I'm sure that it does, but it would have to raise the RPM level a bit and lose SOME top speed. There's always a compromise. While I gripe about my 125's lack of hi/lo, increased weight, and resulting lack in off road capability, this bike really comes to life in city street riding. As much as I hate saying that, and hate Honda for marketing it as such (with hi/lo they could have had it both ways). It's a great machine to ride downtown, because it's small and can basically be treated like a bicycle. Nobody really takes them seriously. While not pleasant, I have ridden my 125 on a 50 mile commute to work on back country roads, just to say that I did and get laughed at at work. (And at times to burn old fuel out of it). For all 50 miles on stock gearing, that engine is flung out wide open, with people still tailing and honking at me occasionally. Any loss in MPH top end on the newer model would essentially start pushing it towards being a heavier, more bloated version of its predecessors (which I also have) and make it useless for my purposes. You do bring up a good point, however, in that for argument's sake I shoud probably order one to have ready to outfit for any trail testing that we do in the future on it. As I know that it'll always come up as a point of discussion and having this popular modification outfitted at the time of testing would further help put whatever we are trying to test/prove to bed. Thanks for the comment!
@Retro Grade I heard that. Yeah, it definitely turns a bit more rpm but I mostly ride forest service on mine and it really shines there as well! I keep the tools and both sprokets on hand as it's fairly easy to swap out. Hope to really put it to the test this spring on some Cross Idaho single track and camp trip! I'll link you a video with the correct sproket in the description so you can have it. Appreciate the content!
I own a Honda Craig 125 Scott 700 miles on it I just got it a month ago I bought it used with 431 miles from a dealership and brand new shape and I want to know can my bike tow a boat I'm gonna wait and watch thanks guys I love it
@Frank - glad we could help you out with that!!! Haha. Yes, while the new 125 did reluctantly pull the boat and was ok while she kept moving, we would recommend against it. Now, if you had a CT110 or CT90 and switched it into lo range, pull away :)
I just got my new CT125. Really a fun bike. Even after 60 years on motorcycles on all kinds off Hondas, this is one of my favorites. I think the haters don't know how to really enjoy these bikes. Keep at it.
Mark, congrats! You are correct - they are a fun bike to ride and its cool that Honda brought them back out. The haters who sell them instantly after purchase or complain about top speed, power, etc. really just purchased the wrong bike and didn't do their research on it or understand what these little bikes are about. My main gripe with Honda is that they didn't put the hi/lo range feature on it. Yes, it's not needed some or most of the time, but - with that feature the CT125 could have been an absolute hill climber, stump puller, 2 wheeled ATV. I feel like Honda's marketing of this bike has been towards 'hipster' young people who want the retro look and in some cases older guys who remember the CT's they had when younger. (On the same token though, I know several guys in this category who used their CT90's/CT110's very hard back when they had them new and laugh at the new one). So, we do take plenty of opporutity to troll Honda for not giving us the bike we could have had :)
@@retro_grade I think you underestimate your contribution to the world in terms of knowledge. Without your dedication, how would the world know if a CT could pull a boat? Indeed, without your videos, the world would live under the dark clouds of perpetually unanswered questions. Also, in a world where loose dogs are shunned, shamed, and routinely marginalized, it is encouraging and enabling to see good folks such as yourselves give them meaning and purpose. Again, I salute and commend you.
That's a great test for the little CT125! I owned the CT90 and CT110 with the dual-range transmission back in the 80s, and they were great little tractors. My biggest complaint about the new CT125 is that Honda omitted the dual-range tranny. I've done some crazy stuff with my CT125 over the past couple of years. I used it as a tow truck to pull a dead PCX150 about 4 miles home: ruclips.net/video/iIV8ysy93jY/видео.html . I also pulled a trailer behind it for a 1500-mile road trip to the Barber Small Bore Festival: ruclips.net/video/xItNMZ--qSc/видео.html . These CT125's are arguably better than the old CT110's, but they could be so much better with the low/high transmission. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@QuasiMotard - thanks! We will have to admit, that was not the expected outcome. The CT90 and CT110 are two-wheeled ATV's, and it's a shame that Honda did not incorporate the hi/lo on the Trail 125. Can you imagine what it would be capable of had they done that? That's hilaroius that you used yours to tow another bike with and communting with a trailer to Barber. I just checked those videos out! It seems like once the CT125 gets moving, it can do OK. We aren't sure that 'better' is the word we'd use, but hope to pit the 90, 110, and 125 against each other to better answer that. The question is how abusive we will have to get to do so :) Thanks for checking out our 'quality' content and commenting!
