Tanaka Power Equipment

Tanaka Power Equipment

Tanaka Power Equipment is a company manufacturing small internal combustion engines and associated light machinery. During the 1960s and 1970s they built the popular "Bike Bug" bolt-on motor for bicycles, which was also adapted for marine use as well as being sold through Sears rebadged the "Sears Free Spirit".

Tanaka is a fourth-generation, family-owned company, and is now primarily active in the market for two-stroke powered, handheld, outdoor power equipment, with a customer base including both domestic and trade users. Recently Tanaka has been backed financially by Hitachi [Power Tool Co.] , but little else has changed.

External links

* [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/nacc/arc0394.htm Tanaka Tales] , a modern Tanaka bike engine story
* [http://www.tanaka-usa.com Tanaka USA] , Tanaka USA


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