Length: 1780 mm / 70.1 in
Width: 570 mm / 22.6 in
Height: 610 mm / 24.0 in
Wheelbase
1180 mm / 46.5
in
Dry Weight
65 kg / 143
lbs
Fuel Capacity
3.0 L / 0.79
US gal
Top Speed
69 km/h / 43
mph
.
The Cub in all its different forms went on to sell over 50
million units and is still in production today. It’s not only the most
successful motorcycle in history but it is also the highest selling motor
vehicle in history, financing Honda’s global domination of motor bikes for over
half a century and making them the biggest engine producer in the world.
Motorising the population of Asia and selling millions of
cheap and reliable hacks to America and Europe bankrolled Honda’s racing
successes, from Phil Read on the Island to fast Freddie Spencer on the world
stage. It financed innovative research and design which was to produce some of
the aforementioned iconic bikes of the century, but the humble C100 is not
iconic -- it’s seminal.