The Honda Super Cub is the best-selling motor vehicle of all time. Honda introduced the underbone motorcycle in 1958, and its combination of simplicity, reliability, low operating cost, and easy step-through design made it popular worldwide.
The Super Cub used a compact four-stroke single-cylinder engine and a semi-automatic transmission, making it approachable for riders with little motorcycle experience. Honda’s advertising slogan, “You meet the nicest people on a Honda,” helped present the motorcycle as practical everyday transportation rather than a machine limited to enthusiasts.
Production spread across multiple countries, and the model appeared under names including the C50, Passport, and Dream 100. Honda reported production passing 60 million in 2008, 87 million in 2014, and 100 million in 2017. It has remained in continuous production since 1958.
The Super Cub is sometimes confused with famous Honda performance motorcycles such as the CB750 or CBR1000RR. Those models are historically important, but none approaches the Super Cub’s extraordinary worldwide production total.