The Honda Cub C90 | From Pizza Delivery Bike to a Classic in 20 Years 

Used to buy these 45 years ago for £10 to £30 and take everything off and ride on fields and quarries as 10 to 15 year olds, great fun and the start of a biking obsession. Bought a 1983 model and used it to work and back for years. Left it at dad’s house for 12 years whilst living abroad just covered with a tarp. Returned to uk in 2001 and god’s honest truth, towed it round the field with Ferguson T20 and it started after 20 yards with original old fuel in it, then after putting in fresh fuel it started every time first kick. Never turned off fuel or used the choke, and kept it for another 10 years before swapping it for a 1970 Yamaha V50 2 stroke automatic which I still own and ride regularly with the rest of the 50 year old moped gang. Big bike for serious touring but great fun to be had with 25, middle aged men tearing up the country roads at 30mph on a sunny day😂😂😂😂 PS nice to hear Monika laughing at you in the back ground again, we’ve missed that🥰

The reason why it wouldnt start is because of using the choke in warm weather, its really only there for cold winter starts. You can pretty much start these first or second kick on a warm summers day on a cold engine with the choke switched off.

I’d recommend watching Ed March from C90Adventures. He has ridden around the world on a C90. He’s a legend!

Monica's laugh always makes me smile :)

Had a C90 Plaki in 1982 bought new. The rear mudguards used to rust like hell and many people just used to strap them on somehow. I ended up stripping it down, re-welding it and spray painting it. The engine was bomb proof. Unusual to feel the front lifting up when pulling the brake lever. Petrol station visits were more in line with Birthdays and Bank Holidays. This video has got me thinking maybe buy one for local travelling. I can service and repair it myself right down to a full engine rebuild, but unlikely to need to do that due to the engine build quality.

I ride a Honda wave 125 cc ,in Thailand every day, first bike for me at 54 ,I love it, great way to get around and so cheap to run . Great content many thanks.

Man that was nerve racking watching the way you ride. That is really a ONE KICK bike if you know what you’re doing. No GOOD reason why it should stall out… it’s the most reliable bike on 🌍 PERIOD! 💥💣😎

Everybody thinks the CB750 was Mr Honda's most important bike. It wasn't. This bike as you correctly say got the far east back on its feet and still keeps it going today. An amazing machine. Love the fun aspect of the vlogs. Life can be too serious for some. It's for living. And that you both do. Happy travels 👍

I have two cubs. They always start first or second kick. 100 mpg? One does around 125 mpg and the other 135 mpg. Four of us have done John O'Groats to Land's End on them. Totally reliable. Absolutely brilliant bikes.

Rode one of those on a tour of France. Set off from Belfast and ended up in Paris, ultra reliable and comfortable as well.

Fantastic to watch a video where the host isn’t treating the viewers like brain-washed Tiktok morons that can’t watch more than 6 seconds without losing focus. I get so sick of hearing “stick around for that” and then 15 seconds later “Thanks for sticking around”. This is a great video, really informative and well researched.

It’s quite scary watching you ride her with the choke still out trying to keep her alive . She’s docile and not frantic . Enjoy 😉

Freddie, the bike wouldn’t start easily, and was running poorly because you left the choke on the whole time. (Clearly noticeable throughout the video.) Shouldn’t need choke at all in the summer months, then only for the first few seconds from cold in the winter months. These little engines run like sewing machines and would do close to 50 even two up. The new 125 Cub is a revelation compared to this model, fuel injection ( No tap and no choke lever) 4 speed, full LED lighting, keyless ignition, conventional forks, bit more power, will sit comfortably at 55 all day. The only negative is the single seat, can be sorted but insurance and DVLA would need to be informed of the change to two seater. Anyway, enjoy all your stuff, keep it up!

we used these all through the 1970s .we had a yellow70cc, a brown 90cc, a blue 70cc and finally a red 50cc. both my wife and myself used them every day and i even used them in thick snow,and icy conditions. one night in the middle of no where i fell off on ice and when the engine stopped the lights went out so pitch black.i was in the middle of the road and could hear a car coming.i dragged the bike to the side onto the grass verge and the car passed without even noticing me. the bike started fine,only kick start on those models and the only thing it had done was bend the footrest slightly. great machines.

