1982 Honda MB5 or MB50 review
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- A review on my classic MB5, see how fast it goes!!!!!!
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That is so cool. Actually, when I was in the military back in the early 1980's, this was my first bike!
I lived off post at the time and used this to commute to work. It is so awesome to see this model again. Warm memories!
Yes, this baby did run quite well for what I was using it for.
Great post! Thanks for the memories!
Man I used to own one of this MB5 back in 1983 during my high school year . Mine was red color . I remember this dame was fun and it is Leak a lot . As an Asian Vietnamese Chinese American I got balls to drive this thing from San Jose California to San Francisco hahahaha lol 😂😂😄😄👍👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳!!!
That is a beauty. Really would have loved to have one when I was young. The MT5 and MB5 are icons.
I had one at 16 same colour, brilliant little bike for getting me around. Felt like a Honda 250 Super Dream to me 🥰
Had the same bike when I was 16 and loved it, It was so slow when I got it, over the course of year I done the ports, bored to 60cc, 2 stage reeds, bigger carb and micron pipe, would hit 65 on a good day lol. Moved onto a RD80LC and then an AR125, I drive a Triumph Sprint 1050 now.
Im in love with this bike, i might be buying one for about 1,500$ its expensive but i'm going to keep it all my life.
I had a blue one...loved it! My mum sold it when I went into the army..never saw it again. Great Bike! went to the drive-in and lay next to the engine to keep warm...good times!
I bet that smells lovely, I got my hands on a Honda cb 125cc, 1987 for an old bike it still runs amazing, just goes to show if you look after things, they look after you.
In South Africa these were called MB5 Bobcats. I started on the MBX50...memories hey!
At the time back then I had an H100 and was tempted to put the engine in one of these, they looked very similar.
I think they fitted straight in.
@@RoadcraftNottingham yes, the H100 engine fits because that's what I have in my MB5. Not sold in Australia so i took mine from New Zealand when I moved in 1986. Need a CR80 gearbox (6 speed)
lovely to see a bit of nostalgia featured. just shoes a bike does not have to be fast to give pleasure although faster is definatiley safer on todays impatient roads.
I don't know what they did in the UK production to limit it to 30 mph but my buddy here in Canada had one back in the mid-80s and it could do 70. Man that little thing was fun.
Both the MT5 and MB5 were easy to upgrade. Changing carburateur and cilinder was less than an hour work. Exhaust also easy. Malossi and Zeta kits made these bikes run 50mph with ease. The brakes however. Bought my girl a Sherco this spring. 300mm disc brake front and a smaller disc brake in the rear. Suspension, wheels, all seems a bit sturdier. However, seeing such a beautiful MB5 still makes me wish I had one.
Ha ha... Yes. The tell tail blue smoke to tell you the auto oil injector is working. Quite enjoyable! Thanks for sharing.
Sweet! I had one myself when I was 16 - just like this one, albeit not brand new, but in great shape! Feels like yesterday (when I watch this video), although it was over 20 years ago... Mine did ~50 kmph. Sad thing, it was stolen one night because I neglected to lock it. ._.
'Slow speed handling is acceptable' - had me chuckling away like a fool. Great vid.
Excellent video!. I love this 0-60 test. The US version was not restricted a would pull ~57 mph.
Aww a blast of my past
remember seein a bike like this at school with a guy 2 years above havin one
Then I left n bought the MTX 125 in Black & Yellow which was my Halcyon bike so I never sold it and its still in my garage with its original 1991 tax disc
I owned one of these in the US, top speed stock was 52 mph. People modded them and hit 70-80. I went looking for a used one of these ten years ago but couldn't find one. Brings back great memories
Do they consider this a moped with no pedels in CALIFORNIA?
@@Perry_Fan nope, always considered a motorcycle. Mopeds were 30cc or less. MB5 were 50cc
@@mrmped1 Mopeds were also 50cc, the only reason I'm asking is because the MB5 has a kick starter with gears with NO bicycle pedals and the MB5 has gears, a Moped has an automatic transmission and bicycle Pedals. But both have a 50cc two stroke engine
In the UK mopeds can be geared or automatic, they had to be no more than 50cc and pedal operated until 1977 when the speed was restricted to no more than 30mph ish but could have normal footpegs. People often mistake mopeds for scooters but you can get a 600cc scooter as "scooter" is a style of bike, not a legal classification.