Thanks for posting. While I do like the ct125, (and owned #148 for a year), we found it a bit disappointing. We ultimately sold it back to the dealership's owner who placed it into his collection. Although not as offload ready, we do enjoy our C125 which we've had for 3 years. We have taken it on a few multi-day rides and even double up on it for around town rides. For us, it is just a better all rounder and we prefer the engine tune over that of the CT. Please continue to make more of these videos they are truly fun. Watching this made me wish that we could have recorded getting pulled over in the late 80's while using our Honda Spree to tow my disabled KZ650 across town during rush hour. The spree came thru and we made home (albeit with a police escort). Thanks again.
Jo, I was the same way with my Trail 125. I had watched alot of videos on them claiming them to be 'trail capable' as the CT110 and CT90, and then found myself disappointed in several situations. I hope at some point to make some great content showcasing the differences. I got my Trail 125 for a great deal so I can't complain too much. I've thought about selling it on occasion, but it is nice to let my wife ride around on and use around town. And make fun of constantly :) I didn't realize the C125 had a different tune on it - how is it different? We are very glad your enjoy our humor, not everyone gets a laugh out of it! I also wish I could have captured all of the crazy, dumb stuff in my younger years as well! Yours is quite the story about towing the KZ with a Spree! Love it! Thanks for the kind comments, and glad that you enjoy what we're doing!!!
@@retro_grade While I can not prove a tuning difference with a dyno printout, we did have both bikes for a year. We rode (spouse and I) them together often. My "mature", (ok, Geezer) seat of the pants impression was that the CT pulled harder off the line but really ran out of gas around 40mph. The Cub did not pull as hard down low but once clicked into 4th, it walked away from the Trail. Cruising on the cub at 50-60+ is quite manageable (we are small people) while attempting that on Trail felt like practicing cruelty to motorbikes. While it could come down to the gearing differences, it really felt like it was more than just a question of sprockets. Again, just my seat of the pants impression. Looking forward to your future comparisons with the older trails. I've had a few 90's/110's & am actually thinking, once again, about putting one in the garage. My wife is not too keen on me bashing her C125 on trail scouting trips. She's right, of course, especially given that we have dual sports sitting right next to it to her cub But, being a small geezer who no longer bounces well off the deck, there are times when I really prefer to pre-run unknown trails on a tiny bike. While un-killable, pounding our 40 year old C70 with 20k on the clock also seems cruel. Thanks again.
@Jaquin Pappageorgio - thanks, we sometimes try and sometimes don't! That is very suprising to hear that your 125 drug that! Were you using the stock gearing or did you change your sprockets out?
I literally just used my trail 110 to pull my dead truck through my yard this last weekend. I was thinking of getting a 125 but I've been worried it wasn't gunna be as torque-y as the 110, honestly I'm still kind of on the fence but this did prove it's better than i worried it would be I guess.
@jpizzaj nice! I am not suprised at all - those old 110's will pretty much pull anything. If they get traction and you can keep the front wheel down, they'll pull it. We were a little shocked at the fact that the 125 did move the boat across the yard, but it didn't do it easily. Don't expect it to be as torquey as the 110 in lo range.
That bike could have been soooo much more if Honda would have just gone the extra mile and put hi/lo on it. I also prefer my 110 over it most days because of this.
We are still waiting on the follow up video to your BSA video(the one where you started the bike barefoot)…Thought you were going to do one of the “Best Sandals to Go Riding In???” We liked the neighborhood dogs though 👌🤣
We will discuss our 'Best Sandals to Go Riding In' idea and see if it still makes sense. That would certainly be an instant classic and get much appoval from the motorcycle community. Glad you enjoyed! At least all those stray dogs in the neighborhood come in handy for something!
