Hit Up an ATV Trail Today on the Z125

[TwelveGaugeSage]

I saw a dotted line close to my house on the map that I had not before noticed. I rode to the approximate end of it, and there appeared to be a path with a barrier that was opened. I thought, "Why the **** not?" I was not disappointed. The trail turned out to be a hiking and ATV trail with some awesome views of the rivers. There were a lot of tree roots crossing the trail and a lot of mud puddles from some fairly recent rain. The stock suspension and tires ate up everything except the mud puddles and bigger rocks. I went through a mud puddle near the beginning and the rear tire tried hard to low side me. After that, I stuck with going around them. There was a short 4 foot section of very shallow running water that I had to "ford" (It was about 2" deep with a gravel bed). The causeway at the end was really awesome. Now I can't wait to wear these tires out so I can try some Maxxis M6024s!

See: Google Maps

[Gixxer]

Sick bike. I miss not having magazine subscriptions, I had no idea what a z125 was when I read it mentioned in here, then I saw a guy in windham with 2 black ones in the bed of his truck. Pretty cool looking. So, obviously competition for the Grom? What's the top speed on those?

[TwelveGaugeSage]

On the flats they top out around 63 stock. It's power limited, not gear. It's definitely a Grom rival. I hadn't seen either because I was out of motorcycles for awhile, but when I decided to get back into it I saw one at Flamingo and had to have it. It's like a street legal 2-wheeled go-kart. Great for learning to do stunts and stuff like that. It looks ridiculous but damn it sure is fun!

[breakdirt916]

how serious can you get off road?

I saw a group of groms pull up to a gravel road when I was on the vstrom...I thought a couple were gonna follow, but I guess they changed their mind

[TwelveGaugeSage]

With the right tires, I'm sure I could hang with a VStrom. Gravel road is hairy no matter what you are on and what tires, but I'd certainly feel more comfortable on the Z125 than I would on my Hyper. I think I would be more comfortable hitting rough trails on the Z125 than I was on my KLR 650. It doesn't have the ground clearance, but it is a lot more controllable at low speeds, and if it starts to go over, there is far more chance of saving it. 220 lbs versus 430-500 for the big dual sports.

[breakdirt916]

sweet....I was a big fan of smaller (XR80/XR100/XR200) dirt bikes, but everyone here gave me crap for enjoying them

issue with the XR100/200 series is the inability to get a street plate...the Z125/grom solves this...

[RandyO]

Gravel road is hairy no matter what you are on and what tires

sounds like you need to loosen up a bit

[Tekime]

Spotted one of these at Reynold's this week looks like a ton of fun!

[csmutty]

Z125 or Z125 pro?

[TwelveGaugeSage]

Mine's a Pro. I don't think they sell the non-Pro automatic ones here.

[SRTie4k]

I tried taking my Grom on a class 6 road a few weeks ago, my eyeballs were rattling so bad I couldn't see where I was going. I'll continue taking the Super Adventure and leave the Grom for roundabout use.

[Chippertheripper]

You should probably procure yourself a sticker if you're going to make a habit of such shenanigans.

[TwelveGaugeSage]

I've heard Groms have bad vibrations and a terrible stock suspension. I haven't noticed any problems on the Z, but your road could have been a lot worse. I take mine up and down my series of asphalt patches my town calls a road every day. It's only bad when I have to pee.

What is this sticker being spoken of?

[breakdirt916]

Money grab by the state!!