Just got the KD2’s on today, they turn drastically faster than the Dunlop TT93’s I was running. Feels like the grip better too right out the box! Was worried about the break in on these being slippery since they’re basically a “rain” race tire. Big time upgrade! Also nearly half the cost of Dunlops TT93’s is just be careful that first 50 miles or so how quick these tires lean in.

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah man! Are you running the 100/90 & 120/80 setup or did they finally release some new sizes?

@staygold1017x

2 жыл бұрын

@@HondaProKevin Yessir stock sizes for my Z, I’m pretty sure they make a 120 front and 130 rear but I do remember reading in forums that the stock sizes are the best. Side note, also went up 2 on the rear sprocket and down one. Definitely wouldn’t recommend it for the streets 😂

how long do kd1 last used as street tires?

My 2023 came with irc tires ? Should I upgrade or are they any good?

complains about people driving over double lines then proceeds to go over double line on the straight @7:52

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

There's a big difference between what I did at 7:52 while being able to see what's coming in front of me etc and a car coming around a turn in the opposite lane ;)

That exhaust sounds awesome!

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

Yeaaaah buddy, Yoshimura nailed it as always! Appreciate the comment ;)

I’m surprised you haven’t upgraded the chain adjusters. For the looks alone not to mention the ease of adjustment and the addition of spools. I have TST adjusters and like them a lot. Way better than stock!

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully soon, these stock adjusters are an absolute joke. I'm on a tighter budget than I used to be after losing my job at the start of the year as much as I hate to say it so I've had to cut back and not go ham like I would've wanted to on the Grom. That's why I was probably a little more aggravated with the damage than I would normally be lol! Glad to see another guy happy with the TST adjusters though, have yet to hear anything negative about them. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on them too. Hopefully I can get my hands on a set of them soon!

@Image-X

2 жыл бұрын

@@HondaProKevin I figured there was a reason because they are a joke like you said. Sorry about your job. Keep your head up though…. there’s lots of jobs out there and you’ll be back at it soon enough. Sorry about your belly pan. I know you put a lot into it. I’ll probably get the same pan for my SP but it shouldn’t be nearly a problem with fitment as I’m getting the dual Yosh which has a straight header. Not 100% I’ll even go with a belly pan yet.

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, really appreciate the kind words. I'm trying to run with this HondaPro Kevin stuff right now and taking it full time, fingers crossed I can stay involved with the industry I love and support my family at the end of the day. I just don't want to put 15 years into another dealership, treat it like it was my own and it all be gone at the drop of a hat. That long term goal was within reach but gone so quickly. I can't fault the owner though, he came down with sudden health issues and had to close his family run business of 56 years which couldn't be easy. So I really can't complain, things could always be worse and we're never guaranteed tomorrow so I'm going to make this work. I don't want to work a job I don't love, so this is going to work. Failure isn't an option! I'm sorry for rambling on, it's late and I guess I'm in a motivational mood lol. Probably edit this when I wake up in the morning lol! Ohhh man, you're getting the duals? Those are so SEXY! I took about a 1,000 pictures of them at Small Bore this year. I'm hoping we see some more belly pan options come out soon, it's crazy we've only got I think 3 different options at the moment? Have you heard anything on your release date for the pipe yet? Have you seen them in person yet?

@Image-X

2 жыл бұрын

@@HondaProKevin Trust me, I know about career change. Something better always pans out when losing a job/career…. even when things are depressing and uncertain. It just does. Keep grinding! Last I heard, about a month ago, Yosh told me production mid November and shipping end of November. I am #9 on the list to receive mine so I should be one of the first. I’ll have the exhaust and DHM S1 soon to go with my MNNTHBX v3 mTake and aRacer Mini5 with AF2….. on Ohlins suspension….. and that should complete the main mods. Pumped for the duals!

Now it's a Grom naked bike! Actually, I like it!

Looks better without the belly pan

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

Thankfully I'm happy with the way she looks either way, it's just aggravating after putting all that time and money into it but it could've been worse so I won't complain more than I already did in the video lol! Appreciate the comment ;)

@pedrojoseismael

2 жыл бұрын

@@HondaProKevin Well, I have ordered a belly for me groom, it looks great on him

Like how your helmet matches the grom where can I get one?

