The Greatest Motorcycle of All Time? A Brief History of The Honda Super Cub

stereogeek said:
I would love to have street bike but part of my deal with the wife was no street bikes. The local dealer carries Triumph and I always look really close at them when I go get parts for my KTM's. They are very nice bikes and are light and easy to handle. Congrats on the "Trumpet".
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Thanks. They are a hoot. Take one of the bikes in the Bonneville family for a ride (there are half dozen variants) and I think you will grin ear to ear how much fun they are to ride.
 
stereogeek said:
I am a bit of a motorcycle trivia buff so I figured I would fire out a few questions just for fun. BTW, Google is cheating. 1. What was Yamaha's first product? 2. What year were the controls on motorcycles standardized? 3. Who was "Fast Freddie?
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Good one.

I remember Fast Freddie (Freddy Spencer) from the 80's. GP bikes were the most awesome form of racing to watch besides F1. Nothing like the wild two stroke machines of the day.

Was drawing a blank with the Yamaha question. Had to look it up. The YA-1 looks like a cool bike. 125cc and had the first primary kick start so it could be started while in gear with the clutch in.

As far as standardized controls... I remember taking a 1968 Harley for a spin around the block as a teenager (my neighbor offered for me to try it) and it had the controls opposite than what I was used to and I nearly crashed when I had to stop LOL
 
TheOctopus said:
It sounds like they are made in China?

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Yes, just like the engine that Janus uses, they're made in China.

BTW, the $9K Janus Halcyon I saw which was less than a year old, had lots pitting on its unpainted medal parts. The owner lives on the north shore 1/2 mile from the ocean.
 
stereogeek said:
I am a bit of a motorcycle trivia buff so I figured I would fire out a few questions just for fun. BTW, Google is cheating. 1. What was Yamaha's first product? 2. What year were the controls on motorcycles standardized? 3. Who was "Fast Freddie?
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1. Yamaha's first product was pianos. Their logo is 3 (or 4) tuning forks. 2.1972. 3. Yup, Fast Freddie Spencer. I used to always root against him as I was a Kenny Roberts/Yamaha guy. There is a You Tube video showing Kenny riding his TZ750 based dirt track bike for the first time in something like 30 years. He got on it and hung the rear end out for a few laps. Came back in and commented that the bike was running a bit rich, he is still a great rider.
 
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