Commentary and filming were funny and great. I did not realize till after I clicked on your channel that this channel is fairly new. I hope you do well!
It's a great little bike! Great video man. You don't need a big bike to have big fun. And when it comes to rough terrain - lighter/smaller is actually better. Especially if you ride alone. Great job!
I took my Honda Z50 mini trail (similar in some ways to the Monkey) everywhere when I was a kid. Going over whoops in the sand pits where the big bikes rode was treacherous, each whoop became it's own little hill that you climbed and descended. That bike was freakin indestructible. An amazing gift from my dad for a mind that needed constant novelty through adventure in our wooded towns.
@@Boonies_adventures I guess that's probably the best thing to do for me too 😥. My homeowners insurance is due this month, it's the same price as a brand new Monkey. I think I'd rather have the Monkey but.....I need to have the insurance I guess. I hope you find a very nice used one someday & the color you hope for.
I must admit, I'm really impressed. And that Hill climbs in the beginning was impressive. When you turn over and prepare to go down again it really shows how steep it was, if the GoPro or any Action Cam shows that it's steep, It really must be steep! Sometimes it doesn't show well on wide-angle cameras. I would be scared to death going down that hill.
Ah lovely video, it's one of those rare riding videos which brings a mischievous smile to you while it plays 😊. Of course not possible without amazing skills like yours
Loved your video and love mini motos! Mine's Honda Trail 125. The fun factor with these bikes is off the chart. :) I've always been atracted to the Monkey. Love that retro look. Thanks for posting.
Oh hell, now that was some awesome narration! You sound just like the guy in the movie, The Office, and pretty much blowing off work to go out and play. My hero! As a kid I rode the monkey on the single track trails in the hills of PA but nothing this challenging. Most excellent video!!
Nice video! I take my grom up to Santiago Peak in SoCal. I always get people asking questions about it on the trail, and they’re impressed that I make it up with 12” tires 😂
We've taken our Monkeys and Groms through Hells Revenge and all over Moab, the Washington BDR, and Idaho BDR. The best upgrades we've made by far were knobby tires, 1 tooth down on the countershaft sprocket, and upgraded front and rear suspension. Everything else is optional, but I'd consider those worth every single penny. Exhaust saves a ton of weight, but you were dead on about the "skid plate", so I'd still only do a slip on vs just beating on a fancy exhaust header. Love the video! Keep it up! It's the best motorcycle I've ever owned and the only one that never gets replaced.
That’s a pretty impressive lil go getter. If it looks steep on camera, which both hills did, it is crazy steep in real life. Cameras do not covey incline well at all. Nice work !
Very, very nice video. This bike is incredibly entertaining to ride and very capable on the dirt. I own a 2022 model and, honestly, I will not take it away from the streets of Madrid or good condition roads. I value this little gem a lot like if it was a collection bike that I have to keep forever. By the way, you are a brave and skillful driver.
got several genuine laughs out of me and I loved the video! just got yourself another subscriber! it reminded me of when I was a kid I had a Yamaha TW 200 and got places that only deer and God have seen with a healthy bit of Fred Flintstone propulsion like you did up that hill! keep up the great content!
Great video, thanks a lot for your effort ! I am thinking to get one of these, it fits perfectly to my riding style in the city and outside :))) Greetings !
😱What a furious video! 🤪Certainly an exceptionally good rider on the handlebars. But I am amazed by the bravery of this little machine. My greatest respect to the rider and his steed 👏
GREAT video 'Boonies'. I truly felt for the little chimp especially when it bit the dirt so hard. It seemed to survive OK which may come down to the talents of the jockey - who knows. Thanks for a fun 6 minutes and showing us how to ride a Chimpster in anger and stay friends with it 🙂 Cheers from Sydney Australia.
Great test area. You did well handling all that horsepower. The Honda dealer had a CL500 that I wanted to check out yesterday. They had a Monkey too. I've been trying to get one of those for a while now but that plaid seat? I'd rather have an all black seat. Really tempting though because it looks a lot like my old Honda Mini Trail 50 I had back in 1969. The price is a bit to swallow at $4'800 though! Thanks for the show.
It remembers me and my friends in 80‘ going offroading in the mountains. This z50 with two 12-13 years old teens on it… beating the shit on it 6 hours with out stopping… amazing.
Love seeing your content with Honda Monkey. I wish this bike is much more cheaper in my country, but the tax for CBU vehicle making it double the price T_T Please post video with your Monkey, I love it.
Great video . The Monkey are just like the Honda 125 trail , made for fun 😄. If you don't expect the performance and suspension of a MX bike the Monkey and 125 Trail can go just about anywhere . 👍
Hahaha that was fun to watch! I think you'd upgrade to a minimum a Klx230. Please wear knee guards and gloves, saved me all 10 times I feel off my dual sport.
