Hello from Vermont! I got incredibly lucky today

[Soliminal]

I passed the MSF course yesterday without having owned a bike yet and was emotionally prepared to have to wait a while until I could have my own. I learned about and wanted the Trail 125 ever since watching an anime called Super Cub (dumb reason I know, but the bike really seemed to fit all the needs I had after I did more research). Reliable (Japanese-ha), fuel efficient, affordable, easy to work on, bullet proof, plenty of aftermarket parts, light off-roading, fun around town errands runner, and cool looking as hell but I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir here.

I know that stock availability has been an issue country wide with the long wait lists and some dealers only receiving a single bike every 6 months from Honda. With me being in Vermont, I didn't think I'd have much luck getting a Hunter Cub any time soon, and certainly not before the snow falls here in VT. On a whim I google searched and found a dealership across the lake in upstate New York and gave them a call. They some how had not one, two, or even three - But FOUR brand new Trail 125s in stock. My credit card never flew out of my wallet so fast, and now I'm one of you guys!

I didn't realize the CT125 had such a following and even a forum, how cool!

 

[Shoot870p]

Congrats!

 

[SneakyDingo]

I learned about and wanted the Trail 125 ever since watching an anime called Super Cub

Considering how much time they spent dunking on the newer bikes and how badly Reiko trashed hers trying to climb the mountain, I'm thinking it wasn't the worst of reasons to look into it . The anime has been given some serious kudos for its accuracy, to the point that it even stumped me by having a kickstand on the right side of one of the bikes - something I thought was an error, but ended up being a real thing. You can tell Honda really worked closely with the studio to make sure they got all the things right.

Welcome and congrats on your new bike and license!

 

[eastema]

Wow, get a lottery ticket, your luck is strong.

 

[Soliminal]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I guess it's true, you do meet the nicest people on a Honda hah. I haven't seen a single Trail 125 on the road yet in person yet, but I hope I'll see some of you folks out there! I did see a Super Cub rider once just sitting on the grass next to her bike, eating a hotdog, and staring into the woods - that was cool.

 

[SneakyDingo]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I guess it's true, you do meet the nicest people on a Honda hah. I haven't seen a single Trail 125 on the road yet in person yet, but I hope I'll see some of you folks out there! I did see a Super Cub rider once just sitting on the grass next to her bike, eating a hotdog, and staring into the woods - that was cool.

I've had mine since February and despite confirming there's at least 3 in Seattle, I haven't met another one . Meeting a Monkey was such a momentous occasion that I took a commemorative photo.

 

[Kev250R]

Welcome and nice find!

I've yet to see any Trail's in my area either, however there is a guy about 20 minutes from me who makes YouTube videos of himself riding his Trail around town. I'm frequently in his area for work so I try to keep an eye out for him.