@@RoadcraftNottingham Yes laws are more lenient everywhere else but California
All young people know appreciate the power of 2 strokes. In Norway, any 16 year old that knows anything about performance goes for the 2 stroke. And most of us know more about 2 strokes and how to fix/tune them than any of you old fellows will ever do ;)
reminds me of my old ar50 i had when i was 16...back in 2007
It is very rare to see a 1982 MB-5 is such good condition. I had about 10 of these bikes at one time. I never bored them out to larger displacement but I ported them, modified the exhaust and carb. You needed to be smart to go fast in those days. Some made enough power to lay peels and even second gear scratches. The same type of standard cylinder was available in Netherlands. Not sure about the British cylinder porting however. In any case these are not the actual or original Honda engine cylinders. Instead these are severely de-tuned cylinders with smaller and fewer ports. The actual Honda cylinder had more power and actually less noise as it came with rubber blocks between the cooling fins. I believe these Honda cylinders were available in Germany and/or Belgium at that time. Note: when kickstarting, first push out the initial play then crank it, DO NOT let it then flip back like you did in the video. I have had to fix several of my friends bikes as the internal kickstarting mechanism would flip past its position when cranking in that manner.
Forgot to mention that in the early eighties the legislation regarding mopeds in the Netherlands was that these types vehicles are defined as motorized bicycles. In other words the first MBs required having a peddle mechanism like a bicycle for them to be legal.
Excellent info. Thanks for taking the time to write this. Yes, I never normally use the kick-start like that. ☺
I had one of these too! bless it :)
Same
i have the ns125 the one after the mbx and i do love it when the rings aint snaped
I had a MB5 when I was 16, wish I still had it
I think at 16 a 125cc should be legal, 250cc at 17 and then keep things the same for larger bikes, I'm some most will disagree but I find 50cc bikes to be more danger than they are worth due to no extra speed for getting out of bad situations, and impatient drivers.
Unfortunately, the majority of 16 year olds have no experience on the road, and think they're Valentino Rossi on a motoGP circuit.
Stan Wittebol NEITHER DO CAR DRIVERS OR SOMEONE WHO DOES DIRECT ACCESS
Samuel Wicks
1: Turn of caps lock
2: I think you meant "so" instead of 'neither"
Stan Wittebol
1: NO
2: I MEANT "NEITHER", REFERRING TO THE FACT THAT 17 YEAR OLD DRIVERS HAVE NO EXPERIENCE.
JamieOnABike actually you make a VERY valid point. .. maybe give 250cc entitlement to full car licence holders.over 25 Subject to a separate cbt of course. ..125 cc for complete provvie licence holders (those with no full car licence ) and completely do away with 50cc altogether. ..phasing 50cc out maybe
Sounds like an angry V-twin snarling and snotting fire with every twist of the wrist! RAWR
what a super classic cutie !
I owned the MT5 which was the trail version, unbelievably slow, I bought and old FS1E because I was so ashamed of being overtaken by ladies on scooters (not cool at 16). Main bearings failed at 18 months old which required a full engine strip down, luckily these old two strokes are fairly simple.
Wow thats awesome, looks similar to my kawasaki ar 125!
I had a black 1 with micron with gold decals the best colour
My Dad used to race on those bikes when he was 17.
I also had one, have a video of it on my channel .. with a mb80 engine , great little bikes!
I had an MB 5 back in 1983 in red derestricted carb and exhaust got 48 mph
Here in Norway the speed limit for mopeds/50cc is 45 km/h.. around 28 mph or so.. Many teenagers tune them so they go 80 km/h, and sometimes more :P Never tried a moped before.. I prefer a bit bigger bikes :P
Brilliant bike
My first bike bought it second hand (in white) for 80 quid back in 1983 with my first pay packet (had to borrow some cash off my mum, of course)! 30 mph up hill and 30 mph down hill unless you pulled the clutch in... Thanks for the memories, they sold them unrestricted in the US for a year and they reached a heady 50 mph (I could only dream of those speeds as 16 year old). I never realised it was a two stroke, can't remember mixing it, must have had auto two stroke oil filler.
I had a white one 81 model , still remember the reg , vtw 442 w , wonder if it's still about?
