1961
The story goes, when American Honda saw that a certain dealer, in a very rural area in the Western, United States, was selling a lot of Honda Super Cub 50's (a C100 model), American Honda wanted to know why that was happening, as they did not think the Honda Super Cub 50 was very well suited to a rural area. When American Honda investigated the phenomenon, they found that this dealer was adapting a larger rear drive chain sprocket (for low gearing to climb hills and mountains) on the Honda Super Cub 50's and removing the front fender to make them more off-road worthy. After seeing this, American Honda was inspired to offer a more off-road worthy Honda Super Cub 50, thus the Honda Trail 50 was born in 1962.
This could be an example of one of those early dealer modified C100's (verified Serial / Frame Number), a precursor to the Honda CT...
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Model ID |
C100 |
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Common Name |
Honda Super Cub (Dealer Modified for Off-Road) |
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Serial or VIN Number Begins At |
C100-10001 | |
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Engine Size |
54cc |
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Engine Type |
Push Rod |
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Carburetor Type |
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High Altitude Knob Present |
No |
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Fuel Petcock Positions - ON RES OFF |
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Jets - Factory - Other |
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Transmission Speeds |
3 Speeds |
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Transmission Shift Pattern (Toe) |
N
1
2
3 |
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High - Low Gearing Option |
Large Rear Overlay Sprocket with extra chain segment. | |
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Suspension Front |
Bottom Link |
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Suspension Rear |
Telescopic Shock |
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Speedometer Highest Speed |
60 |
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Speedometer Indicator Lights |
None |
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Speedometer Trip Odometer |
None | |
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Brake Activation Front |
Right Side Handlebar Lever |
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Brake Activation Rear |
Right Side Foot Lever |
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Rear Cargo Rack, Size & Shape |
Small with Flat Surface |
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Handlebar Rotates |
No |
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Handlebar Color |
Stamped Shape, Same Paint Color as Motorcycle |
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Paint Color |
Scarlet Red
Yellow |
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Other Unique Features |
Dealer Removed Leg Guard and Front Fender.
Dealer Added Large Rear Overlay Sprocket.
Dealer Modified Exhaust. |
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RED
Right Side
Left side
Front
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Rear
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Engine Right Side
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Engine Left Side
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Seat
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Speedometer
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Large Rear Overlay Sprocket (notice the holes in the large rear overlay sprocket, it was NOT created by Honda).
Exhaust
