Pit Bike racing with a HONDA MONKEY... What am I thinking? | 2023 Barber Small Bore Pit Bike Racing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
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There were TONS of things to do at the 2023 edition of the Barber Small Bore event at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds Alabama! Several of these things were offroad races that you can participate in with your small bore of choice, mainly the Honda Grom or Monkey as there was a special class for them on the specially designed pitbike track provided by MNNTHBX and the Barber Motorsports Park team. I'm no stranger to motocross racing (I race a 79' Suzuki RM250 here in Florida) and have been doing stuff like this with the Monkey and Grom for years (most notable were the Woodsman Cup races and the 2019 Barber Small Bore Creek Bottom Classic). This race however really kicked my butt! The Monkey is super hard to jump with as the foot pegs get super slippery and cause a great deal of anxiety for me whiile riding, which obviously results in slower lap times... Either way, it was just for fun and I got absolutely dominated in this race!
Thanks for filing the race! And chasing me down the whole time. I’m was very dusty, rocky and one lined! - red Grom
Just bought my first motorcycle at the age of 80 and chose the 2023 Honda Monkey and got my motorcycle endorsement. Just thought it would be fun and give me something to do. Never to late to start having some fun. Like this video, of course everyone things I am crazy, maybe I am.
NEVER TOO OLD!! This is great, enjoy the ride!!
THAT LOOKS SO FUN!!!!!!!!!! You did good man 👍
Thanks!! It was really tough with all of the rocks and single roller jumps. Not many opportunities to pass, but I don’t think I had the pace to do much anyways, those guys ahead were pretty quick!
That was some fun racing!
The Honda monkey was never intended to be a race bike, unless mabe heavily modified. What you are doing is amazing and you seem competitive. My monkey is a good trail bike for the speeds that I ride at my age 66 years. It's quiet, reliable and the most fun I've ever had on a motorcycle. I did have to make the 14 tooth sprocket change to keep it in the power range to be able to use 4th gear.
Oh it’s totally not a race bike and is actually a pretty bad choice for one! BUT, sometimes the fun of racing is racing things that aren’t supposed to race. You’re using the Monkey exactly what it’s supposed to be used for, enjoy it how it is and make it yours where you see fit 👍
great monkey action,,, do it again,,🐒
Haha, I wasn’t a fan of this track for the monkey, but maybe one of the Florida tracks would suit me better!