Meguro 500cc : Z97

Appeared in the year 1937, MEGURO the first commercial motorcycle.
It is to MEGURO had repeatedly made its own engine auto race runners had been held in Japan.
Based on this experience, MEGURO for the planning of the motorcycle market,
Time, MEGURO was a fellow at Nobuji Murata, president of Auto Racing by Kenzo Tada
 (1930, "Velocette" at the invitation of the manufacturer's Veloce Ltd, 
 UK T �E T will become the first Japanese racer and the race) advice,
"Velocette model KSS" Get the study (full copy of the entity), finally was completed.

Velocette KSS and the reference frame, the assembly and brazing steel tubes in round.
Shape of the silencer (Fisshuteru form) is to copy.
Transmission, the car was manufactured and sold for MEGURO proprietary.
Referring to the Sturmey Archer gearbox, the improvement and development, 
before the Second World War "Gearbox of MEGURO" transmission and established the brand, 
reliable.
Engine, as 1932 began manufacturing and selling more cars for years, using a 4 cycle 
OHV 498cc single-cylinder model.
This engine was very advanced design was Switzerland "Motosacoche" of MAG engines were copied.
Its characteristics, 
Sealed with the engine head cover, and it was supported by the roller bearings and rocker arms.

Model Name: Z is,
Japan-Russia War can be traced back, The Japan Sea off the coast of Tsushima in the Russian 
Baltic Fleet's strongest, Intercept when the Imperial Japanese Navy fleet,
Heihachiro Togo the commander, from the deck of the flagship Mikasa 
 "seems to flourish and perish Japan's hanging on this fight," 
and declared, promised to start a signal fire "Z flag", the origin of the name the same time.

Model No,: "97" is,
Until World War II, the Japanese were the first Emperor, the mythical era of "Jinmu" counting 
from the year and was crowned the "Kouki" era was called.
So, the year 1937 began selling this model, "Kouki" in the years since 2597, "97" was with.

Model name attached to such a background, the Japanese was "Shinto" is the impact of ideas 
and innovation was a militarist state.
"Shinto" in honor of Japanese mythology based on the Model name by adding, for the purpose 
of considering and even a little to make a favorable impression that the Imperial Japanese Army 
had tried selling this bike as a destination.
 (In fact, in Japan at that time, military equipment such as Model name this "Kouki" was to 
capitalize on the naming: "Type Zero fighter"1940��2600, "Mitsubishi G4M1 "Betty"1941��2601, etc)

In practice, however, expected to be adopted as a military bike that did not happen.
Excel at military test and evaluation is obtained, but failed to formally adopt.
Instead, it was decided that only by getting them to the police bike patrol in the market 
for sale was not a satisfactory state agency, has produced a mere few hundred.

Remains real, but until now unconfirmed, Z97 is the one and Association: Society of Automotive 
Engineers of Japan, reported by the survey, has been registered.


*** Principal statistics ***
* Total length : 2,110 mm
* Full-width : 750 mm
* Total height : 1,000 mm
* Distance between axis : 1,352 mm
* Weight : 170.6 kgf
* Engine type : ICI type: Single cylinder OHV 4 cycle
* Entire aerodynamic volume displacement : 498 cc
* Installed capacity : 11.0 HP / 3,600 rpm
* Full speed : 80 km/h
* Fuel economy : 24 km/L
* Transmission : 3-stage manual
* Tire : (Front) 3.50�~19-4 / (Rear) 3.50�~19-4
* Starting system : Kick