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Posted: 1/14/2021 9:06:19 PM EDT
tell me about the monkey bike.

thinking of using for my 3.5 mile commute to work.


Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:07:39 PM EDT
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Interesting.
What’s the msrp? Figuring 5k
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:08:07 PM EDT
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looks like $4k.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:08:07 PM EDT
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If that's you in your avatar you'll look pretty cute on it. If it's not you in your avatar you're going to look gay.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:08:41 PM EDT
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If that's you in your avatar you'll look pretty cute on it. If it's not you in your avatar you're going to look gay.
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dammit.

cute was what i was going for.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:09:07 PM EDT
[#5]
Why not just buy a grom if you want to look like a weirdo who makes poor life choices?
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:09:18 PM EDT
[#6]
Ask your parents to buy you a real motorcycle.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:09:48 PM EDT
[#7]
Grown man would look silly riding one. Like a beatle riding a grasshopper.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:10:38 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:10:45 PM EDT
[#9]
Looks kinda fun.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:10:51 PM EDT
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It will be slow, but reliable. Also one of the coolest looking bikes produced today. Not much more to say. For a short commute it would be fun imo, but something like my 45 minute commute, no.

Maintenance should be minimal.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:11:10 PM EDT
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damn fine documentary right there.  damn fine.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:12:32 PM EDT
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Could be worse I guess. Seems like it would be a good travel bike, as in put it on a rack on the back of a RV or in a race trailer to putt around on.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:13:31 PM EDT
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Get a Ninja 400 for about the same price.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:17:59 PM EDT
[#14]
I think they are really cool! Id buy one, but I dont think it would get any use. I have a dirt bike and 2 cruisers already. (oh and I live in the country)
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:19:15 PM EDT
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You spelled KLR 650 wrong.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:21:29 PM EDT
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Have a blue 2020. It's not fast and it's not "cool" but damn if it isn't a shitload of fun. It's real nimble and doesn't need much gas. 100mpg is a lie though, mine gets ~85ish. I'm 6'1 and 205 and mine will go 60 with no wind on a flat road. [edit] ETA the seat is really comfy. Way better than a Grom. You could do hours on it if you wanted. [/edit]
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:21:51 PM EDT
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First I would say not for an only bike. But I would buy the new trail 125 (whatever it’s called) or the Honda super cub first.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:22:07 PM EDT
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You spelled KLR 650 wrong.
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Get a Ninja 400 for about the same price.

You spelled KLR 650 wrong.



You aren't getting a new KLR650 at the same price point.

Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:22:11 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:22:44 PM EDT
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A Karen in a SUV will turn you into a hood ornament.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:22:46 PM EDT
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Those super cubs are going for CHEAP locally.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:23:14 PM EDT
[#22]
I think it looks fun as shit.

Most people will probably call it gay though.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:24:09 PM EDT
[#23]
Looks great, as long as you're 12.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:24:59 PM EDT
[#24]
It’s pretty much a Grom with a different look or vice versa.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:25:43 PM EDT
[#25]
I have one and it's AWESOME !!! It's not about going fast, it's about enjoying the ride! People always look and ask questions at stop lights/gas stop too and apparently it's a chick magnet as well or at least for me it is lol.





Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:27:07 PM EDT
[#26]
They're like fat girls, fun to ride, but you wouldn't want your friends to see you on one.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:30:31 PM EDT
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unless you're a manlet I'd recommend something larger. Even a CB300R would be a big step up from that on a commute.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:31:43 PM EDT
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I have one and it's AWESOME !!! It's not about going fast, it's about enjoying the ride! People always look and ask questions at stop lights/gas stop too and apparently it's a chick magnet as well or at least for me it is lol.

https://i.imgur.com/UF1eR06.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/W0YSwBv.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/JwUyT5K.jpg
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are you 5 foot 2?
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:32:26 PM EDT
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I kinda like it.

Prolly look like an asshole riding it, but I'm old enough not to care..
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:35:05 PM EDT
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5’10”. 170 lbs.

I’ve been riding motorcycles since I was 10 (I’m 30 now) and have/had plenty of bikes over the years and this is by far the most fun and least high-maintenance.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:35:27 PM EDT
[#31]
Get a supermoto.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:36:16 PM EDT
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tell me about the monkey bike.

thinking of using for my 3.5 mile commute to work.

http://ridermagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Honda-Monkey-2.jpg
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If you aren't taking it off road, the Grom will probably serve you better and has a passenger seat.

I've had a Grom for a number of years, it's a credible motorcycle that I enjoy a great deal for riding around my lake community. I would expect the Monkey to me much the same but maybe a little slower up top because of the tire tread-these bikes make only about 9hp so the acceleration from 45 to 55 isn't all that brisk. A Grom will do 62mph with a clean haircut and a lot of flat ground but is pretty much done accelerating at 55mph. Plenty of oomph to get you and a passenger around on 45mph roads.

