Honda MB/T/X series

In 1979 Honda introduced a series of light motorcycles in the United States and Europe, built on production lines in Spain, Belgium and Sweden. The MB road model and the MT off-road model were both released in Europe and South Africa. The MB was made from 1979 to 1987 in Europe and in the US only up to 1982, while in Europe the MT50 stayed in production until 1997. Both came in four versions: 80 cc unrestricted (F), 80 cc restricted (S), 50 cc unrestricted (F) and 50 cc restricted (S), all two-stroke. Honda temporarily left its four-stroke programme because the series was aimed at the European and South African moped markets for 16-year-olds, the legal age to ride a 50 cc motorcycle in those countries. The MB came with a speedometer, rev counter, front disc brake, two-stroke oil injection and Comstar wheels, and its success led Honda to release the naked off-road MT.