Did you purchase this one for any reason or just for the nostalgic feeling :p
You should see the MB5 in Sweden. Here we are restricted to 30km/h and it didn´t go ANY faster than that, imagine how annoying
TOP SPEED ON MINE , WAS 53 MPH , WISH I STILL HAD IT .
Add a curly wurly and a slush puppy and you've got a deal!
thank you very much, i love your vids btw
ALWAYS WANTED AN MB5. EVEN TODAY IF I COULD FIND ONE. IT'S A RARE GEM . NICE VIDEO. KEEP THE MB5. THAT'S HARDER TO FIND THAN A 1993 ACURA LEGEND GS.. NO WAIT! ACURA LEGENDS ARE VERY HARD TO FIND..ANY CARS FROM THE 90'S. CAN'T EVEN FIND A 94 NISSAN ALTIMA. BY ANY CHANCE CAN YOU MAKE THE MB5 FASTER LIKE WITH A CHIP, ENGINE SWAP!! IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE BACK TIRES FATTER..
I could but it'd be too much work for how much I (don't) ride it and it won't be original then.
My 1st bike was a 600, i still need to try a 125cc
cool, its mint
My 1st Bike when i turned 16 in 1984 i bought an 83 plate for £50 😂 got it re-bored into 75cc 😂
I had a black one, my first bike. It was stolen unfortunately.
You can ride a YZF R125 on a CBT at 17. You don't need a full test
Typical Honda quality. This is a 32 year old, 50cc 2stroke and it still looks and runs fine... I believe they also made this in an 80cc as well for a few years.
You are correct. I have an 80cc version, called the MB8.
My Honda c90 has 6 bhp
Old Honda's seem to just keep going
Are these street legal in America? By that I mean if Im 15 could I get my moped license and ride it as such?
Bless it :)
I know this is an old video but i only just came across it. I also had an MB5 as my first bike when i was 16. It was a 1983 in white but had a square headlight. Everyone else had the Yamaha FS1E's but i saw this little Honda and fell in love with it. Paid £120 for it and went miles on it. First thing i bought for it was a micron and messed with the engine a little and i managed to get about 50-55 mph out of it...... well the speedo needle was pointing to the indicator light on the clock going down Annesley bypass lol but on a flat it averaged about 45. I kept it for years, stripped it and got a Honda H100 engine and shoved that in it then sold it on to a friend. Glad i came across this video, brought back some happy memories from my teenage years :)
In sweden they had 1hp and wasnt allowed to go faster then 30km/h. They did 40 to 45km/h. Many put a 65cc cylinder on it and hoped the police didnt stopped them
brett kelly... How eloquent
About the same here, only allowed to go 45 Km/h and 1 HP, also here many put 65cc cylinders on them. another common mod was to swap out the engine block for 80cc block with 5 or 6 gears with 80,100,110 and even a 125cc cylinder on them.
In the end you always got caught by the police (so did i lol)
Now I'm rebuilding (still have it) my little Honda MT-5 that is very custom (wheels from MBX, 80cc model brake caliper, paris-dakar tank cover etc etc) but this time I'll put it on the road as a motorcycle so i can legally go 100+ km/h.
Going all out with a tuned 125cc Athena, Malossi VL5 carbon read valve, 30mm PWK carb etc :)
I had a Yamaha DT50 but was always a little bit jealous of the MB5. Looked so much more like a proper sportsbike. By the time I was 15 (legal age to ride a moped in Sweden) I had already graduated to 125s. Today I feel like getting an MB5 in good nick and tuning it for maximum speed. Using all the stuff I couldn't afford as a kid.
Some time has passed since I had one of those, 16 years old my first bike and loved bikes ever since...MB5 in black and gold, me and 5 of my mates all had one in the same colour....had so much fun on that little bike.
I had a black one, I bought new off the showroom floor.
Just picked up a 1982 here in cali from a older gentlemen runs absolutely perfect lol show up on a r6 then ride this home is a little different
Fantastic, well-engineered, solid small motorcycles! Unrestricted, they can hit around 55 MPH on flat pavement with a lighter rider, and about 50 MPH with a 220 pound rider! They are rare 'stateside', and amazingly FUN FUN FUN to ride! I have one, and when I pull into a gas station or Starbucks, I get tons of stares and questions!
This is my dream small displacement bike. Unfortunately they only imported it for one model year in my country.
The look is so perfect.
