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ATK Throughout its history ATK has enjoyed a tremendous winning tradition. From desert racing to the dirt track ATK finishes first at the finish line. A reputation of winning follows ATK not only in racing but also in ground breaking product innovation. Technology firsts, such as ATK's namesake - the anti-tension kutentraub,
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Aprilia In Italy, whenever anybody mentions the town of Noale with its 15,341 inhabitants in the province of Venice, people automatically think of Aprilia.
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Arrow Cycle Starting from a garage in Chemainus in 1996, and then moving to a rented building on Mearns Road in Duncan, owner David Saari realized that his passion for his favourite hobby was evolving into a professional concern, with Ken Ahlstrom leading the way in custom motorcycle design and implementation. Soon they would eclipse their rented space, and the search was on for a new spot. In 1998, David followed his vision of a shop devoted to his ideals of Motorcycle Sales and Service, and his award winning building was constructed by local talent, creating a showpiece for his community, and a wonderful place for staff and customers alike to share in the passion of riding.
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BMW BMW Group began operations as BMW Motoren Werke in Munich, Germany in 1916. Originally an aircraft engine manufacturer, in 1923 the company began manufacturing motorcycles and in 1927 began production of motorcars.
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Buell Australia Those familiar with Buell Motorcycles probably know a little about Erik Buell, the charismatic founder whose innovative ideas are what make Buell motorcycles different from all the rest. But it’s not just the man that makes these bikes legendary
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Cagiva CAGIVA – Founded by Giovanni Castiglioni was originally a company fabricating small metal components. The name of the company partially holds both the founder's initials CAstigliioni (the surname), GIovanni (the founder’s first name) as well as the first two letters of the name of the city it's based in, VArese, Italy.
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Harley Davidson 1901 William S. Harley, age 21, completes a blueprint drawing of an engine designed to fit into a bicycle.
1903 William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson make available to the public the first production Harley-Davidson® motorcycle. The bike was built to be a racer, with a 3-1/8 inch bore and 3-1/2 inch stroke. The factory in which they worked was a 10 x 15-foot wooden shed with the words "Harley-Davidson Motor Company" crudely scrawled on the door. Arthur's brother Walter later joins their efforts.
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Honda In operation since 1991, Honda MPE manufactures and imports approximately 1 million Honda products that are used throughout Australia every day.
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Hyosung Hyosung Australia is driven by the passion of building quality motorcycles, scooters and ATVs based on Korean technology that's been going for 30 years.
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Jawa A motorcycle racing driver Jaroslav Simandl became founder of the company having transferred his tools workshop from the borderland to Divišov in 1948. By request of his co-drivers he raced with in 1949 in England at the six day motorcycle race he began to manufacture in his workshop spare parts for JAP engine
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Kawasaki Originally established in 1924, the company was involved in metallurgy and the aircraft industry. In 1949 Kawasaki entered the motorcycle industry by producing small capacity engines and in 1954 produced their first entire motorcycle under the name of Meihatsu (a subsidiary of Kawasaki Aircraft Co.). Yet it was not until 1960, upon purchasing Meguro Motorcycles – the oldest motorcycle company in Japan at that time – that the first motorcycle rolled off the production line under the Kawasaki moniker
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Moto Guzzi On 15 March 1921, the "Società Anonima Moto Guzzi" was set up at Mandello del Lario, to "Fabricate and sell motorcycles and other activities relevant to or associated with the metal and mechanical industries".
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Piagio The Piaggio company, nestled in the Tuscan countryside between Florence and Pisa, first invented scooters in 1946 when it produced the first ever Vespa. Today, Piaggio continues to produce scooters under three brands: the classic Vespa, the sporty Gilera and the contemporary Piaggio.
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Suzuki Site of Suzuki Australia
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Triumph Triumph Motorcycles has always had its own distinctive character and a history of creating motorcycles that become design classics. And we’ve not lost that touch – the inspiration and engineering passion that birthed the iconic Triumph Bonneville of the 60’s has today created bikes like the stunning Rocket III and the unmistakable Speed Triple.
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Benelli Teresa Benelli, a widow, sank all of the family capital into the business, in the hope that it would offer stable work for her six sons: Giuseppe, Giovanni, Francesco, Filippo, Domenico and Antonio or "Tonino".
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Beta BETA USA WAS STARTED IN AUGUST 1999 BY RON COMMO SR AND RON COMMO JR AND FAMILY
WE ARE THE SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR BETAMOTOR ITALY, IN THE USA WE CURRENTLY HAVE 60 DEALERS NATIONWIDE AND GROWING EVERYDAY.
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Big Dog Motorcycles Big Dog Motorcycles, LLC, started production in 1994 and has since built nearly 25,000 motorcycles, becoming the world’s largest manufacturer of custom motorcycles.
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Bimota
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Boom Trikes Boom Trikes (UK) Ltd was established in 1999 and has sold over 700 Trikes in the UK to date.
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