The top 5 reasons you should buy a Honda Trail 125
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I wanted to put together a little quick video on the top 5 reasons the Honda Trail 125 is super important to me and the main reasons I ordered one as soon as I heard about it's release. Having a CT70, C70 and a CT90 as a kid was such a huge part of growing up and joining the motorcycle lifestyle, there was just no way I could pass the little bike up. Close to 3000 miles now on it and still no complaints. It's really delivered exactly what I hoped it would. Thanks for watching guys, 2000 subs and counting and we are extremely appreciative of each and every on of you!!! Thanks for riding along!!!
#hondatrail125 #ct125 #trail125
I agree with you about all those... especially Hondas solid reliability. I'm getting my Trail 125 in July and cannot wait! Just wish we could get the green ones...
What’s the best way to go about repainting ct125
@@jordanwilson8788 Honestly, I wouldn't bother. I think Honda has realized these bikes are in high demand here in the States so I think they will start offering more colors to increase sales. It's just a matter of time imo.
Green ones coming soon to the USA..........
Second hand postie bikes (ct110) are averaging 50-60k here in Australia. I owned one back 30 years ago. I had it for about 10 years and only changed the oil once. Never missed a beat, starting first kick every time. Should never have sold it but look forward to buying the ct125.
I started riding at age 10 on a brand-new 1967 Trail 90. The Trail 90 - 125 is the best all round ADV bike it is so light and nibble I can practically create my own riding trails…
Awesome!!
I agree with all of your top five! I just wish I could find one AND it would be affordable. Maybe one day!
Keep lookin, one will turn up!
Call a official Honda Powersports dealer. Best price and availability.
Excellent top 5. I love the history, design concept, cool looks, build quality, and ease of maintenance. Recently Ang & Johnny Pow did the TAT on theirs and that spoke volumes for this bike. I'm so glad Honda reintroduced it. Dream come true for me. Great share PSBE.
Thanks for watching as always buddy. Yep, just thought I'd share my take on it
Finding Neutral
TAT…what?
@@travelinman482 this is the official site for the TAT, Sam Carrero's creation. Basically a trail that crosses the nation's backcountry!
www.transamtrail.com/
@@travelinman482 Sorry, but what PSBE said. It would be a dream come true to do that ride. Don't think its in my cards though 😔
No regrets with my purchase... I just did a stupid thing, and now have to suffer and wait it out... but can't wait to get back on the horse smarter and wiser.
What happened?
Like you I grew up riding the little Hondas, have had a couple since but I want one now just for the fuel economy. I just picked up a 1975 BMW R75/6for about 400 got it running well now!
I pick mine up tomorrow, can’t wait!
Awesome!!!
Dead on especially the nostalgia & reliability !! Enjoy your vids...
Appreciate you watching man!
My bike just arrived, I pick it up on Saturday. Put deposit in a year and a half ago. Super excited! Thanks for the vlogs !
Awesome man! A year and a half, ridiculous!! Glad you're finally getting it. Nothing like it man!
Good things are worth waiting for..
Had a C50 back in '82 (my first bike) and loved that thing! Currently own and love the new Honda Monkey 125, looking to get the new 2023Trail in green. Saving my pennies. Great vid!
Thanks for watching man!! The little CT will serve you well. 4k miles on ours now!
I'm getting one because it's a great grid-down zombie apocalypse bike. When the SHTF you are going to want something like this to get around.
Plenty good enough reason to grab one up!
Yeah. Grid down apocalypse is not one. Where are you getting the gas and oil from? Once you ran out of your stash. lol. I just got my 2024 on the 3rd of August. Love it. So I’m not knocking the bike. lol.
Imagine if an emp hits tomorrow. All batteries fucked instantly. You can kickstart the trail still. Ive heard people say you cant push start it because the way its a semi automatic so the kickstart really matters its a big deal esspecially if youre poor and your battery dies you can still daily ride it on a desd battery and thats actually the mire likely sinario.