But I have to say, you can buy a hell of a lot of used bike for the kind of money you'd spend on a Monkey. These smaller bikes are a riot around town, but sooner or later your adventures start to get a little larger and they fall out of their element. Not too many people want to do a weekend trip on a Grom or Monkey.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:38:24 PM EDT
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OP: If you like the Monkey, give a long hard look to the Suzuki VanVan 200. Really comfortable bike, looks cool, and is freeway legal.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:38:45 PM EDT
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$4700
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:39:06 PM EDT
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Are they good off-road? Hmmm...
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:41:02 PM EDT
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LoL, my Grom is what I ride when I want to relax after I get done shitting on that car in your Avatar with one of my three 9-Second bikes.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:42:30 PM EDT
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No way I'd pay almost 5k for a bike that has been made for what, 25 years, when there are so many low miles used ones on the market.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:42:52 PM EDT
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looks like its for children

LOL @ the price


eta- or an escape vehicle you keep in back of some 4x4 offroad junker
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:42:54 PM EDT
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Monkeys / Groms are for the "My wife doesnt want me to ride a dangerous motorcycle so i got a kids toy crowd"

problem is it is all of the risk without the guts to get out of the way. and you sit low so visibility will be crap.

Dump the same 3k into a nicely used japanese 250 dual sport. ride it for a year and see what you like.

Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:45:05 PM EDT
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They're awesome. Basically a Grom. Ultimate hooligan machine.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:45:07 PM EDT
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Go electric. The Sur Ron has way more low end torque and so does the onyx. Almost 0 maintenance, extremely easy to work on, no gas station stops etc. Most states you dont need plates or a motorcycle license.

If you dont like attention, go another direction however. Latterly everyone you encounter will stop and ask about your Sur Ron or Onyx. Everyone.

My Daily driver

Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:45:44 PM EDT
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I had a Grom and while it was great fun, it's kind of a shitty bike. It has an oil spinner and oil screen instead of a real pickup pump, to clean the oil screen you have to crack the cases openSome of the components are on the cheaper side of "economy" and under the plastics some parts had a cheep vibe.

I have been following the Monkey bikes for a while and I have heard several reports that they are not holding up well even compared to the cheapish Grom. Lots of rust issues with some of the cheaper parts which is unfortunate because I wanted one.

Guys also look at the new Trail cub 125, same motor but you even get a kick starter and spoked rims.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:45:54 PM EDT
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  OP.....

 Spend a a little more money on a smaller dual-sport, like the Yamaha 230, the Kawasaki KLX 250, or the Honda 250 if you can swing it.

Larger and more stable, more power, fuel injected, hiway legal, and better option for street/dirt trails....way more practical all the way around for what you are gonna do with it.
And resale will be better if you do change your mind down the road.

Monkey bike is nothing more than a glorified and expensive street-legal pit-bike.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:46:04 PM EDT
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These guys did 1k miles on a pair of Monkeys.

Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:46:43 PM EDT
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If you are adult sized I think you'd look like a monkey fucking a Tic Tac on that thing, but get what you want. Just don't take it to any bike nights
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:47:20 PM EDT
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If I had a lot of free time, it would be neat to have one in the garage to dick around on.

If your commute isn’t crazy traffic, i vote give it a try and have a bit of fun.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:48:38 PM EDT
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No way I'd pay almost 5k for a bike that has been made for what, 25 years, when there are so many low miles used ones on the market.
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No way I'd pay almost 5k for a bike that has been made for what, 25 years, when there are so many low miles used ones on the market.


Me neither, just giving him apples to apples price comparison.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:49:21 PM EDT
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They are a blast. The mods list that you can do is crazy. If I didn’t have 7 bikes I’d buy one in a second. The guys in Europe make them more offroadish and do group camping tours all the time.
This is currently the most fun thing I own.
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Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:50:24 PM EDT
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Get a CRF250/300L,KLX250S,or best WR250R instead. A little dual sport doesn’t have the novelty value but they open up a world of dicking off and can vaguely keep up with most traffic.

 The Monkey in yellow does look neat and will get more attention,if that matters.
Link Posted: 1/14/2021 9:51:04 PM EDT
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I have one and it's AWESOME !!! It's not about going fast, it's about enjoying the ride! People always look and ask questions at stop lights/gas stop too and apparently it's a chick magnet as well or at least for me it is lol.

https://i.imgur.com/UF1eR06.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/W0YSwBv.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/JwUyT5K.jpg
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Do your feet even reach the ground on that?

And those chicks are laughing at you, not with you.
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