1,000 Miles Across Alaska! 1975 Honda CT90 vs. 2021 Trail 125 | Common Tread XP
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- Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2021
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North, to the future! In this episode of CTXP Ari and Zack take off across the Last Frontier to see just how far north they can get on tiny motorcycles. Yes, we know, c90adventures already did this and did it better. You might say the boys were so inspired that they wanted to have their own CT90 story to tell. Buckle up for a coast-to-coast Alaskan adventure and a journey beyond the end of the Dalton Highway, to the northernmost town in the United States.
Zack’s gear:
Bell Mag-9 helmet: rvz.la/3lNBmU6
REV'IT! Offtrack Jacket: rvz.la/3rOJkQK
REAX Cyclone WP Gloves: rvz.la/3EE0WlS
Klim Switchback Cargo Pants: rvz.la/3Gqmnap
REV'IT! Pioneer H2O Boots: rvz.la/3y68BXJ
REV'IT! Nitric 2 H2O Rain Jacket: rvz.la/3Gv44RF
REV'IT! Acid H2O Rain Pants: rvz.la/3lNBoLI
Ari’s gear
Bell Mag-9 helmet: rvz.la/3lNBmU6
Merlin Shenstone Air D3O Jacket: rvz.la/3GshkXe
REV'IT! Dune Gloves: rvz.la/3pxS6zy
Spidi J-Tracker Jeans: rvz.la/3dyD1IC
TCX X-Blend WP Boots: rvz.la/3lPHStp
Kriega Hydro 3 Hydration Backpack: rvz.la/3DAlqe0
REAX Traveler Rain Jacket: rvz.la/33h9kdn
REAX Traveler Rain Pants: rvz.la/3EE5Krs
Bike gear
Kriega US20 Drypack: rvz.la/3DDm3DA
Sedici 20L Dry Bag Saddlebags: rvz.la/3oBBE21
RotopaX Gasoline Pack: rvz.la/31IGRwl
Velomacchi Tool Roll: rvz.la/3rLW2iW
Alps Mountaineering Dry Sack Compression Bag: rvz.la/308o6Sr 
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Read more about Zack and Ari's trek through Alaska on Common Tread: bit.ly/3nAOA85
Look up C 90 adventure u might be impressed
You mean i was in the same town as Zac & Ari!!! Wish you guys did meet and treats when you travel, i would have loved to meet you guys. I’m actually looking at buying a trail 125 for it’s ridiculous carrying capacity
Yall crazy
@@kennethalcorn7104 Read the video description and you might be surprised.
@@AriH211 look up what I said there's an English fellow basically went round the world on one he did what they did in the winter it's worth watching smart ass 🤣
I won’t lie, for some reason Ari’s “you carried me 1000 miles, I can push you 50 yards” almost has me a little teary-eyed. Like a dog you just want one more day with or something.
I cried man… He didn’t give up on ninety. He push for them to get there. I would do that for my precious too. Would push my girl to get to the end.
Me too!
Amazing footage guys. Really enjoyed this video. You guys rock !
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Well said.👍
44:15 "Come on little buddy, you carried me a 1,000 miles... I'll push you 50 yards." Best quote in the entire episode!
44:15*
Just having a little Sam and Frodo moment. I love it.
I legit teared up at that moment. That little Honda died in a blaze of glory.
That's where I wept man.... Seeing them both pushing their little tough buddy to the finish line. Oh! ❤️😭
No, I'm not tearing up, you are!
The fact that bike sat still in a garage for almost 20 and then it completed 1,000 miles is insane. Nothing kills engines like sitting still.
Usually the problem with still engines isn't the still part ... is not properly checking and cleaning all the parts before the first run . It will have rust, sludge, gunc and all kind of debris so take all apart, check and clean before
@@contytub When i bought my 1975 CT90, i put a clean tank on it, a new chinese carb and a new battery. Kicked over after a few tries and ripped around the yard on a back flat tire and no brakes :D Ran terrible but stall ran, oh and the bike was sitting under a tree in the yard :D Going to do a proper tear down and rebuild the engine and getting it running better. I want to have a cheap fun bike to rip around town on
@@HackoDis how much does it cost where u live? here in AU its literally almost 2k for a preowned that's in decent condition
@@visin8984 For a rideable ct90 it can be as high as 3500 bucks!! I got mine for 600 bucks with a ton of extra parts and a frame. I paid 500 bucks for a rolling frame with an engine. I seen a 110 for sale for 800 bucks, it was just really dusty and maybe a tune up. It all depends on when and where the deals are at.
