Unique indeed! 🙌 Not to take anything away from any of the other 7 (which are all fantaaastic motorcycles in their own right), but it's the CT / Trail 125 for me - ideal runaround, daily, weekender and camping vehicle, yet still pulls wheelies, dirt inexpensive (I'm choosing not to use the word "cheap" here), costs almost nothing to insure, is incredibly light on fuel and even able to tackle the Dalton Highway. So easy to service that even I could do it - annual service takes about 30 minutes. Top speed's not an issue - I'm 6'2" and 230lb and my Chinese knock-off version of the Super Cub (a 107cc with drums all round, both kick and electric starter, a bench seat, analogue speedo, a headlight of maayyybe 1 candlepower, a 352lb weight limit, the same 4-spd semi automatic transmission, yet with a gear indicator, and the 1 gallon fuel tank was good for 3-4 days of commuting - an absolute champ at the pumps!) that I bought new in 2007 for about $850 cruised reasonably comfortably at 55-65 and saw 75 with a full tuck, but found it happiest at 35-45. In fact, my XR125 had a lower top speed and I could only coax it up to 60. That thing went everywhere (highways, down staircases, fire roads and even the beach - young and dumb) and saw about 50k miles of hard living over 5 years before I retired it (with the original battery and only 1 flat tyre). They're nigh-indestructible. It was my first and only vehicle at the time, and watching this video makes me miss it even more. The "Harley shifting" is something to get used to (you do in about 10 minutes) and rather cool, so even though it's a semi automatic, you can still rev match when downshifting 😎 Don't rev it out, shifting is happiest at low rpms. Rev matching is not required on down shifts - just shift normally, but don't do it at too high a speed. Mine was stock (bar the factory top box I got thrown in, but spent $0 on mods) and it went up and over mountain passes easily - third gear's tall enough, though you're not going anywhere in a hurry; and plan ahead (I cannot stress this enough) for every single overtake. Fun fact - when you're stationary and in 4th gear, you could shift up into N and up again into 1st; I wonder if this bike can do it, too. I like the solo seat, would've looove it instead of the bench seat I had - the bench seat and what was probably the smallest platform in the history of the world behind the seat made it almost impossible to fit anything other than the factory top box, but I attached a milk crate onto the back of my XR and all of a sudden I had a trunk 😂 Nice truck 👍 Long comment is due to a big love for the machine.
No pedals=no ped. The Trail is based on the Cub platform that's been around since 1958...It's the motorcycle that has found the most customers in the world my friend. It was even used by Australian postmasters for many years.
Sucks it doesn't have a normal clutch and transmission , it's fine IF it's your only bike but switchin back n forth between bikes and this is one of them would...well , suck .
I rode one of these and pegged it was doing 62mph. Cruised at 55 pretty easily. I know our weight has a lot to do with it. Also kind of strange to suggest buying a cheaper bike, then putting parts on it that will end up making it more expensive than this lol
I’m a long time Honda fan, and I love the 70’s , and 80’s bikes. I have a nicely restored 1970 Monkey sitting in my garage right now. That being said the Trail 125 wins big on nostalgia, but it kinda fails every where else. In todays market which includes decent inexpensive Chinese duel sports paying $5000.00 plus for a glorified moped is a tuff sell in my opinion.
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Riding to the ride is important and they should drop in the 160cc into the Trail to make that part easier.
Mine is arriving the end of October, I can't wait!
Unique indeed! 🙌 Not to take anything away from any of the other 7 (which are all fantaaastic motorcycles in their own right), but it's the CT / Trail 125 for me - ideal runaround, daily, weekender and camping vehicle, yet still pulls wheelies, dirt inexpensive (I'm choosing not to use the word "cheap" here), costs almost nothing to insure, is incredibly light on fuel and even able to tackle the Dalton Highway. So easy to service that even I could do it - annual service takes about 30 minutes.
Top speed's not an issue - I'm 6'2" and 230lb and my Chinese knock-off version of the Super Cub (a 107cc with drums all round, both kick and electric starter, a bench seat, analogue speedo, a headlight of maayyybe 1 candlepower, a 352lb weight limit, the same 4-spd semi automatic transmission, yet with a gear indicator, and the 1 gallon fuel tank was good for 3-4 days of commuting - an absolute champ at the pumps!) that I bought new in 2007 for about $850 cruised reasonably comfortably at 55-65 and saw 75 with a full tuck, but found it happiest at 35-45. In fact, my XR125 had a lower top speed and I could only coax it up to 60. That thing went everywhere (highways, down staircases, fire roads and even the beach - young and dumb) and saw about 50k miles of hard living over 5 years before I retired it (with the original battery and only 1 flat tyre). They're nigh-indestructible. It was my first and only vehicle at the time, and watching this video makes me miss it even more.
The "Harley shifting" is something to get used to (you do in about 10 minutes) and rather cool, so even though it's a semi automatic, you can still rev match when downshifting 😎 Don't rev it out, shifting is happiest at low rpms. Rev matching is not required on down shifts - just shift normally, but don't do it at too high a speed.
Mine was stock (bar the factory top box I got thrown in, but spent $0 on mods) and it went up and over mountain passes easily - third gear's tall enough, though you're not going anywhere in a hurry; and plan ahead (I cannot stress this enough) for every single overtake. Fun fact - when you're stationary and in 4th gear, you could shift up into N and up again into 1st; I wonder if this bike can do it, too.
I like the solo seat, would've looove it instead of the bench seat I had - the bench seat and what was probably the smallest platform in the history of the world behind the seat made it almost impossible to fit anything other than the factory top box, but I attached a milk crate onto the back of my XR and all of a sudden I had a trunk 😂
Nice truck 👍
Long comment is due to a big love for the machine.
Would love the trail 125...if it had the 300 engine and 6speed! The crf300L just doesn't have the cute desirability of the CT
Also ever-jelous of your riding environments
The intro of this one is for if the IRS ever wonders why I'm writing off so many expenses for a 25-year-old truck.
You act like 5k is alot of money. You can pay that for a electric bicycle. This Trail 125 will literally last forever if you take care of it.
The crf rally is pretty lovable , steam punk ,not cute , but still cool.
Charlie, I don't remember ever seeing a trail moped before. 🤪
No pedals=no ped. The Trail is based on the Cub platform that's been around since 1958...It's the motorcycle that has found the most customers in the world my friend. It was even used by Australian postmasters for many years.
Sucks it doesn't have a normal clutch and transmission , it's fine IF it's your only bike but switchin back n forth between bikes and this is one of them would...well , suck .
I rode one of these and pegged it was doing 62mph. Cruised at 55 pretty easily. I know our weight has a lot to do with it. Also kind of strange to suggest buying a cheaper bike, then putting parts on it that will end up making it more expensive than this lol
I’m a long time Honda fan, and I love the 70’s , and 80’s bikes. I have a nicely restored 1970 Monkey sitting in my garage right now. That being said the Trail 125 wins big on nostalgia, but it kinda fails every where else. In todays market which includes decent inexpensive Chinese duel sports paying $5000.00 plus for a glorified moped is a tuff sell in my opinion.
Its your age. You just don't get the bike. Thats your loss.