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Trusty Honda 50 is gone but not forgotten

It was cheap to run and a joy to own

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The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.
Sat Mar 21 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READ

Sir, – Years ago, I had a Honda 50. I remember driving to Roundwood, Co Wicklow, with a pillion passenger.

Several pedestrian passed us by as we inched up the steep hill at Enniskerry in first gear. It lasted years and cost 50p a week in petrol.

One of the finest beings I met in the world. – Yours, etc,

EUGENE TANNAM,

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