Lol Great fun- great video. That exhaust note is almost part of my DNA. Nice thing about a monkey bike is when the going gets tough, you can carry it home.
Bloody hell!😄I take my hat to you, Sir!😃I've never see anyone test a Honda Monkey like that! Pretty brave and impressive, because it's a not a cheap motorcycle - which makes no sense compared to other bigger & heavier & cheap models like the CB125F in the 125cc category - and although it might look mini-off-roadish, we know it's not, specially because those wheels are not really size-suitable for that purpose - it even get stuck in the thick-debris river sand.😆 Great filming job and narration, mate!💯% Have a great week, safe rides🏍💨, and watch good movies!✌😎
I bought a 1960 something Honda Z50 when I was 13 for $50. Guy I bought it from was pissed when I rode it by his house a week later after a few bucks worth of junkyard parts and some bloody knuckles. It rode just like that thing which sucked but it was as a few years of fun for about $70.
4:40 I put Maxxis 6024 nobby tires on my 2020 Monkey almost 4 years ago and they made a world of difference off-road. Swapping out the front sprocket with one that has one less tooth helped to hold more speed going uphill as well. Though, I must admit that the best upgrade by far that I could do for my Monkey is to lose at least 50 pounds. 😂
It ain't even just big bumps, we took a Monkey and Dax to some uneven roads and they still didn't like it one bit. Now I see why people are so quick to replace the shocks.
Thats the DJI Mini 4. If its open and you don't do any sudden direction changes, it does a pretty good job. It doesn't work well keeping up with my 501 though lol
that lil thing needs regearing; my 65cc moped goth through half of same obstacle with maybe 4 or 5 bhp (but to be fair it has 18" wheels and working suspension ;) ) . that aside, this "monkey" is actually quite good for "adventure" (albeit short one) riding, and with few mods (not sure about legality, but 212 daytona engine has around 30ish bhp on crank ;) ) and it would be an awesome trail/street mini bike :)
i offroaded my new monkey also many times , 1st gear is too long for crawling steep hills, u run out of torque on the backwheel - need to change the frontsprocket to a smaller one to make it offroad capable. its so much fun to play around with it 🙂
Little tip for all that want a little bit better sound without having to change the stock exhaust. Change your paper air filter to the Takegawa Power air filter. It uses the same air box, so it's concealed and the bike sound more throaty and deep. This will keep you (99,9999%) out of trouble in countries where its very illegal to put on a non approved exhaust.
@@Boonies_adventures I've read that some people who use this air filter on the grom, which has the same engine as the monkey, report that the mixture runs a bit too lean after the installation. But I've run it for 600 km now and didn't experience any problems. The filter runs dry so you don't have to oil it and when it's due for a clean you can simply wash it with soap and water and let it dry. It also comes with another foam insert that's suitable when for mainly offroad. Think it's a bit more dense to keep the particles out.
Im gonna buy a little bit older monkey and im gonna ride it on the countryside without license but thanksfully there is no cops there if someone doesnt call them. But im mostly gonna ride on the smaller dirt roads so it wouldnt be a problem
Why wouldn't the little danger beast do it? I mean it's born from the proven indestructible little Honda 50. Except now it has a ground shaking 125 cc power house. Just shows how flat out fun the little thing is meant to be.
You've done more than what half of BMW R1200 GS owners have done in their life. Great video.
HAHA those guys never leave pavement.
I do. On a 1250GSA😉
Lol I guess their are exceptions.@@martyn_g
Well, that's a 550lb bike. Picking it back up is hard enough, Imagine getting it stuck somewhere.
@@MasterFancyPants Yep this is true. I think everyone here is mostly joking lol
I put ohlins shocks on mine and that has been the best upgrade I did.
Good to know!
Where did you order them?
This has got to be one of the best quality minimoto off road video out there!! 👏👏🔥🔥
Commentary and filming were funny and great. I did not realize till after I clicked on your channel that this channel is fairly new. I hope you do well!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
It's a great little bike! Great video man. You don't need a big bike to have big fun. And when it comes to rough terrain - lighter/smaller is actually better. Especially if you ride alone. Great job!
I totally agree! And thanks!
I took my Honda Z50 mini trail (similar in some ways to the Monkey) everywhere when I was a kid. Going over whoops in the sand pits where the big bikes rode was treacherous, each whoop became it's own little hill that you climbed and descended. That bike was freakin indestructible. An amazing gift from my dad for a mind that needed constant novelty through adventure in our wooded towns.
