Man rides Honda Monkey Cross-Country - Camps on Motorcycle | Low Budget Motorcycle Camping Adventure
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- My friend Keith rode his Honda Monkey motorcycle from San Diego to Chicago, only stopping for a couple of days to hang out with Gary and I above Montrose. He rides a highly modified Honda Monkey specifically engineered to pack small so he can carry it with him when he is working.
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Well...."You don't get yesterday back & you can't buy a minute!" Cheers to him!......I'll stick with my set up....
5:20 min. He farts and then says…what comes naturally to you 🤣🤣🤣 I’m dying laughing so hard. I used to have a monkey growing up in the 70s too I can relate to the nostalgic feeling. Oh my goodness so fun
The Monkey was made for you and calling you for a test ride. :)
10:40 - The accusatory tone when Don asked, "What made you think you could do this to a monkey?" provoked severe shame and guilt in me, and I've never even had monkey pox.
Keith is awesome! He and Garrett are both doing these small bike cross continent adventures, but on completely opposite ends of that spectrum. I'm celebrating this diversity. The modded 300 cc Monkey is great. My hat is off to Keith. Great story Don. Thanks for sharing this with us. This is the content that I love. Bonus points for the drone shot when Keith arrived and threw out his tent, and the drone outro as Keith departed camp.
This guy is crazier than The scooter guy. He’s not doing this on a dare. 🤘
The team of doctors are still debating my sanity. The monkey is a blast. Gonna put knobbies and snow studs on this winter and see how it does on packed trails. Fingers crossed.
The Long Haul Monkey is very nice.
U coming to tuskahoma this week?
@@ka509 Oh, I wish. Looms like it would be fun. But I won't be able to get that kind of time off work.
I live 23 miles from Montrose.. and own a 2020 Honda Monkey. I've put 1400 miles on mine all over western Colorado. Greatest place in the United States for a bike like this. 113mpg real life driving full throttle most the time crusing 45-60mph every day to work 46 miles round trip = $2/day work commute... Amazing
Tough little bikes right?
Some old guy in Canon is getting his endorsement and going to score a TW or Monkey. Can't wait.
Great life philosophy.
Mike wallace could not have performed a more riveting and probing interview! I sense online journalism courses in your future. :) that was a great time hanging out minus the Thai food.
Cool philosophy Keith. Life is too short! Glad to hear someone speaking with passion about their hobbies and vision. Also cool to see what Wayne did for you, I just discovered him and his work on Facebook. Really amazing stuff. My 2022 Honda Monkey is my first motorcycle, I recently got into bicycle packing...but I can't wait to try using the monkey that way...looks like a great time.
The monkeys have a cool old school look right? For little expense the 142 cc big bore kit is the way to go to get more power. Makes a noticeable improvement and it comes with a new injector. You can add a new cam if you like and you will not over stress or over heat the engine. I blew up two 181cc big bore kits before deciding to have Wayne swap out the 300cc. Takegawa exhaust also cleans up the underside to give more off road clearance
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Keith is awesome! He and Garrett are both doing these small bike cross continent adventures, but on completely opposite ends of that spectrum. I'm celebrating this diversity. The modded 300 cc Monkey is great. My hat is off to Keith. Great story Don. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thx! :) its a shitload of fun!
Heck of a downer Keith about the death thing, 😂
Right? Time is more n more precious
Watching this from UK precisely because I wanna do something similar through Europe!
All the best
Martin
I would love to ride the monkey around the boot of italy
Another cool video. Thanks.
This video is the coolest Monkey video I've ever seen so far! Thank you for making this! I am from Estonia and have a banana yellow 2019 bike. Me and my friends have been thinking that Honda should do an upgrade, a bigger brother of the Monkey, still a relatively light weight but with a bigger engine. I love the modifications! All the best for your friend and his Monkey!
