[Fencer]

What do you think?

 

[Nerf22]

Short answer: yes.

Long answer: oh...oh hell yes.

That little thing is nimble, lightweight, and can handle very well in the right hands. It appears to have insane balance by the vids I've seen.

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[THEDARKKNIGHT]

What is gymkana?

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[Indy21]

Had no clue?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymkhana_(motorsport)

"Essentially, a gymkhana is any event featuring a starting point, a finish line and some sort of "obstacle" to get through, around, or by, all within a certain time limit."

Sounds pretty cool.

 

[GromGuy]

the official honda grom commercial showed a Grom doing some gymkhana, but it's just very mild gymkhana, nothing extreme (which would of been better)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcAwBCKbLMU]Hondas All-New 2014 Grom - YouTube[/ame]

we need to see a Grom do things as crazy as this....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuDN2bCIyus]DC SHOES: KEN BLOCK'S GYMKHANA FIVE: ULTIMATE URBAN PLAYGROUND; SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube[/ame]

 

[mad8vskillz]

the official honda grom commercial showed a Grom doing some gymkhana, but it's just very mild gymkhana, nothing extreme (which would of been better)

Hondas All-New 2014 Grom - YouTube

we need to see a Grom do things as crazy as this....

DC SHOES: KEN BLOCK'S GYMKHANA FIVE: ULTIMATE URBAN PLAYGROUND; SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube

not quite the same thing. motorcycle gymkhana is the moto equivalent of autocross
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rVXvl-RWrk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rVXvl-RWrk[/ame]

 

[chye]

The GROM would be great for Gymkhana. Lightweight.

Just get some sticky tires and maybe upgrades brakes and suspension and you should be good to go.

 

[mad8vskillz]

The GROM would be great for Gymkhana. Lightweight.

Just get some sticky tires and maybe upgrades brakes and suspension and you should be good to go.

pretty sure itll be good to go out of the box

 

[Bama Dave]

What is gymkana?

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Gymkhana is a timed racing event where drivers navigate their way around an obstacle course in the shortest amount of time possible.

Courses may include 180-degree turn, 360-degree turn, figure 8s and other complex turns which require advanced driving skills.

The driver's goal is to get through the course as quickly as possible with the fewest number of mistakes. Acceleration, braking, drifting & grip driving are all necessary. Not only does the driver have to hold control over the car, but gymkhana also requires strong mental concentration and memorization.

 

[Bossi Moto]

Gymkhana takes some serious skill.

Here is an example of a radical gymkhana in a colder setting

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=610_4hLEBuk"]Extreme Motorcycle Drifting On Ice - Jorian Ponomareff - YouTube[/ame]

And also for cars here is Ken Block one of the grandfathers of the sport.


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY83Gnpy02g"]Ken Block Gymkhana 2 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[CrispyTaco]

It's not gymkhana unless your chewing up your ties and there is lots of smoke lol

 

[mad8vskillz]

And also for cars here is Ken Block one of the grandfathers of the sport.

you mean one of the new guys taking all the credit? it's been around forever before him, he just made a bunch of edited together videos.

 

[chye]

pretty sure itll be good to go out of the box

Oh I'm sure it'll work but upgrading the suspension, brakes, and tires don't hurt

 

[Fencer]

not quite the same thing. motorcycle gymkhana is the moto equivalent of autocross
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rVXvl-RWrk

This is what I am talking about.

I have seen guys doing that on Gold Wings with a trailer in tow. Awesome!

 

[Fencer]

Oh I'm sure it'll work but upgrading the suspension, brakes, and tires don't hurt

Yep, most bikes are not set up for larger folks such as myself.

 

[REDLINE]

It's not gymkhana unless your chewing up your ties and there is lots of smoke lol

a bit bore kit would help with getting more smoke going
nothing better than having more power to the wheels.

big bore kit and boosted grom doing drifting and gymkhana

 

[mad8vskillz]

nothing better than having more power to the wheels.

riding skills > power

 

[Squid]

Gymkhana? Maybe not so much (too slow? Unless an all Grom class.) But stunting for sure!

 

[mad8vskillz]

Gymkhana? Maybe not so much (too slow? Unless an all Grom class.) But stunting for sure!

maneuverability is everything in gymkhana. some orgs even assign penalty points for riding too small of a bike.
outright speed isn't anywhere near as important

 

[Thrasher]

Gymkhana takes some serious skill.

Here is an example of a radical gymkhana in a colder setting

Extreme Motorcycle Drifting On Ice - Jorian Ponomareff - YouTube

And also for cars here is Ken Block one of the grandfathers of the sport.


Ken Block Gymkhana 2 - YouTube

Sick!

I doubt the grom would look anything like that unless there is a crazy amount of work done to it for the power to spin the tires that much. these guys have a serious skill. I wonder how many outtakes there were to these videos. I wouldn't believe they had it all in one shot. I would love to be there to see it though.