The Z50 is such a cool old bike. I would love to get my hands on one.
I had one too !!!! I just loved it, way back in the 70's !!!
@@johnepperson8867 I'm gonna get an old one like that eventually!
@@Boonies_adventures I guess that's probably the best thing to do for me too 😥. My homeowners insurance is due this month, it's the same price as a brand new Monkey. I think I'd rather have the Monkey but.....I need to have the insurance I guess. I hope you find a very nice used one someday & the color you hope for.
I must admit, I'm really impressed. And that Hill climbs in the beginning was impressive. When you turn over and prepare to go down again it really shows how steep it was, if the GoPro or any Action Cam shows that it's steep, It really must be steep! Sometimes it doesn't show well on wide-angle cameras. I would be scared to death going down that hill.
The down was definitely way scarier. It helps that I have done the hill many times on my husqvarna 501 so I know the routes to go up.
Ah lovely video, it's one of those rare riding videos which brings a mischievous smile to you while it plays 😊. Of course not possible without amazing skills like yours
Haha it was a great time making it!
This is what motorcycling is about...having fun! You do not need 200hp to have fun. I love it!
Loved your video and love mini motos! Mine's Honda Trail 125. The fun factor with these bikes is off the chart. :) I've always been atracted to the Monkey. Love that retro look. Thanks for posting.
The trail is sweet to. I would love to get one.
I know how flat and inconspicuous obstacles seem in the video. You have perfectly mastered your driving technique and you made a great movie.
Oh hell, now that was some awesome narration! You sound just like the guy in the movie, The Office, and pretty much blowing off work to go out and play. My hero! As a kid I rode the monkey on the single track trails in the hills of PA but nothing this challenging. Most excellent video!!
Shot and edited so well. Happy to be an early sub 🤙
Nice video! I take my grom up to Santiago Peak in SoCal. I always get people asking questions about it on the trail, and they’re impressed that I make it up with 12” tires 😂
Thats awesome and yeah The tires are the worst part about it!
Yee I go up Santiago peak all the time on my monkey, maybe I'll see you up there some time 🤙
Awesome video. I purchased 2023 Monkey and love it. Rode 7 hours in Colorado had a blast. Fastest speed was 69 mph downhill.
We've taken our Monkeys and Groms through Hells Revenge and all over Moab, the Washington BDR, and Idaho BDR. The best upgrades we've made by far were knobby tires, 1 tooth down on the countershaft sprocket, and upgraded front and rear suspension. Everything else is optional, but I'd consider those worth every single penny. Exhaust saves a ton of weight, but you were dead on about the "skid plate", so I'd still only do a slip on vs just beating on a fancy exhaust header. Love the video! Keep it up! It's the best motorcycle I've ever owned and the only one that never gets replaced.
This is the kinda fun I want to be having lol awesome video man! Definitely makes me wanna add a Monkey to the stable :D ....plus it's a Honda.
That’s a pretty impressive lil go getter.
If it looks steep on camera, which both hills did, it is crazy steep in real life.
Cameras do not covey incline well at all.
Nice work !
It was pretty steep! Thanks for watching!
Glad to see that you properly managed to tame the beast.. Man, she roars like an unearthly creature
Fun little bike for sure!
This guy is really testing and enjoying his monkey. While I keep both of mine off the rain even...
Lol nothing wrong with taking good care of it.
Very, very nice video. This bike is incredibly entertaining to ride and very capable on the dirt. I own a 2022 model and, honestly, I will not take it away from the streets of Madrid or good condition roads. I value this little gem a lot like if it was a collection bike that I have to keep forever. By the way, you are a brave and skillful driver.
Somehow stumbled upon this channel. Smashing through all the videos now. So good! Subscribed.
got several genuine laughs out of me and I loved the video! just got yourself another subscriber! it reminded me of when I was a kid I had a Yamaha TW 200 and got places that only deer and God have seen with a healthy bit of Fred Flintstone propulsion like you did up that hill! keep up the great content!
Lol thanks for watching! I love the TW, I want to get one eventually.
Great video, thanks a lot for your effort ! I am thinking to get one of these, it fits perfectly to my riding style in the city and outside :))) Greetings !
😱What a furious video! 🤪Certainly an exceptionally good rider on the handlebars. But I am amazed by the bravery of this little machine. My greatest respect to the rider and his steed 👏
Haha thankyou!
GREAT video 'Boonies'. I truly felt for the little chimp especially when it bit the dirt so hard. It seemed to survive OK which may come down to the talents of the jockey - who knows. Thanks for a fun 6 minutes and showing us how to ride a Chimpster in anger and stay friends with it 🙂 Cheers from Sydney Australia.
awesome video, reminds me of when i was a kid riding around on a mini trail z50. this looks like socal, near the cajon pass.
