Absolutely. You'll get more usable power throughout the overall power range. Even though you're dropping a tooth up front which is approximately equivalent to increasing 3 teeth rear, the rpms weren't "screaming" in 4th gear and never hit the rev limiter unless I was REALLY pushing the motor.
@@GuyQ84 I got me the yellow one and I love it, and in my area, you can not be a shy man driving it :D, but only positive people and lots of smiles, and I can fit both the car and the bike in the garage ............but it is my first bike since I was 18, so I need to make room for v-star Shadow or Rebel next spring "bobber style"
At about 8:50 I spy a defender 😍 belong to a Rover club myself and love those old trucks haha been looking at a Grom for my commute as well just in city riding mostly seems like the perfect vehicle.
Nice vid mate. I am on a verge of adding this little thing to my stable. I just cant pull the trigger and don't want to sell my other bikes for that. But my temptation is gonna do the job eventually. LOL. Looks so ridiculously fun.
@@fredmaldonado9204 Just realized I responded to this with one of my other accounts! :p glad you're saving up, you'll be super happy with it (or a Grom, which is $1k cheaper and very similar in ride!)
@@GuyQ84 very similar in ride? I heard the seat of the grom/msx and the rear shocks was terribly hard… thanx for your video, it makes me prefer the monkey rather than grom for a future purchase
it's really just a recommendation - there's many, many people who weigh 300+ lbs and still ride it no problem. Might not be able to get quite to 60mph, but it will still do 50...
@@GuyQ84 Thank you. Yes it looks like just a solid yellow paint, not pearl. The red and the blue colors that are also available are pearl effect colors.
I got mine about a month ago, 2019 ABS; the top speed I got is only 45mph, took me around 13-15 seconds going from 20 to 45. how come you can get 60? is it down hill?
that sounds like something might be wrong with your bike - my video was on pretty flat ground (and you can tell because I go in both directions). You may want to have somebody check it out. I've heard of some REALLY big guys who top it out around 50 - but I've never heard as low as 45.
Get a twist-n-go scooter if you’re concerned about shifting gears 👍🏼 I have a big Harley and a Honda PCX 150 scooter . I love riding my scooter more than the Harley !
I'm actually pretty happy with it, if I wanted a bike for highway use, I'd get a "standard" 250 or 300cc bike, I like these small bores for just little cruises around town :)
I hear you, it would just be nice to be able to hop on and off the freeway if needed or to be able to cruise on back highways at 60mph without pushing the engine too hard. Maybe a 200cc version would work.
@@synthartist69 a 200cc version would be cool - some guys out there do mod the monkey (and grom) to have higher displacement, and some get real crazy and add turbos. With enough $$$, anything is possible...
Fun bike to ride, I have the Bedelli 135 with 5 speed . lot cheaper and can easily do 70 Mph , the extra gear and 10 cc larger engine makes a lot more top speed. But overall these bikes are lots of fun, I enjoy my CT70 just as much.
@@pennsyltuckyden9823 sure, but anybody who could swipe this could also swipe just about any standard sport bike. I obviously don't want somebody to take it, but that's what insurance is for.
Actually...it pays homage to the late 60's and early seventies bike. I had one. Top speed was 28 miles an hour...rode it all over Columbus ga. I actually out run a sherriff because he was pissed at me for riding it in the road. He took off chasing me..it took off down a trail. He was so mad.. oh well, I'm 64 years old now...I figure hes stopped looking for me by now.
