You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda

Back in 1965 - I bought my first vehicle. I saved money I earned delivering milk door to door for Heislers Dairy at $1.00 an hour. It was a 1965 Honda Cub 50. I was 17 - and I felt the world was my oyster. The bike cost $225 - and I could get 200 miles per gallon when gasoline was 25 cents a gallon. I rode that scooter as far as Virginia - Maryland - New Jersey - New York from my middle Pennsylvania home. 

It had a 49cc engine - you had to kick start it. It could go about 40 mph downhill. It had a 3 speed shifter. 

I was reading the ads in Facebook Marketplace. A picture appeared of the new Honda Supercub 125. It looked just like my old motorbike. The bikes for sale looked great - the owner lived about 150 miles away - and the price was reasonable. They only had 300 miles on them. 

I hooked the trailer on the back of my camper - Lulu went along only if I agreed to spend a night on the beach at the state park. They have the prettiest beaches there in the world. White sand - clear blue green water. 

The seller had a lovely beach house. He had too many toys there. So the Hondas had to go - the Harleys and electric Hummer stayed. We test drove them - and loaded them on the trailer. 

Compared to my old cycle - they are lightyears ahead in 60 years of development. My old bike had 4 horsepower - the new one has 9 horsepower. The old one had drum brakes. The new front brake is a disk brake with antilock brake system. The old one had incandescent bulbs - the new one is all LED. The old one had a regular key - the new one is keyless with alarm system. The old one went about 40 mph tops - the new one can hit 60 mph. I stick to under 30 mph. I never had mirrors on my old one - this one has 2 mirrors. The old one had chrome spoke wheels - this one has mag style allow wheels. Each bike held about 1 gallon of gasoline. The old one sat two people - the new bikes seat one unless you buy the optional passenger seat. 

It is a lot of fun running errands on the Honda Supercub. It is fun with the wind in your face. Both bikes weigh about 220 pounds. 

Honda used to advertise - you meet the nicest people on a Honda. I am happy to own one again or two.