Honda Motorbikes History

In October of 1946 in Hamamatsu Japan, a guy named Soichiro Honda established and founded The Honda Technical Research Institute. The objective of his foundation was to produce a 2 cycle motorbike engine. With determination and lots of hard work, Mr. Soichiro gradually moved forward. In about a couple of years, the Honda Motor Company was inaugurated. With its gradual success it didn’t take too long for Americans to see the dawn of another milestone in motorcycling industry happening on their own shores, as Honda opened it’s first ever storehouse in Los Angeles, by then employing only six hardworking employees that started the revolution in motor biking industry on the western front.

After 20 years in 1979, Honda opens its first plant in the US. The plant directly employed about 25,000 skilled Americans. The plant’s focus was mainly on manufacturing motorcycles and power equipment to be distributed to the US. In no time at all there were more than 600 suppliers scattered around the country that employed a number of workers with them, and they provided parts and materials that Honda used for its plant. Honda’s contribution to the American economy at this point was growing, alongside the jobs that it created for the American people.

Respect for the individual is Honda’s primary moving principle towards betterment among its employees and clients. The company always upholds all the values that it shared with its employees 40 years ago, and in those principles lays the foundation of a strong company that mainly anchors on equality, trust and initiative. The ultimate philosophy of all Honda personnel as being laid down by its founder Soichiro Honda, and it is quite compelling, and according to him action and philosophy must be closely linked together.

      "Action without philosophy is a lethal weapon; philosophy without action is worthless." – Soichiro Honda, Founder.