Honda Super Cub ~ 1,000 Mile Review 

I used to have a little 50cc Honda Cub years ago...in green and white. In Ireland we called them "nifty fifty's". Sat on a 2022 Supercub a couple.of weeks ago brought back a lot of memories. I love the carrier box you put together!! I'm surprised Honda did not offer a solution as this bike seems ideal for zipping around town picking up groceries etc. Greetings from Alicante, Spain.

Back in 1996 I decided I had had enough of cars and how much they cost to run so I bought a used Cub 90. I had that little bike for three and a half years and it never let me down and did 120 miles to a (UK) gallon. All I had to do was change the oil occasionally and take it in for a check every few months to make sure everything was OK mechanically. Oh yes, and a new pair of tyres, but they were dirt cheap. How I miss that little bike!

Just bought a super cub this week for my wife. Same color as the one in this video. It only has 1 mile on it as it has rained every day since we brought it home. She had a px150 scooter and did not like it at all. Once she took a test drive on the super cub she was sold. I ride a Honda Rebel 250 and we both look forward to riding together and even doing some two wheel camping. I love the super cub almost as much as my rebel. Both are great bikes.

Over 1,000,000 North Americans were introduced to motorcycle riding by the Honda Cub. The success of this bike is absolutely guaranteed! Can't wait ti receive mine!!! Thank you Honda!

One of the best videos I've watched in a long time. Been a fan of honda cubs for a long time but never owned one and been really swayed into the super cub and your video has really informed me and helped me towards my decision making. Thank you

I loved the rustling, heavy breathing and you filling up your petrol scene the most.

I love your energy.

Great review, Gus. Real world, down to earth and reminding us you don’t need to spend a fortune on a bike to have fun. Bikes to me are all about freedom and fun. You’ve nailed it right there.

Excellent review. 👍👍 Thanks for the ride along review.

Looks great! Cracking little bike, really tempted to go buy one for myself 🙂

The red and white is beautiful! Enjoyed your video, thanks.

Thanks for taking us on a ride, Gus!

Love your review, I had a C90 in London years back and may need to revisit the great experience. Safe riding.

Great video. I just put 945 miles on my Super Cub. Love it.

Цвет Каба , просто Шикарный !!! Спасибо большое за видео Друг !!! 👍💪✌️

I’ve got 2x Trail 125s. Your bike is a beauty. Crate sets it off! Seat cover is handsome. Sharp!

Good morning to you ! I am an Grandpa and Cross Cub tourist from Japan . It is a nice bike video!! Honda Super Cub C125 is great !! Have a nice day !

Great review, thanks

Excellent review!

Great video Gus.

I remember 96/97 period, my grandpa always take me to take a ride with him, it's supercub 70, and now I'm saving to buy this art from Honda, when you ride it you make a story, i have a cbr250rr and a 160cc matic but when i rode a cub that i borrowed from my friend suddenly remind me of my grandpa and the fun when riding, I'm in love with this lil machine, and this is what a call real riding, i mean truly riding not racing 😀

Good day to you. I am a Honda Cross Cub Grandpa from Japan. It is a nice C125 video!! Thank you so much for sharing. Have a nice day!!

Love the crate!

Thanks Gus.

Side stand is a factory original which comes from Thailand. Took a week to arrive after order. It is worth its weight in gold. I also added a fused charge cord which tucks under right side seat. All wiring is behind body panels. Keyless ignition always drains battery so I keep connected to smart charger for AGM. No issues since.

I bought used 2019 model (blue one with red sitting) a year ago. It had only 300km. Now it has over 2000 I can't wait for better and warmer weather. Just cleaned it and changed oil today. I needed to charge my power supply too, because it had some trouble with starting. When I bought it I added front windshield, phone holder and Yoshimura exhaust. Previous owner already mounted an original Honda's steel trunk (or whatever it's called).

That Sir, is one very pretty Bike. The color is perfect. One thing I do like better on the Honda 50 Cub that I owned as a teenager, some 50+ years ago was the larger double seat. If I do decide to purchase a Honda Supercub in my senior years, I do believe that I would buy the aftermarket longer seat with saddle bags and the Trunk along with the rear foot-pegs. These are marvelous machines. The old Ad saying still applies. "You Meet The Nicest People on a HONDA". Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

Gus , you do love that sweet running baby like a child . I have a good friend who rides one exclusively and says it is the best purchase he ever made and will probably out live him since he is spry bur pushing eighty years old . Ride into to sunset and beyond .😊

I like the brown seat cover too.

