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@aprendiendodemilibrodeeduc8387, Gracias por vernos y por tus amables palabras, muy apreciado.

@@Vintage_Garage un abrazo con gran estima Gracias por motivarnos a andar en dos ruedas y armar y arreglar nuestros vehículos

@gustwowheeling7337, Gus, It seems like my riding days are winding down. I got home from one of my evening rides on a Honda Monkey 125 last week, and found that I was unable to dismount it. I couldn't get my right leg back over the seat. I thought at the time, I'll either have to stop riding the Monkeys, or remove the top cases.. neither are acceptable options.

@sellier-bellot22, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated..

@jasmine7576, ご視聴とコメントをありがとうございます。大変ありがたく思います。このバンは2013年型のフォード トランジット コネクトです。ハイルーフ モデルは2010年から2013年まで米国でのみ販売されていました。このバンはトルコのフォード工場で製造され、米国に来る前に英国で多くが販売されました。2013年以降、トランジット コネクトはスペインで製造されましたが、ハイルーフ モデルはありませんでした。トランジット コネクトは2023年に製造中止となり、現在は入手できません。ハイルーフ モデルは、ミラーを取り外すことなく、どんな小さなホンダ車でも収まるので素晴らしいです。

@ChrisB-qh7sd, Thanks for watching and your comment. I hear you.

@MotoCheez, Thanks.. surprisingly, the accessories forwarder I was using has suddenly shut down as have all the other accessory forwarding web sites at the same time. I was lucky to get the accessories when I did. I am not sure, but it might be related to this news: finance.yahoo.com/news/chinese-consumer-e-commerce-platform-093000375.html?guccounter=1 I was still hoping to find a smaller rear top box the size of the one on the green, but I am now unable to find one.

@danwickey1111, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. Right now, all of the fifty or more reports on various web sites I have seen about the Dax 125 coming to the USA have a single source, and that is the California Air Resources Board (CARB) filing. There has been no announcement from Honda or even a hint about it from Honda. I already have two on order at my local Honda dealers just in case though... LOL Here is one link that has an exaggerated headline, but all the author really has is the CARB filing like everyone else: www.advrider.com/hondas-dax125-minibike-confirmed-for-us-buyers-in-2025/

@747fa, Thanks for watching.. prices here on the fast-food drive in windows have doubled in the past three years. Most now feature "Bundles" with a burger, fries and a fountain drink, and a bundle is about $10, and perhaps twice that in California. A can of Diet Sams at Walmart is still about 40 cents when bought by the case, and a fountain drink at a drive-through is now about $3. My first job was working at McDonalds when I was 16 years old. Hamburgers were 15 cents, fries were 12 cents and a milk shake was 20 cents, so the ad was "For 47 cents you get a three-course meal". I will try to do a Monkey riding video soon. The Trail 125s are starting to get to heavy for me to do much trail riding with them any longer.

@Vintage_Garage Yeah, burger meal or "bundle" prices have gone up here too. I tend to feel a lot of companies are taking advantage of the inflation situation here in my country to raise their prices which, of course, contributes further to inflation. Anyway, look after yourself and if or when you can put out one of those videos I'll be watching. 👍

@danielpredsox, Daniel, as of November last year, Florida in general allows e-Bike to ride anywhere a bicycle can ride subject to local exceptions. The local exceptions are pretty vague. I am pretty sure there would be places in Orlando where you can't ride on the sidewalks. Around me, very few people use the sidewalks and so riding on them hasn't been a problem so far. The biggest risk on the sidewalks is that many have a vertical six-inch curb between the sidewalk and the road, and and posts with a railing on the other side, giving you a pretty narrow path. It would be a disaster to either fall off the curb, or snag on the posts while riding. Also, you don't need a drivers license or license plate to ride an eBike here. Fast food prices are now out of control, and I don't think they will ever come down. All drive-throughs feature "Bundles" now on their menu pictures, and it is difficult to find prices of single items on their menus. As I understand it California prices are even more tough with Burger King bundles (sandwich, side, and drink) approaching $20. A single can of Diet Sams when bought in a 24 pack case is still around 40 cents, while a fountain drink at a fast food drive though is pretty much about $3. I didn't notice that boot on the trailer in front of the Panera Bread, so I went back to look at the video, and I see what you mean. I think it is an anti-theft device by the owner of the trailer, but I am not sure. When I moved to this neighborhood 15 years ago, the only business at the corner was a Circle-K gas station. I was the first customer at the Walmart when it opened about 10-12 years ago, then McDonalds was next, then very little until the past three years, and the explosion of new construction this year is related to the Suncoast Parkway expansion. The Suncoast Parkway is a direct route to the Tampa airport and Tampa.

