| Started in a small warehouse by Michio Suzuki | | | | had won their first 50cc Grand Prix World |
| back in 1909, Suzuki aimed at making better | | | | Championship.By the late 60s, the company had |
| looms for the Japanese silk industry. It was | | | | become known and respected in the American |
| only thirty years after its existence that | | | | and European motorbike world. One of their |
| the company started thinking of diversifying | | | | best-selling machines during this time period |
| into cars, motorcycles and related machinery. | | | | was the Suzuki X-6 Hustler, which was the |
| In fact, it was only after the collapse of | | | | fastest Japanese 250cc for that time.Suzuki |
| the cotton market in 1951, that Suzuki | | | | Motorcycles also gained fame in the motocross |
| seriously got into the motorcycle and car | | | | world. In the 60s and 70s, motocross racing |
| industry.One of the first two-wheeled | | | | was largely dominated by European motorcycle |
| innovations by Suzuki was a motorized bicycle | | | | manufacturers. Japanese motorcycles did not |
| called the "Power Free". This bicycle was so | | | | have much of a presence or respect in this |
| ingeniously designed that the government of | | | | arena, but during this time, Suzuki |
| Japan gave Suzuki a subsidy in order to | | | | Motorcycles won the World Championship |
| continue their research in motorcycle and car | | | | several times between 1971 and 1976 in the |
| innovation. As time progressed, the company | | | | 500cc MX race. In addition to this, the |
| started to build better and better | | | | company also won every 125cc world |
| motorcycles. And by 1962, Suzuki Motorcycles | | | | championship from 1975 to 1984. |