Beautiful bike and colour and for some weird reason I like that white top box...

I got a 2019 blue Super Cub new. I love this bike! Set it up with Factory rack, side stand and Kijima saddle bag frames. Chase Harper Aero 3600 tie right on. Biggest design flaw is lack of factory storage accessories. Why can't you buy with the haulage you need. My bike has 3600mis and is an absolute champ. I live at 4700ft in SLC with 1st ride to 8700 Alta Ski Resort. Like a champ and 147mpg on that ride.

Great video

lovely, i started out my road biking on a c50 cub.... ive had all the bikes through the years... and now im on the downslope of my biking career i am getting smaller bikes... i currently have a 200 suzuki burgman which is great because i take my woman out with me.. and we are not the slimmest of people... it puts a smile on our faces.... but i know i will end my biking career on a super cub exactly this model i think..... im done with all the high speed stuff i love a country lane and a scenic view nowdays......

I have about 400 miles on my ‘21 Super. Ub. It’s more complicated than the 50cc Cub I had in 62-64 in Japan. I’ve cruised, explored, and camped on it. I burn the recreational fuel (no ethanol) as first choice. Like you, 0.7-0.8 gallons on refills. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

Great job Gus! I have the 2020 and have about 800 miles on it now and loving it! I added the side stand from Steady Garage (Chimera Bolt On Side Stand) because that is a quick 15 min install job unlike the another that requires a lot more work. I only use the side stand for quick stops and try not to put much weight on it. I also added a nice chrome center rack in case I want to hang a grocery bag or a water bottle. Stay safe!

nice review

Enjoyed the vlog. I bought a Kymko Like 150i but wanted the Cub. Now I am happy because the Kymko has 13.7 HP and under seat storage. California's drive too damn fast for the Cub.

Still one of my fav bikes...

Hey Gus. Thanks for the 1000 mile update. I had to fast forward the video a bit. I have a 21 SC & LOVE IT. & so do so many people that see me Cruising by. When was your first oil change? I need to get my oil changed.

Thanks for the review. I bought a 2021 cub in January here in australia, same colour as yours. It's a real joy to ride, and I'm neglecting my other two bikes in favour of the little cub. If I had to choose just one bike to own, it would be this beautiful iconic SuperCub. I read a great article about the original cub, written by James May shortly after the Top Gear Vietnam episode, and will quote it here; A while back, America's Discovery Channel conducted a series of destructive tests on a Honda Cub ... they declared it the greatest motorcycle ever made. Well, I've been riding a 50cc Honda Cub - for quite a distance, in fact, but more of that some other time - and I think they got it wrong. I'd like to declare the Honda Cub to be the greatest machine of all time; nay, the single most influential product of humankind's creativity. Was he exaggerating? maybe a little, but these bikes have outsold the model T ford, the VW beetle and the toyota corolla combined. And I think this new version, while not the bare bones utility transport it was originally, has truly captured the spirit of the original. I think if you strip away all ego and everything that gets in the way of the pure joy of motorcycling, you end up with the Honda Super Cub. But that's just me ;)

They really are a great bike to ride if they're anything like the old c90 I had in the 80's. Like you say great for running errands and so convenient, I think I enjoy a smaller bike more than the big stuff these days and I'm thinking one of these will fit the bill nicely. Have you seen the channel C90advertures? the guy rides one all over the world. Thanks for the video.

Nice color

enjoying mine over the pond in liverpool UK!

Nice video. We to have very little to choose from regarding accessories but I have had no trouble ordering from Thailand, and fast delivery.

God bless Brotha, I’m thinking about getting one, I’ll be switching from a sport gixxer to this bad boy! 😄 I don’t want to obsess on videos of it I want to experience it.

I wish this had a 2.5 US gallon tank (and that I could still get one in that beautiful blue & white color combination!).

