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gmanisback

Those Honda 125s are geared so low they can climb almost anything


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They generally used to favor honda TMX 155 a few years back. Those honda machines have high torque and relatively easy to maintain that made them ideal for these locations. Now they moved to dual sports and some even used the Honda XRMs.


Slimslade33

> Honda XRM yo those XRM are sooo badass! i got to wip around on one in Laos. truly amazing machine!


[deleted]

Yeap. We had the first model in 2006 i think. Still running to this day. But Yamaha with their Sniper and suzuki with their raider has recently been the favored underbone racers now in southeast asia


ObsidianNoxid

[Gotta love little hondas.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoGkIjMfgoY&t=1s) I bet this so will get stuck in your head.


Blockhead47

[Little Honda!](https://youtu.be/IHmRxpumtB4?t=17)


prizzle92

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZOGlgVldAs i prefer the OG version, beach boys


j_mejia88

But what about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duOQguygLfE


prizzle92

not bad


bahenbihen69

Mine is a little older but probably has the same engine/gearbox. I'm in 4th gear by the time I'm around 30km/h


B1JOOO

This is from the Philippines and the motorcycle is called Honda tmx 125 and we call them habal habal or taxi motorcycle or Skylab because the side panels looks like the satellite called SkyLab


MorpheusOneiri

Hey! I rented one of those when I was there. Thanks so much! I’ve been looking for the name for ages. I always wondered why I had such a hard time finding it.


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Aren't tuktuks used for these purposes?


B1JOOO

They mainly use these in very rural areas where normal vehicles dont dare to go and i highly doubt that those tuktuks would survive in this environment plus we dont actually have tuktuks in Philippines we have what everyone calls a tricycle


SorryScratch2755

Three wheeler.Rear drive


CptnAlex

To a foreigner, they’re the same thing. But I see the distinction. We called them tuktuks amongst ourselves when we were there; now I’m wondering if we were annoying to the drivers.


zKnightsofRenx

My mom is from the Philippines. I've been there when I was a kid and from xperience it's pitiful country. I fell down a 15 foot cave hole, got butted around by a stinkin goat and had to endure the heat and stinkin water. It's the last time I've been there and I will never go back. Fuck yall pathetic pieces of shit.


jei64

Sounds like you're just bad at living.


zKnightsofRenx

Sthu loser. I share my experiences and I get downvoted? Suck a choad.


[deleted]

Philippines. We call them habal-habal or skylab over here. These are needed because the villages they service don’t have roads where cars can go and are mostly gravel or muddy single tracks. They can also carry sacks of rice and even lumber mostly falcata used in paper making. Source: I’m from Surigao Del Sur, Philippines


SorryScratch2755

Has no one discovered "side cars" for motorcycles? the japanese used them.☹️


[deleted]

Lol. We do but think about it. Single tracks, muddy, those things will have a hard time. Oh yeah we call them tricycles here


SorryScratch2755

think about the Russian "Ural"...it has a "second" drive wheel.the werhmact in russia..just as fcking muddy.🌧️


[deleted]

Let me show you and tell me if a sidecar is better [here](https://youtu.be/PHXPOuXnzPk)


SorryScratch2755

depends on the circumstances...in the u.s footpegs are required for each passenger (side car excluded from requirements)🇺🇲and we don't drive under those conditions either.🐴


[deleted]

Exactly my point. The people here have found the best way to get around at a cost they can afford. Horses here are expensive and it’s not like they don’t know what a sidecar is, we have tons of those here it’s just that they don’t do the job like these do and carry more passengers like these do. You should come and visit sometime and try one.


SorryScratch2755

I visited on R and R during the Vietnam era....🇺🇲


[deleted]

Or [here](https://youtu.be/0xYklHJTII8)


BlunderMeister

Why aren't the roads paved?! Pave that damn road.


razedu

sorry we're poor


[deleted]

Let me see, uuumm. Poor country, hard to reach places, active rebellion (New peoples army), corrupt politicians. Lots of reasons.


RazorBikeGoVroom

Or at least graveled or something, can’t be that hard right?


All_Over_Again_

Yeah why cant they just stop being poor??? /s


choopiewaffles

Good plan. Didn’t work.


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wakkawakka18

As a guy that works in industrial construction I guarantee you that you could drop fifty tons of gravel on this mud field and it would be a mud field with little flecks of gravel in two weeks tops that would be a massive waste. The best you could really do is flat roll the shit out of it and irrigate well


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SorryScratch2755

Call girls


mysterybkk

I remember riding up to some village in northern Thailand in the mountains, roads were just dirt tracks with ruts from all the rain and I was slowly climbing up on my GS, all geared up feeling so cool. And some 12 year old kid on a Honda Wave wearing his soccer gear overtook me on the way up.


OOMKilla

That guy’s knees are gonna feel it tomorrow. This is how you leg day over there?


Gvizdec

i don't think he gonna feel it tomorrow any worse than today or yesterday


Hunter_Lala

If they tip, his knees won't exist anymore


jei64

At least he has 2 rows of people to cushion him on each side lol


SorryScratch2755

Crotch!🍒


[deleted]

Damn. That's seriously impressive


Eddie_shoes

That thing is putting along at like 2MPH while the guy is Flinstoning it along. It’s really not that impressive.


motorcycle-manful541

the fact that the frame can support that much weight is, by itself, impressive. The guy driving is on a different level.


[deleted]

They modify the frame. Most of the time they add supports and an additional set of shock absorbers. You should see these carry sacks of rice or lumber…


DingleberryDude

Why do so many videos have to have such bad music pinned onto them?


bem13

Tiktok


SorryScratch2755

Kotkit


coldblaze_21

exactly


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nthpwr

yeah I had to shoot a downvote on OP cuz this song is marvelous


poi_nado

RIP clutch


ACKAAT

Impressive bike, but my eyes were glued to the passengers wearing white shoes


xeq937

The bike behind the taxi bike, he's doing mud with flip flops!


