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Racing the 2025 Honda Grom // The Ultimate Ride Review
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Күн бұрынThis is the brand new 2025 Honda Grom, featuring the sportier Grom SP with its sleek chin fairing and stunning new look. Discover the adrenaline-pumping performance of this lightweight, 125 cc marvel as I compete in a mini endurance race, explore the street performance, playfulness and unbeatable customization options that make it Honda's best-selling motorcycle.
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@chrisgentle3195 2 ай бұрын
You belong on that track just as much as anyone else there, the knowledge you have imparted via your KZfaq channel has not only improved the riding experience for many of your viewers but also saved many lives I am sure. Some of those other guys could only dream as being as influential as yourself. Keep up the great work Dave what you're doing is important and I tell as many of my biker friends as possible to watch your lessons.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
That is so kind. Thank you so much!!
@mojosdad68 Ай бұрын
Indeed.
@Next2Null 2 ай бұрын
Coming from the sportbike world, I picked up a 125cc (Papio SS, Styling has me😍😍) and honestly thebonly complaint I have is not being able to ride comfortably on highway. (Tops out at like 65MPH) In America its really hard to leave town without them. BUT. Just cruising around the neighborhood, taking the bike into smaller areas, or trails I wouldn't take the bike bikes on, and learning to stunt without risk of dying. Has honestly made the mini bike world just as, if not more fun than "Canyon Chasing". I can rip the whole trottle without breaking the speed limit. Teach my friends how to ride very easily without hurting them. Overall just a super fun bike, its honestly just a bicycle with a motor. I personally still need a bigger bike just for longer trips. But most people would have the time of their lives on a Grom/other 125cc.
@AbdullahLodhi-so4mp 2 ай бұрын
you definitely deserved the invite man, your coaching has improved our riding and took it to a whole new level. This is the best channel to learn about riding.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@thecappy 2 ай бұрын
I did the PA MSF course on one. Felt like cheating. It’s the Miata of the motorcycle world.
@FlesHBoX 2 ай бұрын
lol, while watching this that's all I could think about. "This sounds like driving my miata". Slow bike fast!
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Thats a great analogy. Maybe I should hijack the Miata saying "there are only two kinds of riders; those who want a Grom, and those who don't know they want a Grom."
@FlesHBoX 2 ай бұрын
@@CanyonChasers Grom Is Always The Answer? lol
@nephilymbass1 6 күн бұрын
A doctor I work with that owns a nice Indian motorcycle used a grom for his test lol
@PetroHead 2 ай бұрын
Cool video Dave and great meeting you at the event!
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! You too!
@fixit9844 2 ай бұрын
the grom was the bike that i learned on in my basic rider course! it was so much fun. i was so short i looked actually very normal on the grom, lol.
@pmdinaz 2 ай бұрын
My wife and I both bought a Z125, comparable to the Grom. We rode it here and there. She even had hers customized with rear sets and anodized the rims, footpegs, levers etc. It was fun, but there's some pretty serious limitations out on the open road that made them less fun if I'm being honest. If you live someplace with 30 mph roads, that people *_actually_* do the speed limit, I think they would be fine. Around here, speed limit signs are ignored as much as BMW owners and turn signal levers. We ended up selling them, but we did okay on that end too.
@ozzie4306 2 ай бұрын
Man this is the first video of yours I’ve seen in a long time. I’ve been subscribed for over a year. Don’t know why none of your videos have been showing up on my feed. Now I’ve gotta go back and watch all the ones I missed.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Thats so frustrating, right? You're not the only person who has been telling me this.
@bramweinreder2346 2 ай бұрын
You're hands down my favourite riding channel. And it's more fun to ride a slow bike fast, than a fast bike slow. So this makes it the perfect video :)
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@allenward7078 3 күн бұрын
100!!!! Great video and congrats on being there bro!
@GeorgiaRiderCoach 2 ай бұрын
We've had several ZPros (Kasawaski's Grom) in this family (a dad and 3 adult boys who ride) and no matter how many times we sell them, we end up getting another in the near future. Maybe we should just keep one. They are awesomely fun!
@grapemustard881 2 ай бұрын
I love this Dave!! you've made it!! well done with the travel vlog
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@Wroteread Ай бұрын
I want to build out an adventure Grom. Let’s do it Dave!
@johnsaporta4633 Ай бұрын
Fun video. My wee little bike is a 1970 Honda CL100. Riding small bikes fast is a giggle.
@CanyonChasers Ай бұрын
It’s more fun to ride a slow bike fast than it is to ride a fast bike slow.