I bought a ratty old Honda 50 in 1980 for a tenner, it was road legal and I used it every day for work and sometimes at weekends, it started every time on the first or second kick, I never cleaned it, I never cleaned the plug or changed the oil, it wasn't covered up at night ( only the seat) but it run without any fault, the longest run I did on it was like a 100+ mile round trip, it was so much fun that I enjoyed every ride I did on it, I found it very relaxing to ride because it was quite slow, but because it had a dual seat I could use it as a generous single seat ( I was 6 ft back then) I sold it 18 months later for 40 pounds to a bloke doing the knowledge in London and he was delighted with it , he said it was the best and cheapest one he had seen.

"Shall I do it?" and the Monica's laugh just made my evening!! Brilliant. And the Honda Cub? We want a Cub and a Trail. They're just too cool. Funny old world!!

Your right Freddie I remember a few years back you would see hundreds of these Hondas flying around London mostly courier guys until the invasion of the scooter took hold due to a more affluent time shall we say! I personally ride a 125 & not driven a car in London for about 3yrs(only use it on longer journeys)as it’s far cheaper on fuel & easier for parking & of course NO CONGESTION CHARGE! Best decision I’ve made in years & No Regrets!

Yes had the c70 and the c90 as a teenager cheap as chips then was looking at getting one now because of fuel prices and as you say £2000+ some £4000 😳 so just got the 2019 cub it's brilliant got it in Leeds picked it up come back on it over the moors to Manchester cost £2.70 in fuel lol they are brilliant plus my one has abs and disc brakes front and fuel injection but still looks totally retro love it 👍

Doesn't need choke in warm weather! When I got my first bike in late '60s wouldn't have touched a Cub, got a Lambretta (much cooler then). Mum had a cub. However, Lambretta was unreliable so had to use the C50 for 20-mile commute, very embarrassing for a 17-year-old then. Since had a number of bikes including 1000cc Ducati. Recently I bought a C90. Fantastic for nipping into town. I went to the beach in the summer. The car park signs said full, but the attendant said I would be ok and let me in. Can actually enjoy the scenery as it isn't a blur. Don't get the red mist in my eyes when sports bike buzz past. So pleased with it that my brother and I are going to follow the Tour de France next year.

Freddie, Monika, another great video enjoyably presented. With every video I have watched I find myself smiling with enjoyment - Thank you.

Great review, thanks! I have a range of small Hondas with the 90, 110 and 125 versions of the same motor. Don't think twice about getting a new 125 Cub, just do it! You will love it for it's combination of history, quality finish, reliability, fuel economy and, perhaps most importantly, fun. I've got a new CT125, and it's absolutely awesome.

As always great quality content, Freddie. It's good to discover this Honda 85cc cub bike.

It’s the most dangerous, yet thrilling ride to have 😂………I absolutely love my ‘79 c90. Proper one with round headlight 🙄 No Tax, No Mot…£50 fully comp 🎉

“Shall I do it?” She is a keeper Freddie.

Freddie and Monica, you just have this incredible knack of making any ptw desirable, far from being stuck in the realms of big, performance bikes, you are to modern day biking what the Honda Cub was back then to the masses, You're a genuine encouragement to anyone wanting two wheel adventures. (from a Bonneville owner)!

I remember my old man buying one of these to replace his ancient Norton Big 4 600cc side valve. He was so chuffed that it started first prod, was reliable and didn't need the valves ground in every month, was clean, kept you relatively dry, and most of all, was quicker and better brakes. Nice work Freddie.

This brought back great memories of my dad on the farm here in Australia. They were fitted with single seat & large rack, high/low range gearbox and even had an auxiliary fuel tank on the side. They were also used by Aust Post for mail delivery.

Freddie, your introduction of this bike unscripted and in 1 take shows you’re a natural. You’re up there with Clarkson and Harris.

