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Greetings and Welcome to The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg
New episodes tend to air over the local KMMR radio station @ 5 minutes past 4PM each M-F. And have been doing so, nearly every week since Sept 2018.
I'm D.J. Rasmussen, O.K.s friend since junior high, possibly your neighbor & this websites maintainer, whom strives to get each episode's show notes written, the transcript proofed and the audio posted to the internet within a few hours of that days KMMR air time. NOTE: recently been publishing most new releases by 4:30PM.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy the time we can spend together.
I wanna again welcome you to The 04:05 Coffee Break. You're in a good mood today? I hope so. Get you cup of coffee, glass iced tea, bottle of water. Let's see what's happening. It's a new week.
OK Solberg:Spring wheat up a bit $5.65 a bushel. Mick, I checked it out myself. And I'm not gonna report a 550lb steer calf, but I will report a 533lb steer calf. 4 head of them, sold on Wednesday, at Pays $5.20 a pound, I hope to shout. Butcher Hog in Iowa 63¢ a pound and a 100lb fat lamb in Billings looked it up myself. They sold Wednesday as well, $2.75 a pound. But guys, there's more, much more.
OK Solberg:Okay. Okay. Okay. You know what I'm gonna say? Welcome to Jay and Joe's Motor Monday, the day we look at horsepower one Monday at a time. Now if'n you're paying attention Motor Monday has been going on for some time now. Well, to be honest, this is the 21st episode of Jay & Joe's Motor Monday, but who's counting? Right?
OK Solberg:Yes, sir. It began on 10/13/2025 and has happened each Monday following. We covered Bill France and Junior Johnson. We hit upon the 1957 Chrysler Norseman. I know I covered the 1953 Roadmaster as well as the flathead Ford V8 And you're probably thinking this boy is gonna run out of topics for Motor Monday if he keeps going like this.
OK Solberg:But guys, here's the deal. There's always something else to talk about. And today, well, it's very special because I heard from a listener and well, you know, as it often happens, it was while I was downtown. Downtown Malta, Montana where all the goodness happens. Like I've been known to say in Malta, we don't always have our friends over for a barbecue, but we meet at the post office or Albertsons or as this one happened in the GN coffee shop.
OK Solberg:Yep. It surely did. Rick Mickelson walked by and said, hey, Orvin. I heard your Motor Monday, and I was wondering if you'd ever consider the song, Hey, Little Honda by the Hondalhs. I said Rick, thanks for bringing it up. I'll check it out. And I did check it out. Listen, 3rd gear hang on tight Honda Honda go faster faster. It's not a big motorcycle just a groovy little motorbike. That's a gem.
OK Solberg:Oh, Rick. It's a great topic for Motor Monday. It's highlighting the Honda 50 also known as the Honda Super Cub. 50 cc's of raw horsepower and for you muscle car fans that converts to 3.05 cubic inches of raw power. So remember, on The 405 we highlighted a 3.05 cubic inch Honda 50.
OK Solberg:So if the Buick 455 converts to a stallion in the Bible, well, the Honda 50 might well convert to a foal. Like it says in Matthew 21:5 see your king comes to you gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Yep. End of quote. And you know, since Jesus taught us to serve by his own example, him serving others, I can just picture our humble savior riding a Honda 50.
OK Solberg:Yes. I can. I can see Jesus riding a Honda Super Cub. Now Honda introduced the original 50 cc motorcycle in 1958 in Japan, and it was later introduced in The US market in 1959, year Thea was born. The model became globally famous for its reliability and the iconic, you meet the nicest people on a Honda.
OK Solberg:That's just great. And in visiting with Rick, he believes his father, Clarence 'Mick' Mickelson, began selling Hondas in Malta in the year 1964. Yes, sir. Right here in good old Malta, Montana. And quite interestingly, the Beach Boys recorded that song in 1964 on their album all summer long.
OK Solberg:So now I can't verify this, but Mick could have heard the song on the radio and that might have given him the idea to open a Honda shop in Malta. It could have happened. You gotta remember Mick's Honda shop cruising the drag. We'll meet you over at Mick's. Now if you're paying attention, you'll remember when Rick mentioned the song to me in the GN coffee shop, he said it was sung by the Haendel's.
OK Solberg:Well, that is correct as well. Listen. The Haendel's 1964 hit Little Honda was a strategic cover orchestrated by producer Gary Usher who was close with the Beach Boys after the Beach Boys included the song on their all summer long album Usher aiming to capitalize on the motorcycle craze had studio musicians record the song to release it as a faster mainstream single. Enter the Haendels. It's not a big motorcycle just a groovy little motorbike.
OK Solberg:That's that's delightful. And Rick added, when his father opened Mick's Honda, they could only sell 90 cc bikes or lower. And it took till 1969 until Mick got the bigger franchise and sold the big bikes when the 750 four cylinder Honda came out. And that's when he became a hot shoe. So you have to understand, Mick was on the cutting edge of motorcycle history because listen, the Honda CB 750 which was introduced in 1969.
OK Solberg:What year did Mick go into the bigger franchise? 1969, which was introduced in 1969 was the world's 1st mass produced motorcycle to feature a transverse 750 cc 4 stroke inline 4 cylinder engine. What about that then? And what do you think? You wanna go run the bridges? With your 1970 Buick GS 455 with a stage 1 against the Honda 750? Come on. Are you a chicken?
OK Solberg:Buick quarter mile time 13.38 seconds, but the Honda 750 at a scorching 12.6. The Buick could get to a 105 in the quarter mile, but the Honda could reach a 125 miles an hour in a quarter mile. 125 miles an hour, that's smoking. Just saying.
OK Solberg:So until next time. As you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.