They came, they saw - and they conquered the motorcycling world.

Rising from the ashes of post-WWII Japan, the Japanese motorcycle industry swept all before it to become one of the most astonishing success stories of the industrial world.

This glossy 132-page book, packed with colour and black and white photos, charts the full story.

From the early faltering steps in the late 1940s and 1950s, Rising Sun rides alongside some of the greatest names in motorcycling into the glory years of almost total Japanese dominance. Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki are all to the fore as we look at the stories behind the success.

Every motorcyclist will want to add Rising Sun to their collection and get the inside track on some of the finest motorcycling writers.