Honda 50 Step-Thru!

Back in 1965 I passed for a normal, well adjusted high spirited teenager. Truly. So naturally I dreamt of slapping my 'L' plates on a Honda 50 step-thru! No, wake up, it's only a dream… but it wasn't. Long before I became Big Twin man (more in episode two) I was Step Thru boy. The '65 Honda Cub was my Grandad's bike. It lived under a cover in the front garden of his house at Chingford. We visited Grandad every Sunday and I'd lift the cover for a look at the bike as soon as we walked through the gate. Why he handed me the key one cold December day I wasn't really sure, but I certainly remember that first ride. I wobbled away up the dual carriageway and soon got the hang of the thing. Let's face it, there's not much to get the hang of on a Honda Cub. You just had to remember which way to push the switch for left and right on the new fangled blinkers. Otherwise it was just a kick start, semi-auto 3 speed box (no clutch lever) and a 49cc pushrod engine that revved like a mad thing. What's 'running in' Grandad?