@@CaptKwameif you have a supply of gas and oil when the apocolypse starts you will go farther on less gas than everyone else at least until it expires. Everyone riding in f150 f250 accords camrys corollas civics, theyll be out of gas and wont be able to het more theyll burn through a 16 gallon 22 gallon 36 gallon tank in a day only driving 500 miles and a trail 125 you can go 500 miles on less than 5 gallons. 1000 miles on 10. Thats a big deal.
Oh man I'm jazzed. They told me upon deposit that I might have to wait until end of 2023 for my ride (supply chains....LJB). Just got the call today the box is in and on the build schedule. She should be home with me next week!! Had to find some videos to enjoy the moment....thanks!!
Awesome man!!! Glad you stopped by!!! Congratulations!!
Thank you. This is edifying and will likely share all five reasons as well. Just bought one!
Congratulations and thanks for watching! Did you have to wait on it or was one readily available.
Cousin had one in Colombia from the 70’s.
Went a few years later to buy it and ship it to the states.
The dude sold it for beer…
Did ya slap him for that dumb ass decision? lol
Big LIKE/
Sure wish Honda and others would get caught up on the product lines.
I think they are slowly maybe getting rolling again
I couldn’t agree more with all five points👏
Just curious where you're from? I grew up in eastern Kentucky in the foothills of Appalachia, and your voice and the scenery around you really take me back home.
I should be getting my Trail in August, I put the deposit down last week. to say I'm stoked would be an understatement!
Congratulations on your new trail soon! You're gonna love it! I'm from the foothills of the blueridge mountains in upstate SC!
I just got mine. Thanks for the video.
Awesome! Congratulations and thanks for watching!
I found one about an hour away at smaller dealer. I told them I wanted it, but decided to back out. It's still there I believe, if I wanted it I could still call and get it.
I backed out though because I had a friend pass away in a motorcycle accident. It scared me away from them and I thought I was over it enough to get back on something small like this...that fear is just imprinted in me though.
I really love the looks of this little bike though and I already feel regret not getting it. At a huge crossroads here..and while they're not the most expensive bikes, that's still a pretty big amount of money for me. And hard to spend that on just taking a chance.
I lost a dear friend to a bike accident many years ago and I completely understand. It felt strange getting on my bike after it happened and I stopped riding for a while. Riding the trail off back in the woods and away from traffic has really been great and has become a huge stress relief for me. There's really nothing like the freedom you feel from riding in my opinion. Thanks for stopping by the channel. Sorry to hear about your friend. Good friends are the best!
Love it! Agree with all those. You inspired me to make a video with my trail 125!
I gave it a watch! Keep it up man, great content!!! Subbed today!
Good video! You named ‘em all.
Now if I can find one.
Beat of luck to ya
Got one! I’m picking it up Friday. Where is everyone finding accessories for the Trail 125? I couldn’t find anything on Amazon.
@@newenglandpats59 great news!!! I have an accessories video up on the channel with links! Beezdeals is the best in Thailand
I’m probably going to get the Super Cub, as the Trail 125 didn’t get the 4 high and low gears. Also the dealers been marking them up and they aren’t even available. You have to order one and wait for it.
The 4 speed trans in the CT has been all I've needed and I've had it in a ton of crazy spots. If you plan on mostly city and town driving the Cub may be a better choice. I do mostly offroad. If you need low gears, I use a 13t front sprocket. It's super simple to change. We have a video on here about changing it. If you're in the South Eastern US, I can point you to a couple dealers that sell MSRP out the door and get them regularly
You sure are having a blast!!!
if you cant afford the 5k price tag or cant find one. you can always get an ssr lazer 5 and put a bigger motor in it.(comes with 50cc and pedals) you can get them new for 1200(some places have em for 999 free shipping) and a new motor is about 400 on amazon. plus some pegs and other nick nacks on and youd be in under 2k. only downside to the ssr is it has aluminum wheels they aren't spoked. wouldnt be hard to get some new ct125 wheels to go on it tho.
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Im number 1 on the list to call when the next one comes in at a local dealership
Awesome!!! Hopefully they call soon!!
I got a message from a dealer in Everett, Washington who said he only gets one about every six months, and he has thirty deposits waiting.
Wow, other dealers are starting to get them and I've seen a ton of them for sale on the FB group.