@@HackoDis1979 ct 90 all original 5100 miles hasn't run for 5 years $ 1,500....South Florida.
"Horsepower to scenery ratio was off the charts!", best quote when on an underpowered ride! 😂
But - Scenery/Horsepower is far more impressive, and goes up when horsepower goes down... ;-)
supposed to be other way around
Ari's auto-rotating rear left turn indicator is my spirit animal
The rear right blinker did this constantly on my 76 CT to the great amusement of all my riding buddies😂
@@ddorko is this a feature or the blinker really getting loose?
Well it's got no brain and it's thus not an animal, so yeah, checks out.
Same here 😂
That turn signal is my mind during long solo rides 😂
Sat for a 5 minute viewing, watched the whole thing! What a fun video. Thanks :)
I think I was your DCS stream that you mentioned about getting into bikes. If so, you're gonna have some fun for sure.
Drewski here..omg🤗
Did not imagine you being here.. but small world I guess!
Wow.. drewski here...
Didn't realize the video was almost 50 min long until I saw your comment. Watched the whole thing in a breeze. Great videos.
This is reminiscent of some Classic Top Gear quality content. Keep pushing RevZilla! Common Tread is kicking ass.
"C'mon little buddy, you carried me a thousand miles, I'll push you 50 yards" *Starts chopping onions
I'm not going to start crying over a tiny motorcycle in a YT video. I repeat, I'm NOT going to star- *starts to cry
Im very late to this video I know, but I wanna thank you guys. I use my dad's 32-year old Yamaha RX-100 as my daily rider because we don't really have the need for more than one bike, nor can I afford it. It still runs great in the city even though it's nearly fully stock and imperfectly maintained. Often I feel down about not being able to go on fun and beautiful adventures on a more powerful, newer bike. But this video somewhat made me appreciate what I have, and what it still can do. I'm still doubtful I'll be able to have any real long-distance adventures in the near future, but I'm not gonna give up on the hope. Cheers :)
It's so cool that you have one of the old low displacement full sized motorcycles. I've been looking for something like that and they don't really make them anymore here, and the old ones are incredibly rare. I'm trying to find a replacement for my 500cc adventure touring bike for a Honda CG125 or similar full sized small displacement bike. They are certainly have their advantages, I used to have a Honda 100 that I took places I would never dream of taking even a "lightweight" adventure bike.
A bigger and more powerful bike is also safer, especially in the city. So it's not just about going on fun longer rides.
Amen brother amen. Well said
And hey, hit me up, I just gout me a trail 125 2022. I don't know if I can go on one of these long trip runs but may be that day will come and me and you can maybe do that together!??!
Ki dada 😅
"Come on little buddy, you carried me a 1,000 miles... I'll push you 50 yards." Tears, my guys. Tears. That little machine gave all it had and then some. Love these videos :')
44:15
“Carry me a thousand miles, I’ll push you fifty yards.” That was emotional. Wow that’s an amazing trip you guys. You really did it.
i choked up there, not gonna lie :)
Choked up there. Then choked on my coffee when that beautiful, emotional scene was followed up with “is that a whale carcass?”
The fact you looked at those people and they looked at you back and nobody waved almost killed the midwestern in me. 👋
waving and geeting people like that isnt really thought up in the north. doesn't mean the people aren't friendly if you talk to them :)
I wish i could hit the like button like a hundred times. The spirit of riding captured to the fullest.
Technically you can! But you'd end up unliking the video because one hundred is an even number.
I had my first motorcycle when I was in highschool. I told myself some day I was going to ride a bike on the Dalton Highway. I did that adventure on the seat of a Yamaha FJR. When you guys get old and gray like me (I'm 75), you will still be smiling when you think of what you just did. You belong to a very small group of people who have ridden a motorcycle up the 'Haul Road'! I can not stop smiling from what I just watched. Thanks for the memories.
I will do the same once I get enough money to travel from europe and ship my bike there.
I've got a shitty Italika that has moved me for quite some time I plan on doing the same trip as soon as I get enough money for it, I want my steel boy to see the end of the world. Cheers!!
Cheerish the ride moment.
You rode a fuckin FJR up a dirt road that was over 400 miles long? I'm honestly surprised that bike made it intact. That's crazy!
Well done Don aged 71 I am just proud that I motorcycled all over Europe..
"You carried me for a 1000 miles. I'll push you for 50 yards."