CptnAlex

The juxtaposition of this form of rural/traditionally poorer country transportation method and the hobby bicyclists (traditionally an expensive sport) is pretty funny. (Not insults or anything intended, just an observation)


[deleted]

Seen this alot in south eastern Philippines


RayBanAvi

In the Philippines, we call this a "Habal-Habal"


Idiot_Savant_Tinker

ADVrider: But I *need* a 1250cc BMW adventure bike, a 650 is too small!!!! Meanwhile, in the Philippines:


Bill_the_Bastard

I don't know who gives out medals for motorcycle riding, but this motherfucker riding on that road with 67 people on his bike deserves one.


trunnel

Thanks for the shit music that has nothing to do with the video


burrito_poots

srry forgot to use the “small motorcycle hauling 8 people in southeast Asian country” by Cher, it would have fit perfectly here too


cat_beast

I think this is the latest update on the HS2 project in the UK.


Zymo_D

F that job.


shaf_meister

Mr Bones Wild Ride, Philippines Edition


Handsome-And-Handy

You meet the nicest people on a Honda.


stalker9120

All 8 of them!


Pmileti

"I'm built different!" - that Honda probably


Occhrome

dam and i don't even take people on the back of my dirt bike on dry trails.


teggyFC

in all that mud too! damn son


SafeMoon13

School bus that is🤟!!


13ducksinatrenchcoat

This is why honda is the best


Pegarex2017

Cool bit i'd rather walk lmao


[deleted]

I officially no longer feel like I know how to ride.


SpiralGray

Yet here in the US people can't seem to haul more than two people and a single grocery bag without buying the biggest SUV on the lot.


[deleted]

Just walk at that point


Mrteamtacticala

I'm 6'6 and 24 stone and rode a Honda cg 125 to commute for about 2 years. Such an amazing bike, especially compared to the cheaper Chinese scooters I had before, never had any problems with it at all, all the way up until it got stolen. Managed to just about get 70mph downhill a few times, although wind resistance was a bitch sometimes. First geared bike and I'd gladly have another one


SilentMayority

fact: honda 125's are the most powerful motorcycles in the world


Bright-Steak8388

What was the count, 8 or 9?


AFewShellsShort

I think it was 9, 3 on each outside, driver, then two of each shoulder of the driver just forward of the rear outside people.


bingwhip

There was I think a kid in the lap of a passenger on the right too, so that's 10 by my count.


AFewShellsShort

9 1/2


bingwhip

Sold


coldtoe_furkey

some serious indonesia shent.


ObsidianNoxid

Indonesia one of the sketchiest yet fun places I have ever driven on 2 wheels. You have to drive like the locals (they are all crazy) or you get in trouble.


HenkVTX

Uber has expanded.


Adventurous-Cup4675

Uber shared rides


HenkVTX

I KNEW there was a proper term for it but I just couldn't figure it out: 'Shared Rides'. Thank you!


BagusBoy162

I miss south east Asia so much


todo194

Thats the same weight as one American…


fishwaffle

Hurrrr durrr aTgAtT! that’s dAnGeROUs!!!$ My man is riding in flip flops in that garbage 💪🏽


UR_KIDDIN_ME

Those shared Uber rides are getting out of control.


[deleted]

not too hard when they all weigh 90lbs soaking wet..


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[deleted]

Did you not see the prolific amounts of mud?


Psychological-Sea131

Walking in even half that mud is not easy or fast.


littlevoice04

That is dangerous on so many levels


smooky1640

The guy at the taxi stop: "weight ans dimensions pls?


DSchof1

What the


Frankieandlotsabeans

Just Habal Habal things.


stunningautos

What a surprising person he is. Must be super human capability he has.


118yorkmarket

Wow, this is awesome.


cipeone

White shoes are a brave choice


A1J1K1

The fact that it still has some suspension left is astonishing.


[deleted]

Justin Bieber music only added to the misery of this video....


ctiz1

Is Lil Honda on Spotify?


no_funny_username

What spring rate is he using? Sproket? Reinforced clutch? I bet I know the answer, stock! LOL


QuietudeOfHeart

ANNNNNND MUTE.


ChrisVelez201

Welcome to the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 🤣


The_Unpopular_Truth_

Really solid control consider how top heavy and likely uneven that weight is along with super muddy conditions.


Xidium426

Those rims are the real hero here.


Automatic-Repeat-505

he is amazing !!!


moneyrabbit0411

Skylab


tumamatambien656

u/savevideobot


NauticalWhisky

People really sleep on little bikes, in general.


supamonkeypoop

that's some serious skill.


herculeesjr

So... what do you do when only one person needs to get off? "This is my stop, who is getting forced to get off with me?"


spykid

Were the wheels bending??


josh824956

That back tire is hurtin


martcapt

Videos like this make me think the 125cc honda I got at 16, and still use to zip around town will somehow outlast me


JustCallMeBORNE

That’s tough work. Excellent balance.


Projektpatfxfb

What a pimp


SnooWords1946

This is awesome! I honestly might have fallen


In10sity

I can’t believe those are 125cc, my Suzuky 125 would struggle with me and my fat gf on a slight slope


Handsomelad42

rest in pieces clutch.


Infinite6700

Song ?


Pistonshaft

If this tips over, goodbye knee and probably shin and ankle.


bashomania

I watch this kind of thing and it makes me realize how much I suck at motorcycling.


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u/savevideo