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2025 Honda Grom Preview, Plus Other Honda MiniMotos 

2025 Honda Grom Cherry Red
2025 Honda Grom in Cherry Red

The popular and fun-inducing Honda Grom gets a fresh face for 2025, and the Honda Navi returns for 2024 with new color options. Other small Honda models, including the ADV160, Ruckus, and Metropolitan, will also return for 2025.  

2025 Honda Grom 

2025 Honda Grom Candy Blue
2025 Honda Grom in Candy Blue

The Honda Grom, first introduced in 2014, has been one of Honda’s top-selling models and has inspired its own subculture. Built to be easy to customize, the Grom is now in its fourth generation with new styling, and a full range of Honda Accessories are available. 

Related: Honda Grom First Ride Review 

2025 Honda Grom ABS Pearl White
2025 Honda Grom ABS in Pearl White

The Honda Grom is powered by a fuel-injected 125cc Single with an overhead cam and has a bore and stroke of 50 x 63.1mm and a compression ratio of 10:1. It has a five-speed gearbox and a top speed of about 60 mph. Fuel capacity is 1.6 gallons, seat height is 30.0 inches, and claimed wet weight is 227 lb for the ABS version and 224 lb without ABS. 

2025 Honda Grom SP Matte Black Metallic
2025 Honda Grom SP in Matte Black Metallic

The 2025 Honda Grom will be available in Candy Blue, Pearl White, or Cherry Red for $3,599. The SP version (includes SP graphics and a chin fairing) will be available in Matte Black Metallic for $3,699. The ABS version will be available in Pearl White for $3,799. 

2024 Honda Navi 

2024 Honda Navi Arctic Silver Metallic
2024 Honda Navi in Arctic Silver Metallic

As the most affordable and approachable model in Honda’s streetbike lineup, the 234-lb Honda Navi features a compact size, light weight, and an automatic CVT transmission. Popular among younger riders, the Navi starts at only $1,999 and is powered by a 109cc Single, which is located at the rear of the bike to allow space in the front for a lockable storage pod. The Navi boasts a claimed 110 mpg, giving it decent range from its tiny 0.9-gallon fuel tank. 

Related: Honda Navi First Ride Review 

2024 Honda Navi Blue Metallic
2024 Honda Navi in Blue Metallic

The 2024 Honda Navi will be available in non-painted white for $1,999. For those wanting a splash of color, the Navi will be available in Artic Silver Metallic, Pearl Red, or Blue Metallic for $2,099. 

2024 Honda Navi White
2024 Honda Navi in White

2025 Honda ADV160 

2025 Honda ADV160 Pearl Blue
2025 Honda ADV160 in Pearl Blue

This Honda scooter is designed around the concept of “city adventure” and features a 156cc Single, an automatic transmission, a two-step adjustable windscreen, and under-seat storage. The ADV160 also includes a centerstand (and sidestand), a 12-volt accessory outlet, a 3.1-gallon fuel tank, a 30.1-inch seat height, a small storage compartment, all-LED lighting, and Honda’s Smart Key system. 

Related: Best Motorcycles for Smaller Riders 

2025 Honda ADV160 Matte Black Metallic
2025 Honda ADV160 in Matte Black Metallic

The 2025 Honda ADV160 will be available in Pearl Blue and Matte Black Metallic for $4,499. 

2025 Honda Ruckus 

2025 Honda Ruckus Beige
2025 Honda Ruckus in Beige

The Ruckus features a simple design that lends itself to customization. It’s powered by a 49cc Single and has an automatic transmission, a seat height of 28.9 inches, fuel capacity of 1.3 gallons, a wet weight of 194 lb, and a helmet holder to lock a helmet under the seat. The 2025 Honda Ruckus will be available in black or beige for $2,899. 

2025 Honda Ruckus Black
2025 Honda Ruckus in Black

2025 Honda Metropolitan 

2025 Honda Metropolitan Red
2025 Honda Metropolitan in Red

The Metropolitan is designed for urban transportation and features a classic European scooter style. It’s powered by a 49cc Single with automatic transmission and comes with an inner storage bin that can hold a 1-liter bottle and a large hook for securing a bag. Honda also offers a rear trunk, rear carrier, a rear trunk attachment kit, and an outdoor cover as accessories for the Metropolitan. 

2025 Honda Metropolitan Denim Blue Metallic
2025 Honda Metropolitan in Denim Blue Metallic

The 2025 Honda Metropolitan will be available in Denim Blue Metallic or Red for $2,649. 

Check out more new bikes in Rider’s 2024 Motorcycle Buyers Guide 

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Honda Announces Trail 125, Ruckus, Metropolitan, and Montesa Cota for 2023, 2024

2023 Honda Trail 125
2023 Honda Trail 125 in Pearl Organic Green

American Honda has confirmed the return of a handful more of their two-wheel products for the 2023 and 2024 model years. Honda says a diverse range of categories is represented in the announcement, highlighting the company’s commitment to producing “high-quality machines for casual riders, nostalgia-driven customers and niche-focused enthusiasts.” Among the products announced are an upgraded retro-inspired Trail 125 miniMOTO, returning Ruckus and Metropolitan scooters, and two returning Montesa Cota 4RT trials bikes.