Boys and girls, that's the discipline. Respect to you guys.
This was a beautiful video. And hope Ari fix that CT90 to proper form cause it deserves it.
A very good quote.
Totally. Then they can take it back to S. California and park it next to "Dave". They could name it "Nanook".
He did. An almost total rebuild. And it ran flawlessly.
Bro, the ending had me in tears, that ct90 ended up being like a character in the movie you fall in love with and the quote you said “you carried me 1000 miles, I’ll push you 50 yards” was perfect man. Great video!
I have a 1970s Rv90, it was passed on to me after my uncle passed, that was the first bike I ever learned to ride, to this day I still take it out in the same woods on the same trails. Nostalgia and reminisce of the past just feels so beautiful on that bike. The amount of appreciation I have for this video is unreal ❤️
I really like this image.
Teddy on a RV 90 me on XR75 laughing our fool heads off. More fun than riding big bikes
I can't believe this! Early in 1974, when I was barely 15, I bought a brand new 1974 CT 90. What a great machine that was! It cost $603, which I saved up from my paper route. I rode it all over San Diego County and, on two occasions, from San Diego to Yuma, Arizona and back. Too slow for the freeway, the top speed of my Trail 90, going downnhill with a tailwind, was 60 mph. Of course, it would cruise at 50 mph all day long! I had a metal box made that bolted onto the luggage rack. It would carry all I needed for an overnight camping trip to the desert. I remember getting 80+ mpg, but I didn't pay much attention to mileage. Even after the first oil shock in 1973, gas was still cheap. I rode my Trail 90 until I got my first car in 1977, and I have nothing but good memories from the experience! Ah, to be 15 again! Thanks, guys, for bringing back those days!
I hit 70 on mine
Awaiting your book! :-D
I wish they had those cheap Chinese $125 2 stroke motorized bike kits back when I was 14-15-16. I would have rode it back & fourth to work longer to save up for a better car.
They could get some speed if the downhill was steep enough - and if you had a tailwind !
Hey Chris My first bike was a Honda 65 cub I purchased for $50AU second hand back in 71.
I had a lot of fun on that bike.
Yep I’ve owned a lot of bikes since them days lol.
This is not just a motorcycle vlogging, this is about life journey ♥️
This is what happens when you think, "it doesn't look that hard to do", and then you just go for it.
Also, bc it's perfect speed to see the world. Not too fast where u miss!
Can not wait to get my 1970 100% long riding like this. Not fully confident, although very new w this ride yet. As I also dreamed about driving a bike 2 years prior. As I sat, and boom, same front I dreamed of. Weird! I mean, never even heard of these bikes but wanted something unique. And omgh.
And having a mean producer that u can’t share any food with
For me it's amazing how similar main roads in the states look. Don't matter if you're in NJ, Upstate NY, PA, Maine or apparently Alaska.
Great video guys. While you don't see a lot of 125cc and under bikes in the US or Europe, I live in SE Asia and they are the true workhorses here. Hondas, in particular, are pretty much bomb proof. Not unusual to see 30 or 40 year old small Hondas out in the villages that keep on running even though they look like they should have been scrapped a decade or so ago. They may not get you there as fast as a bigger bike but they will get you there.
So true , in Europe I don't think you can even buy the Honda 225cc gt, but yes in Asia they are everywhere n indeed they get the job done!
You can't really go fast in crowded Asian cities anyway
I dunno, there are 125cc bikes absolutely everywhere in the UK. Mostly I think as a stepping stone towards bigger bikes but there's still plenty of them.
@@PatriiiiickMost motorbikes I see in the UK are 125cc. Usually loaded with pizza.
Whenever someone says my KLX-300 is too small for long trips I think about this video - along with Ed March!
44:17 "Come on little buddy, you carry me a thousand miles, I'll push you 50 yards." This hits me so hard, tears up immediately. ；；
It was unexpectedly poetic (if that's the right word)
That ct90 made a world record!
dude seriously why did that hit me like that
I feels the same too
where men cry
The Trail 90 is indestructible. I live in the Utah mountains and there are four motorcycles in my neighborhood: a KTM 390, two big BMW GSs, and the Trail 90. The 90 is easily ridden more than the other 3 combined. I saw it fail to start once, so my neighbor hit the engine with a log of firewood and it started. Legendary.
It's ashame they didn't replace some of the 50 year old parts. Bike would've made this trip without blinking an eye. I'd take my 73 on this trip and back no problem.
