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took my girlfriend for a spin on the grom around bucks county. I don't think we'll be doing that again. when I get rearsets they will NOT come with passenger pegs.
the grom has pretty much zero suspension with both of us. definitely a must to get a shock and springs if you're going to 2-up at all. it's a bit of a bouncy ride to say the least. actually worse for the passenger (or maybe she just complained more, but no complaints when she was on the 1000). the lack of power is even more evident (top speed in the flat 54 I think, uphill it was just terrible
). it's really hard to merge into traffic on 45mph speed limit roads.
passenger body English plays a big part. Unlike bigger bikes, where the passenger isn't a huge percentage of the system, on the grom the gf turning her head or not turning her head made quite a bit off a difference.
passenger accomodations: she couldn't get to the seat strap while sitting on the bike. the ride was really bouncy for her
my girlfriend is not huge maybe ~120lbs.
i'm not huge. 170lb without gear
here's a vid from her helmet cam. I never saw the back of my head before
I was taking it rather easy because she's a bit skittish about being on the back. Nothing exciting, and the contour slows down all the corners because it's up high and because of the fisheye thing
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVHESN0xxB0]2 up on the Honda Grom - Passenger Point of View - YouTube[/ame]
the grom has pretty much zero suspension with both of us. definitely a must to get a shock and springs if you're going to 2-up at all. it's a bit of a bouncy ride to say the least. actually worse for the passenger (or maybe she just complained more, but no complaints when she was on the 1000). the lack of power is even more evident (top speed in the flat 54 I think, uphill it was just terrible
passenger body English plays a big part. Unlike bigger bikes, where the passenger isn't a huge percentage of the system, on the grom the gf turning her head or not turning her head made quite a bit off a difference.
passenger accomodations: she couldn't get to the seat strap while sitting on the bike. the ride was really bouncy for her
my girlfriend is not huge maybe ~120lbs.
i'm not huge. 170lb without gear
here's a vid from her helmet cam. I never saw the back of my head before
I was taking it rather easy because she's a bit skittish about being on the back. Nothing exciting, and the contour slows down all the corners because it's up high and because of the fisheye thing
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVHESN0xxB0]2 up on the Honda Grom - Passenger Point of View - YouTube[/ame]