Kidnapping the loose dogs was hilarious! I was sure both dogs would jump out, but that second one was chill. Out of curiosity, what is the HP of the 110?
Ha, glad you found the humor in it! Ellie is a pretty chill dog (both are for that matter).....she's entirely too passive, lazy, and fat to jump out of the boat that quick :) I meant to have the specs somewhere in the video as reference but forgot, so I just posted them in the comments. They are: Honda Trail 125 - 9.86 HP @ 7500 RPM Honda CT110 - 7.5 HP @ 8500 RPM Honda CT90 - 7.0 HP @ 8500 RPM Thanks for the comment!
@Edward Cabello - it definitely was! We tried to (as dumb/silly it ended up) make it 'apples to apples' with what we had, but subjectively speaking, the CT110 had a much tougher job pulling the boat this summer. I'll have to give it a round 2 if I end up taking the CT125 up there on vacation with me again this year. Thanks for the comment!
I haven't tried that actually. I don't supsect that it can be, however, as that would required a dedicated electrictal system to run the bike seperate from the battery. Most motorcycles aren't set up this way. My 2021 Beta 300RR is set up to do that, but it's pretty much a full on dirt bike with an electric starter.
I believe there are some fuel injected motocross bikes that have no battery. They are kick only. But I could be mistaken. Make a video about it if you ever try it and it works. 👍🏻
I think it would be awesome if you guys did videos on different types of writing and what they can do what it can't do you know some people do like you know they're going in water to feed but how many people are actually going you know that much in water but the different type trails different type tires that kind of thing
We have a long list of videos to do, and are trying to work through some of the growing pains of getting started - too many interests, too many projects, too many ideas. But, that being said, we are planning on making some content testing the CT110, CT90, CT125, and seeing how they fiare against each other in all types of situations. That is actually one of the videos that I (Brock) am most excited about. Thanks for the suggestions!
Have you actually done this with a Trail 125? This is actually a "testing idea" of ours. Especially since that was on Honda's original marketing videos with the Trail 50's and 55's :)
@@buckyes6749 - this is true, LOL. I did recently pull my 4 year old around the yard on a sled with it as well! If you haven't already, you should search 'Hunting with Honda' on RUclips and file the old 1960's films with them dragging game out of the mountain on the original models. It's pretty wild!
We tested it in the factory geared configuration. If I lowered this bikes top speed at all, it would not longer excel at grocery getting and then it wouldn't be useful anymore! 😂
@@ballejosRB11 That's a bit high, but possibly not out there though? I paid about $4200 new with tax included in Kentucky. I've seen several new and used ones for $4500 or less lately. Personally, I wouldn't spend $5500 on one of these unless for whatever reason, you really really want one. $5500 will buy you alot more bike. If you want a similar ride, you could spend between $2500 to $4500 for a really nice sorted CT90 or CT110, or pick one up that needs a little work anywhere from $1500 to $2500. I'd take either one of those over the new 125 if my primary purpose was to use it as a low-speed, crawler, utlitarian trail bike. If getting a serious motorcycle is the intent, then I'd spend that money on a more serious/capable motorcycle.
@@retro_grade thanks no new to motorcycle riding and currently have a kymco k pipe 125 and has been fun but yeah looking for a beginner dual sport basically my other options are klx 230 or tw200 but the tw are harder to find and get a deal on out here there sought after.
@@ballejosRB11 - Honestly, based on this, I'd probably opt for a TW200. I've had one of those as well and they're a better bike for what you're looking to do. Are they really that much harder to find and more expensive than a CT125? I figured they'd be a bit easier since they've been around for some time. They've pretty much stayed the same since they started making them in 1987, so an older one in good condition will work as well!
@@retro_grade I haven't looked in the last month because it's winter and everything is under a foot of snow here. But when I last did anything used was selling for 5-6k which is absurd.
I deliver food 🍔 🌭 with DoorDash on a CT125 and after sitting 🪑 on it for a few hours I start thinking of it 🤔 more as a tractor 🚜 or something than a motorcycle 🏍️ when I am out doing deliveries 🚚 I treat it like a piece of farm equipment not that that’s bad it’s a work bike!
