VLOG: Honda Super Cub is back on commute duty

[@brentmclemore9825]

I agree with Mike, come to Tennessee. Low cost of living and no state income tax. Also all those great roads for rides.

[@conniewaite1371]

I heard there is a valley there that all the storms miss.I would love to move there,hubby wont go

[@alechall7082]

"No-footer no-footer no-footer" is going to play in my brain every time I come to stop now😂

[@edgarcastro4421]

It does every time I drive my Navi 😂

[@SanProsan1993]

Lived first half of my life in Russia. Lived second half in Charlotte NC area. And for the past year and a half been living in rural-ish area, Albemarle. Love it sooo much! No traffic, quieter life, beautiful views! Yet all major stores, banks, hospital and all other wanted or needed locations are all within 10 mins of the house. Mountains and lakes are within 20-45 mins from the house. Love it. Everytime I have to go 45mins back to Charlotte - I just can't wait to get back to peace and quiet of my new life. Another bonus point: 2300sqft brand new house is $299k. True Homes builds it in 7-9 months.

[@REZrblde]

You got a big to-fix list Quasi. The Monster,Silverwing,PCX,XT250. Theres never an end to it😂

[@kylieTXgirl]

I've had my Super Cub for a year and a half now and am thinking of registering for the Cannonball next year. I've been riding the Super Cub and the BMW C400GT more and more these days and my car less and less. Having waaaayyyy too much fun on 2 wheels! Riding around Houston is certainly stressful and really keeps you on your toes. Be safe out there and maybe I'll see you on the road one day!

[@jaycahuenga6416]

NGL i love watching your videos 👍 i get into a whole nother zone. It's also funny when those cars do stupid stuff like cut you off in traffic or all other clownery...im cussing out the cars through the screen 😅

[@roywalls5595]

Thanks again for awesome video on your super cub trip! Mr. Aaron

[@roywalls5595]

Hi Mr Aaron I use to live in Haughton, Louisiana for 25 years and now I live in Texas we moved in 2005 and we live near Lake O'Pines Cass County very quiet places ! 😊

[@Chicomotorider]

“Houston… where red lights and stop signs are optional!” 😂😂😂 Time to make some shirts and pitch for the city’s slogan 😆

[@veloroadpig1]

I totally agree with you about getting out of a busy town. I live in the Charlotte area and it's gotten so busy and so aggressive and angry.

[@respen43]

Moved outside of the city in 2020, but still have to work in it. Every time I'm in town I feel that same anger and tension around me. If things continue in their current path (and I think they will), the cities are huge powder kegs, ready to explode.

[@dinospumoni8860]

After I think 2 weeks it goes up to 450 for return riders. It’s discounted to 400 for people that are returning and register early. 500 for first timers.

[@easynovember5423]

Haven't owned a super cub, but have had bikes that did dump the crankcase breather into the drive sprocket.

[@dinospumoni8860]

I made battery jumper cables that worth with my battery tender connection. Then I found some fuse extenders on Amazon shorted the wires together so if I have a dead battery I just use my norco boost jumper, plug it into my battery tender cable, then replace the 3.5 amp fuse with the jumper fuse and can jump start my bike. Don’t even have to take stuff off to physically get to the battery that way. Far more convenient

[@OmahaSand]

I've had very poor luck with Lithium moto batteries... Cold temps the kryptonite. Back to Lead/Acid for me.

[@leeinwis]

Easier to charge and can be jumped.

[@DearSX]

1981 Super cub I have does have a breather with a hose going down away from everything, not to the chain.

[@sspradley11]

I sure hope you can make it to the Scooting the Ozarks this Fall.

[@QuasiMotard]

You and me both! I'm planning to attend with Neil and several others from my normal crew. I don't know yet which steed I'll be riding, but I'm hoping to have the SilverWing back on the road for that trip. 🤞😉👍 --QM

[@kenbowlus2995]

Metzeler Roadtec Scooter tires in Silver Wing sizes run about $180/set, Metzeler FeelFree are about $200/set, Bridgestone Battlax SC1 are about $250/set and if you want cheap then go for Shinko SR 567/568 at about $130/set.

[@QuasiMotard]

Thanks, Ken! I'll have to look at those Metzeler tires... those prices aren't bad for a set. I remember paying $130+ just for the Pirelli Diablo rear tire while they were still available. 😉👍 --QM

[@kenbowlus2995]

@@QuasiMotard Well, the Battlax SC1 rear is $135, so it's right up there. Pirelli Diablo Rosso's, if you can find them, look to run about $205/set now ($105 for the rear from that RVZL website).

[@seanmorden7411]

Hey bro. how is going. Hope your feeling better. Come to central Florida if you want real humidity.