It's the lack of performance that makes it fun... Full throttle all the time, rev to the limit before shifting, and you can throw it around like a bicycle! :)
You should use every gear until it ends. 1´st gear up to the limits (49 km/h until it limits, count it in the mp/h) second one up to the 79 km/h (count to the miles :-)) and so on. You will meet the stopper in 1, and 2 gear! NO STOPPER AT 3 or 4 GEAR. 4 GEAR ONLY GIVES you a lower engine noise (lower rolls per minute (rpm)) and it won't speed up! So what the fuck Honda? For how long should I drive this in? It has tested top speed over 169 km/h! But how, but how and YES! It was without changing anything. By The Way: The meaning of the ABS is Automatic Balancing System... See it working while driving ;-) Tell it to your bike. Love you, owner of the Black Honda Monkey 2018 or 2019... don+´t know yet. (But I Have it
You're full of s*it! Honda Monkey 125 has a rev limit of 9500 rpm and if it had the power, it would go ~128 km/h. But it doesn't have, it only goes around 100-110 km/h stock. In order for Monkey to go 169 km/h, it'd need to rev 12601 rpm stock with 4. gear. This is only possible with tuned two stroke 125 engine. Maybe with 4 stroke either but it would be need some real high tech engine tuning.
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Buying mine this week 👌🏻
awesome...looks like ur really enjoying the Monkey. I picked up a red one about 2 months ago.
Yep I love it!!
Whays your top speed ?
@@PABLOESCOBAR-ph3el saw some videos on just to change the front gear, it made it faster up in speed and also the top speed got better
The Monkey has a nice retro modern styling definitely a nice addition to have alongside my custom Yamaha MT-07. 👍
One of the best upgrades is replacing the 15t with a 14t
Absolutely. You'll get more usable power throughout the overall power range. Even though you're dropping a tooth up front which is approximately equivalent to increasing 3 teeth rear, the rpms weren't "screaming" in 4th gear and never hit the rev limiter unless I was REALLY pushing the motor.
I have noticed that all owners sounds happy and laugh a little when they start it up :D
Every. Single. Time. It's just so much fun
@@GuyQ84 I'm getting one, I think I go for yellow :)
@@GuyQ84 I got me the yellow one and I love it, and in my area, you can not be a shy man driving it :D, but only positive people and lots of smiles, and I can fit both the car and the bike in the garage ............but it is my first bike since I was 18, so I need to make room for v-star Shadow or Rebel next spring "bobber style"
@Elliott Felipe i love Indian food, but I'm out of gamecards :)
I ride a Hayabusa......so why am i getting more excited abiut this bike.........i need one.
Great review.
I get it 👍🏼
I have 2 bikes now but I’m getting one of these . What’s not to love ?!
At about 8:50 I spy a defender 😍 belong to a Rover club myself and love those old trucks haha been looking at a Grom for my commute as well just in city riding mostly seems like the perfect vehicle.
Love it, I just wish it had an old school looking analog hybrid speedo... Looks so fun!
It really is so much fun!
Nice vid! I have a banana monkey as well and I too love it! Its great how it takes up virtually 0 space mine is in a tight spot as well👍👍
Nice vid mate. I am on a verge of adding this little thing to my stable. I just cant pull the trigger and don't want to sell my other bikes for that. But my temptation is gonna do the job eventually. LOL. Looks so ridiculously fun.
I've had big bikes before, this one is way more fun and frankly, much safer too since you won't be going very fast :)
BEAST of a corvett in your garage man
Thanks! It's rather ridiculous but amazingly fun. I seem to only have the ability to buy fun vehicles :p
Also, follow me on Instagram for more monkey and z06 love! @therealguyq
I’m definitely subscribing to your channel. I am a New Yorker as well. I from the Bronx, New York. Not too many New Yorker youtubers here.
awesome! thanks for the sub! Do you have a monkey or grom?
I don’t have any of those bikes yet. But I am saving up for one.
@@fredmaldonado9204 Just realized I responded to this with one of my other accounts! :p glad you're saving up, you'll be super happy with it (or a Grom, which is $1k cheaper and very similar in ride!)
@@GuyQ84 very similar in ride? I heard the seat of the grom/msx and the rear shocks was terribly hard…
thanx for your video, it makes me prefer the monkey rather than grom for a future purchase
thanks for the review
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video about honda monkey.
Do you use anything other than the handlebar lock when you lock it up at the train station? Great video by the way!
Thanks, and nope. I've got good insurance :)
I never thought to consider the weight capacity . I need to lose a few more lbs. before getting mine 👍🏼
it's really just a recommendation - there's many, many people who weigh 300+ lbs and still ride it no problem. Might not be able to get quite to 60mph, but it will still do 50...
