Tough Japanese emissions regulations and the rising popularity of electric mopeds have doomed 50cc motorbike sales. Report says that Honda will kill off the iconic Super Cub 50 and other small-capacity mopeds. The Super Cub name will likely stick around for larger-capacity versions like the Super Cub C125. Honda, a company founded on motorized bicycles, has revealed that it will exit the small moped market in 2025.
Nikkei Asia reports that last year's sales of 92,824 mopeds were a shadow of the category's peak in 1982 when over 2.78 million units were shipped. Honda still commands an 80 percent market share of mopeds in Japan. Despite models like the original Super Cub—voted the world's greatest motorcycle by numerous polls and media outlets—being a huge part of the Japanese company's heritage, Honda doesn't see a way to keep 50cc mopeds in production.
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