[@kenbowlus2995]

There's a reason that Houston is called "The armpit of America."

[@tstartrekdude]

I am not 100% sure but i think they made/make citegrip 2's in silverwing sizes, one of the Italian scooters also has that 13/14 inch wheel setup so it was worth it to Michelin.

[@heatheronwheels]

In regards to the smaller jumper cables: I've found that the emergency kits you can buy tend to work well for the smaller terminals because the alligator clips are very small. There's no way I could have used a full sized set on my Ryker lol.

[@leeinwis]

Nice Ryker plug 😏.

[@heatheronwheels]

@@leeinwis lmao. It wasn't intended as such. I no longer own it. Too many issues

[@mikeriv]

Time to move to TN buddy

[@richardwery3115]

Thanks for the Parallell Jump Start Battery Charger tip! I've got some 12 gauge duplex wire to make one. Also, have you ever hooked up the red gas tank on your Cub? I looked for the install and couldn't find it. How to plumb it?

[@QuasiMotard]

Yep, that parallel jump trick is also good for battery packs used on cordless power tools. If the voltage drops too low, then the charging station won't even turn on. If you wire the dead battery in parallel with a good one, then it revives the dead one enough to trick the charger into feeding it again. That red tank in the center is a jerry can. It's one of only two "Neil tanks" in existence! I have one on my Cub, and a friend of mine, Adrian, has the other one. Our buddy, Neil, custom fabricated those tanks and mounting cradles for us before we left on our 10K-mile cross-country trip for the 2021 Scooter Cannonball Run. They hold about 1.3 gallons of fuel, but they aren't plumbed into the main fuel supply. We used them as emergency fuel supplies and as transfer tanks during our extended road trip. You can see it in action here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIrNnolte9Z_ha8 . Cheers! 😉👍 --QM

[@navimaclife]

SUPER DUPER CUB BABY!

[@lul123]

hey man there exist such a thing as automatic chain lube dispenser il a device that has a small oil tank and a device providing a drip every few seconds that lands directly on the chain so the chain can be lubed, in this case you just have to top the lube tank once in a while, on the simpliest versions of such a device you have also manually to turn if "on" when you take the road and turn in "off" when you park, there may also exist automatic versions that detect when engine est runing for automatic on-off of the device

[@QuasiMotard]

Great tip! I actually have a Scottoiler V-system that I planned to install on the Super Cub before the Cannonball... I just ran out of time before the trip. I've used the Scottoiler on previous street bikes with success. The only drawback is the small oil reservoir size and the relatively thin oil it uses. It's difficult to adjust the flow rate slow enough to last more than 1000 miles without a refill. We consumed a couple of cans of Motorex street chain lube on that trip instead... easier to carry and no messy refilling. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM

[@charleshunt3806]

Well, my cub is still on commute duty and will be on commute duty forever until it can’t do it anymore

[@Aka.Aka.]

If u maintain it well, your grandchildren can use it to commute to work!

[@charleshunt3806]

@@Aka.Aka. I’ve got about 30 years of working left at least regular full-time job anyway and I use it for commuting all the time I use the car like maybe 10% of the time and I think I’m gonna be putting probably 12 to 14,000 miles a year that would be 390,000 miles. It would be really cool if it went that long or longer but we’ll see but yeah I maintain this thing obsessively and I do all scheduled maintenance on it and have cut the oil changes in half because I think 4000 is too much but like I said if it could last that long that would be super sick

[@QuasiMotard]

@charleshunt3806 Rebuild and maintenance parts are cheap, so go for it! It would be interesting to find the highest mileage Super Cub in existence... how long will it go before the frame snaps? 🤣👍 --QM

[@charleshunt3806]

@@QuasiMotard well I have taken the frame into account and unfortunately I do live in the Russville and I do right in the winter. I do the best I can to keep it clean though, but you can buy entire frames for it if you want to I think it would be a pain in the booty, taking all of it from one frame and putting it on another, but I’m sure it could be done, but it’s like saying if you have a boat that’s made of lumber and replace every single board is still the same boat. I do have the service manual so probably anything is possible. At least the way I am right now, though a whole frame off switching to another frame would be too much for me right now, but we’ll see. Unfortunately, the frame is not aluminum. It’s steel. I think it was aluminum that would be better, but it did come painted and I’m gonna try to keep it that way. But also most of it’s protected by the plastic to an extent so that helps.

[@charleshunt3806]

@@QuasiMotard went as far as the highest mileage that cup has ever gone. I don’t know if chat GTP is actually right or not but I asked for the world record for that and it said something like 840,000 miles now I’m sure that that person. has done extensive maintenance over the years and probably replaced major components throughout that time. Not sure if I’ll ever actually hit that but we’ll see.