@747fa, Thanks for watching and your comment. So far, you are the only viewer to make a suggestion for a next video, so I will try to make a Monkey riding video with fishing. Thanks..

​@@Vintage_Garage👍

@richardduke9788, Richard, Thanks for watching and your comment. The Dax e is fun and easy to ride, but it overall slow speed makes for a pretty long ride to go most anywhere out of town.

@indigo-yeshua, Obrigado por assistir e suas amáveis ​​​​palavras. Sim, à medida que envelheço a cada dia, fica mais difícil fazer trabalhos detalhados.

@@Vintage_Garage O senhor está ótimo!! Coma mais frutas e beba chás de manhã, meio litro de preferência, isto ajudará o senhor ficar limpo por dentro. Gratidão meu bom amigo!!

@giovanny4316, I really don't feel much vibration in the seat or pegs on any of my Trail 125s, but do sometimes feet slight front tire bounce and certain speeds on all of them. The bounce is noticeable in some of my videos taken from the chest camera. Another way of saying it is that I feel the same vibrations in the pegs on the Trails, Monkeys, and the Super Cub floor, so I think the slight vibrations I feel are normal, and I don't even think about it. I typically ride at about 45 mph, and really don't see any increased vibration up to flat out.

@@Vintage_Garage I have an appointment to my local dealer on Saturday, I hope is nothing serious, some people say it’s probably the rear wheel or engine mount bolt.

@user-dw5de7fl3u, Thanks for watching, and the kind words, much appreciated. I follow the news from Ukraine every day, and it saddens me. I last visited Ukraine in 2012 or 2013, before the Russians took the Crimea, and I visited Sevastopol and Odessa.

@SandStormPower, Thanks for watching and your kind words, much appreciated. If the rumors are true, the Honda Dax 125 will be finally coming to the USA for the 2025 model year. I have one on order at my local Honda dealer, but Honda still hasn't officially announced the price or the delivery schedule so the rumors are just that at this point.

@gustwowheeling7337, Gus, thanks. The color match isn't really that great though. The red on the Dax e has a lot of metallic sparkle in it that I couldn't add, and has a bit more blue in it. It is most noticeable in the front fender which almost has a metallic purple tinge to it. About all I could do is get the shade close to right. By the way, BuyEChina seems to have bellied up and I haven't been able to find an alternative source for Dax e parts so that I can get the smaller rear top case the size of the one on the green Dax e.

@gustwowheeling7337, Thanks Gus... I agree, red is always the fastest color..LOL

Thanks for the good wishes. My old age skin is very thin and if I brush my arm against anything, the skin will tear and there will be a little bleeding. It always heals in a day or two. My spirits are still low though. I haven't re-sent your no-knot eyelets, but I will, in a small box or padded envelope with a customs form. I think the first ones didn't arrive because I didn't fill out the customs forms for Indonesia. The value of the eyelets should be less than $3 US in total, about 48,410 Rupiah. I am still watching your videos, but haven't yet commented on them. The last two were both great as have all of them been. I have been driving "Lightfoot" to her cancer treatments, and it is becoming harder and harder for me to concentrate on even small tasks. I am not sure if I will be making any more CZcams videos. I will as soon as my spirits return. My health is good, but my mind is weak.

