Test riding the New Honda Trail 125 (The LEGEND)

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[brucewilson]

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.

[jimjim]

I first threw my leg across a trail 90 in 1974 at 13 years of age. Now at 60 yrs young and re living my youth, I got one of the new ones in November of 2020, it was one of the first 2021's #14 off the assembly line. A Christmas gift from the wife. I can't explain how much I love it. As for me most of my riding is 0-45 MPH on back roads and trails just what its made for . I even found a new/used one for my wife. A fellow had bought one and it just wasn't what he was looking for, had only 75 miles on it.

[PaulHarkey]

Bought a 1973 Trail 90 in 1990 for $200…yes, I still have it and yes, it still runs. 👍🏻

[lord_cuddles]

“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!

[Max_Marz]

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.

[ewhitefo]

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!!

[worldwarwe]

You do an insane job with motorcycle journalism. Loved the history of the old trail bikes and how they came about. Great vid!

[franciscotoro]

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

[autocrow]

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. 🙂😎

[chucke]

I have watched your channel seversl times but This video got my attention !
When I was 9 I bought a 1962 Honda Trail 55cc for $90 from one of my paper route customers. Mine had the chrome rack and came with a Huge rear sprocket that you bolted to the existing sprocket and that thing would climb a wall !
I have owned probably 100 bikes but I get a smile when I see one of those trail bikes. I spent all day every summer riding my 55 - I gave my dad a ride once on a levee and we did 55 mph on the dirt ! I "rebuilt" the engine when I was 10 by myself - completely taking it apart and put it back together though after it did go faster in 2nd than 3rd because I had the shift drum in wrong but hey, I did it as a kid ! My younger son and I have several of the china clone pit bikes and several extra engines - just a joy working on stuff like when I was a kid - speaking of that, last Fathers day my son boght me a real cool $1000 mini bike, I enjoy riding that thing around more that anything !

Lastly, I appreciate you sharing the Gospel with a Bible verse in every video, I know Jesus ( His Real name is Yahshua) rides and if he visited a church in person now days would be shunned by the the congregation .
Keep up the Great work ! Charles in Wyoming.

[dorstefan]

"You meet the nicest people on a Honda."

[sixmedia]

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!

[Godric_]

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.

[wes]

As a kid in the 70's in Florida we used to ride Honda 50s and 70s in the orange groves. Burnt my calf bad during a lay down. Might get one of these when I sell my 1500 Vulcan cruiser. Nothing more fun than a small motorcycle.

[justcollectingdust]

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!

[tommeytommey]

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!

[paintup]

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.

[Zappy]

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.

[Jason_Quinn]

My first love was a Trail 70. Situations never worked out where I could own one but I haven't given up hope.

[wysoft]

I have a '70 Trail 90, almost identical to yours. My dad had one in the 70s and ever since seeing photos of it I always wanted one. I did a partial restore on it - larger piston (the original cyl was heavily scored, but still ran fine), larger carb, heavier clutch springs and new pack, converted to all solid state electronics (what, only a rectifier and flasher) and LED lighting, dual AGM battery pack, adjustable rear shocks, stainless hardware throughout. The design is still great today and is good for many uses that other dirt/dual sport bikes just can't do. The handlebars fold parallel to the frame and I can lift the bike straight up onto a receiver hitch carrier with no help and no ramp. It will run for days of trail use on a single tank of crap quality gas or even 2 stroke mix. It's light enough that it can be easily pushed quietly on trails, and is smaller than most full size dirt bikes, so narrow trails are easy to ride on. In the Low gear selector state the bike can be throttled just off idle and walked next to on steep grades where riding might not be safe - the bike absolutely will creep like a 4x4 in low range as you said. It has also enough torque in L 1st gear that I've used it to pull a dressed buck several miles out of a forest service road, tying the antlers off of the cargo rack. The auto clutch makes that all possible and is probably the main reason I didn't just drop a Lifan 140 engine into it, since they use a standard clutch with no low range gear.

That 125 is totally true to this design.. Even sounds the same, I love it. It will be my next bike, when I can find one. JUST WISH IT HAD THE LOW RANGE GEAR!!!! Bring it back Honda! With EFI that thing would almost be able to go vertical

Just don't get one if you don't like talking about it... Everywhere you go on a Honda Trail someone is going to want to talk to you about it. Seems like every guy over 50 has a story about owning one back in the day.