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If looked after, we’ve no reason to expect any problems. The Monkey is a Honda, with all the reassurance and quality that brings. It’s an understressed 125, so is unlikely to suffer wear or strain, and it’s dimuitive and a doddle to ride, so unlikely to suffer crash damage. Men who rode machines like the scary early versions of the ZX-10 – you could see them on Saturday evenings standing outside pubs clutching a pint of vodka with ice: men with a wild look in their eyes and with hair suggesting that they had recently snogged a Van de Graaf generator.

Suspension independent, at front by trailing arms rear swing-axles, trailing arms; torsion bars, telescopic dampers f/r What’s more, as with most 125s, the Monkey can be ridden on L-plates with a provisional driving licence, as long as you've taken a CBT. All of that’s true of the slightly cheaper, arguably funkier Grom, too. But that bike’s more for trendy teens. If you like a touch of classics and want a fun bike that reminds you of your youth we can’t think of any cuter introduction to motorcycling.In the UK, the Honda Jazz has always had a bit of an image problem. While young Americans lap up the US-badged Fit, here in Britain the practical supermini has long been the preserve of the older generation. Honda is to re-introduce the hybrid-powered Insight and Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system to the US market in 2018, the third generation of a petrol-electric car nameplate which was first launched in 1999. New electric Vauxhall Corsa is double the price of its entry-level petrol cousin - we review both and ask: Is the EV premium worth it? In the 1990s, Rich Duisberg worked as a consultant in the research and development labs and quality control departments of various car manufacturers around the world. It gave him an interesting, and often amusing, perspective on how cars are made – sometimes badly. This is the final instalment;catch the others on Interiors and Bodywork.

The result was A Short Ride in the Jungle, a truly excellent book which is both moving and funny; and the good news is she’s now narrated it as an audio book. The 2022 Honda Monkey Bike is here, with a new five-speed gearbox and an engine that conforms to Euro5 emissions regulations. We've yet to ride that version, though, so in this review we're dealing with the 2018-2021 version instead. It’s worth mentioning that while we don’t have any reliability data on the e:Ny1 yet, with the former in mind and also the fact that EVs should, in theory, be more reliable than petrol cars given their fewer moving parts, the electric SUV shouldn’t cause owners too many problems.The only downside to this soft ride is that the Monkey has a max permissable weight limit of 105kg, which you could easily reach if you’ve got all your gear on and a bag full of ‘swag’.

And after a day succumbing to the S660’s sweetness, I’m struggling to see why – beyond their fragile proportions not yielding spiffing crash results – we’re deprived of this motley crew of mini-cars. Europe likes its city cars strong and stylish, it would seem, and more than a little premium. But everything that’s fashionable now – shrunken three-cylinder engines, a focus on cheap tax and a U-turn on swelling dimensions – has been evident in the Japanese market for more than six decades, with little stars like the S660 peppered across that timeline. Lightweight construction and space-age looks reminiscent of the 1983 Honda CR-X ensured the original Insight was almost ahead of its time. It only has four gears though (although this again was uprated to five for 2021), so it does seem to run out of puff around 55mph – but that's more than enough for inner-city riding wher you also appreciate its ultra-light clutch and feather-light gearbox, meaning that changing ratios takes little effort.

Air-conditioning was standard in some markets, too, and a raft of eco-minded displays include an economy shift indicator as well as a fuel mileage computer, which can be toggled between fuel economy, either a ‘lifetime’ or instantaneous 0 to 150mpg readings. With the Monkey, besides the basic MSX mechanicals, all the required classic details are present and correct, including the old-school Honda Wing logo on the tank – but it doesn’t look any the worse for its modern features either. It even exudes an air of old-school Honda quality because all the shiny things are proper metal, not just plastic with a chrome veneer.

Size-wise we’re talking small – the new Monkey has 12in wheels and a seat height of only 776mm. But the biggest compliment we can give the Monkey is that it works just like any other modern 125: it’s hugely enjoyable to ride, able to keep with – and cut up – traffic with ease, with the result that for riding around town, it’s quite simply brilliant.George Foreman - former heavyweight boxer and grill magnate - to sell his incredible 52-car collection at auction With the low-carbon market very much in its burgeoning stages of development, the Insight arrived as a breath of fresh air against its – admittedly limited – competition. The first production petrol-electric hybrid car sold in the US, the Insight beat the Prius on that front, too: the odd, saloon-styled Toyota arrived a few months later than the hybrid Honda. How did it drive?

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