Honda Super Cub
The little step-through that became the most produced motor vehicle in the world.
Soichiro Honda and his partner Takeo Fujisawa wanted a motorcycle that was easy to ride and could be handled with one hand – so that a delivery man could carry a tray of noodles in the other.
The Super Cub was quiet, economical and reliable and was sold all over the world. With more than a hundred million built, it is the most produced motor vehicle of all time.
Materials: Pressed steel, plastic leg shield, 50 cc four-stroke engine
Manufacture: Made by Honda from 1958 in Japan and later in many other countries; more than 100 million built.
The step-through frame with no tank between the legs.
The plastic leg shield.
The horizontal engine under the feet and the automatic clutch.
The Super Cub appeared in 1958.
A four-stroke single-cylinder 50 cc engine, a clutch that works automatically when the rider changes gear with the foot, and a plastic front mudguard and leg shields.