Test riding the New Honda Trail 125 (The LEGEND)
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I'm 67 living in Iowa. Born in 1954. My father Russ was friends with Harold Hughes, Governor of Iowa. Hughes went to Japan in 1966 on a Agricultural Exchange and Honda gave him a Trail 90. He gave it to me! Still riding. Will as long as I am able. Peace.
Fellow Iowegian here, that’s some amazing history. Hope you enjoy it for many years to come!
Just restored my great grandpas Honda 55
OK Bruce, so what's your points and condenser? Just kidding, actually it is amazing you still have it.
I'm 61, when my daughter was 9, I bought her a Honda C/T 70. I still use it, and although she is married and gone, she will never get her Honda back. LOL
Post a video of it
Great story
I can just imagine the kind of video RyanF9 will make. "Go to the North Pole? Sure!"
Unfortunately Aneesh (videographer) left F9 so it may take time before they do another one that is artistic in nature. Look at the last few videos F9 did, way different.
Bought a 1973 Trail 90 in 1990 for $200…yes, I still have it and yes, it still runs. 👍🏻
@Cruzredeye Can’t do it. I’ve got two young sons now that will hopefully ride it, too, someday.
Sorry, I'm still looking for the people who asked. Can anyone find them?
Wow that’s so cool. Talk about built to last.
@@exoticti Bless your heart.
There’s no doubt it still runs. 👍
Had a 90 from early 70’s, used it for trapping with a big box on the back, used low range pulling slabs of wood, ran it down the road hitting about 50mph. It was by far the funnest machine and got me way back in the woods, camping trips, all of it. Great memories!!
Me too. It could go almost anywhere.
Put 500 down at my local dealer the DAY it was announced, got it back in December and put over a thousand miles on it in the first 14 days.
Have been thrashing it since, almost done with the stock rear tire at 3600 miles. I love them though, they are *amazingly* sticky on the road and the bike is so nimble you can literally throw the bike to the ground in the corners and its like, whee I'm a gymkhana bike now. love it. love it.
The CT110 that the Australian postal service uses is hands down the most fun I have had on a bike because you can absolutely thrash it and it feels like nothing, and if you do break it parts are everywhere and you can take it apart with a small socket set and a leatherman
Hell yeah. Don't get me wrong. I love, love, LOVE my zx6r. It's a whole different type of enjoyment with something like this. I'm not a fan of grom's. At 6'4", they are ridiculously small for me. This looks so much better too. Enjoy your bike, stay safe and never get rid of it. You never know.
@@Godric_71
Groms also have weak from forks.
My Thai peeps who ride them weigh 110 pounds and are five feet tall,, lol.
The Kawasaki Z125 has much firmer forks and roomier ergos.
@@Winterstick549 just from looking at it in the video, the Trail125 looks much more comfortable for someone my height. Not totally off topuc but, my stepmother had a Camaro and my dad, who is also tall, and i went out in it one day. It's so low to the ground that, when we were getting in and out of it, i was literally embarrassed lol. From then on, we just took his suv.
@@Winterstick549 when i see videos showing a buch of people riding groms in a group, it makes me think that the Wizard of Oz munchkins have started a motorcycle gang.
nice love the words of wisdom bit
Would ya get one? :)
"You meet the nicest people on a Honda."
You meet the worst people on a tvs
@@taufiqsany fight me, brah
How could they not be nice without a bike that can get them away faster
You meet the nicest people on a Honda...and I ain't one of them.
"weirdest" "strangest"
“It’s not about what you’re riding, it’s about where you’re going, and I couldn’t find my gloves.”
THAT’S the best line ever!
You do an insane job with motorcycle journalism. Loved the history of the old trail bikes and how they came about. Great vid!
First real motorcycle I ever rode was a Honda trail 90 my uncle owned on his farm when I was like 10. One of those "never gonna forget" moments in my life.
Msrp should have been around 2500. This thing for 4 grand ain't cheap
I agree and compared to a PCX (yes I know, a scooter no a trailbike) not a good value.
