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Ollie's ODDJOBS

There’s a growing band of unhinged, usually young, mechanical geniuses who have taken upon themselves the task of hacking about the most popular motor vehicle in history, the Honda Super Cub. The Super Cub has been in production since 1958, and over 100 million have been produced. Honda mucked about with the concept a little, using the engine in monkey bikes and recently a very flash model appeared with a 125cc engine, alloy wheels and all manner of gee-gaws.

The original Cub has been widely copied, both as a concept and as a direct rip-off. And there’s been a trend for young

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