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@MancingTanago, Thanks for watching and your comment. Subscriptions have slowed to about 20 new ones a month, so I think it will take a bit more than three more months to reach 3K.

@@Vintage_Garage Stay enthusiastic and always optimistic, my Friend.

@ker4all, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. Now, I am pretty much twiddling my thumbs until the Daxs start arriving in Florida. I see gray ones at all the dealerships from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, all the way up to Ohio and even up to the Dakotas. I also saw a photo of one posted bought at a dealer in Southern California. None yet that I can see in Florida.

@gustwowheeling7337, Gus, I hear you..LOL.. First, I made a bad mistake in this video and can't figure out how to use RUclips's "Correction:" feature. The text in the section about the H2C rear rack is all wrong. The H2C Rear Rack, the OEM chrome Rear Carrier, and the stock grab handle all fit fine with the OEM Saddlebag mount, with no extra spacer needed. I think I'll start off Part 3 with a correction in the video itself. As far as waiting at the port, I look at the inventory at Honda of Melbourne every morning. They are a big Powerhouse dealer in Florida and they always get the first batch of anything new. Once I see a Dax show up in Melbourne, than I know mine will arrive at Love Motorsports or Action Honda in about 2-3 weeks.

@DeiotarusBlogspotEs, Thanks for watching and your kind words, much appreciated. Since I made that video, I sold the MB5, NS50F, the two 1987 red Sprees, the red 1984 Gyro and the red 1986 Gyro to Love Motorsports, my local Honda dealer, for their collection and to make room for another Honda Monkey 125, three more Honda CT125, and am expecting one or two Honda Dax 125s to arrive within 3-4 weeks... LOL.. but true. I like you collection too.. all my life I was a Triumph and Norton rider, but downsized when I turned 65 and the big bikes became too heavy for me at stop signs.

@latashamajor, Thanks for watching and your kind words. We bought the Symbas because we had seen Super Cub 110s during our trips to Japan, but the Super Cub 110 was never sold in the USA. We have never ridden an older Super Cub 110, but I think the ride is probably similar to the Symba. Once the Super Cub 125 became available we bought a couple of them as well, and still have all four. The Super Cub 125 feels noticeably heavier and more refined. The Symbas have four things going for them that are missing on the Super Cub 125, a real key, a side stand, back seat and pegs, and a kick starter. The Super Cub 125 has fuel injection, aluminum wheels, tubeless tires, and more power. Both are about equally fun, and we haven't had anything break on any of them, except for the batteries in all four have been replaced.

Thanks for replying with such a thorough response. I recently purchased a 2024 Supercub as my first motorcycle. I love it but I struggle with the center stand. Someone in my area is selling a 2009 Simba for $1500 and I've been on the fence as to whether to purchase the Simba or a Navi. The other bike is so that my spouse and I can ride together. By the way, what phone holder and charger are you using for your Cub?

@@latashamajor The Super Cub 125 comes with a side stand in the Japanese market and other markets. In order to add it to the USA model, you need to buy a new OEM Step Bar, the OEM side stand and it's spring. Several vendors sell the parts. You either need to buy the two rubber ends for the step bar, or reuse the ones on your existing step bar. They are glued to the step bar. One word of caution: The USA Super Cub 125 wiring harness does not come with wiring for the side stand switch, so when the side stand is down, you have to remember it is down, as the motorcycle will not tell you it is down. However, the Symba also has no side stand switch, so the side stand on the USA Super Cub will act just like the one on the Symba. $1,500 is a fair price for a cherry 2009 Symba. However, when I advertise mine for sale on Craigslist for $1,000 each, I get no interest in them. I expect your seller is seeing the same thing, so he will probably take $1,000. If you have more questions on the Super Cub 125 side stand, please join the forum at: www.advrider.com/f/threads/honda-super-cub-c125.1263678/ You can ask for more information about where to buy the side stand parts there.

@latashamajor, I forgot to mention that the cell phone holder I use on all my motorcycles is the H2C phone holder that you can buy at beezdeals.com. They come in two colors, gray and black, and there are two models; mirror mount and bar mount. I have black mirror mount ones on the Super Cub 125s, and bar mount ones on the Symbas. The chargers I used for the Super Cubs are made by Battery Tender. Both Super Cub 125s have a charging lead attached full time, but I only hook up the chargers to the leads if I don't drive the motorcycles at least once a week.

