2019 HONDA MONKEY BIKE
FIRST IMPRESSION
P100
fuel gauge and dual trip meters.
Combined with thoroughly mod-
ern LED lighting front and rear,
the dash is a neat little piece that
helps keep the fun factor of the
Monkey Bike while giving you the
info you need at a glance.
Mechanical specs aside, the
Monkey Bike is more about looks
than anything else. It's a stubby,
pudgy little thing, with a fat seat
(Right) The Isle of Monkey TT
was a hit with the journos.
inverted fork (which is anodized
to whatever color the bike is—
cool), twin shocks, a twin-piston
caliper gripping a 220mm disc
up front and a single piston cali-
per stomping on a 190mm disc
out the back.
You can get an ABS or non-
ABS version of the Monkey Bike,
and the ABS version also comes
with a single-channel Inertial
Measurement Unit to help with
that pesky problem of unwanted
stoppies at the traffic lights (rear
wheel lift mitigation). If, however,
you're like me and want that
problem of being able to pull a
stoppie at the lights, go for the
non-ABS version.
As for the dash, it's a far cry
from what the original Monkey
Bike had, with a digital speedo,
Cool, huh? Honda's
engineers have done a
marvelous job with the
Monkey Bike's styling.
Dash has a hint
of retro while still
giving you dual
trip meters and
a fuel gauge,
something much
larger bikes often
don't have.
