Meguro 125cc : CA Cadet

As for Meguro 125cc : CA Cadet,As a succession car of the E3(125cc) of small-bike class,
 it announces to Tokyo motor show of 1959 years.It is sold from next year January.
The E3 had the OHC 4 cycle Engine.It was disreputable.
The CA was developed by the second look.
Appearance uses the frame of the E3 that way.
Color has the S7 of the 250cc and the fuel tank where the  matching is plated with black.
(As for form CA original design)
The emblem which has been attached to the fuel tank, the same design as the S7.
And the CA is utility car.
As for engine CAH type 123cc. One cylinder OHV 4 cycle (7.5HP/6700rpm)
Because OHC 4 cycle of the E3 it was disreputable, reset to OHV 4 cycle.
But this engine is the new design. As for form unit type wet oil sump.
Arrangement of the pedal is modern left change and the right rear brake.
As for the transmission of the MEGURO, old it was and the  same as the English make motorcycle, 
 the right change and the left rear brake were main.
Because of this the transmission of the CA reversed the  arrangement of the right change 
 and the left rear brake that way.
Therefore as for the CA the kick pedal there is on the left side.
The tappet automatic adjusting device being developed and  being loaded in the CA.
It was the patent mechanism that it is adjusted automatically vis-a-vis the occurrence 
 of the tappet clearance with the thermal expansion of the engine, 
 making use of the opening and the one pushing spring of the push rod.
Because of this tappet noise and wear at the time of high  load being improved, 
 the quiet engine and it becomes popular.
The electric apparatus of the CA as a small-sized motorcycle  unusual is DC12v, 
 battery ignition.
Because this for the first time loaded the cell-dynamo as a MEGURO.
In addition, the battery two being serial, connects those of the 6v.
The front fork of the E3 was the Earls fork, but with the CA it became telescopic.
As for the CA same as the 250cc, travelling efficiency is  stable.
But weight of the CA is too heavy(124Kgf) in the extent which is not defeated to the 250cc.
The Direction indicator of the CA (at that time the flasher) it became  new design, 
 the DA(170cc) of the same time, the AT and S-8(250cc), was diverted to the K(500cc) 
 and after to the J-8(300cc).

As a sport model the Cadet-Sport CAS, incoming order  production it is lined up to the CA Cadet.
The Cadet is the basis, but the exhaust pipe and the muffler are semi rise.
Because the fuel tank of the Cadet-Sport CAS is sport specification of off load, 
 was not plating and it was painted.
The car of the Cadet-Sport CAS weight at 127kg, it has stopped in the increase of 3kg 
 in comparison with the CA.
Installed capacity was the 8HP/6000rpm of 0.5HP increase.
The result of sale is unclear, but you think almost it was not.

There is meaning of the officer candidate in the Cadet.
It seems that locates the CA as the enrollment car to the Junior series(250cc) of superior class.
Because of this, the small-sized motorcycle Junior S7 the equipment which is similar was had, 
 but as for price by the fact that you held down, the CA kept obtaining the sale quantity which 
 it comes after Junior.
There is no conclusive evidence, but it seems that approximately 8000 units are produced by 1963.
Southeast Asia was exported mainly, approximately 700 units  appeared in the foreign country.
(Okinawa of that time it includes)
The CA which exists is little. In addition, there is no either popularity as a vintage motorcycle.
When small-sized motorcycle reason, the number of durable  years passes, it seems that becomes 
 the scrap.

*** Principal statistics *** /(CAS)
* Total length : 1,925 mm
* Full-width : 700 mm
* Total height : 960 mm
* Distance between axis : 1,275 mm
* Weight : 124 kgf / (127 kgf)
* Engine type : CAH type: Single cylinder OHV 4 cycle
* Entire aerodynamic volume displacement : 123 cc
* Installed capacity : 7.5 HP / 6,700 rpm / (8.0 HP / 6,000 rpm)
* Full speed : 90 km/h
* Fuel economy : 60 km/L
* Transmission : Advance 4 step rotary
* Tire : (Front) 2.75x17-4 / (Rear) 2.75x17-4
* Starting system : Sel-motor and kick