Yes! The Trail125 is perfect for that! It's the best work bike. I like to think of them as a fun 'tool', or really an ATV on two wheels. Not that you need it for delivering food, but lo range option would add to this intent. I've literally used my 1968 CT90 fir moving my project car around in my driveway lol.
@@retro_grade In Vero Beach 🏖️ the CT125 is the best delivery bike because we have a lot of dirt/sand roads that I deliver on I am back in the Orange 🍊 groves from time to time!
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The 13t front definitely helps and really doesn't affect top speed that much
I'm sure that it does, but it would have to raise the RPM level a bit and lose SOME top speed. There's always a compromise. While I gripe about my 125's lack of hi/lo, increased weight, and resulting lack in off road capability, this bike really comes to life in city street riding. As much as I hate saying that, and hate Honda for marketing it as such (with hi/lo they could have had it both ways). It's a great machine to ride downtown, because it's small and can basically be treated like a bicycle. Nobody really takes them seriously.
While not pleasant, I have ridden my 125 on a 50 mile commute to work on back country roads, just to say that I did and get laughed at at work. (And at times to burn old fuel out of it). For all 50 miles on stock gearing, that engine is flung out wide open, with people still tailing and honking at me occasionally. Any loss in MPH top end on the newer model would essentially start pushing it towards being a heavier, more bloated version of its predecessors (which I also have) and make it useless for my purposes.
You do bring up a good point, however, in that for argument's sake I shoud probably order one to have ready to outfit for any trail testing that we do in the future on it. As I know that it'll always come up as a point of discussion and having this popular modification outfitted at the time of testing would further help put whatever we are trying to test/prove to bed.
Thanks for the comment!
@Retro Grade I heard that. Yeah, it definitely turns a bit more rpm but I mostly ride forest service on mine and it really shines there as well! I keep the tools and both sprokets on hand as it's fairly easy to swap out. Hope to really put it to the test this spring on some Cross Idaho single track and camp trip! I'll link you a video with the correct sproket in the description so you can have it. Appreciate the content!
@@retro_grade ruclips.net/video/ESnMzX1FXfU/видео.html
I own a Honda Craig 125 Scott 700 miles on it I just got it a month ago I bought it used with 431 miles from a dealership and brand new shape and I want to know can my bike tow a boat I'm gonna wait and watch thanks guys I love it
@Frank - glad we could help you out with that!!! Haha. Yes, while the new 125 did reluctantly pull the boat and was ok while she kept moving, we would recommend against it. Now, if you had a CT110 or CT90 and switched it into lo range, pull away :)
I just got my new CT125. Really a fun bike. Even after 60 years on motorcycles on all kinds off Hondas, this is one of my favorites. I think the haters don't know how to really enjoy these bikes. Keep at it.
Mark, congrats! You are correct - they are a fun bike to ride and its cool that Honda brought them back out. The haters who sell them instantly after purchase or complain about top speed, power, etc. really just purchased the wrong bike and didn't do their research on it or understand what these little bikes are about.
My main gripe with Honda is that they didn't put the hi/lo range feature on it. Yes, it's not needed some or most of the time, but - with that feature the CT125 could have been an absolute hill climber, stump puller, 2 wheeled ATV. I feel like Honda's marketing of this bike has been towards 'hipster' young people who want the retro look and in some cases older guys who remember the CT's they had when younger. (On the same token though, I know several guys in this category who used their CT90's/CT110's very hard back when they had them new and laugh at the new one). So, we do take plenty of opporutity to troll Honda for not giving us the bike we could have had :)
this is the kind of quality content discerning folks like me hope for. I thank you and salute you.
Pastor, we aren't sure how discenring you are if you're watching us! But thank you so much for the support!!!
@@retro_grade I think you underestimate your contribution to the world in terms of knowledge. Without your dedication, how would the world know if a CT could pull a boat? Indeed, without your videos, the world would live under the dark clouds of perpetually unanswered questions. Also, in a world where loose dogs are shunned, shamed, and routinely marginalized, it is encouraging and enabling to see good folks such as yourselves give them meaning and purpose. Again, I salute and commend you.