It would be awesome to convert it to fuel injection and modern ignition system.
@@Chocolate_dragonseriously. A new NGK coil wire spliced on and a Pardue Brothers rectifier would have gone along long way in improving the ignition system. Also they never showed them checking the points gap, timing or valve lash which are all the critical things for the ct to run it's best. It definitely is a testament to Honda reliability that they were able to pull a bike that had been non running in a garage for years and do minimal work and then flog the everloving snot out of it and have it only die out on the last 100 yards.
My workmate had one locked up due to rainwater ingress. I hammered the piston out with a lump of wood and a hammer. There were rust spots everywhere. Honed the barrel, new rings, liberal oil applied. Ran great afterwards. As long as the cam and head are OK, then no problems.
@@otter9099 no need.
I've re watched this 4 or 5 times now, just love it. Wish there were more trips to watch
If you like stuff like this go watch c90adventures. Goes from Alaska to Argentina. And a few more long road trips
@@CholoTv1 yeah I follow him, that's a great series. Thanks for the tip
I cant believe this video still feels short. What a journey, fellas! thank you for sharing it with us.
When 50 yards away, the CT90 died and I was thinking the same thing: this motorcycle carried the rider hundreds of miles and now the least he could do is push it to the finish line. Great video, great story guys. Well done. And thank you for taking us on your adventure.
Thanks for the spoiler alert. 😕
Guess I should watch the videos all the way through before looking at the comments. 😁
I did a similar trip in 05 on my KDX 200 and left my bike and hitched a ride on a quad to the point because my rear sprocket was so beat I thought it'd strip the teeth in the sand.
You two are the old school “Top Gear” on two wheels. I love the ridiculous challenges that you put yourselves through for your audience. Now it is cheap bike endurance race time. Keep up the awesome work. Love CTXP.
44:18 if this doesn't encapsulates, what bikes mean to us riders. Nothing ever will.
Man made me tear up there 😢❤
Wow. I just finished watching Ed March's series before watching this one and I have to say, the best adventure riding often happens on small bikes!
This reminded me so much of the old Top Gear specials. Enjoyed every minute of it, thank you guys!
If you like this look up Ed March C90 adventures or Car Throttles recent road trips
Imagine if they teamed up with Ryan f9 and did a show like top gear? Omg
@@dextermeth damn, that's a hell of a good idea, I didn't knew I needed a collab before.
True, wish those 3 would made those roadtrips again
@@LeprosuGnome Ryan F9 is often on Highside Lowside, I would give it a listen!
Awesome video guys, I watched it all, which is very rare for me. And if you come up with another silly idea, or one much more ridiculous, hit me up. Although I'm not sure I agree with the camera crew being comfortable ;)
P.S. I'm now based in Utah and have 5 Honda CT90's already, and the therapy sessions aren't working, so that number's only going to go up.
Have enjoyed your adventures, but not done with all your videos just yet!
Lots of love man! I hope you are well!
@@SamiNami yeah I'm fine thanks. Currently assembling my new editing desk ($70 on Marketplace), and my editing chair ($20). New videos are inbound. My plan is to refine my editing process so I can create waaaaay more content. Sorry about the 11 month wait already ☹️
@@c90adventures Nothing to be sorry about. Last time I checked the price of your videos is free, so you don't really ow us anything. Glad you are doing well. And thanks for all the inspiration :)
We thought about you a lot while making this episode. Mostly about how much gnarlier you are than us. Thanks for the kind words and for the inspiration.
Thanks for taking me along with you. I enjoyed the 48 minute trip for me. My buddy had the 1970 Honda CT90 and was the first motorcycle I ever drove. My first time I drove it I got confused with the gear shifting and drove it head on into a road ditch along side a gravel road and got it all wet and muddy but it provided many years of dirt bike fun. Tony from St.Louis Missouri.
This was unexpectedly beautiful. Well done, guys.
I live in the Anchorage area, and am a car salesman in downtown Anchorage, and it was so cool seeing you guys ride by my dealership and travel around the area I ride in daily. I recognized all the landscape for, like, the first 15 minutes of the video! It was a rainy summer this year and I'm sorry you guys had to see that! Now I want to take my bike on a similar trip, this looked super cool!
Legend status achieved right there.
I envy you for the place you get to ride lol
@@beardywally while the views literally cannot be beat anywhere else in the country, as far as I've seen, the downside is we only have about 5, maybe 6 if we're lucky, months to ride up here before the snow makes the roads too nasty. I consume so much media on RUclips to scratch my itch during the snowy months. 😩
These two are the 'most' entertaining on two-wheels. Never grow tired of their shenanigans...