It has performed very well so far- 20,000 miles. Very reliable. Ran just fine at 155 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 solid hours outside Las Vegas at highway speeds and a heavy load. Weakest link of the bike is now the rear tire. It is speed rated to only 63 mph but the bike can go much faster so I rarely push past 70mph due to fear. Also when the monkey is really weighted down I only get 3k miles on a rear tire. Then again it rotates 1.8 time for every 1.0 rotation of an average sized tire. I have no better long distant road tire options. Monkey makes me feel 15 years old again. :)
“Monkey! Monkey! Monkey!”
If you’re a gambler and familiar with Asian terms you’ll know it fits.
I was relived Kieth is not riding with a 50 cc motor. I wish him the best of luck. Wow it fits in his mini van!😀
Thx, at 80% throttle I cruise along between 60 and 65 on flat ground n no wind. If a truck passes me i gain 8 mph in just seconds
Love this video! Something I'm looking to do. Going to get rid of my 2014 Goldwing and do this.
Cool...🐵
also... always retire at 45! haha yes.
Congrats to Keith on his Monkey & SherpaX setup, and thanks for the video! 👏 My buddy and I rode 10K miles around the USA on our bone-stock 2019 Honda Super Cubs pulling these trailers last year. The Cubs and trailers performed flawlessly... not a single mechanical failure throughout the trip. Joel at KipMoto is a helluva fabricator! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Oh wow!
He sure is. I watch every minute of your cannonball loop trip. Very cool. It has me seeing pictures as Major Marques Warren would say.
I think we just met you at a 7 eleven in Williamsburg VA!! Awesome outlook! We'll be watching you. Happy trails!
Awesome little set up
13:45 my boy just admitted to having a mail order bride 😁
It's funny how age changes the way you live and think
"Beware beware, the end is near"
Absolutely. By your 50's you tend to REALLY not give a puck.
That's a lot of weight to be putting behind the rear axle. I'd be worried about death wobble, but then again, I don't know how fast he can get to going on that thing. The rack loaded down has to be affecting his handling in a negative way.
I'm thinking the nut between the handlebars and seat pin the front half down pretty good.
Yes that can be an issue. I always pack heavy/dense items closest to me on the bike's rear rack. Trailer itself is light. Light things like tent, air mattress go in and on the trailer. Death wobble is situationally dependent. When going 60+ mph and passing semi trucks the side air compression can create a wobble. So in general I try not to pass and keep a large space cushion to avoid dramatic maneuvers. At low speed and off road I barely know its back there.
Amazing!
More people need to hear the part starting at 4:45
Funny thing is, Keith JUST left my house a few minutes ago - we went riding all day. I love that guy! Footage coming soon
👍!
Good on you fellow…I am 52 and living my best life on my Honda Monkey. Love the trailer, what make is it? Cheers Dean aka MonkeyDixAdventures
Ahh… I heard you say it was a Sherpax trailer…That is now on my bucket list…
you should hit up Keith directly for more Monkey info
That Sherpax trailer from Kipmoto in Vancouver is impressive. But swap out the Chinese bearing for a better quality one if you want to run above 70mph. Also a Michelin tire replacement. Knobbies are not needed for a trailer. After those mods, I hooked it up to my honda cb1100 and ran at 85mph to 95mph for 900 miles with the trailer loaded with over 100lbs which is 30lbs beyond the welder's specs- had no problem. I put the wife in the trailer for a ride around the block too- very entertaining. :)
I see good people doing good things!! ok now what is top speed on the Monkey?
My fat ass blocking air with the wife a pack and fully loaded trailer is 62 to 65 mph with level ground no wind and 1000ft elevation or less. Small Asians can can a 300cc up to 100mph..
What is the cc? Thanks for sharing. Definitely gives me more courage to ride longer distances.
300cc. Out of a honda cb300f
CB 500X might be a nice upgrade
He JUST bought a DR 650!
