Honda 50 and Honda Super Cub - Jay Leno’s Garage

Jay reminisces about the beloved Honda 50 and gets an inside look at the new Honda Super Cub!

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Honda 50 and Honda Super Cub - Jay Leno’s Garage

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[dachanist]

This was my "first car" $10 at a garage sale when
i was 13 not running, poor compression. My retired neighbor Mr Seaver RIP took the head off and adjusted the valves and taught me a bit about how a 4 stroke works. That was a life changing moment. IOU one bud.

[moonyemmohammad]

This is a motorcycle my grandfather got brand new, my dad drove it, I drove it. It still rides. Good old kick start

[Dallas-Nyberg]

Thumbs up to the late, great Soichiro Honda - he was an engineering genius.

[Bagledog]

I was on study abroad in Japan and one roommate had a Honda Cub 50. He'd fire it up in the morning to go to school, and I noticed that the valve noise never subsided after a few seconds when the oil should have gotten up there and quieted things down. I was a little worried, so one day me and my roommate put it up on the center stand and checked the oil. There was about 1mm of oil on the bottom of the dipstick. I asked him how long he'd had the bike, "three years" he said. I asked when the last oil change was, "oh I've never changed the oil, I don't know how."

I had him take it in to get the oil changed and the mechanic couldn't believe the bike was still running, his exact words were, "You're really lucky that Honda makes such a good engine."
Honda's are just about as bullet proof as you can get, my own Cub is still going strong at 35, they're great little bikes. It's nice to see that Jay appreciates even the little wonders in the engineering world.

[IrishFuryan]

My father drove twenty six miles to, and twenty six miles from work for over twenty years on this bike in all weather never missing a day or night as a train driver. On this bike.

[glenne]

You can go anywhere and you can load anything on it, doesn’t matter how much it weighs it’ll pull. Even without no service it’ll do it’s job. Most reliable motor vehicle ever produced. Really cheap to run. It’s incredible how the Cub50 has helped all the people in Asia to do their daily work without any hassle. Families depend on this Cub50. You can’t destroy the cub 50. Cheers to Honda for helping out so many lives.

[kingkaino]

My family cub 50 is 40+years old and still running.

[garyroth]

I was a Honda mechanic from 1968 to 1970 and serviced a bunch of 50 cc step through bikes . The chain did not run in an oil bath. The guard was merely to keep everything sanitary. The black rubber plug in the side was to gauge the chain tension.

[TheHokkaidogaijin]

I have one and it runs perfectly, I didn't start it for 2 years, and went out and it started right up. Great bike... The postmen here in Japan still deliver mail on them, including the harsh winters here in Hokkaido!

[tmo]

A terrific video, Jay.

My uncle, who was a merchant marine, routinely traveled to Japan. In 1966, he brought us a black Honda 55. Not a 50, a 55 cc motorcycle. In those days the Honda 55 had turn signals, which the domestic version didn’t. They came later.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[fastdude]

I have had my Honda 90 for almost 50 years. I got it as a child and have kept it garaged it’s whole life.

[scottyg]

Never in my life have I had as much fun as I’ve had at less than 40mph on scooter/bikes like these. Amazing fun.

[heekun]

These Honda Cubs were a part of the scenery all over Japan. From farms to the city, carrying everything from onions, fish to newspaper to letters. The same Honda 50 cc engine was used for the ST50 Dax, Monkey, Gorilla and others, and these motorcycle were what got me into mechanical engineering! Aftermarket parts, piston, cylinders, carbs, jets, sprockets, exhaust, you name it, everything was there. My favorite was to go to the junkyard to find a rotten cub for parts!

[topgunjager]

I have a 2020 Super Cub. I've owned it for 10 months and rode it for 7. I have close to 9 thousand miles on it. Goal is to get it up to 100k miles. Super fun little bike and you just can't stop the attention. Everyone loves it.

[RonRay]

I bought a brand new Honda 50 in 1965. It wasn't a step-through, like this, but most things were the same... My Honda had a clutch and the gears were "one down- three up". I drove that Honda everywhere! In 1966 a woman pulled out in front of me--- broke my leg, but worst of all, it broke my Honda and my heart! I'll never forget that sweet little bike.

[rawbacon]

Bought mine for $20 about 40 years ago, still have it.

[HotRodTypewriter]

Thanks to Jay Leno and other public figures/actors with undying passion for motorcycles. Thanks for being a large voice helping to keep this lifestyle vibrant and diverse.

[kentlarsen]

The great thing about these bikes is they bring back such wonderful memories for those of us who saw them and those who rode them, they were wonderful years. And you can see the happiness in Jay's eyes as he makes so many interesting comments, they were a wonderful toy and joy to him.

[roshanjay]

This scooter mobilised large parts of the world, the importance of which cannot be understated, plus it’s fun which is why it sold popular everywhere.

[RinoaL]

normally i hate when they update things, but this update of the design is actually ok!