Classic Restoration – Honda PC50
Our challenge was to restore a piece of two-wheel history to a good standard for around £500 including the purchase price; immediately I can confess that we failed, though not by much.
Along with my long-suffering pal Alan Moore, over the years we have endured many days emotionally attached to one old classic or another. After several cars, a genuine ‘barn-find’ Honda SL125 arrived and it took us on a new path (some may consider it the ‘dark side’) that led to a Honda Chaly and, more recently, a Honda PC50 moped; I am sure you can see the pattern here. Yes, small four-stroke Hondas. From the earliest Sixties versions these are mechanically indestructible, cheap to fix and don’t annoy the neighbours. For many aged over two score and 10 there is as much fun in the fixing as there is in the riding.
Sure, I have had my time with aching hips grimly hanging aboard bikes with loads of ‘Rs’ in the title; currently I am much happier in my shed with a ‘Ped’ having a tinker.
TIME FOR A ‘P’
Honda’s ‘P’ range shares much with their incredible Cubs, apart from their values; you won’t have failed to notice that since a modifying trend sprang up, these have become more popular than talking electronic boxes; just ask Alexa
Finding any Honda ‘C’ at sensible money can be a fruitless task, especially when the calculation culminates in a fully restored example
