HMJ had released “MORIWAKI Riding Jacket” a couple of weeks ago. It is already running out!
Thank you very much to the people who bought the jacket.
Our staff spotted a person wearing it at the Osaka Motorcycle Show.
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Limited 200 jackets were produced and the stock is almost running out.
This is your last chance. See the information at:
http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/top_news/2009/090330.pdf
I went to the Tokyo Motorcycle Show last Saturday. I got there just after mid day and there were all ready a lot of people visiting the event.
There hasn’t been an official statement, however, the number of people visiting the Tokyo Motorcycle Show had increased since last year. We still hear that economy hasn’t recovered but the passion of motorcyclists is remaining high.
There were many different kinds of exhibits and it was easy to see how everyone was enjoying them.
I myself enjoyed as one of those motorcyclists. For my job, it was good to see other manufacturers work and how they display their products.
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Auto Cycle Yoshino had displayed “MORIWAKI spec ZEPHYR1100” at Custom People booth. There was a custom bike gallery there. Thank you very much.
We are preparing the Point cover and Generator cover which the Yoshino’s ZEPHYR had, to release in April. We are also developing a Back Step Kit for the model.
We will update those products information at our website. Please keep yourself informed.
He came from western Japan yesterday to pick up a MD250H he purchased for his son.
He says that his son is reading MD250H articles in RIDING SPORTS magazine and waiting for having one for himself. By the time this blog is up, he will be looking at his brand new MD250H with big smile on his face… Such a story always makes us happy.
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There will be 7 MD250s competing in the first round of All Japan Championship in Tsukuba on April 5th.
Thank you for supporting all MD250 series in the All Japan Championship GP-MONO class!!
A shot from the 1st Suzuka 8hrs… 22yr-old, Graeme Crosby.
His great international career followed after this race.
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Crosby came to Japan about a month before the big race along with his girlfriend, stayed at MORIWAKI’s guest room. He sometime helped MORIWAKI working in the factory or went touring with his girlfriend… lifting the front end up with his girl on back of his motorcycle. It was no surprise to us…
CLUBMAN April/May edition has an interview with Mr. Moriwaki.
In the “Jinsha-Hyakkei” section, he talks about his childhood, meeting with POP Yoshimura, starting up the MORIWAKI ENGINEERING and MotoGP challenge.
Get yourself a copy at local bookstores.
A customer came to pick up his MD250H yesterday morning.
Our MD250H was chosen to be the very first racer he ever owned.
Please say hello to him when you see him practicing at Tsukuba circuit.
Mr. Moriwaki went fishing last Saturday and got this…Onikasago, or Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa, 51cm massive one. There were many others too.
The big fat belly is eggs and because of pressure differences from the depth.
It is no unusual for Mr. Moriwaki to get such big game.
They were taken to Sushi restaurant and prepared later for our treat...
Sometime I wonder what is real his profession...
Thank you for waiting but we finally have started shipping the 09 VTR ZERO EXHAUST from today.
We imagine some of our customers will have the system on their VTR in this long weekend.
Please be patient just a little longer… it is almost at your door.
Would you like to have MORIWAKI logo on your stuff?
We have several different kinds of MORIWAKI stickers and like to present one of them today… MORWAKI RACING sticker (small). I have it on my business card case and on the mirror of my car. It’s a small decoration but makes things a lot different.
840yen for 2 piece… a small sticker changes whole lot.
Web shopping:
“Moriwaki Circuit-no-Kiseki” or “Moriwaki’s footsteps on race circuit” was published by SANKAIDO PUBLISHING on July 20, 1986.
Now more than 2 decades later, the Motormagazine is introducing the contents of Moriwaki Circuit-no-Kiseki in one of their magazines, “RIDE” form #20 issue. The #22 issue was just issued the other day and the story will be completed in #23.
“Moriwaki Circuit-no-Kiseki” starts with a story from the very first Suzuka 8hrs Endurance road race held in July 1978. Mamoru Moriwaki’s childhood, working at Yoshimura, meeting with Graeme Crosby and Wayne Gardner and birth of MORIWAKI Monster… All the Moriwaki history is there.
We like all MORIWAKI fans, new or long time, to read the story…
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Motormagazine: http://www.motormagazine.co.jp/
The first round of Tsukuba Championship was held on March 14-15 and there were 4 MD250s entered the GP-Mono class. 2 of them were Tsubokawa-san and Yamada-san who came to pick their bikes up about a week ago.
We got some photos from Yamada-san from the weekend.
Despite the time he had for race preparation, he got 7th in the grid.
Unfortunately he crashed out at lap 9 when he was chasing up podium position.
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The guy in blue is Yoshiharu Okada, who’s participating in the All Japan Championship with MD250S. He was supporting Yamada-san as his mechanic.
Have you experienced unfortunate crash and ended up having a big dent on your muffler or a broken bracket? MORIWAKI exhaust systems are repairable (excluding certain models). Some damages may require parts replacement but the most of dents or bends can be repaired with the original parts.
