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Hideo “Pops” Yoshimura founded “Yoshimura”, over 55 years ago in
Japan. Pops was an airplane mechanic during WWII. Pops had quite a
talent at modifying planes, cars, and all manner of other combustion engine
powered vehicles, but motorcycles were his true love.
During this time, Pops developed a large and well-earned reputation for building
power for motorcycles. Customers flocked to Yoshimura looking for a competitive
edge and Yoshimura Exhaust delivered it. The company
prospered, but Pops was much more ambitious.
Pops had a goal of racing at the Daytona 200. In 1971 Pops augmented Yoshimura
Japan by opening Yoshimura Research and Development of America, Inc. in Los
Angeles, CA.
Although Yoshimura started as an engine building shop, selling
sportbike exhaust pipes quickly became the primary focus
of the company. An engine’s ability to make horsepower is largely determined by
how quickly it can exhaust spent gasses. From the very beginning, the
first piece to modify was the motorcycle exhaust.
In 1976, the first official AMA Superbike series was established and the first
race was Daytona. The Daytona 200 was reserved for two-stroke 500’s and this was
a great chance for Pops to win.
Yoshimura initially focused its efforts with Kawasaki motorcycles and a racer
named Wes Cooley. Wes had a unique style of racing. In 1976, the Kawasaki KZ
1000 didn’t handle very well, but with Yoshimura’s modifications it had more
than enough power, so Wes Cooley used a method of a two wheel power slide and
powered his way out of turns. The Yoshimura team finished in 4th place that
year.
In 1977, Yoshimura moved one step closer to victory with a third place finish.
In 1978, Yoshimura switched from Kawasaki to Suzuki and the results were
immediate. The new Suzukis made much more power and handling was much greater
than Kawasaki. Steve McLaughlin won the Daytona Superbike race on a Yoshimura
built Suzuki GS1000.
In 1979, Team Yoshimura racers Ron Pierce, Wes Cooley and Dave Emde finished in
first, second and third at Daytona. This incredible victory was the first time
an entire race team swept the podium in an AMA Superbike race. From 1978 through
1981, Yoshimura and Suzuki won four straight Daytona Superbike races. This had
never been done before and the legend continued to grow. Wes was successful in
the series and won the 1979 and 1980 AMA Superbike titles.
Yoshimura’s ground-breaking engine building techniques and racing success
quickly built a larger following. All of this was going on while the top
Japanese manufacturers created lightweight, high-powered sport bikes. Yoshimura
was in the right place at the right timeand was growing at a rapid pace.
Yoshimura has invested millions of dollars to keep up with advancing exhaust
technology. CNC cut-off saws cut pipe-work to precise lengths while multi-level
CNC tube benders shape pipes to exact specifications. Yoshimura also uses
computer-controlled robot welding machines.
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