@Dorench 16 күн бұрын
I've live with 14 different bikes for over a year each, and probably ridden 70ish bikes in total, from 50cc scooters to roadkings to busa's. I've lived with a grom for nearly 6 years now. Once you're used to it, it kinda makes more sense. The horn is more intuitively placed in a panic, just hook up something a little more substantial, whilst the indicators take slightly more effort to operate which makes us aware of how we're indicating.
@RealMuroc 2 ай бұрын
GREAT video! Groms are the perfect tool to fine tune riding skills. Their super light weight magnifies every control input and body weight adjustment, demanding you become a smooth rider. Those skills carry over to my other bikes on the street and track. Join the Grom forums and you will learn what essential mods you need for the best experience. Pre 2020 Grom with a big bore kit (180 CC kitaco neo) , aRacer ecu with wideband AFR, oil cooler, aftermarket intake and exhaust, Racing Bros suspension front and rear, sintered brake pads, BST wheels. Like an Ohvale that is street legal. I lead liter bikes on tight twisty mountain roads on my Grom. If I could only have one bike, ( and I have many including 400, 600, 1000cc class bikes plus an Energica) it would be the Grom.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
I love it. They are crazy amounts of fun!
@sheldonabbey555 2 ай бұрын
8.5hp is fun in it's own way, but wait until you experience one with double the power... especially on the track with friends ;-)
@mitchrichardson744 2 ай бұрын
Grom was my first bike! It IS the gateway drug! I got lots of attention riding it! …(“Mommy look at the trained bear riding the toy motorcycle!”)
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Seriously!?! That was your first bike!?! That’s awesome!
@danielstewart7732 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the time an effort in to making entertaining top notch videos. My 15 year old daughter has been asking about riding motorcycles, and I have been wondering if a Grom would be a place for her to start at, a bike that will be good to take her through her first few years.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Just don't rob it from her too often for your own "testing" 😎
@SereneDJ Ай бұрын
Get her one. I'm a small female and it is perfect for me to learn on.
@bfarm44 Ай бұрын
Mini motos are just fun as hell. Got a great deal on a z125pro and a few mods later I just have a huge smile every time I ride
@stevenb7319 Ай бұрын
It’s a great little bike. I have the new 4th Gen Grom that I chose over used ones since there was only a few hundred $ or ¥ difference. They sell out so quick. I can see the complaints about no top end being relevant in the US where there are wide open spaces with 70 mph speed limits. I happen to be in the perfect location for the grom where the max speed is 49 mph or 80 kph and it’s all twisty beautiful roads through jungles and on the coast. A grom in places like rural Texas it’s rough. For island living, I would be hard pressed to find a better bike.
@spdcrzy Ай бұрын
This is a perfect errand runabout when 1) you don't need to get on the highway, 2) don't need to drive more than a couple miles, and 3) the weather is anything even close to normal.
@madmaxximus1234 2 ай бұрын
Noted! New name was added to my list of names. Speed-onezee😂😂😂😂👍👍🤙
@SereneDJ Ай бұрын
I absolutely LOVE my grom. I'm biased because it's my first and I've only been riding for 6 weeks but it is freaking awesome! ❤❤ Mines a 2024 and it was "new" (had 90 miles on it). I ended up buying new because used ones cost just as much. I'm turning her into an adventure grom. BUY ONE!
@CanyonChasers Ай бұрын
Great to hear!
@adam346 2 ай бұрын
in areas with a large motorcycle community the Grom makes more sense because of it's naturally goofy nature but where I am, basically a suburb of Toronto, there really isn't that large a group or culture of riding so when you do see one, you wave like you would any normal bike but you are not going to be invited to bike-nights and not going to be invited out on rides. I think the cb300r is just that much more of a full bike experience and will do highway speeds all day making it that much more practical while being lighter or weigh the same as most dual-sports.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Fair point. We have a RC390 in the garage so I totally see where you're coming from.
@AsianVoodoo 2 ай бұрын
I LOVE racing minis and have raced a Z125 at the proving grounds and done the endurance! Racing minis is its own unique kind of good time in the same way that racing go karts is always a blast even if you are a big hypersport car guy. Depending on the config you can keep a 125 wide open for 3/4 of the proving grounds. That was a big aha moment for me and lead me to really examining how much I needed to let off throttle for certain turns on the big bike. Some turns need a little roll off, some need a lot but as they say in YCS "The throttle is a dimmer not a switch!" because there are a lot of turns that don't need roll off at all! There's a ton of nuance to that but it dropped my lap times a lot by looking at a track config and really critically asking how much do I need to roll off for this turn for this bike at this speed/gear/point in the rev range.
