Tokyo Motor Show 2017: Honda Monkey 125 Unveiled

The 2017 Tokyo Motor Show has been quite exciting till now. There have been a quite a few interesting concepts and models for both cars and two-wheelers. Speaking of two-wheelers, some of the interesting models to be showcased were the Kawasaki Z900RS, Kawasaki Ninja 400, Yamaha Niken, Honda Neo Sports Café racer concept and the Gold Wing too. The other interesting model from Honda to be showcased was the Monkey 125 concept. The idea was to take the classic-looking lines of the original Honda Monkey and give them a fresh, modern twist. For those who are not familiar with Honda's Monkey range of bikes, it is a range of mini bikes, which is said to take the name monkey, because a person riding the same looks like a monkey perched on a mini-bike.

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The Monkey 125 gets a single- cylinder 125 cc engine. The modern bits include LED lights, digital instrumentation along with USD forks upfront and twin shock absorbers at the rear. The concept was shod with knobbly tyres. The mudguards at the front and rear are raised, which hint at off-roading ability. The bike gets disc brakes at both ends and the exhaust is placed along the rears sub-frame and has a heat shield as well.

(Honda Monkey 125)

Honda had patented the Monkey 125 last year. Whether it goes into production or not, remains to be seen. We would love to see the Monkey 125 come to India and pleasantly surprise us like Honda did with the Navi, but there are slim chances of that happening.