@@Vintage_Garage Hey I appreciate your thorough response! I hope I am not annoying you with my many questions. I have friends who ride but you just seem a lot more knowledgeable about bikes! Right now I am trying to decide between a 2024 Honda Navi and the 2009 Symba for my spouse. Do you have a recommendation. My spouse is a new rider as well, we took the MSF course together a couple of months ago. I appreciate all the information you have provided and will check out the link. I have never worked on a machine in my life but watching your videos makes me feel like I can give it a try. I will be getting me a tool set and trying to add the back rack and other accessories to my Supercub. Thank you again.

@MancingTanago, Thanks for commenting, much appreciated. Now I need to see if I can get to Yogyakarta this winter...

@kostasargyropoulos4456, Ευχαριστώ για την παρακολούθηση και το σχόλιό σας, εκτιμώ πολύ.

@terrykerr1691, Terry, Thanks for watching, you comment, and concern about how we did in the storm. We're 20 miles inland and on high ground here. Flooding is impossible in my neighborhood no matter how high the tide, or how much rain we get. Top winds here were 30 mph, and I don't think anyone in our development had any damage unless a tree fell on their house, and I didn't see that any trees had fallen. We had no damage here, and never lost electrical power. I'll be delivering ice and gasoline today to a neighborhood 30 miles south of here.

@ittipatsongsaeng7895, ขอบคุณสำหรับการรับชมและความคิดเห็นของคุณ ซาบซึ้งมาก... ใช่แล้ว ในวัยของฉัน ทุกวันคือการต่อสู้เพื่อดำเนินต่อไป ขอบคุณสำหรับกำลังใจ

@matthubbard8541, Matt, somehow I missed your comment, sorry for the late reply. Thanks for watching and your concerns. We had no damage at all from either Helene, nor Milton anywhere in our development 25 miles inland from Crystal River. Heavy coastal damage from Helene the entire Gulf coast of Florida, much wind damage and heavy flooding still in areas from Tampa to Daytona with rivers still rising from Milton. Helene was too far west to cause us damage, and Milton was too far south from us.

@@Vintage_Garage Vaughn, great to hear you’re well, and that both Helen and Milton missed you 👍😊

@gustwowheeling7337, The StreamTrail 30L duffle is almost a cube when it's inner walls are installed, and it then almost the exact size of the 30L aluminum top boxes on the Monkeys. I am hoping that when the walls are out, and everything is laying flat on the rear rack, that I will be able to swing my leg over it. I have a bit of difficulty getting off the Monkeys. I hear you about the port strike.. The green Dax e came in through the port of New Jersey.. not sure how it got there as the both the Suez and the Panama canals weren't operating as normal. I think there has now been enough rain in Panama, so that the canal may be back to normal. At this point, I have nothing on the way on sea freight.

@MancingTanago , I see that you have passed me again on subscriber count. I am stuck at 2.91K and I see you are now at 2.94K and still moving. I think you will reach 3K by the end of the month!

@@Vintage_Garage Thank you for your observation and prayers. May it come true and so will your RUclips channel☺️🙏

Thanks for watching and your comment. I hear you and I can't wait to see it as well. If the present is anything like the past in Florida, the Powerhouse dealers will get a batch of 3 or 4 each by the end of October. Then the regular Honda dealers will get one each about 3 weeks later. I watch the inventory at Honda of Melbourne and RC Hill, and when they get their first batch, I'll be able to make a pretty good guess as to when mine will arrive . I don't know if it will be gray or blue, but will take either.

@SandStormPower, Thanks for watching and the kind words. I was starting to think I was getting too feeble for more motorcycles, and then Honda Powersports USA announced that the Dax was finally coming to the USA, so I decided that I could muster enough energy to get one or two more before packing it in. Please keep me in the loop as you add more accessories to your Dax.

