Honda Brings Back The Dax 125
(Just Not For Us)
O
ne of the most famous
names in little-bike biking,
the Honda Dax 125, is coming
back to Honda's lineup in Japan
and Europe—but not here—at
least not next year.
The motorcycle we knew in the
U.S. as the CT70 (Trail 70) was
named the Dax (ST70) and ran from
1969 to 1981, named so due to the
bike's skinny steel backbone frame
that gave the look of a dachshund
(sausage) hence the cult-like follow-
ing, especially in Japan.
Honda's wildly successful
Grom 125cc roadster saw the
company bring back the Mon-
key in 2019, a machine that saw
enormous success, especially in
America, during the motorcycle
gold rush of the 1960s and '70s.
The new Monkey is thus the
basis for the new Dax, using the
same air-cooled 124cc single cylin-
der for 6.9 horsepower and 8 lb-ft
of torque, and running the same
semi-automatic centrifugal 4-speed
clutch system found on the Super
Cub we tested here in 2020.
The steel backbone frame is
back to give the bike its distinc-
tive look, and the fuel sits under
the rider's seat.
Even though this is a European
and Japanese market machine,
we would be very surprised not
to see this bike come to America
as a 2024, given the demand will
undoubtedly be enormous.
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Sexton: "I Feel Pretty Good"
C
hase Sexton says he's "...a
little sore..." but seemingly
okay after his spectacular crash
during qualifying that took him out
of the Seattle Supercross.
Seattle wasn't very good for me,"
he said. "I had a big get-off in the
second qualifying session; I mis-
shifted on a three-on and ended up
in neutral, and went over the bars,
which didn't feel great. I hit my back
pretty hard and was overall shaken
up, so we decided to sit out the
night. Overall, I feel pretty good
[on Monday, March 28]. My body's
a little sore, but I'm excited to get
back to work, address any issues
and get back at it in St. Louis."
"We're going to regroup, do
what we can to get Chase in the
shape that he needs to be in for
the next race," said Honda HRC
Team Manager Lars Lindstrom.
Luckily for Sexton, the 2022
Monster Energy Supercross
Series takes its first weekend off
of the season this weekend before
resuming in St. Louis, April 9.
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Chase Sexton appears
to be okay after his
hard crash during
qualifying at the Seattle
Supercross.
