I ride gravel roads on my Grom daily, and that is the best thing about this bike for me. You can slide all over the road and still feel confident about keeping the bike up. Also if you damage a body panel? Thats easy and cheap to replace. Of all my bikes my Grom is my favorite bike, because it reminds me of why I started riding bikes to begin with, for fun.
It's surprising how much I'm really enjoying the grom, and like you said there's no stress with it. It's such an easy, cheap bike to maintain and that's the key thing. With no stress, it just completely allows you to go out there and have fun with it instead of worrying about damaging something on a more expensive bike.
Welcome to the Honda family!! 😁. I'm glad you had a blast on your new bike! That's what it's all about anyway. You are going to absolutely love that thing in the city!!
New rider here, just purchased a cherry red 2023 grom last week, it's not my everyday ride. I'm over here in the mountains of Western NC 🤷🏻 it does alright uphill, but like what you said this bike is very approachable & I've had to wave cars past me, as they do, I give them the ✌🏼 & all good. Anyway I'm enjoying this bike 🤙🏽the first tank I went 200 miles, after filling up I spent $5.50 🤷🏻 I dig it. It does really well on these back mountain roads
Thank you Carol! I also love the monkey but it was priced a little higher vs the grom, otherwise I’d totally take a monkey and turn it into a bobber lol
This is cool. Been contemplating getting a grom recently and watching a lot of youtube videos on them. Was watching this video and when you got to the back roads I thought hey this looks exactly like Maryland (where I live), to the point I even thought I recognized some of the roads. Don't think I actually did as I live in North Eastern MD but it is really cool to see someone making content on the grom that really is so close to what my experience would be like.
Best mod to do it a T14 front sprocket and a better chain adjuster. Had a 2014, sold it to buy a 2017 FZ09, big mistake. Missed the little bike too much so I sold the FZ09 to buy a 2019 Honda CB300R. Last October I crashed into a deer at 90kmh, the little CB was scrapped. So guess what I'm getting next 🤣 yep, a new Grom. That's the problem with the little Minimoto, once you ride one you can't go without it.
You'd love it, it literally feels like a little toy bike. Thanks man, I'm thinking of going in the direction of some off roading mods after I do some of the basic stuff first. Love how cheap these mods are on the grom lol.
@@IronBornRider Definitely a great bike for riding where maybe you shouldn't be. From what I've seen the sky is the limit with these little bikes as far as customization goes.
this is an awesome video! congrats on the bike. I'm happy to see some more youtubers getting these and doing videos on them. Cant wait to see what you do to yours!
Appreciate it! For me, after the basic mods I'd like to try to get some hybrid dirt/street tires on there. Would love to try to ride it off-road or on the snow, just do things I wouldn't normally do on my bigger Harley
How did Tim ride that bike... I'm 5'7 and i borrowed my mate's Grom for my license test (Australia) and i struggled to tuck my knees in to change gears.
@@stevenlee1075 I heard that lol I just can't afford a 22 model but Hell the used ones I've been lucky enough to find might as well be new..a stock 14 model on marketplace around 2500!!! smh.. guess I'll wait till winter lol
I ride a 2000 sportster 1200s and I’m really considering a grom as a cheap daily. This video made me make my mind up and I’m getting one when I find one
Looks like fun! I wish you would've told me - there's a ton of back roads between our area and Winchester. I am on the highway for only a brief stint when I ride out there, and it's only 2.5-3 hours via the back roads.
@@IronBornRider I get out that way a couple or three times a year. The back roads are beautiful. I basically tell my Harley GPS to avoid highways, and off I go! You end up going out through Harpers Ferry on 28 and 15 and down some nice backroads to get there. I'm pretty sure I recorded my last ride out there, just need to edit it.
Hey bro I was just scrolling and this vlog came up I like your bike I have a 2017 I paid 2800 and the guy who owned it before me only put 632 miles on it I wish mine had 5 gears but it's all be safe out there ✌️
welcome to the mini moto club, got my black 2022 Honda Monkey about the same time but with salt already on the roads here in se ky, i trailered it home and only rode it about 200 yds up and down my driveway before I parked it in my livin room lol where are ya'll out of? I used to live up in the frederick md area, know that winchester region pretty well.
