Youtube Reviewer Takes the 2018 Super Cub For a Test Ride

Watch and enjoy!  One of the things I like about this British chap's review is how he started out not quite in love with the C125 but by the end of his ride through the countryside of Surrey he can't stop raving about how much it makes him smile!  Note:  According to photos and specs on the Honda America website, the C125 model sold in the States will have both front and rear disk brakes and cargo rack as standard equipment (the bike in this review has a front disk brake and a rear drum brake, and no rack). Also, the reviewer mentions that the UK C125 is available in red as well as blue, but according to Honda America the USA model will only come in blue.

2019 Honda C125 Super Cub Walk-Around and Smart-key Demo

Sorry it's not in English (I believe it's Thai) but you can see the function of the smart key and other stuff.

2019 Honda Super Cub Production Line Video - Enjoy!

2019 Honda Super Cub - First Look Review

I Never Dreamed I'd Be Writing this: Meet the 2019 Honda Super Cub - US Model!

OMG. OMG.  I mean to say, Oh My God!

Talk about the Power of Dreams!  I'm still pinching myself - could this really be happening?

Yes. It's really happening.  It's not a dream - visit the Honda America website and it's right there on the home page!  The Super Cub. Available next year.  In America!  

OMG.

How many years have I (and probably you, too, if you're a reader of this blog) wondered if the day would ever come when the Super Cub would return to US Honda showrooms? How many of us have written letters to Honda America and worn out our welcome at our local Honda dealership ("Geez, get that nut outta here...") begging them to advocate for the Cub's return, or at least set up a special order option for Cub enthusiasts?

How many hours have we spent in our freezing or sweltering garages, crouched in uncomfortable positions toiling away restoring and preserving rusted, broken down old CA100s, CA102s, CM91s, C70Ms, C70K1s, Passports - exposing ourselves to dangerous fumes spraying out gummed-up carburetors, breathing in rust while steel-wooling wheel rims, sneezing from spores released by moldy, fifty year-old foam while re-covering seats and having to hand-remove old mouse nests from battery compartments, etc...?  

How many late nights have we spent in online discussion groups looking for advice on repairs or searching Ebay for replacement parts while our perplexed moms/wives/girlfriends worried that we had a secret porn addiction?

How many of us, seeking more modern and reliable road machines, have resorted to purchasing Super Cub clones, such as the SYM Symba and Fly Scout (both no longer available)?  

There is no other motorcycle like the Honda Super Cub.  It is iconic, even in its latest incarnation.

The 2019 model coming to the States next Spring is loaded with modern features never seen before in America:  125cc motor (largest heretofore was 90cc), fuel injection, ABS, front disk brake, keyless start, LED lighting, gas gauge, gear indicator, and any color you want as long as it's blue.

And yet with all this, it still retains the elegant character of the Super Cub, which only Honda can truly capture (sorry, SYM and other cloners).

I'm calling (from Taiwan, where I live) my dealer in Branchburg, NJ to put in a pre-order!  I suggest you do the same, because this window could slam shut pretty quickly.

The 2018 Super Cub is a Wonderful Surprise!

About five years ago I lamented the redesign of the Honda Super Cub.  I hated the way the 2013 model looked - like a cheap knock-off.  But Honda has totally redeemed itself with the 2018 model!  They brought it back to its iconic, elegant roots, restoring the sweeping, curved lines, 2-tone paint scheme, round headlight (now LED), and classic side covers. Technology-wise, of course, it's newer than ever, with an enhanced, low-friction engine, fuel injection, and a 2-stage catalytic converter.  2018 marks the 60th year of continuous production, and they recently passed the 100 million mark in terms of total units produced so far. Oh, if only they'd make this beauty available outside Japan!