 16 horsepower.
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Mick Walker's Japanese Grand Prix Racing Motorcycle. Mick Walker. Redline Books, 1 November 2002
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Edward Turner: The Man Behind the Motorcycles. Jeff Clew. Veloce Publishing Ltd, 1 February 2007
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The Guinness book of motorcycling facts and feats. L.J.K. Setright Guinness Superlatives, 1979
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Japan's Motorcycle Wars: An Industry History. Jeffrey W. Alexander. UBC Press, 31 January 2009
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Meguro Z98 1938โ1941. Improved of the Z97, a OHV single cylinder 600 cc or 500 cc.
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Meguro S5 "Junior" 1959. OHV engine model introduced due to sluggish sales of the Meguro F.
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Japanese Production Racing Motorcycles. Mick Walker. Redline Books, 15 September 2004
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Meguro K "Stamina" 1960โ1965. Exhibited at the 1960 Tokyo Motor Show. 39 horsepower.
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engine; and later the K-series "Stamina" model, a copy of the
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Meguro Z2 1951โ1952. Meguro Z1 with hydraulic front fork.
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968:Mizushima
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850:Blue Bird
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