Classic Motorcycles Fire From The East

Record ID: 122410
  • Title: Classic Motorcycles Fire From The East
  • Date: 24th October 1993
  • Summary: "FIRE FROM THE EAST" - ON A WINDSWEPT AIRFORCE BASE, FOUR JAPANESE SUPERBIKES FLY PAST AT 150MPH. AT THE BRITISH MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX, HONDA'S WAYNE GARDENER TAKES THE FORMULA 1 PRIZE. FORTY-FOUR YEARS EARLIER SOICHIRO HONDA UNVEILED HIS MODEL D, THE DREAM. HIS TEAM CAME TO THE I.O.M. TT AND WON IN 1961. HIS SMALL BIKES LIKE THE CB92 SOON SOLD WELL IN EUROPE. AT SUNSET, IN A DERELICT BRITISH FACTORY, A HONDA CB72, THE SUZUKI T20, YAMAHA YDS-3 CIRCLE ROUND TRIUMPHANTLY. AT BOX HILL, THE MECCA FOR SOUTH OF ENGLAND BIKERS, THE HONDA CB750 STANDS SUPREME, THE WORLDS FIRST SUPERBIKE. IT CRUISES THE LANES WITH THE KAWASAKI MACH 3 AND THE SUZUKI GT750. AT A NIGHTIME CAFE SITS THE KING OF THE ROAD - THE KAWASAKI Z1 - 900CCS OF PURE ADRENALIN. BUT, IRONICALLY, ALL THIS MACHO-POSTURING IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SALE OF 20 MILLION HONDA SUPERCUBS. THE LITTLE 50CC STEP-THROUGH MOPED HAS CREATED AN INDUSTRIAL EMPIRE.
  • Description:A 7-PART SERIES LOOKING AT THE HISTORY,DESIGN,AND TECHNOLOGY OF CLASSIC MOTORBIKES. INCLUDES THE HARLEY DAVIDSON,VESPAS,HONDA AND SUZUKI,THE NORTON,AND MOTO GUZZI.
  • Broadcaster:Channel 4
  • Collection: Channel 4
  • Genre:Entertainment
  • Producer:Uden Associates Ltd.
  • Programme Episode:Episode 1
  • Transmission Date:24/10/1993
  • Rights:On Request
  • Decade: 1990s
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