My family has had many of these especially as many moons ago you could buy them for next to nothing. At one time my Dad had a C90 and Mum, me, my brother and sister had C70's and we all went on camping holidays touring around Wales on them. They were a bit slow on the hills but climbed them all eventually and never broke down so whole family have a soft spot for them

1963 and me a 10 year old little boy living in a very small Calif desert town and the Honda step thru 50 cc flip seat was my first motor bike love...But my Stingray bicycle still bore most of the duty of carrying me from one friends home to the other and into the vast dirt mountains and sand river beds around our homes in Saugus , Calif...wonderful performance until the Yamaha 80 cc appeared with it's real fuel tank and clutch lever...before I knew it I was on a Husky 390 2 stroke chasing around where Steve McQueen liked to ride our little patch of Indian Dunes motor park dirt and sand... wonderful days and magical motorcycles the first person to invent a time machine gets to sell me a million dollar one way ticket ! Thank you Freddie & Monica

Ya'll are so talented; the videos just project genuine warmth always.

Love how much Monica was enjoying this review

Great review of this history making bike. Having spent time working in Asia (Japan, Korea & Twain) where the streets are crowded with these little gems to the point of traffic jams, they are a stable diet for millions carrying anything from a dozen chickens, engine parts a family of four plus their pig!

My dad had a blue and white one in the early 70’s when the fuel crisis was taking hold…looks like we’re back to that era!

Hi Freddie. I'm the owner of 5 Honda super cub and Honda econo power c90. They are really indestructible ! One of this bikes has 600000 km on the clock, year of manufacturer 1995... and other only 70 km !!! year of manufacturer 1998.... Sorry about my english! Greetings from Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷 👋👋

I love my Cub! Total workhorse. She eats up all my Commuter miles now! I no longer like putting wear and tear miles on more expensive vehicles, but also because the Supercub won my heart! These little bikes are tons of fun to ride!

Had my cub 6/7 years now. Used it to commute from Sudbury to harwich a couple of times this week and it was excellent. And yes you do ride around with a constant grin on your face. So much fun for such a slow, simple bike.

Drove a C70 well into my adult years, never crapped out on me once. One time, i live in the van Gogh village in the Netherlands, a bus stopped next to me. Flashes going off, kid you not, Asian tourists started pulling out of it. By the time i was done posing for pictures with waisthigh adults, a traffic jam my village had never seen had formed. I quess they had never seen a White Giant 6.3 220 pounds with a little Jack Russell terriër in the pannier, riding a little red rocket. That little Giant took me everywhere. I ride a 2000 Transalp now, starts every first try, HONDA RULES.

From Taiwan here. In Taiwan we have HONDA-SYM 金旺90, which is the same as Honda C90, but made in Taiwan. I have one, and you can actually push-start it. To do it, push the bike forward up to a certain speed, then you kick the gear shifter once on the back of it. Plus, I noticed that you were shifting the gear down before you stopped, and what you should’ve done was shifting the gear forward again and then you’ll be in neutral. It’s a rotary transmitter. Nice vid btw. Love the cub.

Love these cubs. Saw so many customised at the TT. Amazing what you can do with bikes from our youth. Freddie & Monika. I got sent home from the fire station on the 23rd of June with covid. And I’m a big RU-vid and motorbike fan. I stumbled on your channel on that day it was your video of you biking to Barcelona with your bonnie and tent. I was hooked so I set myself a challenge. I’ve just watched and finished all 129 of yours and Monika’s vlogs in 13 days 🤣🤣. Seriously thumbed up and watched every single one from beginning to end. I watched them in a jumbled order. You to Barcelona. Then both back to uk from Tenerife. Then In the uk awhile. Then the journey to Tenerife and all of the blogs while you was there. Then uk and Barcelona for a break then started from the beginning your first ever blogs. Then I’ve just watched the last 5 vlogs you have put out. What a journey. Amazing. Please post another 127 vlogs as I need more vlogs to Watch. Gutted I’ve caught up. Amazing content. Great kit. Monika is a legend. Brilliant editing and I’ve never Shazammed so many of the songs she had put into the vlogs. And her laugh behind camera is so infectious. 🤣🤣. What a great couple you both are. I look forward to following the rest of your journey. Oh and it started with me undecided on what modern classic bike I wanted. I was swayed and contemplating a Royal Enfield Interceptor. But I think deep down as I think you feel also from the vids I would always think it’s not a Triumph… So to this I have around 6/7k to spend so 2nd hand bonnie street twin or scrambler. Your money which would you buy ? And you can’t pick the speed master 🤣.

