A major feature that the Hunter Cub series has had since shortly after its birth based on the Super Cub C100 series is a mechanism that allows switching the reduction ratio between normal and trail riding.
Here we will introduce the mechanism of the early double sprocket in detail.
Written: Masamichi Kamiyama
This article has been re-edited from the April 2018 issue of Motorcyclist CLASSIC, a magazine specializing in old motorcycle
How to use the double sprocket mechanism
Initially, the Trail 50 was equipped only with a large sprocket (which represents a reduction ratio for backwoods gearing for frontier areas and deep forests), resulting in poor usability, but this was soon changed and a mechanism was adopted that allowed two different reduction ratios depending on the situation. The result was the double sprocket system that symbolized the early hunter cubs.
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