True Classics: Honda Super Cub

In August of 1958 Honda would introduce a product that would become the best-selling motor vehicle in the world. The Honda Super Cub would be sold in 160 countries selling over 60 million units as of 2008. The Cub is currently manufactured at 16 locations and 15 countries. Although the bike has been unavailable in the states since 1983, SYM and FLY scooters have both reintroduced modern version of the Cub to the American Market. SYM, San Yang Motorcycle has made the Super Cub in Taiwan under license from Honda for the last 40 years. The Cub has seen a few displacements over the years, from a 50cc, 70cc, 90cc, and 110cc. The bike was upgraded from a three-speed with an air cooling system to a four-speed transmission. But has essentially remand unchanged with a single cylinder, four-stroke engine, 17” tires, and drum brakes for over the last 50 years…

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