You got a sub when you said your first bike was a cop. Mine was a cut down c50 with a fiber glass Cotton trials bike tank, I was 4. I'm from Yorkshire UK , and I really like this little bike.
Long Way Home I used to live in the back country east of San Diego and all the avocado and citrus grove workers drove around the groves on the old Honda because they were super reliable and lasted forever. I’m sure there are a lot of them still out there driving today.
I love it!! Sign me up. Lol. I must love little bikes more. My ride's a GZ250, and I'm buying a 650 VStrom, but I'm more excited to tear-ass around the back roads on this thing. "I got the sickness, but I don't want no cure."
70 year old grandpa in N.E.Ohio, USA. I’ll take a red one. Last road a 305 Scrambler in the 1970’s. I’ll be fine if I stay on 25 MPH roads. Can’t peddle a bicycle around anymore, but a Hunter on a nice day would put a big smile where one hasn’t been in a long time! N.E.OH Bob
I had a 63 305 superhawk, drove the crap out of it, rebuilt the engine about 4 times. Front springs finally went bad and the forks were welded shut so could not be rebuilt.Starter went bad so i would just put it up on the center stand, put it in second and spin the rear wheel to start it. either that or run and jump on and put it in gear. How I wish I had some pictures of that bike.
My wife is sitting here watching and she say's, "I could ride that!" Yes she could, and I'd love to buy one for her. Honda, just do it. Make it available here in the States!
I had a Trail 90 in the late 1960's. Carried it on the back of my camper trailer. Used it to go get groceries or other small short trips. Think this eighty year old might have to get one of these.
mwilliamshs Had a Hi-lo range transmission four-speed high range,four speed low range. they would climb up a telephone pole basically if you could stick to it
I would seriously consider it. After riding a Honda Ruckus on weeklong adventures I can tell you scooter travel is exhilarating! Feels more like bicycle touring than motorcycle riding. The simplicity is hard to beat.
A 'Postie' bike! Haven't seen it's like in the US since the early 70's. They were able to go almost anywhere. If anything could get me back on a bike, this is it.
USA. My first bike was the 50cc version of the cub in 1967 (I was 12 and my dad bought it). Kept it a year or so then dad bought the Trail 90, which looked a lot like the Hunter. Handle-bars had a latch that allowed them to swing in-line with the frame for transport. Man the Trail 90 opened up the world to me. I wasn't allowed to ride on the road, but we had a pretty extensive freight rail system and I could ride the cess or blanket and get just about anywhere in the area. I don't think my dad ever figured it out, but if he did, he never said anything to me OR my mother... Man, I'd love to have another one of these just for the memories! Thanks for the video.
As a Honda CX650E, Honda ST1100, KLR 650, Super Tenere owner who remembers vividly the total thrill of being 14 years old and riding Honda’s original Cub 90 ( or was it a 50???).........sign me up for this wonderfully nostalgic yet practical solution to the mountain camping and hunting so synonymous with British Columbian wilderness adventure!
Australians have had these for years sat the inimitable Postie Bike! Ridden Australia to UK by Nathan Millward (see Nathan the postman TH-cam channel.). He now runs tours to remote locations using 8 of these beasts. Mad dogs etc!!!😂😂😂 Excellent intro, the hero in the wings. DAVE!!!!!👩🏻🚒💪🏻👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Surprisingly very popular in Australia. Our postal delivery officers have been using these for decades. Most then get filtered down into the public through auctions and resell for personal use. People here love their simplicity and low running costs so they generally sell vey well on the used market. Stumbling block though I see is the price on the new ones. Will Australians pay approximately $6,600AUS + on-road costs, for the same 125cc unit used in the Honda Grom? Maybe not. This particular price bracket buys one some very decent 250-400cc new and barely used motorcycles. I can only really see nostalgic and niche buyers drawn to the Hunter. It will certainly become desirable as a used bike after 1-2 years when depreciation kicks in. Personally I'd love to see a Honda Hunter with a 200cc engine, maybe 13HP a good dollop more torque and a comfortable cruising speed of 110km/h then we'd really have something!
Yep, Nathan Millward also took a group east coast to west coast Australia on postie bikes, the vid is now up on TH-cam. He now offers ‘the garbage run tours’ and postie bike ride outs ,including off road ,which really shows the potential of the new C125 hunter. Good work, long way home !
@J G maybe. I read an article stating that they had trademarked the ct trail and hunter cub names in the US so thats partly why im hopeful. Also we got the monkey and super cub. I feel like this would fit in well with those offerings.
First bike was a Honda 50 that I rung the speedometer cable off. Been through a lot of Honda bikes since then, all the way up to a 1800 VTX, but presently ride a CRF250 Rally. I appreciate the effort Honda makes to introduce new bikes to riders of all ages. USA
*Hahahahahaha...you're funny!* *It's 2020, remember?* *My 1st. was a 'Super-Cub 90' in '68, brand-new for my 14th. B-day, and it was $300 w/tax which was 'pretty good money' in 1968* *You could a buy good used car for $300 then*
@@gerrynightingale9045 Per the inflation calculator at usinflationcalculator.com $300 in 1968 is equivalent to $2,225.13 in 2020. $4k for 9hp in a market with options under 2k, granted without the Honda name, seems pricey to me.
This motorcycle is the one I learned to ride on in the trail 90 form. Great bike for mountain trails and roads. The high low selector was awsome. It had more aggressive knobbies and you could get a larger sprocket for a little more top end. With the spare gas tank, you could ride this bike a long way. Was a great bike. I would get another one of these.
I like it and brings back fond memories of old CT 110 in yellow, great little camping and runabout bike. At $4K + shipping, taxes, dmv etc, would likely consider the far more functional Honda CRF250L for not alot more considering their more available with $discounts already.
Can't help but spur up memories of the original off-road Cub, the 55cc C-105 from 1964. I worked for a new Honda dealer in N.Y. and we sold a good number of them. It was a push-rod engine and had a dual sprocket set up on the rear hub for a quick change to off-road gearing. Looked so similar to this new one.
@@camhack2047 Haha, $1995 new! I would love to have a Hunter, but it can't compare to any number of available pre-owned dual sport bikes. Although the similar models (CT70/90/110) are overpriced IMO.
@@papatorr3669 their not suppose to be dual sports, their suppose to be everything. Urban, off road, apocalypse. This is a all around bike with high way but not free way travel.
@@garrettzucker2894 Sure, I get thar But I didn't say anything about "free way travel." I've never even had my DP on a freeway/Interstate highway. But I stand by what I said, I even owned a ct90. I would love to have one, but it doesn't compare to my current TW200. I could see having/preferring it in a third world country. For parts, maintenance, and thrift considerations.
