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Note From Abhi:
If you don’t mind we’ll do this listing description a bit differently – David wrote a story about building this bike on Bike-urious in the past so we’re going to use that description as it will cover the bike in the most possible detail. Here’s David’s story about his Grom:
“I’ve always liked the Honda Grom because I enjoy bikes which are not intimidating. But I’m mostly a vintage bike guy, so I used to think I’d probably never buy a Grom. They are just too new. Then somewhere, and I’m not sure whether it was at a show with a prototype, an actual custom bike, a picture online, or whether I dreamed it, I thought I saw a Honda Grom converted to look like a Honda CR250 dirt bike, painted in red with long travel suspension, knobby tires and a blue seat. But I never saw that bike again.
Either way, that vision spawned my epiphany to build a retro Grom, but I’m not a dirt bike guy. So, I settled on build that would harken back to Freddie Spencer’s Honda V4 Interceptor, the RC15, but with a Grom. Freddie won Daytona on an Interceptor in 1985. Then privateer John Ashmead won again four years later on a similar bike. I saw John’s winning race. What a feat! That 1st generation V4 Interceptor (1983-1985) was certainly a ground-breaking bike. Four years old and still beating factory teams! So, a Grom-Interceptor mine would be.
With my build in mind, I kept my eye out for a used Grom. Until just recently, used Groms garnered a premium. So I settled for a new one. This was last year when the 2nd generation Grom came out. Scott Powersports, (Coopersburg, Pennsylvania), offered me a deal on 1st generation leftover yellow Grom. Yellow was a hard sell for them and I was going to repaint it anyway. So, I snapped it up in yellow. Boy, that yellow looks ugly now!
As it turns out, it doesn’t matter what color one buys, Grom plastics are very cheap. I bought a whole new set of exterior plastic in white for $200-300, which was cheaper than working the yellow into a white base coat.
Next was designing my Grom to replicate the Interceptor. I thought about painting the whole frame silver to replicate the aluminum frame, but I chose to go with just a square aluminum swing arm from Spyker. The Grom’s frame is mostly hidden anyway.
The aluminum swingarm listed for $235 from Steady Garage. I got a Chimera air intake and K&N filter from there as well ($133). I chose a V3 lower engine cowl and V1 windscreen from GoGrom ($160) and a big order from Scott Powersports: a Yoshimura rear fender eliminator, an Ohlins rear shock, Ohlins front fork inserts, Brembo dual pot rear brake caliper and a low mount M4 exhaust (about $1,500 before discount). Add in a $400 Power Commander and that’s about $2,500 in parts just to start.
The bike went together easily with only a few caveats. The aluminum swing arm required a longer drive chain. The Brembo caliper did not come with a proper banjo bolt. The Brembo threads are different from Honda’s rear caliper. And the underbelly fairing would not fit with the low pipe, but I don’t think any aftermarket cowl would fit with the low pipe. So, I trimmed about 30% of the engine cowl away. The cowl fit fine after its haircut. We also carved vents to match the original, both in the belly pan and the front fender.
Scott Powersports ran the dyno, which picked up about a pony and a half with the pipe and intake. I got 10.3 hp over the stock 8.9 hp, which is a noticeable improvement when riding. Yes, it will do 55mph fairly easily but will still run out of steam on the hills. It also seems to rev more freely to redline, but that could be me. Doesn’t seem to hurt it much though!
The paint work was done by McKeever’s Custom Cycle in Emmaus, Pennsylvania after I laid out the stripes. McKeevers normally does just Harleys but I’ve given Mike some good projects over the years. So, Mike agreed to paint my Grom, and yes, the stripes are painted. They are not vinyl, which differs from the original Interceptor.
The pearl white is fairly standard but Honda’s Candy Aleutian Blue ran $130 per pint. In hindsight, the exact OEM blue was probably not necessary. The blue from my Toyota Tundra would have worked just fine too.
The Interceptor decals were custom online from Do It Yourself decals. Just choose your font and color, they will arrive in a day or two. The miniature V4 lettering came from Xtreme Decals because I could not find the exact font. The red wings are standard Grom, mostly because I was lazy.
I had the seat re-upholstered in blue but the first iteration was too light. So, we dyed it a darker blue with good result. There was more I could have done but I had to call it quits sometime. The pipe should be “black chrome” instead of just black paint. Front Brembo brakes would have been cool rather than just the rear. I could have painted the rims two-tone silver and black to resemble the black painted aluminum wheels from the original bike. I stuck with the factory foot pegs because I did not like the aftermarket rear sets which are not aluminum.”
This example is VIN: MLHJC6117F5106363.
The odometer shows 667 miles.
Maintenance:
“Fuel pump recall was done early on, and its first service. I do not have receipts for that. That was back in 2016/17 or so.” The seller states that there are no known mechanical issues.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Michelin 2CT tires with date codes of 0116 and 2816.
The sale includes one key.
Cosmetic Blemishes:
“The seat dye is lifting a little. Blemish on seat cover. Some of the aluminum is starting to oxidize, and should be polished. Some of the zinc coating on the bolt heads are starting to corrode.”
Currently located in Edgewater, Florida, this Honda is offered on a clean Florida title. Have any Grom stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
Please Note:
Florida law requires the payment of sales tax from all persons making purchases from businesses in Florida. This includes out of state residents purchasing motor vehicles in Florida from motor vehicle dealers.
There are two exceptions: (1) purchases made by licensed resellers/dealers with copies of the dealer’s license and tax certificate provided to us at the time of sale, or (2) where we consign and ship the motorcycle to the buyer (i.e interstate commerce). Dealer purchases will be reassigned to the named licensed dealer and not to any personal account.
In most cases and pursuant to existing interstate agreements, purchaser will receive credit for any taxes paid to Florida. For more information please see this Tax Information Publication (TIP) from the Florida Department of Revenue.
Florida further allows tax abatement, i.e. a reduced tax rate, where the purchaser completes Form DR-123 and provides a notarized copy of the same to the seller at the time of sale. In such cases, the tax may be reduced to the lesser of the Florida rate or the rate in the buyer’s home state, whichever is less.
We therefore will be collecting the Florida sales tax of 6% on all purchases except those by licensed dealers having provided current copies of the dealer license and tax resale certificate to us at time of sale, or on products shipped by us to the buyer in the buyer’s home state. We will apply or refund any tax abatement applicable for persons who have provided the completed Form DR-123 at time of sale. The abatement will be processed along with the paper and title work after the sale. Florida residents may further be subject to their county surtax, where applicable. This applies only to select counties where you might live, generally 0.5 to 1%.
We will process Florida title/tag for Florida residents or persons titling said vehicles for street use in Florida. This typically runs about $150-160 in Florida charges + sales tax for title transfers and registration of street bikes, less for OHV vehicles where customers require OHV titles and green stickers. We never charge extra dealer or bogus document fees.
We must strictly adhere to these policies. Feel free to call Bullpen Cycles [484-788-9550] with your questions. We’ll do our best to help.
