The Japanese motorcycles shown are mostly 70s built bikes. None shown are anything that was imported in the early or late 60s. Moped was very popular in the very early 60s. Anything over 150cc was imported after the late 60s. Again, the big jump in production bikes came in the early 70s.by Honda CB750cc around 1969. They already imported Honda 250cc to the 450cc scramblers great bikes for very little money. Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha produced smaller two stroke bikes until the late70s. Then they all stepped up with the bigger and very powerful bikes. Which pretty much cancelled out the British manufacturers in the motorcycle world. Harley, who I love also took a hit in sales. Japanese manufacturers made a better machine less maintenance and cheap to purchase compared to most Harleys prices. How do I know this. I’m an older rider and lived and breathed in this time buying some of these bikes along with my Harleys. In Vietnam we purchased several Honda Scramblers for flight line use. When we needed to scramble the air craft these bikes were spot on very reliable never failed us in the late 60s while serving in Vietnam.
The Honda logo is wrong, the "H" logo is for car, Honda moto logo is the wing. It seems to me the documentary was put together by someone who doesn't know motorcycles and he just slapped together an AI script and some old videoclips, mostly with no relation with the script. Still nice to watch actually, at least because it's really well spoken, and even a non-native English language watcher can easily understand it without subtitles.
I have owned a kawasaki Vulcan 800b for 29 years. I only have 64,000 thousand miles on it. At 69 this year I am not going to give up riding until I can't pull the clutch in. I love my motorcycle? Great video Jacksonville Florida to Niagara falls without a problem, no windshield mostly at night.
Damn Harley Davidson (on the brink of Bankruptcy due to poor performance and high cost) lobbied the US Government to slap a 100% tariff on Japanese Bikes in the early 1980’s. My Kawasaki 650 that I bought NEW in 1980 for $1600 was in 1983 costing $3200! Bikers still bought Japanese bikes!
The tariff was for motorcycles competing with Harley. 750 cc and above. Thus Imported 750s became 700s in 1984. It lasted about 2 years if memory serves.
i came here because of my 1974 ST50 Dax bought now at 60y old dreaming me back to the 70 and 80`s when i was a teen ,but boy i had a lot of different cycles and Honda 3 wheelers in my life time and i have to say Honda XL,CB,CD,XR,YZ, CT\ST DAX and yes Yamaha LS2 100cc i had 4 of and the big brother RD250, and XS400,1 XT 250 and XT500 and one DT250 ..and many many more, Husqvarna 380 .Suzuki Ac50 and TS100ER, Kawasaki KE100, Tempo Taifun 175,,and many more.. BUT the DAX is the one in my heart
No mention of any off-road models? These companies also revolutionized dirt bike racing worldwide initially with their 2-strokes and later with 4-stroke technology.
No mention of any Trail , enduro or Motocross bikes it's almost as if they didn't exist. And I think I spotted what was said to be a 1969 TS 125 , but it actually looked more like a 2000 and something Husqvarna.
Harley had a 40 year head start, and squandered it...first Harley Bike in 1903 We could have a Harley-Davidson Sport Bike, and competitive MX Bikes if Harley wasn't so Hard-Headed, and Rigid to a fault...Hell, Triumph now has an MX Bike that Qualifies in Supercross.
yea had a friend that bought one of those kwaka 750 2-strokes he fitted new gasket /seal on carburate head ports kicked it into life and it shot to full revs yea it was scary it was insane it would not turn off with the key had to pull the plug leads off
That was so inaccurate and painful to watch. It's not a zee, it's a zed. Photos and videos of the wrong bikes. AI narration is just awful. Did anyone proof read this or watch it before posting it?
Somebody dragged up a bunch of old footage and added AI narration to it? What a bunch of garbage. I didn't make it to the 20 min mark... and should have left much earlier. The mismatch of images to narration was the first clue but after that it just started getting stupid. Piss off to The Internet and "anyone" that thinks they can just pump out this garbage to people hoping they'll believe it. I was really hoping for a "complete documentary", having spent most of my 60 years on motorcycles, most of them Japanese and mostly in racing. Instead, I got a face full of recycled, monetized garbage. Major thumbs down. Don't waste your time if you're hoping to learn something.
Factually incorrect in so many ways ( example jarno sarrinen was the knee dragger not robertsroberts copied him )Plus much more...PS ABS IS DANGEROUS ON MOTORCYCLES
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The Japanese motorcycles shown are mostly 70s built bikes. None shown are anything that was imported in the early or late 60s. Moped was very popular in the very early 60s. Anything over 150cc was imported after the late 60s. Again, the big jump in production bikes came in the early 70s.by Honda CB750cc around 1969. They already imported Honda 250cc to the 450cc scramblers great bikes for very little money. Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha produced smaller two stroke bikes until the late70s. Then they all stepped up with the bigger and very powerful bikes. Which pretty much cancelled out the British manufacturers in the motorcycle world. Harley, who I love also took a hit in sales. Japanese manufacturers made a better machine less maintenance and cheap to purchase compared to most Harleys prices. How do I know this. I’m an older rider and lived and breathed in this time buying some of these bikes along with my Harleys. In Vietnam we purchased several Honda Scramblers for flight line use. When we needed to scramble the air craft these bikes were spot on very reliable never failed us in the late 60s while serving in Vietnam.
Bad AI script boring and with way too much repeating facts.😢
Thanks. I won't bother.
The Honda logo is wrong, the "H" logo is for car, Honda moto logo is the wing. It seems to me the documentary was put together by someone who doesn't know motorcycles and he just slapped together an AI script and some old videoclips, mostly with no relation with the script. Still nice to watch actually, at least because it's really well spoken, and even a non-native English language watcher can easily understand it without subtitles.
