Honda CY 80

The CY 80 is a motorcycle from Honda , which was built in the 1980s and on the IFMA was first shown 1980th

Construction details

The four-stroke engine of the CY 80 has a displacement of 79 cm³ (47.5 × 45 mm bore / stroke), makes 5.5 hp and the speed was set at 7500 / min, which should achieve a specified speed of 75 km / h . Except for the cubic capacity, the engine is almost identical to that of the Honda XL 50 and the Honda CB 50 J and has only been slightly modified for another 80 cm³ model, the Honda XR 80 . Apart from the motor CY 80 is optically identical to the throttled Mokick Honda CY 50 J . It had a 6 volt electrical system.

A Honda CB 80 J was also developed, but it did not go into series production.

particularities

With these characteristics, the CY 80 did not meet the requirements of a light motorcycle according to the legal regulation of driving license class 1b of April 1, 1980, which with max. 80 cm³ & max. 80 km / h & max. 6000 rpm was set. The CY 80 was therefore classified as a motorcycle when it was first registered. The driver required the open driving license class 1 for this two-wheeler. This is also confirmed by the test report linked below on this page.

Test results

The testers of a motorcycle newspaper criticized the overstrained chassis, which was basically designed for less power.

“Even slight inclines can be life-threatening as soon as there are bends with an undulating surface. Then the load sways to such an extent that even the most cunning testers feel a sweat of fear on their foreheads. "

- Quote from a motorcycle tester

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FOUR-STROKE FLOH - Technology and Test Honda CY 80 ( Memento of the original from October 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Motorcycle, No. 21 from October 14, 1981