I figured we could start a mileage check and stuff you've learned on your journey so far. I'm hoping that with this thread, recent purchasers can get an idea of what to expect as the miles pile on.
I've just crested 2400 miles. Second oil change. Spinner had a fair amount of metal paste to clean out and my screen had a fair amount of clutch material in it. OEM tires had lots of tread but hummed on the highway. I replaced them with street tires (michelin pilots)
Transmission is super smooth and engine is super smooth. Runs perfectly and is a blast to ride. Averaging 80mpg
I figured we could start a mileage check and stuff you've learned on your journey so far. I'm hoping that with this thread, recent purchasers can get an idea of what to expect as the miles pile on.
I've just crested 2400 miles. Second oil change. Spinner had a fair amount of metal paste to clean out and my screen had a fair amount of clutch material in it. OEM tires had lots of tread but hummed on the highway. I replaced them with street tires (michelin pilots)
Transmission is super smooth and engine is super smooth. Runs perfectly and is a blast to ride. Averaging 80mpg
I'm shocked Honda doesn't use it on many bolts. It should be on just about every bolt on this thing since you're constantly revving the piss out of it.
Cleaning the spinner isn't an option. It's a must.
Sometimes you can reuse the side cover gasket, but you should have one on hand just in case you can't. The spinner also has its own gasket. And you need to have blue thread lock on hand for the spinner bolts.
During the initial miles, maybe up to 1500 miles or so, I plan to clean the spinner several times. I expect that the material is mostly break-in product and will rapidly diminish, assuming the engine is healthy. I am going to change oil and clean at 300 miles and again and 1,000 miles. My first oil change was at 100 miles. I will change oil and clean the spinner again at 1500 miles and evaluate needed frequency at that time.
The Monkey is new to me but my plan is based on my past ownership of a Honda SL175 twin, SL125 thumper (built for MX and raced successfully against two-strokes) and a CL350 none of which had filters either. I see the recommended oil change interval for the Monkey, lol, whatever. At barely a quart of oil, I plan to change oil probably every 1500 miles. I live down a dirt road and while the Monkey, this iteration, is NOT a Mini-Trail as the original was and is instead a street scrambler (kind of like comparing a milk-toast jelly bean crossover to a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon) it still sees some dusty, dirty conditions.
I also have a Kawasaki KLX140G, I ride it trail and pretend/play motocross. It has a filter but the oil gets dirty fast so I change it every three hours or so which equals three track/play days at about one hour run time each, give or take (it has no odometer or Hobbs).
The manual is online if you search. Your other option is to go to Bike Bandit or Rocky Mountain ATV and use their OEM parts finder to easily get the part numbers or even buy them.
I would say during the break in period to clean it more often, but after that do what you feel is best. It's your bike. I'm just telling what Honda recommends. Maybe just use that as the maximum number of miles you can go without cleaning it.
Mine had so much stuff in it because of the initial break in, then break in with the 170cc kit, then break in again with the original 125cc kit with new rings.
The SL125 of the early 70s was most definitely a thumper. As I recall, stock, it was around 12 horsepower, 5 speed transmission. So a bit stronger than the Monkey stock.
1976. my first Honda, a K5. and not much more power than CB or SL:sentimental:
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