2014 Honda Grom - First Look

[tls25rs]

Hey, maybe we can add this to the long list of things I've been wrong about.

But I still don't get it.

Shot in the dark at a reason....

Not everything is about practicality and at a price point below or right around $3k (nice job Honda!) these things have fun written all over them. The fact that it is street legal also lends to the appeal.

I wouldn't at be surprised if I owned one somewhere down the line just for the fun of it.

Admittedly in MA with the registration and associated insurance costs it is slightly less appealing than someplace like NH where insurance is not mandatory.

[Paul_E_D]

Upside down forks! Stoppies! THe Z50 has come of age. This would be insanely fun. Honda finally built something that is not an appliance! It will sell like hotcakes.

[JettaJayGLS]

I still want one.

[SRTie4k]

Like I said, resale is going to be big on these. Nobody wants to pay up front, but everyone wants one regardless. They'll retain their value pretty darn well.

[TheIglu]

Anyone know of any kart tracks locally to run these? Or even the kart course at Lime Rock.....

[Paul_E_D]

Ummm...

[nhbubba]

Anyone know of any kart tracks locally to run these? Or even the kart course at Lime Rock.....

I asked about Boxshop in Maine. This is the response I got:

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.

Not sure if Boxshop and 'kart tracks' are completely different things.

Guy on SVRider won one in some sort of giveaway. He is a big MiniGP guy and has an NSR50. He said he plans on running the Grom.

[TheIglu]

In a Grom only class, it would be fun. Like Proddy twins, just a bit more expensive and faster.

[Kurlon]

Get a few to show up as a class and I bet Aaron will do it at Boxshop. Hell, enter as a pitbike and you'll be a separate class anyways, I don't think anyone else bothers with that class now.

[Tricky Mike]

So how many of you are lining one of these up as a gift to yourself disguised as a gift for wife, SO, kid, etc?

[B440]

So how many of you are lining one of these up as a gift to yourself disguised as a gift for wife, SO, kid, etc?

I would be the first to say "guilty". Especially since I sold her Rebel without her consent.

[nhbubba]

In a Grom only class, it would be fun. Like Proddy twins, just a bit more expensive and faster.

I agree. But then I am talking out of my ass and don't actually have any real clue what racing anything-even these mini things-costs. Every time I ask the answer dissolves into "more than you have are willing to hide from the wife".

At present my read of the Boxshop classes is that you basically have to show up with a kids' dirt bike with several hundred (maybe thousands) worth of hop-ups thrown at it. A really really 'showroom stock' class based around something inexpensive like this seems like it would cost less to me.

But I am way on the outside looking in.

[Kurlon]

Open Pitbike would be the class to run, there are zero entries now that I'm out so it'd be Gromtastick if a bunch showed up.

[Chippertheripper]

So how many of you are lining one of these up as a gift to yourself disguised as a gift for wife, SO, kid, etc?

[Tricky Mike]

Mrs. Tricky already wants one.

[b0xmonkey]

So how many of you are lining one of these up as a gift to yourself disguised as a gift for wife, SO, kid, etc?

Chip we know a guy that's picking up the one from Archie's in the morning...can't wait to beat the piss outa the thing!

[Chippertheripper]

We do?!

[slowkermit]

NONE OF YOU ASS CLOWNS ARE TOUCHING IT!!!

[Chippertheripper]

[GixxerJosh]

Maybe I could talk my boss into getting a few as MSF training bikes :-D

We did get 1 new TW200 this year that is kinda fun and about 10 TU250 Suzuki's

[Dip Dungles]

Saw a guy riding one around at Motorsport today. That thing is freaking tiny. The price is ridiculous especially considering the size.

[slowkermit]

Put 50 miles on the Grom yesterday. Had the wife on the back for 5 or so. So far I couldn't be happier with it. I really can't believe how comfy this thing is, considering the size. It's quicker than you'd expect to 45-50mph, then it has to work hard to keep pulling. 57 was all i could get out of it, but I guess the motor's known to free up considerably after 200ish miles. Mine still smells like burning paint when it's running lol.

This bike isn't for everybody. For my purposes, it's exactly what I've been looking for.

[breakdirt916]

honda thumper - torquey?

relatively speaking for a small bike...

and there's a couple supermoto/karting tracks in socal....I'd love to do laps on a grom!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX_r5aFcvEU

[maxim_X]

[nhbubba]

That looks like a ton of fun. Can you imagine a guy my size doing that? You could sell seats like it was a circus show.