It is debatable that the Japanese had superior metallurgical technology to the British ,certainly their bikes of the sixties and seventies were made of inferior alloys that turned to powder once the "varnish" had peeled off and the engine cases of these bikes were glued together to make them oiltight .
The bikes were able to fulfill a market need based on performance and price and hence their success .
If the British "captains of industry " had had the vision and drive of Soichiro Honda then Brit bikes would be still world leaders .
Technology was not lacking but business acumen certainly was .
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