The Honda Wave, also marketed as the Honda NF series, the Honda Innova in Europe and the Honda Supra in Indonesia, is a series of motorcycles that debuted in 1995 with an underbone design and separate cosmetic plastic body panels over a structural steel tube chassis.
Honda Wave at a glance
| Maker | Honda |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1995 |
| Codename | Honda NF series |
| European name | Honda Innova |
| Indonesian name | Honda Supra |
| Design | underbone with plastic panels over a steel tube frame |
| Predecessor | Honda Super Cub |
| Displacements | 100, 110 and 125 cc |
| Fuel injection | from 2008 on 110 and 125 cc models |
| Innova fuel injection in Europe | from 2007 |
| 100 cc end | discontinued 2008, still built in Laos |
| Facelift | 2006, with a key slot cover on the 125 |
Based on one source, the English Wikipedia article on the Wave series.
History of the Honda Wave
Successor to the Cub
The Wave series succeeds the Super Cub, which used a pressed-steel frame acting as both the structural chassis and the cosmetic bodywork. The Wave instead uses separate plastic body panels over a structural steel tube chassis, and serves as the Southeast Asian model of the historic Honda Cub.
Engines
The Wave is available with three displacements: 100, 110 and 125 cc. The 100 and 110 cc engines are physically similar in size to the Cub engine and share its mountings, while the 125 cc models use a larger engine that is incompatible with the Cub and 100/110 mountings. Besides the three carburettor models, Honda has produced fuel-injected versions since 2008 for the 110 and 125 cc models; the 100 cc model was discontinued in 2008 except in Laos, where it was still produced and sold in 2020.
Updates and regional names
In 2006 the Wave received a facelift, and the 125 cc model gained a key slot cover for better protection against theft. From 2007 the Innova 125 in Europe began using fuel injection instead of carburettors. In Indonesia the 110 cc model is marketed as the Honda Revo, which arrived in 2008 in place of the previous 100 cc Supra Fit; a sporty Honda Blade was launched alongside the Revo 110 but was discontinued in 2019 because of low demand.
Design and features
- Underbone with plastic panels: the key change from the Super Cub.
- Three engine sizes: 100, 110 and 125 cc.
- PGM-FI: fuel injection from 2008 on the larger models.
- Regional names: Wave, Innova, Supra, Revo and Blade.
Honda Wave versions
- Wave 100: the smallest model, discontinued in 2008.
- Wave 110: the mid-size model.
- Wave 125: the larger engine with different mountings.
- Innova 125: the European name.
- Supra and Revo: the Indonesian versions.
The Wave replaced the Honda Super Cub in Southeast Asia and shares its small-commuter role with the Click. More Hondas are in the Honda collection.
Sources
- Honda Wave series, English Wikipedia: design, engines, injection, names, updates
