Biker Story | Seán Dillon and His Honda C90

Seán Dillo, 36-year-old Irishman from Bridgetown, set new world record by riding his 25 years old Honda C90 from Anchorage, Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. Seàn quit his job in 2011 to begin his adventure ride trip of over 20,000 miles.

Indeed, Seàn is not the only rider in the world who did this kind of adventure. There's a few riders who had done such a trip in the past. Seàn riding story catches motorcycle adventure news coverage because his adventure ride was with his 25 years old Honda C90, a four stroke single cylinder engine from Honda which was purposely designed as a city commuter. However, for Seàn, he didn't agree with this limited concept of this bike. In his interview with the MCN, Seán said: “I chose a C90 because I wanted to pay tribute to what is regarded as the greatest motorcycle in the world, the Honda Cub. The C50s, C70s and C90s were the people’s motorcycles and they had a huge impact on transport in Ireland and the world from the 1960s onwards.”

In his interview with Adventure Motorcycle, when he was asked if he had did many modifications to the bike for this very long journey, Seàn replied “I did make a few modifications to the bike. I fixed on a basket so I can carry a couple of gallons of extra fuel, I’ve got a tank bag, I widened the leg shields for added protection, stuck on some basic panniers and wired in a USB power socket so I can charge my phone—which also doubles as my camera, etc.” Although his custom built story didn't sound like complete tear down, frame modification or engine full overhaul like other famous custom motorcycle builders, yet his simple modification of his Honda C90 had served his adventure purpose to impress the motorcycle adventure explorers.