The weather, snow, ice, and mud, have kept me from riding the Trail 125 much. But a few days ago my friend Paul and I clawed our way through the snow and ice over a mountain to the sunny side and did some rough trail. I already love the bike. I’ll post something in the coming week.

It’s a lot of fun. I’ve not had the opportunity to ride it much yet but I’ll be reporting soon.

Thanks Dom. I have fond memories of your ’87 R80. I was looking for one when I came across the ’92 BMW K75C. But it got a little heavy and definitely wasn’t right for the dirt and gravel roads here. I also considered a TW200 but the Trail 125 just caught my eye. As soon as the mountains dry out a bit I’m anxious to see how it does.

I saw that feature on YouTube. I think Revzilla produced or presented it. Kind of amazing what a little machine can do. I’m looking forward to seeing what sorts of adventures will emerge from the Trail 125. It is slow though. Really slow. But I don’t think it will impede smiles!

I still love the Himalayan. And I’m not wild about getting rid of it but space limitations may intervene. But when you get older two years can change things in a hurry. I could tell I was becoming uneasy at times on the Himalayan — alone, out of cell range, and on dicey roads. I could sense the size of the motorcycle and the growing weakness in my body should I drop the thing. It could all be irrational thinking on my part but it was there.

I’ve only ridden the Honda Trail 125 two miles so far. But already I can tell you that the Himalayan is a rocket ship in comparison. All the speed and power drivel is all relative to what you’re riding and what your expectations are for performance.

Will I sell the Himalayan? I’m not sure. I still love riding in on the pavement. And maybe off road if someone else is riding with me.

You may not have the dirt roads we have but you do have the Autobahn!

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