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Monkey bike is the name given to a small, low-powered motorcycles introduced by Honda in the 1960s, the first being the 1961 Z100. [4] Later Monkeys were designated Z50, such as the Z50A(US), J, M, R(US) and Z. [ 5 ]
The bike soon came to be known as a monkey bike because most adult people, looked large in relation to the very small motorcycle. Onlookers described riders as looking like a Monkey on the bike. [6] Honda recognized the popularity of the minibike and they decided to manufacture a street-legal version of the bike.
The Honda Z50J (early versions, 1972–1978, sometimes referred to as Z50J1) is a motorcycle produced by Honda belonging to its Honda Z series family of mini bikes. The j-series came after the m-series (1966–1969) but the very first Honda Monkey was the Z100 from 1961 made for the amusement park Tama Tech in Tokyo Japan.
The Honda Z50A is a small motorcycle with a 49 cc (3.0 cu in) single-cylinder four-stroke overhead cam engine and a semi-automatic transmission. It was made by Honda from 1968 to 1978 and it was the second generation of the Z50 series of minibikes .
Traditional motorcycle manufacturers also released models inspired by aspects of minibikes, most famously Honda with the Z50A, [5] though this style was nicknamed a Monkey Bike due to its monkey-like riding position. [6] Sales peaked in 1973, with 140,000 units between manufacturers. [7]
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