When you park your bike for the commute do you use a locking type system ?
Nope, but I've got good insurance...
Whats wrong with me? I have had and ridden everything since 1985. What do I want one of these?
The reason you want one is because they are amazing :D
Yellow looks great on this bike
much fun ✨🙊
love that banana yellow paint. Is that a solid yellow or pearl effect paint?
It's a little shiny but not sure I'd say it has a pearl effect
@@GuyQ84 Thank you. Yes it looks like just a solid yellow paint, not pearl. The red and the blue colors that are also available are pearl effect colors.
@@matemayer4850 Yep and the black one of 2022 is the pearl effect as well !!!
I got mine about a month ago, 2019 ABS; the top speed I got is only 45mph, took me around 13-15 seconds going from 20 to 45. how come you can get 60? is it down hill?
that sounds like something might be wrong with your bike - my video was on pretty flat ground (and you can tell because I go in both directions). You may want to have somebody check it out. I've heard of some REALLY big guys who top it out around 50 - but I've never heard as low as 45.
I am new to this is this a automatic ?
I cant shift gears
No, it is a manual transmission motorcycle, so you need to shift your own gears
Check out the Honda Ruckus for an Automatic bike.
Get a twist-n-go scooter if you’re concerned about shifting gears 👍🏼
I have a big Harley and a Honda PCX 150 scooter . I love riding my scooter more than the Harley !
They should have made this more powerful with a bigger engine. It would be great to be able to run 75 without strain on the motor.
I'm actually pretty happy with it, if I wanted a bike for highway use, I'd get a "standard" 250 or 300cc bike, I like these small bores for just little cruises around town :)
I hear you, it would just be nice to be able to hop on and off the freeway if needed or to be able to cruise on back highways at 60mph without pushing the engine too hard. Maybe a 200cc version would work.
@@synthartist69 a 200cc version would be cool - some guys out there do mod the monkey (and grom) to have higher displacement, and some get real crazy and add turbos. With enough $$$, anything is possible...
Revive the ct70 and make it a 185cc...give it a top speed of 80.
@@GuyQ84 the bike should be cheaper then
That scratch against the Corvette - will cost you more than the price of the bike ! LOL
It would be close! Luckily it hasn't rubbed or scratched it... Yet... :)
I'm hoping that old abandoned Corvette dosen't scratch the monkey..
Fun bike to ride, I have the Bedelli 135 with 5 speed . lot cheaper and can easily do 70 Mph , the extra gear and 10 cc larger engine makes a lot more top speed. But overall these bikes are lots of fun, I enjoy my CT70 just as much.
Also, made in china.
What's the wheel radius on your Bedelli? The Monkey is 12''.
@@AlbertoJorgeSoares same as yours, 12 inch wheels.
@@BAHRAMCR 70 Mph, or more, in such small wheels is scary and a little dangerous...! Just a small bump on the road and you'll be spitted out.
@@AlbertoJorgeSoares True, but that is the top speed and it was amazingly stable, but a comfortable speed is between 55 and 60 mph.
So you leave that at the train station all day?
Yep, no reason not to, it's just like leaving any other motorcycle
It just seems like anyone could just toss it in the back of a pick up truck and be gone in seconds
@@pennsyltuckyden9823 sure, but anybody who could swipe this could also swipe just about any standard sport bike. I obviously don't want somebody to take it, but that's what insurance is for.
I love the Honda Monkey, I want one so bad. Just curious how people deal with it day to day. Great review on the bike BTW. Keep em coming.
How much do you weigh?
I mention it in the video... I'm about 200 lbs
@Phil M I'm 6'1 and fit fine, I'd imagine you'll be ok
Ik like the Corvette 👍🏻😁
Nice, I managed 73mph going down hill 😂 think I could have got to 80 however a little bit of fear crept in. Fun bike though
Sweet! Must have been a big hill!!
