Ain't No Monkey Business: 2021 Honda Grom is here!

First introduced in 2013, Honda Grom soon has a cult following in many south-east Asian countries and even the United States of America. Seven years on, the monkey bike has received its first major update and Honda has worked on a lot more than just making it a Euro 5-compliant bike.

For starters, the bike now gets a visual overhaul, with a new LED headlamp, a LCD dash as well as completely new body panels. With each panel bolted on with just 6 bolts, the body panels can be swapped easily, making customization easier than ever. Honda Thailand showcased the 2021 Grom in three avatars-- A motard version, complete with headlight-mounted front fender and handguards; a Scrambler-inspired variant, sporting a headlight guard, a different exhaust and body panels; There's also an ADV-styled variant that gets a bigger windshield, handguards and even a luggage rack!

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Honda has fiddled with the engine much but now with a five-speed gearbox, the 125cc, single-cylinder air-cooled engine, gets more room to stretch its legs. The power sees a bump from 9.3PS to 9.7PS while the torque has gone down from 10.6Nm to 10.5Nm. The top speed has now gone up from 86kmph to 94kmph.

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The chassis has undergone some revisions as well. The subframe is now smaller. Though the Grom continues to run on 12-inch wheels, the bike now gets a new 5-spoke design. Suspension duties are carried out by 31mm USD for the while the braking department is handled by 2-pot caliper at the front and a single-piston caliper at the rear. However, Honda has introduced a G-sensor-based ABS system for the new bike for when you are monkeying around and with just 103kg wet weight, who wouldn't want to?

While the idea of ​​having a monkey bike to putter around the urban jungle, especially in a country like ours is appealing, our price-conscious market is certainly not open to performance-oriented small capacity bikes. Honda has tried its hand with the NAVI and we know how that worked out for the brand.