Cabton

[1] In 1954, the company was taken over by Mizuho Motor Manufacture Inc, and production transferred to Inuyama.

[5] The machines featured tubular frames, plunger rear suspension and telescopic forks.

[5] The motorcycle was known for its speed but was expensive, costing the equivalent of a year's salary for a Japanese worker.

[9] Small capacity machines, 125–250 cc two-strokes,[10] were marketed under the Mizuho brand.

[11] Cabton were unable to compete with other Japanese manufacturers such as Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha who we producing lighter, cheaper home-designed machine,[5] production was wound-down in 1958[8] and the company closed in 1960.