C90 adventures by ed march on YouTube

[johnnyb47]

Hi.
I've been following the above YouTube series and thought i would share it here on cycle chat. This guy is hilarious to watch as he travels around all four corners of the globe on his 90cc Honda step through chicken chaser bike. The best one to date is his adventure that's taking him from Alaska to Argentina. It may not be to everybody's taste but for me it's one of the best series I've watched for years. Some of the scrapes that ed and Rachel endure, and get through have had me in fits of laughter in each and every episode.
Well worth a watch :-)

 

[classic33]

It was the little Honda 50 that was the chicken chaser

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoGkIjMfgoY

 

[Levo-Lon]

Most fun i had as a kid would be on a Honda C50 track bike..
Most reliable thing ever made i'd think

 

[Drago]

I very briefly had a C50 when I was 17. Great little machine, 48 flat out. I'd love one today.

 

[Levo-Lon]

“Chicken chaser” is a generic term for any underpowered bike.

Never heard that term spot on

 

[Dirk]

I rode from Birmingham to Weston super Mare on a 1962 50cc Honda Cub, two up, with camping gear, in 1972.
It felt like the longest journey I ever did.

 

[Globalti]

I rode Newcastle to Wolverhampton in 9 hours on the 70cc version. I could go on motorways but they were too scary with trucks blasting past sending me and the overloaded bike swerving onto the hard shoulder. Shap was interesting in fog and rain and by Stafford I was blasting down the A6 when the engine seized, locking the rear wheel. I realised it was sizzling hot (almost no cooling fins and definitely not designed for sustained high speed) so waited half an hour then restarted it. It ran but with piston slap, meaning I had to get a rebore.

After that I graduated to a Honda CD 175, which I rode all round Scotland in atrocious weather, camping every night. It was not fun so I gave up and rode all the way back from Inverness to Newcastle in one exhausting run.

 

[steveindenmark]

Ive had the C50, C70 and C90. Now I have the Honda Innova 125 which is far more suited to todays roads.

I have watched Ed for a long time now. He certainly gets around.

 

[swee'pea99]

My Dad was once told by a Honda executive that they'd sold more units of the C90 than the entire output of the British motorbike industry, ever.

 

[Drago]

Isn't the Honda cub range the most successful mass produced motorised vehicle ever, with cracking on three times as many units built - and counting - than it's closest rival.

 

[steveindenmark]

Yes it is the most sold motorbike ever. Unfortunately it was never sold in Denmark and I have only seen one in 15 years.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Isn't the Honda cub range the most successful mass produced motorised vehicle ever, with cracking on three times as many units built - and counting - than it's closest rival.

It is.

 

[Drago]

Yes it is the most sold motorbike ever. Unfortunately it was never sold in Denmark and I have only seen one in 15 years.

Really? Any idea why that Is? I presume other motorcycles are sold There?

 

[steveindenmark]

I dont know why except that back in the 50s and 60s, Denmark had a huge, small motorbike market of their own.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Coming soon....

I am tempted.

I'd love one. Amazingly practical little vehicle.