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The Honda Motor Company

The Honda Motor Company was founded by Soichiro Honda, a skilled mechanic who primarily cashed in on the Japanese markets desire for cheap and convenient transportation. Honda initially began production during 1946 right after the end of World War 2 in which most of Japan was left devastated in economic as well as social terms. Over the years, following its inception, the Honda Motor Company designed and produced a number of motorcycles that gained immense popularity not only within Japanese markets but also amongst consumers from Europe and North America. These bikes were primarily categorized in terms of road as well as off-road motorcycles. Initially, the Honda Motor Company focused on road bikes primarily and then eventually moved on to designing dirt bikes as well.

Initially, Soichiro Honda managed to produce and sell motorbikes by installing used military engines within bicycles. However, in 1949, the Honda Model D for Dream was launched. It was the first motorbike that was based on a completely new design in terms of looks as well as engine schematics and established the level of quality that the Honda Motor Company would eventually become famous for. The Model D was primarily based on a 50CC engine fitted within a custom designed bicycle. It was ideal for people who desired an economical and convenient transportation system.

After the success of the Model D, the subsequent aim of the Honda Motor Company was to produce a bike featuring an engine more powerful than the Model D. Thus, the E-Type dream comprising of a 146CC over-head valve four stroke engine was designed and launched. Its engine had the ability to generate up to 5.5 Horse Power thereby allowing riders to achieve speeds of up to 50 miles per hour. Other than a custom made Honda frame, the bike also sported a patent suspension system within both wheels.

However, the real success of the Honda Motor Company came about after 1952 with the launch of the ‘Cub’ which was a motorbike featuring a 50CC two stroke engine capable of producing 0.5 Horse Power. Due to its excellent mileage and reliability, the Cub became extremely popular and within the first year of its production, the Honda Motor Company was able to sell more than 6500 units. The primary aim of the company was to envelop the market as well as other competitors with producing technologically advanced machines which is why the main focus was upon engineering sophistication.

Hence, the year 1953 witnessed the launch of yet another small marvel known as the Benly. This particular model sported a small extremely sophisticated four stroke single powered engine as well as other advanced features. These features included a 3-speed transmission gear box, a pressed steel frame as well as a rear suspension with the engine coupled with a swinging arm supported by a sprung pivot. Also fitted with a telescopic front suspension unit, the Benly had the ability to produce 3.8 Horse Power.

On the other hand, the first bike that the Honda Motor Company sold within the United States was the C100 Super Cub in 1958 which primarily revolutionized the motorcycle market all over the world. Excellent engine schematics combined with the famous appealing marketing slogan “you meet the nicest people on a Honda”, the Super Cub was one of the most popular bikes in the world and sold 30 million units. Other internationally renowned models included the CA72 which featured a 250CC engine as well as the CA77 which featured a 305CC engine. The major technological advancement within these particular CB models was the incorporation of parallel twin engines. However, since the bikes sported stamped steel welded frames, they were not exception in terms of handling at high speeds. However, these models were upgraded to CB 72/77 super hawk models that comprised of a steel tubular frame that greatly improved the overall handling of the motorbikes.

The fact that the C100 achieved immense popularity all over the world, Honda was able to consolidate its financial position quite adequately and also established its technical superiority over its competitors by outperforming every bike in a race that was held at the Isle of Man. The bike that they used to participate within the race sported a 125CC 5 cylinder engine that could go up to about 22,000 revolutions per minute while retaining acceleration and engine integrity.

The fame and monetary success brought about by these two particular events allowed the Honda Motor Company to work towards developing much larger bikes with more powerful engines. The first of these was the CB450 which was launched during 1965 and was more commonly known as the ‘Black Bomber’. This particular model comprised of torsion bar valve springs which could handle high engine revolutions. Later on with the inception of the Honda CB750 (4 cylinder engine) in 1969, the Honda Motor Company further established a more firm hold upon the motorcycle market within the United States while slowly overshadowing British manufacturers. After the launch of slightly smaller models with 350CC, 400CC and 550CC engines, the dominance of the Honda Motor Company was complete.

Realizing that they could only maintain dominance by following the path of evolution, the Honda Motor Company launched the GL1000 Gold Wing in 1974 which was an offshoot of the demand for long distance touring bikes created by the popularity of the previous Honda 750 models. The GL1000 featured a 999CC water cooled engine that primarily distributed power through a driveshaft. In order to promulgate touring, Craig Vetter envisioned and produced a complete fairing component for the bikes which were more commonly known as WindJammers and became extremely popular.

Eventually, Honda released its first complete touring bike in 1980 which featured attributes such as a full fairing, saddlebags as well as sizeable trunks. The 1970’s also resulted in the development of V-four engine bikes by the Honda Motor Company. Lots of models under this particular product line were introduced; however, more notable was the inception of sports touring models under the VFR category which were far more popular than its predecessors. Finally, in 1996, the CBR1100XX was released which was fitted with a 1137CC and was more commonly known as the Super Blackbird. This bike was extremely popular within individuals who preferred long range sports touring bikes.