POP YOSHIMURA

Australian Motorcyclist Issue #120

• BORIS MIHAILOVIC COLUMN
• TUG MCCLUTCHIN COLUMN
• TO BOISSEL – CUSTOM BIKES
• FRED DRAKE
• THE TIME TRAVELLER
• TOP TEN ELECTRIC BIKES
• THE TRUTH ABOUT PETROL
• STEEL TATTOOS
• POP YOSHIMURA
• TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE
• MICHAEl CZAJKA
• THE GREAT WOMEN MOTORCYCLING CLOTHING DILEMMA
• MOST BONKERS WEEKEND EVER
• WHEN THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD
• ANNUAL BULLI ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE WEEKEND
• HEAT RISKS AND PREVENTATIVE TIPS
• Pub of the Month – Tumblong
• BUYING A SECOND-HAND MOTORCYCLE – ADVICE AND TIPS
• NICK EDARDS INTERVIEW
• BROUGH SUPERIOR LAWRENCE
• THREE UPRIGHT TWINS
• News
• VIEWS
• EDITORIAL

HE WAS THE HAND OF GOD
YOU’VE SEEN THE LOGO,BUT THERE’S A REMARKABLE MAN BEHIND THAT JAPANESE WRITING…
ARTICLE: BORIS MIHAILOVIC

Pops and his wife Naoe (who made exhaust mouldings).

On 7 October, 1922, Fukuoka City, Japan, could boast another addition to its growing population. That person was Hideo Yoshimura, and his name would ultimately become synonymous with superlative motorcycle performance.