II bought one of these in Cleveland, Ohio, from Rick Case Honda, for $399.99. What a fun bike! I've had lots of bikes and this one would be in the, "I should have kept it" category.
Nice...! The H100 engine fits straight in, by the way...
Its a very nice looking bike, actually. I'd say prettier than a lot of 125cc's made today. And if you unlimit it, probably nearly as fast LOL.
I had a rally runabout went faster.. Government legislation was crazy concerning the 30mph for 50cc machines
How many got rear ended I wonder in the first year..
Wow, memories!!! I had one of these - in blue - 25 years ago in 1992 when I was 15. I used to ride it to school in Auckland, New Zealand. Fanging along the motorway, I think I used to get up to 100kph down hills with a tail wind if memory serves! What a little beauty!
In the Netherlands during the 80th's there was a law that all 50cc bikes need to have pedals on it!! The idea was that you should be able to pedal the bike like a bicycle. How stupid was that!???
When I was 16 years old I could only dreamed about having this Honda!
The back roads in Ohio was Awesome growing up!
I had an all black with gold decal version,even put a micron exhaust on it!
Legend says it's still accelerating to 60 to this day...
This was my dream bike, but didn't get it, got a GT125cc 16bph age 17, then a RD350LC and a RD350YPVS
had the YPVS up to three years ago
The MB50 had a trial version
Yep the MT50 . That was my first .
That video sure takes you down memory lane .
In South Africa, the MB-50 wasn't restricted, but it was still a terribly underpowered machine. The most I ever got out of it was about 80km/h, i.e. around 50mph.
Hi, I really enjoyed your video. I had a U.S. red MB5 from 1982-1990 and logged 20,000 miles on it before it was sold. I rode it everyday and it was also my transportation to and from work. I really loved the bike but sold it due to having an accident with it on black ice where the bike went out from under me and pinned my leg to the road. I was never able to ride again after that. I notice you call it a moped, but it is technically classified as a true Motorcycle, one of the smallest that Honda ever made. A moped (at least in the U.S.) has to have pedals to be classified as such. Congrats on having such a pristine MB5, makes me wish I could ride one again!!
Thanks for sharing that. I love this bike. In the UK, "moped" used to also mean a pedal powered bike not exceeding 50cc. After 1977 the bike had to be restricted in speed but could lose the pedals and look like a proper motorcycle.
I loved my one when I was 16 it done 65 miles an hours and 70 down hill if only I could find one for sale
First of all, lovely bike and well done for keeping a nice old two stroke going.
I had the bigger brother of this, the Honda H 100 (SII). That was my first bike aftering doing my CBT, in two years of owning it I had to do a full engine rebuild three times... The root cause being that wonderful "balance shaft". Essentially, its a good idea, two strokes are vibey so this will help remove some of that. The only issue is, this takes the load away from the center of the crank and out towards the left and right hand main bearings. The right hand one is fine, its a solid aluminium casting. The left one however rides in a alloy, which I'd guess is most likely bronze, and after a period this slowly ovals out.
Once that happens the engine doesn't have long unfortunately, the bearing will eventually start of bounce in its cage, and the load goes straight onto the crank. At one point I could grab the stator and seriously move the crank shaft a good 10mm out of its dead centre.
That engine, however, did manage to run like that for about 4000 miles, and it sounded ready to grenade any moment.
I had one back in 86, I went up a tooth on front sprocket and got 40-45 mph and didnt lose much if any acceleration...lol Got an extra 5mph on top by fitting an Allspeed pipe........Great days so much fun rapping around on these and discovering women.......:-)
Thanks for sharing , just had a nice walk down memory lane . Those were the days .
Back in 1985 my MB5 in the states run 53 mph on level surface. Wheelies were out of the Question due to the 7000 rpm power curve i broken alot of taillights..So many the dealer kept them in stock for me!
The back light was the same as the mt5 cb250rs and cg125 and some others the pattern ones were dirt cheap
My first vehicle was my Honda MB5 in 1982. Drove it in college in Texas until it was stolen :(
hauls ass !!! ;)
I had a Honda MT50 when I was 16, and I'm only 21 :P. I had it bored out to 65cc and put a bigger American carburettor on it, the whole bike cost me about £400 to complete. My mate went out and bought a brand new Aprilia RS50 for almost £3000, needless to say he was gutted when he discovered mine was twice as fast.
