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'47 |
Honda's first product, the A-type bicycle engine, produced.
* A year before the establishment of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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'49 |
Production of the Dream D (2-stroke, 98cc), Honda's first production motorcycle, begins.
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'51 |
Dream E (4-stroke, 146cc) released.
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'52 |
Cub F (2-stroke, 50cc) released.
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'53 |
Benly J (4-stroke, 90cc) released.
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'58 |
Long-selling Super Cub C100 motorcycle released.
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'61 |
Knockdown exports from Suzuka to Taiwan begin.
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'63 |
Super Cub awarded the French Mode Cup.
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'68 |
Motorcycle production reaches 10 million units.
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'69 |
Dream CB750 Four, with a 4-cylinder engine, released; export of the bike to North America begins.
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'72 |
Elsinore CR250M released.
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'74 |
Gold Wing GL1000 released in US.
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'76 |
Roadpal released.
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| 1980's |
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'80 |
| Tact scooter released. |
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'82 |
VF750 Magna released.
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'87 |
| Tact Fullmark released. |
| Japanese motorcycle production reaches 50 million units. |
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'88 |
| US-made Gold Wing Touring motorcycle released in Japan. |
| Thai-made Cub 100EX released in Japan. |
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| 1990's |
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'90 |
Super Cub receives Japan Design Award.
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'92 |
| Super Cub production reaches 20 million
units. |
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'94 |
Limited-edition sales of CUV-ES electric scooter begin.
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'96 |
Sales of Valkyrie, a large US-made custom motorcycle, begin.
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'97 |
Motorcycle production reaches 100 million units.
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'99 |
Giorno Crea, a water-cooled 4-stroke 50cc scooter, released.
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| 2000's |
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'00 |
Environment-friendly VFR sports motorcycle released.
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'01 |
| 400cc scooter, Silver Wing, released. |
| Dio, a 50cc water-cooled 4-stroke scooter, released. |
| US-made 1800cc Gold Wing sports touring model released. |
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'02 |
Chinese-made scooter, Today, released.
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| Super Cub sales reach 35 million units. |
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'03 |
| Pantheon, first motorcycle equipped with a small PGM-FI, released
in Europe. |
| CBR600RR SuperSports bike released. |
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'04 |
| Hybrid scooter developed. |
| First motorcycle powered by Honda FC Stack developed. |
| PGM-FI-equipped 50cc scooter, Smart Dio Z4, released. |
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'05 |
| ABS-equipped 250cc scooter, Sforza Z, released. |
| Worldwide motorcycle production reaches 150 million units. |
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'06 |
| Cumulative global output of Super Cub hits 50 million units. |
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