Yoshida Shigeru (w3414)
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- Hits: 911
- Description: Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese motorcycle adventurer and engineer. At the age of 24, having completed his studies in motor engineering, he proposed to Yamaha a solo round-the-world journey as a field test of the company's machines. Yamaha agreed, providing a 246 cc two-stroke Yamaha YDS-3 with Autolube automatic lubrication system and arranging technical support through its worldwide importers; in return Yoshida was required to report on the motorcycle's behaviour throughout the journey. Between 1965 and 1968 he covered 136,000 km (85,000 miles) through 60 countries across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. His route began with a sea crossing from Japan to Vancouver, then north America, Mexico and Central America to Panama, south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, then by ship to Portugal and across Europe including seven communist countries - Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia - continuing through North Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia and Singapore, and finally by ship to Perth, riding across Australia to Sydney before returning to Japan
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Japan, Giappone, Japon
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