I COULD GET AROUND THE CITY ON ONE OF THESE CLASSIC MOPED.. IMAGINE A PERSON RIDING IN CENTRAL PARK ON A MB5 IN 2020..
2.5hp.. Ouch. I thought my 10.5bp CB125F was bad.
it is that bad, this makes 7 hp not restricted
Shit that's bad XD
Come to where i live and review my mt50! ;)
It's a lot of hassle for the amount I use it. Raise all 3 ports in the cylinder, open the exhaust and cut 3" off the inner pipe, open the reed block stops a few mm and widen the carb port. Would be easier to pop a Honda H100 engine in but then it wouldn't be an MB5 any more. :-)
Loved your video and it reminded of the MB-5 I had when I was 16 (same red colour). It gave me so much independence but boy was it slow.... Thanks to the government for that one. The smell of 2 stroke was also fantastic. Did you ever pretend to be Rocket Ron?
Absolutely!
Two star!! There's a memory! lol
This bike was imported to the States in 1982, full power, UK in 81 slow as crap. You may be able to find one if you look hard enough. :-)
I was aware of that. Rather be that close through my choice than frustrate drivers into bad overtakes and pushing me into the kerb.
I raced a guy who had a Yamaha RX 50 cruiser with my MB-5 in 1984. I won. 100cc's between the two of us. It's all we had so we went.
It's faster than my Honda CB50. That was the worse ped ever made. Was the only bike I have ever sold that I was glad to get rid of back in 1984 😄
I had a red one in USA, went about 65 mph. Not restricted, also had smaller than stock rear sprocket. Sucks they messed with it and slowed her down.Looks very pristine though.
I had one of these as my 1st geared 50cc and rode home having never ridden a geared bike before. previously I had a couple of pedal "chicken chasers". Bought it from a bike breaker and it didn't quite run right so it made learning gearchanges and clutch control a lot harder haha.
Been watching your videos as I have put in for my mod1 and 2, they have been very helpful thanks :)
Hell yeah, man! Bought one when I was 15, 1985. Had a blast riding it around traveling to places I've been before in my local area. Would like to buy another.
My 1995 scooter that i got at 16 and still have has 8hp and max is does 50mph,but downhill and some wind in the back it reach out 55-56 mph and i once did it,but the ambreiaje (clutch) and the trasmission didn't like it,as it set up for fast start,and that cuts some 10-20 km/h out of max speed,but i still like it.You can see it on my channel,but they are older videos.
Nice bike! On the market i Sweden it´s worth at least around 2500 pounds or 30k SEK ;) As you said, keep it. You´ll never find another in that condition again.
Thanks for the upload, im 16 and just brought a aprillia tuono 50, looking to getting my provisional soon but was nervous due to the restrictions set in place but seeing some footage of how the 50cc bikes run has gave me some reassurance aha
Scary isn't it? Car drivers should be made to ride one of these.
Man I used to own one of this MB5 back in 1983 during my high school year . Mine was red color . I remember this dame was fun and it is Leak a lot . As an Asian Vietnamese Chinese American I got balls to drive this thing from San Jose California to San Francisco hahahaha lol 😂😂😄😄👍👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳!!!
40 years ago I had an MT5, I did manage to 'tune' it up to do about 45 MPH even though it was illegal to do such naughty things! Last winter I purchased a basket case of an MT5 in order to re-live my youth, I also have a Speed Triple 1050 and a KTM 300 enduro bike, I have more fun on the 'ped than the other bikes! I've applied all my 2 stroke experience to the MT in order to get a decent top speed out of it, it's doing an easy 55 MPH (maybe a bit more). The bike has been totally rebuilt, the guy that MOT'd it said it was of the best restorations that he had seen which was a nice compliment. 🙂
1982..price in South AFRICA was R595.00 new.Sadly I chose the slow mt5...sieved it..then got super fast mbx 50..R1000.00 brand new..Meant siezed it.
Just picked one up last summer. GREAT little bike! Turns heads with the 2-stroke 'scream', and it does 53 MPH!
Were these mechanically "restricted" to 35mph in UK (or only driver restricted)? Friend of mine had one, and he gave the Yamaha RZ50 water-cooled no less:), a run for his money on his, ported and expansion tube exhaust, noisy as hell. Ran that at 14000rpm doing around 130kph / 80mph.