Me and my Cub
I have been reading some of the forum threads from people asking advice on whether various larger capacity Chinese bikes or indeed the faithful Honda CG125 are better bikes or offer better value for money than a Cub 90. I guess the CG125 is a better bike, as for the Chinese bikes, that debate will go on forever. But that’s not the whole story, in truth I don’t ride my little Honda C70 because it’s the best bike in the world, I ride it because it makes me happy. So the question is no longer which is the best bike, but which bike will make you the happiest. I can’t answer for everbody, but here are just a few reasons why riding my Honda C70 makes me happy:
I feel like I’m riding a piece of history, a bike built by Honda to transport ordinary people and their families all over the world, a bike cheap enough to be owned by all, a bike that would run on the lowest octane fuels found anywhere in the world, a bike that would go on forever, a bike that could be repaired using a minimum of tools. A bike that could be used for everyman’s trade even for transporting livestock during the day and a farmers entire family in the evening. Honda succeeded in every way, so I’m riding a machine which literally changed the world.
I understand the Cub90 is still manufactured in Brazil and has continued to be developed by Honda in other parts of the world to produce the Dream, Wave and Nice which continue the original legacy of workhorse to the people.
I haven’t deliberately left out the Innova ANF125. The Innova as it’s name suggests is an all new bike sharing no components (that I can think of) from the old Cub range. This fine bike as I understand, was developed to meet the demands of wealthier markets demanding greater refinement and power than the the Cub90, Wave, Nice or Dream.
The Honda Cub is fun to ride because it’s underpowered, has qwerky suspension and cluch and poor brakes, you just can’t beat that feeling when you reach 53mph, you feel like you’ve broken the land speed record! You have to do about 150 on a superbike to get that same feeling.
The Honda C90 shared parts with all it’s ancestors and so you can keep it running using parts from a whole bunch of C50’s C70’s, C90’s or even C100’s which gives your bike it’s own personality (see Boo’s)
Because Honda continually modified and refined the Cubs through it’s life, you can play around with combinations of parts to make your bike go a little faster, and on a budget begin to learn about the tuning of four strokes.
As for the practicality of a C90 on long journeys; in every 10 riders you will find at least one who has ridden round Britians coast line, ridden John O Groats to lands end and back, or ridden to: France, Spain or even India.
But here is the big one. You meet the nicest people on a C90. When you own a C90 you become part of a giant family of friends which spans continents. You will find all sorts of events to attend from races to BBQ's to huge record breaking gatherings in Ireland. You will find forums and people to help you when you are in a fix, and wherever you ride people will come up and talk to you.
The Honda Cub is truly greater than the sum of it’s parts.
To me that makes it a bargain
That’s just what I think though lol
Best wishes to you all no matter what you ride.
Nut Posted by Nutter GLC90 on 22/7/2009, 5:21 pm
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