Honda C 200 series

The Honda C 200 series was a small family of 90 cc motorcycles that Honda built from 1963 to 1969. It consisted of two models, the C 200 and the C 201. The C 200 was introduced in 1963 as a 90 cc counterpart to the 50 cc Super Cub line and the sportier C 110 Super Sports Cub, but it was no faster than the Super Sports Cub and ran much more smoothly. It used an air-cooled pushrod engine of 86.7 cc with a low compression ratio that let it run on low-octane petrol, a bridge-type pressed plate frame rather than a step-through frame, drum brakes and a four-speed gearbox with a fully enclosed final-drive chain. In 1964 the C 201 followed with a new overhead-camshaft engine and an otherwise identical look, making it a transitional model between the C 200 and the much sportier Honda S 90.