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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 08:51 PM
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Mazda (Zoom Zoom) needs to make a motorcycle. After all, there were rotary motorcycles back in the day, made by Suzuki I believe, and I know that Mazda could make some wicked bikes today.

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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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it's probably no where in their business model, but they do have a big name. You would think if a company wanted to, they could manufacture bikes and get rights to the Mazda name, and perhaps thier rotary engine technology as well.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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the thing with the other japanese companies, or at least suzuki and honda, they began with small engine works..mazda would sort of half to double back..and now that theyre a ford company, i could never see it happen.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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A little Mazda history, the first motor vehicle, they manufactured were three wheeled motorbikes. There first car just has Honda did
were powered by their motor bike engines.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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the thing with the other japanese companies, or at least suzuki and honda, they began with small engine works..mazda would sort of half to double back..and now that theyre a ford company, i could never see it happen.
yeah, they are a quasi-american company now. that's why i think if they were to get into the motorcycle industry it would be more likely through licensing than direct investment
 
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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but with who though?
 
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 05:32 PM
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Suzuki made the RE5 which is the only rotary engine bike I know of, but I don't see Mazda making any bikes at all in the future. I just don't think it is in their agenda.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 03:33 AM
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Ford owns 34% of Mazda shares and are probably looking to cash in lately ... as well Mazda is wanting to gain back its independence since business is good now .... so I heard .... but who knows ???

A Mazda motorcycle with the freedom bird logo
 
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