My local Honda dealer in Kingman AZ will not take a deposit on this bike. So, because the dealer is also a HD dealer they will not get me a TC125 and that really sucks and so do they.
It was very hard to get this one as well. My advice if you are really interested in one is research "honda powerhouse dealers" near you and email them all. Also join the FB group "Honda Trail CT125 owners" There are weekly post on there for used ones, usually with less than 100mi for a decent price.
wish I could find one
It's cool that you say that that's the reason I pulled the trigger and bought one because it's A Honda
The brand definitely speaks for itself and has through the years. One of my first bikes was a C70 passport and man was it a cool machine!
Hey that was a great video. I'm thinking of riding around the world, does this bike fit the bill? Also how does it hold up in the winter?
Thanks man!!! Ed March has ridden his around the world a few times, and his is just a 90!!! It will definitely hold up and do well in the winter. If you want to do 60mph across the country it's not the bike to buy. But it you're not in a hurry, want to take in the backcountry, it'll be great.
I'm like you, too...reliability and gas mileage are the truly outstanding points. By the way, your over-the-light rack/basket...where did you pick that up and how much? Thanks and good riding!
Thanks for watching! Ebay is where I got the basket. Link in this video description if ya wanna check it out! th-cam.com/video/RK-0zNWadeg/w-d-xo.html
How's the size of the bike ? I'm 6ft 1in in height would the bike be to small for me?
Nah, it would be fun for ya!
Dude I’ve seen this bike (70’s version)
Carry my fat cousin, his wife, 2 kids and I think his pitbull for a 10 min trip.
I agree with your 5 reasons, problem is Honda doesn't sell them in Europe 😤😡🤬
I think they are heading your way. UK is getting them I heard
I can't find a weight capacity online on these.. you think theyd haul a 250 lb fella?
Oh yeah, I'm 160 and have hauled 90lbs no problem
Someone told me 260. But the seat might feel way hard the more you weigh the less comfortable it will be. Im 6 fopt tall i think someone 6 foot 1 is maybe too big depending on how their body is preportioned at least. Ive seem 6 foot 2 people complain that tbe bar hits their ass and im 6 foot tall sometimes ill feel the bar graze my cheeks so if i was a little taller i mightve complain about it.
@@TheAnnoyingBoss thanks for the knowledge!!!
Where r u located ?
Upstate SC
If they made it 150 cc it would be perfect!
You can get a 150cc cylinder and 4v head for them for a good price I believe
I think they should sell 125 and 250 of ever minimoto. A 125 and 250 dax. A 125 and 250 trail. A 125 and 250 grom. The 125 will be better for around locally but some people crazy they try to climb alaska or go on highway and a rebel 300 crf300l has 276cc motor with a 6 speed it can pull over 80mph so you coukd cross country at like 70 if you wanted to. The 125 motor in the trail 125 on atock sprokets will hit 50 easily but getting to 55 is not as easy. My trail will do 53 still on the break in period so maybe on flat ground itll do 55 but if the wind blows shes struggling to do 49. So a 250cc would be mice you could do 75 motor still rung out but i mean the 125 motors weve seen them at max speed for years they will still go tens of thousands of miles at full pin so i mean it is what it is to me a trail series it wouldnt really work if the motor was too big. Frankly the 125 trail is really a well preportioned unit.
#1 reason is RESALE VALUE ✌
I heard that. Unless something terrible happens, I hope to hand this down to generations to come. Hope to never sell this one. I sold my C70 and CT70, and learned my lesson.
#2 Reason: RESALE EASE 🤫
I just pit a 500 dollar deposit down. Dealership said they didn't know when they were coming in. Could be a week, could be a couple months. 🤞
Hope it's soon!! Thanks for watching!! Tons of videos here on the channel to hold ya over maybe.
@@PSBEadventures Great! I love the fact that you can do your own maintenance for the smaller things.
@PSBEadventures Got my bike yesterday! You might find this interesting. The shifter is different here in Canada. It's toe down for first...all the way to 4th. Heel down from 4th to 3rd, etc. Apparently this is how they shift in Asia too. Have a great day!
@@TheExistentialVegan congratulations!!! So neutral is all the way up to the top? That's how my c70 was! So cool!
