2017 Honda Monkey 125CC India First Ride Review

2017 Honda Monkey 125CC India First Ride Review Motorcycle blogs across the internet are buzzing about a recently-filed design patent for what looks to be a new Honda Monkey bike powered by the Grom‘s 125cc engine. Though we would love to be wrong on this, we’re not as bullish on this patent resulting in a production model. Here’s why. Pictured above is a Monkey 125 concept Honda showed at the Bangkok Motor Show earlier this year which looks remarkably similar to the patented design. Remarkable enough that we can’t say with any certainty that the patent for a model slated for production and not just for the original concept. And yes, companies do patent designs for concepts as well as products actually going to market. Sites are picking up on this design patent now because it was published this week by the European Union Intellectual Property Office with a filing date of Sept. 7, which some view as a sign that the Monkey 125 will be sold in Europe. While that is possible, it’s important to note the design patent was also published by Japan’s intellectual property office a few weeks earlier on Aug. 29 with a filing date of July 29.