{"wikiid":24895,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"Suzuki Motorcycle","revisionid":1208849,"contents_raw":"== Background and Identification ==\n\nFounded in 1909, Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures small internal combustion engines, automobiles, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, wheelchairs, and outboard marine engines. In Japan, Suzuki\u2019s domestic motorcycle sales volume is the third largest.\n\nMichio Suzuki founded the Suzuki Loom Works in 1909 to support Japan\u2019s booming silk industry. In 1937, Suzuki began a small car project to diversify his company. The first Suzuki automobiles were powered by four-stroke, liquid-cooled, four-cylinder engines, which was innovative for the time. After the collapse of the cotton market in 1951, Suzuki turned its focus back to motor vehicles. Suzuki\u2019s first two-wheeled vehicle was a bicycle with a \u201cclip-on\u201d gasoline-powered engine due to the demand for affordable personal transportation in Japan. The 1952 Power Free motorbike included a 36cc, one-horsepower, two-stroke engine, and riders could either pedal with the engine assistance, pedal without engine assistance, or disconnect the pedals and operate the vehicle on engine power alone. Suzuki was producing about 6,000 motorcycles per month by 1954, and Suzuki Loom Works officially changed its name to Suzuki Motor Company, Ltd.\n\n\u00a0Suzuki vehicles can be identified by the Suzuki emblem, which portrays a stylized letter \u2018S\u2019 and is generally red, black, or silver in color. Suzuki motorcycles generally include the name \u201cSuzuki\u201d printed in capital letters on the side of the vehicle.\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* [http:\/\/www.suzukicycles.com\/|Suzuki Official Site]\n* [http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suzuki|Wikipedia: Suzuki]\n* [https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Suzuki_motorcycles|List of Suzuki Motorcycles]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background and Identification"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Founded in 1909, Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures small internal combustion engines, automobiles, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, wheelchairs, and outboard marine engines. In Japan, Suzuki\u2019s domestic motorcycle sales volume is the third largest."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Michio Suzuki founded the Suzuki Loom Works in 1909 to support Japan\u2019s booming silk industry. In 1937, Suzuki began a small car project to diversify his company. The first Suzuki automobiles were powered by four-stroke, liquid-cooled, four-cylinder engines, which was innovative for the time. After the collapse of the cotton market in 1951, Suzuki turned its focus back to motor vehicles. Suzuki\u2019s first two-wheeled vehicle was a bicycle with a \u201cclip-on\u201d gasoline-powered engine due to the demand for affordable personal transportation in Japan. The 1952 Power Free motorbike included a 36cc, one-horsepower, two-stroke engine, and riders could either pedal with the engine assistance, pedal without engine assistance, or disconnect the pedals and operate the vehicle on engine power alone. Suzuki was producing about 6,000 motorcycles per month by 1954, and Suzuki Loom Works officially changed its name to Suzuki Motor Company, Ltd."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\u00a0Suzuki vehicles can be identified by the Suzuki emblem, which portrays a stylized letter \u2018S\u2019 and is generally red, black, or silver in color. Suzuki motorcycles generally include the name \u201cSuzuki\u201d printed in capital letters on the side of the vehicle."}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Additional Information"}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"http:\/\/www.suzukicycles.com\/","target":false}}],"text":"Suzuki Official Site"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suzuki","target":false}}],"text":"Wikipedia: Suzuki"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Suzuki_motorcycles","target":false}}],"text":"List of Suzuki Motorcycles"}]}]}]}]},"contents_rendered":"
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Founded in 1909, Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures small internal combustion engines, automobiles, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, wheelchairs, and outboard marine engines. In Japan, Suzuki\u2019s domestic motorcycle sales volume is the third largest.<\/p>\n\n

Michio Suzuki founded the Suzuki Loom Works in 1909 to support Japan\u2019s booming silk industry. In 1937, Suzuki began a small car project to diversify his company. The first Suzuki automobiles were powered by four-stroke, liquid-cooled, four-cylinder engines, which was innovative for the time. After the collapse of the cotton market in 1951, Suzuki turned its focus back to motor vehicles. Suzuki\u2019s first two-wheeled vehicle was a bicycle with a \u201cclip-on\u201d gasoline-powered engine due to the demand for affordable personal transportation in Japan. The 1952 Power Free motorbike included a 36cc, one-horsepower, two-stroke engine, and riders could either pedal with the engine assistance, pedal without engine assistance, or disconnect the pedals and operate the vehicle on engine power alone. Suzuki was producing about 6,000 motorcycles per month by 1954, and Suzuki Loom Works officially changed its name to Suzuki Motor Company, Ltd.<\/p>\n\n

\u00a0Suzuki vehicles can be identified by the Suzuki emblem, which portrays a stylized letter \u2018S\u2019 and is generally red, black, or silver in color. Suzuki motorcycles generally include the name \u201cSuzuki\u201d printed in capital letters on the side of the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n

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