Comments on: Embracing the Honda Trail 125 Adventure Machine

By: sweetsbravely0775e1d190

sweetsbravely0775e1d190 — Fri, 22 May 2026 14:57:55 +0000

I won’t go into great detail about my past but in doing some Timed Roadruns in the 1970’s I found myself on dirt roads similar to what you have in your videos. Let me tell you. It’s a different world on a Kawasaki 500cc two stroke triple or a 600 pound KZ1000st. Using the Cub would be a cinch. I enjoy your observations in your videos and blog.

By: Dan Zuelch

Dan Zuelch — Fri, 22 May 2026 14:22:31 +0000

Really been enjoying your new blog content. You hit the nail on the head with ” You no longer need or care what others might think of you as a rider. ” I get all the comments riding my 411 and scooter. Most of them rarely even go for a ride at all. I truly enjoy riding to nowhere with all the time in the world.

By: Steve Brooke

Steve Brooke — Fri, 22 May 2026 13:36:01 +0000

Out on afternoon CT scoot just yesterday and what you have written here Steve all seems to ring true to me. Climbing aboard the CT is revelatory and in a moment you’re reliving all those sensations that were so infatuating back in the day, my first ride ever was a pal’s CT90. There are many places I will no longer take my much larger moto that are still enjoyable on the CT though as you point out, route planning is key when perched above 8.5 ponies. Enjoy eh!

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 22 May 2026 12:56:07 +0000

I love my Trail 125! I had it out in southern Arizona with me this past winter, and it is a perfect machine for desert trails on BLM and state trust land (of which there is plenty out there). I got into a pretty serious situation out there on one ride, and I firmly believe had I not been on the Trail 125 I would have had to have called in a rescue team. The Trail’s greatest “weakness” is that is can make you feel you’re a better rider than you actually are. But if you’re stupid enough to continue out to where you don’t belong (guilty), it will do everything it can to get you home. Fantastic motorcycle for the aging idiot! 🙂

By: Ed Thomas

Ed Thomas — Fri, 22 May 2026 12:32:30 +0000

My old film camera is also a Leica, screwmount lens, from 1929.

By: Daniel Marques

Daniel Marques — Fri, 22 May 2026 11:06:55 +0000

Beautiful machine, Steve. There is something deeply poetic about exploring the world on a small Honda. It forces us to slow down, to notice the details of the landscape, and to truly feel the ride.

In fact, a journey on my own small Honda inspired me to create a literary magazine called “Pendura”. In European Portuguese, “pendura” is the word we use for the pillion passenger—the person riding on the back of the motorcycle.

That Trail 125 looks like the perfect companion for those quiet, soulful adventures. Thanks for sharing these thoughts and photos. Keep riding and writing!