Tanaka Power Equipment
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Tanaka Power Equipment was a company manufacturing small internal combustion engines and associated light machinery. During the 1960s and 1970s they built the popular Bike Bug bolt-on motor for bicycles, which was also adapted for marine use as well as being sold through Sears rebadged the Sears Free Spirit.
Tanaka is a fourth-generation, family-owned company, and is now primarily active in the market for two-stroke powered, handheld, outdoor power equipment, with a customer base including both domestic and trade users. Recently Tanaka has been backed financially by Hitachi Koki, but little else has changed.
In 2021, Koki holdings ceased production of all 2-stroke engine products, thus ending production of all Tanaka products.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tanaka Power Equipment ceases production". Retrieved 25 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Tanaka Tales, a modern Tanaka bike engine story
- Tanaka USA[dead link], Tanaka USA
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