2023 Honda Monkey Europe Announcement
New 2023 US Honda Monkey Models Officially Announced
I was the first customer that put money down for a 5 speed 2022 Honda Monkey in April and my dealer never got a single one in this year and I couldn't be happier. I think I'm going to drop by my dealer tomorrow and say I'll happily wait for the 2023 Version now that this Plaid version dropped. Pearl Nebula Red Please!!!!
Back to the color matched frame, forks, swingarm, and rear springs for 2023.
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2023 Honda Monkey Brings Cheerful Plaid, Color-Matched Frame To The Party
The 2023 Honda Monkey lineup has been unveiled for the European market, with color-matched everything and plaid details to really set off those colors.
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Honda has just quietly announced the 2023 US Spec Monkey offerings on the US website
The new pics show the turn indicators we are accustomed to seeing in the US
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Only the ABS version of the Banana Yellow and Pearl Nebula Red are being offered in the US for 2023
MSRP $4249.00
Destination $200.00
Freight $100.00
A $50.00 rise in MSRP cost over the 2022 model
Interestingly with the gas tanks being offered with the inversions of Silver/White and White/Silver - when colors are referred to it's the frame color acting as the differentiator, not the gas tank on these particular models
I like the Pearl Red frame with white tank model personally as the fork color matches better with the frame color. I think adding color to the tank here would be a little too much over doing it considering the eye-catching seat top being red also. In my opinion the white tank presents nicely as the adorable jewel that it is and draws the eye to the frame color more so here and makes it stand out.
Last ride I took on my 4-speed Pearl Red 19 Monkey I was thinking about knee pads for the gas tank for the 23 and realized my knees weren't coming in contact with the tank. And when I pressed my knees against the tank I realized the pads would have to be too close to the round Honda badge logo and placing them where they would functionally need to be probably wouldn't look so good. So a pass on that idea for me. Naked tank all the way.
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The new pics show the turn indicators we are accustomed to seeing in the US
Only the ABS version of the Banana Yellow and Pearl Nebula Red are being offered in the US for 2023
MSRP $4249.00
Destination $200.00
Freight $100.00
A $50.00 rise in MSRP cost over the 2022 model
Interestingly with the gas tanks being offered with the inversions of Silver/White and White/Silver - when colors are referred to it's the frame color acting as the differentiator, not the gas tank on these particular models
I like the Pearl Red frame with white tank model personally as the fork color matches better with the frame color. I think adding color to the tank here would be a little too much over doing it considering the eye-catching seat top being red also. In my opinion the white tank presents nicely as the adorable jewel that it is and draws the eye to the frame color more so here and makes it stand out.
Last ride I took on my 4-speed Pearl Red 19 Monkey I was thinking about knee pads for the gas tank for the 23 and realized my knees weren't coming in contact with the tank. And when I pressed my knees against the tank I realized the pads would have to be too close to the round Honda badge logo and placing them where they would functionally need to be probably wouldn't look so good. So a pass on that idea for me. Naked tank all the way.
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LOL, everyone likes different things, and that's ok. I like the all black model too but the new red one remains my top pick over all 😁
Not a Monkey but I have a 2014 4-speed Grom I put 6000 miles on years ago. Then I bought a 2022 5-speed Grom last year and BAM! ...I realized I was having way more fun racing around with the 5-speed gear box. So much so, I bought 2 more 22 5-speed Groms and modified and dressed them all up differently. I've put on over 16,000 miles between my 3 2022 5-speed Groms as of right now. The 5-speed makes a definitive fun factor difference. No one is going to convince me otherwise. I still ride the 4-speed Grom every blue moon and I will just say, the 5-speed Groms have me rather spoiled at this point.
I like the classy white gas tank on the 5-speed red Monkey, it makes the rest of the bike's frame color and matched red parts ...POP! The plaid red seat top is just icing on the cake.
My 4-speed Monkey will not be happy when I get my hands on the 5-speed Monkey model.
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