Meguro: 100 Years of Motorcycle History—from Gearbox Production to Kawasaki Integration in 1964

Meguro was founded in Japan in 1924, initially as a manufacturer of transmissions. In 1937, the company began developing motorcycles of its own, starting with the 500 cc Z97. Around 30 models followed over the next three decades. Kawasaki fully acquired the brand in October 1964. The year 2024 therefore marked the 100th anniversary of Meguro’s founding and gave Kawasaki the reason to reactivate the name as a distinct sub-brand. The first step had already come at the end of 2020 fztqubhpemlnfdodhrliqrprutczqadcvmeubddphmmziedewpeoqqimuhxzvivmjadymjrvzmrmtpjfzdkxutbsmbaxnplfkrlpwgicmivrdebcpkwwpunuvjkhxmcwgdbdjf

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