My very first motorcycle, way back in the early 70's. Went from that straight to a Honda CB250 k4. Wish I still had both of them....happy early motorcycling memories from when it was all much simpler lol
Nice! That's quite a jump from that to a CB250 LOL. I don't see as many of those around - are you located in the United States, or what country out of curiosity?
We had one with the same colors in the Philippines circa 1967. We had a bracket and seat installed on top of the gas tank to accommodate a passenger. I rode it around town as a very young teen. We gave it away to relatives in 1974 when we returned to the U.S.
That's really cool! I personally think the blue is a really cool color on these and favor it over the red. I cannot imagine riding a passenger on one - it's a torquey little moped but still a moped! Although I suppose skinny little teenagers are a bit different also! I don't definitely don't see very many of these around in the US, and am betting they were more plentiful at that time in the Philippines
@@retro_grade My next door neighbor in the Philippines bought the red one. My Dad was so impressed he bought the blue one. One night in 1971 he was riding it in a dark road, ran into a pothole, crashed and broke his collarbone.
While the Honda P50 was technically a moped, meaning it had both a motor and functional pedals, it's four stroke engine made it somewhat slow and undesirable. Honda did not get the moped concept right until the mid '70s with the PA50 "Hobbit" with a 2 stroke engine. I have owned 17 mopeds since 1975, including Peugeot, Motobecane, Puch, Tomos, Solex, Vespa, Sears Free Spirit and JCPenney Pinto (both made by Puch/Kromag) a Garelli, and yes, a Honda PA50. I have modified mopeds to reach over 50 mph. I currently own a Puch Newport II, a Tomos ST, and a Solex 3800. While mopeds are small bikes, they are huge fun.
Yeah, not as easy to push to 50 mph and make those kind of gains on a 4 stroke. Honestly on the PA50 though, I wouldn't have wanted to go much faster on it. 25 mph or whatever the top speed it reached was enough for me on something that felt like an old bicycle suspension, brakes, and wheel wise. Moreso on that even, than other mopeds that I've been on. I had a Jawa back when I was 14 years old and still think I've got it stashed back home, somewhere lol.
They are very, very unique and odd designs and super cool if you're into that! We don't have this one anymore, but our friend we bought it off of (in Kentucky) has another red one for sale....
I thought they made them longer, no wonder I can't find one in decent shape. Same with the PC50 I'm looking to add. None of my friends from the racing days understand what happened to me.
@@retro_grade I believe luckily for me, my heart is super cub. Tires are tubeless so lately I’ve been a lazy person and I have been having the shop put the tires on the rims for me and then I’ve just been switching the rims out because I have two rims for the front and two for the back and it’s not too bad if the tires are already on the rims for me
For 50cc bikes the Super Cub is the benchmark but some countries allowed these bikes tobe operated without a license if they had pedals and restricted top speed.
Several states in the US (Kentucky included) allow mopeds and scooters under 50cc to be operated without a license as well currently. So, the P50 falls into this category but obviously the Super Cub (as it shifts gears) does not :)
Maybe the microphone placement magnified it (I didn't think it sounded that loud after review). It's a pretty quiet engine overall. You hear the whine of the transmission more than the motor. I also suppose for any engine that small, you can probably kill most noise with a good enough muffler.
Ha! I did not know that! What a PITA....it's not like it's the end of the world to pull it, just really annoying to have to do for such simple tasks....
I bought one new around 1966, at $139 as I remember, and loved it! 😊
Wow, that's really cheap. I think at the time for comparison a cub was just under $250?
You meet the nicest people on a Honda 🛵
My very first motorcycle, way back in the early 70's. Went from that straight to a Honda CB250 k4. Wish I still had both of them....happy early motorcycling memories from when it was all much simpler lol
Nice! That's quite a jump from that to a CB250 LOL. I don't see as many of those around - are you located in the United States, or what country out of curiosity?
Great video showcasing yet another great Honda machine! This channel deserves way more subscribers than it is currently at.
Thanks for the compliments, we agree as well! Hopefully the subscriber count picks up with more quality content being posted!
We had one with the same colors in the Philippines circa 1967. We had a bracket and seat installed on top of the gas tank to accommodate a passenger. I rode it around town as a very young teen. We gave it away to relatives in 1974 when we returned to the U.S.
That's really cool! I personally think the blue is a really cool color on these and favor it over the red. I cannot imagine riding a passenger on one - it's a torquey little moped but still a moped! Although I suppose skinny little teenagers are a bit different also!
