Honda Grom on front reciever?

What is a Honda Grom?

SidecarFlip wrote:
What is a Honda Grom?

Don't feel bad, I also never heard of the Honda Grom.
I had to look it up. It looks pretty neat.

HONDA GROM

It would be neat if it was also a 3,500 watt generator , why not ?

We have put a Drz400 up front...
No issues..
Grom is half thAt size

That's a lot of weight hanging out there in front of the steer wheels. It will affect handling of your vehicle.

Reminds me of the time back in HS that a friend wanted to do a cheap frot-end lowering on his '57 Chevy. We stuffed a couple of 55 lbs concrete blocks in the space in front of the radiator. The next day I asked him how he liked it and he said he tossed the blocks out to the side of the road halfway home because the car handled so poorly with that extra weight in the front.

As you are well aware, your diesel is already front heavy ... this takes its toll on ball joints, tires, other steering and suspension components. The good news is the Grom is only 229 lbs. wet and ready to roll ... plus the weight of the carrier. IMHO it's doable ... you may have to help your front suspension ... maybe upgrading/adding a leaf to either side or using Sumo Springs etc. to supplement your stock set-up.

If by chance your truck has the snow plow package, you're ready to go already. If you could "try it" without permanently committing i.e. borrow a carrier and Grom, hook them up and go for a nice long drive over all kinds of roads at all kinds of speeds, then perhaps that's the way to go?

It's a mini bike with a maxi price. Too small for me.

for those that want a more retro look, Honda is now releasing the new Monkey based on the same 125 from the Grom.
https://powersports.honda.com/2019/monkey.aspx

Specs page only list wheelbase, total length though should be about 65" may not interfere with the headlights too much.

My camper takes weigh off front axle so carrying generator on front helps in handling. Not to degree that I can tell the difference on 15k lb combo, but still.
For years I was carrying 1970 Honda trail on my motorhomes.
It was great for local sightseeing and small grocery shopping.
The thing was like 60lb heavy, so I could lift it on front mount, or later on, folding handlebars allow me to fit it inside bus luggage bay.
The Grom reminds me it a bit, but too big for what I want.
Btw the 45 years old Honda Trail still got me $1200 on resale and sold to first looker.

I think you're fine. We've carried a TW200 for thousands of miles - I seriously doubt you'll know a Grom is up there. A few things: get a really good carrier. The Harbor Freight ones are pretty flimsy and that's not a place you want something to fail (we've got a VersaHaul), plus the cheap ones can really flex. We have a Ram and they make a low and high hitch for the front. Make sure you're getting the lowest receiver they sell for your Ford. The bike may block your headlights, so it may limit your driving hours. I need to roll my brake lever up when traveling. If we take a good bump the flex was allowing the lever to hit the hood. We've had no trouble with blocking the air flow to the radiator - no noticeable change in engine temp, and we've done long miles in the summer heat of the South. That said, remember you'll be adding about 3' to the front of the truck. It gets to be a pain maneuvering, and you really have to watch your clearance going over dips.