Honda Grom (MSX125) spotted testing in India

TusharK · 5th September 2017, 16:04

Honda Grom also known as the MSX125 has been caught testing in India. The mini bike was spotted near Shimla.

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The bike can be seen sporting black bodywork with silver details and gold alloy wheels. It also gets LED headlight and tail lamp and a digital instrument cluster.

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Honda sells the Grom as the MSX125 in the European market. The bike measures 1,760 mm in length, 755 mm in width and 1,010 mm in height. The compact bike has a wheelbase of 1,200 mm. The seat height is 765 mm and the kerb weight is 101.7 kg. Fuel tank capacity is 5.5 litres.

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The MSX125 (Grom) is powered by a horizontally-mounted 124.9cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled engine with electronic fuel injection that delivers 9.6 BHP @ 7,000 rpm and 10.9 Nm @ 5,500 rpm. The engine is paired with a 4-speed gearbox. It uses 31 mm inverted telescopic shocks in the front and a mono-shock setup at the rear. Brakes come in the form of a single 220-mm disc with 2-piston caliper in the front and a 190-mm disc with a single piston caliper setup at the rear.

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Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has been tight-lipped about their future products, hence it is unclear whether the Grom will be offered in the Indian market anytime soon.

Source: Gaadiwaadi

//M · 5th September 2017, 16:15

The Grom will be expensive for the size and substance it offers, might not go down well in India. IIRC, Benelli was to launch a similar monkey bike in India as well.

Nevertheless, the Grom must be a fun-to-ride and funky motorcycle. Should appeal to the millennials.

Here's a Honda MSX125 Grom from Pune :

nishsingh · 6th September 2017, 09:29

The Grom had been imported in sometime last year.

Speculation has been that the Grom was being imported to improve the Navi; interesting to see these being road tested. While the market in India for Navi is almost dead, perhaps Honda is stll using the Grom to improve the Navi for the Latin American market?

For the uninitiated, Honda seems to have found a huge market for the Navi in Latin America (Link: http://indianautosblog.com/2017/07/l...da-navi-275254)

Also, here's a take from someone who has ridden both the Navi and the Grom and feels the Navi is a better bike!

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motorb...ml#post4139679

5th September 2017, 16:04	#1
TusharK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Pune Posts: 6,266 Thanked: 55,817 Times	Honda Grom (MSX125) spotted testing in India Honda Grom also known as the MSX125 has been caught testing in India. The mini bike was spotted near Shimla. The bike can be seen sporting black bodywork with silver details and gold alloy wheels. It also gets LED headlight and tail lamp and a digital instrument cluster. Honda sells the Grom as the MSX125 in the European market. The bike measures 1,760 mm in length, 755 mm in width and 1,010 mm in height. The compact bike has a wheelbase of 1,200 mm. The seat height is 765 mm and the kerb weight is 101.7 kg. Fuel tank capacity is 5.5 litres. The MSX125 (Grom) is powered by a horizontally-mounted 124.9cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled engine with electronic fuel injection that delivers 9.6 BHP @ 7,000 rpm and 10.9 Nm @ 5,500 rpm. The engine is paired with a 4-speed gearbox. It uses 31 mm inverted telescopic shocks in the front and a mono-shock setup at the rear. Brakes come in the form of a single 220-mm disc with 2-piston caliper in the front and a 190-mm disc with a single piston caliper setup at the rear. Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has been tight-lipped about their future products, hence it is unclear whether the Grom will be offered in the Indian market anytime soon. Source: Gaadiwaadi
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5th September 2017, 16:15	#2
//M Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 6,201 Thanked: 22,920 Times	Re: Honda Grom (MSX125) spotted testing in India The Grom will be expensive for the size and substance it offers, might not go down well in India. IIRC, Benelli was to launch a similar monkey bike in India as well. Nevertheless, the Grom must be a fun-to-ride and funky motorcycle. Should appeal to the millennials. Here's a Honda MSX125 Grom from Pune : Attached Thumbnails
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6th September 2017, 09:29	#3
nishsingh BHPian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 405 Thanked: 1,440 Times	Re: Honda Grom (MSX125) spotted testing in India The Grom had been imported in sometime last year. Speculation has been that the Grom was being imported to improve the Navi; interesting to see these being road tested. While the market in India for Navi is almost dead, perhaps Honda is stll using the Grom to improve the Navi for the Latin American market? For the uninitiated, Honda seems to have found a huge market for the Navi in Latin America (Link: http://indianautosblog.com/2017/07/l...da-navi-275254) Also, here's a take from someone who has ridden both the Navi and the Grom and feels the Navi is a better bike! http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motorb...ml#post4139679
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