@@Vintage_Garage I always hope and pray that you are always healthy and stay enthusiastic. I am not very good at motivating someone because I have no knowledge of psychology. To keep you motivated, maybe you can try attending a community in your city and interact with them. I think you should stay enthusiastic because many are waiting for the results of your content work. Hopefully your friend will recover soon. Always be successful.

@CrustyBiker, Thanks for watching and your comment. I was so worried that the Kitaco camo graphics wouldn't look good, that I bought a complete set of Honda stickers, and then also decided to get all four yellow frame panels with the original stickers already on them as well. I was planning that worst case, I could switch the frame panels back to original, but after installing the Kitaco graphics, I decided that I liked them, so now I have four yellow panels I may never use.. LOL.. I am not sure, but to me the Banana Yellow on the Monkey looks a bit more orange than the Turmeric Yellow on the Trail 125.

Thanks for watching and your kind words. I am continuing to get old, and now worry that I am too feeble to be able to visit Cambodia ever again.

@alexeibc2771, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated.. sorry the video is so "old and slow".

@jasmine7576, ご視聴と優しいお言葉ありがとうございます。日本の山々や山から眺める海の景色が羨ましいです。ここフロリダ中央部には山がありません。

@buscandountesoroporelmundo8263, Gracias por vernos y el visto bueno, muy apreciado.

@SkyFakeTogether, ขอบคุณสำหรับการรับชมและความคิดเห็นของคุณ ชื่นชมมาก เมื่อฮอนด้าเริ่มผลิต Super Cub 125 ในประเทศไทยและเปิดร้าน Cub House ประเทศไทยก็กลายเป็นศูนย์กลางของโลกสำหรับฮอนด้าขนาดเล็ก ขณะนี้ประเทศไทยเป็นแหล่งข้อมูลหลักเกี่ยวกับรุ่นและอุปกรณ์เสริมใหม่ๆ

@JamesDeLaney-lq5yc, I hear you.. the 2025 Dax 125 will put a dent in my wallet too.. just have a look at the accessories: beezdeals.com/product-category/honda-dax-125/ On the left of that page, you can see the accessory brands. I tend to focus on H2C, Kitaco, and Gcraft, and I see many accessories there that I want without looking any further. LOL..

@jmartz1969, Thanks for watching and your kind words.

@nj9658, ご視聴とコメントをありがとうございます。とてもありがたく思います。Dax e がかなり変わっているというのは私も同感です。Sundiro Honda は Cub e と Zoomer e も製造しています。どれも静かで似ています。以下をご覧ください。 global.honda/en/newsroom/news/2023/c230110eng.html

@richardduke9788, Thanks for watching and good to hear from you again. I keep thinking I am due for a heart attack as well, but it hasn't happened yet. My 2024 yellow Honda Trail 125 did finally arrive, and now I wonder if I will have enough energy to accessorize a Honda Dax 125 when it arrives in the USA in 2025. It is tough taking care of loved ones who are sick.. hang in there. Thanks for pointing out your CZcams shorts. The Shorts format is such that they are best viewed on a smart phone, and I watch CZcams through a Roku big screen TV in wide format, so I never gave watching shorts a chance. I will have a look now at a few of yours.

@@Vintage_Garage czcams.com/users/shorts1w9wLHSOoNg?si=88JHLoG6XpYQi6MS .

@@Vintage_Garage Thanks for the response 👍 !

@2018NukNuk, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated.

@jas350, Thanks for watching and your comment.. it gave me a good chuckle.. Most of the comments from viewers call my videos "old and slow" and complain about the slow pace of them, so I have to assume you're saying the same thing.. In any event, please keep watching, even if you have to use the chapter headings to move more quickly through the video.

@@Vintage_Garage we love you

@michaelcleveland9074, Thanks for watching and your comment and kind words. Email me if you really want to put in the work to get a Cub e. I haven't done it, but may be able to point you in the right direction.

