That's all changed because now
we have the 2019 Honda C125 Super
Cub officially here, as part of Honda's
push back into small displacement
transportation units that have an em-
phasis on cheap fun, as opposed to
any real performance factors.
The new Super Cub is powered by
the same 124.9cc four-stroke that sits
in the Monkey Bike, itself a derivative
from the wildly successful Grom. The
motor is as simple as the bike itself—a
two-valve, single cylinder, designed
to get massive mileage from the
single gallon tank. Honda is claiming
"at least" 100 miles from a tank, but
we were unable to verify this on our
launch ride around Redondo Beach.
The Super Cub gets Honda's four-
speed semi-automatic gearbox, the
centrifugal clutch meaning there's no
clutch lever and allows you to pull up
to the lights in any gear and not stall.
The clutch gets activated when you
put a little pressure on the foot lever
for the gear change, so all you have to
do is roll the throttle slightly and snick
the next gear. Simple.
Back when the Cub was first cre-
ated, one of the main design ethos
was to ensure it was simple for women
to ride—thus the step-thru was born
thanks to the motor being horizontally
mounted. This same design trait is
carried over once again with the new
Super Cub, with women one of the
primary targets for the new machine.
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Ripping around the
Redondo Beach
hills is a blast on the
Super Cub.
