2014 Honda Grom - First Look

[WinVT]

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/624/16...irst-Look.aspx


I think i've found my next pit bike. Comes in at the end of the summer.

[Pigman]

I will own one...then 188 kit and whoolies all day

[Garandman]

I did not know a "Grom" was a young surfbboarder or skater.

[Chippertheripper]

Don't adopt that word into your everyday vocabulary. I think it's a made up, marketing word.
Either way, this thing has -full retard- written all over it. Do want.

[SRTie4k]

That little thing is bad ass. Might be a good option for a newb/skittish rider to get into the game.

[JettaJayGLS]

I need one.

And grom is a pretty universally used word in all action sports for a little ripper. Especially skiing and snowboarding. I dig the word.

[nhbubba]

I was hoping someone would start a thread on this thing.

I'm pretty down on a lot of Honda's lineup these days. But not this. It looks pretty darn fun.

The videos online make it look like stupid fun. Sure, those are marketing videos.. but yeah.

Wonder if it could be raced at Boxshop in Maine.

[typeone]

i smell Mods Galore on the horizon cant wait to see the cult following this thing creates.

love it!

[Kurlon]

I'd be boxshop legal, and get it's ass handed to it without some major work. Wheelbase and weight are going to make it slow compared to other items in the class.

[SVenpointsixtwo]

Definitely been drooling over this thing since it released in Thailand. I'm so glad Honda has come to their senses and is bringing their whole small-displacement lineup to the states!

How does it register? As a scooter or a proper moto? Looks small enough to leave on the sidewalk, regardless...

[Stoneman]

Quick glance says TO ME that they refined that whole Buell Blast approach. I'm not saying good nor bad, so let's not start with that. Just what I see at first look...

[klp]

Ultimate MSf trainer for short folks?

[nhbubba]

The seat height is almost 30". It isn't even that short.

[G21forme]

Idk 9.7 hp? That's a weak lawn mower motor.

[klp]

The seat height is almost 30". It isn't even that short.

Ultimate MSF trainer?

[nhbubba]

Find me a chassis like this I can bolt a lawn mower motor up to and I'll get excited about that too.

I'm kidding myself of course. I'd never buy anything like this. Way too impractical for real transport.. and way too expensive for a toy just for kicks.

I do wonder if the missus wouldn't be interested though. She's kicked around the idea of getting a scooter. But we live in the middle of nowhere surrounded by state highways with speed limits in the 45-50 area. Prevailing speeds are up to say 55 MPH. Most (non maxi) scooters I've seen aren't capable of that. This is.. barely.

[Chippertheripper]

Gear it up!

[SRTie4k]

I read somewhere it is has a 65 MPH top speed. Also seat height is 29.7 inches.

[Kurlon]

There are also at least two of those specific engines in the US, complete with EFI setup getting examined very closely with an eye towards embiggening.

[SVRACER01]

anyone see a price yet?

[WinVT]

$2999

[jwm2k3]

Ya, you guys are out of your minds......3k for it? No effin way.

[feralchimp]

Sweet bike for my neighborhood: super densely populated and near a Ducati dealership. Could be good for learning to wheelie, and for winter rat duty also. $3k isn't awful; Aprilia SR50 Ditechs stickered for that.

[JettaJayGLS]

Most name brand scooters are up in that price range too.

I'll wait for used ones to show up. But I need one.

[nhbubba]

It's $500 more than a Ruckus. This over a Ruckus seems like a nobrainer. So in that context the pricing makes sense.