@simonj5004, Thanks for watching and your comment. The light helmet for the slower speed of the Dax e vs. a heavy helmet for the Trail 125 and lightness of the bike itself, make the Dax e better in the humidity. I hadn't thought about getting a Zoomer e, but was starting to look into getting a Cub e, but probably won't. The biggest turn off on the Super Cub 125 is the Smartkey system, and while the Zoomer e doesn't actually use the Super Cub 125 Smartkey system, it looks too similar to me with the pushbutton key fob, that I didn't investigate it more. I simply decided that I didn't want one because of the key system, even though I don't understand how it really works. It might have turned out to be ok. The Cub e uses the same card system as the Dax e, and so far, that works very well. I was planning to order a Cub e, but now my energy is fading to buy anything more at this point.

@@Vintage_Garage you've certainly done your research. Keep going 💪.

@ledart, ご視聴とコメント、誠にありがとうございます。 はい、ペダルが付いているので電動自転車になります。 つまり、フロリダでは自転車が通れる場所であればどこでも自転車に乗ることができます。 歩道、自転車道、自転車、そして低速道路でも。

@matthubbard8541, Matt, thanks.. the next video will install all the accessories, and then after that, I am out of ideas..

I look forward to your next video when you install all the accessories to the Dax e, as for future ideas you’ll just have to organise a small bike road trip around your Southern States using small petrol or electric powered small bikes 😊

@@matthubbard8541 Matt, I hear you.. I should have done that two years ago. I organized that central Florida meet last fall to Richloam, and a new Florida gung ho 2023 Trail 125 rider was going to organize another ride for April, but he dropped the ball.. turned out to be all talk but no action. My body is willing, but my my mind is shot. It is impossible for me to organize anything now. I couldn't even organize a ride around the block now. I took a long ride on the red Dax e today, and decided that I might have enough brain power left to put the Dax e in the van and take it up to the Florida Barge canal one early morning in a couple of weeks before the day get's too hot. Have a look at this video from Motocheez were he rides the bike path at the canal on eBikes with his wife. I think it would make a good Dax e video, following the same route, with fishing and lunch from one of the trailside gazebos: czcams.com/video/8ZD85RyPYyw/video.html

@@Vintage_Garage Vaughn, many thanks for the Motocheez link, it looked like a very enjoyable a ride, yeah it would make a neat ride out on the Dax e, ride safe.

@MancingTanago, Thanks for the encouragement. Old age is starting to take over and I am loosing my enthusiasm. I should probably try to go fishing today. In my next video, I install all the accessories on the red Dax e, and unfortunately, it will be a long video. I already finished the video and will put it on CZcams next week. After I post that video, I will be out of ideas and also out of energy. Maybe fishing will revive my spirits...

@@Vintage_Garage Don't worry, my Friend! Ideas will come by themselves after our minds are calm. Do fun activities and get your spirits back. Let's go fishing!

@JamesDeLaney-lq5yc, Thanks for watching and your kind words. In the next video I install all the same accessories on the red one as on the green, but the bags are black instead of brown. I did make a mistake and accidentally ordered a larger top case. The red top case looks the same but is an inch longer and an inch taller, and doesn't fit the rear rack correctly.

@@Vintage_Garage Looking forward to the next video as always.

@Robinsbro17, Thanks for watching and your comment. After riding the Dax e, it is difficult to go back the Motocompactos. The pneumatic tires on the Dax e make a huge difference, and the higher top speed is also nice. On the downside, the Dax e weighs about three times as much as the Motocompacto, and you can fold up the Dax e. My problem is that I like to have mirrors and a phone holder on both, and when you do that to a Motocompacto, it doesn't fold up any longer. That puts the Motocompactos down on the list when I choose what to ride each day.

@richardduke9788, LOL.. the real question is when the Dax 125 will show up. The Dax e is a fun bike, but I'd also like to ride the real thing in person.

