Old Guy Too Many Bikes
Well-Known Member
Did an 80 mile ride today with me on my YX140 powered CT70 and my son on his 2020 Honda Monkey, stock except for aftermarket exhaust. We raced zero to 50 at least 6 times and beat him each time. Couldn't launch as quick since the front wheel gets light, but even with that deficit, pulled him at least a bike length in each gear. Same story with 2nd and 3rd gear roll ons. And the bike was still pulling harder in 3rd at 50. My only disadvantage was range envy. Best I could muster was about 80 mpg, so I would go on reserve at about 40+ miles. Had to bring along extra fuel. He barely used half a tank, so he was getting over 100 mpg. In all fairness, the Monkey is about 50 lbs heavier than the CT, and my boy is about 40 lbs heavier than I am, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.