@AwTheGears 2 ай бұрын
Another great video mate. I'm seriously considering a Monkey or a Grom. I took the Multistrada to the IOM TT this year. I was on the unrestricted mountain section with the Limiter on the back of the bike (Mrs Gears) and we were enjoying a leisurely ride up the mountain road (which is one-way at TT times) and I was passed on my left by a Honda Monkey and on the right by a Honda Grom. Both riders with their chins on the tank, grinning from ear to ear!!! I gave them an approving nod as they slowly went by and we toodled along. 😂👍 (Just for clarification, there were no other such incidents the 2nd time I went round the course, when Mrs Gears WASN'T on the back!) 😬👍 Slainte!!! 🏴
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Its pretty fun to run around at WFO
@andyboulais8754 Ай бұрын
I have 2 bikes, a 2024 Honda grom and a 2024 Kawasaki ninja 500 se 40th anniversary abs. Both bikes are fun. The from makes me feel like a kid again and the got the ninja 40th anniversary as a replacement for my wrecked ninja 400. Plus I loved the 90’s paint scheme.
@deauvilledad07 2 ай бұрын
Great video Dave. Will now look at the grom with new eyes. Stay safe and ride well. 🤓
@matthew3136 2 ай бұрын
The weather that race weekend was insane. How fun.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
I'm glad it wasn't crazy hot! Alabama heat is a lot more intense than Utah heat.
@soujrnr 2 ай бұрын
Dave, you are MOST DEFINITELY not out of your league there! Your humility is quite admirable, though. I laughed myself to tears when you shared about canceling your turn signal instead of honking the horn. I about fell out of my chair. Sounds like me on my Gold Wing trying to enable the cruise control only to find out over and over again that the starter doesn't engage while riding, but it also doesn't engage the cruise control. My buddy had a Grom. He's an engineer and tricked out his Grom to get the best speed and performance out of it. He got it to top out at 84 MPH, and I believe he did some suspension work on it as well. He sold it after taking on a new job, but I suspect he'll get another one. For now, he bought himself a new Suzuki GSX-8R and has already modded it. He also brought it down to Traxxion Dynamics to have the suspension upgraded as well. It's a sweet ride!
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Dude! Thank you! Sincerely!
@HondaRay 8 күн бұрын
Just go buy a new one like I did last week. I went to my local Honda dealer with 4,500 and rode out on a 2025 Candy Blue Grom with some spare change in my pocket. Plus you are getting the new plastics!!
@CanyonChasers 8 күн бұрын
Used prices are crazy! And happy #NBD!
@lefterisbampaidis5446 2 ай бұрын
Finally someone mentioning what honda has done with the horn and signals position. All motorcycles for the past 100 years have agreed to that, but no, Honda just has yo be different. And not in a good or useful way. Random info: Grom's name in Europe is MSX and it costs 3.900$USD
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
MSX is cooler sounding than Grom. Although I learned that Grom is australian/NZ slang for "Promising young surfer"
@bramweinreder2346 2 ай бұрын
Groms are very charming. But a lot of what you said also goes for the Hunter 350, which has a lot more power for not even twice the money. It's enough of a compromise that it's both a Grom and secondary motir rolled into one commuter bike that looks like a small Bonneville. Of course im biased, but a honest good and practical bike doesn't need to cost a lot. The smaller to intermediate form factors are a lot of fun.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
100% agree!
@big_red_joe 2 ай бұрын
Groms are sick, i ended up getting a papio ss but
@Next2Null 2 ай бұрын
Love my Papio SS! We all gotta start mini Papio SS meets! Such cool little bikes
@nephilymbass1 7 күн бұрын
Groms are a blast, one big downside is dealer markup though. That’s also why used ones are so expensive. Grom owners know you can’t buy a new grom for MSRP. If Honda would start selling their mini moto line at hardware stores that sell Honda lawnmowers and stuff with no dealer markup the grom would conquer the United States. But the markups are so bad a lot of people just get 300cc bike instead
@naptime43x Ай бұрын
it is a bit weird they would flip the position of such important things such as turn signal and horn, but is the horn so quiet that you cant hear it over the road noise with a helmet on?
@HoodThrashinShark Ай бұрын
Is anyone else liking. The 2024 model better than the 2025 ?.. 🙋
@MrBCRC 2 ай бұрын
Thought about a grom for my missus and my daughter to learn on. Ended up with an MT03 because the price difference just made the mt03 a more sensible purchase
@MyWifesBoyfriend-pp8kq 2 ай бұрын
Good call, that is a much better first bike anyway.