I don't definitely don't see very many of these around in the US, and am betting they were more plentiful at that time in the Philippines
@@retro_grade My next door neighbor in the Philippines bought the red one. My Dad was so impressed he bought the blue one. One night in 1971 he was riding it in a dark road, ran into a pothole, crashed and broke his collarbone.
While the Honda P50 was technically a moped, meaning it had both a motor and functional pedals, it's four stroke engine made it somewhat slow and undesirable. Honda did not get the moped concept right until the mid '70s with the PA50 "Hobbit" with a 2 stroke engine. I have owned 17 mopeds since 1975, including Peugeot, Motobecane, Puch, Tomos, Solex, Vespa, Sears Free Spirit and JCPenney Pinto (both made by Puch/Kromag) a Garelli, and yes, a Honda PA50. I have modified mopeds to reach over 50 mph. I currently own a Puch Newport II, a Tomos ST, and a Solex 3800. While mopeds are small bikes, they are huge fun.
Yeah, not as easy to push to 50 mph and make those kind of gains on a 4 stroke. Honestly on the PA50 though, I wouldn't have wanted to go much faster on it. 25 mph or whatever the top speed it reached was enough for me on something that felt like an old bicycle suspension, brakes, and wheel wise. Moreso on that even, than other mopeds that I've been on.
I had a Jawa back when I was 14 years old and still think I've got it stashed back home, somewhere lol.
I would love one of these 😍
Currently rebuilding a 1978 PA50II
Riding a 91 Tomos A35 around town
They are very, very unique and odd designs and super cool if you're into that! We don't have this one anymore, but our friend we bought it off of (in Kentucky) has another red one for sale....
Honda, should start making them again.
There's ALOT of things Honda should start making again!
I thought they made them longer, no wonder I can't find one in decent shape. Same with the PC50 I'm looking to add. None of my friends from the racing days understand what happened to me.
The collector we bought it from had a red one too for sale recently. I want to say around $2500 asking. With title and manual.
Oh, the things are four stroke nice
They are nice, refined little mopeds for sure. Nice until you have to change out that rear tube or tire LOL.
@@retro_grade I believe luckily for me, my heart is super cub. Tires are tubeless so lately I’ve been a lazy person and I have been having the shop put the tires on the rims for me and then I’ve just been switching the rims out because I have two rims for the front and two for the back and it’s not too bad if the tires are already on the rims for me
What mpg did they do. Thanks for the video
Honestly I have no idea but I'm willing to bet/guess they'd do around 100 mpg?
No problem, thanks for the comment!
For 50cc bikes the Super Cub is the benchmark but some countries allowed these bikes tobe operated without a license if they had pedals and restricted top speed.
Several states in the US (Kentucky included) allow mopeds and scooters under 50cc to be operated without a license as well currently. So, the P50 falls into this category but obviously the Super Cub (as it shifts gears) does not :)
Wouldn’t ride it across the street? It’s a cool moped, what’s not to like. It’s like 😊me of those people that you can’t get or stay mad at😊
Oh it's definitely unique! I'd personally ride it across the street. Andrew, well....he just won't admit that he would :)
Says Honda wanted something quieter than a 2 stroke but this thing sounds like a god damn biplane in the video compared to my tomos.
Maybe the microphone placement magnified it (I didn't think it sounded that loud after review).
It's a pretty quiet engine overall. You hear the whine of the transmission more than the motor.
I also suppose for any engine that small, you can probably kill most noise with a good enough muffler.
Apakah part nya tersedia,saya punya honda p50,apakah bisa di bantu?
Sorry, I don't have any extra P50 parts.
Try looking on CMSNL, www.Cmsnl.com, I think I had to buy a couple of parts off it there for mine.
The super Honda.
Yep!
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Are u selling it
Ziggy already sold it!
I got one in Calgary ab Canada if you want it runs and drives
@@relaxhealanddrive523 Any chance you'd be down to ship it to New jersey?
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Thanks for the compliment!
Can't you you go faster if you use the peddles?
You probably could peddle about as fast as the motor would push this bike lol
@retro_grade eh I ment like asist the motor with the pedals to increase the speed
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Thank you!
They didn't change much through the years. On the late 70s early 80s Hobbits, step 2 for anything is to remove the whole engine/subframe hahah
Ha! I did not know that! What a PITA....it's not like it's the end of the world to pull it, just really annoying to have to do for such simple tasks....
Not a good looking machine, but it's part of moped history I guess.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Robert :)