[@DarrinR.-pq8md]

It's like a vintage Royal Enfield 350. Just a bit smaller but probably faster. 😅

[@motoqueirodumafiga]

Greetings, sir. Just found your channel here on KZbin. I like motovloggs, I do it too. I would like to know how did you add these cool data on your video, like the map, speedometer, compass, etc. Also, forgive my broken english, still learning, I'm from Brazil.

[@QuasiMotard]

Greetings from the USA! The telemetry data for the heads-up display is recorded by my GoPro Hero11 camera (and my Garmin Zumo GPS when I'm riding with it). The gauge overlay is generated using a third-party program called Telemetry Overlay: goprotelemetryextractor.com/ I stitch everything together with Adobe Premiere Pro to create the final videos. Creating the overlays is a lot of extra work, but I think the end results are worth the effort. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM

[@motoqueirodumafiga]

@@QuasiMotard thanks for the response, sir! Oh the telemetry must be worth the effort, I would say, because it is cool to see the information on the screen while you ride. See you soon, keep on riding!

[@AndreTheGiant2006]

Poll: Honda Super Cub vs Honda PCX vs Genuine Buddy 170I. What are the pro and cons of them?

[@QuasiMotard]

That's a good question! Unfortunately, I'm not equipped to answer because I haven't owned or ridden a Buddy 170 yet. Maybe other owners in the comments could chime in? 😉👍 --QM

[@AndreTheGiant2006]

@@QuasiMotard what’s the weight capacity of the Super Cub?

[@johnb6084]

Go cub go!

[@TheRealSuperJ]

How many miles do you have on the Cub now?

[@QuasiMotard]

The clock is sitting at about 16.5K miles right now. I'm trying not to ride it too much more until I open up the top end to inspect and replace the timing chain tensioner and idler wheel. Those components are reportedly prone to failure around 15-20K miles on these little 125's when they are run hard. I think my 10K Cannonball trip probably qualifies as "hard running". 😉👍 --QM

[@kristophertrout7328]

Ok... I know that it's not good to set a lead acid battery on a concrete floor because it causes them to discharge. Anyone happens to know if it affects a lithium battery?

[@QuasiMotard]

That used to be a concern with older batteries, but modern plastic battery housings minimize ground charge dissipation. Newer lithium batteries (LiPo and LiFePO4) use individually encapsulated cells inside the outer battery box, so they are double-insulated. It's a VERY smart idea to remove lithium batteries from the machine before fast charging them. There have been hundreds of cases where lithium batteries have shorted internally and gone into thermal overload and rapid oxidation... a.k.a. fire or explosion. Charging them separately from the machine. (on open concrete or in a fire-proof charging box) is a safety precaution to allow the battery to burn without affecting the machine. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM

[@bagchaseonly1881]

Miss the pcx❤ videos

[@QuasiMotard]

I'll have more PCX150 content coming soon! 😉👍 --QM

[@SanProsan1993]

​@@QuasiMotardI hope the new tank on C3 didn't start rusting... 😅

[@bagchaseonly1881]

Why don’t you use the pcx anymore ?

[@QuasiMotard]

That's a good question! The PCX is still in shambles from my 2023 Scooter Cannonball trip. The plastics are broken and battered, and I haven't had time to resurrect that scooter yet. I hope to get into that project sometime in the next couple of months. I plan to do a rebuild series with a few livestreams to bring the audience along for the ride. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM

[@bagchaseonly1881]

@@QuasiMotard yes i was wondering when you were going to do the video of the tlc on the pcx I remember you said you would make a whole video about it lol.

[@MadsWorld34]

as of Saturday my bikes is all i have to ride. rain sleet snow or hail. well my county just F me over so i would be going anywhere or doing anything. me being on a fixed income. my Tax's went up $6000 this year and they wont fix it.

[@Ivan-ex1up]

How many miles youve got on ur cub?

[@QuasiMotard]

My Cub has about 16500 miles on the clock now. I haven't been riding it too much lately because I need to check/replace the timing chain tensioner and idler wheel (it's getting noisy). I'm sure that idler whittled itself down during the brutall 10K-mile Scooter Cannonball trip. I need to fix that before it fails and causes a bunch of other collateral damage. 😉👍 --QM

[@Ivan-ex1up]

Well let me know i what it looks like when u pop the cover open. Ive got 17k on the clock and i commute every day on it.

[@Ivan-ex1up]

I have replaced oil control ring in the beginning of the scooters life( no ring from the factory) and felt the tension on the cam chain not too long ago. All looks good but i have noticed it is a bit louder. Kind of curious how bad the tensioner wheel looks like

[@allenantonio4389]

👍👍

[@motorbikemeditations6763]

Except that people are angry everywhere these days. Politeness, manners, etc.? Gone out the window