Good to see. It’s a update of the original CT-90 an off road version of the Cub. Centrifugal clutch and two speed transmission with high and low settings. Have on in my garage needing some work to get back on the road. I’m in South Florida US. Thanks for the video.
I've had a ct110 with lots of custom mods. Light bar, gearing change and even a 160cc high comp engine. The only issues i couldn't mod easy enough was no disc brakes, power to 100kph(without the 160cc) and good lights(without lightbar). Im surprised it's a cub not the ct revised. This fixes them, is way better than the grom. If you've never ridden a small bike you won't know the difference it all makes. I've been loads of places on mine before i sold it. And in Australia we do have groups that travel 4000km and even races in nsw called the postie nationals. It is a fantastic bike. Problem that it doesn't have a Kickstart just electric.
It sips fuel, Dave, like the British. First time I have laughed in weeks, with this virus situation hanging over us. Thanks for a great video and a giggle. I already go to work on a Honda 150cc (but it's a PCX which is a fantastic commuter but not as cool as this), and I have a big bike for weekends etc, but I will be queuing up for two of these and my wife - the rider of the second one - does not even have a license yet. Japan.
I had a CT90 when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's. Mine was a 1972 Honda CT90.. Honda did not name the bike "Cub" back then....it was simply a CT90 model. The bike would go anywhere. Perfect utility motorcycle. I used to drag small logs with mine. Back then the model had a 4 high and 4 low transmission. There was a "torque control" lever on the engine and the bike had to be stopped and at rest to switch the torque. Otherwise it was a 4 speed automatic. Great bikes perhaps the most successful of all time. I'm tempted to go get one of these new Cub models..I would go for the Cub Hunter definitely the Cub Hunter.! Great video.
My first bike was a C90 as well...indestructible ...used to ride it without the white plastic leg shields ! ...I live in the uk and yes I think I’ll get one , saves getting the big bike out when I just want to nip around locally ...not too sure about the size of that big rear tray tho !
My first bike was a 70-something Honda step-through 'Trail 90', which I'm pretty sure is in the same family as the old Cub-style bikes. I was given it by the owner of a house my folks and I moved into when I was 13 or so, it was locked up and hadn't run for 10 or 15 years. I filled the cylinder with automatic trans fluid and diesel fuel, left it for a couple months, then drained and changed all the fluids, plug, wire, chain, tires, tubes, greased everything, soaked the carb in Pine-Sol, anything else a 14-year-old could do. It fired up like it had run a week before, and I rode it EVERYWHERE til I got a driver's license at 18 (in my state, to get a license earlier meant I had to take driver's ed, and since I had the bike I was in no special hurry), during which time it ran perfectly with zero failures of any kind. I then gave the bike to my then-12-year-old cousin, who rode it until he graduated to two-stroke MX bikes when he was about 17, at which point it was given to another cousin. As far as I know, the bike STILL runs, having had the top end rebuilt once and some transmission work of some kind done. It's the 3800 Buick/300 Ford 6/22RE Toyota pickup of the motorcycle world. Imagine how many they'd have sold if they weren't so indestructible!
Yes the it is being presented as a brand new concept when it is just an old style CT upgraded with fuel injection, bigger capacity and disc brakes. My 1993 model CT110 is actually a Japanese Hunter Cub privately imported into Australia which has a duel range transmission and would go places this new one probably wouldn't. I'm not knocking the bike though. It looks like a great bike.
@@456eec That is the second time I read "duel range transmission", I guess what it is, it exists on bicycle (Swiss Schlumpf SpeedDrive). Is it a std Honda device ? If not, can it be installed on every bike ? How does it works ?
@@remypericard6508 The duel range is a separate "sub transmission" reduction box on the rear left of the engine casing. It is nominally 2:1 but actually 1.867:1 and works in the same way as low range in a traditional 4X4 vehicle. To change you must stop the engine and put the bike on the centre stand so the back wheel is off the ground. Slowly rotating the wheel forward you flick the switch to change the range between high and low. Then restart the bike and ride again. It can not be retrifitted as it is integral to the crank case. Here is a workshop manual. ct90-ct110.com/PDFs/CT110_1986_Shop_Manual_PDF.pdf Chapter 10 shows disassembly and explains how it works. The 1964/65 bikes which were the original dual sport Hondas were called CT200 (despite being 90s?) and had a large and small sprocket on the rear. The rider carried a short length of bike chain and added it as well as changing to the big sprocket when low range was required. www.mecum.com/lots/LV0114-180249/1964-honda-ct200-trail-90/ The CT90 started in 1966 and introduced the duel range transmission. With the change from the points ignition CT90 to the CDI powered CT 110 in 1980 Honda decided to delete the duel range. There was such an outcry from CT customers it was reintroduced in 1981. CT90 and 110 Hondas have had this feature since 1966 with the exception of the 1980 CT110 and Australia / New Zealand CT110 Post Office bikes 1980 - 2013.
From So Ca. USA. Reminds me of the Trail 90 my Dad bought in 1967 (I think). I rode it more than he did and that thing would go anywhere with the selectable gear box in LOW. It was my first motorcycle and this new Hunter Cub brings back those memories. I've graduated since then, my current ride is a 2014 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS.
I learned my engine mechanics in the 1970s, fixing up cheap, broken, little Hondas, mostly CT-90s. When I dragged my wife to New Orleans, we had a pair of them we rode in all sorts of weather and traffic as our main transportation. While there, I missed a signal and hit a Lincoln Continental Mk V in an intersection surrounded by oak trees and Spanish moss. I walked away, but the Lincoln had to be towed, because the imprint of my legs in its front fender prevented it from steering! Later, divorced and back in Riverside, California, I rode another CT90 while going to college. All during my busy career I didn't ride, but now that I'm retired in upstate New York, I found another Trail CT90 which I restored. When the 2019 Super Cub C125 was announced, I had to have it, and last December found a dealer with one in stock. My 1972 CT90, and my 2020 Super Cub C125 make quite a pair, but to be perfectly honest, If the CT125 Hunter had been available, I might have opted for it alone. Gotta love it!
In the U.S., this bike will be perfect for strapping onto the back of an RV, and going camping. It's street legal, off-road capable, and fairly lightweight, so it will be great for camping trips. Older people can ride it easily, because of the step-thru frame and no hand clutch.
I have a 2019 Super Cub 125. I got it to teach my wife how to ride. When she opted for a Can-Am Ryker, the Cub became the bike both my kids are learning on. With that being said, it’s fun to ride a slow bike fast(ish) so sometimes I leave my Africa Twin and Goldwing at home and take the Cub for a ride.
In Australia the postal service have used them for years. I had one for hunting & it was great. Just riding around farm tracks etc. See something just throw the side stand down (on either side) & shoot . Bike won't stall , no looking for neutral . Big rack to get your game back to camp. Also very quiet. These look even better.