In case your exhaust system needs repair work or maintenance, just feel free to contact us. MORIWAKI exhaust maintenance service is for safety as well as maintenance of original performance.
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Maintenance service steps
① Call MORIWAKI and give us general information of the damage, so we can quickly quote the maintenance work which is needed.
② When the quick quote is accepted and actual order is placed, we ask to send the exhaust system to MORIWAKI.
We will ask to remove attached parts such as muffler bands and brackets before the exhaust system is sent.
③ We make final quote after we receive the parts. Then, confirm the estimated repair cost and contents of work with the customer before we proceed with the work.
The repair/maintenance work will require 2 weeks lead time, however, it depends on the level of each damage.
④ When we finish the repair/maintenance work, we notify the customer and return the parts to the customer.
We can accept “cash on delivery”, “bank transfer” or “credit card for the payment.
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Please feel free to call MORIWAKI for information.
We often get customers asking “Do you sell repair parts for exhaust systems, back steps or others?”
We offer repair parts from a single bolt. If you happened to need any repair parts for your MORIWAKI, just feel free to contact us.
In our “PRODUCTS/SHOPPING” page, we uploaded service manuals for each product (some are not available). We would appreciate if you check parts numbers for your reference prior to your inquiry.
09VTR ZERO EXHAUST production is on full operation and getting ready for its release on March 20.
We like to thank all who have ordered the exhaust system prior to the release. You will get the Brand New ZERO EXHAUST by "Shunbun-no-hi" holiday.
There will be some left from the first production lot. So, don't miss it.
We talked about “sand filling” yesterday.
Today… “bending”
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The bending, of course, is done manually by craftsman. They bend the pipes one by one.
Clamp one end of the pipe and heat it with a burner. See the picture.
Then, start bending… we cannot show much with the picture but I hope you get a good idea.
Heat, bending force and bending angle… all the technique is relevant for this process.
And the pipe becomes a work of art.
After the bending, then the pipes are emptied and cut into specific length.
Then the next process is welding to attach mouth-pieces.
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The hand made exhaust pipe requires a lot of work. But we cannot miss any of those processes to make such an attractive product.
We proudly preset this long-selling Z Monster Racing.
Hi. How’s everything?
Today, we like to show you how we make “Hand Made” pipes.
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We have “Machine bend exhaust” and “Manually bend exhaust” in our products.
Difference is, of course, one is bent by a machine and the other is by hands.
We use a pipe bender for machine bend pipes and this is good for mass production.
We can produce a number of high-precision exhaust pipes in relatively a short amount of time.
Whereas the hand made pipes are manually bent by craftsman, one by one. Obviously it takes time and maybe not suitable for mass production, however, there is something that the only “hand made” can create and that particular charm makes exhaust pipes so beautiful.
But, as I said, hand made pipes production requires a lot of time and work.
First, we fill the pipes with sand and plug them. The sand keeps pipes from deforming.
It sounds like a simple work but it influences the bending process. We use different sand for different pipe materials.
…filling, plugging, filling, plugging… Next will be “bending”.
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To be continued.
The delivery of the 2009 MD250 series had started since last Saturday.
All Japan Championship GP-mono rider, Yoshiharu Okada also visited MORIWAKI on Sunday. We will see him on MD250S again in this season.
Thanks everyone for coming all the way to see the new MD250s.
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We have received orders not only from All Japan Championship participants but all so customers with various intensions. There is a customer who is going to attend a clubman race next week, other customer wants to start racing… MORIWAKI MD250 isn’t produced just to enter race. It’s a great to tool to enjoy sports riding on any track days.
Enter the motorsports world with the MD250 Series?
The first round of the Indonesian Supersport & GP-mono Championship 2009 was held at Sentul Circuit, in Jakarta. 5 rounds are scheduled in this season.
Our MD250H is taking a part of the GP-mono championship.
For the first round of the season, a MORIWAKI mechanic and Shogo Moriwaki joined the event to support. They had live television broadcast, interviews, big ceremony and everything.
Photos http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/global/event/02.html
We will follow all MD250 actions in the world at here to keep you informed.
Hi there, everyone. MORIWAKI_BLOG is just about to start.
We like to present various topics here in the blog; things happening at MORIWAKI, MD250 race info, tip from the past and future MORIWAKI actions on a daily basis.
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In the very first blog, we like to show you a very first photo...
MORIWAKI ENGINEERING was established in 1973 at Suzuka, Japan. There wasn’t much to do so they were killing their time by playing catch… a lot of space to play catch in Suzuka back in those days. Then one day, Mr. Yoshiharu Suzuki, a manager of one of Honda’s internal race teams came to MORIWAKI and asked to do cylinder head porting for their CB125S race bike. The history of MROIWAKI ENGINEERING had begun.
See the little white building on the right. That is a chassis dynamo facility. MORIWAKI was the only race bike constructor who equipped with that except major manufacturers.
We will have more stories from early days of MORIWAKI…
