Hunter Cub 110 welded and converted to folding steps. easy to use!

The Honda CT125 Hunter Cub is as popular as ever. It is absolutely popular as a moped model for enjoying "motorcycle x camping" with a full load of luggage. The CT110, the ancestor of such a very popular model, is also a focus of attention! and enjoys maintenance and customization. At the request of the machine owner, we practiced modification = customization of the step area.

The CT110 Hunter Cub has a design that I never get tired of even if I look at it now.

Instead of a red body and chrome parts, the CT110 Hunter Cub looks tighter with most of the chrome parts finished in semi-gloss black. The contrast between the red and black is also a nice touch. The Monkey M-type check seat is also a point of interest.

The owner asked us if we could make the steps "foldable when not in use". As I recall, many old Honda cars had such a specification. ...... So, we completed the conversion to a step that can be "folded down" by using a stock modification.

We asked if we could reduce the width of the step due to a problem with the motorcycle storage space.

We thought, "Can we use a folding step from a Monkey or Gorilla as a base?" But it is not easy to keep them "folded up". Still, I started to work on the base for the Monkey.

Pulling back old memories, some Honda cars in the late 70's had models that could keep the steps folded down. Therefore, for the left and right step sections, genuine parts for the GL400 were used.

I'm going to make it exactly the same positionally as the CT110 step, using a hydraulic press to bend and cut a 12mm thick piece of steel into one piece with the "U-shaped bracket" on the folding body side of the GL400 step.

The CT110 step brackets tighten to the bottom of the crankcase, but if you use the one for the monkey as a base, the tightening pitch is different ....... Cut the monkey one and then weld it to the correct size.

Adjust the length of the side stand, which was unusable to begin with.

The side stand pivot of the monkey step was left in place, and the base plate side of the folding step was positioned and temporarily welded first, then fixed with a full weld.

To begin with, this CT110 was fitted with a Honda genuine parts side stand of unknown use, so it was rebuilt. The step bracket was reinforced to prevent it from bending under load.

The side stand, which was obviously too short, was cut from the base and the length adjusted by additionally welding a piece of bar handle pipe. The leaning of the vehicle when the sidestand is in place was checked many times.

During the dimensional checks, everything was temporarily welded together for tzitzumas. After the side stand pivots were welded, thick plates were reinforcement welded in order to make them stronger. All parts were painted semi-gloss black with baked-on paint.

The "fit and forget" specification instead of a simple spring retractable system.

By keeping the steps folded down, they are able to make better use of the parking space by reducing the overall width of the leg room when the bike is put away. The owner is very satisfied.

When pushing the bike around, the fixed type of step can hit the small of his shin, which is painful, but if the step stays in place, he says it doesn't hit his shin and doesn't hurt him.

Very happy with the side itand with less leaning of the vehicle.

The main stand and modified side stand "are now easier to use separately," says the machine owner. After installing it on the vehicle and checking its usability, he ordered it painted.

The previous sidestand had a large tilt, but the tilt was changed to a more upright position. This is a very user-friendly design. We are happy with the result.

The domestic version of the CT110 Hunter Cub was delivered to the owner after it was roughly finished. However, once we started riding the bike, we found that we wanted to make various modifications and changes to the specifications, so we decided to extend the work. The owner enjoys modifying and customizing the bike according to his own taste, rather than maintaining and preserving the completely stock bike.

A few days after delivery, we received a text message. He said that when he was pushing the bike around in his garage at home, the fixed step hit his shin splints and calves, causing him pain on several occasions. Perhaps a folding step, like the one on the export version of the CT110, would improve the situation. However, that alone would not be interesting or fulfilling. Instead of a step that folds back with the force of a spring, it would be more convenient to have a step that can be maintained in a retracted position, like the Honda models of the late 70s and early 80s, even if it is the same folding type. Users who own multiple bikes will understand why, I think.

Considering such a situation, I asked him, "Would you like to convert it to a step that can be folded and remain retracted?" I suggested, "If it's possible, please do it! was the reply. After such a meeting, I immediately started looking for parts. I had a Super Cub series bike, the Passport I used to own had exactly such specifications. Going back to my high school memories, there were many Honda models with such specification steps at the end of the 70's. As I recall, there was the Hawk II and other models of the same age. I remembered that there were many Hawk II models of the same era that had such specifications, so I searched for the corresponding parts on the Internet auction. However, it was already too late, and the prices of the parts were surprisingly low due to the popularity of old cars. In such a situation, I found a part for GL400 with OHV V-twin engine in pieces on both sides. There were some protectors on the step rubber end due to the difference of the year, but I could make it to the same specification later, so I bid for the parts first and started the work by cutting and pasting the parts together. The result was good and strong, so I decided to finish it with semi-gloss black baked-on paint.