Honda is the largest motorcycle manufacturer in Japan and has been since it started production in 1955 (almost). At its peak in 1982, Honda manufactured almost three million motorcycles annually.
During the 1959~1960s, when Honda was a small manufacturer, Honda broke out of the Japanese motorcycle market and began exporting to the U.S. Working with the advertising agency. Honda created an innovative marketing campaign, using the slogan "You meet the nicest people on a Honda." In contrast to the prevailing negative stereotypes of motorcyclists in America as tough, antisocial rebels, this campaign suggested that Honda motorcycles were made for the everyman. The campaign was hugely successful; the ads ran for three years, and by the end of 1963 alone, Honda had sold 90,000 motorcycles. By 2006 this figure had reduced to around 550,000 but was still higher than its three domestic competitors.
1955 - The Benly J by Honda was a single cylinder engine displacing 89cc and it produced 3.7PS at 6,000rpm. The Benly JC56 was a single cylinder engine displacing 125cc and it produced 6.9PS at 6,500rpm.