Yeah. I love my 78' trail 90 but for that money I can get a TW200 which is a lot more bike with a lot less unneccesary electronics.
Agree 💯
Yeah for sure.
Yep
we own a CT90 and even though it has sat in a shed for 21 years, last week we had to move it and it actually started with a fresh battery. This bike is hugely popular in Asia and a real workhorse. Ours has 4 gears w/o clutch. Cool bike
“Hey, want to see a bike you can’t have?”
Haha, good stuff bro. That was a great little history lesson.
Keep the price inflated 😘
This is the first time I've even heard of this bike. I LOVE IT. Its not built for speed. It's built for practicality. As long as it can safely keep up with traffic, it's perfect.
When this is the only thing you expect from a perfect bike then ok, lol
@@adalbertusignatius4967 fuel injection, led lights, ABS, oh and it's 260lbs, 125cc and can go literally anywhere? Uh yeah this bike is perfection, it can go places my Harley would only dream of. For winter riding, off-road, trail, or essentially anywhere off the highway, including city riding, this is a perfect non highway bike!
Everything but an interstate highway but that little Honda is still a great bike.
@@phil4986 Unfortunately, a large portion of travel involves the interstate.
😎🏍💨👍
@@justauser There's always at least one troll trying to be a smart ass. 😎🏍💨👍
These things are great. Fell in love with them after watching C90adventures what an amazing journey.
Ed (the guy on that channel) has had his c90 all over the world…that thing won’t die like a cockroach! And a couple times he has had to repair parts of it, simple to fix and he finds parts anywhere and everywhere he travels…very addicting to watch his videos ;)
I love his channel, him and his girlfriend!
Does the exhaust pipe burn your leg? I have always wondered! Yet nobody ever talks about it.
Growing up out west, we had suburb neighborhoods that border wide open desert. Best playground ever. Dirt bikes, three wheelers were adventure vehicles and we could ride from our cul de sac out into the wild. These bikes would have been perfect for us. Hit the circle K then head out into the desert with your homies.
Reminds me of growing up on the outskirts of Scottsdale, Arizona.
@@Winterstick549 Pretty close! Deer Valley Rd area, near the water park (was the edge of town in the 90’s)
@@paintup46
Hey, right on!
We may have crossed paths.
Me in a dark blue modified FJ40 and various quads, all Yamahas.
Dont forget the Deer Valley Mud Bogs.
I lived near Hayden and Chaparral.
@@Winterstick549 Oh, I remember! My dad drove a truck for superlite block, when they were right there on deer valley rd! I went to Barry Goldwater.
Always thought these things were so cool. The CT110 was coined as the “Postie” bike in Australia because this is what the employees of Australia Post delivered mail on for decades. Every Aussie brought up in the last several decades I’m sure can imagine the sound of the Postie showing up out the front to drop the mail off. So iconic here in this country for its own locally specific reason!
Learned to ride on a trail 90. My Dad would sit on the rack and let me drive because my feet couldn't reach the ground. The bike will always hold a special place in my heart. Dad later got a Yamaha 360 and gave the trail 90 to me. We put a home made straight exhaust pipe on the 90 (Dad's idea) and some number plates complete with numbers (my idea) and then we went dirt riding! 😀 Thanks for the trip down memory lane and I'm so glad you dig the bike. 🙂😎
He said the 1970 trail 90 had a 3 speed transmission that is incorrect. It had a 4 speed transmission with a high/low range (8 speeds total) saying the new one is most likely more capable off road is laughable, it has no low range and no knobby tires. The low range is what made the older bike so versatile.
You should tell Honda to change their website then it states the bike has 4 speeds.
Considering myself fortunate for getting my hands on two of these babies (his & hers); VINs ending 199 & 811.
Phenomenal and fun
Love these bikes! We camped practically every weekend year round and the campgrounds were full of these. Easy to attach or put in your camper when traveling. Big enough for mom to go into town to get groceries, had a milk crate on back, really held a lot. Enabled us to keep the camper attached to the car and ready to go in the morning. We all took turns riding around the campground, myself, little brother and little sister. The right size for really anyone and everyone. Brought back some great memories!
