Early Super Cub Pictures

I got a Feb. 2008 Motorcyclist magazine from Japan with pictures and articles on the Super Cub's 50Th anniversary. Here are some of the pictures showing the different years.

1958

When I get some translated I will post more.

Happy Thanksgiving

The invisible Super Cub

I still don't know what to think of Honda's advertising strategy of not showing the Super Cub bike but some how it just takes the pzazz out of it for me.



Check out these videos at;

http://world.honda.com/ThePowerofDreams/SuperCub/

http://world.honda.com/SuperCub/main.html



Here is my favorite ad from an early one put out in Japan targeting women.

Early morning flight

Early Saturday mornng I got to fly over the Cascade mountains to Monroe and pick up a friend who was ahead of me to deliver a Cessna 180 to it's new owner. He had to be back and get to work so we left as it was getting light.

The lights of Yakima while climbing out.

Mt Rainer as I fly by.

Over the last of the mountains you can see the layer of clouds scattered across the coastal plain. It reminded me of the mornings flying to the interior of Borneo and looking for a hole to descend through over a village.

The runway here was narrow but paved and 2,000 ft. long. There was wispy fingers of fog over part of the runway that where only enough to throw off the depth perception so I had a bouncy landing. My passenger was waiting and jumped in with the engine running. It was my quickest turn ever as all I had to do was continue to the end, turn around and takeoff for home. The trip back put the winds at my back and the Pacer saw as much as a 133 mph ground speed. The fall colors where glorious and I am grateful every time I get to fly this time of the year.

Honda's 50Th Anniversary

For several years I have been looking forward with anticipation to the Honda Super Cub's 50Th anniversary. Finally it arrived!


"Honda Motor Co., Ltd. held a ceremony, July 21, 2008, to commemorate the 50Th anniversary of Super Cub sales which began in August 1958." http://world.honda.com/news/2008/208072350th-Anniversary-Super-Cub/

If I get to pick between the 2 I would choose the black full size one. I have not figured out how to afford one let alone get one to America. Maybe the will have an American 50Th edition. Evidently Honda "improved the Super Cub engine last year and went to "Programmed Fuel Injection" and a few other engine mods that combined reduced the gas mileage it gets. http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.honda.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2008%2F2080723-cub.html&sl=ja&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

This is my initiation into blogging so bear with me.