@Wintersdark 2 ай бұрын
Awesome! I love them and would absolutely own one if not for being 6'4" and 300lb. Small is ok, but there's a point where you just can't really ride it.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Very true! You and I have opposite problems. There's an entire slew of really cool bikes that are just completely impractical for me to own. Last time I rode a KTM Adventure, I had to look for logs and curbs to stop next to so I could get my foot to the ground.
@Wintersdark 2 ай бұрын
@@CanyonChasers hah in all seriousness, the KTM SA is a CHONKY boy. Even for me, while it was in no way too big, the bike is so wide it forces your legs uncomfortably far apart, making it's seat effectively much taller than it actually is. It feels *enormous* as a result, and is much harder to get your feet down than most bikes of its seat height.
@Tracer9GTRider8 2 ай бұрын
Many folks west of that big river don't realize the roads we have east of that river - with the exception of NC & TN cuz everyone knows about those states with regards to riding. I live in SW PA and have easy access to awesome twisty and winding roads in PA, SE Ohio (look up OH-26), WV, and VA.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Lets add to the joy: You ride in the shade!
@Tracer9GTRider8 2 ай бұрын
@@CanyonChasers that too! My profile pic is from US16 in VA. It's known as The Back of the Dragon and is a blast!
@heybruh3274 2 ай бұрын
Quarter Million Subscribers is a small channel?? (eye roll). The helmet graphics look like a little kitty face. Seems right for the Grom Squad. Whoot!
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
I always thought it had a Guy Fawkes thing going on.
@TonMachielsen 2 ай бұрын
It’s just that they don’t sell Groms over here.
@zeplin4078 2 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Cushionoutdoors 2 ай бұрын
Love the grom I have a 2018 with alot of mods and I ride it more then any bike I got. BTW what backpack is that in the video
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
That’s a Kriega motorcycle backpack. No affiliation but Kriega bags are the bomb!
@lylemacdonald6672 2 ай бұрын
You would keep it because it is just so damn cute.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Its so cute!
@stevemoore9951 2 ай бұрын
GREETINGS FROM THE PPRC GREAT VIDEO, I WOULD GO FOR A NEW ONE.🇺🇸🏍️
@wanderlpnw 2 ай бұрын
Honda has the horn and turn signals there on every bike. It's their thing, I guess. Takes forever to get used to.
@devinolivas9680 2 ай бұрын
Great video and content
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Much appreciated
@Marchem0rt 2 ай бұрын
I really would love to have a grom or a monkey 125 as a secondary small bike. Both are very cute and cool, how can one do not like those ?
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
I spent part of the second day on the Monkey bike and I too am very torn. The monkey bike is even more charming than the Grom, but the Grom handles a wee bit better. It's not an easy decision.
@lorimcquinn3966 2 ай бұрын
25cc short of Nirvana. Why were 90cc-125cc bikes faster than this 50 years ago?
@roberthumphries6090 2 ай бұрын
No doubt a fun machine, but didn't you say the ones you rode were prepped with Ohlins suspension for racing? Did you ride & evaluate one with stock suspension, too?
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
Yes. The one I rode for the second half of the video was bone stock.
@brendenjack3314 2 ай бұрын
I really want one to just practice stunts in a parking lot
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
I really want to learn how to do wheelies!
@mzondi1970 Ай бұрын
I say drop it $1,000 Honda and beer dealers are making that back and increase the horsepower by at least 5 to 7 horse there are some bigger dudes that want to ride one of these but with it only going as fast as a scooter when you get a 260 lb or on their it don't make much sense for us to buy one and I don't want a full size bike I just want something to run around and do my daily errands
@exothermal.sprocket 2 ай бұрын
Who said you can't have top spec brakes and suspension components on a 124cc minibike? haha
@nml5398 2 ай бұрын
🤗👍
@CrissaKentavr 2 ай бұрын
Ehh, rather have an electric ^-^ ...Alas they're not as cheap.
@CanyonChasers 2 ай бұрын
I'm so excited about eMoto! They're coming!!
@ktkace 2 ай бұрын
its... overrated... Air filter and front fork spring changes is a nightmare. NGL given the current specs it should be max 3K USD. or 190CC + 6 speed. PS. the horn / indicator button is indication of the "neo honduh" design ethos , which imho is extreemly retarded. same shit on the hornet 750/ transalp. PS2. i own a really old honda and the horn / indicators is... in the right place. and it has 6 speed. gonna ride it till the end of time. not buying the new honduhs.
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