@@Vintage_Garage I will, and I greatly admire all your work and dedication! 🙏

@bethharoldsy, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. We bought the front rack (front shelf) and most of the rest of the accessories from BuyEChina. Here is a link that shows the front rack and most of the accessories we bought: www.buyechina.com/en/goods/detail/60OwhKLrqmorfFEklTb6iK4m/tao Note that we ended up throwing away the meter bracket, and returning the meter to it's original location, and then mounted the front binding bag ahead of the mirror instead of underneath it. Using the meter bracket stretches the wiring to the meter and also exposes the wires to the rain and weathering. We also replaced the rear top case in this video with a smaller one in a later video. Both of our two Dax e now have essentially the same options, except for brown on the green and black on the red. We have no source for parts for the Dax e itself, other than the eBike shops in the Philippines and they won't ship parts to the USA. Please report back here if you find a source where you can buy parts such as OEM body parts, OEM turn signals, EOM controls and so on. There must be a parts house somewhere in the world that stocks Dax e parts, but we haven't been able to find it. We haven't broken any parts yet, but have no backups.

@jasmine7576, ご視聴とコメントありがとうございます。私たちも NS50 のファンですが、もう乗るには年を取りすぎました。1か月前にMB5と2台のジャイロ（NN50とTG50）、2台のスプリー（NQ50）を売却したため、もうその6台のホンダは手元にありません。こちらは 3 年前に NS50 に乗って撮影したビデオです: ruclips.net/video/-50HUtFd-Sk/видео.html

@dhayden7724, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. Yes, the black guard on the OEM exhaust cover for the CT125 with rear passenger pegs is plastic. In the three years since we made the video, there have been many substitutes made for that plastic shield, but none of them match the OEM shape. If you could 3D print one exactly like the OEM part, we think there would be a good market for them. If you print to a non-OEM pattern, not so much as there is already plenty of competition for them. Also, since the fully assembled foot pegs are now sold, there is no longer a need to assemble them from the OEM parts. Here is one that claims to be fiberglass: www.ebay.com/itm/114516842210 Here is one of ABS Plastic: www.ebay.com/itm/235452988417 This one claims to be stainless steel, but I guess it is painted black: www.ebay.com/itm/285619040406 There are perhaps more than two dozen different substitutes, but I know of none that match the OEM shape exactly and have the same mounting points molded in.

@@Vintage_Garage Yes, I just received an assembled footpeg set from Webike Japan. Takeoffs from a new bike I think. Any chance you can provide some dimensions and photos of the leg guard plastic, including how it attaches to the metal shield?

@@dhayden7724 Sorry, I can't help you with that. If you are trying to make a one-off piece for yourself, then close enough is good enough. If you are trying to make a pattern and plan to make multiple copies, then you will want to be perfectly accurate. In the first case, simply zoom in on any of the hundreds of photos of Japanese CT125, and simply count the holes ahead of and behind the guard, and count the holes on your USA one. The holes are the same, and you should be able to get a close idea of the size. If you want an exact copy, then order the exhaust shield from Webike, remove the plastic guard and reproduce it. I think the back side of the plastic guard has "rivets" molded into it that pass through a number of holes, and then the end of the rivets are flattened with heat as I remember it.

@jasmine7576, ご視聴とコメントありがとうございます。おっしゃる通り、私が住んでいるところは道路が広く、交通量も少なく、喧騒もありません。でも、日本の山々は懐かしいですね。

@osokmandi8362, Thanks for watching the video and your kind words. I hope to someday visit Indonesia and go fishing with @MancingTanago.

@gustwowheeling7337 Gus, thanks as always for watching and your comment. After a couple of days of checking the views after I posted this video, it looked like it would set the record for the least number of views of any of my 150 or so videos, but I see that it has now hit 300 views thanks to your view. Not a big count, but not a low record. The low record is still held by the Super Cub "Hiking Churchhouse Hammock" video with 238, and the Trail 125 video called "Kites" with 285 views... LOL.. I have roughly 18 accessories on order for the 2025 Dax 125, and they should start arriving soon. I think it will be a month or more before the Dax 125 itself arrives, so I'll probably make a few Dax accessory unboxing videos while I am waiting. In every country in the world, the Dax 125 comes with a double pad shifter, instead of the rubber tube on the front and a pad on the back. My guess is that the USA model will come with a rubber tube on the front and a pad on the back, similar to the USA Super Cub and USA Trail 125, but I do not know that. I ordered a double pad shifter from Japan for the Dax, just in case.

