Originally Posted by
rollin
I am surprised that people still think that these days. I guess you never owned an Alfa Romeo, Lancia or Ducati in the late 70s early 80s. That was when people used to laugh as Japanese motorcycles.
I think these days there is good and bad coming from everywhere.
Oh and by the way, my US made Trek had the worst paint finish of any bicycle I've ever owned.
Nah, people stopped laughing in the early 1970's after the release of the Honda 750 Four and the Kawasaki H2 and Z1 (they dominated GP racing from about then as well). They were still laughing at Japanese cars up until the late 1970's though.