Original Honda Super Dream nearly 30 years old in Vietnam

honda-dream(1).jpg — An original Super Dream model was displayed by Honda Vietnam at the Vietnam Motor Show (VMS) 2024. Next to it is the legendary Super Cub 100

After Super Cub, Honda's second motorbike product that caused a stir in the Vietnamese market was Dream. In the early 1990s, Honda Dream models manufactured in Thailand were imported into the country at a price of about 8-10 taels of gold at that time. With a high price, beyond the ability of most Vietnamese people, "Thai Dream" was mainly for wealthy families of the middle class and above.

An original Super Dream model

In 1996, Honda was granted an investment license in Vietnam. The company's first task was to Vietnamize the Dream II, which was then the "dream" of most people.

By the month of December 1997, the first Super Dream model of Honda Vietnam was born with a cheaper price than the Dream II imported from Thailand, helping the Japanese company gradually expand its market share.

The car model appearing at VMS 2024 has the original design and equipment as when it left the factory with square headlights. The plastic cover of the car's turn signal light shows signs of discoloration due to aging over time.

Dream has a simple and masculine design. Most of the details are square.

The version assembled in Vietnam is similar to the one produced in Thailand. The vehicle starts with a starter button or a kick pedal. The starter button on the Super Dream model also faded after about 27 years of being manufactured.

Super Dream has a nearly flat saddle design. Moderate cross-section, soft but not mushy cushion, the Japanese model gives a feeling of sitting firmly and comfortably when moving.

Through each generation, the decals on the body and the front of the car change. The Super Dream with pink decals and fire decals (slightly red) are the most famous versions in Vietnam.

Similar to Honda's best-selling motorbike model today, the Wave, near the rear of the motorbike is where you unlock the saddle to fill up the Super Dream with gas. This model does not have a trunk.

In front of the saddle is a hard plastic cover. This place can be used to install a protective rack as well as to store accompanying items.

The rims and spokes are still shiny on the 1997 Honda Super Dream model. The vehicle is equipped with front drum brakes and dual telescopic shock absorbers.

Chain drive. Rear suspension can adjust stiffness depending on the load when moving.

The rear lights are also quite square. The rear handle has an additional plastic cover to increase friction when in contact with the hand, especially when it rains.

The rear wheel is also drum type like the front wheel.

Despite having similar designs and equipment, due to the consumer psychology that domestic products are not as good and durable as foreign products, domestically assembled Super Dream is always "inferior" compared to Dream II. Many people still spend a lot of money to buy Thai Dream. Up to now, imported Dream models are collectibles, original, hunted by car enthusiasts for hundreds of millions of dong.

Honda Super Dream is equipped with a 97cc engine, nearly 8 horsepower. 4-speed gearbox

Super Dream was produced and distributed by Honda Vietnam until 2017 when it was discontinued due to emission standards and a sharp decline in sales due to changes in consumer tastes.

Cambodia is currently a rare market in Southeast Asia that still produces this type of vehicle. Dream models privately imported from this country to Vietnam cost about 100 million VND. Compared to the 1997 Dream, the 2024 Dream model has many changes in design.

T.H (theo VnExpress)