Honda Super Cub, Dax and Monkey: books - history

Mini Honda : The Legendary Little Motorcycles Super Cub, Dax, Monkey

Featuring more than 250 archival and new photos, detailed technical data, and first-person stories from passionate Honda mini-motorcycle devotees, this nostalgic and fun compendium presents the complete model history of Honda's legendary little motorbikes and discusses the unique culture surrounding them.

These lightweight mini motorcycles trace their origin back to renowned Japanese engineer Soichiro Honda, who gleaned as much information as possible from European manufacturers before setting out to create something entirely new.
Honda's original model, the C 100 Super Cub, became a global smash hit. Since its release in 1958, more than 100 million Honda Super Cub mini motorcycles have been produced, and it has become the bestselling motorized vehicle in history.
Over the years, the Honda company continued to refine and develop its winning formula, following up with additional models, including the Monkey and the Dax.

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Little Honda - Die legendären Kleinmotorräder Super Cub, Dax, Monkey

Small, retro, and iconic: Honda's mini motorcycles are legendary. While Honda is mainly known today for cars and large motorcycles, the brand also produced the best-selling light motorcycle, the Honda Super Cub, with over 100 million units sold since its introduction in 1958. By chance, Honda created a second series of small motorcycles: the Honda Monkey. Originally intended as an amusement park attraction, the Monkey became a market hit from 1961. In the 1970s, it was seen as the coolest ride. The Honda Dax followed, known for its foldable handlebars and use in motorhomes. Though many replicas flooded the market in recent years, Honda returned in 2019 with a new Monkey to continue the legacy of its predecessors. Until then, motorcycle fans can enjoy a fascinating journey through time with "Little Honda, " featuring original photos and interesting background information. In this book, Gerfried Vogt-Möbs introduces the mini motorcycles that defined the 70s lifestyle: - Complete history of Honda light motorcycles: Super Cub, Monkey, Gorilla, Dax - Many historical photos - Detailed technical data - Contemporary tests and ride reports

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