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"Honda’s founder was particularly confident that the 250cc and 305cc motorcycles would do well, mainly because the handlebar shape of the larger models looked like the Buddha’s eyebrows, which he took as a good omen." Brilliant! And in the post-hoc rationalizing that goes on with these cases, who's to say that wasn't the reason for their success? :)

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Indeed, that's a much better story!

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