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by j.d.b.
Mon Oct 10, 2016 4:54 pm
Forum: PCX General
Topic: Thats all folks!
Replies: 20
Views: 4072

Re: Thats all folks!

I deeply thank you all for your replies and thoughts. I am truly sorry to leave this community and the sweet little bikes that made me smile at each throttle twist. It was all great fun. I just wish I had left gear-bikes sooner. One split-second decision makes all the difference in the branching of ...
by j.d.b.
Sat Oct 08, 2016 10:27 pm
Forum: PCX General
Topic: Thats all folks!
Replies: 20
Views: 4072

Thats all folks!

Just a note to bid you all farewell. I had a bad collision last Thursday. A young woman in a minivan waiting to make a left turn suddenly accelerated and put her van crosswise to me as my front wheel entered the intersection. I had maybe ten feet to slow from about 40mph with no where to go. I wound...
by j.d.b.
Wed Sep 21, 2016 5:29 pm
Forum: PCX General
Topic: short review of Airhawk seat cushion
Replies: 5
Views: 705

Re: short review of Airhawk seat cushion

:lol: You just set up an AWESOME joke I won't dare make.
by j.d.b.
Wed Sep 21, 2016 5:17 pm
Forum: PCX General
Topic: valave adjustment,first time
Replies: 19
Views: 4390

Re: valave adjustment,first time

I can see the v cover from the bottom and can get my hand on it. The question is whether I can get tools in there (especially if adjustment IS needed) and get the cover back on. I'm pessimistic. If it were at all possible to do the v cover R&R with the "puzzle-beast" body in place (let...
by j.d.b.
Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:07 am
Forum: PCX General
Topic: valave adjustment,first time
Replies: 19
Views: 4390

Re: valave adjustment,first time

I wonder if you can access it from underneath - removing the bottom 'dirt' plate, or does that need the trim to come off. I've looked at that angle, too. I can put the bike on a hoist to work on it and It really looks like I can get that v cover apart inside there. I generally try to take apart as ...
by j.d.b.
Mon Aug 15, 2016 5:27 pm
Forum: PCX Technical Help
Topic: Coolant Question
Replies: 8
Views: 1117

Re: Coolant Question

Yes, the Honda coolant will be fine, but pricey. Any non-silicate coolant will do.
by j.d.b.
Sat Aug 13, 2016 10:29 am
Forum: PCX General
Topic: Ever heard of a PCX 150 or a similar scooter geting stolen?
Replies: 16
Views: 1344

Re: Ever heard of a PCX 150 or a similar scooter geting stol

homie wrote:
DailyRider wrote: The PCXs are beautiful rides and particularly attractive to young men.
dosent explain this gaggle of codgers
No doubt, Homie. While they may be attractive to young men, they appear to be ridden by a majority of the old, in my experience.
by j.d.b.
Thu Aug 04, 2016 6:55 pm
Forum: PCX General
Topic: My homemade air filter--so far so good
Replies: 19
Views: 1897

Re: My homemade air filter--so far so good

Is there a problem getting the correct part?
by j.d.b.
Thu Aug 04, 2016 5:25 pm
Forum: PCX General
Topic: show your PCX
Replies: 166
Views: 13031

Re: show your PCX

Me and my '13:
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by j.d.b.
Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:15 pm
Forum: PCX Technical Help
Topic: Blinking fuel gage (all bars blinking)
Replies: 4
Views: 1331

Re: Blinking fuel gage (all bars blinking)

You need the manual or a mechanic. There are a couple procedures for figuring out what's going on involving shorting pins in a connector and observing the speed of the meter blinking. The results are open circuits, a bad float/sending unit, or a bad instrument cluster (niiiice). You CAN ride it all ...
by j.d.b.
Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:27 pm
Forum: PCX Technical Help
Topic: Check Engine Light
Replies: 5
Views: 8477

Re: Check Engine Light

Looking at the manual, the steady(non-blinking) MIL shoes "faulty ECM" (controller). The manual describes "Engine stalls, hard to start, rough idling, does not hold the self-diagnosis data". Looks like it's time for a mechanic with a scan tool (MCS).
by j.d.b.
Wed Jul 27, 2016 3:27 pm
Forum: Other Bikes
Topic: Honda Air Blade
Replies: 12
Views: 3286

Re: Honda Air Blade

Neat bike, congrats! That frontal close up of the headlights looks like an owl face! Very cool!
by j.d.b.
Wed Jul 20, 2016 3:03 pm
Forum: PCX Technical Help
Topic: instrument panel
Replies: 4
Views: 1091

Re: instrument panel

I have a '13 and no, there's no low-beam indicator. Only blue for high-beam. The greens are the turn signals. The low-beams are always on if the ignition is on.
by j.d.b.
Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:36 pm
Forum: PCX Performance
Topic: Scooter Performance...
Replies: 7
Views: 1700

Re: Scooter Performance...

Pretty much how ever rough or bad a day has been, I can get on that PCX, twist the throttle to WOT and s m i l e .
by j.d.b.
Sun Jul 03, 2016 10:18 pm
Forum: PCX How-To
Topic: Hey Honda? Essential service should be EASY!
Replies: 12
Views: 4621

Re: Hey Honda? Essential service should be EASY!

Honda could have used ONE reservoir housing. The current set-up reeks of retro-fit/afterthought.
by j.d.b.
Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:35 pm
Forum: PCX Accessories
Topic: Cheeky Seats review
Replies: 28
Views: 3667

Re: Cheeky Seats review

BTW, you may want to try adding a bit more padding where the hump was as Susie suggested to me. I used a couple old dishrags beneath the cover and it finished it off, nicely. Also, I've since added a couple screws to remove the last of the light wrinkling along the side web, toward the rear (as visi...
by j.d.b.
Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:28 pm
Forum: PCX Performance
Topic: camshaft
Replies: 8
Views: 2324

Re: camshaft

So, when replacing the cam, what else is being changed in the system along with it? Larger intake and exhaust as well as spark/fuel maps(calibration)?
by j.d.b.
Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:15 pm
Forum: PCX Technical Help
Topic: Air box, Snorkel?
Replies: 20
Views: 3768

Re: Air box, Snorkel?

The wise rider will leave that system intact. It's a well-engineered SYSTEM.
by j.d.b.
Sat Jun 25, 2016 11:28 am
Forum: PCX General
Topic: Would you replace this air filter?
Replies: 8
Views: 1505

Re: Would you replace this air filter?

Nope. Lotta life left in it.
by j.d.b.
Sat Jun 18, 2016 8:26 pm
Forum: PCX General
Topic: City grip tread direction.
Replies: 14
Views: 1689

Re: City grip tread direction.

I've had that on bike tires, before. The front tread might be reversed for braking(?)