How Much Power Does the 2025 Honda Dax 125 Make?

During the 1970s, when people rode On Any Sunday, the Dax (aka CT70) was a staple in Honda’s lineup. Over the course of three decades, more than 725,000 CTs were sold in the US. After many years of absence, the Dax returns as the newest addition to Honda’s miniMOTO collection alongside the Grom, Trail 125, Super Cub, and Monkey.

Aside from the Navi, all of Honda’s miniMOTOs share the same 124cc horizontal single-cylinder engine—a unit Honda has produced over a million of in various models. The 2025 Dax 125 utilizes a semi-automatic transmission just like the Trail 125 and Super Cub. The Grom and Monkey feature a five-speed manual transmission. Honda’s entire miniMOTO line is extremely accessible due to its low seat height, manageable power, and affordable price point. Ranging from the $3599 Grom to the $4349 Monkey, the 2025 Honda miniMOTO line is one of the best values in motorcycling. Choose between the lot? Beats us. All five are extremely fun and reliable.

Dax refers to Dachshund, the weiner dog, due to the bike’s long T-bone frame, a unique feature exclusive to the Dax. Powering Honda’s miniMOTO line (except for the Navi) is a 124cc air-cooled two-valve single-cylinder engine with a 24mm throttle body and fuel injection. Compression ratio is 10.0:1. Bore and stroke measurements are 50.0mm x 63.1mm. The four-speed semi-automatic transmission only requires shifting gears. No clutch modulation is needed. Suspension components are nonadjustable and include a 31mm inverted fork providing 4.3 inches of travel and twin shocks offering 4.7 inches of travel. A pair of 12-inch wheels is fitted with a single 220mm disc brake up front and a 190mm disc brake at the back. Rider aids are limited to nonswitchable ABS on the front wheel. Seat height is manageable at 30.6 inches, and the fuel capacity is 1.0 gallon. Honda claims the Dax 125 can get up to 106.7 mpg.

Before hitting our in-house Dynojet 250i dynamometer, the Dax weighed 237 pounds on our automotive scales. On the Cycle World dyno, the 2025 Dax 125 produced 8.3 hp at 7360 rpm and 7.6 lb.-ft. of torque at 4950 rpm. By no means is this engine peppy or exciting, but the area under the power curve is large, meaning the engine is flexible at most rpm. Whether you are pulling away from a light in first gear or zipping past traffic in fourth, the Dax 125 provides friendly, usable power throughout the entire rev range.