New honda monkeybike coming soon! Honda Grom

[DriveShaft]

Originally Posted by DudeClone

Buy this and turn it into something you use off road. Honda's official promo vid makes it look like a mini urban assault weapon to stunt on. And maybe it can be? But it's still a small bike and a rider can stunt on big bikes.

All that marketing aside, this is a dumb little motorcycle imo. A good scooter is much better a small bike in many ways. I have no idea why this would appeal to a scooter rider or a motorcycle rider, or like many of us, those who ride and have ridden both.

This bike has zero appeal for me as a street bike of any sort. As said, a little off road bike. Otherwise

Uhh...sure, you can learn on a liter bike...but it's sure as hell easier on a small bike. Simple relationship between rider weight and bike weight. It's alot easier to manhandle something closer to your weight.

Personally, I think their marketing is way off target for the us market for other reasons, although if you're going to get good at stoppies and wheelies...nothing beats a light, low cc bike with a clutch. Historically that meant dirt bikes in the States. But hey...bikes like the Grom are how it's done in Asia.

I think the ads are dumb bcs it's going to be short-lived when they start getting push back from nanny staters. Can't wait to see the follow-up effects from dumb-shits eating their teeth en masse in the alleys trying to recreate the shit they see while ignoring the "professional rider" warnings. But hey...it's marketing. It's about the image.

You're right, no scooter rider would rationally choose the grom over a scooter...but that's not the side of their brain telling them to pull out the credit card. I've ridden and have both scooters and bikes for decades...this might be the first one I ever buy retail.

[DriveShaft]

Originally Posted by p0diabl0

I put down a deposit on a red one... can debadge it and tell people it's a ducati

That's why my SO likes it.

[rkwfxd]

Originally Posted by DriveShaft

Uhh...sure, you can learn on a liter bike...but it's sure as hell easier on a small bike. Simple relationship between rider weight and bike weight. It's alot easier to manhandle something closer to your weight.

Personally, I think their marketing is way off target for the us market for other reasons, although if you're going to get good at stoppies and wheelies...nothing beats a light, low cc bike with a clutch. Historically that meant dirt bikes in the States. But hey...bikes like the Grom are how it's done in Asia.

I think the ads are dumb bcs it's going to be short-lived when they start getting push back from nanny staters. Can't wait to see the follow-up effects from dumb-shits eating their teeth en masse in the alleys trying to recreate the shit they see while ignoring the "professional rider" warnings. But hey...it's marketing. It's about the image.

You're right, no scooter rider would rationally choose the grom over a scooter...but that's not the side of their brain telling them to pull out the credit card. I've ridden and have both scooters and bikes for decades...this might be the first one I ever buy retail.

Nannies don't seem to have had much effect on kids riding 100 mph wheelies down the freeway on 600cc sport bikes. They haven't seemed to have much impact on stunt riders at all. For the most part, near as I can tell, most stunt riders do their stuff in empty parking lots etc...

I doubt this will be much different.

[Dav101]

Looks like fun at a Honda Fun Day event with MSX125 Class.

I'm in my 40's and can't help but think renting a little Kart Track with these would be a great Birthday party idea. Better than a bouncy castle?



http://youtu.be/kN7IUXep8jY

Cross posted in Road Warriors thread.

[DriveShaft]

Originally Posted by rkwfxd

Nannies don't seem to have had much effect on kids riding 100 mph wheelies down the freeway on 600cc sport bikes. They haven't seemed to have much impact on stunt riders at all. For the most part, near as I can tell, most stunt riders do their stuff in empty parking lots etc...

I doubt this will be much different.

No effect at all. Come on, let's face it, nannies tend to have effects completely unintentional by themselves. That won't stop them from going after...someone else.

I mean, personally, I just hope this is a means to have more competent stunters.

[CaptnJim]

Honey, I Shrunk the Buell Blast!

I was concerned that my bulk might look goofy on the PCX, but a full size person on this bike kinda reminds me of the circus... and a bear riding a bicycle.

Back in the day, I thought a Honda Trail 70 might be fun to hang on the back of an RV, but never owned one. This might be more akin to the "growed-up" version of that. It will be interesting to see (and sit on) one in person.

But, since this is on a scooter part of the forum, I don't see swapping the scoot for a Grom.

Captain Jim

[minimotos95]

I was thinking it looked more like a mini duke, it's bigger then my 70 but looks just as fun, i heard the top speed is 65mph... if i could get financed i think this thing would be worth the debt
"Monkey on a grape" as my father says

[DriveShaft]

Originally Posted by CaptnJim

Honey, I Shrunk the Buell Blast!

I was concerned that my bulk might look goofy on the PCX, but a full size person on this bike kinda reminds me of the circus... ...

A full-size euro-descent white male, yes.. But hey...lots of us are fly-weights in comparison...particularly if you look at the way demographics are shifting...whether it's just the fly-weight 17-yo, or a woman, one of the scads of people ethnically from south/central America/Asia, but raised in the States... When I go back to my parent's country, I'm a friggin' giant in comparison, and I'm 5'-8". Well, ok, I'm "large." I guarantee you I'd "look normal" on a Grom, bcs it's actually not *that* low a seat, at 29" and change. It's definitely not *quite* as suitcase-sized as the original monkeybikes.