That's a great test for the little CT125! I owned the CT90 and CT110 with the dual-range transmission back in the 80s, and they were great little tractors. My biggest complaint about the new CT125 is that Honda omitted the dual-range tranny.
I've done some crazy stuff with my CT125 over the past couple of years. I used it as a tow truck to pull a dead PCX150 about 4 miles home: ruclips.net/video/iIV8ysy93jY/видео.html . I also pulled a trailer behind it for a 1500-mile road trip to the Barber Small Bore Festival: ruclips.net/video/xItNMZ--qSc/видео.html . These CT125's are arguably better than the old CT110's, but they could be so much better with the low/high transmission. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@QuasiMotard - thanks! We will have to admit, that was not the expected outcome. The CT90 and CT110 are two-wheeled ATV's, and it's a shame that Honda did not incorporate the hi/lo on the Trail 125. Can you imagine what it would be capable of had they done that? That's hilaroius that you used yours to tow another bike with and communting with a trailer to Barber. I just checked those videos out! It seems like once the CT125 gets moving, it can do OK.
We aren't sure that 'better' is the word we'd use, but hope to pit the 90, 110, and 125 against each other to better answer that. The question is how abusive we will have to get to do so :)
Thanks for checking out our 'quality' content and commenting!
Thanks for posting. While I do like the ct125, (and owned #148 for a year), we found it a bit disappointing. We ultimately sold it back to the dealership's owner who placed it into his collection. Although not as offload ready, we do enjoy our C125 which we've had for 3 years. We have taken it on a few multi-day rides and even double up on it for around town rides. For us, it is just a better all rounder and we prefer the engine tune over that of the CT. Please continue to make more of these videos they are truly fun. Watching this made me wish that we could have recorded getting pulled over in the late 80's while using our Honda Spree to tow my disabled KZ650 across town during rush hour. The spree came thru and we made home (albeit with a police escort). Thanks again.
Jo, I was the same way with my Trail 125. I had watched alot of videos on them claiming them to be 'trail capable' as the CT110 and CT90, and then found myself disappointed in several situations. I hope at some point to make some great content showcasing the differences.
I got my Trail 125 for a great deal so I can't complain too much. I've thought about selling it on occasion, but it is nice to let my wife ride around on and use around town. And make fun of constantly :)
I didn't realize the C125 had a different tune on it - how is it different?
We are very glad your enjoy our humor, not everyone gets a laugh out of it!
I also wish I could have captured all of the crazy, dumb stuff in my younger years as well! Yours is quite the story about towing the KZ with a Spree! Love it!
Thanks for the kind comments, and glad that you enjoy what we're doing!!!
@@retro_grade While I can not prove a tuning difference with a dyno printout, we did have both bikes for a year. We rode (spouse and I) them together often.
My "mature", (ok, Geezer) seat of the pants impression was that the CT pulled harder off the line but really ran out of gas around 40mph. The Cub did not pull as hard down low but once clicked into 4th, it walked away from the Trail. Cruising on the cub at 50-60+ is quite manageable (we are small people) while attempting that on Trail felt like practicing cruelty to motorbikes.
While it could come down to the gearing differences, it really felt like it was more than just a question of sprockets. Again, just my seat of the pants impression.
Looking forward to your future comparisons with the older trails. I've had a few 90's/110's & am actually thinking, once again, about putting one in the garage. My wife is not too keen on me bashing her C125 on trail scouting trips.
She's right, of course, especially given that we have dual sports sitting right next to it to her cub But, being a small geezer who no longer bounces well off the deck, there are times when I really prefer to pre-run unknown trails on a tiny bike. While un-killable, pounding our 40 year old C70 with 20k on the clock also seems cruel.
Thanks again.
You guys are hilarious! I did drag a 300# dead wild hog about a 1/4 mile with my 125. Wasn’t easy but it got the job done.
@Jaquin Pappageorgio - thanks, we sometimes try and sometimes don't! That is very suprising to hear that your 125 drug that! Were you using the stock gearing or did you change your sprockets out?
