Alleykat's PCX - Houston,TX

alleykat · Post by **alleykat** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:42 pm

Anyways here is my mockup pic.

But that is with the 12" and i think i can fit a 14x7 on there.I'd just hate to be off by MM and be stuck with an expensive wall ornament consisting of wheel/tire combo.Have to make it fit without modifying the oil filler neck.Once its settled i'll move onto the matching front setup or prob the engine mount cause the wheel will have to be centered by means of offsetting the engine to the left.

EddieC · Post by **EddieC** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 1:36 pm

alleykat wrote:My fee's are nothing compared to other companies in California where prices start at $12,000 and up for a full build.

Wait.... so you guys are in California? or Texas?

Also... looking sick! Cant wait to see more!

alleykat · Post by **alleykat** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 2:42 pm

EddieC wrote:
alleykat wrote:My fee's are nothing compared to other companies in California where prices start at $12,000 and up for a full build.
Wait.... so you guys are in California? or Texas?

Also... looking sick! Cant wait to see more!

Im in Texas.

The center hub hit the mail already to get machined.When he clarifies with me that I can use a certain bolt pattern then I will order the wheel.Decided to stick with the Advan a048 tire but on a 12x8 which is wider than the one in the pic above.As for the engine mount I came up with an idea already on placement.Stretch should be about 9 inches more back than its current bolting location now.Im guessing the wiring for throttle body prob wont reach but I dont have a prob extending it,nothing new.

PT63 · Post by **PT63** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:49 am

I like seeing other peoples experiments ( not brave enough to do my own ), please keep the info and pictures comming. Good luck

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:43 pm

That last pic you posted looks sweet. I wish there was a way to remove a swingarm and just run with one on the PCX. That would look so wicked...

alleykat · Post by **alleykat** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:32 pm

Maddie i already ditched the right side one that supports the stock exhaust.It will be running like the pic above,single sided swingarm is the shiz.I sent out the center hub and a 12x7 wheel to the machinist.Im so so soooo eager to have it back.

Should I concentrate on the engine mount now or the front wheel?

When I bolt on the rear wheel its gonna be off centered until we finish the new engine mount.Guess I should prob start finalizing my design on that.

Lets hope I get my parts back sometime next week.

gn2 · Post by **gn2** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:28 pm

alleykat wrote:single sided swingarm is the shiz.

Not sure what "the shiz" means, but the bracket on the non-drive side is there to support more than just the exhaust pipe.

AustinPCX · Post by **AustinPCX** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:42 pm

I like seeing what crazy designs people come up with. Most of the ideas are not for me but every now and then I see something that is really brilliant that I would like to have on my ride if I wasn't so tight with my money. For example, I really love the white powder coated rims, but I know I would never spend the money on them.

alleykat · Post by **alleykat** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:18 pm

gn2 wrote:Not sure what "the shiz" means, but the bracket on the non-drive side is there to support more than just the exhaust pipe.

Not worried about it.I've ditched it on 1000 chinese engine setups and they have survived even with their cheesy quality.One thing im prob gonna change too is adding a "u" shaped wishbone support and have a single shock in the center.

AustinPCX wrote:I like seeing what crazy designs people come up with. Most of the ideas are not for me but every now and then I see something that is really brilliant that I would like to have on my ride if I wasn't so tight with my money. For example, I really love the white powder coated rims, but I know I would never spend the money on them.

If you were in Houston i would do your wheels for $100.I hear people getting quoted double or more elsewhere!

AustinPCX · Post by **AustinPCX** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:10 pm

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If you were in Houston i would do your wheels for $100.I hear people getting quoted double or more elsewhere!

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Awesome, Road Trip!

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:26 am

$100? Mind if I ship mine to you?

I'd drive out, but I think the gas would cost more than shipping for that distance.

alleykat · Post by **alleykat** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:03 pm

Maddie i'll be posting in the "vendor" section soon.

UPDATE!

Now it needs to be drilled & threaded for the correct bolt pattern im gonna use.

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:45 pm

Looks nice lathed smooth. Looking forward to the next update.

alleykat · Post by **alleykat** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:10 am

maddiedog wrote:Looks nice lathed smooth. Looking forward to the next update.

Everything turned out great on the lathing.

One thing that was a big risk was the top side since its tapered and I needed it flat.After measuring the thickness everything checked out.This process has been done 1000x on chinese scooter wheels before aftermarket hubs were available.Enkei built the PCX wheel pretty dam nice.Boy it would have sucked if the lathing process wouldn't have been do-able due to the topside being too thin.

rich666 · Post by **rich666** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:55 am

This is going to be an EPIC build once you finally finish it.

How's the exhaust going to be routed? Are you wrapping it up past the seat and out below the rear light or some other way?? Enquiring minds wish (and are begging) to know.

alleykat · Post by **alleykat** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:50 pm

rich666 wrote:This is going to be an EPIC build once you finally finish it.
How's the exhaust going to be routed? Are you wrapping it up past the seat and out below the rear light or some other way?? Enquiring minds wish (and are begging) to know.

The exhaust will have to wait for now until the engine is lined up.Once thats done then we will be able to see what all will be possible.I would like to do an undertail pipe like on the CBR600 but I might put this scoot on air suspension so the pipe will have to be in a normal spot so the tire can tuck as much as possible.

We finished unbolting the engine and HOLY BALLS honda's are -NOT- meant to come apart! It was a major pain in the ass.There is 2 plugs from the engine that go wayyyy to the front of the bike.One of them is plugged into the ECU and it does not undo easy.To save a lot of squeezing in you basically need to tear apart all the panels.Maybe we should start a thread on removing the panels in order.Right now im not sure myself what that order is but the motor is out!!! The new wheel hub will be here around mid week hopefully.I sent the wheel with it to make sure it was gonna be perfect fit.The tire I have waiting here already.

I will take pics in the daytime when I move it out.I have the dam thing in my living room.

alleykat · Post by **alleykat** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:25 pm

I need to see what the hell are the mounting points for the rear fender assembly so I can remove it.My tire is supposed to sit halfway pass the frame ends.Here is a quick mockup but obviously not at the correct stretch length.

Lighting is all off but eh.

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:18 am

Wow, that thing is huge! If I remember correctly, the rear fender removes from the top side, it's easiest to remove the seat, underseat bin, then rear headlight / side panels, then (finally) you can remove the undertray.

alleykat · Post by **alleykat** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:27 pm

maddiedog wrote:Wow, that thing is huge! If I remember correctly, the rear fender removes from the top side, it's easiest to remove the seat, underseat bin, then rear headlight / side panels, then (finally) you can remove the undertray.

I was looking for screws but turned out to be 3 bolts holding it on.

pcxpower · Post by **pcxpower** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 1:12 pm

I was reading this really old thread and was wondering how did this PCX turn out?

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