This is a very good review and I have to say with 2 Hogs parked in my shop the Super Cub? I’ll take 2 one for the other half and one for me.✌️👍

I already wanted one, but the mpg you get affirm it for me!

I would love to see how you attached the crate to the rack. I’d like to do the same thing with my SuperCub. 😊

Technically it is not a scientifical clutch. It is a slipper clutch with bushing drive shaft, and a pin disengagement actuated with the heel/ tow action. Scientifical force plays no part in gear disengagement. It is the drive shaft bushing that allows you to keep it in 1st without having to hold the gear gearshifter down which actuates the clutch pin which is adjustable. There is another name for that clutch adjustment screw I just call it the pin screw. Anyways it is a great and passionate video and I really enjoy the content. Research that clutch because you will have to adjust the little screw I'm talking about and it is a Marvel of engineering that went from 50, to 70, to 90, to 110 and now 125 CC. Anyways wishing you many miles with big smiles and deliveries to be plenty.

Route 7 around Leesburg! You're crazy man!

I think maybe I'm suffering a late life crisis.... I keep looking at Cub videos and have a strong desire to buy one...to be a first time biker at 62... Am I crazy?? I'd only be using it to go to the supermarket via country roads...

Go little Honda!! I’d love to take my Honda Silverwing, go with you!

In my country we have many cub copies except from the Honda super cub with the same type of clutch/gearbox. The Yamaha crypton, Honda Astrea, sym vf 125 and some Chinese copies that cost half the price of the Hondas. All very reliable and very easy to use.

Great video! Great bike. Wish they could get the power up a little bit more! Just for the ability to hold speed on hills. But maybe that is part of the charm of the bike! I watched so many of these while in Vietnam. They are really treasured in South East Asia.

You need to tell us about your mirror riser extender brackets. THAT IS A MUST HAVE!

I had a yellow and white Honda Metropolitan that I bought off a friend of a family member back when the gas prices where as bad as they are now. To give you picture, I'm 6' guy and was 220lbs at the time so I was a little self conscious about how I looked on it. That is, until I filled it up for the first time. Spent less than $4 for the fuel. All of a sudden, I didn't feel too embarrassed riding what looked like a Power Wheel when I rode it. I even went as far as making sure I stopped by big SUVs when fueling about every other week.

Honda make some great machines, had honda bikes in the past and my honda civic is the best car ive owned.

Chain maintenance is most frequent service item. I bought a pair of high quality chains and swap them every 1500mi. Chain oiling is every 250mi with 140w gear oil mixed with 10% atf. Use a button bottom oil can to lube side plates & rollers. Tension chain for recommended slack using a ProMotion chain alignment tool. You won't believe handling difference. Bike has 7K miles.

I love happy people

Slow lane is easy and low stress. If traffic backs up behind me on 2 lane I might move way over to the rt and wave them around. Also thinking it might be easy to just use toe to shift. Gotta have a back rack...but I totally agree whenever I want to just make a quick trip (can't believe smokes are $6.50...insane). I've got a beautiful Shadow 750 but really just want something quick and easy, getting a little old for fast hiway etc. I do wish they'd made it a 150 instead of 125. Just a little more power, maybe a 5th gear, maybe top end 70mph..but they didn't haha .

I was just wondering where you got your mirror extenders.

Thanks for the video. I pick mine up tomorrow. I’m not sure if I want the orm rack or aftermarket. Can you tell me more about your rack, where to get it?

Gas is £1.64 litre here in UK / £6.56 or $8.65 (4 L gallon). You have it good

The real test is hauling groceries with it. Lots of groceries. Something you'll do every two weeks. That's what I use my Honda for. I don't understand any motorcycles that are sold without some cargo carrying capability. Maybe mount a motorcycle duffle bag between your legs. I've got a huge plastic storage box with hinged lid and lock mounted on the back of my motorcycle like you do, but I bolted mine over the rear seat and onto the third party storage rack. On my rebel, I have a duffle bag that slips over the sissy back rest but it tends to slid to the side when full so you're reaching around to shove it back on the back seat sometimes. Backpack goes over the gas tank on a conventional motorcycle.

