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.
