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| Tohatsu Info | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922 |
| Headquarters | Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Motorcycles | 1950–1964 |
| Website | tohatsu.co.jp |
History of Tohatsu
Tohatsu, earlier the Tokyo Hatsudoki Company, traces its roots to 1922, when the Takata Motor Research Institute started research into internal combustion engines. Its first products were portable engine generators, in production from 1930.
The company began making and selling motorcycles in 1950. By the mid-1950s Tohatsu held the largest share of the Japanese motorbike market, about 22 percent, and also built racing motorcycles that won in Japan and abroad.
Financial problems ended Tohatsu motorcycle production in 1964. The company carried on with outboard motors, from 1956, as well as boats, fire pumps and other engines, and it is best known today for its outboards.
The Tohatsu logo
The Tohatsu logo is a red symbol shaped like a stylised “T”, next to the name “TOHATSU” in heavy black capital letters.