I have owned a kawasaki Vulcan 800b for 29 years. I only have 64,000 thousand miles on it. At 69 this year I am not going to give up riding until I can't pull the clutch in. I love my motorcycle? Great video Jacksonville Florida to Niagara falls without a problem, no windshield mostly at night.
Entertaining. A lot of talk about Suzuki but showing Kawasaki models. Good health to all in 2025. Cheers from New Zealand
Damn Harley Davidson (on the brink of Bankruptcy due to poor performance and high cost) lobbied the US Government to slap a 100% tariff on Japanese Bikes in the early 1980’s. My Kawasaki 650 that I bought NEW in 1980 for $1600 was in 1983 costing $3200! Bikers still bought Japanese bikes!
The tariff was for motorcycles competing with Harley. 750 cc and above. Thus Imported 750s became 700s in 1984. It lasted about 2 years if memory serves.
@@MartinSage other companies have done similiar. It's actually called business. Protect local markets and secure jobs.
HD going under was fine with me!!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
is how tariffs works, don`t buy trump
i came here because of my 1974 ST50 Dax bought now at 60y old dreaming me back to the 70 and 80`s when i was a teen ,but boy i had a lot of different cycles and Honda 3 wheelers in my life time and i have to say Honda XL,CB,CD,XR,YZ, CT\ST DAX and yes Yamaha LS2 100cc i had 4 of and the big brother RD250, and XS400,1 XT 250 and XT500 and one DT250 ..and many many more, Husqvarna 380 .Suzuki Ac50 and TS100ER, Kawasaki KE100, Tempo Taifun 175,,and many more.. BUT the DAX is the one in my heart
The first production motorcycle with double overhead camshafts was the Honda CB450, not the Kawasaki Z1.
A fact,,i so not trust AI
Sounds like the Mt. Fuji ascent race is like our Pikes Peak in the U.S.
totally missed the honda v4 series of bikes
O dear so many inaccuracies. And wrong graphics to the voiceover. Why didnt anybody check this first ? Kawasaki mach the third 🤣
Kawasaki memang menjadi andalan brand jepang
No mention of any off-road models? These companies also revolutionized dirt bike racing worldwide initially with their 2-strokes and later with 4-stroke technology.
AI got long way to go
AI is shit.
No mention of any Trail , enduro or Motocross bikes it's almost as if they didn't exist. And I think I spotted what was said to be a 1969 TS 125 , but it actually looked more like a 2000 and something Husqvarna.
I really enjoyed that.
Thank you.
Merry Christmas ❤
Happy holidays!
Harley had a 40 year head start, and squandered it...first Harley Bike in 1903
We could have a Harley-Davidson Sport Bike, and competitive MX Bikes if Harley wasn't so Hard-Headed, and Rigid to a fault...Hell, Triumph now has an MX Bike that Qualifies in Supercross.
I rode a BMW with abs long before Honda's ST ever came out. The industry swaps ideas all the time.
Put together like a 3rd form essay.
Complete with inaccuracies.
Defiantly a C-
Defiantly?
😂😂
Awesome 🥰😍👍🎅🎄🙏⛪️🙏🎄🎅
Thanks 🤗 ,
yea had a friend that bought one of those kwaka 750 2-strokes he fitted new gasket /seal on carburate head ports kicked it into life and it shot to full revs yea it was scary it was insane it would not turn off with the key had to pull the plug leads off
Good dialogue but pity videos and photos didn’t keep up
Utility lands are a slippery slope if they ETB tapped. Staying on curve is as imperative as making land drops.
Photos of the first Kawasaki clearly show a 4 stroke engine yet the narration claims it is a 2 stroke.
Min. 49:52 - the GSX-R 750 is air / oil cooled!
That was so inaccurate and painful to watch. It's not a zee, it's a zed. Photos and videos of the wrong bikes. AI narration is just awful. Did anyone proof read this or watch it before posting it?
Min. 51:16 ABS is a development of BMW
Min. 50:29 this is a Triumph
oh yamaha was an instrument maker first then motorcycle maker second, wow thought it was the other way around.
AI bs script .. don't recommend this channel
They rode their own Harley Davidsons produced in a nationalised Japanese Harley Davidson factory
I thought this was going to be a gift . Turned out to be a grift .
And then i had to layer down
Somebody dragged up a bunch of old footage and added AI narration to it? What a bunch of garbage. I didn't make it to the 20 min mark... and should have left much earlier.
The mismatch of images to narration was the first clue but after that it just started getting stupid.
Piss off to The Internet and "anyone" that thinks they can just pump out this garbage to people hoping they'll believe it.
I was really hoping for a "complete documentary", having spent most of my 60 years on motorcycles, most of them Japanese and mostly in racing. Instead, I got a face full of recycled, monetized garbage.
Major thumbs down. Don't waste your time if you're hoping to learn something.
Repitative facts. Very poor script
Mach the third 😂😂😂
AI sucks
Hear hear
Factually incorrect in so many ways ( example jarno sarrinen was the knee dragger not robertsroberts copied him )Plus much more...PS ABS IS DANGEROUS ON MOTORCYCLES
What a load of tosh! Wrong bikes with the wrong voice overs , can’t even spell Sheene ! Turned it off rubbish
AI crap. With a lot of nice photos.
"Mach, the three"..???? .what a load of lazy bot generated crap. zzzzz
if you cant make a better documentary than this ai created rubbish then its time to close your channel
bad ai repeated crap
Fucking good video. Accelerartion-holic. I got 7 bikes. Happy new year.
Thank you very much. Happy new year