Monkey is easy to load

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 04/30/2020 at 09:30 • Filed to: None

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Yes, we will secure it for the road.  An easy lift for two people.  I would have needed the 15 foot truck to get a ramp, but wanted to stay smaller.

shop-teacher > ImmoralMinority 04/30/2020 at 09:39

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Good call on the smaller van. I’m happy to see the Monkey in  good shape. I was worried about it, on his behalf :)

Sovande > ImmoralMinority 04/30/2020 at 09:42

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Wow, I just looked up the specs and it says the 2019 model weighs 234 pounds wet! That blows my mind.

I currently building a mini bike for my son. It will have a (severely governed) 6.5 horse motor (212cc) and disc brakes. I’d bet it will weigh 70 pounds or so when we’re done.

I bet that monkey is fun to ride. 

MonkeePuzzle > ImmoralMinority 04/30/2020 at 09:44

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I AM NOT!

...oh, you mean the bike

Tripper > ImmoralMinority 04/30/2020 at 10:00

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You get another!?

smobgirl > ImmoralMinority 04/30/2020 at 10:00

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Aww, it’s cute!

I’ve also just now realized that I could maybe get a motorcycle as my “fun car” since I have the Sienna for grocery runs.

You’re a bad influence 

i86hotdogs > ImmoralMinority 04/30/2020 at 10:25

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Love the Monkey. Wish they released it sooner before I bought the ruckus. Need a little more oomf on my bike than 49cc

Mercedes Streeter > ImmoralMinority 04/30/2020 at 10:35

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Oh man, I’ve ridden a Grom once and that thing was so stupid fun you couldn’t wipe the smile on my face. A Monkey is functionally similar so I bet it’s just as or even more fun!

Huh...I completely forgot that the 10ft vans don’t have ramps. Weirdly, it was a good thing then I wasn’t able to reserve one.

HoustonRunner > ImmoralMinority 04/30/2020 at 10:51

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Thankfully for my budget the heat and humidity coming to Texas is stifling my desire to get a bike. Working from home the past few weeks and reading all of the fun motorcycle posts had me starting to look.

GLiddy > ImmoralMinority 04/30/2020 at 11:36

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Nice. I suppose this is the best way to do it. I got one of these home on the back of my Honda Pilot on a Hitch-and-Haul. I had it strapped down but I never felt comfortable about it. I envisioned seeing it fall off and skidding down the road.

shop-teacher > smobgirl 04/30/2020 at 11:45

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Do eeeet!  You could even bring it with on long trips!

DipodomysDeserti > Sovande 04/30/2020 at 11:59

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My ‘71 CB175 is 260lbs dry. What is your engine made out of, cardboard?

smobgirl > shop-teacher 04/30/2020 at 12:13

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Right? It’s like the miniature equivalent of a Class A motor home towing a Tracker.

Sovande > DipodomysDeserti 04/30/2020 at 12:57

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Probably? It’s from Harbor Freight. It’s a little cheap Chinese clone of something. Website says it weighs 36 pounds. The rest of the bike is steel pipe. Frame may weigh 30 pounds?

shop-teacher > smobgirl 04/30/2020 at 13:18

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Exactly!