Here in the states it started out as the Honda CT trail 90. I've had a few through the years and still have one with low miles, a yellow 72 model. The rack on the back was just the right size for a small milk crate. And to say they sip fuel is an understatement. Mine has the optional auxiliary fuel tank that never got used.
I bought a Trail 90 new in Spring 1969. I would buy one of these to use exploring, now that I am retired. Would love to see the add on gas tank like they had before, which I never had.
This looks like a great little bike. Don’t see much use here in the states unless it’s a bike for you RV or a pit bike for your race team. Love your channel. Especially after your last video. I shared it on my favorite Facebook groups. Keep up the great work.
I've gotten rid of my big bikes. Just recently I had two harleys that I sold, in the past I had another bagger, and three Beemers but now I only have the smaller displacement bikes. They are more fun, less expensive, easier to work on and much more nimble and fun to ride. I don't ride the super slabs unless it is absolutely necessary. The small back roads are way more fun for me. I now have a Burgman 400, Versys 300x and a ctx700 DCT. My first bike was a Honda 50 sport in 1963. I worked my way up with Honda to the 90 sport and sl 360 and from there it was all the different manufacturers, always looking for that perfect ride. Yes, my beard is white but my heart is young and my three bikes in the garage can make room for this 125cc trail bike. Let's ride!
@@jonathangriffiths2499 Damn right. Let this man visit an English pub . Hardly any of us are sipping fuel these days,Lazy racial stereotyping of the worst kind.
I learned to ride on a 1984 CT 110, it looked/looks (I still own it, since new) almost exactly like the red version they have been teasing with. And Yes, I will be buying one, it was the one bike I put the most miles on over the years, my brother and I put 32000 miles on it by 1990. I live in rural Kansas and this will be a wonderful bike for just having fun in the woods and fields, and basically having fun with.
The first day I can put a deposit down with my local Honda dealer I am going to be first in line, I hope the US gets the grey/green color Honda showed off previously!!
I live in the US in California and I might just be interested in buying two. One for me and one for my wife. Light weight, easy maintenance, fuel friendly and just downright cool. Nice video.
I picked up and am fixing a 84 Honda XL 200r, and yes I love it! After seeing this bike....I’m down to get it!! Go Honda for making and continuing near indestructible motorcycles!
I and this motorcycle when I lived in Australia! I loved this bike, easy to ride and good on or off road. You can get heaps of accessories, extended fuel tank etc
I'd consider this if there were a version with a 250cc. The max speed of 55 would limit where I could take this bike since there are 55 mph+ highways in between the areas that I'd like to joy ride.
I was lucky to get one here in the USA. I live in Arizona, but bought the bike from a dealer in Louisiana. This little bike is SO FUN to ride and explore. I have 3 other motorcycles and the Hunter Cub is the one I've been jumping on lately. If you are lucky enough to find one, BUY IT!
am an Q7 driver that lives in apartment /condo, yes I would use for shopping, photography and small campstove style picnics here on the west coast of B.C. Canada, I never could get on board with the electric bikes, always thought this is the better option
¡ I want one ! My 1st bike was a C70 nearly a lifetime ago, fond memories. The 2019 Super Cub retails for a little over €4000 here in The Netherlands, my guess is the Hunter will be nearer the €5000 mark, we'll wait and see. I could always sell my BMW couldn't I ...(naahh).
My First motorcycle, was a Honda Super 90 in about 1970. I think this would be a blast from my past! I plan to buy one of these as soon as they are available here in Western Washington, for riding logging roads, campgrounds, back country fun. Better than mountain bicycles for these old knees!!
I own my fathers 1967 Honda Trail 90 it’s the original adventure trail bike. It’s been on countless trail rides into the mountains of the Pacific Northwest throughout the 60’s 70’s and 80’s for camping,hunting & fishing trips the best pack mule a guy can get. I’ve now retired it from trail duty I ride it to the coffee shop now.
saying that in Australia we have to travel far all the time is an over statement, it's mainly only in the regional parts this is true and most people just take a plane, bus or train if they need to travel over 400km
How could you possibly doubt the off road credentials of this little champion. I have it’s predecessor the CT110 and recently rode it on a two week return trip to the very top of Australia’s cape York peninsula. That’s 2,600 kilometres of sand and dirt and creek crossings including the iconic and gruelling Telegraph Track and Bloomfield Tracks, carrying all my camping gear. And that bike already had 40,000 kilometres on the clock. Not a single problem with the bike. Haha, I had to laugh when three guys on Triumph Tigers got about 30 minutes into the Telegraph Track and turned back. The telegraph took me 8 hours, to cove 100k, didn’t see a soul all day. It doesn’t get any better than that.
Have and use the CT 90 (1974) on a farm in Canada - it works and looks like it is new. If Honda brings it to Canada I would buy one for sure. Had the Cub -70 still regret that I sold it. Great video/review - thanks!
I use to have a Honda CT90. I had it for about 15 years and then gave it to my brother. The minute this new 125 Hunter Cub becomes available in the United States I'm going to get one. I have a Cb 750 right now and I really like it. But I loved the CT90. To have the extra power of the 125 will be fantastic.
I own a CRF450L, S1000RR, and R1250GS. I live in northeastern Pennsylvania. I’d like to buy a Hunter Cub for my wife. If it goes fast enough on the roads around here, she could at least ride with me on the CRF and GS and do some mild on/offroad riding together.
We live in rural Western Canada . We had 2 Honda CT70 bikes for use around the farm and for play. These things were bulletproof and you could ride all day in hilly country and use less the 1 litre of fuel. The hunter club will definitely have a fit for a lot of people.
You never mentioned if Honda retained the dual range transmission that made the CT110 as capable as it was back in the day. Is it still part of this drive train?
We bought a couple of 125cc 2019 Honda Monkeys last year.......Love those little guys so far. They go forever on a gallon of gas and can run over 50mph so they are great for messing around town or short trips.
I thought the video was going to be about a ct110 restoration. I never thought I would see this but I am super happy they are doing this! I think they will sell like hotcakes! I absolutely thrashed my old ct110 as a kid... one of the best bikes ever made!
"It sips fuel, like the English" has to be one of the greatest lines I've ever heard. Also, I reside in the United States and would LOVE if this bike made it over here. I would buy one in a heart beat.
First bike Honda 90 with oversize rear sprocket removal of all plastic guards rode off road and pretty much anywhere,loved it then missed it since,will buy one. Great overview👍🏻
I owned a Honda Chappy back in the 70's. When going camping, we would always throw it in the back, so we would have something to get the bread for breakfast in the morning. I am getting one of these as soon as they become available. This is exactly what I have been looking for. I do photography, and it is sometimes necessary for me to get off the paved roads. This thing will just do nicely...
