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Richard230

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on: February 11, 2018, 10:50:19 pm
I found this short history of the Kawasaki Heavy Industry company to be interesting and informative:
https://www.bikebandit.com/blog/post/motorcycle-history-kawasaki-motors-and-kawasaki-heavy-industries
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Reply #1 on: February 12, 2018, 12:13:56 am
Mitsubishi has a similar story - they cast a broad net.  I've worked in the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyards of Nagasaki - and I've written with a Mitsubishi yellow wooden #2 pencil...


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Reply #2 on: February 12, 2018, 12:17:43 am
A sticker found beneath the tank badge of a Kawasaki motorcycle.  I've asked around and searched online, and not found a single other example. Could it be "Kawasaki Heavy Industries"?