1961 Meguro 250cc S7 Junior
Registration no. Unregistered
Frame no. S7-61-13740
Engine no. K5-13740
Taking its name from a district of Tokyo, the Meguro Manufacturing Company was founded in 1937. A forerunner company - Meguro Seisakusho, founded in 1924 – had invested in Harley-Davidson following the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and in so doing gained access to the American company's designs and technology. Later, in 1935, they introduced a 500cc single based on the Swiss Motosacoche, which continued in production after WW2. Continuing to rely on designs originating from overseas, Meguro introduced a British-inspired 650cc parallel twin in the early 1950s and followed that with a copy of BSA's 500cc A7 twin, the K-series Stamina, which arrived in 1960. Meguro's Stamina was superior to the British product in terms of its quality and engineering, and would be taken up by Kawasaki when the latter absorbed Meguro in 1964. Although for many years only Honda sold more motorcycles in Japan than Meguro, it was the failure of the latter's then current range, judged too expensive by consumers, that had precipitated the company's association with Kawasaki in 1960.

This example of a Japanese brand rarely seen outside its native land is an S7 Junior, which, when introduced in 1960, was the latest in a long-running series of Junior models stretching back to 1950. Sold strictly as viewed, this unrestored machine is not registered but comes with a NOVA certificate.
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