Honda sent us a story from "a happy customer who truly finds joy in his Honda product".

Joel and Hannah Burdall decided to live out their dreams and began an epic journey on a dated Honda CG125 that proved to be one tough runner.

The following is Joel and Hannah's story:

We started our epic journey in Boston UK in April of this year, and arrived in Johannesburg on the 13th of September. We will continue on to Cape Town in the next week or two. Our route was; England, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa. 2 wheels, 20 countries, 22 000 kilometers and 2 complete idiots.

No TLC

The Honda CG125 was the only choice for us. I quit the British Army last year, but still needed some excitement in my life - so rode to Senegal on a C90. When I came back, my girlfriend had caught the bug and wanted to come along on the next one. I would have used a C90 again, but needed something 'big,' relatively speaking. It also had to be tough, cheap, foolproof, and easy to find spares for, and (Hannah's stipulation,) pretty. A no brainer - The CG125.

After a trawl of a certain internet auction site, we bought a clean looking 1982 model. It was essentially sound, but needed some TLC to bring it back to its former glory. So we gave it none and took it to Africa. Grand plans and good intentions of modifications and services added up to no more than some chain lube and an extended tank. We left England on the original tyres, sprockets and plug.

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