I literally just used my trail 110 to pull my dead truck through my yard this last weekend. I was thinking of getting a 125 but I've been worried it wasn't gunna be as torque-y as the 110, honestly I'm still kind of on the fence but this did prove it's better than i worried it would be I guess.
@jpizzaj nice! I am not suprised at all - those old 110's will pretty much pull anything. If they get traction and you can keep the front wheel down, they'll pull it.
We were a little shocked at the fact that the 125 did move the boat across the yard, but it didn't do it easily. Don't expect it to be as torquey as the 110 in lo range.
It wouldn't hurt to put the dual range trans on this. I love my 110 because of this sub trans.
That bike could have been soooo much more if Honda would have just gone the extra mile and put hi/lo on it. I also prefer my 110 over it most days because of this.
I just bought a brand new ct 125 pick it up on Tuesday 🏍️
Nice, hopefully you enjoy it!!!
@@retro_grade having a blast with it👍🏻🏍️
We are still waiting on the follow up video to your BSA video(the one where you started the bike barefoot)…Thought you were going to do one of the “Best Sandals to Go Riding In???” We liked the neighborhood dogs though 👌🤣
We will discuss our 'Best Sandals to Go Riding In' idea and see if it still makes sense. That would certainly be an instant classic and get much appoval from the motorcycle community.
Glad you enjoyed! At least all those stray dogs in the neighborhood come in handy for something!
Okay now try towing the boat UNDER water !!!
Jeffrey, we like the way you think!!!
By the way the glasses thing was cool
@Frank - glad you enjoyed that! We have to look like we're tip of the spear, and we do what we can 🤣
Kidnapping the loose dogs was hilarious! I was sure both dogs would jump out, but that second one was chill. Out of curiosity, what is the HP of the 110?
Ha, glad you found the humor in it! Ellie is a pretty chill dog (both are for that matter).....she's entirely too passive, lazy, and fat to jump out of the boat that quick :)
I meant to have the specs somewhere in the video as reference but forgot, so I just posted them in the comments. They are:
Honda Trail 125 - 9.86 HP @ 7500 RPM
Honda CT110 - 7.5 HP @ 8500 RPM
Honda CT90 - 7.0 HP @ 8500 RPM
Thanks for the comment!
It did look like the 110 was towing on a longer greener grass. Cheers!
@Edward Cabello - it definitely was! We tried to (as dumb/silly it ended up) make it 'apples to apples' with what we had, but subjectively speaking, the CT110 had a much tougher job pulling the boat this summer. I'll have to give it a round 2 if I end up taking the CT125 up there on vacation with me again this year. Thanks for the comment!
You mean gearing affects towing capability? Would have never guessed that 🤣
Right?! Who would have thought? We certainly wouldn't have, which is why ground breaking testing like this is so important....
It could pull a deer out of the woods. Try sitting in the back of the boat and try and pull it. You were digging it into the ground sitting in front.
The 125 could? I have a hard time believing that. Have you seen it done?
Can it be kick started without the battery connected?
I haven't tried that actually. I don't supsect that it can be, however, as that would required a dedicated electrictal system to run the bike seperate from the battery. Most motorcycles aren't set up this way.
My 2021 Beta 300RR is set up to do that, but it's pretty much a full on dirt bike with an electric starter.
I believe there are some fuel injected motocross bikes that have no battery. They are kick only. But I could be mistaken. Make a video about it if you ever try it and it works. 👍🏻
The people want to see this thing on the KAT.
Hmmmm......I don't think that is off the table. Andrew will have to be convinced or tricked into doing that on smaller bikes! Lol.
I COULD TOTALLY GET DRUNK WITH YOU GUYS!!
You bring em' we drink em' Lonnie!!! Come on down!!!
I think it would be awesome if you guys did videos on different types of writing and what they can do what it can't do you know some people do like you know they're going in water to feed but how many people are actually going you know that much in water but the different type trails different type tires that kind of thing
We have a long list of videos to do, and are trying to work through some of the growing pains of getting started - too many interests, too many projects, too many ideas.
But, that being said, we are planning on making some content testing the CT110, CT90, CT125, and seeing how they fiare against each other in all types of situations. That is actually one of the videos that I (Brock) am most excited about.