Imagine driving down the highway and all of a sudden a bearded man comes ripping out of the woods on a Trail 125 and enters the highway behind you..
I'm a bearded guy, I want one.
Maybe 10 years ago I could see the rush. But now bearded guys go to Starbucks and shop at Baby Gap and wear skinny jeans.
@@robertm9848 not this one. Black rifle coffee, Ariat work jeans and broken in cowboy boots. Shaved head and mud tires on my truck because I need the mud tires on my truck, not just to look cool.
That would be a sight to see
I like messing with people, and riding one of those would do the job really well.
I learnt to ride on a 1991 ct110 and rode it into the dirt for 5 years never had a problem not even a tube popping left it in a shed for a year took it out pumped up the tires put new fuel in it and off she went 🤣
Greatest line ever "I don't wanna be here!".
I would have said that on the highway not the trails
@@GratefulEd907 I kind of want to take one of these on the TAT. Throw on a 3 gallon gas canister, a tent and some food then just putter across America. If something breaks just take it to the nearest Honda dealership as its under warranty.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
My first motorcycle was a Honda 90 trail bike 👍 my dad bought it in the crate in 1975 it was a "74" so paid $400 for it. When I got my license in "76" I rode it everywhere. Gas was only.75 a gallon and I could get like 200 miles on a tank of gas. My friends would laugh at me cuz they didn't think it was cool. I'd say well at least I'm not walking 🤣🤣🤣
We'd put it in the back of the truck and take it camping and it was street legal. Best time's ever ❤️
Thanks for the memories,
Miss You Dad❤️
My first love was a Trail 70. Situations never worked out where I could own one but I haven't given up hope.
My dealer got 1x the green 2023 BUT it's slightly more money and I'm completely satisfied with the 2022. (Once I actually get it picking up later) I wish it was a year earlier cuz I really wanted to meet up with you guys in Daytona... (Before you moved on)
Love your review. This would be great for my daughter who has been wanting to drive a Motorcycle. Start her slow. Lol.
Yeah...was thinking the same for my 16 year old daughter.
Any man that supports the Bible on his channel plus motorcycles I'll support you Christians are awesome 👍
I've convinced my wife to get myself one. too bad they are sold out everywhere..
I am so jealous. I used to own an older postie bike, best fun and I sold it for drugs lol. I would totally get one of these new ones if I had the cash.
This young man is the perfect example of what you can do in your life with hard work and
having the Love of God in him. Love your channel!
@H K no such thing as chance.
Mouth Chick Tick . Do you chew with your mouth open? Maybe chew gum and crack it a lot? For a listening , I'd rather hear UUUH, UUM ,AAAH on every other sentence instead .
I drove from about two hours north of Pittsburgh to south Virginia on about 12 hours notice to pick one of these off of Facebook marketplace! Almost 1000 miles round trip. Worth every second/mile of it!
What did you pay?
@@frankm2347 3500. It only had 5 miles on it too!
Bought my 1st new Honda in1974
$800 for a XL175, GR8.
Have TW 200s now $4800 each,
A dollar is junk now...
They missed a big asset to the bike by leaving out the low/high range selector.
Cut down on the price a lot though
I think the old Trail 90 really needed the high/low range, since it didn't produce much power at all. The new one, being a 125, probably has enough torque to climb steep hills even without the option of lower gears. The only reason I say that is because I have a little Suzuki 125 dirt bike, and it climbs hills steeper than I care to try, and it has no low or high range trans. Just very well thought out gear ratios to match the engine's torque output.
It is a very nice motorcycle, but the dual range transmission is what makes the older ones true trail machines. The poor sales and customer feedback when they released the 1980 Trail 110 was strictly due to the absence of the dual range transmission. It is a damn shame they didn’t put the dual range transmission on the new 125. I’ll keep my Trail 90 for now and maybe Honda will come to their senses and puts the dual range transmission on them in a few years.
@@MitchJohnson0110 they msrp at 3800 that’s expensive for a 125
@@noelsoderfelt2656 don't need the low gear as much because the 125 makes enough power to not really need it
A Honda XRM 125 DSX in Philippines for $1,800 now is a great deal for something like it now.
