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The amount of those you see in working condition out here is pretty incredible. People drive them all summer.

I had a 1970 Honda 50. Even rode it in a lake once and it still ran. Got a picture of my Dad somewhere with cut off jean shorts, boots and a cowboy hat. He rode it out to the store and had a case of PBR on his lap. You know your a redneck if....

love my 90 and 110. the 90 has a scabbard on the front forks that a ss 92 carbine 454 lives in. forgot and left it out last night and woke to rain.
just finished drying them off.
the 90 is a '69 and the 110 is a '83. they get the wife and me out together but i don't have to talk! love it.

I don't think I would change a thing on the 60's and 70's Hondas if they were still available new. The only thing that could be a pain on some of them was the Ignition and charging systems. Otherwise they ran like sewing machines.

i started my honda career in early 60's having one of the firsts 110cc super cubs in northern arizona.
I have four or five of the 60's vintage 50cc and 90cc trail bikes in a garage, with the dream to rebuild them some day.
One of them is sitting by the house outside.
I am gonna have to restrain myself from that little monkey i can see a fight with the wife coming as to explanation.
Great to throw in the back of the truck in bad country, a way to ride out.

1979 Honda Trail 90, cool little bikes. Need to get this one out of the garage more often though

My dad had a Honda shop in the 60's. My brother and I both started riding the Honda 50 cc's with the shields when we were 7 years old. We got to ride the Trail 55's and 90's, then when the XL's came out we had the 100's to ride. I had calluses on my fingers from the handle grips from riding all summer. They were some tough machines and ahead of their time.

I trapped pocket gophers and sold their front claws to the township. I raised enough to buy a used Honda Trail 70. I rode that thing constantly.

Like an idiot, when the rear sprocket got bad, I sold it to another kid to get money for a used pedal bike I wanted. Now those Honda Trails are worth pretty good coin!

I had a Honda SL70 and my buddy had a Trail 70 way back when. We rode the snot out of them! We flipped his Trail 70 one day and I wound up under it. The hot muffler guard branded my leg and I had the impression of a phillips head screw head and a few of the vents burned into my leg for a couple years. Good times.

where can a guy get one of those Bitch seats?

Bring back the Elsinore 125 and you'll have my undivided attention.


Okie John

We always used boat throw cusion, it fit perfect. A milk crate made a great haul box too!

I had a 450 Honda, had blowout, lots of road rash, ain’t been on one since.

This place is the best I've found for old parts for the Trail 90. Their prices are't always that great but if its something you need they likely still carry it. And yes milk crate on the back makes a great box for stuff.

http://dratv.com/bodparctct.html

I bought an XL-100 too back in the day....in the metallic lime green, then upgraded to the XL-250 in silver with the purple stripe on the tank. Changed it out to a big ass rear sprocket and an aggressive knobby for bombing through creeks and swamps, and hill climbing out in the sticks....good times. I sold the 250 to a buddy that still has it in the barn, but hasn't run for years.

A Honda Trail 90 was $374 out the door in 1965.

I was 14 years old.

I still have scars all over me from that bike.

No scars from all the motorcycles after that.

I had a friend with a Mini Trail 50. Looking back, I'm astounded at the use and abuse that little bike stood up to. Dad would never buy one for me. He figured that I would kill myself on it and he was right!

RS

My first Motorcycle was a 64 Super Cub 55. It was a "real" motorcycle had a clutch and a 4 speed tranny basically a smaller engine version of the Honda 90. I still have two matching yellow 1969 Trail 90's. Both my son and daughter learned how to ride on them. Basically the things are indestructible. As long as there is oil and gas they will run. Not fast, but they will go anywhere a motorcycle can go. They used to be about $50 for a runner back in the day. I have turned down $1200. I will pass them on to the son and daughter when I'm done with them. They will still be running fine..