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Until then the bikes had been imported from Japan. The term UJM appeared as early as 1976 in a Cycle magazine review of the Kawasaki Z650. [14] The term "universal" arose from the fact that during the 1970s, the Japanese "big four" (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha) [15] all produced very similar designs. [16]
In the Philippines, the main source of import grey market vehicles, both passenger and commercial, is Japan. Second is Korea, third is the US via trans-shipments through Japan. Only one port, Port Irene, Cagayan, was open to grey market passenger vehicles between 2008 and 2014.
Combining these factors with a virtually non-existent second-hand market made it economic to export the nearly new bikes abroad where they were eagerly bought and a number of import specialists sprung up to cater for this "grey import" market of relatively inexpensive but interesting motorcycles. In the later '90s as Japan's economy fell into ...
This is a list of companies that formerly produced and sold motorcycles available to the public, including both street and race/off-road motorcycles. It also includes some former motorcycle producers of noted historical significance but which would today be classified as badge engineered or customisers .
The 1983 motorcycle tariff, or Memorandum on Heavyweight Motorcycle Imports, was a presidential memorandum ordering a 45% tariff on heavyweight motorcycles imported to the United States, signed by President Ronald Reagan on April 1, 1983, on the US International Trade Commission's (USITC) recommendation to approve Harley-Davidson's petition for import relief. [1]
RS-100 (same as above, but 1977 for Philippines) RS100 (1977 - also front disc-braked RS100DX or RX100) ... (Japan) Aerox R 50 cc (E.U.) ... Large scooters with more ...
Toyota FJ Cruiser (2013–2023) - Imported from Japan; Toyota Previa (2003–2017) - Imported from Japan; Toyota Prius (2009–2022) - Imported from Japan Toyota Prius C (2012–2021) - Imported from Japan; Toyota Tamaraw FX (1990–2002) - Manufactured locally Toyota Revo (1998–2005) - Manufactured locally; Toyota Yaris (2007–2023 ...
Rikuo built approximately 18,000 motorcycles between 1937 and 1942, most of which were sold to the Japanese military and Japanese police departments. [7] Sidecar combinations called Type 97 were produced for military work in the Philippines and Manchuria during the Second World War. Solo machines were supplied to civilian police forces, for ...