I just bought a 2019 blue super Cub with six miles on it! 🤓👊🏼

I ran out of gas first time.. lol😂. Love the SC

Have the Trail 125 loving it, would like a Super Cub to go along with it. But do not sell them in Canada. On the Trail I have a GIVI Trekker 46 liter top box, Have it set back 8" from the font of the rack, and gust got a small ammo box 14"x 10" X 8" to go in front of it for tools and spare gas. 2.5 Liters. looking to get a side rack and Saddlebag for it just on one side, to keep rain gear in. The top box I can put my helmet, jacket and gloves in when stopped and still have room in it. I can take the front box off and put a 10 liter gas can to get gas for the lawn more fits great in front of the GIVI box. The GIVI box comes of and on easy. if I have to pick up something large. It is a great run about bike.

Look in the Philippines for aftermarket stuff. Cubs are a HUGE thing there.

I wish Honda would bring this into Canada!

When you do an oil change;,You don't use synthetic oil; Right? ( I've heard that synthetic oil is bad for the transmission-too slippery for the clutch plates...etc. ... Am I correct?)

I realllllly wish Honda would completely do away with that 125 engine and go to a 150cc 4 valve 5 speed. That would put all the 125's up to an EASY 65 MPH top speed and being able to pull your average hills at a steady 55 MPH. At least they have overbore kits for the Grom. Wonder if they would work on the Cub/Hunter/Trail platforms as well. Good vid bro. 😎👊👊

I would love them to make one with the same look, size and everything, but a 250cc engine.

Just two problem... Really small tank.. second was not problem but 100 mm rear tyre better for braking.. Though any day I will want this bike .. supercool and childhood memories

What if you put a bigger gear on the front chain sprocket.?

Any rear fender saddle baskets to carry whatevers?

Love the bike hate the box

I dig center stands, But I get it, a keck stand should be standard equipment!

Hey gus nice video. I have a question how does your super cub handle at max speed any vibrations?

If we find one we are buying and we don’t even have a motorcycle license…. Ship it home then get one. Want the red, white/blue, and blue ones.

Hi, I am a new rider and have been looking at this bike. I was wondering why don't you like the center kick stand? TIA!

I saw thousands of these in Vietnam during the war fiasco. The Viet Cong used them as attack vehicles. Bars and other places used by Americans had to install barriers at the entrances to prevent satchel charges being thrown from Honda Cubs.

Is this 2022 model? Or is the new 2022 model available yet in the US?

There's a guy selling a blue 2019 with six miles on it. He bought the Honda Trail and bought his wife the Super Cub. She wont touch it. He wants $3500. Is that a fair price you think? Also I'm 5'10'' and 225 pounds .Do you think I'd fit on the cub? I've secretly wanted one since high school. Lol! I just want it for errands, work is a mile from my house and the occasional brewski. I have a motorcycle for long distance work. Thanks for your input. I'm definitely enjoying your channel. Love your wooden crate!

can you buy a windshield for it?

Are there any original C90 cubs in the USA?

How do you like the stock seat Comfort?

which rack did you purchase?

Crouching low down on the bike does makes a difference to top speed .

It looks though they got rid of the kick stand ?

I have a 20 with 10 thousand miles i whould not give it up for the 🌎

I want one this summer, my question is how often do you check the oil ?

私もC125ホンダ、色は紺と水色の2023モデルです。見てて楽しかったです。ありがとうございます。ただ、外国語がわからないので何話してるのかわからないので、ごめんなさい。

Mine is indoors for winter storage now..😭😭😭

Weird how I think a CB200 is too small, but a 125 Cub is just right. Since these get astronomical fuel Mileage, I'd recommend spending a little more on ethanol free gas.

A fun video from a motorcycle rider talking about a super cub for what it is not what it isn’t. A video I might have done.😊

Do cops ever stop you because you're driving a moped. They kind of ignore me on a motorcycle unless I'm over the speed limit. You'd have to go through a small town and not see a sign to get a speeding ticket in that. You could take that crate to a woodworking shop and have them clean it up a bit and route the edges with a nice beveled curve and dress it up a bit, or just build you a nice one. Have fun. I'd totally do a long distance road trip on a SuperCub. I want one of the old ones though.

MPG ?

How is the motor vibration ?

Ride it to Alaska guy's.