Download or read book Classic Japanese Racing Motorcycles written by Mick Walker and published by Osprey Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After World War II, the Japanese motorcycle industry sought to improve competitiveness in the export field against entrenched European marques and racing was seen as the obvious way to improve credibility and gain publicity. Walker looks at the men, the machines and the events.