Eras
Ride throughthe Eras.
From the 1950s to today.
- 011950sMobility for a New JapanSmall-displacement machines carried people and goods through the post-war years, as a new industry found its feet.
- 021960sOut into the WorldBusiness bikes changed daily life while sports models set out for export markets — the decade Japan met the world.
- 031970sThe Machine ArrivesLarge multi-cylinder machines and potent two-strokes established Japanese big bikes on the world's roads.
- 041980sTechnology AcceleratesLiquid cooling, aluminium frames and full fairings — racing technology flowed into road machines.
- 051990sThe Performance EraReplicas matured, naked bikes rose, and a new idea of the lightweight superbike took shape.
- 062000sThe Modern MachineFuel injection and electronics became the norm, big scooters filled city streets and uses diversified.
- 072010sRefined and ConnectedAdventure bikes, neo-retros and small sports machines — heritage and new technology in one frame.
- 082020sToday & TomorrowAmid electrification and changing regulation, the motorcycle is redefining what mobility means.
