Re: does the PCX have any common problems? (if any)
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:30 am
Bash On, could you explain more about "drag" please? Do you hear this, feel this or both?
Disclaimer: I am not a mechanic, not even a shade-tree mechanic, nor do I play one on TV.
"Drag" in the context I was referring to is having a brake always slightly "on," that is, having the brake pad lightly touching the brake drum or disc. Having drag wears out brakes faster and can have an effect on performance. You may or may not notice it (brake sound or reduced performance) in day-to-day usage, depending on how bad it is. Even I can easily spot brake drag on a bicycle, because the brake components are out in the open and it's easy to tell when a wheel is not spinning freely. It would take a better eye than mine to do the same on a scooter's drum brake, but I suppose you could check with the scooter on the centerstand.
I mentioned drag to the dealer because I didn't want them to adjust the parking brake (which uses the regular rear brake, of course) so much that drag was created just to get the parking brake to hold. I think they succeeded as the service writer specifically told me when I picked the scooter up that they ensured there was no drag, and I haven't noticed anything untoward since. (I really like it when they listen to the consumer!)
Best,
Bash On!
P.S. My wife is originally from LI (Hamptons); she regains her accent when she goes back to visit and it takes a week before I can understand her again.
Disclaimer: I am not a mechanic, not even a shade-tree mechanic, nor do I play one on TV.
"Drag" in the context I was referring to is having a brake always slightly "on," that is, having the brake pad lightly touching the brake drum or disc. Having drag wears out brakes faster and can have an effect on performance. You may or may not notice it (brake sound or reduced performance) in day-to-day usage, depending on how bad it is. Even I can easily spot brake drag on a bicycle, because the brake components are out in the open and it's easy to tell when a wheel is not spinning freely. It would take a better eye than mine to do the same on a scooter's drum brake, but I suppose you could check with the scooter on the centerstand.
I mentioned drag to the dealer because I didn't want them to adjust the parking brake (which uses the regular rear brake, of course) so much that drag was created just to get the parking brake to hold. I think they succeeded as the service writer specifically told me when I picked the scooter up that they ensured there was no drag, and I haven't noticed anything untoward since. (I really like it when they listen to the consumer!)
Best,
Bash On!
P.S. My wife is originally from LI (Hamptons); she regains her accent when she goes back to visit and it takes a week before I can understand her again.
aside from that some minor condensation in the plastic of the gauge pack... 
Funny about your wife's L.I. accent, kinda like riding a bike ya never forget 
Oh wow, the Hamptons, Very Nice! Best part of this Island is out east, Hampton's > Montauk. I've been out that-a-way many times vacationing, fishing, etc. Just Lovely!!