Honda Super Cub: SMC's ultra rapid 'Salt Shaker'

Think of Bonneville salt flat racers, and images of snarling Vincents or twin-engined Triumphs probably spring to mind. You probably don’t picture the anemic Honda Super Cub, the world’s most popular motorcycle. Which makes this little racer from Holland’s Super Motor Company all the more appealing. SMC’s Dimitri Hettinga sells a remake of the Super Cub in Europe for a living. But this machine, nicknamed ‘Salt Shaker’, is no city runabout. It’s packing a heavily breathed-upon 150cc Yinxiang motor—measuring 22 hp at the rear wheel—plus racing wheels and tires, and a bespoke frame. There’s a reinforcing tube running from the...