Japan is well-known for Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda, and Kawasaki ... the existence of the Soviet Union, including a 2-stroke dirt bike in the later years called a K-16. This bike looked much like ...

The 1970s through early 2000s saw a steady stream of two-stroke motocross bikes. Then there was a slowdown ... Kawasaki, and Suzuki even dropped 125cc and 250cc smokers altogether.