Three of the Japanese Big Four motorcycle makers Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha down factory shutters due to the effect of Tsunami

The Japanese earthquake and tsunami is truly bringing the Japanese auto industry to a grinding halt even as three of the Big Four Japanese motorcycle makers, Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha have decided to down their factory shutters to recuperate from the massive and widespread destruction the natural calamity has caused.

While the other motorcycle maker of the quartet, Kawasaki, has not released any official information about the status of it’s Japanese operations, there exists a very strong possibility of Kawasaki also putting production on temporary halt even as Japan is still under high alert due to a possibly nuclear plant meltdown.

While the tragedy has already claimed a large number of human lives and torn apart Japan’s highly evolved infrastructure, it’s effects could last much longer than even the Kobe earthquake of 1995, whose $10 Trillion damage  figure might be easily crossed  by the current natural disaster.

In India, high end CBU motorcycles that were scheduled to be shipped from Japan for customer deliveries, could be delayed by a month or two while other spare parts too will see delays due to factories being closed and other component suppliers being badly affected by the killer quake and tsunami. Let’s hope and pray that Japan, like always manages to come our stronger from this tragic event.