This bike would actually be brilliant in Australia as most of our roads are 100kmph limited. There are clubs in Australia that specialise in the old CT110. Many of those guys would swap out for one of these for their various camping trips, “postie bike challenges”, and fire trail/ dirt track riding. Air intake and exhaust has been designed to enable some pretty deep creek crossings...bewdy mate!! This thing is a goer.
I was wondering about the transmission too. I have a ct110, fabulous bike. I saw the air intake was up high on the rear rack, I didn't see an extra gas can tho...
@@cyclopathic998 When I said most countries I include all of Europe. And I've been to a few poor countries and more than half of the scooters and motorcycles were japanese. Because they last. I've seen a lot of Cubs and Mates that were older than me gone twice around the clock (often over 100K), while chinese stuff is a few years old and already falling appart. As my grandma always said "we're not rich enough to buy cheap stuff". To some, reliability isn't an option.
@@cyclopathic998 , most Asian countries are teeming with Daelim, a Korean made Honda. These are dirt cheap to buy and even cheaper to run. Some years ago, I was able to purchase some in very good condition in Cambodia for $400 US. They will accompany Keith Richards and cockroaches into the next century..........
@@C4H10N4O2 forgive me for rudeness I have only travel 25000km in Europe (Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, eastern Europe) and IMHO you have to be a mental postie bike diehard fan to get one. There are tons of local similarly priced much better alternatives if you don't like Himalayan then Fantic, SWM, etc etc not including used market. And if for city then scooter is better and cheaper choice no wonder you get swarmed by them in Italy. Now I met people who rode across Australia on CT and there are people rtwing them; this is fun in it's own right but this is tiny market. Hunter Cub doesn't make sense at €4500 price point period.
Why is everyone comparing the Hunter cub to the super cub? Can the hunter not withstand a comparison to its grandfather the trial90 or trail 110? What? No high lo trans? No giant crome Storage rack/2nd seat?
I have a 1971 CT90. The gear reduction on them makes it possible for 250 pound guys to go up some pretty monsters hills without throwing it in first gear and keeping the RPMs super high. Maybe it’s not necessary but the older gear reducers made it possible to cruise up hills off-road.
The hunter cub has a storage rack and can mount a second seat to it from what I've read. The Super Cub in it's European version can't do that though, wouldn't help much since the wimpy suspension of our Super Cub version only allows a maximum load of 100kg which is... my fat butt and that's it anyway :D
America here. Honda has always made above average quality products and certainly it will run forever. If it's the last one you buy the cost is justified. Bonus, fun factor!
Hi, I do live In Australia and these bikes have a cult following here and the CT110 are used by the Australian postal service to deliver mail and small parcels Would I buy one, YES
I actually held off from buying the new super cub last year because I suspected Honda would do a trail version, and I was right! I've been on the verge of buying a vintage CT a number of times but when this new trail cub apears in the uk I will have one, in the grey/khaki colour please! Cant wait!
Honda had a brilliant little aircooled 223cc many years ago in the SL230. I ran a Honda XL250 Degree (of the same era) for 10yrs/80000km. Didn't miss a beat.
Who wants to take the little cub for an offroad spin?
You got a sub when you said your first bike was a cop. Mine was a cut down c50 with a fiber glass Cotton trials bike tank, I was 4. I'm from Yorkshire UK , and I really like this little bike.
Long Way Home I used to live in the back country east of San Diego and all the avocado and citrus grove workers drove around the groves on the old Honda because they were super reliable and lasted forever. I’m sure there are a lot of them still out there driving today.
Yeahh i've been waiting for this!
I love it!! Sign me up.
Lol. I must love little bikes more. My ride's a GZ250, and I'm buying a 650 VStrom, but I'm more excited to tear-ass around the back roads on this thing. "I got the sickness, but I don't want no cure."
i would buy that NOW if it was available in U.S.
70 year old grandpa in N.E.Ohio, USA. I’ll take a red one. Last road a 305 Scrambler in the 1970’s. I’ll be fine if I stay on 25 MPH roads. Can’t peddle a bicycle around anymore, but a Hunter on a nice day would put a big smile where one hasn’t been in a long time! N.E.OH Bob
I owned a 305 Scrambler in the early 80's, the Hunter Cub may be next.
#METOO
No they are stupid. It needs a preadator 420cc in it. I put twin 212s
I had a 63 305 superhawk, drove the crap out of it, rebuilt the engine about 4 times. Front springs finally went bad and the forks were welded shut so could not be rebuilt.Starter went bad so i would just put it up on the center stand, put it in second and spin the rear wheel to start it. either that or run and jump on and put it in gear. How I wish I had some pictures of that bike.
get a moped
My wife is sitting here watching and she say's, "I could ride that!" Yes she could, and I'd love to buy one for her. Honda, just do it. Make it available here in the States!
I had a Trail 90 in the late 1960's. Carried it on the back of my camper trailer.
Used it to go get groceries or other small short trips. Think this eighty year old might have to get one of these.
This 70 year old most definately is.
Treat yourself...SO fun & easy to ride!
Yes, I am70 years old, Arkansas.. I had the 90 back in the 60’s.
36, also AR, can't wait to get one of these
I had a '69 CT90 back in the day before I was old enough to drive legally. I'll get one of these when they're available in the US
Hi lo range
@@roryvonbrutt7302 relevance
mwilliamshs Had a Hi-lo range transmission four-speed high range,four speed low range. they would climb up a telephone pole basically if you could stick to it
I would seriously consider it. After riding a Honda Ruckus on weeklong adventures I can tell you scooter travel is exhilarating! Feels more like bicycle touring than motorcycle riding. The simplicity is hard to beat.
A 'Postie' bike! Haven't seen it's like in the US since the early 70's. They were able to go almost anywhere. If anything could get me back on a bike, this is it.
USA. My first bike was the 50cc version of the cub in 1967 (I was 12 and my dad bought it). Kept it a year or so then dad bought the Trail 90, which looked a lot like the Hunter. Handle-bars had a latch that allowed them to swing in-line with the frame for transport. Man the Trail 90 opened up the world to me. I wasn't allowed to ride on the road, but we had a pretty extensive freight rail system and I could ride the cess or blanket and get just about anywhere in the area. I don't think my dad ever figured it out, but if he did, he never said anything to me OR my mother... Man, I'd love to have another one of these just for the memories! Thanks for the video.
The Honda Trail 90 was my first motorcycle back in 1968. I'm live in the US and this new and up dated bike will be a big hit in the US.
As a Honda CX650E, Honda ST1100, KLR 650, Super Tenere owner who remembers vividly the total thrill of being 14 years old and riding Honda’s original Cub 90 ( or was it a 50???).........sign me up for this wonderfully nostalgic yet practical solution to the mountain camping and hunting so synonymous with British Columbian wilderness adventure!
