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My wife has had two artificial knees fitted so finds it difficult to "grip" with her knees.

To keep her riding as pillion does anyone know of an easily fitted seat back to give her that little bit of extra confidence?
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Fit a top box with backrest.
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My wife found the passenger seating area to be so uncomfortable that she won't ride as a passenger, so I had to buy her a PCX for herself. Nw that she is recuperating from an accident she has been talking about how a trike would be great. There was a nice one pictured on powerbypcx.com but there is no way it could be shipped out of Thailand. Still, a trike is great for handicap people. I have seen a lot of vets riding triked motorcycles and scooters around here. It makes riding so much nicer for them.
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maison wrote:My wife has had two artificial knees fitted so finds it difficult to "grip" with her knees.
To keep her riding as pillion does anyone know of an easily fitted seat back to give her that little bit of extra confidence?
My wife likes our Givi box, although I should have got the one with the padded rest on it. But there are plenty of aftermarket backrests. Do a Google image search and you will find lots of them. Those images will lead you to the sites they are available at.

Here is one from Bikerz Bits. It is priced at about $60, €55, £50
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kramnala58 wrote:
maison wrote:My wife has had two artificial knees fitted so finds it difficult to "grip" with her knees.
To keep her riding as pillion does anyone know of an easily fitted seat back to give her that little bit of extra confidence?
My wife likes our Givi box, although I should have got the one with the padded rest on it. But there are plenty of aftermarket backrests. Do a Google image search and you will find lots of them. Those images will lead you to the sites they are available at.

Here is one from Bikerz Bits. It is priced at about $60, €55, £50
PCX Backrest.jpg
Thank you.

I have seen the advert for that backrest but can find no details e.g. does it come with fitting instructions etc. Would you know?
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Richard wrote:Fit a top box with backrest.
Thanks, but she finds the top box difficult when getting on.
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Mel46 wrote:My wife found the passenger seating area to be so uncomfortable that she won't ride as a passenger, so I had to buy her a PCX for herself. Nw that she is recuperating from an accident she has been talking about how a trike would be great. There was a nice one pictured on powerbypcx.com but there is no way it could be shipped out of Thailand. Still, a trike is great for handicap people. I have seen a lot of vets riding triked motorcycles and scooters around here. It makes riding so much nicer for them.
....Mel have you seen heard, or read about the trike kit "Tow-Pac?" Be aware, they're costly. Well Heck, if it gets your wife back in the saddle again and smiling....then you can calls her "Joy!" :P I did see that they have a 14" radial package (under mini-trike).
NOTE: I don't see a kit for a PCX but they just might work that out with you or lead you in a helpful direction. Their home base is Aroma Park, Illinois, but they sell in nearby States as well.
Their website: http://towpacusa.com
See the drop down menu in upper rgt corner? Click it, then click Where to Buy. Enter your zip code.


....Hi maison :) sorry I can't be of help. I see that you're across the pond. It would be great if you could find a place like this: https://www.utpr.com that would work with you to make a backrest for your wife, or even for the both of you.
(If I were interested in one, I would use the above link's contact page and request a passenger backrest for a PCX. Or to get my wheels rolling faster :D I'd call them).

Does anyone across the pond have any suggestions or links for maison to follow? This happy couple wants to ride together. 8) Ideas?
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WhiteNoise wrote:
Mel46 wrote:My wife found the passenger seating area to be so uncomfortable that she won't ride as a passenger, so I had to buy her a PCX for herself. Nw that she is recuperating from an accident she has been talking about how a trike would be great. There was a nice one pictured on powerbypcx.com but there is no way it could be shipped out of Thailand. Still, a trike is great for handicap people. I have seen a lot of vets riding triked motorcycles and scooters around here. It makes riding so much nicer for them.
....Mel have you seen heard, or read about the trike kit "Tow-Pac?" Be aware, they're costly. Well Heck, if it gets your wife back in the saddle again and smiling....then you can calls her "Joy!" :P I did see that they have a 14" radial package (under mini-trike).
NOTE: I don't see a kit for a PCX but they just might work that out with you or lead you in a helpful direction. Their home base is Aroma Park, Illinois, but they sell in nearby States as well.
Their website: http://towpacusa.com
See the drop down menu in upper rgt corner? Click it, then click Where to Buy. Enter your zip code.


