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by j.d.b.
Sun Jul 26, 2015 2:56 pm
Forum: Forza Accessories
Topic: Opinions about aftermarket floor plates
Replies: 16
Views: 2984

Re: Opinions about aftermarket floor plates

Say, Glen, where'd that seat cover come from? Any full pix? To the topic, I'm a fan of rubber as well. The metal doesn't do anything for me. The roads where I am require getting off the seat fairly often (like an equestrian) and the rubber has good grip for me at all times.
by j.d.b.
Sun Jul 26, 2015 2:29 pm
Forum: PCX Accessories
Topic: Humpty: De-humped stylishly.
Replies: 44
Views: 7582

Re: Humpty: De-humped stylishly.

Thanks! Yes, it's "marine vinyl". I just know it as "heavy vinyl" from years past. The seat closure is unaffected. The cover uses a "rip-cord" sewn into the edge to tension or cinch it to the seat. On the left side block, it was laying over the edge and getting pinched ...
by j.d.b.
Sun Jul 26, 2015 10:17 am
Forum: PCX Accessories
Topic: Humpty: De-humped stylishly.
Replies: 44
Views: 7582

Humpty: De-humped stylishly.

Yet another thread about the "hump" and what to do about it. I stumbled across a small company in Pennsylvania run by a charming woman who makes(to order) seat covers for many (if not any) scooters. Aptly named "Cheeky Seats" (cheekyseatsdotcom). After talking with Suzy, I went w...
by j.d.b.
Sat Jul 25, 2015 9:16 am
Forum: PCX General
Topic: My build/mods thread: '15 PCX
Replies: 199
Views: 24937

Re: My build/mods thread: '15 PCX

Wow, very nice!
Does that exhaust have a catalyst brick inside or does the bike now emit "aromatically"?
by j.d.b.
Fri Jul 24, 2015 7:21 pm
Forum: Drama and bullcrap
Topic: My Other Bike
Replies: 69
Views: 5589

Re: My Other Bike

This WAS my other bike until several weeks ago. I sold it to join the Mild Bunch!Image
by j.d.b.
Fri Jul 24, 2015 7:15 pm
Forum: PCX How-To
Topic: Hey Honda? Essential service should be EASY!
Replies: 12
Views: 5019

Re: Hey Honda? Essential service should be EASY!

I noted the darker color of the fluid coming out of the caliper than I saw in the reservoir when I bled them. I found the top panel available, new in color, for the princely sum of $17.17 US. It was shipped today so I should see it next week. I'm leaning toward opening a hole just larger than the re...
by j.d.b.
Fri Jul 24, 2015 6:19 pm
Forum: PCX General
Topic: PCX and SMAX Scootout
Replies: 5
Views: 944

Re: PCX and SMAX Scootout

Interesting they gave the Smax the (slightly) higher score. The list of pro's and con's at the bottom make the PCX look a bit better to me. I didn't know they made use of the key shutter mandatory for 2015 and that they also they took the top speed down 7mph. I'll keep my 2013 quite a while longer. ...
by j.d.b.
Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:15 pm
Forum: PCX General
Topic: Just got my new PCX 150.......
Replies: 12
Views: 2922

Re: Just got my new PCX 150.......

Enjoy it in good health!
I envy your retirement and hope to join those ranks in a few more years (while I'm still functional).
by j.d.b.
Sun Jul 19, 2015 8:54 pm
Forum: PCX General
Topic: PCX Plastic Parts Where to buy?
Replies: 9
Views: 1210

Re: PCX Plastic Parts Where to buy?

Check with Partzilla dot com or cheapcycleparts dot com.
by j.d.b.
Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:13 pm
Forum: Forza General
Topic: Scooter sales in the USA going down fast
Replies: 20
Views: 2330

Re: Scooter sales in the USA going down fast

Any sales figure for least year and this year, running? Seems I see scooters all over this year, more than ever, really. I downsized from an R75 and haven't looked back, except with great memories. Scooters to me, are all the fun without the hassle.
Happy PCX'er's REPRESENT!.
by j.d.b.
Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:34 pm
Forum: PCX General
Topic: Where did my oil go?
Replies: 23
Views: 2674

Re: Where did my oil go?

There are only a couple ways oil can leave a motor: Leaking through a seal. etc. or out the exhaust (coming up past the rings or through the pcv/breather system, maybe valve guides)(there is a remote possibility it can be going into the cooling system. but that won't stay hidden long). If you find n...
by j.d.b.
Sun Jul 12, 2015 8:48 pm
Forum: PCX Technical Help
Topic: CBS bleed
Replies: 1
Views: 778

Re: CBS bleed

Yeah, you can pull/push fluid out that lower nipple, same as the front. It has a separate reservoir and MC from the front(right lever), though.
by j.d.b.
Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:35 pm
Forum: PCX How-To
Topic: Hey Honda? Essential service should be EASY!
Replies: 12
Views: 5019

Re: Hey Honda? Essential service should be EASY!

Yeah, it's two years old, so the brakes would ordinarily be flushed (plus, the fluid was fairly dark). The last time I let that job go for a few years, I wound up with sticky pistons and a ton of white muck to clean from the caliper on the rebuild (on a Yamaha). Here, in Michigan we get high humidit...
by j.d.b.
Sun Jul 12, 2015 3:06 pm
Forum: PCX How-To
Topic: Hey Honda? Essential service should be EASY!
Replies: 12
Views: 5019

Hey Honda? Essential service should be EASY!

Hi y'all, nice place ya got here! I lately downsized from an R75 Beemer. I'm old, now and I still like to ride but, I just don't want the work of the whole "big-bike" experience, anymore. I picked up a '13 PCX 150. Very nice in a lot of ways, chief among them the sheer ease of operation. I...
by j.d.b.
Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:57 pm
Forum: PCX How-To
Topic: How-To: Completely Dismantle A PCX
Replies: 75
Views: 57450

Re: How-To: Completely Dismantle A PCX

Magnificient post, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I'm going to write about WHY I say this in an upcoming thread (stay tuned).