@jokerioafm12, Thanks for watching and your kind words. So far, no problems, but I worry about anything going wrong with the electrics, since I don't have a source for parts. I am also very careful not to loose the spare NFC card, as I have no clue how to go about replacing a lost one. Based on the videos on your channel, I assume you live in California. I have been assuming that to get parts, I would have to go to Manila in the Philippines.. The eBike dealers sell Dax e, Cub e, Zoomer e and I assume that they can get parts, but so far, none of them will ship outside of the Philippines. I think I had better start looking for a parts place for Dax e. I found the battery at Popcycle, but they won't ship it: popcycleebikecenter.com/products/honda-dax-battery?_pos=1&_sid=757b69129&_ss=r I haven't even translated the wiring diagram for the Dax e, but am doing it right now after seeing your comment. After the translation, I will see if I can spot the NFC module and find a part# for it. I assume your friend has found a parts supplier, so I will also start looking for a Dax e parts supplier that will ship to the USA. Thanks again for your comment.

@annamalaithirumeni9093 Thanks for watching and your comment. We have no idea how to buy a Trail 125 in India. If we lived in India, we would first develop a relationship with our local Honda dealer: www.honda2wheelersindia.com/network/dealerlocator Start by visiting the showroom, and then over the course of several weeks, visit again, just to chat. Offer to take one of the sales people to lunch. When you have developed trust with them over the course of three or four weeks, ask the salesperson over lunch how to do it. If they say they can't help ask them to give you a recommendation for an importer. If they still can't help then you would have to import one yourself. We think that would be quite difficult: www.konnectinternational.com/how-to-import-bikes-to-india/

@MilesMcDanielWaterpolo Thanks.. the center of Helene is just now a bit south of Tampa and well offshore, almost heading due north. It still looks like it will hit the big bend are of Florida around midnight. Crystal River will get a big storm surge around 8 or 9 tonight and will have pretty deep flooding. The storm will have passed here by 8 or 9, and be well gone to Georgia by morning. Vintage Garage is well east of Crystal River and at an elevation of a bit more than 100 feet. I think flooding is impossible here, but the big risk will be from tornadoes, if any hit here. RUclipsr Motocheez has been posting live video streams from his house in Crystal River if you want to see up to date video. He lives about 20 miles west of here, so he might see 60 mph winds and some flooding, while I think our winds at the shop may top out at about 45 mph.

@MilesMcDanielWaterpolo Miles, Honda makes two different Dax models. The electric one is the Dax e: and it has pedals and is an eBike. The other is a motorcycle and has no pedals. The Dax e: is battery powered, the other is gasoline powered. The gasoline powered one is called the Dax 125. The top speed on the Dax e: by default is 25 kph or about 15 mph. One can buy a modified controller for the Dax e: so that the top speed is about 45 kph or about 25 mph. I don't know if that would be allowed in California. The top speed on the Dax 125 is about 55 mph.

@MilesMcDanielWaterpolo Miles, thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated.

@ericpro5968 Eric, thanks for watching and your kind words..

@davehanna1557 Dave, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. It's my understanding that the 2025 Monkey will already have the blue connector in the headlight bucket, and if so you won't have to built the "Y" connector. Once you get your 2025, please report back if you happen to look inside the headlight bucket to let everyone know what you find.

@jokerioafm12, Thanks for watching and your kind words, much appreciated. The price was about $800, sea freight was about $800, and the accessories I added in the follow-up video were about $400. Sorry, I can't help you buy a white one. I'm not in the business. Hondas are strictly a hobby for me.

@@Vintage_Garage Thank you for the clarification

Logan, thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. We are surprised that this video might set our record for the least watched of all of our almost 150 videos. We would have thought that more people would have been interested in the 2025 changes to the Honda Monkey, but we might be wrong about that. Your comment might help get the RUclips algorithm to recommend the video to more watchers... so it is very much appreciated.

