Mini Moto Madness: Honda Grom vs Kawasaki Z125 Pro vs Honda Monkey | On Two Wheels
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Published 2020-01-23
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What begins as an adrenaline-fueled plan to melt knee pucks on what Morgan Gales and Adam Waheed assume are liter-and-above-sized sportbikes morphs into a less palatable mission. Justin Dawes dupes them by lining up a trio of budget-friendly 125cc streetbikes from Honda and Kawasaki beside the tantalizing 180-some horsepower rockets.
True, these eighth-liter playbikes offer a mere sliver of the performance of the asphalt-hugging superbikes, the boys have to choose between these pint-sized sub-$4,200 machines or certain boredom. It’s an easy decision…
Gales and Dawes saddle up on the Hondas, with Morgan riding the more sporty Cherry Red Grom and Justin on the throwback, yet still very bespoke, Monkey in Pearl Nebular Red. Because nothing says “look at me” like a Lamborghini orange-painted motorcycle, Waheed naturally gravitates toward Kawasaki’s Candy Steel Furnace Orange Z125 Pro.
The plan is simple, or so they think: Ride to a racetrack somewhere in Southern California. Could it be Willow Springs International Raceway? Buttonwillow, or Chuckwalla Valley Raceway? Either way the guys are going to have to traverse hundreds of miles of gridlock SoCal traffic and desert to do it. Tune in and see what surprises lay ahead for the On Two Wheels crew.
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All Comments (21)
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Have these guys thought of doing porn? Their acting abilities are perfect for it!
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Jesus...did you guys practice holding conversations by talking to a blank wall?
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This would be great if it wasn't so heavily scripted.
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People are hating way too much on this. You guys aren't that bad it's just kind of a cheesy production quality. I guess you got to listen to the fans but personally I would watch more videos just the way this one is
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i have an orange z125 just like the one adam was riding and its such a fun little city rider. It brings tons of smiles to my coworkers when i show up at the office and park it right in front of the entrance. Not only does it bring smiles to people it also has inspired some to want to start riding since its such an easy bike to ride. I think i have more pure fun on the streets riding this than i did on a gsx-r600
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The outtakes should be the show 👌
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This has to be one of my favorite videos on YouTube. You guys seemed to have a blast, and that is exactly what riding is all about. I just purchased a Honda 2020 Grom a month or so ago, and they are every bit the fun you guy's displayed in your video. Awesome!!!
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I bet you three all went home after this and had the cheek to tell your partners that you have had a "hard day at work!" Yeah right!
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There needs to be a comparison between the modern Grom class (actual Grom, Monkey, Gromasaki, etc) and some of the 1970s mini enduros that used to be everywhere, and can still be had for cheap. Frankly I think the old minis were better. They tended to have more power but with that fun 2-stroke delivery, they were even lighter, they had awesome style, they were ridiculously reliable and easy to work on, and on top of it all they had genuine off-road capabilities. I would love love LOVE to see a showdown between a 2020 Grom and a 1970 Kawasaki G4 100.
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„You meet the nicest people on a Honda.“ The first thing that springs to mind whenever i‘m on a honda
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The dialog was soooo cheezy but some fun bros and some fun bikes were involved so it was still fun to watch. Ha!
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"I'm the pull out king" now that's a gem of a line right there lol!!!
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That is certainly the kind of fun my buddy and I had when we were kids in the late 60s. His Suzuki 80 vs. my 1964 C-110 Honda 50. Something about riding a small bore bike feels just like you are a kid again. Even as adults we both kept the old bikes and rode them on occasion. Every little hill is again a challenge. Every take-off is a drag race and every ride was and still is just plain fun! I only wish we had helmet communication as we had to makeup sign language and ride close and holler at each other.
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What no budget for Acting Classes? Fun review!
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You needed to add a Honda Super Cub. On that track, it might have beat them all!
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It’s more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow!
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I have a Honda Navi (a 110cc CVT scooter sold in India loosely based on Honda Grom). Its fun to ride, especially if you ride any normal sized bikes on most days and realise how much fun a mini bike is!
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This was fun! I like the hosts. I think the it's the editing that's the problem. There's clearly plenty of great fun and banter going on, but we didn't see any of it until the end.
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I love these small bike videos! Keep it coming guys.🛴🛴🛵🛵