Here in Australia these are essentially called 'Postie Bike'
Our postal service had and still use this! CT 110, loaded with 4 saddle bags, buzzing around the suburbs!
The mail will go through!
Especially now with the 125!
Ours have less kickstands from what I hear
@@16driver16 tfw you don't have three kickstands
@@john_barnett most have only the center stand and some have a left hand side stand but I've never seen a right hand stand on one here
In My eyes there is really only one Honda Legend and its the XR ..Still waiting for a video ;)
You should review a sport 125 2 stroke like a nsr 125 or a cagiva mito 125
Might be hard to find an nsr, but probably imposible to find a cagiva mito in the US. I don't think cagiva ever sold any bikes over the pond.
@@PaulSpades true but maybe they could import them from Europe
@@Jack-ke4tk - I believe US never surfed the wave of pocket rockets! At least not at the same level it swept Europe! 125cc, 2 stroke, 6 gears. >170km/h on the highway, screaming they're engines like mad! And also consuming gas like such! LOL 😂
Power band narrower than the waist of an anorexic top model! But usually more than 28~30 HP from a 125cc! Damn! Maintenance, emissions, consumption, most things that make a motorbike usable on the street where dumped to the side! in favor of making "competition client" versions of things that should have been ONLY on the race track! In fact that was part of the formula! Pick a motocross competition engine, just slightly detuned, stuff it on a road going frame, with lights and a legal license plate! And there you have it, a pocket rocket! Cagiva Freccia C9 (a mini Ducati Paso), Aprilia AF1, Gilera KK, KZ or CX. All excellent examples, of that era of 125's (really) sport!
On a more sane and usable level were the Yamaha TZR 125 or Honda NSR 125 on a truly typical Japanese approach! The level of insanity was replaced by a (still) usable bike! That tended to last a bit more than the absolutely radical counterparts. Now remember, on most European markets they were available to 16 years old and up! :-o
Totally insane pocket rockets, that vanished into the history of motorbikes without many traces left as testimony of their presence!
The new kids get detuned, degutted, emissions compliant 4 stroke 125cc. Topping 11hp, barely reaching legal top speeds (when they do) and still think they're the "bomb"! LOL 😂
BTW that was the same for the "normal" 50cc's! ANY normal 50cc, with 6 speed gearbox would hit at least 95km/h in stock form, out of the showroom! A few more tweaks and you would be at highway speeds rather easily!
Now I'll retire my white hair and over 50 tired body... But the memories are still here! ;-)
Cheers
I like your sunglasses. And I want a pair. What kind are they ? Also I’m buying a bike soon thanks to your channel. Peace Be With You ✝️
learned on a farmer's trail 90 when i was 10, & it's been all downhill ever since. :-)
Love my CT125! 200 miles and climbing.
I have # 97 in the country. Anyone else have a sub 100?
When they took away the high/low trans the motorcycle was degraded in my opinion. I can't see the extra 35 cc of larger engine has in any way made up for the loss the the high/low trans.
One of the goofiest looking bikes ever made.
Dad bought my brother and me a trail 90.. embarrassing to tool over to the girlfriend's house on that.
Made me a tougher guy...a boy named sue type of thing.
Yup... This made my Thursday better.
It's like a Bikes and Beards Friday, but on Thursday... 👍
What is the largest displacement you can get out of it? What speed then? Still not enough power for today's traffic! Sweet bike though, stay in the country with it.
As a kid I wanted a MC.. my mother said NO motorcycles, period! or leather jackets .. I finally got a near new Suzuki 80 2 stroke for 180 bucks. She thought it was too cute to be dangerous.. I had a great time exploring backroads and trails. Weighing in at 155 lbs it could do 55mph.. or drafting semis downhill at 65. 😁
I had a Puch moped when I was 13. I painted it black, took off the muffler, and ramped it every chance I got. Without the internet I had no idea where the hell it was made but even after all the abuse the only part I ever replaced was the front tire!