This is one of my favorite videos on RUclips. These two have a friendship that is once in a lifetime and it's such an incredible thing to see. They renew my interest and love biking so often. Here's to many more strenuous rides and miles of fun
Great episode, good promotion for the Honda Trail brand
They're impossible to find in the US though. 💀
“But damnit, it ran” is exactly the story of everyone who pushes themselves on forlorn machines into new and exciting places. Great job guys.
Gotta love the veteran underdogs that can still make it :)
Big ADV bike riders currently quivering in their Klim boots
And their heated gear 😎
These turbo Busa videos better be lit 🔥
I love whatching these guys make these videos
Can we get Yosemite Yam to make an appearance on a Common Tread episode?
Ohww, you're here!
Wow, these videos are so well made that I feel like I've just made the trip with you guys! I absolutely could not click off this video without subscribing.
Ari and Zach... Thank you both and the rest of your team for making this video! I so enjoyed watching you guys banter back and forth and you seem like such great friends and what a great ride ☺️ to the top of the world on these miniscule bikes. The CT90 was my first motorcycle experience so, it really brought a bunch of motorcycle memories back to me from riding on my grandpa's farm back in Nebraska. Anyway, thank you again for sharing such a great experience. You guys are awesome X 10 🥰
What a brilliant production…you guys are the “Grand tour” of the motorcycle world…..well done!
Have you seen The Long Way 'Round, or The Long Way Down?
Yeah, also great productions 👍🏼👍🏼
You having a laugh?
@@jacquesmaritz7980 shut up surfer dude
Have you seen itchy boots?
Jesus Christ this was an amazing watch. People, we need to like and comment on this video to increase its engagement so that youtube's algorithm will recommend it to other riders that need to enjoy this content. It's our own little way of giving back to ari and zach!
Watching this just reminded me how much I love living in Alaska
You guys are amazing !This is real motorcycling, wich got nothing to do with the size of the bikes ! Truly great spirits ! ✌️👏✌️👏👍🏍️🏍️🏍️
This was really done well! I clicked on it just to see the old bike, and ended up watching the whole thing all the way through! Good job! 👍
same. Great work!
I will only buy American now. I also don't buy from the billionaires' corporations, such as Harley Davidson.
Friends tell friends why it's dumb to be atheist::
1. God often hides from nations of sinners, then unleashes terror.
2. If you think God stopped doing this, then you haven't read Revelation.
3. Why God banned graven images:: it can lead ALL to worship sun, moon, & stars. It's Satanism.
4. Porn is graven images. It's led people away from Jesus. Pew Research says America already has as many as 1.5 million witches, Wiccans. Lgbt flags are in schools. Drag queen story hours are happening in libraries and even churches. Satanists already put Satanic statues at state capitol buildings.
Atheism leads most people to Democratism.
Terror will be the result.
I wonder if RUclips will ban this or stop the up votes again.
Billionaires and their billionaire media are enemy #1:
- The top 1% of Americans own more than 1/3rd of America's wealth.
- The top 5% of Americans own more than 2/3rds of America's wealth.
- The lower 95% spread the remaining scraps between 95% of the people.
- The top 3 billionaires have more wealth than the bottom 50%.
Buying groceries and such from corporations, rather than from smaller stores, funds the billionaires' scheme to bring in new world order dictatorship.
Note: The top 1% also happen to own the major media, making it easy for them to steer the stock markets up and down so they can constantly skim away trillion$. Or do you trust these old world pagan Luciferians (SATANIC!).
Note: The top 1% also use their corporations to flood $$ to Democrat and RINO political campaigns. The majority loses because of too few $$ & Democrats cheating. The sell-out politicians then use our own tax $$ to destroy us.
Most all billionaires want poverty and dictatorship for you. It's called new world order, and (fake) great reset. Their Luciferian Freemasons infest all groups, even most churches, even in most small towns. Freemasons started the greek-letter college fraternities and are said to use them to target patriots who expose them and billionaires.
As atheism increases, failure happens, with America now 29 trillion in debt.
Jesus said, "and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
@@clickhereforshowittoothers2184 sure bud.
I was all set to watch this, got it started, then paused it and went; "Hold up, this is going to be epic. I need to make the whole family watch."
Top of the line
This ride definitely is in my bucket list.
