Modified 1982 Honda MB5

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2 жыл бұрын

70cc big bore kitted ripper. 1,640 miles as well.. can you say freshie?
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@AudiophileTubes 2 жыл бұрын

Just look at the lines and design on this little bike too. It truly is a work of art, and stunning to behold! Kind of looks like a mini Ducati, or thereabouts!

@KaplanCycles 2 жыл бұрын

Nicest one we ever had its Gorgeous, Awesome job Jr & Billy! - Sr.

@jimmyjapa6368 2 жыл бұрын

I had an MB5 it was black and red

@honda200twinstar3 2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyjapa6368 yup mine too.

@andrewSUN17 2 жыл бұрын

Love it...what a flashback! Wish these and smaller 2 strokes, esp for the street, would make a come back!

@spacedmarine708 2 жыл бұрын

That's nice I'm in the UK and a mate had a black one but an mbx it had a little bikini fairing.They were restricted to 3hp here my mate took a washer out of the exhaust and removed half the baffles you could hear him coming from about 2 miles away 😂

@markgreenhow7953 2 жыл бұрын

What I'd have given for than in 1982! 50 mph???? I could get near 40 with a very strong back wind on my geared up DT50. I think those MT's had a fairing over here (UK)

@chrisbond7324 4 ай бұрын

Remember them well. I always like the way they looked. I just didn't think they had enough gofast. But now you guys seem to solve that problemit's a wonderful little fun bike

@jerrygriffin7629 2 жыл бұрын

Billy riding the Isle de Museum banging second gear. LOL

@frankrommerts8447 2 жыл бұрын

You can make them incredibly fast by mounting an MB-8 engine with a 113cc Malossi cylinder, reedvalve, intakemanifold, 28mm carburettor and a DPR exhaust.

@andrewwebster13 2 жыл бұрын

Trials skills shown here

@TjeRod 2 жыл бұрын

wow! I had exactly that one when I was 16...major flashback, thanks!

@clarkpitts5393 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Nice one JR & Bill.

@ragnarironspear1791 2 жыл бұрын

We tuned the hell out of them back in the day

@EdgeOfPanic 2 жыл бұрын

So did we, the insurance for a MB or MT was over twice as high as other mopeds because of this 😅😄

@Tsitris46 2 жыл бұрын

I had an MB-8 back in the day with alot of engine work. It would walk away from my buddies 50cc kitted mopeds.

@tbone67gthenderson78 2 жыл бұрын

I had one mine was black

@wilsonwarbucks 2 жыл бұрын

I love that steering stabilizer, very primitive design compared to the ones that come on bikes today but I bet it was beyond trick for the time.

@bmflmf 2 жыл бұрын

I still have mine Bought it back in 1986, at Laconia Honda. I have the optional luggage Rack. Needs new tires, battery and fuel line. Still starts. But would love to have it upgraded.

@Jr-qp3qo 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same bike!

@IzunokuniZ 8 ай бұрын

おお、懐かしい音。昭和５６年に中古で買いました。Ｕｈ　ｏｈ，Ｎｏｓｔａｌｇｉｃ　ｓｏｕｎｄ！．Ｉ　ｂｏｕｇｈｔ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｏｎ　１９８１－ｕｓｅｄ．

@henryford6514 2 жыл бұрын

man i really want this bike for my first motorcycle. it would go great with my '88 TRX250R and '85 Odyssey 350.

@DetroitMicroSound 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! ...One of these days, I swear I'm going see you guys find a Kreidler Van Veen 50cc GP....It won't be cheap though. 😉 (Even a replica)

@charliepatterson9321 2 жыл бұрын

TEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED RPM REDLINE !!! The marketing on that bike made me get one brand new in 82 . It's no rd 400 although for what it is and what it does it's difficult to beat .

@AudiophileTubes 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah... the 10,500 RPM redline is one of the reasons this bike is such a blast to ride! It's a 2 stroke orgasm!