Australians have had these for years sat the inimitable Postie Bike! Ridden Australia to UK by Nathan Millward (see Nathan the postman TH-cam channel.). He now runs tours to remote locations using 8 of these beasts. Mad dogs etc!!!😂😂😂
Excellent intro, the hero in the wings. DAVE!!!!!👩🏻🚒💪🏻👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
These are a big hit in Australia, always have been :-)
Surprisingly very popular in Australia. Our postal delivery officers have been using these for decades. Most then get filtered down into the public through auctions and resell for personal use. People here love their simplicity and low running costs so they generally sell vey well on the used market. Stumbling block though I see is the price on the new ones. Will Australians pay approximately $6,600AUS + on-road costs, for the same 125cc unit used in the Honda Grom? Maybe not. This particular price bracket buys one some very decent 250-400cc new and barely used motorcycles. I can only really see nostalgic and niche buyers drawn to the Hunter. It will certainly become desirable as a used bike after 1-2 years when depreciation kicks in. Personally I'd love to see a Honda Hunter with a 200cc engine, maybe 13HP a good dollop more torque and a comfortable cruising speed of 110km/h then we'd really have something!
YES!! I want one. The price however is a little steep, my Yamaha XT250 was 4K so the price would have to be less
And honda's own crf250l is around $4k
Yep, Nathan Millward also took a group east coast to west coast Australia on postie bikes, the vid is now up on TH-cam.
He now offers ‘the garbage run tours’ and postie bike ride outs ,including off road ,which really shows the potential of the new C125 hunter.
Good work, long way home !
I'm from the US and plan on purchasing one of these next year. It will be my first motorbike. Hoping to get it in the brown color.
@J G maybe. I read an article stating that they had trademarked the ct trail and hunter cub names in the US so thats partly why im hopeful. Also we got the monkey and super cub. I feel like this would fit in well with those offerings.
First bike was a Honda 50 that I rung the speedometer cable off. Been through a lot of Honda bikes since then, all the way up to a 1800 VTX, but presently ride a CRF250 Rally. I appreciate the effort Honda makes to introduce new bikes to riders of all ages. USA
I’ll take a juicy red one... when the price comes down to 1500. 4 grand is too much!
*Hahahahahaha...you're funny!* *It's 2020, remember?* *My 1st. was a 'Super-Cub 90' in '68, brand-new for my 14th. B-day, and it was $300 w/tax which was 'pretty good money' in 1968*
*You could a buy good used car for $300 then*
@@gerrynightingale9045 Per the inflation calculator at usinflationcalculator.com $300 in 1968 is equivalent to $2,225.13 in 2020. $4k for 9hp in a market with options under 2k, granted without the Honda name, seems pricey to me.
No way 4000 dollars they smoking crack.
The used CT90s from the '60s are going for $3000-up.
Wolf Lahti exactly you’ll lose about 1000 in depreciation but then you’re set for life
This motorcycle is the one I learned to ride on in the trail 90 form. Great bike for mountain trails and roads. The high low selector was awsome. It had more aggressive knobbies and you could get a larger sprocket for a little more top end. With the spare gas tank, you could ride this bike a long way. Was a great bike. I would get another one of these.
I like it and brings back fond memories of old CT 110 in yellow, great little camping and runabout bike. At $4K + shipping, taxes, dmv etc, would likely consider the far more functional Honda CRF250L for not alot more considering their more available with $discounts already.
Can't help but spur up memories of the original off-road Cub, the 55cc C-105 from 1964. I worked for a new Honda dealer in N.Y. and we sold a good number of them. It was a push-rod engine and had a dual sprocket set up on the rear hub for a quick change to off-road gearing. Looked so similar to this new one.
I'll queue up when used ones are available for $1,500!
$1500 sounds about right for a new one.
@@camhack2047 Haha, $1995 new! I would love to have a Hunter, but it can't compare to any number of available pre-owned dual sport bikes. Although the similar models (CT70/90/110) are overpriced IMO.
Used market in 3yrs. See you on Craigslist!
@@papatorr3669 their not suppose to be dual sports, their suppose to be everything. Urban, off road, apocalypse. This is a all around bike with high way but not free way travel.
@@garrettzucker2894 Sure, I get thar But I didn't say anything about "free way travel." I've never even had my DP on a freeway/Interstate highway. But I stand by what I said, I even owned a ct90. I would love to have one, but it doesn't compare to my current TW200. I could see having/preferring it in a third world country. For parts, maintenance, and thrift considerations.
Thank you. A 1972 Honda Trial 90 is what I learned how to drive a motorcycle. I would not hesitate to buy the 125 version. A wonderful machine.
Yes! I loved the old CT110, the Aussie Postal bike. This ups the anti. You bet sign me up, throw it on the back of my RV and take it everywhere.
Garet Wetzel Got a receiver hitch on the back of my fifth wheel where this would be just right.
Garet Wetzel - Unfortunately, it’s not coming to Australia.
No just get a coleman minibike
My beard is white
@@pkquick2009 yes it is
Good to see. It’s a update of the original CT-90 an off road version of the Cub. Centrifugal clutch and two speed transmission with high and low settings. Have on in my garage needing some work to get back on the road. I’m in South Florida US. Thanks for the video.
Looks just like my old Honda c70/90 incarnations when I was young .We used to put knobbles on ,racks boxes etc .I want one .
I've had a ct110 with lots of custom mods. Light bar, gearing change and even a 160cc high comp engine. The only issues i couldn't mod easy enough was no disc brakes, power to 100kph(without the 160cc) and good lights(without lightbar). Im surprised it's a cub not the ct revised. This fixes them, is way better than the grom. If you've never ridden a small bike you won't know the difference it all makes. I've been loads of places on mine before i sold it. And in Australia we do have groups that travel 4000km and even races in nsw called the postie nationals. It is a fantastic bike. Problem that it doesn't have a Kickstart just electric.
It sips fuel, Dave, like the British.
First time I have laughed in weeks, with this virus situation hanging over us.
Thanks for a great video and a giggle.
I already go to work on a Honda 150cc (but it's a PCX which is a fantastic commuter but not as cool as this), and I have a big bike for weekends etc, but I will be queuing up for two of these and my wife - the rider of the second one - does not even have a license yet.
Japan.
I had a CT90 when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's. Mine was a 1972 Honda CT90.. Honda did not name the bike "Cub" back then....it was simply a CT90 model. The bike would go anywhere. Perfect utility motorcycle. I used to drag small logs with mine. Back then the model had a 4 high and 4 low transmission. There was a "torque control" lever on the engine and the bike had to be stopped and at rest to switch the torque. Otherwise it was a 4 speed automatic. Great bikes perhaps the most successful of all time. I'm tempted to go get one of these new Cub models..I would go for the Cub Hunter definitely the Cub Hunter.! Great video.
