KAWASAKI is the brand name of the Kawasaki Heavy Industries as a motorcycle maker.
With its brand image spreading as that of an imprecise manufacturer whose machines would often leak, the joke "Kawasaki says that ‘if oil is leaking, it’s a proof that there’s oil in there, so it’s no problem’" was half believed. Though the quality of its products has dramatically increased in recent years, the company has not yet been able to shake off the bad reputation that has followed it since World War II.