1977 Honda CY50 Nauty Dax. 50cc. Registration Number TSO537R...

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£1,400 - £1,600

1977 Honda CY50 Nauty Dax. 50cc. Registration Number TSO537R, Frame Number CY501022337, Engine Number CY501022546.
Sold with V5c.
Honda’s Dax ‘monkey bike’ series machines aremost familiar in the form of the ST-series or CT-series models, with their distinctive ‘T-bone’ frames, initially equipped with 50cc & 72cc semi-automatic Cub engines.
These were produced by Honda from 1969–81, before the model was discontinued in Japan.
When Honda discontinued the Dax they sought to replace it with another more up-to-date monkey bike model, which is where our story really starts…
A spin-off from the CB50 moped was the CY50 model: a new style of monkey-bike employing the CB50 engine in a tubular steel frame from 1977, and primarily intended for the Japanese home market, Germany, France and Belgium. The CY50 employed the same European engine specification as its cousin to comply with the German market licensing order of the time, again limited to a maximum speed of around 40km/h.
The wheels wore much larger width off-road type ‘marsh’ tyres than its Dax predecessor, which gave more the impression of a small utility motor cycle. The bike could be fitted with front and rear carriers, and had five-position adjustable rear shock absorbers to compensate for loads.
Honda’s own advertising curiously coined the name ‘Nauty Dax’ (Naughty Dax) for the CY50.
In the few European countries where it was sold, the CY50 subsequently achieved a similar popular cult status to its Dax predecessor, but the the model was never sold new in the UK.
TSO was imported to the UK in 2016, and has been in storage since. It is offered in original unrestored condition and started well on test, though it ran smoky and slightly hesitantly due to the vendor accidentally using pre-mixed two-stroke fuel.
One side panel is missing, the other is slightly damaged but repairable and is included, but not fitted.