My first bike was a C90 as well...indestructible ...used to ride it without the white plastic leg shields ! ...I live in the uk and yes I think I’ll get one , saves getting the big bike out when I just want to nip around locally ...not too sure about the size of that big rear tray tho !
itsa pizza siza ;)
My first bike was a 70-something Honda step-through 'Trail 90', which I'm pretty sure is in the same family as the old Cub-style bikes. I was given it by the owner of a house my folks and I moved into when I was 13 or so, it was locked up and hadn't run for 10 or 15 years. I filled the cylinder with automatic trans fluid and diesel fuel, left it for a couple months, then drained and changed all the fluids, plug, wire, chain, tires, tubes, greased everything, soaked the carb in Pine-Sol, anything else a 14-year-old could do. It fired up like it had run a week before, and I rode it EVERYWHERE til I got a driver's license at 18 (in my state, to get a license earlier meant I had to take driver's ed, and since I had the bike I was in no special hurry), during which time it ran perfectly with zero failures of any kind. I then gave the bike to my then-12-year-old cousin, who rode it until he graduated to two-stroke MX bikes when he was about 17, at which point it was given to another cousin. As far as I know, the bike STILL runs, having had the top end rebuilt once and some transmission work of some kind done. It's the 3800 Buick/300 Ford 6/22RE Toyota pickup of the motorcycle world. Imagine how many they'd have sold if they weren't so indestructible!
Your wrong about Australia. They've had the ct110 for years. Taken them everywhere
right "Postie Bike"
Yes the it is being presented as a brand new concept when it is just an old style CT upgraded with fuel injection, bigger capacity and disc brakes. My 1993 model CT110 is actually a Japanese Hunter Cub privately imported into Australia which has a duel range transmission and would go places this new one probably wouldn't.
I'm not knocking the bike though. It looks like a great bike.
@@456eec That is the second time I read "duel range transmission", I guess what it is, it exists on bicycle (Swiss Schlumpf SpeedDrive). Is it a std Honda device ? If not, can it be installed on every bike ? How does it works ?
@@remypericard6508
The duel range is a separate "sub transmission" reduction box on the rear left of the engine casing. It is nominally 2:1 but actually 1.867:1 and works in the same way as low range in a traditional 4X4 vehicle. To change you must stop the engine and put the bike on the centre stand so the back wheel is off the ground. Slowly rotating the wheel forward you flick the switch to change the range between high and low. Then restart the bike and ride again.
It can not be retrifitted as it is integral to the crank case.
Here is a workshop manual. ct90-ct110.com/PDFs/CT110_1986_Shop_Manual_PDF.pdf
Chapter 10 shows disassembly and explains how it works.
The 1964/65 bikes which were the original dual sport Hondas were called CT200 (despite being 90s?) and had a large and small sprocket on the rear. The rider carried a short length of bike chain and added it as well as changing to the big sprocket when low range was required.
www.mecum.com/lots/LV0114-180249/1964-honda-ct200-trail-90/
The CT90 started in 1966 and introduced the duel range transmission.
With the change from the points ignition CT90 to the CDI powered CT 110 in 1980 Honda decided to delete the duel range. There was such an outcry from CT customers it was reintroduced in 1981.
CT90 and 110 Hondas have had this feature since 1966 with the exception of the 1980 CT110 and Australia / New Zealand CT110 Post Office bikes 1980 - 2013.
@@456eec I Thank you a lot. Despite my poor english, it was a really clear explanation. This device should be mandatory on a 4 gear dual-sport bike.
From So Ca. USA. Reminds me of the Trail 90 my Dad bought in 1967 (I think). I rode it more than he did and that thing would go anywhere with the selectable gear box in LOW. It was my first motorcycle and this new Hunter Cub brings back those memories. I've graduated since then, my current ride is a 2014 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS.
I love this
I learned my engine mechanics in the 1970s, fixing up cheap, broken, little Hondas, mostly CT-90s. When I dragged my wife to New Orleans, we had a pair of them we rode in all sorts of weather and traffic as our main transportation. While there, I missed a signal and hit a Lincoln Continental Mk V in an intersection surrounded by oak trees and Spanish moss. I walked away, but the Lincoln had to be towed, because the imprint of my legs in its front fender prevented it from steering! Later, divorced and back in Riverside, California, I rode another CT90 while going to college. All during my busy career I didn't ride, but now that I'm retired in upstate New York, I found another Trail CT90 which I restored. When the 2019 Super Cub C125 was announced, I had to have it, and last December found a dealer with one in stock. My 1972 CT90, and my 2020 Super Cub C125 make quite a pair, but to be perfectly honest, If the CT125 Hunter had been available, I might have opted for it alone. Gotta love it!
In the U.S., this bike will be perfect for strapping onto the back of an RV, and going camping. It's street legal, off-road capable, and fairly lightweight, so it will be great for camping trips. Older people can ride it easily, because of the step-thru frame and no hand clutch.
Yes. I want one for camping and putting around on my hunting land
Yes👍 I want one for camping & off road & transportation.
The way it sits looks like it would just be a fun ride in general.
I used to own a Honda trail 90. I loved it. Very similar to the Hunter.
It had a switch that changed the gears to low, for off road. Super fun.
I have a 2019 Super Cub 125. I got it to teach my wife how to ride. When she opted for a Can-Am Ryker, the Cub became the bike both my kids are learning on. With that being said, it’s fun to ride a slow bike fast(ish) so sometimes I leave my Africa Twin and Goldwing at home and take the Cub for a ride.
In Australia the postal service have used them for years. I had one for hunting & it was great. Just riding around farm tracks etc. See something just throw the side stand down (on either side) & shoot . Bike won't stall , no looking for neutral . Big rack to get your game back to camp. Also very quiet. These look even better.
Heck, I love it. Will be great for dirt fire roads.
Here in the states it started out as the Honda CT trail 90. I've had a few through the years and still have one with low miles, a yellow 72 model. The rack on the back was just the right size for a small milk crate. And to say they sip fuel is an understatement. Mine has the optional auxiliary fuel tank that never got used.
I'm from the US and 65 yrs. & would love one of these,I currently have a harley,I don't ride it tired of it, but I would buy one of the Hunter Cub.
In the USA and saw that Honda USA just added it to the lineup today. I'm 25 and looking for my first bike and I may have just found it......
I bought a Trail 90 new in Spring 1969. I would buy one of these to use exploring, now that I am retired. Would love to see the add on gas tank like they had before, which I never had.
I had, both, a 90 and a 110. Both had the spare fuel "canteen" Came in handy many times.