I have to say Freddie this is the best C90 review I’ve seen so far on You Tube, informative, historical. I’ve never owned a C90 but I have had a C70, same bike just less power, really good little bikes, but as you mentioned about prices, since they are now a cult classic prices for one are now going up. You can buy one for around £1000/£1200, but yes if you want a really nice one with little or nothing to be done to it then yes £2000. Great review, thankyou.👍

Great videos both. Inspired me to get into motorbikes. Now have my full licence and a Guzzi V7. Keep up the good work 👍

I can't wait for my first motocycle. This chanell is an inspiration! ;)

Freddie and Monica I absolutely love your channel! Entertaining, hysterical, informative, sophisticated and goofy! I don't care if you don't know how to start a Honda cub, maybe you left the choke on purposefully for entertainment. Brilliant!! I ride a Royal Enfield Himalayan that has a fuel gauge too! Thank you guys!! "Shall I do it?" Most genuine laugh!!

Loved this review. I remember chokes and kick-start combos on my RD200. My yam didn't need much choke on a warm day. Just a tickle. My father had a C50 in grey and white, it's an icon and a great memory.

My first bike - bought it for $50 in 1974 in Darwin, Australia. $50 was a fair reflectiin of it's condition but it was cheap to run and a surprisingly reliable way of getting the 20km to work each day. Next ride was a Kawasaki Z900 - "slightly" more powerful 😜. Now in my 70's, I still ride a Ducati Super Sport on sunny Sundays and also a Royal Enfield Himalayan for longer trips. Love the variety in your videos, many thanks for the entertainment and info.

Had a second hand one to go to work after having to sell my Gold wing for a deposit for the mortgage. It was frightening until I got used to it. I was great full for it but glad to get back to something bigger. Love your program keep up the good work

Freddie and Monica, what a surprise, I wasn’t expecting a Thursday vlog and certainly not on a Honda C90! Owning one of these is certainly on my bucket list but I am so in love with the new Super Cub 125 model with disk brake and more importantly for you, electric start. In my opinion the best version ever is the CT Trail version that is also now available as a 125 and is an update on the old Australian ‘Postie Bike’. Unfortunately this model is not available where I live. The big problem with the new bikes is the price, which is very high considering their humble specifications, but they are truly iconic and will probably hold their value extremely well. Loved the video and specially the extra interaction from Monica that really adds to the fun of the content. You are a great team putting out exceptionally high quality content - thank you both.

Takes me back 40 years, well done

This was such a delight to watch!

Good Evening Everyone, great memories!!

Wow. What a great, fun & informative video. I've recently bought a c90 but I'm going to show my wife this video to help her understand why I bought one. Mine needs a bit of work so it's hard for her to see.

This machine was my first motorcycle. It served me well and continues to do so for millions of people who want basic economical transport. Arguably the greatest machine ever invented.

Such a cool bike thank you guys!!

This family of motorbikes are a legend. At least half of Thailand rides on them. You can see grandma's riding with sticky rice, uncles with grass trimmer in one hand and accelerator in the other, 10-year-old kids with tuned exhaust. If something goes wrong, in the nearest village there will be an uncle who can repair it in a few minutes.

Any Dominican that grew up in the 80s and 90s this bike was there first love,dream girl,fantasy,the first life goal, to own one of these bad boys.first bike I ever learned to ride hold a staple in my childhood.beautiful built and reliable

One of my favorite vids! Lol. Monica is fearless. I’m waiting for my local Honda dealer to get a Trail 125 to commute to work, go grocery shopping and take camping. More mini Moto vids please. Honda trail, Monkey bike, Vespa, scooters, etc. 😉

No mention of C90Adventure with Ed March, a true test for this bike.

