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- Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:36 pm
- Forum: PCX General
- Topic: New member, with a question
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2371
Re: New member, with a question
When I bought the PCX the dealer did not even mention that Honda makes a different windscreen. Is it worthwhile, and what does exorbitant cost mean? I think here in the US the cost is around $300. o_O (probably why it wasn't mentioned!) I paid ~$200 shipped for mine from Webike, so it wasn't that m...
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:22 pm
- Forum: PCX General
- Topic: New member, with a question
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2371
Re: New member, with a question
I agree on the cost of the Honda tall windscreen, but I disagree about its performance. What is it you don't like about it?Jge64 wrote:Look for aftermarket windshields here, the Honda windshield just isn’t very good and it’s exorbitantly expensive.
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:07 pm
- Forum: PCX Accessories
- Topic: Favorite windshield?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4191
Re: Favorite windshield?
I consider a real windscreen to be a piece of safety equipment. Because of that, I'd only install one made from polycarbonate (Lexan). That limited my choices to either National Cycle's or Honda's tall screen. My guess is that Honda is probably the only company doing any airflow testing or modeling....
- Mon May 27, 2019 6:19 pm
- Forum: PCX Technical Help
- Topic: Oil going low
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2658
Re: Oil going low
Retry, your not alone in your experience. I have a 2013 150 PCX, now up to 51,000km or about 30,000miles. I find the need to top up my oil to the sum of about 250ml every 1000km. Or 50ml per fil up roughly. I recognize my riding habbits have contributed to the wear, but figure since I just love rid...
- Thu May 09, 2019 1:23 pm
- Forum: PCX Technical Help
- Topic: Scuffs and a melt!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4190
Re: Scuffs and a melt!
I'm surprised that there was only £946 damage (for the listed parts) to a Jaguar!!
- Thu May 09, 2019 1:20 pm
- Forum: PCX Technical Help
- Topic: Scuffs and a melt!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4190
Re: Scuffs and a melt!
The bike plastics. The warning that comes with the tall Givi is not to face the bike away from the sun, with the inside of the screen causing a concave reflection concentrated back onto the plastics. Wow! I don't remember my Honda tall windscreen having the same warning. I'll have to find the insta...
- Thu May 09, 2019 1:13 pm
- Forum: PCX General
- Topic: Extra helmet?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2071
Re: Extra helmet?
I've thought about this myself, but eventually decided that the request happens so infrequently (I've given rides twice in six years of scooter ownership) that it wasn't worth buying extra helmets for "I wanna ride!" passengers. And how many helmets do you buy for occasional guests? For ef...
- Tue May 07, 2019 1:31 pm
- Forum: PCX Technical Help
- Topic: Scuffs and a melt!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4190
Re: Scuffs and a melt!
I guess it depends on how much it would bother you to see the scars every time you ride? If you use a light touch you might get the front scrapes acceptable, but the footpeg area is going to be more difficult to make pretty again. Regarding the Givi, is it the bike plastic or the windscreen that's d...
- Mon May 06, 2019 11:47 am
- Forum: PCX Technical Help
- Topic: overfilled oil and old oil
- Replies: 9
- Views: 911
Re: overfilled oil and old oil
ye I was shocked to see it being slimy and sludge surprised it didn't cause damage to the gears inside unless it will down the line maybe cause bearing failure but I guess I see Good call to change all of the fluids on a new-to-you machine! If it were mine I'd probably do another gear oil change af...
- Sat Apr 27, 2019 12:03 pm
- Forum: PCX General
- Topic: Hi
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1701
Re: Hi
Congratulations on both the new PCX and the SH-150i. The SH-150i was the scoot I wanted when I went shopping (2015), but the only new ones still available were priced about 50% higher than the PCX. Oh, and the salesman was ass, so that didn't help .... :roll: Like others have said, adding taller win...
- Sat Apr 27, 2019 11:28 am
- Forum: PCX General
- Topic: Excited PCX owner......Pictures
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5783
Re: Excited PCX owner......Pictures
:lol: It's an empty 55 gallon plastic drum for chemicals. I worked for a company that designed and built automated pallet loading and unloading systems, and the customers were required to provide product samples for design and verification purposes. Once they approved the final demonstration of thei...
- Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:24 pm
- Forum: PCX General
- Topic: Excited PCX owner......Pictures
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5783
Re: Excited PCX owner......Pictures
Looks great! Congratulations! I love my Honda tall screen. It's the best 'upgrade' to my PCX, along with my Shad 39L top box. Both items make trips more comfortable and enjoyable. Does anyone make a brake light kit for the Kappa? So far (3-1/2 yrs & 5,000 miles) I haven't had any punctures, than...
- Fri Apr 19, 2019 12:01 am
- Forum: PCX General
- Topic: Torn On Purchase
- Replies: 12
- Views: 642
Re: Torn On Purchase
Just curious about why you'd decided on the PCX previously?WKYRIDER wrote:A few months ago I did all my research and narrowed down to the PCX or the SMAX. I decided the PCX was the way to go.
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:34 pm
- Forum: Other Bikes
- Topic: When motorbike ads were fun
- Replies: 3
- Views: 438
When motorbike ads were fun
These days it seems like everyone's obsessed with speed.
Can't we go back to just having fun?
This Yamaha ad reminds me of Honda's ads from the same time period.
Can't we go back to just having fun?
This Yamaha ad reminds me of Honda's ads from the same time period.
- Sun Apr 14, 2019 6:45 pm
- Forum: PCX Accessories
- Topic: 2019 PCX Puig Windshield - Review
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3094
Re: 2019 PCX Puig Windshield - Review
If I do get a taller screen, it will have to be shorter than this one, as I would be looking through it, so your account will save an expensive mistake. Is there an issue with looking thru the windscreen? The Honda Tall screen isn't all that tall and I can easily view over the top of it while ridin...
- Sun Apr 14, 2019 12:29 pm
- Forum: PCX Accessories
- Topic: Windshields, helmet buffeting, and top end speed issues.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1936
Re: Windshields, helmet buffeting, and top end speed issues.
I bought a used Slipstreamer windshield off Craigslist for $40. It mounts with brackets on the handle bar. Not as sleek as the ones that bolt in the stock position. BUT IT WORKS GREAT! It allows air up and under, no buffeting. You can adjust the lean angle, and the height. It blocks the wind more b...
- Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:57 pm
- Forum: PCX General
- Topic: How long does it take for the engine oil to warm up?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1201
Re: How long does it take for the engine oil to warm up?
This thread makes me feel a little better about leaving home on my PCX's. My 100'-long driveway is perpendicular to a 50 MPH, two-lane state highway on a slight curve where most traffic flows at 55-60+ MPH. My instinct tells me no more than half-throttle up to about 30-45 MPH for a few minutes befo...
- Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:01 am
- Forum: PCX Accessories
- Topic: Windshields, helmet buffeting, and top end speed issues.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1936
Re: Windshields, helmet buffeting, and top end speed issues.
I have the Honda Tall Windscreen, but have not used any other brands on my PCX. Looking at the design/contours of it, I suspect that Honda did at least some wind tunnel testing on it. I haven't noticed any objectionable buffeting or noise, and it definitely improved my top speed, fuel economy, and q...
- Fri Apr 05, 2019 12:06 pm
- Forum: PCX Accessories
- Topic: Topbox cheap tail light
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1129
Re: Topbox cheap tail light
Where would I and How would I fasten this to my scoots tail! (No tailbox on mine). Maybe you could replace the rear reflector with the LED? That's what I did here . By the looks of it you'd have to make your own mount for the LED to use, but that should be easy! We can’t do that over here in the UK...
- Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:52 pm
- Forum: PCX Accessories
- Topic: Topbox cheap tail light
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1129
Re: Topbox cheap tail light
Maybe you could replace the rear reflector with the LED? That's what I did here. By the looks of it you'd have to make your own mount for the LED to use, but that should be easy!WhiteNoise wrote: Where would I and How would I fasten this to my scoots tail! (No tailbox on mine).