This looks like a great little bike. Don’t see much use here in the states unless it’s a bike for you RV or a pit bike for your race team. Love your channel. Especially after your last video. I shared it on my favorite Facebook groups. Keep up the great work.
Absolutely YES!! It would be a great get around on the farm that my wife would love!!!
I've gotten rid of my big bikes. Just recently I had two harleys that I sold, in the past I had another bagger, and three Beemers but now I only have the smaller displacement bikes. They are more fun, less expensive, easier to work on and much more nimble and fun to ride. I don't ride the super slabs unless it is absolutely necessary. The small back roads are way more fun for me. I now have a Burgman 400, Versys 300x and a ctx700 DCT. My first bike was a Honda 50 sport in 1963. I worked my way up with Honda to the 90 sport and sl 360 and from there it was all the different manufacturers, always looking for that perfect ride. Yes, my beard is white but my heart is young and my three bikes in the garage can make room for this 125cc trail bike.
Let's ride!
It sips fuel............ like the English. 😂 Brilliant!!!
He’s never been in an English pub.
@@jonathangriffiths2499 Damn right. Let this man visit an English pub . Hardly any of us are sipping fuel these days,Lazy racial stereotyping of the worst kind.
I drink a lot of tea.
@@buttmanY You mean You sip a lot of tea ? ;))
I sip tea not fuel
Their is a lot of nostalgia for the trail 50, 55 and 90 in the USA. The 125 will be a big seller.
Got 5,4 litre tank, will sell well in New Zealand . Top bike. Honda always good .
I learned to ride on a 1984 CT 110, it looked/looks (I still own it, since new) almost exactly like the red version they have been teasing with. And Yes, I will be buying one, it was the one bike I put the most miles on over the years, my brother and I put 32000 miles on it by 1990. I live in rural Kansas and this will be a wonderful bike for just having fun in the woods and fields, and basically having fun with.
The first day I can put a deposit down with my local Honda dealer I am going to be first in line, I hope the US gets the grey/green color Honda showed off previously!!
I live in the US in California and I might just be interested in buying two. One for me and one for my wife. Light weight, easy maintenance, fuel friendly and just downright cool. Nice video.
Hell yeah, it looks like great fun! Portugal.
I picked up and am fixing a 84 Honda XL 200r, and yes I love it! After seeing this bike....I’m down to get it!! Go Honda for making and continuing near indestructible motorcycles!
Hell yes I'll be buying one of these ...... West Yorkshire, England
I and this motorcycle when I lived in Australia! I loved this bike, easy to ride and good on or off road. You can get heaps of accessories, extended fuel tank etc
I'd consider this if there were a version with a 250cc. The max speed of 55 would limit where I could take this bike since there are 55 mph+ highways in between the areas that I'd like to joy ride.
I was lucky to get one here in the USA. I live in Arizona, but bought the bike from a dealer in Louisiana. This little bike is SO FUN to ride and explore. I have 3 other motorcycles and the Hunter Cub is the one I've been jumping on lately. If you are lucky enough to find one, BUY IT!
YES FROM WEST VIRGINIA. ICONIC FLY FISHING RIG.
West Virginia here too!
West Virginia here too! The Best Virginia! lol
What are the odds..... fly anglers and bikers!
am an Q7 driver that lives in apartment /condo, yes I would use for shopping, photography and small campstove style picnics here on the west coast of B.C. Canada, I never could get on board with the electric bikes, always thought this is the better option
¡ I want one ! My 1st bike was a C70 nearly a lifetime ago, fond memories.
The 2019 Super Cub retails for a little over €4000 here in The Netherlands, my guess is the Hunter will be nearer the €5000 mark, we'll wait and see.
I could always sell my BMW couldn't I ...(naahh).
My First motorcycle, was a Honda Super 90 in about 1970. I think this would be a blast from my past! I plan to buy one of these as soon as they are available here in Western Washington, for riding logging roads, campgrounds, back country fun. Better than mountain bicycles for these old knees!!
I would like to get my wife one. My mom had a Trail 90 back in the 1960's. It was a good trail bike. I live in Colorado! Thanks.
I own my fathers 1967 Honda Trail 90 it’s the original adventure trail bike. It’s been on countless trail rides into the mountains of the Pacific Northwest throughout the 60’s 70’s and 80’s for camping,hunting & fishing trips the best pack mule a guy can get. I’ve now retired it from trail duty I ride it to the coffee shop now.
saying that in Australia we have to travel far all the time is an over statement, it's mainly only in the regional parts this is true and most people just take a plane, bus or train if they need to travel over 400km
How could you possibly doubt the off road credentials of this little champion. I have it’s predecessor the CT110 and recently rode it on a two week return trip to the very top of Australia’s cape York peninsula. That’s 2,600 kilometres of sand and dirt and creek crossings including the iconic and gruelling Telegraph Track and Bloomfield Tracks, carrying all my camping gear. And that bike already had 40,000 kilometres on the clock. Not a single problem with the bike. Haha, I had to laugh when three guys on Triumph Tigers got about 30 minutes into the Telegraph Track and turned back. The telegraph took me 8 hours, to cove 100k, didn’t see a soul all day. It doesn’t get any better than that.
I would love to have one again, i had a trail 90 years ago. Sign me up. Bakersfield CA.
Have and use the CT 90 (1974) on a farm in Canada - it works and looks like it is new. If Honda brings it to Canada I would buy one for sure. Had the Cub -70 still regret that I sold it. Great video/review - thanks!
I have a 2019 super cub and I love it, I can get it up to 60, I also have a Harley and an XR650. The super cub is my favorite! Michigan USA
I had a 9 ft 650, fun bikes
I use to have a Honda CT90. I had it for about 15 years and then gave it to my brother. The minute this new 125 Hunter Cub becomes available in the United States I'm going to get one. I have a Cb 750 right now and I really like it. But I loved the CT90. To have the extra power of the 125 will be fantastic.
lol i'd reconsider that statement about Australia...
I own a CRF450L, S1000RR, and R1250GS. I live in northeastern Pennsylvania. I’d like to buy a Hunter Cub for my wife. If it goes fast enough on the roads around here, she could at least ride with me on the CRF and GS and do some mild on/offroad riding together.
It’s a farkle magnet; let the games begin!
We live in rural Western Canada . We had 2 Honda CT70 bikes for use around the farm and for play. These things were bulletproof and you could ride all day in hilly country and use less the 1 litre of fuel. The hunter club will definitely have a fit for a lot of people.
You never mentioned if Honda retained the dual range transmission that made the CT110 as capable as it was back in the day. Is it still part of this drive train?
No
@@michaeljones1475 Thanks
I had a Trail 70 as a kid and loved it! Looks like Honda has another winner. I'm from Titusville, FL USA and ride a 750 Shadow.