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, it took a while to find something that played off the color scheme well. Here's the helmet: amzn.to/3BYxchz

I know this is a late comment, but what road is this? I’m in the Chattanooga area, and am interested in getting into riding, and more specifically getting a Monkey as a first bike. I love mountain roads in general, just couldn’t quite figure out what road this one was or if it was even in the area. Thanks for the cool content, and God Bless!

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

It's Suck Creek Rd, you turn left on it right before you head up Signal Mtn so it's not too far at all. We're blessed to have a TON of good mountain roads right around us to explore and you'll definitely have a lot more fun doing that, over fighting our crazy drives around town lol! You'll love the Monkey as a first bike, these mini bikes are the easiest things to ride on the planet so you won't have a problem learning. Appreciate the kind words bud ;)

@akba7192

2 жыл бұрын

@@HondaProKevin no problem! I figured it out as soon as I continued the video and saw you at the bottom lol. Very fun road for some spirited driving 😁 couldn’t agree more! There are so many fun roads around it’s ridiculous!

Use blue Loctite & your screws/bolts won’t back out. Where are you located? I’m close to Knoxville.

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

lol yup, I learned a valuable lesson there! I was still doing some test fitting so I didn't throw any loctite on there and figured it would be fine for this short trip but yeah, I messed up for sure. Nice, you're not far at all as I'm right down the road from you in Chattanooga!

@JLFish21

8 ай бұрын

Yup I use blue on anything and everything besides spark plugs on all my bikes hahaha

Makes me sick how easy that went for you lol i ended up stripping the end threads on my axle trying to get it out smh..its sitting on jackstands in my kitchen atm😂

Coming from racing big bikes, always put heat shielding on the inside of the pan. It Is going to warp a bit due to the heat and expansion. Same thing happened on my 15 R1 with my race plastics. The heat shielding really will help. The Pipe is probably done for unfortunately. Happened to my 5k Akra :( sorry that happened.

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's 100% my bad. Had some put in my cart to buy and was even talking to the painter about it again when he finished it up that I'd have some thrown on there ASAP. Insert 10,000 excuses here though as to why I still haven't gotten around to doing it and here we are sadly. It could be worse though, it could be a crazy expensive setup like your Akra so I won't complain anymore than I did in the video lol! Appreciate the friendly comment bud. Stay safe out there and keep raising hell on that R1!

The bolts holding that belly pan shouldn't have backed out like that, they should have engineered something better. Send it back for replacement or refund. Shots of Grom cornering in mountain s pretty awesome. Yep people are JERKS crossing yellow lines I beeped at a TX plate truck that almost ran me off the road once and the guy flipped me off! Glad your ok. Sorry bout the belly pan

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

They could definitely have a better mounting setup in my opinion but I can take partial blame as I didn't put any loctite on the screws. However, with the way those screws are, I'm not entirely sure loctite would work that well. Before I try to repair the pan or get another, I'm going to throw it back in there and run it a few miles with something different to see if it'll work. Safety wire that thing on like it's getting prepped for racing lol! Thank you! I really liked how those shots panned out but wish I would've done a few more corners. I was super paranoid though with all of the traffic and just leaving my Canon behind with a big microphone on it that really gives it away lol. It's a shame we can't trust people not to run off with our stuff though. Lol it's wild that people can have that mindset to think they're in the right in a situation like that, had the same thing happen to me and you can't help but wonder how many idiots we have roaming this planet with us haha! It's crazy how many people just don't care though, nobody else matters. Whoops, didn't see you! How many times have we heard that in our lives. I think everyone in cars should be put on a motorcycle yearly and almost get ran over a few times to show them what it's like and maybe they'd understand when we do get frustrated. I don't know, I'm rambling on as I get worked up about this topic as I've lost friends and many acquaintances over the years due to people in cars not giving a crap about what they're doing and how it can alter our lives so quickly while they walk away without a scratch.

@steveparish9210

2 жыл бұрын

@@HondaProKevin thanks for the detailed reply Kevin, I know your busy don't feel obligated with a detailed reply like that. Glad you're ok that traffic did look pretty bad!

No mirrors required in your state?

