Super Cub turns 50
IconHonda's apparently indestructible step-thru, the Super Cub, has turned 50 years of age and some 60 million of the little monsters have populated the planet over the years.
The company is understandably chuffed at the milestone and released this announcement.
"The reason we have been able to continue producing and selling Super Cub for 50 years, which is quite a long time, is because of our customers who enjoy using Super Cub every day," said Takeo Fukui (pictured), president & CEO of Honda. "I would also like to thank Honda associates who have supported the history of Super Cub. Super Cub has continuously advanced to accommodate the needs and preferences of people throughout the world, and cumulative worldwide production of Cub series motorcycles reached the 60 million-unit milestone in April of this year.
"Moreover, in this year of the 50th anniversary of Super Cub, a new motorcycle plant has been built at this Kumamoto Factory, and the transfer of motorcycle production to the new plant will be completed within this year. I expect Kumamoto Factory to serve as the global leader of Honda's motorcycle production operations around the world and to continue providing our customers with products that create new value."
Key milestones of Honda Super Cub Series
| August 1958 | Sales of Super Cub C100 began (air-cooled 4-stroke, single-cylinder OHV engine, 49cc, 4.5 horse power) Production site: Yamato Plant (later became Saitama Factory Wako Plant) |
| 1959 | Exports to the U.S. began |
| 1960 | Production at Suzuka Factory began |
| 1961 | Cumulative production reached 1 million-unit milestone Production based on component parts sets began in Taiwan (first production outside of Japan) |
| 1964 | Sales of Super Cub C65 (the first OHC engine) began |
| 1966 | Sales of Super Cub C50 (OHC engine) began |
| 1967 | Cumulative production reached 5 million-unit milestone |
| 1974 | Cumulative production reached 10 million-unit milestone |
| 1983 | Fuel consumption of 180km/liter (30km/h constant-speed test value) achieved (Super Cub 50 Super Custom) |
| 1988 | Sales of Press Cub began |
| 1991 | Production was transferred to Kumamoto Factory |
| 1992 | Cumulative production reached 20 million-unit milestone |
| 1997 | Sales of Little Cub began |
| 2005 | Cumulative production reached 50 million-unit milestone |
| 2007 | An electronically-controlled fuel injection system, Honda's PGM-FI, was installed on Super Cub 50, Press Cub 50 and Little Cub. |
| 2008 | Cumulative production reached 60 million-unit milestone (April) |
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