@prestonrobert2625, Thanks for watching and I hear you about riding on Daytona Beach. The best Honda for beach riding is a Honda Spree... easy to drag your feet on the loose sand for balance when you need to... Have a look at the two red Sprees in the video below: czcams.com/video/ITYLbbigSHE/video.html

@FIGLI0UNIC0, Grazie per la visione e le tue gentili parole, molto apprezzate.

@billwelch9431, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. I bought those Monkey logos at beezdeals: beezdeals.com/product/genuine-logo-sticker-mark-topper-honda-monkey-125-side-panel-decal-4-colors-new/ You can also get them at any Honda dealer, or online at: www.hondapartshouse.com/oemparts/p/honda/86641-k0f-t60za/mark-type4-monkey. Different colors have different part #s. Shipping is expensive at beezdeals, but the shipping on the stickers was essentially free since I bought a lot of heavier items from them in the same shipment. The luggage boxes are still out of stock at the Canadian vendor. I bought two, one for each of my two Monkeys, and may have exhausted their supply.

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@DecadesDiner, Thanks for watching and the kind words.. I am still riding my Navi weekly, but now the Trail 125s are starting to feel too heavy.. old age is tough, but I am doing ok..

@giovanny4316, Thanks for watching and your kind words.. I have been following those diabolus seats and may end up getting one myself.. thanks for mentioning yours.

@@Vintage_Garage do you have any news if honda is going to bring the Honda Dax to USA in 2025?

@@giovanny4316 I have seen no official news from Honda.. only the article from Adventure Rider claiming the Dax 125 is coming to the USA as a 2025 model: www.advrider.com/hondas-dax125-minibike-confirmed-for-us-buyers-in-2025/

@@Vintage_Garage I hope it’s true, I want to complete the collection

@cb3391, Thanks for watching and your comment.. Navi's rule!

@cb3391, Thanks for watching and subscribing. I still enjoy riding my Navi at least once a week..

@terrykeil6751, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. I haven't sold any of my five CT125s, but am getting almost to old to ride them any longer. They are starting to feel too heavy when stopped for a traffic light.

Thanks for watching and your kind words. It's comments like yours that keep us going.. much appreciated.

@DrMbutu, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. No. With the Honda OEM exhaust shield from the Australian, Japanese, and other markets where the rear pegs were fitted by the factory, the black plastic leg protector on the exhaust shield doesn't get hot. However, if you just use the heat shield from the USA, Thailand, or other markets where the rear pegs were not fitted by the factory, the heat shield will be uncomfortably hot for the passenger without the black plastic leg protector.

James, Thanks for watching and your kind words.. Same goes if you ever make it to Citrus County in Florida. Anton at Beezdeals is super honest and reliable. He has gone out of his way to help me a number of times.. he found a used Gcraft wooden crate so I could finish the Farm Campster.. a super rare part as only 125 were made. He also listed the H2C tray for the Stanley Special when I asked him to. If you'd like to meet him, please watch this video: czcams.com/video/FjVcZ_cgah0/video.html

Gus, Thanks for watching.. I am having a hard time getting up the energy to edit videos, so I appreciate that some, like yourself, are still watching them. Speaking of guests for dinner, every time I stood up to move the tripod, one of the White Ibis would jump up on the table to take a bite of my beef teriyaki. LOL. I have two raw videos about my second Dax e in the can, but I am trying to decide if I will edit the footage into two videos or not. The Homecoming is identical to the Homecoming for the green one, except this Dax e is red, and it is delivered by a different trucking company. All else is identical. I even watched my assembly video to remember how to assemble it. Same for installing accessories.. same accessories except they are black on the red Dax e, and brown on the green Dax e. As far as the Military Campster, it gave me a chance to learn about the Kitaco accessories. I never would have bought them otherwise. I didn't realize it until I installed it, but the mounting points for the front rack are completely different than those used by most other brands. The front rack is so low, that only the front half of it can be used. The speedometer obstructs the back half of it. Also, the center rack is different in that it doesn't use the battery cover screw as a mounting point.