es ist letztendlich eine Suzuki Intruder geworden. M1800R, resp. M109R.
ich taufe sie KENTA. Mehr dazu hier:
eine halbwahre Geschichte
KENTA 健太 from Japanese
健 (ken) “healthy, strong” and 太 (ta) “thick, big”
KENTA 健太, June 23, 1563 – October 11, 1582, was a fearless war horse in Takeda Shingen’s cavalry. It served in several wars, was seriously injured in the battle of Mikatagahara (January 25, 1573) and then retired.
The Battle of Mikatagahara (Tōtōmi Province, Japan) was one
of the most famous battles of Takeda Shingen’s campaigns,
and one of the best demonstrations of his cavalry-based tactics.
It was also one of Tokugawa Ieyasu’s worst defeats, and
complete disaster was only narrowly averted.
Takeda Shingen 武田 信玄 (one of my ancestors on my mother’s side), December 1, 1521 – May 13, 1573, of Kai Province, was a preeminent daimyo in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.
Shingen is known for his tactical genius, and innovations and perhaps most famous for his use of the cavalry charge. Up until the mid-16th century and Shingen’s rise to power, mounted samurai were primarily archers. There was already a trend at this time towards larger infantry-based armies, including a large number of foot archers. In order to defeat these missile troops, Shingen transformed his samurai from archers to lancers. The strength of Shingen’s new tactic became so famous that the Takeda army came to be known as the kiba gundan (騎馬軍団), or “mounted army”.
KENTA 健太 peacefully deceased on October 11, 1582, but its brave soul is still alive in the motorcycle KENTA.