I was also considering the monkey, such a great looking bike. I’m in Rockville Maryland and my buddy is in Baltimore. I frequent Frederick quite often, love the roads up there
as a '15 grom owner; the brakes are not the best. I would have to hit the brake really hard to get it to lock-up on pavement, as in, intentionally. For such a small bike, I wouldn't get an ABS grom because it adds complexity and is not necessary. Although, I do like that blue color on the ABS model.
Cool video man! I’ve been to Timbrook Honda a few times nice dealership. The Grom looks like a lot of fun, defiantly would be a fun little ripper to ride around locally. Thanks for sharing 👊👍
Hey man, love the vid but is it rude to ask for your height? I'm looking forward to buy my Grom next month and i'm not sure if my fatass 5'7 frame is gonna fit. Thanks in advance
Thanks! I think Tim is about 6’1? I’ve had other taller friends take it for a spin and they can ride it, but it’s a bit cramped for them so don’t know how it’ll work for longer rides
I'll have to say it's not the most comfortable seat I've been in, but definitely way better than stock seats from Harley which is my reference point for comparison. I'm waiting for some aftermarket seats to come into development, the only ones I see now are the ones from eBay.
@@IronBornRider near the area, I've been at that dealership looking for a grom or a monkey. Looking to get something to start learning on without worrying about the size or expensive parts
After the 300 mile break in which I kept under 45 mph, I noticed about 250 mi to 300. I started hitting neutral every time real easy. Then I changed the oil and adjusted the valves and it's been shifting like butter and hitting neutral every time
Amazing dude, Sadly i cancelled my 2022 monkey for a brand new 21 monkey bcoz i don't the colors and black frame/rims in the new monkey, but Grom SP looks awesome!
I think for most people, if you want to save money should just go with the 1-2nd gen grom because they're readily available for much less. But for me, I wanted a new bike to put on the channel.
I rode a Grom and a Monkey. They were the slowest bikes I have ever ridden! It is the only motorcycle I have ridden where you turn the throttle and NOTHING happens! They remind me of those go carts that you rent and race on the track. They are governed I think for about 10mph and when you push the gas pedal it takes them about 5 minutes to think about moving. IMO, the Grom and Monkey are ok around the neighborhood or on country rural roads, but I wouldn't feel comfortable taking them on any highways or major roads where the speed limit is over 40mph. If you tried to merge in front of a car or a truck, you are going to be road kill! Forget highways! Why buy a 9hp motorcycle and soup it up to 15hp when you can just get a 300cc and have 35hp for a little bit more? They are are for pussies and kids that are afraid of a real motorcycle. I had a Honda 300 CBRR that I sold because it was too slow to stay with traffic, and it was over stressed on the highway because you are running near redline all the time. They are unsafe IMO in most situations because you can't avoid accidents because of insufficient acceleration.
I've had over 20 motorcycles since I was 10 years old. Everything from mini bikes, motocross, 3 Cylinder two strokes, KZ900s, 1,000, 1100s, GPZs, & a Yamaha YZ1 you name it and I've had a lot of them but after get getting hit head on and thrown 156 ft at 70 mph. I didn't ride for almost 10 years and finally I decided to try a Grom at 67 years old and love it. It's a lot of fun. Nothing boring about it whatsoever. Did a few cheap mods with the intake and exhaust and the fuel mapping and it goes about 70 mph now but it's not about speed. These things are just a super a lot of fun to just cruise all over the place.
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I ride gravel roads on my Grom daily, and that is the best thing about this bike for me. You can slide all over the road and still feel confident about keeping the bike up. Also if you damage a body panel? Thats easy and cheap to replace. Of all my bikes my Grom is my favorite bike, because it reminds me of why I started riding bikes to begin with, for fun.
It's surprising how much I'm really enjoying the grom, and like you said there's no stress with it. It's such an easy, cheap bike to maintain and that's the key thing. With no stress, it just completely allows you to go out there and have fun with it instead of worrying about damaging something on a more expensive bike.
Is there a website to buy FACTORY plastics for the Grom?
I don't have that bike because he's illegal on the freeway , but I heard people saying that grom's are perfect for offroad 😛😛
@@Voltomess I don't understand.. who's illegal on the interstate??
@@Voltomess The Grom is TOTALLY legal on the freeway..well I guess it depends on the state your in.
Bro, I'm a grom rider. Watched this with a smile on my face the entire time. I hope you're still enjoying it.
Thanks man! I love these little guys. Unfortunately I sold it to fund some other toys but I’ll be back on a grom soon
Welcome to the Honda family!! 😁. I'm glad you had a blast on your new bike! That's what it's all about anyway.
