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Soichiro Honda created a new company with what he had left in the Japanese market that was decimated by World War II; his country was starved of money and fuel, but still in need of basic transportation. Honda, utilizing his manufacturing facilities, attached an engine to a bicycle which created a cheap and efficient transport. He gave his company the name Honda Giken Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha which translates to Honda Research Institute Company Ltd. Despite its grandiose name, the first facility bearing that name was a simple wooden shack where Mr. Honda and his associates would fit the engines to bicycles. The official Japanese name for Honda Motor Company Ltd. remains the same in honor of Soichiro Honda's efforts. On 24 September 1948 the Honda Motor Co. was officially founded in Japan. Honda began to produce a range of scooters and motorcycles and Soichiro Honda quickly recovered from the losses incurred during the war. Honda's first motorcycle to be put on sale was the 1947 A-Type (one year before the company was officially founded). However, Honda's first full-fledged motorcycle on the market was the 1949 Dream D-Type. It was equipped with a 98cc engine producing around 3 horsepower. This was followed by a number of successful launches of highly popular scooters throughout the 1950s. In 1958, the American Honda Company was founded and only one year later, Honda introduced its first model in the United States, the 1959 Honda C100 Super Cub. The Honda Cub holds the title of being the best-selling vehicle in history, with around 50 million units sold around the world.[5] By the 1970s, Honda was the largest producer of motorcycles in the world, a title it has never relinquished. In the United States during the 1960s, large motorcycles had the image of being ridden by tough, hardened characters. It was an image fostered by owners of Harley Davidson motorcycles, but Honda countered this public perception with their successful "You meet the nicest people on a Honda" advertising program. Honda introduced their new SOHC inline 4-cylinder 750 in 1969 , which was immediately successful and established this configuration as one of the most popular for performance motorcycles, even to this day
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How long have Honda dirt bikes been around?
Honda dirt-bikes have been around for about 54 years.
What stores offer Honda dirt bikes for sale?
Honda dirt bikes for sale are offered by Cycle Trader, Dirt Bike Sales, Buy Dirt Bikes Online, Team Moto, Pelham Moto Sports and Ride Honda. These shops offer also guarantee on these bikes.
What kind of dirt bikes are there?
The two main types of dirt bikes are motocross and trail bikes. Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Honda all make these types of dirt bikes.
How many years have dirt bikes been invented?
dirt bikes in the past had less gears and power then dirt bikes have today
Are Honda dirt bikes better that kawasaki dirt bikes?
They both are very good bikes, but if i had to choose i would buy a Kawasaki.
Where are Honda dirt bikes made?
They are made in Japan.
Who invented Honda motorbikes?
Soichiro Honda was a Japanese engineer and he invented the honda bikes in 1948.
Are Honda dirt bikes expensive?
It depends on how you define 'expensive'.
Is the Honda car company the same as the Honda company that makes dirt bikes?
Yes!
What country did Yamaha dirt bikes get invented in?
Japan
Is there a turbo kit for Honda dirt bikes?
I have never heard of one.
Why do Honda dirt bikes have the color red?
because they like them that way.