It's great to see them reissue this trail bike, though I wish it still had the low range. Low range made them into a workhorse. My first motorcycle in the late eighties was a trail 90 I got for $50. It was a lot of fun when it ran, but had an electrical problem that made it shut off all the time. I couldn't figure it out, so I sold it for $25. I also had a 110 three wheeler I got for $25 that had a bent valve when I got. The guy I got it from used a too long plug and the valve hit it. I replaced the valve with one from another 90 three wheeler, and it ran great. I went everywhere on that. Both it and the trail 90 would go almost anywhere with the low range. My dad used to drag deer out of the woods during buck season with his 90 back in the 70's.
For $4k, not including tax and fees. Prices are so ridiculously high these days. But I'd rather spend twice the amount on a Honda than a Chinese knockoff version of it that needs a tune-up right as it is delivered to your front door. Lol.
I'd love to buy one just for the fun of it. Maybe in a few years when they aren't so hard to find!
You’ll have no regrets
My very first true bike (Velo Solex does not count) I might have modified it to death
Best statement, "I love it. I'm going to keep it forever". I would too.
What's the point of buying an expensive & heavy trail bike when you can have tons of fun with something cheap and cheerful.
Such as..?
@@CheerupA1 a chinese clone of the original 70-80s bike for like 500-1000$.. They engines are carbon replica, parts intercompatible. Reliable by design.
Loved my Trail 90. These new Trail 125's are pretty $ IMHO, even counting for inflation-John in Texas
Fuel injection, LED lighting, ABS, and likely some sort of exhaust emissions all add to the price.
well considering it will outlive you, literally, i think its pretty fairly priced
My 1983 CT110 is the ultimate exploring machine !
Got a 2021Trail just two weeks ago! Love it!
$3800.- I bought brand new Honda CIVIC, for $ 4100.- 👁
I put money down on mine last September over @AMS in York when the model year dropped and finally got it back in May. 700+mi already on truly the best and most fun motorcycle I've ever owned. It will put a smile on anyone who rides it...
Thanks for the vid!
where could I find one? a honda dealership?
I seriously doubt that it gets 115 miles per gallon when you are trail riding.
Taking it off road! Thank you for doing that bike justice!!
In Australia right now these things sell brand new for about $7500.
I’ve been waiting for you to find this bike!
Great video!!!
I can’t wait to find one for myself!!!
no the original Honda trails there was not a seat but there was passenger pegs people would sit on the bare rack
Best review of the Trail 125 Iv seen.
For starters, the others never mention the high air intake.
This or the super cub for 7 mile commute in Miami no highway. 🙏
I wish they made them in a 200cc version. The 125cc version is a just bit gutless for my tastes. 200cc is my personal minimum these days for almost any kind of street use. I do like these though and did own two of the 90cc ones over the years. Wifey learned to ride on one. They might be the world's finest "wife-cycles".
just gotta use them for what they're made for. im 230 lbs & some of the most fun ive had on 2 wheels is a 89cc honda elite!
Gold price growth in 50 years? Buddy u have no idea..lol
I had the 110 version when I was in the army a half century ago. And I use to ride that thing on cattle trails and tank trails on Fort Hood TX. I loved that bike. It never let me down and took me everywhere. I later traded it for a Yamaha 250 street trail and that bike was stolen out of the parking lot the next day. Should have kept the Honda.
I have my grandfathers 83 Honda 110 and it’s awesome
i have a mint condition 1973 I bought in 2010 for 300 dollars. Title, plated, has the buddy seat, aux tank, and a factory cargo bag. Had less than 500 miles on it when I bought it. I'll never sell that bike, it can never be replaced. Bought from the original owners grandson.
I'm sorry to tell you it can be replaced easily for less than $3000 or the price of any starter bike... they were INCREDIBLY popular and they are everywhere
@@16driver16 i can’t replace it for 300 dollars now can I? Go be salty somewhere else
@@Chocolate_dragon that's not what "can't be replaced" means at all
Man the Bible verse makes all the difference. Lifetime subscriber here.
I need one. My life ain't complete without it!
