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Yoshimura History Series

Yoshimura History #16: The Decision that Secured the Second Suzuka Victory

1980: A Man with a destiny June 1980, Isle of Man TT. Pop and Graeme Crosby were upset. Pop, in perplexed disgust, su...

YOSHIMURA HISTORY #15 The Crankshaft that Swept the Daytona

1980: Crank up!! Pop seldom drank alcohol but that evening he was in a bad mood as Honda America had announced it was...

YOSHIMURA HISTORY #14 Pierce, Cooley, and Emde Complete a 1-2-3 Finish at Daytona

Although not able to secure a 1st place finish –– 2nd in Rd.1 at Daytona, 3rd in Rd.2 at Bryar (Loudon), 3rd in Rd.3...

YOSHIMURA HISTORY #13 Behind the First Suzuka 8H Victory

(Header Photo) From left to right: Yoshimura mechanic Asakawa, Pop, mechanic Oya and Shohei. The Yoshimura Suzuki GS1...

Yoshimura History #12 1978: The Family’s First Victory in AMA Superbike

(Headline Photo) Yoshimura machines being prepared to enter the Daytona Speedway, 1978. From left to right: Wes Coole...

Yoshimura History #11 1976~1977: The Dawn of Yoshimura Suzuki

The Birth of Yoshimura Suzuki GS750/944 Yoshimura posted this advertisement in Cycle News (America’s weekly motorcyc...

Part #10: 1973~1977: Taming the Four-cylinder Monsters

The Early Days of AMA Superbike Racing While Yoshimura's U.S. subsidiary was taken over by its stateside business par...

Part #09: 1972~1975 Starting Over as Yoshimura R&D of America

Yoshimura History #09: Returning to the U.S. with a New Identity Finally achieving their long-desired dream of establ...

Part #08: 1972-1973 Riding into the U.S. Market on CB & Z1

Yoshimura Racing was established in Simi Valley in late 1972. Here, Fujio stands in his Southern California workshop...

Part #07: 1969-1972 Four-Into-One Revolution

It was in 1968 at the 15th Tokyo Motor Show (held at now closed Tokyo International Trade Fairgrounds in Harumi from ...

Yoshimura History #06

Yoshimura begins tuning Honda sports cars. Enter Ken Matsuura and Mamoru Moriwaki  1966-1970: The Rise of Yoshimura-...

Yoshimura History #05

Pop goes to the capital where competition gets tougher at every corner. 1965-1966: Starting Up Yoshimura Competition...
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