Honda Motor to release new model of Super Cub minibike

Thursday 11th June, 06:42 AM JST

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Smythe at 10:42 AM JST - 11th June

Still with a lot of the old designs/engineering, but that & some other similiar Honda bikes were the stepping stone for some of the present old timer riders, no kidding, & they were so well built right from the start.
timeon at 10:44 AM JST - 11th June

it's a very convenient bike, but awfully ugly
WilliB at 10:56 AM JST - 11th June

Indestructible little contraptions. They keep all of SE Asia moving (not just used as delivery bikes like in Japan). Actually, I might get one of those when my current bike brakes down. Petty they don´t offer the 150 cc version that they sell in Thailand.
DarkKnightNine at 11:48 AM JST - 11th June

In this day and age, they didn't really change anything? Just offer slightly better gas milage? And the car companies are wondering why their in an economic slump right? Because they have total idiots at the helm!!!!

They could have made with a hybrid engine or better still a 100% electric engine that would cut down on emissions, allow me and the rest of Japan to sleep through the paperboy 5:00AM delivery schedules and be better the economic and the environment.
Wakarimasen at 12:36 PM JST - 11th June

Hybrid engine on a bike? You must be some engineering genius if you can get tha right. They do make electric only bikes, but they are rubbish.
USNinJapan2 at 12:45 PM JST - 11th June

DKN

A commercial hybrid bike? Don't think so, not yet anyway. Electric bikes? Sure, for twice the cost. People (companies and citizens) who buy these things do so because they're in the market for a practical, affordable and convenient mode of transportation that will run forever on little to no maintenance. How about sound proofing your house? Better yet, some ear plugs will only set you back a few hundred yen...
spudman at 01:21 PM JST - 11th June

wow the old CT90 lives on.
andrewfx51 at 01:28 PM JST - 11th June

For reference, the Prius has a fuel efficiency of 4.4L/100km, or 22.7km per litre (www.toyota.com.au/prius) The extra fuel required to take it as far as a scooter would diminish any potential difference in emissions. The Prius emits around 104g/km of CO2, while most scooters emit only 90g/km. That being said, a hybrid scooter goes as low as 40g/km (search Piaggio MP3 Hybrid) However, this bike is a few months off release.

The Honda Cub is a marvel of engineering, having stood the test of time by remaining one of the greatest selling, and yet more environmentally friendly than many successors. By making it more fuel efficient, it is kinder to the environment than before. Still, nothing beats a push bike for environmentally friendliness.
Midnightpromise at 01:36 PM JST - 11th June

Electric bikes would cut down on emissions coming out a non existent exhaust for sure. Now if we could only totally change over to nuclear power for electricity...............or we are just changing the location of the emissions.
knowitall at 02:14 PM JST - 11th June

Properly maintained, a Cub is not that loud. Most of the real noise I have noticed when I used to live in a paper-thin-walled house was the gear and chain noise. Fortunately for owners and unfortunately for those around them, those things are built tough to keep running even if it is halfway broken down. So, loose chains and worn gears won't force the delivery guy take it to a mechanic (just make the neighborhood suffer for their lack of concern about the machines that support their living).
supercub at 02:33 PM JST - 11th June

My namesake. An excellent, excellent vehicle. Rode one for 4 years. If I get another bike, it'll be a Super Cub.
supercub at 02:34 PM JST - 11th June

and I rather like their engine note.
presto345 at 04:15 PM JST - 11th June

Beautiful machine. Good work Honda.
ThonTaddeo at 09:39 PM JST - 11th June

As a devoted fan of Carlos Zambrano and Kosuke Fukudome's team, I think I'll get one also, out of name loyalty.

Seriously, though, these are excellent vehicles that will get you through the next oil shock with very little extra expense. They should design one with a little more protection from the elements, so that business people can use them to commute to work. Americans would quit complaining about gas prices if they had a 148-mile-per-gallon indestructible motorbile like this one!
suityousir at 10:14 PM JST - 11th June

Never mind about a new Cub, how about a new Africa Twin?