Meguro 125cc : E3 Meguro 125cc : E3 is the first OHC 4 cycle car in Meguro that trial production development could begin from December, 1957 based on the technology of the machine development for the Asama volcano races as a succeeding vehicle of "Regina" series, and was put on the market from following July, '58. Although the intention was carried out to it being made the new series of Meguro with the OHC 4 cycle vehicle and F type of 250cc similarly developed, it was not accepted in the market, but it also became the factor which Meguro causes poor business. About 2000 sets are sold by January, 1960. Development of the OHC 4 cycle vehicle for marketing of Meguro The Shigeji Suzuki designing department chief (that time) who dealt with engine development of the machine which played an active part in the Asama volcano race is put on a supervisor. Masayasu Hayashi (it deals with new style engine development of Meguro of the last stages, such as K(500cc), MA(50cc), CA(125cc), and SGT(250cc), behind) which was a young newcomer engineer was advanced as first design charge by self. And the completed engine was EH3 type:123cc single cylinder OHC 4 cycle engine for E3. FH type and the 249cc single cylinder OHC 4 cycle engine for F were development by Suzuki's own hand. But, since it was difficult for him to already take over all the newly developed issues by technical innovation with the body of a managerial position, the division-of-work organization of the body, the organization, and inspection by the subordinate comes to be henceforth taken from development of F at the Engineering Department of Meguro. Although EH3 type engine was packed into the orthodox monochrome block SOHC engine same in mechanism as FH type, it was a boa x stroke and an exaggerated square setup of 56x50 by the ambitious design by the Hayashi's, and the characteristic was engine just like racing machine specification of the high horsepower in high rotation. Probably for this reason, at the time of marketing, the suppressed maximum output is said to have amounted to no less than 9HP. by the trial production. The engine characteristic which 8.2HP / 7,000rpm also had was still what it is hard to accept in a Meguro user. They are because it had got used to the engine which can take out a high horsepower with the low rotation from the former. A cylinder head is an aluminum alloy. A cylinder is the structure excellent in heat dissipation nature which incorporated the cylinder sleeve made from a cast steel Sendaito-metal by the special casting process by the so-called Alfin at the time of casting. The body is a design according like F type of a promotion to Mr. Reikichi Yura who was prominent as an industrial designer. As for E3, the European style is refined further. Fuel tanks differed in F type later commented to be an "iron helmet", and were more lightly designed by the small size like a small motorbike. This specification was used also by CA Cadet(125cc) of a succeeding vehicle, and has obtained evaluation. The design of the coating was made into bright gray from the monotone which used the conventional black etc. as the base. A fuel tank is the two-tone specification distinguished by different color with and made into Rheydt Brown. Furthermore, it will be having considered the suspension of a front wheel as the so-called Earls fork, using the same shock absorber as rear as a feature on appearance. Although it was not adopted as others probably because it was experimental adoption for Meguro, fixed evaluation has been obtained for the improvement of a degree of comfort. Since the new Meguro series born in the advanced idea also as a domestic motorbike at any rate from the conventional Meguro was the motorbike of the design which was widely different also from the Meguro image from the former also in remainder in addition to the characteristic of extreme engine, it will cause the result kept at arm's length also from a general new user or a Meguro regular user. Hayashi which took charge of the engine design is recollected in after years. "It is a failure work as a result. Although it became Meguro and the disrepute which cannot use a low speed, in self, it was the congenial result." Then, although it is slightly late for E3 and the high rotation quantity horsepower type motorbike of a racing machine imitation begins to appear in a market, it can be said that deviation with the brand image which boiled till then and was built led to failure of new series for Meguro. If it is Honda or YAMAHA, a motorbike like E3 will be considered to have been accepted without sense of incongruity. A brand image is important and delicate in this way. As a result, recovery of the capital invested in these new Meguro series did not progress. And it was clear that it was the big factor of Meguro decline that this was pressing heavily as a management burden. In such a meaning, E3 can also be called unfortunate noted vehicle. It can be said that the residual situation of E3 finished with about 2000 sets of track records in few periods of a little more than two years is severe. It seems that it may prize if it is other popular Meguro cars, although there are few track records like E3, but a large majority is a scrap though unpopular E3 is regrettable. Supposing it remains, it will be the case where it is used at a farmhouse etc. and he is away left in a warehouse as it is. Anyway, I want to expect future discovery. *** Principal statistics *** * Total length : 1,940 mm * Full-width : 700 mm * Total height : 960 mm * Distance between axis : 1,270 mm * Weight : 118 kgf * Engine type : EH3 type: Single cylinder OHC 4 cycle * Entire aerodynamic volume displacement : 123 cc * Installed capacity : 8.2 HP / 7,000 rpm * Full speed : 85 km/h * Fuel economy : 60 km/L * Transmission : Advance 4 step rotary * Tire : (Front) 2.75x17-2 / (Rear) 2.75x17-4 * Starting system : Kick