You are going to absolutely love that thing in the city!!
Thanks KG! Yeah, my Harley takes care of most needs but I just wanted something to toy around with.
Congrats dude! Welcome to the Grom life. Time to dump the clutch and wheelie 😆🤘 great editing and story telling
Thanks J! 12 o clocks boys here I come lol 😂
Dude what an awesome day for you and you put the video together perfectly! Can’t wait to see more Grom stuff now!!!
Thanks Chop!
I put about 1300 miles on mine... love it!
Hell yeah
New rider here, just purchased a cherry red 2023 grom last week, it's not my everyday ride. I'm over here in the mountains of Western NC 🤷🏻 it does alright uphill, but like what you said this bike is very approachable & I've had to wave cars past me, as they do, I give them the ✌🏼 & all good. Anyway I'm enjoying this bike 🤙🏽the first tank I went 200 miles, after filling up I spent $5.50 🤷🏻 I dig it. It does really well on these back mountain roads
Everyone should give the grom a chance, it's one of the most fun motorcycles out there on the market
Congrats on purchasing a Grom. I’m also looking into getting one but I’m also interested in the Monkey cuz I love that retro style.
Thank you Carol! I also love the monkey but it was priced a little higher vs the grom, otherwise I’d totally take a monkey and turn it into a bobber lol
@@IronBornRider There you go! 👍
Monkey>grom. lol
This is cool. Been contemplating getting a grom recently and watching a lot of youtube videos on them. Was watching this video and when you got to the back roads I thought hey this looks exactly like Maryland (where I live), to the point I even thought I recognized some of the roads. Don't think I actually did as I live in North Eastern MD but it is really cool to see someone making content on the grom that really is so close to what my experience would be like.
That's awesome! Yeah I was hoping to connect with more riders in the Maryland area. Let me know if you're ever in the Montgomery county area.
Best mod to do it a T14 front sprocket and a better chain adjuster.
Had a 2014, sold it to buy a 2017 FZ09, big mistake. Missed the little bike too much so I sold the FZ09 to buy a 2019 Honda CB300R.
Last October I crashed into a deer at 90kmh, the little CB was scrapped. So guess what I'm getting next 🤣 yep, a new Grom.
That's the problem with the little Minimoto, once you ride one you can't go without it.
Haha this gromtastic video adventure was amazing. Jealous I wasn't there.
I do need to do a 2 up riding on a grom video, you can be there for that lol
Great video love the commentary very informative and funny.You got a great friend,I just purchased my 2023 grom
Thanks! Enjoy the grom! Such a fun bike
Congrats my new Grom brother!!!! Have fun. Rick
Appreciate it!
Awesome addition to the collection. I still haven’t had a chance to ride one of these. They look so fun. Hype to see what you do with it!
You'd love it, it literally feels like a little toy bike. Thanks man, I'm thinking of going in the direction of some off roading mods after I do some of the basic stuff first. Love how cheap these mods are on the grom lol.
@@IronBornRider Definitely a great bike for riding where maybe you shouldn't be. From what I've seen the sky is the limit with these little bikes as far as customization goes.
this is an awesome video! congrats on the bike. I'm happy to see some more youtubers getting these and doing videos on them. Cant wait to see what you do to yours!
Appreciate it! For me, after the basic mods I'd like to try to get some hybrid dirt/street tires on there. Would love to try to ride it off-road or on the snow, just do things I wouldn't normally do on my bigger Harley
How did Tim ride that bike... I'm 5'7 and i borrowed my mate's Grom for my license test (Australia) and i struggled to tuck my knees in to change gears.
He’s actually used to riding smaller 2 wheels, he has a few scooters so he’s no stranger to smaller cc bikes
Tim seems like a legit dude
He's the worst
@@IronBornRider 😢
I’ve hit 70 on my stock Grom on the main road. It definitely couldn’t hold it uphill but I’m a feather so it pulls pretty hard
Damn really? What year is yours?? How much do you weigh if it's ok to ask that?
@@Smokey1981 22 model. I haven’t weighed myself in forever but I’d say I’m 130-140 pounds
@@stevenlee1075 cool..was just curious..I'm about 170 and I'm thinking about getting one..