That cb500x has alot of great qualities. I rented one in thailand and the wife and I rode it all over the country. Off rode its very weak when it comes to suspension. That parallel twin engine is TOUGH!
I really wish I could find a monkey.
No dealerships have them.
I have All the money to get one.
I found one for SEVEN grand ..!!
No way.
I hope they become available soon.
I really only see in to flavors Honda .
And Harley.
I'm probably going to buy another Harley Davidson simply because I can't find a monkey.
And wow!! I had to edit this comment 3 times.....
But
But..
That trailer..
Oh my ass.
That is kinda what I am going to need
I'ma gonna beat my monkey till it dies.
Your so blessed. I really hope to buy all of them.
Every year.
My buddy has a 2019 monkey for sale if your interested and not for $6k either.
on youtube, "Emma Builds Birbie" has a monkey bike on her bus build and is currently uploading every couple days or so
Yes. I gave her some modification idea but im thinking she is happy w stock which i can understand
Keith, my kindred spirit. 48 years old and also feeling like, time to start doing this stuff now... time is TOO fleeting. quick question, what motor?
Its an engine from a honda cb300f. The smaller exhaust cannister limits my top end to the low 70s due to my weight and wind blockage, thats on flat ground in still air. I haven't regretted it even a minute.
@@ka509 Thanks for the response - is there a particular year, etc. of that engine? Did you have find the donor, or can you buy one like a crate engine. Love the project. I have a SuperCub, but want to get Monkeys to do simple trail rides with my son. I'm 270 lbs, so I could use some extra oomph...
@@ericbulington2421 any cb300f bike newer than 2016 has the improved engine. I'd avoid the crate and get the bike. Wayne knows a guy who gave me a $1000 for the bike carcass.
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I not sure what your point is- but I love thailand!
CANT HEAR please raise volume..........put vid veiw on bike not human we love bike set up. thank you
you should make a how-to video on making videos?
Anyone know if his Rav4 is 3door or a 5door?
4 door with a hatch
Cool bike but it sucks you put those cheap china rear shocks on them. the Reservoirs aren't even real.. no fluid goes in them XD. worse than stock
Yes not great but much stronger than stock and needed for my fat ass. For $50 I thought it was worth a try. So far so good. Olin's were too pricey for me.
There’s nothing wrong with his shocks lol. No need for you to be snooty durk and they’re still better than the stock ones.
@@The_RC_Guru no the shocks resis literally don’t push any fluid. They aren’t real. I’ve had these thinking they were. The rebound and dampening is worse than stock. I know from experience. They are fakes of the yss shocks which are actually decent for a decent price. If you can find real ones.
Cute, but no thanks. After looking at the turning radius with the rigid trailer impossible for a quick avoidance maneuver, reduces bikes top speed, I doubt if it over forty mph, and lengthens the stopping distance. If you drop it, I assume you have to unload it to prevent undue twisting stress on the rear wheel arm to raise it. The monkey is not designed for all this excess weight, regardless if a heavier rear spring is installed. How he keeps enough weight on the front wheel to prevent tank slapper is a mystery or due to low speed the bike can achieve. Cross county, not a forty mph, even on back roads you putting you life at risk at 40 mph.
Life is a risk. Staying at home is even riskier....and boring :)
Agreed, it does have its drawbacks but so versatile in so many other ways that my other bikes can't compete at. I cruise fully loaded at 60 to 65mph. Wind pressure makes anything over 65 no fun anyway.. I keep extra braking distance. Im not into wheelies.
@@MotoGiant True, that's why I ride CB500X. Otherwise I'd drown in rust proofing, single malt scotch.
@@ka509 If it works for you that's great. I would never accuse a fellow biker of exaggeration, but a Monkey's top speed is about 57 mph on the flat, what have you done, but a turbo on the 125cc? Incidentally, we're in the process of restoring a barn stored Honda 1969 CT90 Trail K-1. It took awhile but my 190 lb son had it up 50 mph on the flat.
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