In a dilemma with a 'new' head

[salty_monk]

Kawasaki is a bit like that too I think, makes trains, boats, plane parts etc

Dan

[Dogma]

Mitsubishi is a HUGE company, they own everything from foundries to printing press makers.

Anyway, they're probably machined by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. That's the industrial part of the company that makes turbochargers and other hard parts.

Yeah, I was mostly joking. I know a lot of Fords have Mitsubishi transmissions in them, so they're probably a tier 1 supplier to a lot of companies. I also learned (when my brother studied Japanese) that "Mitsubishi" means "3 diamonds", which would explain the logo. A bit of trivia for the day there...

[Steve]

Kawasaki is a bit like that too I think, makes trains, boats, plane parts etc

Dan

Quite right, there, Dan. A couple of months ago, there was an article in the AMA magazine where the writer went to Japan to visit the company. Upon arrival, when he was going through Japanese Customs, he was asked the purpose of his visit. He replied "I'm here to see how they make Kawasaki motorcycles." They shot back a look of surprise and said "Kawasaki makes motorcycles?" Apparently the bikes are a very tiny percentage of the total company that was started when Mr. Kawasaki lost his ship at sea and built a new one, because he felt he could do better that what was available for purchase. His design proved sound, and a company was born, building ships for others. They also built some of the Japanese fighter aircraft in World War 2, and currently offer heavy machinery that rivals Caterpillar for size, strength and durability. Oh, they still make a few bikes, too. 8-[

Just in case you are interested, here is their Wikipedia entry.


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