@@Smokey1981 definitely do! They’re all you need to get to work and back and mine gets 135 MPG. Nothing like $6 to fill the tank
@@stevenlee1075 I heard that lol I just can't afford a 22 model but Hell the used ones I've been lucky enough to find might as well be new..a stock 14 model on marketplace around 2500!!! smh.. guess I'll wait till winter lol
The gold wheels, white and decals look amazing! Great video.
I appreciate that. Thanks!
Just sent out the ecu on my 2022 to dhm can’t wait to try out the new power and hopefully be able to get a camshaft
I’m considering doing the same. For now I’m waiting on an exhaust I ordered off of the bay. Let me know how you like the flash/tune
@@IronBornRider You will love the ecu flash from DHM i have the intake, exhaust, and cam flash it really woke the bike up.
Very enjoyable vid. I bought the matte black version. Just waiting for it.
Prob get it in January during a blizzard lol.
Glad you enjoyed it! I’m sure you’re gonna love the grom
Picking my first Grom up by the end of the month from the exact same location! Small world lol
Small world indeed! They’re great to work with
I ride a 2000 sportster 1200s and I’m really considering a grom as a cheap daily. This video made me make my mind up and I’m getting one when I find one
That’s awesome! You won’t regret it at all.
❤️👍🔥✊ not feeling well today so I’m going to scroll through to give you the analytics brother
Appreciate you RHC. Hope you get better soon
Looks like fun! I wish you would've told me - there's a ton of back roads between our area and Winchester. I am on the highway for only a brief stint when I ride out there, and it's only 2.5-3 hours via the back roads.
You go to Winchester often? The backroads there that I did see were pretty nice. Took 28 back as well.
@@IronBornRider I get out that way a couple or three times a year. The back roads are beautiful. I basically tell my Harley GPS to avoid highways, and off I go! You end up going out through Harpers Ferry on 28 and 15 and down some nice backroads to get there. I'm pretty sure I recorded my last ride out there, just need to edit it.
Hey bro I was just scrolling and this vlog came up I like your bike I have a 2017 I paid 2800 and the guy who owned it before me only put 632 miles on it I wish mine had 5 gears but it's all be safe out there ✌️
Thanks, ride safe brother
Aren’t you suppose to keep high speeds down cause it’s being broken in ?
Yeah, but I had no choice if I wanted to get it home. Besides these groms are pretty much bullet proof :)
welcome to the mini moto club, got my black 2022 Honda Monkey about the same time but with salt already on the roads here in se ky, i trailered it home and only rode it about 200 yds up and down my driveway before I parked it in my livin room lol where are ya'll out of? I used to live up in the frederick md area, know that winchester region pretty well.
I was also considering the monkey, such a great looking bike. I’m in Rockville Maryland and my buddy is in Baltimore. I frequent Frederick quite often, love the roads up there
You were filming?
Don't worry, I cut out the part where we get kicked out the dealership for knocking down the goldwing
Any downsides to settling for a non ABS model?
I've never really cared for ABS so I may not be the best person on this :)
as a '15 grom owner; the brakes are not the best. I would have to hit the brake really hard to get it to lock-up on pavement, as in, intentionally. For such a small bike, I wouldn't get an ABS grom because it adds complexity and is not necessary. Although, I do like that blue color on the ABS model.
@@IronBornRider same
Cool video man! I’ve been to Timbrook Honda a few times nice dealership.
The Grom looks like a lot of fun, defiantly would be a fun little ripper to ride around locally. Thanks for sharing 👊👍
Hey man, love the vid but is it rude to ask for your height? I'm looking forward to buy my Grom next month and i'm not sure if my fatass 5'7 frame is gonna fit. Thanks in advance
Bro I’m also 5’8 and chonky. Just ride it and have a blast. You’ll be fine
Cool video! How tall is your friend? I’m thinking about getting one of these and want to know if it it can work for tall people!
Thanks! I think Tim is about 6’1? I’ve had other taller friends take it for a spin and they can ride it, but it’s a bit cramped for them so don’t know how it’ll work for longer rides
@@IronBornRider I’m about 6’4 lol! I’m going to go sit on one this weekend and see if I fit!
Such a fun machine 😂🤙 perfect fun bike
100%
100 miles on a Grom, but it sounds like your laughs and smiles were worth it :)
It sure was!
Very nice video man , thank you Kindly z!
Thanks Jack! Glad you enjoyed it!
Cool ride home.
Thanks!
I wish this was available in my country.
What country are you in? I thought groms were available most countries
Put a bicycle bell from Wal-Mart on there. It makes for some really funny interactions.
