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1972 Towards a More Affluent Tomorrow - Kawasaki

Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:52 pm
by Triple Parts
An interesting early Kawasaki video showing some of their other industries, plus some bike development bits...

https://youtu.be/XRAZMCTmbvQ

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Re: 1972 Towards a More Affluent Tomorrow - Kawasaki

Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 11:08 am
by Triple Parts
When you look at the testing & development facilities (07:01 to 07:25, 08:47 to 09:55), CAD/CAM machinery, robotics, computerised distribution system etc, they were so far ahead of the British bike industry in 1972 it was ridiculous!

Jap crap eh?

Re: 1972 Towards a More Affluent Tomorrow - Kawasaki

Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 11:48 am
by skub
A cool watch showing the early days of the industrial giant with many irons in the fire.

The musical director wants a good shoeing though. :lol:

Re: 1972 Towards a More Affluent Tomorrow - Kawasaki

Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 11:51 am
by Akashi Classics
Great video, that one, Tony.
I’ve not seen that before.
Cheers.

Re: 1972 Towards a More Affluent Tomorrow - Kawasaki

Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 11:55 am
by Akashi Classics
skub wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 11:48 am A cool watch showing the early days of the industrial giant with many irons in the fire.

The musical director wants a good shoeing though. :lol:
Skub, I was lucky enough to get a factory tour in 1989, and it didn’t look too much different then.
Even though, by ‘89, they were 5 years into building the GPz900!
Agree with on the music score too.

Re: 1972 Towards a More Affluent Tomorrow - Kawasaki

Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 1:24 pm
by skub
Akashi Classics wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 11:55 am
skub wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 11:48 am A cool watch showing the early days of the industrial giant with many irons in the fire.

The musical director wants a good shoeing though. :lol:
Skub, I was lucky enough to get a factory tour in 1989, and it didn’t look too much different then.
Even though, by ‘89, they were 5 years into building the GPz900!
Agree with on the music score too.
Brilliant. That's one for the memory banks. 8)