Other Bikes » it's back - new Super Cub for 2018

Looks nice. I hope they bring them into the U.S. soon. The new Super Cub would be perfect for riding around an urban area. However, I bet our dealers will add about $1000 to the MSRP for "extra dealer profit and random fees" for the first year that it is on their showroom floors.

The Super Cub really brings back memories. They used to sell for $245 without an electric starter when I started riding scooters in 1962. But boy were the first push-rod, 3 hp, Cubs, slow. They topped out at 40 mph and in order to climb the street to the college that I attended, the rider of a Cub had to zig-zag across both lanes of the access street as they didn't have enough power to tackle the hill straight-on. At least my 4.9 hp Vespa 125 could climb the street while staying in the correct lane.

With a 125cc engine, the new Super Cub should have enough performance to get you where you want to go in retro style, while making you look like one of the nicest people.

I had a 50cc pushrod stepthrough too, but only fot messing around with mechanically. 9 hp? 15 to 20 should be there. This thing could be tweeked.

Super Cub is an airplane. It was introduced to the market in 1949.

I test rode one last Saturday. Lovely little bike. Unfortunately there is no option of a pillion seat or footpegs on the European model which rules it out for carrying on our motorhome.