At 16, I had a C110, 50cc little bike with 4 speed box and a manual clutch. Not a lot different from the 50cc C100, the forerunner of the bike you are enjoying. Many years later, I regretted getting rid of it, as my daughter began to ride. I was fortunate to be given a couple of CB100s from which I built her a bike to learn on and pass her test.

thanks freddie, my first bike, honda c70 20 pound with a helmet, people laughed at me it wasnt a fizzy or an ss50 but i didnt care i was mobile still in school, 40mph max, uphill, downhill, 1 up 2 up, didnt seem to matter, now i have a royal enfield 650 which takes you back to why you started biking, fun

My very first bike at 17yrs old was a C90. Great bike to cut your teeth on and capable of surprisingly high mileages. Mine (1971 model) had over 33,000miles on it when I bought it for £150! Being a teenager, I did of course seize it up by thrashing it but no problem, bought a haynes manual and stripped the engine and fitted a new rings kit, re honed the bore and off it went again. I once road from the West Country up to Coventry and back in a day on one. It did it on less than a tank of petrol! Mine did 50mph on the flat easily but older ones were a bit punchier than the new strangled versions. Mine averaged about 125 mpg on 3 star petrol. Brilliant little bikes, which take serious abuse . If you can’t kick start one of those, you’ll be left high and dry on a ktm DukeII 640!!!! I think you ate flooding it. You really don’t need to keep using throttle after the first few tries as you’ll flood it. That one sounds a bit rough and in need of a carb tune. Easy to do by adjusting mixture screw on carb and raising idle a bit to stop it stalling. Mine would do 45ish two up. These are a family vehicle in Thailand (where I used to work) and Vietnam! You see whole families on them. Brilliant and utterly dependable little runarounds.😊 How on earth have they gotten to 100kg?!!!! That’s insane.

I love these... I’ve wanted one since I was a little boy! Fantastic video!

Best bike in the world nothing can beat a cub90 💪😎greetings from Essex

I was on the edge of my seat until you got to the coffee shop, I’ve never been so scared of seeing someone not be able to stop before. Loved bit when you couldn’t start so funny, good on you Freddy.. great video.

Yet another great video, thank you!

Damn it Freddie, it doesn't matter what bike I see you on you look good.👍 Great video.

LOL...Brings back so many memories for me! I hired one of these in Crete in 1993 and burned around for a week with my brother on the back overtaking everything we could whilst wearing flip flops and a T-shirt!! 🤦‍♂️ How we got back in one bit i have no idea ....i guess that shows how good and forgiving that little Honda was! As you say simplicity at its very best. Great review as always.....😃👍

another entertaining video Freddie, we used to take the plastic and anything else off that would come off these and thrash them around in the woods when we were kids ( back in seventies ) these bikes went anywhere and very rarely let us down, must admit the kickstarting bit gave me a giggle or two, i don't think i would use the choke unless it really needed it :)

Terrific content, great research and story telling

The most successful bike on the planet. I’ve seen these with families of 5 on, I’ve seen them transporting goats, sheep, cotton bales, sugar cane, concrete building blocks, bags of cement …..you name it! Utterly brilliant! Everyone should have one for nipping down the shops (although my runabout is a Mobylette). Nice one guys!

Absolutely bizarre to be going through RU-vid videos of Honda cubs, and realising your test ride is my daily commute along the Orwell!

that ride review was terrifying 😂 what an iconic bike

Awesome video and awesome content can’t wait for the next video Thank’s Freddie and Monika

Nice one Freddie and Monika, better than Money in the bank...

I had a cub 90 in 1999 had great times and swapped it for a gs125, regretted it instantly, the price for one now is way to dear, great video, thank you.

Great ride Freddie!

Hi Freddie, lovely little piece about the cub, I love how you look for the positives even when it's plain you didn't really get on with the bike 👍 Very happy to lend you my 2021 Hunter Cub CT125 for a few days if you want to try out the modern version but with an off road twist. They're quite rare in the UK as Honda don't import them but they're huge fun..... and they have an electric start 😉

Ready Freddie! Thank you!

No need for the choke when the engine is warm. It'll just flood it. :)

I hope this channel goes to the moon. I love this aesthetic and side of motorcycling. Also, check out his podcast if you haven't already.

This is a very very durable bike. I have the 1992 super Cub ST 50cc. I so love it.

All I can say Freddie is your childlike enthusiasm for any motorcycle is very fun to see. Only you would get so excited riding a pass thru Honda. But dude you need to get your kick start skills down lol. 😝 but my respect goes to Monica for riding on that little thing at 30mph. That woman is one in a million.

