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The '''Honda Supercub''' is a 50[[cc]], [[single cylinder]], [[four stroke]], [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Honda]] beginning in 1958 through today. | |||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
With more than 60 million sold worldwide, it is the best selling powered vehicle of all time and thus the best-selling | With more than 60 million sold worldwide, it is the best selling powered vehicle of all time and thus the best-selling motorbike of all time. The Honda 50 is still produced today, 50 years after its inception. | ||
In 1964, two larger engined versions were offered, the CM90 (OHV 87cc) and C65 (OHC 63cc) with slight alterations to frame and styling. Around 1967, the whole motorcycle was uprated, the 50cc engine going from pushrod 4.5bhp to SOHC 4.9bhp (a bored-down C65 engine) called the C50, and similarly the 90cc was redesigned with an OHC engine called the C90. Though the basic design of Cub remained unchanged, slightly new styling features and improvements were integrated, most visible being the enclosed front forks. In the 1980s, Honda fitted a new capacitor discharge ignition system (CDI) to replace the earlier contact points ignition, thereby helping to meet increasingly strict emission standards in markets such as the US. However, many experts on the Cub testify to the fact that Honda used the CDI system for better reliability and fuel efficiency, with the emissions improvements being an appealing by-product of these goals. | |||
[[Image:Honda-C100-Ad.jpg|left|thumb|Honda C100 Ad]] | |||
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==1958-67 C100== | ==1958-67 C100== | ||
[[Image:honda_Cub50.jpg|left|thumb|Honda Super Cub]] | [[Image:honda_Cub50.jpg|left|thumb|Honda Super Cub]][[Image:1959_honda_C100.jpg|left|thumb|1959 Honda C100]][[Image:1959_honda_C100.gif|left|thumb|1959 Honda C100]] | ||
[[Image:1959_honda_C100.jpg|left|thumb|1959 Honda C100]] | |||
[[Image:1959_honda_C100.gif|left|thumb|1959 Honda C100]] | |||
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The C100 was the original Honda Super Cub, launched in 1958 in Japan, then in the USA and Europe. | The C100 was the original Honda Super Cub, launched in 1958 in Japan, then in the USA and Europe. | ||
* Available originally only in blue with pale blue plastic parts, and later in various other | * Available originally only in blue with pale blue plastic parts, and later in various other colours for the world's different markets. (brown for japan, green for Britain to name two) | ||
Many small details were changed in the first couple of years of production, but the final visible change was the adoption of a larger tail light in late 1962. | Many small details were changed in the first couple of years of production, but the final visible change was the adoption of a larger tail light in late 1962. | ||
* The words "Cub" and "Super Cub" logos appear on the front legshield and fuel tank emblem in some countries, others havig 'Honda 50' badges. | * The words "Cub" and "Super Cub" logos appear on the front legshield and fuel tank emblem in some countries, others havig 'Honda 50' badges. | ||
* The tail light was flush mounted | * The tail light was flush mounted | ||
* Engine: 49cc OHV single cylinder | |||
* Transmission: 3-speed with an automatic clutch | |||
* Starter: only a kick starter | * Starter: only a kick starter | ||
* Single or dual seat depending on country of sale. | * Single or dual seat depending on country of sale. | ||
* Spark Plug: NGK [[NGK C7HSA|C7HSA]] | |||
==1962-70 Honda CA100== | ==1962-70 Honda CA100== | ||
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==1960-67 Honda C102== | ==1960-67 Honda C102== | ||
[[Image:honda_C102.jpg|left|thumb|Honda C102]] | [[Image:honda_C102.jpg|left|thumb|Honda C102]][[Image:honda_C102_1.jpg|left|thumb|Honda C102]] | ||
[[Image:honda_C102_1.jpg|left|thumb|Honda C102]] | |||
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This was an electric-start version of the C100. | This was an electric-start version of the C100. | ||
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* Available in the same | * Available in the same colours as the C100, depending on country of sale. | ||
* Engine: 49cc OHV single cylinder | * Engine: 49cc OHV single cylinder | ||
* Transmission: 3-speed with an automatic clutch | * Transmission: 3-speed with an automatic clutch | ||
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* Spark Plug: NGK [[NGK C7HSA|C7HSA]] | * Spark Plug: NGK [[NGK C7HSA|C7HSA]] | ||
[[Category:Honda motorcycles|Supercub]] | [[Category:Honda motorcycles|Supercub]] | ||
[[Category:1950s motorcycles]] | [[Category:1950s motorcycles]] | ||
[[Category:1960s motorcycles]] | [[Category:1960s motorcycles]] | ||
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[[Category:Single cylinder motorcycles]] | [[Category:Single cylinder motorcycles]] | ||
[[Category:Single cylinder 4-stroke motorcycles]] | [[Category:Single cylinder 4-stroke motorcycles]] | ||
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