Great test area. You did well handling all that horsepower. The Honda dealer had a CL500 that I wanted to check out yesterday. They had a Monkey too. I've been trying to get one of those for a while now but that plaid seat? I'd rather have an all black seat. Really tempting though because it looks a lot like my old Honda Mini Trail 50 I had back in 1969. The price is a bit to swallow at $4'800 though! Thanks for the show.
I'm watching from California.
🇵🇭👍 nice filming.
It remembers me and my friends in 80‘ going offroading in the mountains. This z50 with two 12-13 years old teens on it… beating the shit on it 6 hours with out stopping… amazing.
Love the commentary 😅
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Love seeing your content with Honda Monkey. I wish this bike is much more cheaper in my country, but the tax for CBU vehicle making it double the price T_T
Please post video with your Monkey, I love it.
Great video . The Monkey are just like the Honda 125 trail , made for fun 😄. If you don't expect the performance and suspension of a MX bike the Monkey and 125 Trail can go just about anywhere . 👍
I would love to get a trail one of these days and try it out to.
Amazing little bike. I wonder if the Grom is as good.
Reminds me of riding my old 50cc Honda mini way back in the day.
Love it, keep the videos coming
Will do!
you have convinced me. This is my next hard enduro bike! I might even motocross it.
Lol If you do, make a video so we can all see it!
🤣
I rode my Grom at the MX track :) lots of fun!
Hahaha that was fun to watch! I think you'd upgrade to a minimum a Klx230.
Please wear knee guards and gloves, saved me all 10 times I feel off my dual sport.
Boots too
Thanks! I have more gear on under my coat then you can see. I just feel weird wearing all of it on a monkey lol
Looks like you were having fun. That's what's important.
Lol Great fun- great video. That exhaust note is almost part of my DNA. Nice thing about a monkey bike is when the going gets tough, you can carry it home.
Lol so true! It feels so weird getting on full sized bike after riding that thing.
thanks for the great video. I'm impressed by what the monkey can do, but sometimes I felt sorry for the little one😊 I'm thinking about buying one too
This is actually quite impressive for such a small Moto.
It's a capable little bike!
@@Boonies_adventures I'd like to try that hill on my Indian Chieftain. 🤣
Great video, where was this shot?
I'm waiting for your headlight to pop out or did they fix that? You might like a set of Shinko tires on it for offroading. Funny video :D
If you look closely. I have black electrical tape holding it in lol. It popped it pretty quick when I got it last summer.
Was this filmed in the Angeles forest? or San Gabriel mountains? It looks so beautiful with the cloud coverage
It's in the San Bernardino National Forest!
Haha the commentary is great, the good ole "skid plate"
I admire the dry sense of humour. But, dammit, imagine this bike with a 250cc engine.
Great Video. An hard test to Monkey 🙌🏻
Ohlins shocks, game changer
Thanks! Will look into.
Thank you for offroad testing, great video 👏👏
Bloody hell!😄I take my hat to you, Sir!😃I've never see anyone test a Honda Monkey like that! Pretty brave and impressive, because it's a not a cheap motorcycle - which makes no sense compared to other bigger & heavier & cheap models like the CB125F in the 125cc category - and although it might look mini-off-roadish, we know it's not, specially because those wheels are not really size-suitable for that purpose - it even get stuck in the thick-debris river sand.😆
Great filming job and narration, mate!💯%
Have a great week, safe rides🏍💨, and watch good movies!✌😎
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching. And yeah there are over priced for sure!
Awesome it got you there alright
Brilliant. Can you do the same thing on a Grom?
I bought a 1960 something Honda Z50 when I was 13 for $50. Guy I bought it from was pissed when I rode it by his house a week later after a few bucks worth of junkyard parts and some bloody knuckles. It rode just like that thing which sucked but it was as a few years of fun for about $70.
cool video! where did you put the remote of the drone while riding?
The Monkey beats a lot of expensive ADV, amazing wideo.....greets from germany
4:40 I put Maxxis 6024 nobby tires on my 2020 Monkey almost 4 years ago and they made a world of difference off-road. Swapping out the front sprocket with one that has one less tooth helped to hold more speed going uphill as well. Though, I must admit that the best upgrade by far that I could do for my Monkey is to lose at least 50 pounds. 😂
Fun little bike, reminds me of what half quad is like 😊
Yep this video made me a subscriber
Happy to have you! Thanks
Having almost zero suspension is exactly why you need to get your hiney off the seat when those bumps happen. Make your legs be the suspension.
oo that's right next to San Gorginio mountain right? Went there a week ago. How much snow is up in the mountains?
