Going, Going, Grom

After six years on the Aussie market, the Honda Grom is making an inglorious exit, killed off not by a lack of demand, but because its single-channel ABS system no longer meets Australian Design Rules that require motorcycles to now have two-channel ABS.

The death of the Grom is a real shame, not because its asthmatic 125cc air-cooled single only makes a puny 7.2kW at 7250rpm and 10.5Nm at 5500rpm (both numbers are claimed), but because it’s a hoot to ride despite the lack of power… around town,