@robertmason8341 4 ай бұрын

I wanted one so bad back when I was like 14. Had a Yamaha cs3, the purple one that was pretty clean and had a sorta beat up rd400 too. I tried to trade then rd in for a brand new Mb5 at our local Honda dealer and they made me a deal for the RD400 plus some cash. Day came to bring the bike to em and had the cash but I didn’t have the title right (never transferred from last owner or something can’t remember exactly) and they wouldn’t take it. It bummed me out so bad. As a kid all I could think about was cruising that brand new MB5 around and doing it legally for once. 50cc here in indiana doesn’t need a license or anything. Needless to say I had been riding my bigger bikes illegally and the local cops were done giving warning and calling mom. Next time they claimed I was getting locked up so I really wanted that MB5. Been considering finding one and turning it into a restomod, building the engine with parts from Europe or Japan. They got a couple even cooler models we didn’t in the states!

@charliepatterson9321 4 ай бұрын

@@robertmason8341 I rode that mb5 on the interstate as the speed limit was 55mph . I did many 100+ mile trips on it . Got pulled over in a podunk town as an officer told me there were reports of a black motorcycle speeding on the highway . I started laughing. He asked me what was so funny . I told him my bike tops out at 60 mph with the wind to my back and offered to let him ride it . He declined and let me go . There is a cult following today and that bike is highly sought after to those in the know .

@huskypoop4917 2 жыл бұрын

had the MT5 the trials model great little bikes 😁

@sanfranciscobay 2 жыл бұрын

One just sold for $1,000 on Craigslist San Francisco Bay Area under Motorcycle Parts. Still posted if you want to see.

@markcdeyoung3118 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome fast li'l machine en it's got the big bore and those ubiquitous Com Star wheels that Honda put on nearly all it's bikes from '77-circa83

@stijnikink 2 жыл бұрын

You guys should look for a Honda MTX OT/SH of a MT5 (off road models) they were also from the MB/MT series of honda. Awesome bikes

@blueheelerfriend8450 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!!!

@timothysmith3311 2 жыл бұрын

Bet it smells good in there😆

@hnakayama1205 2 жыл бұрын

綺麗な状態ですねびっくりです懐かしく思いました

@paulwhite2097 2 жыл бұрын

sweet bike

@steves365 2 жыл бұрын

This thing needs a mb 80 engine :) with maybe a 110cc cilinder ;)

@TheGuyclark1958 Жыл бұрын

You have to register the mb5 and have a license for this. it is not a moped. 5 speed and no peddles. It's a motorcycle.

@davidgauthier2661 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see this in a 185cc opposed twin and a 6 speed. Mono shock in the rear...top out at 80 mph plus with a one third fairing....75 mpg..

@jonty4664 2 жыл бұрын

👊🏻✊🏻👍🏻

@honda200twinstar3 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god ..theres my little MB5 that was my first bike back in 1991 i drove it for 1 summer then traded it in for my 81 Honda Twinstar 200 .i tell ya i wish i still had it as what ppl are asking for that bike as it wa only made for 1 year.i dont know if the 4 to 5 grand iv seen it asked for is worth it ..

@tomrynkewicz7674 2 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering what organ I can sell so I can buy this! I always loved this bike from the first time I saw one. Beautiful bike guys!

@richardcabitto5108 2 жыл бұрын

Whichever is smaller than another!! pp-cc

@johnholmes5674 2 жыл бұрын

This bike was restricted to 30mph in the UK 🇬🇧 Rare as eggs teeth back in the day for that reason.

@EdgeOfPanic 2 жыл бұрын

Same here but everybody tuned them up with bigger carbs, cilinders the works, is illegal though but we did it anyway 😄

@EdgeOfPanic 2 жыл бұрын

70cc (actually it's 65cc) makes it a lot more enjoyable to drive, where very popular mopeds in 80's and early 90's here in The Netherlands. Now they are making a small comeback as enthusiast bikes/mopeds., this one seems to be very nice&sorted.

@AudiophileTubes 6 ай бұрын

How much did you end up selling this gorgeous beauty for?