....Hi maison :) sorry I can't be of help. I see that you're across the pond. It would be great if you could find a place like this: https://www.utpr.com that would work with you to make a backrest for your wife, or even for the both of you.
(If I were interested in one, I would use the above link's contact page and request a passenger backrest for a PCX. Or to get my wheels rolling faster :D I'd call them).

Does anyone across the pond have any suggestions or links for maison to follow? This happy couple wants to ride together. 8) Ideas?
Many thanks for the thoughts.

We will keep looking! :D
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maison wrote:
kramnala58 wrote:
maison wrote:My wife has had two artificial knees fitted so finds it difficult to "grip" with her knees.
To keep her riding as pillion does anyone know of an easily fitted seat back to give her that little bit of extra confidence?
My wife likes our Givi box, although I should have got the one with the padded rest on it. But there are plenty of aftermarket backrests. Do a Google image search and you will find lots of them. Those images will lead you to the sites they are available at.
Here is one from Bikerz Bits. It is priced at about $60, €55, £50
PCX Backrest.jpg
Thank you.
I have seen the advert for that backrest but can find no details e.g. does it come with fitting instructions etc. Would you know?
I don't know what they come with. You would have to go to each web site to see if there is a 'Contact' link.
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That Tow-Pac sight is interesting. The Minitrike they show is a Burgman, which is what my wife has been looking at. The Micotrike, unfortunately is for scooters under 150cc, which would leave the PCX out. Still, it has some good pictures and gives us some inspiration. Thanks for the link!

I just remembered that I did see some post on this forum from California where someone triked their PCX, so it can be done. I just don't know how.

Found the link: http://www.hondapcx.org/viewtopic.php?f ... ilit=Trike
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Mel46 wrote: I just remembered that I did see some post on this forum from California where someone triked their PCX, so it can be done. I just don't know how.

Found the link: http://www.hondapcx.org/viewtopic.php?f ... ilit=Trike
That is not a trike, it's a normal PCX with trainer wheels...
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WhiteNoise wrote:
Mel46 wrote:My wife found the passenger seating area to be so uncomfortable that she won't ride as a passenger, so I had to buy her a PCX for herself. Nw that she is recuperating from an accident she has been talking about how a trike would be great. There was a nice one pictured on powerbypcx.com but there is no way it could be shipped out of Thailand. Still, a trike is great for handicap people. I have seen a lot of vets riding triked motorcycles and scooters around here. It makes riding so much nicer for them.
....Mel have you seen heard, or read about the trike kit "Tow-Pac?" Be aware, they're costly. Well Heck, if it gets your wife back in the saddle again and smiling....then you can calls her "Joy!" :P I did see that they have a 14" radial package (under mini-trike).
NOTE: I don't see a kit for a PCX but they just might work that out with you or lead you in a helpful direction. Their home base is Aroma Park, Illinois, but they sell in nearby States as well.
Their website: http://towpacusa.com
See the drop down menu in upper rgt corner? Click it, then click Where to Buy. Enter your zip code.


....Hi maison :) sorry I can't be of help. I see that you're across the pond. It would be great if you could find a place like this: https://www.utpr.com that would work with you to make a backrest for your wife, or even for the both of you.
(If I were interested in one, I would use the above link's contact page and request a passenger backrest for a PCX. Or to get my wheels rolling faster :D I'd call them).

Does anyone across the pond have any suggestions or links for maison to follow? This happy couple wants to ride together. 8) Ideas?

Might be expensive but if it's affordable to get riding again I'd call it an investment
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There was a PCX looking trike for sale in the Green Bay, WI area a few months ago

I was going to make a post back then asking about it but never did, however since the subject popped up I will share the pics here

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Looks to have a km speedo/odo so maybe imported?
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I posted this on August 20 last year from a local Gumtree ad on the Gold Coast and it didn't get much interest...
Just Google "Honda PCX trike" and you will get lots of hits, even sidecars.
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maison wrote:
Richard wrote:Fit a top box with backrest.
Thanks, but she finds the top box difficult when getting on.
Put it on the Centerstand and let her get on first.
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