Honda Motorcycles

 
 
Honda is one of the leading motorcycle manufacturers on the market today.
Their motorcycles are made with great professionalism on all levels.
Honda makes all kinds of motorcycles.
 
They can be divided in 5 groups:
 
Cruising motorcycles:
Including the  Honda VTX series and the Honda shadow series.
General qualities: cool and comfort, used for performance cruising.
 
Touring motorcycles:
Including the Honda Gold Wong series and the Honda ST series.
General qualities: luxury touring
 
Sport motorcycles:
Including the well known Honda CBR series.
General qualities: high speed racing
 
Motocross motorcycles:
Including the Honda CR series.
General qualities: used for motocross
 
Off-road motorcycles:
Including the Honda XR series and the Honda CRF series.
General qualities: off-road performance,  trail-riding, for the toughest terrain

 

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Honda super cub and 50cc Honda cub - the volkswagen beetle of motorcycles! A very clever design: the Honda Super Cub was the combination of a moped and a scooter. It attracted many people due to its friendly and non intimidating look. People who before had felt threatened by bigger motorcycles, approached and adopted this model very quickly.

It was a versatile motorcycle and had enough power to carry two passengers or a passenger with luggage. Its large diameter tires and wide seats made the ride almost as comfortable as the touring bikes from that time.

>> Honda 50cc Cub and Super Cub FACTS

- In 1952 Honda built 7000 units of this bike which represented the 70% of the entire production of Japanese motorcycles for that year.

- Thanks to this model Honda Motorcycles were absolute market leaders during 1953 and 1954.

It’s worth mentioning that those were very competitive days. There were many manufacturers competing for a very fast growing and demanding market.

- The Honda Super Cub was the equivalent of the Ford T or the Volkswagen Beetle for automobiles. As of 1992 Honda Motorcycles had built 20 million of these machines.

- The Honda 50cc Super Cub was exported to 120 countries.

As the Volkswagen Beetle, the Honda Super Cub didn't change much through time. Just take a look at the technical data below:

1959 Honda Super Cub Specifications

-> Four stroke horizontal engine.
-> 49 cc of displacement
-> Three speed semi-automatic gearbox.
-> U-shaped frame in stamped steel.
-> Weight: 155 lbs. (70 kg.)
-> Speed: 35 mph (57 kph)

1992 Honda Super Cub Specifications

-> Four stroke horizontal engine.
-> 49 cc of displacement
-> Three speed semi-automatic gearbox.
-> U-shaped frame in stamped steel.
-> *Weight: 122 lbs. (55 kg.)
-> *Speed: 50 mph (80 kph)

Enjoy the ride!

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