Just take all my money Honda

"Decay buys too many beaters" (decay) 06/08/2018 at 15:46 • Filed to: None

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TIL not only is Honda bringing the Monkey Bike to the US, but also an updated Super Cub.

benjrblant > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 15:51

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I just discovered this as well, almost made a post about it too. The miniMOTO lineup for Honda is shaping up to be pretty rad.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 15:56

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i like all of those.... but i cant ride em for shit.... too much leg

knees get in the way of steering

Decay buys too many beaters > benjrblant 06/08/2018 at 15:57

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I’m super excited. Might trade my Grom for a Monkey assuming that the lions share of my modifications transfer over.

Also I think that the Cub would be a totally badass starting point for a modern Trail 90 build. The first ones were just modified cubs after all.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 15:58

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The Supercub is the only non-scooter-y motorbike I would be interested in! Awesome things!

Decay buys too many beaters > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/08/2018 at 15:58

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I bet the Cub has way more generous ergos than the others!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 16:01

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i could probably ride the cub if i scoot back on the seat... the other 2 i doubt

Decay buys too many beaters > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/08/2018 at 16:03

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Such cool practical little things, I hope these sell like crazy so we continue to see this small CC renaissance continue.
*crosses fingers for a re-release of the Honda Aero*

Decay buys too many beaters > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/08/2018 at 16:04

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The Grom is surprising, I’m 6' and have never felt cramped on it. It’s actually a little more roomy than my SV650 was!

vicali > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 16:05

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Excited, plus that will keep CT parts around for while..

Mercedes Streeter > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 16:07

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The Monkey is basically a Grom with classic bike looks. TAKE ALL MY MONIES.

Decay buys too many beaters > vicali 06/08/2018 at 16:07

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I so badly want a modern CT on the backbone of one of those. I bet that’s in the pipeline at Honda seeing as a good condition Trail 90 sells for right around where the new Cub will be priced.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 16:09

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im 6.2 and mostly leg ... my knees get in the way of everything :p

(i mean my bandit was a comfy fit... but not by much)

Decay buys too many beaters > Mercedes Streeter 06/08/2018 at 16:09

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I’m really considering trading the grom for one once they hit the showroom.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 16:10

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Mercedes Streeter > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 16:11

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Shhh...don’t trade your Grom, sell it to meeeeeeeeeee!

lone_liberal > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 16:13

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The Trail 50 that I rode as a little kid had the same coloring as that one in the middle. So macho.

*Picture of similar one found on Google.

Decay buys too many beaters > lone_liberal 06/08/2018 at 16:18

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My god, they really did nail so many design elements.

Decay buys too many beaters > Mercedes Streeter 06/08/2018 at 16:19

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Of course by “trade”, I mean sell private party. I’m not foolish enough to go to a dealer!

lone_liberal > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 16:23

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The dark and light on the tank are reversed but otherwise they really did.

Mercedes Streeter > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 16:27

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Ugh...great. This sucks. Whereas with smarts I’ve reached the point where I cannot buy anymore because of lack of space and/or rarity, I can have many more bikes and I’m not attached to any one brand.

I must have one of every Buell, a Grom, and a Monkey.

Decay buys too many beaters > Mercedes Streeter 06/08/2018 at 16:29

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I can say, from experience, that bikes are much Much MUCH more space efficient

jminer > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 16:50

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Ha! That’s what my garage looks like.

You’re very right- I can stash like 6 where I had 1 car before...

Decay buys too many beaters > jminer 06/08/2018 at 17:04

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At least!

Even more so when they are grom sized

vondon302 > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 17:53

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Well damn. It’s not like I wanted a mini bike before but now I need one

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 19:46

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Is “transistorized” a word, or is this some kind of butchered translation?

Also, if I buy one, what do I say when normal people ask me why the hell I’m riding it instead of driving a car or even a normal motorcycle?

Decay buys too many beaters > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 06/08/2018 at 19:51

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Yeah, real word, kind of funny usage here.

The normal reaction I get to my Grom is “You’re a little big for that motorcycle”
My response is usually “you’re a little small for that *whatever they are driving/riding*”

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > Decay buys too many beaters 06/08/2018 at 20:22

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Nice, now money is my only excuse for not buying one. Then again, if I sold the Volvo....

GLiddy > Decay buys too many beaters 06/09/2018 at 01:01

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I’m a ‘miniMOTO’ (to use their term) fanatic, and I didn’t think I’d live to see the day that Honda would bring the new Monkey to the USA, much less a new Cub.

Decay buys too many beaters > GLiddy 06/09/2018 at 01:16

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Im surprised we even got the Grom. But now they’ve carved out their own little niche in the market. I truly hope these sell just as well as the Grom did when it came here. I’m seriously considering grabbing a new cub just as a daily commuter!

GLiddy > Decay buys too many beaters 06/09/2018 at 08:54

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Now to wait and see how the public responds. I’m simultaneously excited and apprehensive. The talk on the minibike forums and the C70/SuperCub groups was that American Honda thought they understood the American market. Americans weren’t interested in small displacement commuter bikes. We liked Goldwings, cruisers, off-road, and sports bikes. There was hardly a conventional bike in the line-up. Therefore, us fanatics had to go elsewhere, either to Taiwanese or Chinese knock-offs, or to keep the originals running during Honda’s 40+ year import hiatus.

Decay buys too many beaters > GLiddy 06/09/2018 at 12:18

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If they timed this right, just as we’re due for a pretty significant rise in fuel prices, I expect to see them fly off the showroom floors.

I hope these can capture the same “classless cool” that the Grom seems to have managed. I can bring mine everywhere, vintage meetups, sportbike meetups, scooter meetups. It fits in and is a hit everywhere.

i86hotdogs > Decay buys too many beaters 06/27/2018 at 16:11

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Bought a 2016 Ruckus because I couldnt find a decent monkey on the market. And now they do THIS!!!!

Decay buys too many beaters > i86hotdogs 06/27/2018 at 16:14

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I almost bought an old cub, was shopping for them pretty hard before I heard this announcement.