@PSBEadventures The ride home was crazy. But it didn't take long to figure out. I thought, 'Did they put my shifter on backwards'? Lol. Then I checked the handbook and it showed the American way. Next page showed everywhere else's way. There's a channel called Lazy Dog Productions (from Thailand) and he goes into quite a bit of detail regarding shifting. Have a great day!
Tried to buy one of these out the door $6000 with all the little add-ons from the dealership. I can tell you that I am going to mail order my motorcycles from this point on I’ll deal with a little less quality perhaps but I refuse even at the dealership where I bought several motorcycles I refuse to be treated like this! There’s other reliable motorcycles on the market that can be shipped right to your front door. The arrogance of the motorcycle industry is going to destroy it
I can point you to a couple dealers in the Southeastern US that will shoot straight with you and sell for MSRP
@@PSBEadventures I would really appreciate that I just was dumbfounded I even bought a motorcycle from one of the dealerships just a couple years back not liking That kind of loyalty
@@oneanddonetzone3673 Kings Bay Honda In South Georgia, and Southern Honda Powersports in Chattanooga Tenn. Both of them will be close to MSRP, no tax. Should be out the door for very close to that. Kings Bay may charge 150 freight but Southern may not charge freight. Good luck. Tell either I sent ya!
@@PSBEadventures God bless! Thanks I appreciate it
Top 5 reasons not to buy a Honda trail 125:
It’s Unobtainable
It’s not available
Can’t get one anywhere
It’s impossible to get
Honda won’t sell them
Yep, I think they are about to start becoming available. Join the Trail 125 FB page, I see two or 3 on there everyday and one or two per week are affordable. You may have to travel, I did.
@@PSBEadventures I don’t care about traveling, to be frank, I finally gave up. I bought an UBCO 2x2 electric motorcycle with an extra battery so I’ll have about 150 mile range for a camping bike. Advantages: no fluids or mechanical upkeep, 2 wd, don’t need to worry about getting gas in way out of the way areas, can recharge via solar panels on my RV. Lighter 150 lbs vs 250.
Disadvantages: top speed 35 vs 50 or so. Always need to have the need to recharge in mind when going a distance, costs almost twice as much and when you add accessories and and extra battery Katy bar the door! It’s not a Honda.
In the next year or so I plan to take my truck and trailer and the UBCO to Alaska, camp, pan for gold and explore. What to come? I don’t live to far from you (Newport Tn)
Yes, they are hard to come by. I live in Asheville and found one at Kings Bay Powersports in south Georgia. I bought it over the phone and had to have it shipped here with uShip.
@@timpeck1157 oh damn!. over the phone? guess because your a GA resident... I'm in Jersey, and had to fly to Jax, rent a pick up and sign and receive it myself. Would absolutely do it all over again haha... all thanks to PSBE Adventures for the hot tip!
You just need to go into the dealership. I unexpectedly went there to purchase a monkey, but then they said there were 2 trails available next month. I decided to put it on hold and wait til may.
Only one issue.. Talking my wife into letting me buy one.
Gotta get 2!!
show the bike not the road lol
Hey Naseer, if ya sub to the channel there're probably 2 dozen videos that show it!!! Thanks for watching!
Ha Ha try and find one
Go check out my video on how I got mine, there are a few dealers that are starting to get them slowly, and low mileage used ones on the fb group every week
@PSBE Adventures just seen 2 today Feb 18 2022 , both of them 2022 Red models (US of course) . Tuesday they'll call me with out the door price.
& sips fuel.
You should “buy” not you should “by”
Just finished the 2nd grade man. I'll fix it and thanks a million!
@@PSBEadventures just trying to help man. great looking bike
@@davidtagarda much appreciated. I did spell it correctly on the movie banner at the top. 🤦🏻♂️
@@PSBEadventures yes you did! This is from the guy who keeps spelling “your” when he means “you’re” 😂😂😂
Waiting lists so long, they are in effect,
NOT FOR SALE IN THE US.
Harley Davidson, please copy this design and double the horsepower, straight handlebar, belt drive, double fuel capacity, manual 5-speed.
Change nothing else.
Easy money.