Honda Trail 125 Coming to America
O
ne of the most recogniz-
able Hondas ever created
is on its way to the USA. The
Honda Trail 125 will debut as a
2021 model and is based on the
Super Cub and Monkey bike but
in a more rugged package.
Retailing for $3899, the Trail
125, known as the CT125 in
most other areas of the world,
uses same 125cc four-stroke,
single-cylinder overhead-
camshaft design operating two
valves, but with a high-mounted
air intake and upswept exhaust
to enhance low-end and mid-
range power. As with the Super
Cub, the Trail 125 has a four-
speed semiautomatic transmis-
sion.
"When American Honda was
established in 1959 and began
offering the Honda 50, Idaho
dealer Herb Uhl started modify-
ing it for off-road use, resulting in
Honda producing the Trail 50,"
said Lee Edmunds, Senior Man-
ager of Powersports Market-
ing for American Honda. "That
model became ubiquitous in
American campgrounds and on
motorhome bumpers in the '60s
and '70s and led to a number of
successors. For that reason, the
CT brand has a special history
with the U.S. market, and it's
great to see it return with the
Trail 125 which, like the Super
Cub and Monkey, harkens back
to a golden era of American
motorcycling but with modern
technology and reliability." CN
IN
THE
WIND
P20
The venerable
Honda Trail
125 will be
here next year.
