Comments on: Aboard the Honda Super Cub

By: Boo

Boo — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:38:41 +0000

The reason they were badged as ‘Honda 50′ in America was because Piper already had the rights to the name ‘Super Cub’. They were called Honda 50s in the UK and Ireland too, because of Triumph’s Tiger Cub.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:27:31 +0000

I turned 21 at the end of last year and got my first “motorcycle” at the beginning of this year, a yellow 1981 Honda C70 Passport. I guess I’m starting on the same bike that so many others before me started on.I believe someone already mentioned this, but it’s one of the later American models of the Super Cub, just under a different name. No idea why they’d change the name though, I kinda like the name Super Cub. This thing has been a blast to ride and quite the learning experience. I’ve put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into working on this little bike. So much time that I think it has made my gf jealous. When I first got it, it had no key, no lights or other electronics, original 1981 tires, a rusty gas tank, and yet still fired up first kick and drove. Since the stock 70cc proved too slow for the city streets where I live (more like people just drive too fast), I’ve swapped the engine out with a Lifan 140cc with manual clutch (Chinese made Honda clone engine) and changed all of the electronics to 12V with CD ignition. Sometimes I miss the auto clutch, and sometimes not. Someday I hope to take a trip cross county on my bike and with my gf (she has a 125cc scooter). Maybe I’ll even swap out the front fork for a telescopic fork of the CT bikes. Either way, me and my bike “Pika” have had quite a few miles together now, and hopefully plenty more to come.

By: Mazda

Mazda — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:14:02 +0000

When I was stationed at Nellis AFB in 69 and 70, I owned a Honda CL90. I rode with a friend that had a Honda 750 which seemed huge at the time. We were two cool dudes riding in the high desert north of the base.

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:39:30 +0000

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By: Bruce Kennedy

Bruce Kennedy — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:49:03 +0000

To Jake ,
I still have the CT 90 Honda I purchased in 1974 and spent many hours and miles enjoying with the children as they were growing up – now long gone from home . So I Have just kept it stored -

By: John Tobias

John Tobias — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:13:29 +0000

To Mr. Gaylord…
I believe your reference to a Honda with a high tank and a banana shaped seat was called the “Super Hawk” with 305 cc engine. I stopped riding mine when I took up flying, choosing the safer of the two sports. My first plane was an Ercoupe, which wasn’t as fast as the Honda.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:44:03 +0000

Another neat thing is that they got phenomenal gasoline mileage. Supposedly they could get as much as 200 miles per gallon, but they would have to be moving pretty slowly, down around 20 mph. Probably in most circumstances they didn’t do quite as good, but it was still an extremely economical bike.

By: Skip Smith

Skip Smith — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:48:13 +0000

I owned a Honda 50 to ride to campus when I was in grad school in the ’60′s. I never knew that it was called a Super Cub (to me that will always be a PA-18), but I heard of a kit to break it down for baggage compartment storage. I kept mine for many years to do that, but never got around to it. Gave it away to a bike buff just last summer.

By: Knute

Knute — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:50:30 +0000

A few years ago in Taipei, I saw a family of five riding one. The two smallest were perched on the foot rests.

By: Gary Nygard

Gary Nygard — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:44:38 +0000

Shucks, I was hoping that an LSA with one of those nice, smooth, and quiet running Honda engines was in the making. Often thought of those little Rutan skyscooters that came out in the 70′s that would be such a great match with a little Honda two cyl. Oh well, guess it was a good daydream ( :\

Gary