Bravo, Benly!
“The Benly appeared the same year that Honda first contested the TT races in 1959. The motorcycle carried huge expectations upon its slender shoulders, but it delivered.”
As a highly-valued reader of CMM, you should have every expectation that the copy you read is accurate, fresh and unbiased.
Apologies, as while I can comply with the first two I’m going to struggle with the last. I sampled a Honda CB92 more than a decade ago, coming away utterly captivated. And today I’ve another chance to ride the legendary CB92 Benly Super Sport. I’m like a dog with two tails; these little guys really float my boat and I’m not the only one thus besotted.
You see, in the very late 1970s (when old Japanese bikes were generally perceived as just so much junk) a small but dedicated group of oddballs began restoring oriental motorcycles. From this small cadre of fans for all motorcycles Japanese was born the American arm of the VJMC (Vintage
