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uploader wrote:Grooves on a tire are used more for water displacement then grip.

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You're right. Grip is also better when the water is removed. After all snow is water. Grooves come in handy at aquaplaning. So, the end result is at all cases a better grip, right?

Here's a photo of the toolkit:



Owner's manual is here:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0fPe4f ... edit?pli=1

My old Honda vtx18000 had a spanner wrench that came with it to adjust your rear shocks.. I still have to go pick up the tool kit for the PCX.. ------------- You don't need a spanner. There's no way to use it. The shocks have no place to adjust them. You must use aftermarket replacement shocks to d...

The combination of just slightly larger rubber with softer more adequate compound might be the best compromise. -------------- I think you've hit the nail right on the head there. Just don't forget about the tread pattern. A winter tyre must have deeper grooves, a lot of them, for the best grip pos...

WhiteNoise wrote:khaosming, "bring it on!" Love the photo, well done!
Nice to See a PCX out and about!

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Thanks! Yet I'm a little bit disappointed nobody got that corny rhyme ("Going down that long lonesome highway."). Anybody?

khaosaming wrote:The size seems to be 80/80-14 front and 80/110-14 rear.

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Of course, I tried to say 80/80-14 front and 110/80-14 rear.

Maddiedog, please help and erase that bloody mistake from my post above.

I hate to send multiple posts in a row, sorry for that. If only I could edit my earlier posts a little bit longer. In Finland, the local Honda dealer had IRC Urban Master Snow tyres fitted on their PCX125. This tyre is basically a winter tyre with a good grip on moist roads. The size seems to be 80/...

It just occurred to me that there was an issue and a recall by Honda to change a certain set of IRC tyres, because they were defective and might split. I'm not sure if it only applied to some PCX150's.

There's a thread about that issue here.

I don't want to sound stubborn or rude. Nor am I am inclined to keep you from changing your tyres the way you want them to be. You seem to have made up your mind already. When one answers someone's post, it is intended for a wider audience, not just for the original poster. That's why other points o...

Here's the rear suspension:

The rear shocks are not adjustable -- even for pre-load. You can download a user's guide here.

The PCX is a nice little scooter built for comfort at low speeds. Your problem is petty engine capacity combined with average shocks and brakes -- not tyre width. Actually skinny tyres are good for traction and agility. Fat rear tyres tend to squirm on bad surface more. I know this, because I have a...

you you wrote:If that's what you want then you put your foot down and do it.

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This phrase was previously unknown to me. I looked it up here and it makes sense. A day not learning a new expression is a day wasted.

Never, since I got tubeless tyres on all my bikes that I use regularly. Before, I used to have flat tyres on my Vespa PX 200, but this scooter had a spare wheel. I changed the rear wheel on the road maybe some three or four times. You should carry a tyre repair bottle with you all the time if you ha...

I paid 76,000 Baht + 1,350 Baht registration, insurance and road tax for my PCX 150 in Trat, Thailand. It was about 1,950 Euro at the then-current exchange rate. I only had to pay 48,350 Baht in cash, the rest was covered by the almost six year old Honda Wave 125 that I traded in. They wouldn't give...

Is it actually Honda-branded, or is it rebadged from another manufacturer? ----------------------- I'm not quite sure what the difference between "branded" and "rebadged" is. The helmet is not made by Honda. I don't even think that is was designed by Honda. I guess it's rebadged...

I see you have members with old Vespas. What are those Vespas by model? I guess maybe a Rally or a GL/GS.

Sorry about the post above. Somehow I mistook this thread for today's picture thread. I now see it's aimed at impromptu photos. Feel free to delete the message.

Then Came PCX. Going down that long lonesome highway... Gonna live life my way.

Here's the free helmet that came with my PCX (Thailand).