I got mine up to 200mph. I road it out of the back of a C130 at ten thousand feet. The landing was a bitch.
Yeah,right...maybe being towed by a Ducati.
@@jonnysteel3595 there's a video of it on my channel...
@@TommyBarnezTV you stopped about 61 unless I was mistaken
How much
That's gonna vary based on where you are but I'd say 4,200 US dollars is about average
Queen bee yellow actually dude
If I get one, I need a luggage rack.
I added one to mine! I should probably do another review now that I've had it a while
GuyQ
I put one on my grom. Then added the infamous milk crate, not cool but functional 😎
@@MrWhitelightning73 disagree, it's super cool. I put a pirate flag (skull and crossbones) on mine! Lol!
nice!
Thanks!
This bike is re make from the 80s original one but with a diffrent name
Yes and no, the original was from the 60's but was sold in the US until the 80's and they went by the "trail" name, i.e. trail 50, trail 70, etc.
@@GuyQ84 idk why i thought the 80s ik it was a re make kinda thing like the club man also a good looking bike thanks for the info 👍
Actually...it pays homage to the late 60's and early seventies bike. I had one. Top speed was 28 miles an hour...rode it all over Columbus ga. I actually out run a sherriff because he was pissed at me for riding it in the road. He took off chasing me..it took off down a trail. He was so mad.. oh well, I'm 64 years old now...I figure hes stopped looking for me by now.
That is a slightly different Japan adaptation.
Yes, I think there is a US spec, EURO spec, and Japan spec (mine is US)
I just use mine for getting bananas.
That is the primary use case
@@GuyQ84 primate use case
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Love the bike but find the performance rather disappointing.
It's the lack of performance that makes it fun... Full throttle all the time, rev to the limit before shifting, and you can throw it around like a bicycle! :)
It's a 125. Lose some weight, eat a salad once in a while.
@@chuckbowen4334 thanks for your advise as you understand it...
It's really not about performance,people who spend loads on mods are pretty stupid.
This is 2018
...no, it's a 2019 :)
Not 2019
We are no longer in 2019, I agree - but the Monkey I bought and is highlighted in this video is model year 2019
You should use every gear until it ends. 1´st gear up to the limits (49 km/h until it limits, count it in the mp/h) second one up to the 79 km/h (count to the miles :-)) and so on. You will meet the stopper in 1, and 2 gear! NO STOPPER AT 3 or 4 GEAR. 4 GEAR ONLY GIVES you a lower engine noise (lower rolls per minute (rpm)) and it won't speed up! So what the fuck Honda? For how long should I drive this in? It has tested top speed over 169 km/h! But how, but how and YES! It was without changing anything. By The Way: The meaning of the ABS is Automatic Balancing System... See it working while driving ;-) Tell it to your bike. Love you, owner of the Black Honda Monkey 2018 or 2019... don+´t know yet. (But I Have it
You're full of s*it! Honda Monkey 125 has a rev limit of 9500 rpm and if it had the power, it would go ~128 km/h. But it doesn't have, it only goes around 100-110 km/h stock. In order for Monkey to go 169 km/h, it'd need to rev 12601 rpm stock with 4. gear. This is only possible with tuned two stroke 125 engine. Maybe with 4 stroke either but it would be need some real high tech engine tuning.
Not going to use it off-road??. That would be like buying a gun and never shooting it
It's all relative... My ATV is for true offroading (swamps, rock trails, etc.) - the monkey will see gravel and light off road stuff :)
This bike was not made for off road. It has no skid plate. It is meant for urban transport and to look silly while doing it.
The Monkey doesn't have adequate suspension for heavy off-road use.
are you 'nervous'...that 'THIEVE'S'...can just pick that 'Monkey-Up' & Steal It...when 'Un-Attended'??...
A little bit, but that goes for any motorcycle really, this is why I have full coverage insurance
@@GuyQ84 ..haven't 'Ridden' motorcycle for decades ..but may consider getting a 'MONKEY'...to just have 'FUN ON'!!!!!....be safe!! cheers from Canada!
I'm 240 I just got better shocks.