At this elevation I think its just frosted, but it looks like alot higher up.
so awesome!!
Which is hardest to do, climbing a steep hill or coming down it?
Where do you order “skid plate”? How much are they?
dude it would be sick to see what that lil adv 160 scoot can do in stuff like this
Nice video
It ain't even just big bumps, we took a Monkey and Dax to some uneven roads and they still didn't like it one bit. Now I see why people are so quick to replace the shocks.
Nice video! What drone are using to track you ?
Thats the DJI Mini 4. If its open and you don't do any sudden direction changes, it does a pretty good job. It doesn't work well keeping up with my 501 though lol
It's a badass video
Thanks!
Stop pulling the clutch in on downhills and that rock wipeout would have been smooth sailing!
Excellent torture test ride along.
Awesome testing I laughed
Now I know where I dont have to go..Man you takes the Monkey to the limits
Haha I tried to! thanks for watching
Where is this? It looks like fun!
This is the Angeles Mountains in SoCal
@@Boonies_adventures Thank you, sir!
Great video. I would like to do a similar, or see one (hint hint) of the Honda Trail 125.
that lil thing needs regearing; my 65cc moped goth through half of same obstacle with maybe 4 or 5 bhp (but to be fair it has 18" wheels and working suspension ;) ) . that aside, this "monkey" is actually quite good for "adventure" (albeit short one) riding, and with few mods (not sure about legality, but 212 daytona engine has around 30ish bhp on crank ;) ) and it would be an awesome trail/street mini bike :)
i offroaded my new monkey also many times , 1st gear is too long for crawling steep hills, u run out of torque on the backwheel - need to change the frontsprocket to a smaller one to make it offroad capable. its so much fun to play around with it 🙂
Yeah i couldn't agree more on first gear!
Little tip for all that want a little bit better sound without having to change the stock exhaust. Change your paper air filter to the Takegawa Power air filter. It uses the same air box, so it's concealed and the bike sound more throaty and deep. This will keep you (99,9999%) out of trouble in countries where its very illegal to put on a non approved exhaust.
Thats interesting, thanks for the tip!
@@Boonies_adventures I've read that some people who use this air filter on the grom, which has the same engine as the monkey, report that the mixture runs a bit too lean after the installation. But I've run it for 600 km now and didn't experience any problems. The filter runs dry so you don't have to oil it and when it's due for a clean you can simply wash it with soap and water and let it dry. It also comes with another foam insert that's suitable when for mainly offroad. Think it's a bit more dense to keep the particles out.
Thats very good to know. @@2mnyshp
the new 5 speed gearing is perfect
Now I'm Itching to see what some hard enduro pro could do on one of these
is this near San Bernaghetto?
Nice touch on the monkey eye donuts
@1:33 it looked steep as shit, but a gopro never does it justice
Haha yeah it was a bit nerve-wracking going down.
That's the type of terrain I ride on my TW200.....They don't appear to be all that much different off road in the rough.
Those are so hard to stand on. The exhaust feels like it’s pushing your feet off the pegs.
Is this a newer bike or restored
done it 4 years ago in yuma az on a 2014 grom lol
😂
I love that bike 😂👍
It's a ton of fun!
this makes me feel so validated about all the shit i've tried to do with mine
Thinking that the exhaust pipe under the bike is a skid plate? " Why is it round and in this funny shape I have no idea"
Are you serious right now?
Lol well, I thought it was fairly obvious that it was a joke...
Im gonna buy a little bit older monkey and im gonna ride it on the countryside without license but thanksfully there is no cops there if someone doesnt call them. But im mostly gonna ride on the smaller dirt roads so it wouldnt be a problem
Um you dont have a skid plate :P
Why wouldn't the little danger beast do it? I mean it's born from the proven indestructible little Honda 50. Except now it has a ground shaking 125 cc power house. Just shows how flat out fun the little thing is meant to be.
the exhaust under the motor could be changed to a different route honda
Where were you riding area, trail names?
I don't know the name. Its a forest service road near Mentone CA
i like how bro jus sent it over some boulders lol
You forgot to mention the insane price Honda is asking for the POS!💲💲💲💲💲💲💲
You lean your wieght over the front end to put more wieght on the front less wieght on the back & you could fly up that grade. 😁
How is this compared to a grom?
It has the same engine, but I have never ridden a Grom tbh.
Dewd them some steep hills off the side, braver than me lol
Haha it wasn't as bad as it looks.
The monkey is definitely not built for that harsh of riding & terrain. You’re just wrecking it!