Related: Honda Announces More 2023 Returning Models

“Each of these models has a rich history and a loyal following, so we’re pleased to continue offering them for our customers,” said Brandon Wilson, American Honda Manager of Sports & Experiential. “From the affordable and user-friendly Trail 125, Ruckus, and Metropolitan to the highly specialized Montesa Cota 4RT models, Honda takes great pride in serving all types of two-wheel enthusiasts, regardless of how they choose to pursue their particular adventure.”

2023 Honda Trail 125

2023 Honda Trail 125 in Pearl Organic Green
2023 Honda Trail 125 in Pearl Organic Green

Inspired by the original Honda CT models of the 1960s, the Trail125 has what Honda says is “an authentic, vintage look, evoking the ‘You Meet the Nicest People On a Honda’ ethos for which the brand has always been known.”

Related: 2021 Honda Trail 125 ABS | First Ride Review

The 2023 Trail 125 has a new bore and stroke, contributing to a bigger air-cooled 125cc 4-stroke SOHC Single with a 4-speed no-clutch semi-automatic transmission. It has a 27mm telescopic front fork with 4.3 inches of travel and twin shocks in the rear with 3.4 inches of travel. Braking comes from single hydraulic discs front and back (220mm/190mm front/rear) and front-wheel ABS. The Trail 125 comes standard with a luggage rack, a 1.4-gal. fuel tank, and has a curb weight of 256 lb.

For off-road exploring purposes, the 2023 Trail 125 has three additional teeth on the rear sprocket over the Honda Cub for better hill-climbing ability, upswept intake and exhaust (with a heat shield on the exhaust), 6.5 inches of clearance, a skid plate, and a pair of front brush-guard tubes.  

The 2023 Honda Trail 125 comes in a new Pearl Organic Green color and starts at $3,999.

2024 Honda Ruckus

2024 Honda Ruckus
2024 Honda Ruckus in Beige

The Honda Ruckus, a scooter that Honda says many riders choose to customize to their desired look and application, returns for 2024 with new colors. The scooter still has a liquid-cooled 49cc 4-stroke Single with a carburetor and 1-speed automatic transmission.

2024 Honda Ruckus
2024 Honda Ruckus in Black

The scooter’s exposed frame with plenty of storage space, dual round headlights, and fat tires (120/90-10 front, 130/90-10 rear) give the Ruckus a unique look, and it gets a claimed 114 mpg fuel economy.

The 2024 Honda Ruckus comes in Black and Beige, starting at $2,899.

2024 Honda Metropolitan

2024 Honda Metropolitan
2024 Honda Metropolitan in Blue Metallic

The Honda Metropolitan also returns for 2024. The European-inspired scooter has sleek, rounded bodywork but also comes with utility-focused features such as 22 liters of underseat storage, as well as in-dash storage and a hook for securing a bag.

2024 Honda Metropolitan
2024 Honda Metropolitan in Green Metallic

The Metropolitan has a fuel-injected, liquid-cooled 49cc Single with 1-speed automatic transmission. The scooter has cable-actuated drum brakes front and back and a combined braking system that adds front braking when the rear brake is activated.

The 2024 Honda Metropolitan will be available in May in Matte Armored Green Metallic or Blue Metallic starting at $2,649.

2023 Honda Montesa Cota

2023 Honda Montesa Cota 4RT301RR
2023 Honda Montesa Cota 4RT301RR in White

Following up on the last season of FIM World Trials competition in which Repsol Honda’s Toni Bou captured his record 32nd world title (16 indoor, 16 outdoor), Honda announced the return of the Montesa Cota 4RT260R (259cc) and the standard 4RT301 and race replica 4RT301RR (298cc), for which Bou reportedly played a significant role in developing.

2023 Honda Montesa Cota 4RT301
2023 Honda Montesa Cota 4RT301 in Blue Metallic
2023 Honda Montesa Cota 4RT260R
2023 Honda Montesa Cota 4RT260R in Red

Designed, developed and produced in Barcelona, Spain — the unofficial capital of trials, and the home of the factory for Montesa (a subsidiary of Honda) — the Cota models offer options for both casual trials riders and those looking to take it to the next level.

The 2023 Montesa Cota 4RT260R has a liquid-cooled 259cc mated to a close-ratio 5-speed transmission and chain final drive.

MSRP/Colors

  • 2023 Montesa Cota 4RT260R: $9,299, Red
  • 2023 Montesa Cota 4RT301: $11,899, Blue Metallic
  • 2023 Montesa Cota 4RT301RR: $11,899, White

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