What to get before you got it ?

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What to get before you got it ?

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What do you wish you'd gotten before your scooter arrived so you could install it right away?

I'm planng to get a PCX 150 (post 2013); would like to have some good/great accessories on hand. Also, what and what kind of safety gear. o_O
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twlguy wrote:What do you wish you'd gotten before your scooter arrived so you could install it right away?

I'm planng to get a PCX 150 (post 2013); would like to have some good/great accessories on hand. Also, what and what kind of safety gear. o_O
I had most of my adds on hand when the bike hit - see the thread in my sig.....
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Would you mind adding your location please? It helps us answer your question much more precisely, since some accessories are easier to get in some locations than in others.
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Givi tall windshield & tailbox - Lots of extra lights
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Helmet and gloves obviously, but a three season jacket that you won't mind being in when it is hot would be a great place to start.
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A Givi dt323 tall windshield, adjustable shocks, adjustable brake levers, tailbox, extra lights front and back, and a good seat. For a 2013 model, that last one should be up there with the tall windshield. If you want to ride comfortably you will need a comfortable seat, and the 2013 model did not come with one.
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Givi tall windshield & tailbox - Lots of extra lights
Custom seat from Thailand - Bad Boy Airhorn
Takegawa Lowering Shocks - Michelin City Grip Tires
Headlight assy upgraded to LEDs w/HS5 main bulbs
NCY variator, drive face, and rollers
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Nothing. Get it, ride it and see what you need. If it's too much you bought the wrong bike.

And stay away from asking people you've never met what you "need"
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Decent waterproofs to keep under the seat or heated grips.
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A cup holder to put you can of beer in.
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An SM 8)

Watch for availability... still sold out! Honda shouldn't have combined the years in one manual, now you can't get one :x

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ItBeMe wrote:A cup holder to put you can of beer in.
Square cup holder for bourbon please.

Maybe some optics on the backbox?
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Sit that bourbon on yer gas cap. A neoprene stretchy coverlet snuggin its body should keep things quietly unseen :D But Heck! 2yous don't need no cup holder! Here's a pub, there's a pub, everywhere's a pub, pub :lol:
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homie wrote:An SM 8)

Watch for availability... still sold out! Honda shouldn't have combined the years in one manual, now you can't get one :x

http://www.helminc.com/helm/product2.as ... itemtype=N
You're right about that! High demand and no SM's! Boo!
So, I'll add this website for anybody that's looking: (I've never ordered from here myself, so up to ya'll)
http://www.repairmanual.com/?s=Honda+PC ... pe=product
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WhiteNoise wrote:Sit that bourbon on yer gas cap. A neoprene stretchy coverlet snuggin its body should keep things quietly unseen :D But Heck! 2yous don't need no cup holder! Here's a pub, there's a pub, everywhere's a pub, pub :lol:
Actually pub and shopping is my PCXs role in life :lol:
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Makes sense. Shopping kinda like work (to me, anywho) so pub is reward, all fetched on yer bike.
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To the op, have the dealer put a Battery tender pigtail on the battery terminals. He'll know what that is and then you'll have yourself quick access to charging your phone, gps, warming your winter gear, using a portable air pump, or keeping your battery topped. Other uses as well, but not mentioned here. You'll be glad you did ;)
So tell us, when will the excitement begin, when will you pull the trigger? And...in what color? :P

The battery tender can be bought at your local Walmart for a good price: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Battery-Tend ... r/15779492
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