Thanks for the suggestions!
You kinda have a little @BikesandBeards action going on there with the sunglasses.....but lacking on the beards part.
I'm sure we are way more cutting edge and professional than these bikes and beards people whom you speak of......
You can drag a deer
Have you actually done this with a Trail 125? This is actually a "testing idea" of ours. Especially since that was on Honda's original marketing videos with the Trail 50's and 55's :)
@@retro_grade much easier than a boat!
@@buckyes6749 - this is true, LOL. I did recently pull my 4 year old around the yard on a sled with it as well! If you haven't already, you should search 'Hunting with Honda' on RUclips and file the old 1960's films with them dragging game out of the mountain on the original models. It's pretty wild!
Can’t believe you didn’t use a 13-2 sprocket!
We tested it in the factory geared configuration. If I lowered this bikes top speed at all, it would not longer excel at grocery getting and then it wouldn't be useful anymore! 😂
here is a 1/46th for you. Tow On.
Thanks, we will definitely keep it up!
11!
Lol good video
Haha, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 😂
@@retro_grade I want one lol is it worth 5500 that's probably what it will cost me out in commifornia.
@@ballejosRB11 That's a bit high, but possibly not out there though? I paid about $4200 new with tax included in Kentucky.
I've seen several new and used ones for $4500 or less lately.
Personally, I wouldn't spend $5500 on one of these unless for whatever reason, you really really want one. $5500 will buy you alot more bike.
If you want a similar ride, you could spend between $2500 to $4500 for a really nice sorted CT90 or CT110, or pick one up that needs a little work anywhere from $1500 to $2500. I'd take either one of those over the new 125 if my primary purpose was to use it as a low-speed, crawler, utlitarian trail bike.
If getting a serious motorcycle is the intent, then I'd spend that money on a more serious/capable motorcycle.
@@retro_grade thanks no new to motorcycle riding and currently have a kymco k pipe 125 and has been fun but yeah looking for a beginner dual sport basically my other options are klx 230 or tw200 but the tw are harder to find and get a deal on out here there sought after.
@@ballejosRB11 - Honestly, based on this, I'd probably opt for a TW200. I've had one of those as well and they're a better bike for what you're looking to do. Are they really that much harder to find and more expensive than a CT125? I figured they'd be a bit easier since they've been around for some time. They've pretty much stayed the same since they started making them in 1987, so an older one in good condition will work as well!
If you can't find one to buy it can't tow a boat
Ha, this is true! Are there still availability issues where you are? Seems like I've seen more and more new and used ones becoming available.
@@retro_grade I haven't looked in the last month because it's winter and everything is under a foot of snow here. But when I last did anything used was selling for 5-6k which is absurd.
I deliver food 🍔 🌭 with DoorDash on a CT125 and after sitting 🪑 on it for a few hours I start thinking of it 🤔 more as a tractor 🚜 or something than a motorcycle 🏍️ when I am out doing deliveries 🚚 I treat it like a piece of farm equipment not that that’s bad it’s a work bike!
Yes! The Trail125 is perfect for that! It's the best work bike. I like to think of them as a fun 'tool', or really an ATV on two wheels.
Not that you need it for delivering food, but lo range option would add to this intent. I've literally used my 1968 CT90 fir moving my project car around in my driveway lol.
@@retro_grade In Vero Beach 🏖️ the CT125 is the best delivery bike because we have a lot of dirt/sand roads that I deliver on I am back in the Orange 🍊 groves from time to time!
No low range, what a shame.
It is a dirty rotten shame indeed!!! Imagine what the bike could do if it had low range :)
Hilarious!
Ha, glad you were entertained!
You're not making a damn movie and your name isn't Ken Burns so it's not a documentary. Get the the point!
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@@retro_grade Doesn't know who Ken Burns is but has at heard of the Simpsons. Confirms the intelligence level I expected.
@@hazcat640 yes, we are certainly intellectually challenged individuals here. Never heard of the Burns guy you're talking about. The Simpsons was a wonderful TV show. But you must watch alot of public broadcasting or something....
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