[Darmie]

Had a local dealer call me this morning. My wife Karen put the deposit down. It was weird they didn't take a credit card, just zelle, cashapp or Venmo. Let the games begin! Now I need to get serious liquidating my hooligan DRZ 400 SM.
Can you say, Pearl Nebula Red!?!

 

[Darmie]

It's official. The 2023 Monkey is now part of our family.

 

[Darmie]

Something interesting I found in the manual was that the new Monkeys come with a 14T gear up front.

 

[Carbide]

Congratulations. Mine should be here any day. It's in the warehouse ready to ship.
Already ordered the MNNTHBX chrome rear rack and fender eliminator.
Debating the euro taillights and blinkers.

 

[bwagner5150]

Awesome!

It's official. The 2023 Monkey is now part of our family.

 

[Darmie]

Now that I own one, I'm interested in the history of the Honda Monkey.
Here's a great article that introduces the 2023 with a lot of technical information along with the model year history of the Monkey. Happy reading.

https://hondanews.eu/eu/en/motorcycles/media/pressreleases/413289/23ym-honda-monkey-125-6

 

[Carbide]

Sure wish I could ride mine!

 

[Dav101]

Sure wish I could ride mine!

Sure wish my dealer could get one! 😂

 

[Darmie]

Sure wish my dealer could get one! 😂

Best of luck. I called 10 to 12 dealers that I was willing to drive to. Only received 2 phone calls back. So thankful that one of them was only an hour away. There may be a dealer in a small town that don't know what to do with the ones they got.

 

[Dav101]

Best of luck. I called 10 to 12 dealers that I was willing to drive to. Only received 2 phone calls back. So thankful that one of them was only an hour away. There may be a dealer in a small town that don't know what to do with the ones they got.

I enjoy reading about you guys that have got yours. I'm confident my dealer will get at least one this year and I'm in no hurry as I have plenty of little bikes to goof around with meanwhile. If it was my only bike I'd be searching enthusiastically. So I'm apt to wait on my local dealer I have a relationship with, as they don't play games with pricing and I've had money down for the first 5-speed since last April.

 

[cwatt79]

Picked mine up last Friday! I got super lucky. I emailed a handful of local-ish dealers a few weeks ago looking for a 2023 Monkey, and this one about 45 minutes outside of town had one scheduled to arrive in only two weeks with no claim to it. The best part is, this dealer doesn't charge additional markups or exorbitant "freight/setup" fees - only the freight fee dictated by Honda, government taxes/fees, and a very modest documentation fee, so I got it at a fantastic price. I immediately put a deposit down and picked it up two weeks later. It was a 40 minute Uber ride to the dealership (via interstate) and a 90 minute ride home taking the Monkey route, a lot more fun!

 

[Darmie]

Picked mine up last Friday! I got super lucky. I emailed a handful of local-ish dealers a few weeks ago looking for a 2023 Monkey, and this one about 45 minutes outside of town had one scheduled to arrive in only two weeks with no claim to it. The best part is, this dealer doesn't charge additional markups or exorbitant "freight/setup" fees - only the freight fee dictated by Honda, government taxes/fees, and a very modest documentation fee, so I got it at a fantastic price. I immediately put a deposit down and picked it up two weeks later. It was a 40 minute Uber ride to the dealership (via interstate) and a 90 minute ride home taking the Monkey route, a lot more fun!

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Looking nice. I was impressed seeing all those Navis at the dealer.

 

[cwatt79]

Looking nice. I was impressed seeing all those Navis at the dealer.

Yeah, I was surprised too. They had 4 Navis, 3 Groms, and an ADV150 in the showroom. Being in a small town they must have a harder time selling the miniMOTOs. Sadly, most people in the nearby city probably stick to the city dealerships and their $1,000+ markups.