@longislanderNY, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. A year ago, within a week of posting the video, most people were taking the shortcut you recommend. They were just too lazy to do the work to change out the JA55 top bridge for a JA65 top bridge and simply used M6 bolts to mount the meter stay to the JA55 top bridge instead of using M8 bolts to mount the meter stay to the JA65 top bridge. We figured that there must be a reason that the Honda engineers beefed up the mounting. That meter stay, the part number and the discussion about it was covered in the follow-up video that you didn't see. It is at: ruclips.net/video/nCOzN3BfWqM/видео.html and it includes a reference video from another channel on how to do the job properly. We clearly don't recommend your solution. However, after a year of history of most using the shortcut, it does look like the the short cut works, as we haven't heard of any JA55 top bridges failing with the windshield mounted. We gave away the part you mention to one of our subscribers who ended up taking your shortcut. Since we didn't want to change the top bridge, we just waited until we could get a couple of JA65s, and installed the windshield on one of them.

@MancingTanago Thank you my friend. I am getting more feeble day by day, but am still keeping my spirits up with comments like yours.

@@Vintage_Garage Keep up the spirit, my friend, and keep working. Never get tired!

@genechristmas755 Gene, thanks.. I think the viewers are getting tired of seeing Lake Beverly though.. LOL.. As an aside, I thought there would be some interest in the 2025 Monkey OEM USB-C Charger, but this video looks like it will set the record for the least watched videos of the 150 I have made so far, and that is surprising to me. It is getting just a bit less than 10 views an hours, so I think it will max out at about 200 views. I realize nobody has time to watch it, but a click is a view, so it isn't even getting any clicks.

@genechristmas755 Gene, I think it would work on a Trail 125, as it looks to me like the bolt spacing on the top bridge is the same as on a Monkey, and I think the headlight connector I used is actually sold as fitting the CT125/Trail 125. However, I don't think it is the solution I would use. I have MOLLE bags on all of my motorcycles and frankly, they foul in the USB-C Charger pretty badly when it is mounted on the top bridge. There have been several years of videos from me and others on how to add a USB charger plug to a Honda Trail 125 using the existing socket hole that is part of the meter stay. I don't think any of those solutions were very clean including my own. When the Trail 125 was introduced to the USA, the Honda Powersports web site listed a 12v accessory for an entire year, but that accessory never appeared, and they finally dropped mention of it on their web site quietly. The only Honda OEM 12v accessory I could find is the 12v Socket for the Rebel. It is the right diameter to fit the Trail 125/CT125 hole in the meter stay, is genuine OEM, and has the locating tab that fits the slot in the meter stay hole. The wires to it don't end with a blue connector however, but rather, they end with a pair of bullet connectors. While I haven't seen any videos except mine about using the OEM 12v Rebel socket an a Trail 125. In that video, I connected it straight to the battery, so I could also charge the battery through that socket. If all you want is a USB charger, then one could use the Rebel 12v socket and modify my Y connector idea to add the correct sex bullet connectors to it instead of the blue male connector. Then put the Rebel plug in the Trail 125 hole, and connect the bullet connectors inside the headlight. That way you could put any number of USB plugs, including a USB-C plug into the Rebel 12v socket. I need to search Webike to see if there are any Honda OEM sockets that end with the blue connector. If so, then using one of those might be an option.

Thank you!

@MotoCheez, Thanks. All I could do is come close to the shade of the red though. The real thing has some metallic glitter in it that I couldn't duplicate. I think the front fender has a bit more purple in it than the main body too.. I don't know what the official name is for the color.

I haven't a clue what you are saying, but thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated.

@@Vintage_Garage The average lawn mower has a larger engine, but this thing is a fantastic bike. I'm getting the yellow one in a month. I'm just waiting for it to be delivered.

@@Objectivityiskey I hear you.. if you aren't a tall person, you will really enjoy your new bike. At 5'6" tall, it fits me perfectly. I have five of them and ride them all, but taller riders have many complaints. They'll need a longer seat, will want to remove the rear grab handle, and those with big feet never learn to shift it properly by pushing down with their toes, and never pulling up with their toes. They just complain that the shifter doesn't' fit their boots and they install longer shift levers with the rear pad on the shifter cut off completely defeating the beauty of shifting the gearbox, rather than taking the time to learn how to do it properly. As one famous US radio personality said, "Humor should be left to the professionals".. LOL.. I don't think you will compare it to a lawnmower once you have it, unless you have a 50 mph lawnmower with no blades.

