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posted March 11, 2007 07:23 PM
Yamaha history anyone?
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posted March 11, 2007 07:26 PM
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/corporate/foundinghistory.aspx
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posted March 12, 2007 06:52 PM
It's all interesting stuff.
Lets throw some more out to test your knowledge (you'll know if you had to Google (aka Pull a Jet) to answer or if you knew the right answer). 
- Name two things Kawasaki built before or during WWI.
- What does the emblem on a Yamaha stand for?
- What was the first thing Suzuki built and was famous for (in it's time)?
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posted March 12, 2007 07:40 PM
quote:
It's all interesting stuff.
Lets throw some more out to test your knowledge (you'll know if you had to Google (aka Pull a Jet) to answer or if you knew the right answer).
- Name two things Kawasaki built before or during WWI.
- What does the emblem on a Yamaha stand for?
- What was the first thing Suzuki built and was famous for (in it's time)?
save us some effort and tell us hehe
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posted March 12, 2007 07:42 PM
"- What does the emblem on a Yamaha stand for?"
wait- I know this one-
its Jap for "looking for a service shop" or "This bike may take scond place"
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posted March 12, 2007 07:56 PM
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"- What does the emblem on a Yamaha stand for?"
wait- I know this one-
its Jap for "looking for a service shop" or "This bike may take scond place"
Give it at least a modicum of effort, Steve.
I'm as dyed in the wool Jap bike as you are going to meet, but Christ, ya gotta at least know some history.
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posted March 12, 2007 07:57 PM
TFFT.
LOL
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posted March 13, 2007 11:35 AM
 Edited By: worm~hole on 13 Mar 2007 12:44
...Kawasaki built a shipyard and a ship
...Yamaha's logo depict three tuning forks to denote precision
...Suzuki made famous its workman's bento....I dunno...a loom? 
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posted March 13, 2007 04:28 PM
84 RZ350, 87 FZR1000
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posted March 13, 2007 04:57 PM
79 XT 500 Not much of a Yamaha fan I guess?
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posted March 13, 2007 09:29 PM
I think Wormie is on the right track.
- Kawasaki built war planes and engines for war ships during WWII.
Test a WWII war buffs knowledge about Japanese Zero's .
Kawasaki and Mitsubishi made some of the most awesome plane motors of the day.
- Correct. Tuning Forks.
They symbolize Yamaha's commitment to refined instrumentation. It shows in their musical instruments and their bikes.
- Suzuki's first claim to fame was their silk looms. If you've never seen the complexity of a silk loom, you owe it to yourself to check it out. Very, very complex machinery.
It still shows in their motors. Of all the motors I've rebuilt Suzuki's by far have the lightest bottom ends. I am certain that is from their breeding.
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posted March 14, 2007 06:46 AM
...O/T...Bombardier: is it pronounced BOMB-BAR-DEER or BOMB-BAR-DEE-AIR?....it seems I always here it pronounce the former....knuckelhead Americans I tell'ya
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posted March 14, 2007 06:57 AM
"bomb-bar-dee-ay"
it'z french, you know!
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posted March 14, 2007 08:03 AM
...merci M. feeeeesh bret....
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posted March 15, 2007 09:05 PM
Edited By: stevewfl on 15 Mar 2007 22:06
here's some Yami history, on March 14th 2007 Bran's R1 Yamaha bike won 1st place at the bling bling comtest!
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posted March 28, 2007 04:05 PM
"Kawasaki built war planes and engines for war ships during WWII"<--maniacs were flying Kawasakis in the air instead of on the ground back then huh
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posted March 30, 2007 07:44 PM
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"Kawasaki built war planes and engines for war ships during WWII"<--maniacs were flying Kawasakis in the air instead of on the ground back then huh
Yep, almost....
See, if we were as crazy as the zero pilots, when we saw a cop taking radar we'd aim our Ninja's straight at them and run into them at top speed. 
Not good for living into ones golden years, but makes a hell of a statement. LOL
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posted June 16, 2007 09:24 PM
YZ 250 . XT 600
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posted June 17, 2007 12:40 PM
'82 Yamaha Vision. 550 Shaft drive. Lol!
My first street bike.
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posted June 30, 2007 09:25 AM
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'82 Yamaha Vision. 550 Shaft drive. Lol!
My first street bike.
Sold my XJ-550 to a collector about 2 years ago. Couldn't keep up with the maintenance and scarcity of spares.
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posted June 30, 2007 09:26 AM
Oh,
MOTHERFUCKING VMAX, BAM, close thread
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posted August 10, 2007 12:19 PM
Trick Wheel,Piano tuning fork, donno
Kawasaki manufactured trick wheels- emergency steering devices for alternate rudder control of disabled large ships
Yamaha was/is the world's largest piano manufacturer.
donknow the suziki ques.
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It's all interesting stuff.
Lets throw some more out to test your knowledge (you'll know if you had to Google (aka Pull a Jet) to answer or if you knew the right answer).
- Name two things Kawasaki built before or during WWI.
- What does the emblem on a Yamaha stand for?
- What was the first thing Suzuki built and was famous for (in it's time)?
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posted September 26, 2007 11:56 AM
1998 YZ 125
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posted September 26, 2007 01:06 PM
73 YZ250......sold it off and bought an RM370
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