The Adventures of Monkey Man: Honda Monkey 125 economical driving
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Thanks to Russian attack to Ukraine, it launched economical disaster in Europe. In Finland gasoline cost more than 2,50 € (2,50 USD) per liter.
Before that, the big issue was climate change and environmentally friendly solutions for driving. Electric car or traditional combustion engine (petrol / diesel)?
But how economical is Honda Monkey 125 in daily use? Can Monkey really solve climate change and the risk of personal bankruptcy???
Done a range test with my 2022 Monkey too.
Filled the tank to the absolute max. capacity of 5,7L.
Drove it until it run out of gas at sensationel 368,8Km.
Germany, Hillside area, 100Kg rider, modest riding style, Banana Yellow.
That little chimp is the #1 champ when it comes up to economical transport!
Awesome! My record is 313 km.
How tall are you at 100kg?
Cheaper than taking the bus to work all week....whole lot more fun too.
You´re absolutely right!
My Monkey drinks 1,6/1,7 with urban and road use. Very economical!!!
How do you survive with all that congestion? Ha! Nice video.
Talking imperial gallons here, my usual mpg is 131 miles per gallon (Flat out on country roads) and from a really full tank(like over the metal bit) to “run out of fuel” was 164 miles.
The fuel low light comes on way too early, so I zero on filling up and drive till the 150 mile mark, then start looking for fuel. From the posts on here with better economy, I would say that 131 mpg and 165 miles per tank are worst case scenario✅✅✅✅✅
Car drivers start to cry when they see how much it is to fill my tank :)
The best I have had is 178 mpg (61.9 km/ltr) and the worst is 158 mpg (54.9 km/ltr) at similar speeds. My Monkey has the 5 speed gearbox. Nice video, nice country.
Thank you sir.
I did one mileage test on my Monkey a couple years ago. I got 154 MPG (I weigh about 240 pounds). This one is a 2020 with a 4-speed. It was also before I swapped the front sprocket for one with one less tooth. I haven’t checked it since. Conversely, my Harley Road Glide Limited (weighs close to 1000 pounds with the gear I typically carry in it) gets about 50-ish MPG.
@@just_another_Joe If you are in USA, don't forget US gallons are only 80% of UK ones.
I get 162mpg uk. Tend to ride around 50mph.flat out doing 60 plus it 'only' does about 140mpg. But I.m 6ft4 and around16/7 stone.
Hi, very beautiful and quiet place to live. And in the winter? The consumption is the same I get on daily city ride on my yellow. Ride safe!
Thanks and yes, this is quiet place to live. Winter season might be arctic, but always quiet.
My monkey drink 1.6 l/100 km,normal mode ,city,highway!
Did you go full speed on main roads, or did you go with reduced speed at all time to save fuel? Also what is real top speed on straight roads on the Monkey? Nice vid!
Biggest gear in this model is 4. I usually drive about 65-80 km/h and that was the speed in this video. Top speed on straight road has been 104 km/h. It´s easy to get 90-95 km/h, but not so nice to ride. Speedometer error is about 10%, so 65-80 is actually 60-73 and 90-100 is about 81-90.
Windshield is known for the model to help increase its speed
Amazing economy!! Awesome little bike!!
Voi että, tulispa joulun jälkeen heti kesä :) Ajelin kans viime juhannuksena Monkeyllä ja hienosti tarkeni t-paidalla ja shortseilla kun lämpöä, tai oikeastaan kuumuutta oli yli 30 astetta. Hyvä tietää nyt tämän videon ansiosta että kuinka pitkälle Monkeyn tankillisella pääsee, eli ei kiirettä vielä tankkaan vaikka jäljellä olis enää se yksi tolppa. Itselläni on kans tuo punainen Monkey, ne on kuulemma nopeimpia ja laadukkaimpia 😊 Kiitos hyvästä videosta ja hyvää joulua.
Kiitoksia, hyvät Joulut myös sinulle!
Amazing fuel consumption. It just gives me way more excuses to get one :)
You sir did a well produced video,,thankyou for sharing ,, this is an excellent sales video for the Honda Monkey,, how far of a distance off road to your home? is there lots of forest roads near your home? ride safe , greetings from florida,USA
I came back to let you know i just subbed, looking forward to more videos in the nice weather
When I have to get out of here, I have to ride about 2 miles unpaved road. Then I´m on the main road and choose between urban or country... and yes we have lots of forest roads!
@@thomasdausch8557 Thanks, I really appreciate your post. I'll keep it in mind and try to make a video at some point.
thankyou sir ,you live in a beautiful part of the world,,,ride safe
Very nice trip. May I ask what kind of gopro mount do you use? I would like to use something similar on my Monkey.
Just standard parts, I think. Send me an e-mail (atventurist@gmail.com) and I´ll send you some pics.
@@atventurist thanks for replying. I found a generic go-pro handlebar mount. That should work.
Awsome bro, Spot on 😁
Why it shows you so early that you are on Reserve?
It would makes me nervous to drive so long on Reserve.....
I will get my Monkey in January. Hope i can drive also 300km with one Tank.....
