grom.

[Ducatamount]

I'm going to wait until Ducati comes out with a Motard.

Wait... are you sayin'?.... really they are? 

             

[Barney]

I'm going to wait until Ducati comes out with a Motard.

http://www.ktm.com/us/ready-to-race.html   

[MendoDave]

Wait... are you sayin'?.... really they are? 

             

That's the word on the street. 

[Barney]

more info please

[duc_fan]

 

Screw the scooter scene, this is actually cool, in a humorous sort of way...

[MendoDave]

Screw the scooter scene, this is actually cool, in a humorous sort of way...

I'm not liking all those sharp angles they have on these bikes these days, but that's just me.

[RichD]

I picked up mine this morning.  It's a lot of fun!   

 

[ChrisK]

Christ how about that Mercedes behind it?!

[muskrat]

don't ask him but it's a Unimog

we want a ride report RichD!

[Barney]

we want a ride report RichD!

yes please.   

[RichD]

yes please.  

I'll give a better report once I've had time to play with it a bit more
but ...it rides nice, tops out around 70 (downhill with a favorable wind  ) completely stock without any mods at all
(which means there is a good bit of potential there).
"the top speed from the Yuminashi 150cc light bore kit with the standard 125cc head with small valves and ports is 144Km/h (89.47Mph)"   

I'll putt around this weekend and letcha' know what I think.  

[ab]

Rode back roads with a Grom rider.  Looks like fun. He was keeping up about 60mph.  Seems like nice bike but personally I would tire of it quickly.

[RichD]

Rode back roads with a Grom rider.  Looks like fun. He was keeping up about 60mph.  Seems like nice bike but personally I would tire of it quickly.

It, for me, can't replace a full size bike,
but in my suburban neighborhood it works for now.

There are several "bike paths" I can take with the Grom that, with it's small size and quiet nature,
will let me slip by unnoticed, but a 900SS wouldn't really work too good for that.
I want to put a lighting kill switch in for when I'm offroad -to improve it's stealthyness a bit more.
(it is quieter than my Z50R!)

Buzzing to the corner-store for a sixpack or the grocery for burger buns just got fun again,
but as fun as it is the Grom is no replacement for a proper trackday-capable bike!   

[Barney]

i'm pretty sure that's exactly what it's designed to be - a fun little kick around bike.  it'd be perfect if i could figure out how to get the girlfriend learn to ride one.

it looks a little too serious to me to be ripping down the bike path, but let us know how that works out - i feel like you need something with pedals for that...like the motoped.  which i want too. 

[memper]

Honda trademarked the word Grom? They likely don't even know what it means.

A young surfer?