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What Makes the Honda Trail 125 an Exceptional Motorcycle?

April 7, 2025 by Scooter in the Sticks 28 Comments

Two Honda Trail 125 motorcycles along a rural road.
The Honda Trail 125 comes with a tiny tool kit and a big dose of riding magic.

Symptoms of the Honda Magic

It’s simple. When I go for a ride on my Honda I always smile. You can see it on my face. But you can’t see the smiles inside. Or the smiles generated days later when I think about a ride I’ve made with this strange little machine.

The magic extends beyond the physical act of riding. Like the old Honda advertising slogan, “You meet the nicest people on a Honda” something else happens. Somehow a magnetic attraction develops to other Honda Trail riders. In the above photo my friend Paul and I were stopped to admire the landscape during a long ride. And I have two other friends with old Honda Trail bikes who are turning wrenches or opening their wallets to get them running. Like flies to honey Honda Trail bike riders may be subject to a magical force.

And because of all this, I am left saking what makes a Honda Trail 125 an exceptional motorcycle.

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