Soichiro Hondai
Born 17 Nov 1906

Honda was a mechanic who made piston rings before he made motorcycles, and he stayed in the workshop while his partner Takeo Fujisawa ran finance and sales. The Super Cub of 1958 came out of that pairing: Fujisawa pressed for a light, clutchless bike a noodle delivery rider could handle with one…

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