Brother I want a trail 90 so bad. No luck finding one :(
Hey Sean, love your channel and love the good vibes. You got me into bikes, I've been looking for cheap one to work on and eventually ride. Thanks for the new addiction lmao.
This is my dream bike, I do food delivery a lot on my Ruckus. I love the rack on this bike and no clutch just foot shifting. It's my dream!
Trade in the Ruckus lol
First bike I ever rode 40 years ago, drove it off a cliff and into a canal. Took three of us kids to get it out of the canal and up the bank .. Fired right up. Funnest bike ever 🤟
I have a 1970 CT90 and I'm getting sick of working on it after every ride
I can feel the amount of work you put into this video. Well done.
LOL!!!
Pris kitna india mea
He misspoke
It’s not 3 speed it’s 4 speed
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The Ct70 s were three speed
Man…. That reminds me of the Honda MB5. Loved that bike. 👍🏼🔥
Fun fact: A fully assembled Trail 90 will fit in the back of a Toyota Prius. For some reason my wife was not as excited to learn this as I was.
I would LOVE to have one of those just to goof around on.
Everyone wants huge horsepower and crazy speed. How about a small bike to take to your favorite fishin hole or to a small picnic?
I'm watching the used market for one of those.
Thanks Sean.
Honda left out the best feature of this old classic. The new model does NOT have the dual range transmission. I would have bought it in a heartbeat had it had it. I would never consider it without it.
Honda, we want the dual trans. Please produce it.
Very hard bike to find. Took me about 4 months and I FINALLY got one about 3 weeks ago lol. Just have to literally call every dealership. Awesome collectors item to have! Good luck to everyone else that are still trying to find one.
Where can i buy one online
Bet those other drives on the interstate were cursing you! lol
So, wanted one after your last vid, now gotta have one once you went off road with it.
Love you man, keep it up.
110 miles to a gallon everyone should be driving one
That looks like a fun little ride for sure…
The new 2023 Honda Trail 125 $3,999 has a top speed around 54 mph. Bike is bullet-proof reliable. These are great to keep up at the Summer Seasonal at the Beach or up in the Mountains. Or even on the back rack on the travel trailer while on vacation! Great little safe bikes, even for the lady's.
I have a 50cc 1990 Honda NS50 street bike. I could get it up to 54 mph. on a slight downgrade when I weighed 175 lbs. The bike favors a light weight rider. At 210 lbs. now I'm a bit heavy for the little bike.
The Honda CT110 has been used for decades in Australia by Australia Post to deliver the mail. There is still an annual Enduro event (once Covid buggers off again) where a pile of people get together and ride these things on the back roads and dirt roads for 3 to 5 thousand Km's (1500 to 2500 miles) across Australia.
These things are loved all over the world.
I rode my bicycle across Aussie
3600mi from Perth to Brisbane.
Saw many posties
Couldn’t find your gloves? That’s why I keep mine in my helmet when I’m not riding.
Word
No helmet. Maybe
No gloves, never
Not including shop owned bikes, how many bikes does Sean have in his personal collection? Possibly a video on the collection with a brief description of why he has and likes each bike???
These bikes were used by Australia post for decades. They delivered mail to nearly every suburban adress in the country for decades.
That brings back memories. We had a Honda Trail 90 back in the early 70's. I was 14 then, I'm 63 now.
I rode the tires off that thing many times over. Then I got a CL350, then a Suzuki 550 triple two stroke then a Suzuki GS1000 and on and on. Trail 90, the gateway drug to motorcycle addiction. :)
Does it have the Hi - Lo selector lever for high and lo range??
That's what we did for fun when we were kid's 👍❤️
The good ol days 😉
where can I buy one? really interested on that new honda 125
As an Aussie Postie. These bike are awesome. So nice to boost to 125 from 110.
Sean,
Right on!
Truly enjoy your reviews.
This bike is a engineering "gold mine".
But like you say you are not a financial adviser.
I could buy Four brand new one's today with what was invested in gold 50 yrs ago
Gold $35. oz in 1970.
Just making fun,
Keep the informing video's coming.