The Honda Super Cub debuted in 1958, 10 years after the establishment of Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (The original Honda Cub had been a clip-on bicycle engine). It was decided to keep the name but add the prefix 'Super' for the all-new lightweight machine.
Honda had discovered how to increase the power and efficiency of four-stroke engines by increasing engine speed (RPM). In certain markets, Honda used the slogan You meet the nicest people on a Honda.
In 1964, two larger-engined versions were offered, the CM90 (OHV 87 cc) and C65 (OHC 63 cc) with slight alterations to frame and styling.
Around 1967, the cycle was uprated, the 50 cc engine going from pushrod 4.5 bhp to SOHC 4.9 bhp (a bored-down C65 engine) called the C50, and similarly the 90 cc was redesigned with an OHC engine called the C90. Though the basic design of Cub remained unchanged, new styling and improvements included enclosed front forks. In the 1980s, Honda fitted a new capacitor discharge ignition system (CDI) to replace the earlier contact points ignition, thereby helping to meet emission standards in markets such as the US.
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