![]() ![]() ![]() When it hits the showroom floor, the MSRP is $3999 for the standard version (add $200 for ABS).įront suspension travel: Non-adjustable 31mm inverted fork 3.9 inches Don’t be in a rush because the 2019 Honda Monkey won’t be available until October.Of course, Banana Yellow is perfect for a Monkey! Oh, and we regret to inform you that if you want ABS, you have no choice of colors-it’s Pearl Nebula Red or nothing. While we do like the color names Pearl Nebula Red and Banana Yellow, we do miss the old school Mini Trail color names of Tahitian Red and Bright Yellow. Plenty of chrome and bright paint (whether you go red or yellow) make the 2019 Honda Monkey a stand-out urban motorcycle.Stay away from rocks if you decide to take the Monkey down an urban trail-something that will be hard to resist. Although the tires have an ADV bent, the underslung exhaust is unprotected.There’s an LED brake light inside that stylish housing that nicely integrates the turn signals. That’s pretty much all you need to know on a motorcycle such as this. After that, you’ll see a speedometer, tachometer, odometer, two tripmeters, and a fuel gauge. Turn on the 2019 Honda Monkey and you’ll get a welcome message. For comfort, the ribbed seat is nice and thick. To make the ergonomics work, the handlebar has a tall bend. The 2019 Honda Monkey should still be easily manageable, as it weighs just 234 pounds with the 1.5-gallon fuel tank filled. It’s certainly not tall, but it’s not low-slung either. ![]() The seat height isn’t especially low at 30.6 inches.Although non-adjustable at both ends, the four-inches of travel should soak up irregularities in the road nicely, along with the fattish Vee Rubber tires. Suspension travel is fairly long at four inches.Instead of drum brakes, the Monkey has disc brakes with ABS being a $200 option. Unlike the automatic centrifugal clutch on the Mini Trail, the Monkey has a standard clutch to go along with the four-speed transmission. That means you’re getting an air-cooled SOHC powerplant with two valves and EFI. The motor will be familiar to Honda Grom fans. The 2019 Honda Monkey gets plenty of updates compared to the previous ancestor imported into the US. ![]()
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