Honda Super Cub
The Honda Super Cub, also known as the Honda Cub, Honda 50 or Honda C100, is a small part of the model with four-stroke engine manufactured by Honda Motor Co. Ltd.. in Japan and by licensees in East and Southeast Asia.
Importance
The Honda Super Cub is the most produced motorcycle model in the world and with its number of over 60 million in April 2008, also - even before the Toyota Corolla, the VW Beetle and the VW Golf - the most-produced automobile of the world.
Model history
The model Honda Super Cub debuted in 1958, 10 years after the establishment of Honda Motor Co. Ltd.. The name ' Cub ' was an acronym for Cheap Urban Bike, it was designed as an inexpensive vehicle for urban use. It was built with the type code C100 from the spring of 1958, and from 1960 also as C102 in the factory Honda Suzuka.
The production of Honda Cub was an important event in the Japanese automotive history because it marks the beginning of the conquest of Japanese train technology. More than 60 million Honda Cubs have been built worldwide since the model creation and sold, primarily in Asia and Europe, they will continue to be produced mainly in Asia, although there are now bigger, stronger and more modern bikes.
The name also refers to a small plane that. Piper Cub, an inexpensive and popular light aircraft of the 1930s, which shared many of the mechanical qualities with the little Honda Improved versions of the Piper wore then as the name Super Cubs.
Honda has manufactured one of the first manufacturers to four-stroke engines with the typical high speeds for greater power at high lifespan, so the company appointed a four-stroke engine, while the competition sat still exclusively on two-stroke engines. There were also internal critique of the feasibility of the Super Cub project, but despite these concerns, the 49 cc engine was the most successful motor vehicle history. Sales of the Honda Cub contributed the largest share of earnings and profits of the company.
Honda enlisted in the U.S. with the slogan "You meet the nicest people on a Honda (" You meet the nicest people on a Honda " ), which correct the bad image of the two biking Rocker and help the little machines on the mass market to more acceptance should.
Years later, the engine of the Honda Cub from OHV concept was converted to OHC ( overhead camshaft ), there were more powerful versions with 70 and 90 cc of large displacement. As in the 1970s, the U.S. government's use of contactless electronic ignition systems prescribed for environmental reasons, Honda built an electronic capacitor ignition ( CDI) a instead of the previous contact-controlled ignitions.
In the 1980s, a larger 100 cc GN -5 came out, which was built specifically for the Asian market. It is the result of a facelift with a front telescopic fork and a four-speed transmission as a replacement of the three- speed transmission. The 100 - cc models were sold under the name " Honda Dream" in Thailand and " Honda EX 5" in Malaysia.
In the late 1990s, Honda brought the NF series " Honda Wave Series " on the market. This had a tubular steel frame, a front disc brake and plastic paneling. They existed with 100 cc, 110 cc and 125 cc. The production of Honda Cubs will continue to run, despite recent Honda models such as Scooter.
Constant facelift made the car more and more economic and less polluting, coupled with the stylish and timeless design of the Cub could be increased even by the sales figures. In Vietnam, the Super Cub is so popular that " xe Honda " as a generic name for motorcycle is common.
In 2006 the ten best ever built motorcycles were in a documentary about the motorcycle history is selected, the Honda Cub won there the first place and was named "the greatest motorcycle success of all time". The Honda Wave series or other plastic- clad models were not mentioned in the list.
Reasons for Success
- At an affordable price available compared to other bikes (now about USD 1200/1000 EU)
- Easy to drive because of the automatic clutch that makes it easy for beginners to learn the motorcycling
- Very low fuel consumption ( up to 146 km with one liter, driven with a 2006 Super Cub )
- Pleasant engine sound quiet compared to two-stroke engines
- Ability to entrain heavier loads. In developing countries, especially in Asia, the Honda Cub is used to transport equipment and harvest the household or to drive with up to five people
- Easy to maneuver even through heavy traffic, especially in traffic jams
- Convenient maintenance and repair
- The use of a four-stroke engine makes it possible to meet strict environmental laws
- Very durable all-weather motorcycle
- Usually achieved high performance, before repair need arises
The Honda Super Cub was appointed the " greatest ever motorcycle " in the series Discovery Channel's Greatest Ever, beating prominent manufacturers such as Harley -Davidson, Triumph and Ducati.
Specifications
- Engine Type: Single cylinder, four- stroke, single overhead camshaft ( SOHC), two-valve, 49 cc, air cooling Models of the first series with OHV engine