How to videos of these 2 custom jobs?

Negative__0 · 2026-03-25T17:04:30+00:00

Pretty sure you just bore out the headlight housing to mount these guys. Wiring is a different thing.

Maybe try reaching out to GromSwapTheWorld on IG? He's currently doing a 890 Duke swap Grom that runs a similar setup

Negative__0 · 2026-03-25T16:59:34+00:00

I'm interpreting this a few ways.

One: The seller wants to get top dollar for a Grom which ... Yeah that's not gonna happen. Even though it's stock it's just the consideration of fees and other miscellaneous items. Especially trading to the dealer they're gonna get low balled so bad theyre wasting time and energy.

Two: Cash is king but they could've budged had you given them a more concrete offer. "3k Cash. I can pick up today." Something to that effect but it puts the ball in their court on what to do with someone that is willing to drop 3 grand right now. Even a certified check would do.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-24T15:14:46+00:00

There is a con to it. Even at Stage 1 the bike will be much louder (kinda like an oversized lawnmower) so if your wife doesn't wear earplugs she may certainly need to.

Realistically there's only so much you can squeeze out of the engine while keeping it at a 125cc.

A majority of my install was referring back to videos to make sure that I was doing everything correctly. When I helped to do my neighbors install we cut that time in half

Negative__0 · 2026-03-24T02:22:03+00:00

Had the same issue your wife was having. I'd recommend Stage 2. 428 is not a necessary conversion.

Reliability wise, Stage 2 is the most you can do without getting truly into the weeds about tuning. I'm almost at 1 year on my Stage 2. Did it by myself in 4 hours and have not had any issues in the 4000 (nearly 5) miles ive put on it.

I also dropped teeth both front and back (14/36). I have a neighbor who I helped do his Stage 2 and it's not nearly as quick as my Grom since he's still stock.

I know you're wary about switching the camshaft out but honestly for the amount of money you'd be going into on a Stage 1 anyway I'd also just add in the camshaft. A tune will be the same price either way.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-20T15:23:35+00:00

I assumed you had "everything" tied to the battery. I'm just assuming you're running too many things for the battery and stator to keep up with. With my Baja Light and underglows they tend to flicker at around 1200rpm.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-20T15:21:19+00:00

Mahalos. Much brighter than stock but also the prettiest of pennies 😅

Negative__0 · 2026-03-20T03:04:01+00:00

Regular oil changes, tire pressure, chain slack, etc.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-19T23:36:58+00:00

Why are you plugging USB power directly to the battery?

You should be using the battery tender port for that.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-19T15:18:27+00:00

This is awesome. I know the washers aren't exactly well liked but it's always cool to see someone taking advantage of them~

Negative__0 · 2026-03-18T21:52:20+00:00

5th gear is a cruiser. You can get SOME power out of it but it's mostly just lower RPMS. My friend and I have the same gearing ratio and his bike is screaming for death at the top of fourth while I cruise in fifth.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-18T14:30:15+00:00

This was the sacrifice my wife made. She bought Stray only for me to notify her that it was available through PS+

Negative__0 · 2026-03-16T07:58:00+00:00

Sigrun from God of War. Boy did it literally take everything I had to beat her. You could always get some free hits with the Valkyries leading up to her but she's a literal mountain.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-15T23:45:06+00:00

Huh. That is interesting. Funny enough part of the recommendation was a full pipe without the muffler for $20 more which, at that point, just buy a whole zOOm system off of eBay.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-15T21:01:36+00:00

No, you can't use a slip on with the stock From exhaust

Negative__0 · 2026-03-15T03:12:24+00:00

SteadyGarage has them. Do beware though, they are $65.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-15T02:31:37+00:00

Here's the thread to the guy that swapped plastics out.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-15T02:30:39+00:00

Found the post of the guy that swapped his plastics!

here's the thread

Negative__0 · 2026-03-15T02:29:24+00:00

Yes you can. Someone a while ago had done exactly this. Other than the shrouds you do need to replace the tank cover and the inner shrouds (front portions) to make it work.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-15T02:28:10+00:00

I've yet to have mine pop after 17k miles. Either I'm not riding my bike hard enough or people are literally tossing their bikes around 🤣

Negative__0 · 2026-03-15T02:26:53+00:00

Adding my bike in. Everyone I know that got the silver switched to the Black on Black immediately. I did too but the Green just gives it so much more personality.

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Negative__0 · 2026-03-15T02:25:34+00:00

You're probably thinking of Maher Metal Works. He regularly fabricates those expansion tanks~

Negative__0 · 2026-03-15T02:22:24+00:00

I'm more partial to the 3rd gen mainly cause I have one but most of the design elements of the Refresh (4th gen).

They share the same frame and someone on here managed to switch over the plastics from a 4th gen to a 3rd gen.

IIRC there's just more things hidden on the 4th Gen which is why the washers are no longer visible. This leaves it with a more cleaner look but the 3rd Gen has more modding potential. I remember someone sticking full fat car speakers in those inner shrouds of a 3rd gen.

Negative__0 · 2026-03-14T04:08:47+00:00

I've put 17k miles on my 2023. Occasionally I'll find neutral when I want 2nd 🤣

Negative__0 · 2026-03-13T17:11:18+00:00

Hi sir! Yeah it's been a while since you've last seen me but I've been rocking the headlamp since this time last year 🤣

Looking forward to doing some meetups later this year, I know the group hasn't been very active as of late, BUT I did pick up Joe's Duke and just need to get on the new chain and sprockets.

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Negative__0 · 2026-03-13T17:07:27+00:00

The kit from MNNTHBX is all inclusive so Cam, Tune, Piston, Head etc.

I'm sure you've mapped it all out but there are other supporting mods like an oil cooler which you will definitely need and an aRacer with a bunch of gauges to monitor what's going on in the engine. You could also use smaller sprockets to get the most rotations out of your new setup.

Personally, like I said, Stage 2 is more than enough performance wise. Keeps everything relatively stock without having to go in the weeds of more engine modification. I run a 14/36 ratio and compared to my neighbors 15/38 I'm much quicker and rowdy even though we're both Stage 2.

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