Honda Super Cub vs 125cc scooter?

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  1. davemackron

    davemackron New Member

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    A while back I posted about looking for a first scooter, a 50cc. Somebody suggested I might as well go for a 125 since my state (Cali) would require a motorcycle endorsement either way. luxury flats in thane

    I'm still undecided about the power thing (not really into going fast), but that got me looking more broadly and I came across the Honda Super Cub, which seems to be a 125cc with scooter styling but classifies as a motorcycle. 1 bhk in vikhroli

    I really like the look of the Super Cub, but that got me wondering: apartments in dadar

    1. what is it about the supercub that marks it in the motorcycle class instead of the scooter class? Is it something to do with the engine? commercial property for sale in pune

    2. What kind of reputation does it have overall?

    3. What would be the pros/cons, or primary differences of going with it over, say, a Kymco Agility 125 or a Piaggio Liberty 125 or something else like that?
    Thanks!
     
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  2. MARSH

    MARSH Whooooo!

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    It's the best selling bike of all time, some 25 million sold worldwide, it will always work/start go round the world and back easy !
     
  3. scubabiker

    scubabiker NITROJUNKIE

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    Try 100 million Marsh.
    So the cub is classed as a step through or underbone.
    It's sort of halfway between a scoot and a motorbike. Gears but no clutch.
    You can tune the crap out of them, the old ones anyway (you know it as a passport)
    I have one with a 190cc engine. Should be good for 100mph when I'm done with it.

    I'm somewhat of a cub mastermind.
    If you have any questions just shoot away.
    Also check out "underbone gp racing" that they do in Asia.

    These things can go fast.
     
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  4. scubabiker

    scubabiker NITROJUNKIE

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    Also some essential watching for you.
    C90 adventures on YouTube.
    Arctic circle in winter? Easy.
    Mongolia? Easy.
    Canada in the winter? No problem.
     
  5. MARSH

    MARSH Whooooo!

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    I know they sold quite a few over the years ! We had Honda C's as kids on the waste land and abused them all day long and they always ran !
     
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  6. scubabiker

    scubabiker NITROJUNKIE

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    Yeah. I found one once and me and 3 mates sat on it down a huge hill and snapped the frame in half....
     
  7. Sam phantom

    Sam phantom Active Member

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    Loved my cub, engine ticked over like a sewing machine, suspension as smooth as silk
     
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  8. scubabiker

    scubabiker NITROJUNKIE

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    I love mine... All 4 of them...
     
  9. scubabiker

    scubabiker NITROJUNKIE

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    5 even....
    Hahaaa...
    Currently sitting holding a puncture repair patch on a cub tube.....
     
  10. Rickard Pingol

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    Also there's a crazy amount of cool looking rebuilds
     
  11. scubabiker

    scubabiker NITROJUNKIE

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    Like my chop...
     
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  12. Sam phantom

    Sam phantom Active Member

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    Get the cub if your budget will stretch it’s a far far better bike than the other two you mentioned
     
  13. Rickard Pingol

    Rickard Pingol Active Member

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    Yeah I watched your projects on Insta.
    Proper well build bikes. You have to upload some burnouts :)
     
  14. scubabiker

    scubabiker NITROJUNKIE

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    Yeah. I need some fuel for my 190... Pretty sure that will spin the rear on launch...
     

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