Lol I bet
What is your weight if you don't mind
I’m about 180
thinking about financing one for my first Bike found one at a dealer ship in houston for 3300
3300 is a great deal
The stock seat is a bit hard for 100 miles 😬
I'll have to say it's not the most comfortable seat I've been in, but definitely way better than stock seats from Harley which is my reference point for comparison. I'm waiting for some aftermarket seats to come into development, the only ones I see now are the ones from eBay.
@@IronBornRider my first ride from the honda dealer was only about 25 miles and I was sore ha ha! Definitely fun though! I love the grom
Hey, I've been to that same dealership!
Where do you live?
@@IronBornRider near the area, I've been at that dealership looking for a grom or a monkey. Looking to get something to start learning on without worrying about the size or expensive parts
The false neutral goes away after a couple hundred miles
Yeah mine def wasn’t as bad after a break in period
As a professional rider, there is no reason to have your bike in neutral unless you're rolling it around, moving it around your garage ect..
After the 300 mile break in which I kept under 45 mph, I noticed about 250 mi to 300. I started hitting neutral every time real easy. Then I changed the oil and adjusted the valves and it's been shifting like butter and hitting neutral every time
lol everyone looks so big on that bike!
Would love to see you review one lol
Yeah. Finding neutral on the Grom is a bit of an issue...
It really is
Harley should make a mini moto “Grom”
Would buy that in a heart beat
How tall is tim???
I think he’s maybe 6’1 or so
@@IronBornRider Thanks. I'm 6"3 and I've been looking at bikes and scooters recently.
Amazing dude, Sadly i cancelled my 2022 monkey for a brand new 21 monkey bcoz i don't the colors and black frame/rims in the new monkey, but Grom SP looks awesome!
Thanks man! I love the monkey. Would love to own one some day
Thats the first time I have seen a Goldwing bottom out 😂
Is it worth the 4800$$ out the door they cost new?
I think for most people, if you want to save money should just go with the 1-2nd gen grom because they're readily available for much less. But for me, I wanted a new bike to put on the channel.
Found one locally for $3,500 brand new
how tall are you
5'8
The whole time you had the throttle pinned...Ha
For real. I need to lose some weight to gain some power on the grom lol
@@IronBornRider Even the Grom comes with a nice digital screen! Ha
Neutral I found you have to turn it off and get into neutral
New sub , thanks
Thanks for the sub!!
🤙🏾🔥
Thanks HFBJ!
I need a grom
That a regular street bike it's not for the hwy
Yes, groms are illegal on the highway
Hum India Wale khaa se khride
Honda, remake the Fat Cat bike. 🛵
I rode a Grom and a Monkey. They were the slowest bikes I have ever ridden! It is the only motorcycle I have ridden where you turn the throttle and NOTHING happens! They remind me of those go carts that you rent and race on the track. They are governed I think for about 10mph and when you push the gas pedal it takes them about 5 minutes to think about moving. IMO, the Grom and Monkey are ok around the neighborhood or on country rural roads, but I wouldn't feel comfortable taking them on any highways or major roads where the speed limit is over 40mph. If you tried to merge in front of a car or a truck, you are going to be road kill! Forget highways! Why buy a 9hp motorcycle and soup it up to 15hp when you can just get a 300cc and have 35hp for a little bit more? They are are for pussies and kids that are afraid of a real motorcycle. I had a Honda 300 CBRR that I sold because it was too slow to stay with traffic, and it was over stressed on the highway because you are running near redline all the time. They are unsafe IMO in most situations because you can't avoid accidents because of insufficient acceleration.
It’s not that deep bro holy shit😂
Dude this video was way too dragged out with other nonsense and less review
I missed the part where I said this video was a review
bloody boring vid
Try my other grom videos
I've had over 20 motorcycles since I was 10 years old. Everything from mini bikes, motocross, 3 Cylinder two strokes, KZ900s, 1,000, 1100s, GPZs, & a Yamaha YZ1 you name it and I've had a lot of them but after get getting hit head on and thrown 156 ft at 70 mph. I didn't ride for almost 10 years and finally I decided to try a Grom at 67 years old and love it. It's a lot of fun. Nothing boring about it whatsoever. Did a few cheap mods with the intake and exhaust and the fuel mapping and it goes about 70 mph now but it's not about speed. These things are just a super a lot of fun to just cruise all over the place.