@gustwowheeling7337, Gus, Thanks for watching.. not many others did. Besides the two Symbas, I have 2 very cherry Yamaha Vino 125s from the 2004-2009 era that I don't know what to do with. I was a bit disappointed that none of the guys from Thailand asked about the Leo beer with dinner. Leo isn't available in the USA, so I faked it with a wrap around label on a diet Sams Cola.. The only request I have so far for another video is to make a Monkey trail ride with fishing. That is on my to-do list when the weather is a bit cooler. It will be tough as I can almost not dismount from a Monkey that has a top case on it. I may have to gently lay the Monkey down to get off of it, and I hate to do that when I am alone in the forest.

@matthubbard8541 Matt, except for the Dax e being lighter than a Monkey, I still have trouble dismounting it. It's hard for me to stand on my left leg and then lift my right leg over the body without scratching the plastic on the Dax e, or the tank on the Monkey. Both would be easier without a top case.

@@Vintage_Garage I hear you Vaughn, I’ve had my left knee replaced and I’m waiting to have the right knee replaced, so like you I have difficulty swinging my right leg over 🤣

@loganholmberg2295, Logan, Thanks for watching and your tip..

@borsanablues8243, Roberto, Thanks for watching, subscribing, and your kind words.. old age is coming fast for me, and comments like yours keep me going.. much appreciated. Even though I am pretty deaf, I can still enjoy your guitar music. I have subscribed to your channel as well.. thanks. Vaughn

@@Vintage_Garage Thanks so much, Vaughn !

@nnyke5375, ご覧いただき、コメントや励ましをありがとうございます。私は現在 77 歳ですが、老いはすぐにやって来ました。76歳の私は大丈夫でしたが、今ではホンダCT125でさえ私が乗るには重すぎます。体力、平衡感覚、精神能力があっという間に失われてしまったことに驚きました。

Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. I sold the two red NQ50 1987 sprees, the red NN50 Gyro, the red TG50 Gyro, the NS50F and the MB5 to Love Motorsports last month, but still have the rest of the motorcycles and scooters in the video, including the blue NN50 Gyro and the two Aero 50s. I was making room for more Trail 125s and another Monkey 125. Next to go hopefully will be both of the SYM Symbas that are in some of my other videos.

@@Vintage_Garage oh cool I have 3 aero 50’s and I like the look of the nn50 gyro so if u ever want to sell the Aeros and gyro let me know depending on price I might buy but I’ll probably have to figure out something with a moving company or something because I believe i live pretty far from u

Thanks for watching, and your comment, much appreciated.. Miku Super is much too heavy for this old Honda man.. LOL Also without pedals it becomes a motorcycle here needing registration and titling.. I think the Miku Super is something @MotoCheez should review and make a video about it.

@user-tj7yp1mj5u, Игорь Спасибо за просмотр и два пальца вверх, очень ценно

@UrsMeitmann-ui5bo, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. I agree that that is a good recommendation.

@Едкий, Я не знаю, сколько проедет Dax e на полной зарядке. Моя самая длинная поездка составила 21 милю, и я израсходовал около половины заряда батареи. Запас хода будет зависеть от скорости и веса ездока.

@muharremakcocuk7768, sözleriniz için teşekkürler, çok takdir ediyorum.

@Едкий , Спасибо за просмотр и добрые слова. У нас бывает примерно одна ночь в году зимой, когда мороз. К счастью, пальмы могут выдержать несколько ночей холодной погоды.

@@Vintage_Garage Если не секрет сколько стоит данный аппарат?

@@Едкий Dax e стоит 800 долларов, доставка из Китая в США стоит 800 долларов, а добавленные мной аксессуары стоят 400 долларов, так что общая сумма в долларах США составляет около 2000 долларов.

@@Vintage_Garage Спасибо за информацию