It's typical, that it goes to reserve after 220-230 km. I don't remember how it is described in the manual, but I think my record in reserve is about 85 km. I presume my record is something about 313 km. When it was totally empty, I had a 0,8-liter petrol bottle with me. I would say you can drive at least 50 km when it goes to the reserve.
Congratulations! I know you will be very happy when you are Monkey owner!
@@atventurist Got it 1 Week before Christmas.... And i Love it from Day 1 😎🤟
@@Dr.Gonzo11 My first fill-up on the 2023 Monkey was 0.77 gallons for 74 miles - I was worried when I was at 2 bars left on the gas gauge, but the reserve is large. I only managed 96 mpg for the first fill, but it's hilly here.
This summer I drove 195 km on one tanke of fule on my Honda Monkey, but I did not drive economical.
Ostin Gopro kameran. Miten niitä videoita voisi sulle lähettää? Australiasta.
Lataa CZcamsen, muutkin näkevät 🙂👍
Tai sitten sähköpostiini (atventurist@gmail.com), mutta CZcamsen mahtuu isommat tiedostot.
Moi! Video menee niin nopeasti, että vaikea pysyä mukana missä päin Klaukkalaa ja Stadia ajelet. Mutta ihan kiva seurata, kun olen Klaukkalassa paljon pyörinyt lomillani täältä Australiasta. Mulla on keltainen 2022 Monkey. Se vie noin pari litraa satasella kaupunkiajossa. Olet näköjään Pasilassa duunissa. Tosi kiva video meikäläiselle, kun koettaa arvuutella, että missä mennään. Toki kadut on ainakin Stadissa muuttuneet.
Kiitos. Onko Monkeysi Australiassa? Laita videota sieltä päin, hieno paikka!
@@atventurist Joo, on, Brisbanessa. Koetan lähettää. Olin muutamia kesiä Klaukkalassa multatarhalla (ensimmäinen tarha oikealla pian kun tullaan Hämeenlinnan moottoritieltä alamäessa) koneita ajamassa ja klapikoneella polttopuita tekemässä.
Siinä näkyi punaisia siirtolavoja. Maanrakennus Sillanpää, oisko kyltti vieläkin. Nyt tiloissa on myös toinen yrittäjä.
Ok, hienoa. Urban ride in Brisbane or something else... laita jakoon vaan! Tiedän tuon mestan (Klaken siis). Ausseissa on hienot valikoimat Hondia. Kai siellä jotain muutakin hyvää on 😀😃😁
@@atventuristKake on Topin veli. Viereinen tarha. Nyt Topin tarha on vuokrattu muille.
Trying to decide between a Monkey or a Grom. The Monkey seat is incredible and the looks come directly from my youth but I really like the Grom also. So hard to decide really the only changes I was going to make were to the exhaust but if I buy a Grom I have to change the seat too. Hard choice
I know your problem! It´s hard to decide between different Honda models. This year we should have in Finland Honda ST125 DAX, it´s really interesting! But I´m also interested in Honda Super Cub 125 and I know that somewhere is Trail 125. Maybe I´ll have to get them all!🤣
The Grom from what ive been told handles better than the monkey, but if youre like me and you have another performance bike and just want to have something fun thats economical and comfy get the Monkey, I have ridden 5+ hours on the monkey in a day and experienced no aches. Downsides of the monkey is that you lose on the 'pillion seat' that you get on the grom in that you need to buy a rack to store anything behind you and that the original VEE RUBBER VRM 133 tires are awful in the rain you need to be incredibly careful on them. I changed these for Michelin City Grip 2 tires which help traction in the wet , tire choice is fairly limited due to the weird aspect ratio of the rear tire.
The monkey comes equipped to do light offroading. (though on gravel roads where the gravel chip is large it feels squirmy due to the smaller wheels and low weight. My Ducati Monster 796 felt more confident on it :D but dusty/ grassy bits are fun.
The monkey is put together incredibly well , metal tank etc. really makes it seem like the premium model.
In the end its personal preference ,7300 miles on mine with no issues
The grom has slightly smallar diameter tyres. The rims are the same 12 inches, but tyres are 130/80/12 on the monkey and 130/70/12 on the grom. The grom has more tyre choices than the monkey. You can also mount grom tyres on the monkey, but it looks better with those larger diameter tyres. Also, if you weigh over 85 kg it's better to upgrade the shocks on both models. They bottom out pretty quickly.
How tall are you ? Im 6ft 2 and wondering if id fit on one ?
Yes you can! I´m shorter (5,8ft), but my friend drove his Suzuki PV 50cc for several years and he is 6,5ft. Honda Monkey 125 is bigger than Suzuki PV 55.
I was able to go 169 miles on a tank of gas before I had to push it a half mile to the gas station.
169 mile = 272 km. Yes, it´s possible, you may have to walk...😁 Sometimes I have a bottle (0,8 l = 0,21 us gal) with me. It can help about 50 km (31 miles).
You couldn't make it any more boring if you tried.
Is this the 5 speed or 4?
4
@@atventurist oh wow, so the new 5 speed should be even more fuel efficient
@@AhmadAlAjeel So they say! I even believe it´s true. I bought CB125F (model 2022) and it looks like that you can drive less than 1,5 l/100 km!