Honda Monkey to be in US dealers this October

[Surj]

I don't usually start threads to pimp CityBike stories specifically, because it's just so damn whore-y. But I know a bunch of you are gonna be all over this. :cool

$3,999 without ABS, specs are basically the Grom but with two shocks, four or five more pounds, and a two inch shorter wheelbase. arty

Whole story on Honda's new Monkey mini is here.

 

[banshee01]

Super Rad!!!

 

[OaklandF4i]

Is there something wrong with me or does this say Sheet Iron all over it.....:laughing :ride

 

[NoTraffic]

Is there something wrong with me or does this say Sheet Iron all over it.....:laughing :ride

Only with farkles. arty

 

[Butch]

Wait... this is what some of my pals rode in 1970 when I had a Bonanza with a Hodaka engine. They were 50cc’s then, prolly 4 hp.

This “new” version weighs 230+ pounds?

 

[ST Guy]

I see a new class of racing.

 

[OaklandF4i]

Sorry, but I just have to ask.

Is this an Adventure bike or a Ready To Race dualsport? :laughing I mean the KTM 1090 has more range, the KTM 690R more HP, but it is lighter than the KTM 250 EXC-F . To Butch's comment, it seams close in weight to the KTM 125 SX. Maybe it really is a new racing bike as ST Guy alludes to.

Surj, I think this belongs in the new CRF450L comparison test. I hope my application to the unpaid Honda super dualsport test internship is still under consideration. :teeth :later

 

[Abacinator]

4 grand?! :wtf

 

[LongGoneJohn]

Honda misses the mark, again. Shocking.

They should have just stuck with the Grom and came out with "new, bold colors!"

 

[HadesOmega]

I remember I rode the sheetiron with a bunch of dudes on minibikes like these


youtu.be/lrsJI847POA

 

[Surj]

I see a new class of racing.

The Treasure Island TT beat you to it. :cool

Sorry, but I just have to ask.

Is this an Adventure bike or a Ready To Race dualsport? :laughing I mean the KTM 1090 has more range, the KTM 690R more HP, but it is lighter than the KTM 250 EXC-F . To Butch's comment, it seams close in weight to the KTM 125 SX. Maybe it really is a new racing bike as ST Guy alludes to.

Surj, I think this belongs in the new CRF450L comparison test. I hope my application to the unpaid Honda super dualsport test internship is still under consideration. :teeth :later

Please, I've had enough of this with the "OMG! Only 24 HP!?!" morons over at ADV. :rofl

 

[Junkie]

Wait... this is what some of my pals rode in 1970 when I had a Bonanza with a Hodaka engine. They were 50cc’s then, prolly 4 hp.

This “new” version weighs 230+ pounds?

why would you expect it to be lighter than the same engine in a more modern chassis?

 

[m0t0_ryder]

4 grand?! :wtf

Yeah, really.
Less than a mid-range E-bike.
:thumbup

I like it.
They did a nice job with the retro-ness.
(and it's injected so no altitude change woes)

 

[mototireguy]

My very first moto was the Hon CT70.

:thumbup

 

[Butch]

why would you expect it to be lighter than the same engine in a more modern chassis?

LRP!!! 230 Pound Litttle Red Pig!

 

[Erbuck]

I'm waiting for the R version with Brembos and better shocks :x
:laughing

 

[rsrider]

The Super Cub is coming as well.

 

[CDONA]

An accessory for the new Goldwings, some rumor about no top box but a monkey bike hanging from davits as a spare.

 

[Surj]

An accessory for the new Goldwings, some rumor about no top box but a monkey bike hanging from davits as a spare.

:laughing

We have a new Wing right now, but it has a topcase. But we have gotten real close to putting a mini on the back of various motorcycles. Maybe this will be the one.

 

[planegray]

................Please, I've had enough of this with the "OMG! Only 24 HP!?!" morons over at ADV. :rofl

No you haven't .... go back and get some more of that, we'll wait