New Honda - it Finally arrived

[Lawn_Care]

Originally Posted by Goodkat
Congrats! I really like those. A local dealer has one along with the monkey. I think I would go with the Cub as it seems a little more practical.


Thanks.

Practical - Super Cub.
Outright Fun - Monkey.

 

[csandste]

Bringing back memories. I'd like to see all sorts of underbones in the American market. Much more stable than a scooter.

 

[oldhp]

Nice Scooter!!! The first thing I noticed was the wheels. 20W50 right?

 

[Silk]

Originally Posted by Lawn_Care
Honestly i'm not sure where it's assembled..


First letter/number of the VIN will tell you.

 

[rrounds]

Over 100 million sold since '58 Someone likes them. If I read it right, 15 countries still make the Cub.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Super_Cub

Rod

 

[Silk]

I had a 1981 C50 for many years. It was given to me and I rode it to work for 7 years, up and over a rough gravel road. Every 3 or 4 weeks I'd put $2 of fuel into it.

 

[Lawn_Care]

Originally Posted by oldhp
20W50 right?

Honda now recommends 10w30 in their smaller air-cooled engines.
No thanks, I'm sticking with T6 or a similar 5w40.

 

[Panos]

Originally Posted by Lawn_Care

Honda for about 10 years now recommends 10w30 in all their smaller air-cooled motorcycle engines

fixed it

 

[Lawn_Care]

Originally Posted by Panos
Originally Posted by Lawn_Care

Honda for about 10 years now recommends 10w30 in all their smaller air-cooled motorcycle engines

fixed it


True Dat!

 

[totegoat]

Nice! My first Honda was a 1963 Super Sport 50cc with a 4-speed.

 

[hpb]

They're an awesome looking little bike! Local dealer has one in stock. Pity they're a little pricey in our market.

 

[alarmguy]

Very cool! ... and I like the rims, would never settle for spokes. )

 

[Lawn_Care]

Thanks, guys.

Yes, they're a bit pricey here also - especially for a 125. But, you get what you pay for sometimes.

Alarmguy - I don't miss spoke wheels one bit, PITA to clean and polish.

 

[hpb]

They're just over $AUD 6000 here, about the same as a Yamaha R3 for comparisons sake.

 

[Silk]

You must be in the 0.01 % of Cub owners who clean and polish - they are a workhorse, and in the rest of the world earn their keep. I never ever cleaned mine.

 

[Lawn_Care]

Originally Posted by Silk
You must be in the 0.01 % of Cub owners who clean and polish - they are a workhorse, and in the rest of the world earn their keep. I never ever cleaned mine.


Honest I bought it to commute to work (18-mile round trip) and cruise the county highways, but being new (again) in the USA - I'm torn between 'workhorse' and 'novelty'. Oh well, I know that the Cub won't care either way.