MOPED ARMY

Are the wheels smaller?

12” wheels according to this article…..

https://newatlas.com/motorcycles/honda-minibike-2023-st125-dax/

Wow that is cool, I neeeed one!!

Me too! Hopefully, it’ll be available in the US in the not too distant future. I first gotta get rid of my Vespa GT 200 to make room in my garage for it…lol.

One gallon gas tank kinda sucks, but if it gets close to the advertised 150 mpg, it’s a non-issue. However, the Navi is supposed to get 110 mpg and the best I’ve gotten thus far is 75, so we’ll just have to see. (edited)

I noticed the 1 gal capacity, not a big deal. I can usually get up to 75mpg with a moped or modern bike but not much more. I think it's just a function of power needed to push around my 160lb with a restless throttle hand. The factory mpg ratings are for a featherweight rider at 35mph on a straight flat road I'm sure.

VERY cool, except for the taillight, fugly...but that could be fixed.

Unfortunately not really a throwback. EFI. No thanks. You can still get chinese copies of these that still have carburetors. https://tinyurl.com/5azr8tyr

I just drug my fuel injected 2020 KTM out of the barn, I didn't even have a battery tender on it this winter. Turned the key and she fired up with one tap of the button.

I'm just starting the process of unwinterizing about 130 cylinders worth of power equipment for the summer, almost every engine takes some fuckery and you can just about guarantee that a few of them will need new fuel lines, petcocks, primer bulbs, or stale gas that has to be flushed and dealt with. There is usually a fair bit of choking and fussing around the first time after sitting all winter.

Especially on the smaller single cylinder motorcycles, EFI and drive by wire is such a game changer. More torque and power everywhere, and much more control and tractability. If you ride a modern DBW 450 dirt bike you almost can't go back, the power delivery is amazing and it translates to such a good riding experience.

I don't use bikes (motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds) as transportation. They are a hobby. They have been for over 50 years. And working on them is just as much fun, if not more, than riding them. The new electronic stuff is so far removed from what I'm into that it is completely irrelevant to me. My hobby is VINTAGE internal combustion powered bikes and cars. Especially '70s and older stuff.

I have never ridden a "modern" dirt bike. I do have a 1994 Yamaha XT225 dual sport, and except for the CDI (I carry a spare one with me) it uses '70s technology. I've seen a few posts on here about the Yamaha TW200. They are one of the very few remaining new bikes that still use old technology.

I thought one of the main reasons to have mopeds was to tinker with them.

I would love to hear your opinion on electric bike/mopeds

Would be great if Honda came out with a 70s moped, would have to be 4t I imagine but I think it would be a good seller.

Riding an original one from the 70's is fun as hell, had no idea they were coming out again.

The frame is the only thing that is like the old ones.