http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...54984&

 

damn, that thing is hardcore.......military issue

 

DAMET!
<Was expecting to see a classic Honda

*Leaves thread*

 

thats a honda? i wouldt think that the USA would buy japanese products in 1944...

 

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&lt;Was expecting to see a classic Honda

*Leaves thread*</TD></TR></TABLE>

Forest for the trees.

 

I found the REAL great grandpa of the Ruckus on a local craigslist:

$100! I hope the guy still has it, if he does I'm pickin it up this week.

 

I think my mom rode something like that back in Vietnam when she was a kid. She's got pictures to prove it

 

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Yeah, Honda made 50 million of them, and still makes them to this day (although updated and modified). I sort of have a thing for classic Hondas, and this one should get over 150mpg once running, so I couldn't say no. I'm driving 4 hours (1 way) to pick it up tomorrow.

 

lol @ this. These were the most popular small bikes in Jamaica when I was growing up. My father used to ride this to go visit my mom, which is a 3 hour ride in now-a-days vehicles. lol. Everyone in Jamaica knows them "Honda 50"

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$100! I hope the guy still has it, if he does I'm pickin it up this week.

</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CivicWagonRUS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> and this one should get over 150mpg once running.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is this a typo?!?! 150 MPG woud be rediculous...it might take you an hour to do the mile but dang that would be good..

 

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Is this a typo?!?! 150 MPG woud be rediculous...it might take you an hour to do the mile but dang that would be good..</TD></TR></TABLE>

No typo man, they get over 150 as a matter of fact, I was being fairly conservative with my estimate. Under controlled conditions the new fuel injected ones can actually get over 300mpg, but the old ones are rated at 225. All this talk of a fuel efficient mode of transportation, hell, Honda did it all 50 years ago! The new ones can also do up to 50mph. The older ones usually top out at 40-45mph.

The deal fell through though, so I guess I'm sticking with the S90 (100mpg, 50+mph) for now.

 

Dang that ridiculous... wish it was possible to get that out of a 1000cc engine..lol that would be awesome..

 

That triangle pan under the seat is the gas tank. It probably holds 1 gallon of gas or so.

EDIT: It does. http://thekneeslider.com/archi...-ago/


Modified by professorman at 5:02 PM 5/15/2008

 

They are still being made as well.
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Super_Cub

Honda Official Website still selling it in Japan
http://www.honda.co.jp/motor-lineup/supercub-st/

Using Google Translate:
http://translate.google.com/tr...b-st/


One on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...4459&


Modified by professorman at 5:20 PM 5/15/2008