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

They're required, I just like to live dangerously lol ;) Normally I leave them on my bikes and use them but with the Grom all I can see are my elbows and every aftermarket setup I've tried vibrates like crazy to where they are pointless so I'm running without currently. I need to try some new options and see if I can find something I like that's actually functional but if I'm honest, it's not super high on my list of priorities and thankfully 99% of cops around here aren't going to say anything about not running mirrors. I'm glad they don't try and hunt for anything and everything to give you a ticket for on the Grom, unlike when I get in trouble on the CBR lol!

@staygold1017x

2 жыл бұрын

@@HondaProKevin I’d get PSR bar ends mirrors. I have a Z125 modded to hell n back, vibrates like hell with every mirror setup in tried. PSR bar ends have a lil nylon insert, doesn’t shake nearly as much as stock or Amazon bar ends. 👌🏽

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

@@staygold1017x Appreciate the recommendation man, I'll definitely check those out!

Is this tire good for burn outs?

@Mr450pro

Жыл бұрын

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That tuned?

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, just the Yoshimura exhaust in this video ;)

Looks incomplete without tye pan. Hope its fixed

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! I think the belly pan really added to the bike's overall appearance. Sadly, not fixed but I'll have some update videos soon ;)

Maybe that's why they didn't install one from the manufacturer stock.🤷🏾‍♂️😬

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

lol yessir, nailed it!

@whitehammeer

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I hate the belly pan I wanna love it but there too much space in-between.

Send that header to Yoshimura when the weather turns too cold to ride, and they'll make it look 100% new for you....

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah! I hate to bother them but if I can't work some magic (I probably can't lol) then I'll definitely hit them up. Appreciate the heads up on that being a possibility and for checking out the video bud ;)

Sun honda off Washington?

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

I'm lost bud, what are we talking about exactly lol?

Why bother going through the hassle of bringing the belly pan home? It’s ruined. I would’ve been happy I was at a gas station where I can toss it and not have to deal with awkwardly dragging it home.

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

Lol you're right and definitely a fair point! I'm surprised I didn't do just that with how aggravated I was at the thought of burning all that $$. I thought about it more after I shut the camera off and thought, why don't I just ask the gas station if they'll hold it for me until I can make it back in my car? So I did that and thankfully they were kind enough to do so. I thought it was completely ruined but it may be salvageable, we'll see if it's worth it though as I haven't had time to really mess with it yet.

@dockeye

2 жыл бұрын

@@HondaProKevin Good luck man! I’m sure it’ll all work out in the end. At least nothing came loose that got you hurt. It can always be worse ; )

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate ya bud... Exactly! It could always be worse and I made it home in one piece and kept it rubber side down after a good little rip so it was still a good day after all.

How in Gods name are you hitting 60+ MPH on a grom?? 👀

@HondaProKevin

Ай бұрын

Lol! I weigh about 170ish on average, so that definitely helps ;) It's amazing what just 10-20lbs can do when it comes to zapping some of the horsepower these things have, and elevation can play a big role in it too. Plus, I may have gotten lucky with a strong running engine lol!

@hueyfreeman7810

Ай бұрын

@@HondaProKevin nice. i'll be getting one soon. thx.

Dude! Seriously? You’re complaining about the people in cars and YOURE all over your lane, crossing into the other lane entirely and riding the Grom like you’re in a MotoGP race! WTF! Dial it back a bit. Go to a track to ride like that on brand new tires!

All the bitching about "STAY IN YOUR LANE! STAY IN YOUR LANE!"... and then 7:52. If you're going to complain about other people's behavior, make sure you're not guilty of it as well.

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

There's a big difference between what I did at 7:52 while being able to see what's coming in front of me etc and a car coming around a turn in the opposite lane ;)

Bitches about people going over the line while riding on the line twice and completely going over once all while routinely 20mph over the speed limit 😂

@HondaProKevin

2 жыл бұрын

There's a big difference between what I did while being able to see what's coming in front of me etc and a car coming around a turn in the opposite lane ;)

@MrSirjud01

2 жыл бұрын

@@HondaProKevin sure, justify it however you need to

@keldonator

Жыл бұрын

@@HondaProKevin I swear these people that keep saying this are clueless... How have they survived this long.