Learnt to ride a stripped down version off road C50 when I was 10 and it was brilliant fun, passed my test on a C50 and never had a year when I haven't owned or ridden a bike since and I'm 62 😀

Purchased. my 50 cc cub in 1966. It was. my wife and I only form of transport ( our car had given up) we used it for work and pleasure spending many days out at weekends. To my memory it never lt us down. Even got stopped once for speeding at 35 mph. It always started first kick. 37000 miles I never changed chain or cogs. Happy days. My model only had a centre stand and no side stand

They are hilarious. I rented one in Corfu in 1992. I had my Sister on the back with no helmets from memory. The enormous ratio gap between 2nd and 3rd gear is the thing I remember most particularly when going up hills.

Have you seen c90adventures on RU-vid? He’s been all over the world on one 😁👍

Had a c70 in late 80`s and now have a 2022 Supercub 125 which looks amazing and goes well.

Loved watching your video the first bike I was to ride on private land was a cub it’s was great fun in my teens 😁

I ride a C90e daily. First my backup, now my main. I'm convinced that the engine on that thung cannot be stopped... It just chugs along to whatever faces...

I did over 50k km's on one of these in Sri Lanka. It was really easy to start and incredibly reliable . I never used the choke as it was always warm, so I can only assume that there was something wrong with the one you tried, but mine was 20 years old and a faithful mule!!

There seemed to be more anxiety here than on the last leg of the Barcelona trip. Lol with Monika, to me you looked like Steve McQueen doing The Great Escape on a moped. As usual fun and knowledge filled videos.

So entertaining, so informative, so funny 😂

Honda C50,70,90 / Cub - probably THE coolest bike ever made. Any biker whose been riding a long time will agree these little things are truly awesome. I ride a Triumph Speedy 1050 yet Id be very happy riding one of those around town. Hell, those things just keep going. Good reason they have been used as Round The World adventure bikes in past. I love the things. When I say they are coooool I mean it. By the way, that bike should be much easier to kick start. They usually just need a tame kick and leap into life. I suggest that one needs looking at. The bike you have there deserves to be looked after and cherished. A C90 should manage 50 mph quite easily on the flat and 60 mph downhill. Your bike seems timid, again a sign it needs looking at. Not wearing gloves not a good look I'm afraid. You should know better you naughty boy. Love what you do Freddie.

Oh dear Freddie, you did look a novice trying to start the Honda 90. I have had a couple of these bikes over the years and never had a problem with them. This is the problem, riding bikes with electric starts, you don't get the hang of kick starting the older bikes. Yes, these little cubs are fetching silly money nowadays.

I drive a Honda 250, 450, and 750 and I would pull over and tell you you had a nice bike. I'll let you ride mine if you let me ride yours... 100+ mpg! The C70 C90's were the bomb.. unfortunately because of the great distances and the laws that treat them like full on motorcycles that need tags insurance and licensing, they never had a chance to take off in the United States, so you can't find them anywhere... except maybe stuffed away in garages of college towns. Get yourself an old classic Honda Rebel 250... you'll be able to go up to 80mph... and love it. 60mpg. Ride with traffic just fine (gets blown around and passed on the interstate but you can do it!) Just as fun and easy to ride. No more kickstarting! An old neglected CMX250 was my first bike that really put me in love with motorcycles. It was the right bike at the right time. The C90 is probably a great in town around town city bike if you can get away with driving it legally, and you chain that sucker up to a pole every time so it won't get stolen.

Being pedantic, the Honda Cub was not sold in the UK, it was a motor sold to attach to a bicycle. There is one at David Silver's museum at Leiston in Suffolk. The 1958 on stepthrough bikes were/are known as the Super Cub.

to be fair Freddie, they should go much better than that. my son and i renovated a seventies model, and i taught him to ride on it, sam 16+ stone and he probably 12 stone , both of us around six foot tall. we could get nearly 60 on our local straight. he still has it many years later although his regular ride is a bmw r1200. it really should start first kick every time. probably needs a carb clean. love your enthusiasm , thank you

I have few friends here in Thailand that did a tour around the country on this little machines. I bought a Honda CT125 2021, similar machine, its fun to go around town

Thank you so much for this. This was my first bike. I had a C70 in candy blue. I dated my wife on this.

Great memories, my first bike was a Honda 50 at the age of 12 👍