1968 Honda Other

SS125AE106897

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You are looking at an incredibly original and rare 5,200 mile Honda SS125. The SS125, when launched in 1967, was based on the Japan only CS125, with 13bhp @ 10,000rpm. Honda, realizing there was still a small but significant 125cc market in the UK, Australia and the USA, put slimmer sports mudguards onto their CS home market model, and thus was born the SS125. It was the only 125cc four-stroke twin available in the countries to which it was exported, a sales success, with the lightweight "sloper" engine, elegant race-style mudguards, and light weight, just 95kg, and it looked right. It was also brisk enough to be interesting. The blue/silver and red/silver color schemes also enhanced the clean, no-frills design. In terms of real world performance, the SS125 was a nicer ride than the CB92, the suspension was nicer, with "proper" front forks, and the 13bhp engine was much more tractable, aided by the C.V. carburetor. The relatively low purchase price for such a pretty and well-made machine also did no harm to its sales numbers. The enthusiasm for the SS125, one of the prettiest little "budget" bikes from Honda, is huge. The 1950's and 1960's Honda, with pressed steel frames, had a beauty that is just not there in the later tubular-frame motorcycles. This 1968 Super Sport 125 is a perfect example. It is not particularly fast, but it's about as pretty a bike as Honda ever made. The two cylinders firing in-phase make a distinctive sound and produce more low-end torque than engines with 180 degree timing. This SS125 is finished in the Candy Blue/Metallic Silver color combination.