Honda Super CUB C90 - 1998 DeLuxe
Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 9:23 pm
Hello everybody, I am a member for a long time but never had the chance to present myself. I am from Romania and in 2008 I had the chance to buy a Honda Super Cub C90. It was such a luck that I managed to get it. I was seeing World Greatest Ever Motorcycle on the Discovery Channel over and over again and saw that the Cub was on the first place... I was 20 years old back then and I thought that I should buy one. I searched on the internet the official website of Honda (Cubs did not sell in Romania), the site was under construction. There were 5 phone numbers and I didn't know which one to choose so I chose the one that had the same provider as mine. It was the Honda Power Equipment number at the Service Department. I asked the guy where could I buy a Cub and he started laughing like hell. I asked him if I offended him and he replied that they have a Cub in the storage area sitting for 10 years. I was amazed to hear that and the next day I went to see it. It was 2008 and the Cub was from 1998 and it had only 25 km on board. I asked why they didn't sell it and it turned out that they changed places and lost it's papers. The price was then 7000 LEI (around 2000€) and it seemed a lot. I talked to my parents and they finally agreed to buy it thinking that they will have the money when the guys from Honda will have the papers. I wrote them an e-mail saying that I've got good news and I will buy it, they replied right after saying that they also have a good news, they found the papers (I was scared that I will not have the money) and they again said that they have another good news and that is that they reevaluate the price and the new price is 4600 LEI (1266€). They gave me 1l of Honda's Mineral Oil, changed the battery and helped me to transport it home since it was never registered. I was the happiest man/child alive! Some photos from the day of purchase (19th of April 2008):
On the 2nd of May I came in the UK after I was accepted for a job here. My Cub and my Honda Transalp XL700V are back in the home country... I would want to buy a Cub here or bring mine over, I haven't decided yet. Anyways, I miss it already. 4 years of my University were made on the Cub and another 2 years going at work and school in the same time. I wouldn't have managed without it. It is an excellent piece of machinery.
On the 2nd of May I came in the UK after I was accepted for a job here. My Cub and my Honda Transalp XL700V are back in the home country... I would want to buy a Cub here or bring mine over, I haven't decided yet. Anyways, I miss it already. 4 years of my University were made on the Cub and another 2 years going at work and school in the same time. I wouldn't have managed without it. It is an excellent piece of machinery.