OMG Ari, you are a mechano-electrical mastermind! By proxy, you have officially solved my 2+ yr as-of-yet unresolved electrical gremlin in my DR350 that has only reared its head once, the last time I was riding in pouring rain, leaving me no choice but to be towed to civilization by a *gasp* KTM. It's got to be the same spark problem! So thank you so much for unknowingly providing invaluable troubleshooting miles to us viewers! This ride is also officially on my bucket list.
As a slope worker, it’s interesting to see the pov of “those goobers” we see doing touristy stuff where we do long work hitches. Thanks!
What's a "slope worker"?
@@lexingtonconcord8751 It is a local term for basically everything north of the brooks range in Alaska, usually the super flat part at the top of Alaska north of the arctic circle that seems to “slope” away from the mountains, where our oil production happens.
Correct!!, all that area is called the NORTH SLOPE
Just watched this again. I LOVE this video so much. What an adventure! You two together are pure gold.
You guys are amazing. Bucket list trips for sure.
Amazing, Inspiring, Incredibly Awesome!
Sold my 1964 Trail 90 a few years ago. Now in my 70's with many adventures occupying my memories I only wish that I could have found a riding friend like each of you. They told me I was crazy to just take off on a motorcycle for destinations unknown. Camping, fishing, traveling and survival solo. Bears, snow, extreme heat, hunger, exhaustion are a Natural High beyond my ability to put into words.
I'm old now but still seeking adventure. It's now early January 2022 and I'm assembling, resurecting, my ice fishing gear. Solo, still. Many of my friends have passed away or feel they are too old to leave the comfort of home. Yet to me Home is the outdoors, the adventure, the discovery, the experience of living life.
Kudos to you both for your determination to live life to the fullest. Do it now while you are still young. Age along with the aches and pains that accompany it will find you soon enough. Keep going! Refuse surrender! Live your life to your last breath.
Thank you for sharing your adventures.
Very well 👏
You sound like a good rider and a writer. 👍
Amazing! I had a Honda C90 (without the "T" or the low ratio) back in the 1970s. I rode it all over Europe, including from home in Suffolk to South Western France. That's 660 miles or 1050 km in a day. Had a break on the ferry over the channel.
Mine was a fluorescent green, scooter shape. I had a vac job in Portugal in the summer of '78, so I rode it there too, via Portsmouth and Santander. On the way back I went via Lisbon and the Algarve, before bursting my appendix and abandoning it in Seville. Found it at our house in France, years later. I'd lost the keys by then and never got it running again. 6V batteries were hard to come by in rural France.
I read that as you abandoned your appendix in Seville...LOL Glad to hear you survived it!
😳😳😳
@@Poundingsand Yes, I did. The University of Seville Hospital told that they had put my appendix on display, as they'd never seen a worse one. I also abandoned the bike 😒
In order to survive the experience, however, I had to spend another 3 months in hospital in the UK and miss a year of university. Not so cool . . .
cool!
haha this engine basically run forever
This was great! As a small bike rider, I loved every minute.
One of the best watches I’ve had on RUclips in a long while!! Thank you for sharing with us gentlemen!
As a life long motorcycle rider/enthusiast, while stationed in Alaska and knowing the haul road is for truckers I rode my 1965 Panhead Electra Glide from my home in North Pole, AK to Prudhoe Bay. I was in Alaska as an Arctic Warfare Survival instructor. You gentlemen are to be commended! To ride those bikes the length of Alaska is a grueling test of fortitude. Congratulations and Respect!
You all are in my prayers
Hoka Hey
As an Electra Glide owner, I'm not sure which one is more impressive: Riding a Glide up there or a Honda scooter :D
Artic warfare survival! Man that sounds awesome. You must be tough as they come
Were you USAF? I served from 1993-2001. Respect and thanks for what you did for our men and our country.
Awesome story guys!!! I really enjoyed it.
What an amazing journey! You have just super boosted my reason of purchasing my 2023 Green CT125 Honda Trail!
Awesome you made it, even pushing the CT 90 to the finish line, love it, well done!
Amazing trip on those humble motorcycles! Stay awesome, guys!
L lee I make these type jackets in Pakistan and a jacket make cost is very low I can give you these type 200 hundred dollars gi e me order
Love it. Goes to show you don’t need a massive ADV to have a big adventure.
