Today is Sunday, December 13, 2020. It's raining and I'm already wet, so I decided to do a sidebyside comparison between the Trail 125 (CT125) and the Super Cub today. Skip to the end of the description for clickable time indexes.

I don't have a lot of miles on the CT125 yet, but I can definitely say that these are similar bikes with very different purposes. The Super Cub (C125) is a road bike, and the Trail 125 (CT125) is a trail bike... those roles are evident in their styling and their performance.

The seating position and seat comfort seem to be slightly better on the Trail 125 than on the Super Cub because the CT's seat is flatter. The rider triangle is very similar between the two bikes, but the CT's taller, wider bars feel more relaxed. The CT does have slightly less legroom from the footpegs to the seat by about 1 inch (25mm), but the CT's seat allows you to sit further back, so there's no appreciable difference that I could feel. However, I did notice the extra reach to the ground and the added legbow, so the ~1 inch higher seat is noticeable but not unmanageable.

I still haven't drained the first full tank of fuel from the CT's tank at over 110 miles, so I can't comment yet on the fuel economy. It has a 1.4gallon tank compared to the Cub's 1.0gallon tank, so the extra range will be appreciated on longer road trips or in the backwoods. The top speed on the CT is definitely lower than on the Super Cub by about 58 mph in my early testing. I will take it easy on the motor for the next few hundred miles, and then we'll flog both bikes side by side to see how they stack up. Stay tuned for more! Cheers! QM

Time indexes:
0:00 Seat differences and measurements
1:38 Driveline and brake differences, dualpot caliper on the CT125!
3:40 Suspension measurements
4:40 Clutch cover differences and the kick start lever
5:40 Handlebar differences
6:40 Rear rack differences
7:57 Gauge cluster features and differences
8:57 Measuring the differences between the two bikes
16:36 More seat comparisons, dimensions are similar but they feel very different
18:45 Handlebar comparison
19:40 Demonstrating the heeltoe shifter problem and how to fix it
24:43 Why get a small, "underpowered" trail bike?
27:45 No regrets in owning either bike, they have different roles to fill

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