Honda
Cub concepts
Called
the EV Cub, the new bike is visually almost inseparable from the six-year-old
concept. So while it’s still officially just a concept bike, you have to
imagine that it’s slowly edging its way towards production.
A
couple of details are tweaked – the headlight is no longer a weird blue LED
thing, the massive hub-mounted front wheel motor is gone and there’s a new
single-sided swingarm – but otherwise the machine is pretty much the same.
Honda
says of the EV Cub Concept: 'It is a personal commuter model for short-distance
commuting that follows the concept of an “easy-to-handle and economical
motorcycle” that Honda has been pursuing since the creation of the
first-generation Super Cub. By placing the battery, a heavy component, at a low
position in the middle of the body, the ease of getting on and off the bike was
achieved. Moreover, ease-of-handling was pursued through concentration of the
mass and lowering of the center of gravity. In consideration of ease-of-use in
a broader range of use environments, the battery itself was made detachable in
addition to the fact that it is rechargeable using a standard home wall
socket.'
If
it’s all a bit too green and bearded for your liking, the firm is also showing
a Super Cub Concept, complete with a proper petrol engine. This thing is
basically the good old-fashioned Super Cub with a handful of tweaks to bring it
up to date.