The best adventure bike is the one you're sat on.
had me a 1970 Honda trail 90 back in the day while growing up and yeah it was a blast to ride. that low range transmission was nice to have while off road. thanks for taking us along. stay safe out there brother 👍
I am convinced these are the best series of bikes ever made. And you can't change my mind.
Dude I absolutely LOVE when Revzilla puts together these adventure type episodes. They're super entertaining and the production quality is always fantastic. Great work fellas!
One of the best videos i've watched in a while. Even got teary eyed at the end because I could just feel how hard it was riding 1000 miles across hard terrains and frigid weather on those small machines. Mad respect for Ari and Zack
a fair amount do the bicycle too!
This video ignited my love of going on road trips I subscribed to this channel and fell in love with bikes. After watching this video in just one sitting I planned many road trips and finally went for one. More are in queue. Only thing I lack is a buddy like these guys.
From watching random vids, to jjust expecting 10mins of watch time to watching the whole 50mins video. This content is great and amazing ❤
I was even touched when they pushed the CT90 to the pole.
It was like those soldiers in a war zone that never give up their fellow soldier.
Great episode!!
These dudes are crazy!!!! Also, great together. Man, they’re effin entertaining!!! Hope their bromance last forever 😂😂😂. Been watching them since Ari had dreadlocks?
My daughter who has special needs loves watching you guys do these videos of rides. Keep them coming!! Thanks for the education and entertainment!
This was a blast, nice job guys! Made for a nice afternoon working from home.
Bar-none best moto content on RUclips. Zach and Ari are legends!
Ryan Fortnine would like a word
@@JJAhern no, not even close.
@@randypower It's not close because that's an apple to oranges comparison. Fortnine has great content and views motorcycling through an analytical, occasionally philosophical, lens. This is long-form story telling designed to take you on an adventure and make you feel good about motorcycling. They both serve a purpose and they're both the best at what they do.
“Horsepower to scenery ratio was off the charts.” I felt that way crawling up a 9,000 ft pass in NV on not-jetted-for-altitude Honda Helix. Found out jetting was a thing. Lesson Learned: tell your mechanic what you plan to do before your trip and ask how to prep the bike. And back tires under load wear out MUCH faster than front tires and they’ll know how long the tires will last. Also, if supply chains are broken due to pandemic, bring uncommon tire spare with you.
That is crazy.. I could feel the frustration and exhilaration the last 1/4 mile. OMG 😮
What a trip. What a documentary. Well done guys. Thank you.
Watching this makes me want to see more of Ed on his C90 adventures!
By the way, Ed in this comments
India was the best episode
I was just thinking the same. :))
That was insane, even with a camera crew. And that is definitely a lifelong friend building exercise! Ari figuring out the issue and fixing it with electrical tape, impressive.
One of the best video you can find on youtube! And somehow it's very relaxing watching this
Thank you for taking us with you. Amazing trip. 😁🤘
That was a lot of fun guys! I was intrigued for two reasons: I used to own a Trail 110 and a CT70 and I worked a winter in Coldfoot fueling trucks. Growing up in Montana, I hunted, rode trails, camped, and delivered newspapers off of both bikes for nearly 25 years of my life. Not sure if I ever did anything more than change the oil on either one of those bikes. The 110 literally packed out a halved moose and multiple elk and deer pcs over the years. Excited to see the 125 in the Honda line up. May have to look into one for whipping around upstate NY where I live now.
wow it's real end of the world bike :D
It seems that modern bikes have mostly lost the simple practical functionality. No digital screen, and no electronics. Just points. If it breaks down, you wait for the points to dry out and then you're good to go. There is no spark module or ECU to fail. No electronics. Just a voltage regular, small 6 volt battery and lights. But the charging system can fail completely and the bike will continue to run, because the stator coil produces it's own ignition voltage, and you don't need the battery charged to run the bike.
My first bike was a Honda SL70cc, 1971, which I paid $350 for. It was the worst bike. My Mom never should have bought it for me. It had a brown lady's nylon stalking over the carburetor as an air filter. And it had no kick starter, because the splines were stripped. So I could only push start it. The back tire was shiny bald too. But I got good at push starting it. If there was a tiny bit of mud, it would get into the points and spark plug cap, and the engine would start popping and eventually die. I spent hours pushing that bike, trying to get it to dry out and stay running after I'd hit water. The thing is, those old Honda engines are absolutely indestructible. Now, something to note. They made a 1971 SL350cc parallel twin, Enduro. The Honda SL350 twin was better than modern small Enduros, because the parallel twin engine was a screaming beast, and was glassy smooth. It makes no sense why they stopped building the paralell twin enduros, and switched to clunky, high vibration singles.