QUESTION....DOES IT HAVE A ‘LOW RANGE’ LIKE THE OLD CT 90?
Death Valley no
with the advancement in engine technology its not needed, I had hi/lo on my CT50 here in Japan.
We bought a couple of 125cc 2019 Honda Monkeys last year.......Love those little guys so far. They go forever on a gallon of gas and can run over 50mph so they are great for messing around town or short trips.
It'll never come to Canada where we could really use it.
Government would lose tax dollars if they allowed these in Ca or US
I thought the video was going to be about a ct110 restoration. I never thought I would see this but I am super happy they are doing this! I think they will sell like hotcakes! I absolutely thrashed my old ct110 as a kid... one of the best bikes ever made!
"It sips fuel, like the English" has to be one of the greatest lines I've ever heard. Also, I reside in the United States and would LOVE if this bike made it over here. I would buy one in a heart beat.
I’ll buy one for the wife and keep the 72 for myself.
First bike Honda 90 with oversize rear sprocket removal of all plastic guards rode off road and pretty much anywhere,loved it then missed it since,will buy one.
Great overview👍🏻
These motorcycles are an institution in Australia
You should google "postie bike challenge"
I watch Postie with the Mostie! He's cool
Postie challenge rocks...
Postie the Mostie!
Thought of him instantly too when i saw this video. :))
His bike has taken him on more adventures than the mall bound GS’s!
@@bradfordpalmer2298 Thanks Mr Palmer, will check him out!
I owned a Honda Chappy back in the 70's. When going camping, we would always throw it in the back, so we would have something to get the bread for breakfast in the morning.
I am getting one of these as soon as they become available.
This is exactly what I have been looking for. I do photography, and it is sometimes necessary for me to get off the paved roads. This thing will just do nicely...
I still have and ride my first '69 C-90, it won't die. Would buy a new one.
My father in law has a '78 c110. He's own it since '84. It's awesome. I'd totally buy one.
I'd certainly buy the ct125 over the other mini motos honda currently produces such as the grom, monkey or super cub.
Hell yes! In North Carolina. Grew up with a CT90. Hopefully it’ll have the dual range transmission!
I know, right? Couldn't really take them on a hiway, but 55 was doable in hi range
TOO EXPENSIVE... 4000 dollars makes this a wealthy man's toy...
GUY MULLINS $4K is a lot, but this is a Honda it’ll never break down.
Get an used one
You can get one for 100 dollars in brazil
@Bill J you can trade A motorcycle for a gun too
i agree,price is high!!
This bike would actually be brilliant in Australia as most of our roads are 100kmph limited. There are clubs in Australia that specialise in the old CT110. Many of those guys would swap out for one of these for their various camping trips, “postie bike challenges”, and fire trail/ dirt track riding. Air intake and exhaust has been designed to enable some pretty deep creek crossings...bewdy mate!! This thing is a goer.
If they made like the old ct 90 or trail 110 with the hi low transmission i would buy one
I still have 3 old trail 90s
That's all I wanted to know the entire time was if it had a hi/lo like the original lol
I was wondering about the transmission too. I have a ct110, fabulous bike. I saw the air intake was up high on the rear rack, I didn't see an extra gas can tho...
Sure will be getting one. Been trying to find one from the 70’s but no luck in my area so the new one is awesome!!
Not sure why anyone would pick it over say Himalayan or VersysX.. it is hard to travel in US on bike Incapable of highway speeds
Most countries in the world have a different permit over 125cc or so.
So 300 or 400 are not even an option.
@@C4H10N4O2 that's true but in those countries there're tons of cheap Chinese or locally made scooters and bikes; €4500 will buy you a half dozen.
@@cyclopathic998 When I said most countries I include all of Europe.
And I've been to a few poor countries and more than half of the scooters and motorcycles were japanese. Because they last.
I've seen a lot of Cubs and Mates that were older than me gone twice around the clock (often over 100K), while chinese stuff is a few years old and already falling appart.
As my grandma always said "we're not rich enough to buy cheap stuff".
To some, reliability isn't an option.
@@cyclopathic998 , most Asian countries are teeming with Daelim, a Korean made Honda. These are dirt cheap to buy and even cheaper to run. Some years ago, I was able to purchase some in very good condition in Cambodia for $400 US. They will accompany Keith Richards and cockroaches into the next century..........
@@C4H10N4O2 forgive me for rudeness I have only travel 25000km in Europe (Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, eastern Europe) and IMHO you have to be a mental postie bike diehard fan to get one. There are tons of local similarly priced much better alternatives if you don't like Himalayan then Fantic, SWM, etc etc not including used market. And if for city then scooter is better and cheaper choice no wonder you get swarmed by them in Italy.
Now I met people who rode across Australia on CT and there are people rtwing them; this is fun in it's own right but this is tiny market. Hunter Cub doesn't make sense at €4500 price point period.
63 yr old here from Cody, Wyoming USA. Learned to ride on one of these at 12 yrs old. Will definitely be getting one, maybe a pair, one for wife.
Why is everyone comparing the Hunter cub to the super cub? Can the hunter not withstand a comparison to its grandfather the trial90 or trail 110?
What? No high lo trans? No giant crome Storage rack/2nd seat?
with the advancement in engine technology its not needed, I had hi/lo on my CT50 here in Japan
I have a 1971 CT90. The gear reduction on them makes it possible for 250 pound guys to go up some pretty monsters hills without throwing it in first gear and keeping the RPMs super high. Maybe it’s not necessary but the older gear reducers made it possible to cruise up hills off-road.
The hunter cub has a storage rack and can mount a second seat to it from what I've read. The Super Cub in it's European version can't do that though, wouldn't help much since the wimpy suspension of our Super Cub version only allows a maximum load of 100kg which is... my fat butt and that's it anyway :D
America here. Honda has always made above average quality products and certainly it will run forever. If it's the last one you buy the cost is justified. Bonus, fun factor!
Hi, I do live In Australia and these bikes have a cult following here and the CT110 are used by the Australian postal service to deliver mail and small parcels
Would I buy one, YES
We have cubs now! Not ct 110. And I think we’ve just order 125s
I actually held off from buying the new super cub last year because I suspected Honda would do a trail version, and I was right!
I've been on the verge of buying a vintage CT a number of times but when this new trail cub apears in the uk I will have one, in the grey/khaki colour please! Cant wait!
sounds like it is going to be over priced in the States. for about the same money you could buy a yamaha TW200 or Suzuki dr200
Honda had a brilliant little aircooled 223cc many years ago in the SL230. I ran a Honda XL250 Degree (of the same era) for 10yrs/80000km. Didn't miss a beat.
Sold putting down payment on one this week! It will compliment my 1971 Trail 90 very nicely in the toy hauler at camp!!!!