This is a battle I am truly torn over. I love my 1973 CT90. It does everything I want it to. But at the same time I'd like to have a Trail 125 for the modern fuel injection and upgrades. Guess I'll wait to see which one does better! If I were to purchase a new Trail 125 the 73 would stay in my line up. It's way too cool and fun to send down the road.
Own them Both!! 🙌
@@DefZen343 it's kind of a tough decision to think about. I have a versys 300x which fits what I'd use a trail 125 for and it's more versatile overall....I have a ninja 650 for country roads and highway trips (I do need a long range bike but rarely go over 2 hours away from home and I always ride alone my wife hates motorcycles)
I'm almost leaning towards a grom for my small bike needs. I could put some dual sport tires on it.
@@Chocolate_dragon There's a NZ couple who did the Trans america trail on Groms. They did some upgrades to the suspension too, besides putting "knobblys" on them.
N+1 is life, my man. There's no shame in keeping the '73, taking it out for nice Sunday rides occasionally - like Ari's here, it's done its job for you, a nice retirement is a just reward.
@@Chocolate_dragon I also have a x300, after riding my brothers z125 around Id rather use the Trail for a small bike around town vs a grom. Unless its only for fun riding, doesn't win there
this video is how i keep track of how long its been since i went to Alaska. I actually crossed pathes with yall when i was up there in the summer. It was somwhere around denali. it was at the campground that yall layed down your luggage and went offrading. I remember being like "omg look at the trail 90" pretty sure i flew my drone over you guys too lmao. love the vid ❤
I ride a 125cc bike. This documentry has encouraged me to go on a tour which I used to think can only be done on a 1000 + cc Behemoth.
Small bikes are way easier to handle on teails and get way better mileage
“I’ve never been more excited to not use something that’s tucked into my backpack”
I see you’ve never needed an avalanche beacon.
That's a hard call. Being attacked by a bear, or getting caught in an avvy.
Hope someone on the crew packed a substantial firearm for potential hungry furry beasts in those places.
@@lifted_above I am planning a moto trip through Glacier and Northern Montana next year and will load up some nuke rounds for my 10mm, because I don't have a .44 mag and bear attacks are terrifying.
@@lovelessissimo 10 mm will do fine against a bear you don’t want smaller than that tho. That’s what I carry for things in Alaska
"So what did you do last week?"
"We went to the beach."
"I don't see a tan."
Didn’t manage to watch a video the last weeks, finally watched this and the 3 before. So also thank you very much for the great content last year. We watched every single video since Easter or so. Happy new year 🎉
Thanks.... Great 45min.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Greatings from Bavaria
I love how cinematography, and overall writing of everything just went up, and is still going up since you guys joined Revzilla. Keep it up!
I'll never have enough of these two's motorcycles adventures! Keep it coming guys!
seriously incredible video, guys - that 50yo ct90 running 1000mi after 2 decades of sitting is certainly a testament to honda quality!
Amazing inspirational journey.
These guys are definitely going for the old type of top gear. And I love it.
They actually reminded me of Fred and Dave from Dirt Every Day towards the end there.
Great trip! Wanna do that myself but I think I’ll take my ADV-07
you should do it and make some episodes about it Jake! gonna be awesome!
I remember seeing one guy who did this on a 50cc scooter, probably more enjoyable on that though. =)
ADV07? That the adv converted MT07? If so, it makes me wierdly happy to hear you've still got it! Followed that project pretty closely. Even pre-T7, it was obvious the CP2 was gonna be a great adventure engine.
God knows, I want to do this one day too, but I don't think I've got the fortitude to do it on a CT90. There's a lot of long miles in there, and at CT90 speeds... Oof.
No u gotta use a CT like Ari and Zak
At a minimum, I think a 300cc enduro. Or a WR250R because those are as reliable as a stone axe.
Great video! sat with a smile on my face through the whole thing
What a great video!
So glad I've found this channel.
Man, the CTs are way too practical to be cool and you guys made it feel so cool that I so admire this machines and made me realize no matter what I ride, until it rides, it is cool. Thank you Ari, Zack and the team. Loved this episode.
As an Alaskan, living in Oregon, that was an epic road trip! I'm glad Zack got back up to Alaska with Ari for a longer and more "relaxing" ride than the solo trip he made a while back. Awesome stuff!
It's an incredible inspiring film, thank you for sharing.