Pcx 125 (21/22 model) handlebar movement

[NickPcx]

Hello pcx owners,
I have a pcx 125 2021 model and I notice a lot of movement in the handlebar. Did someone now if it's normal on the latest pcx models? I have make a short video on YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/RSJcYBA4tQ8?feature=share

Thank you very much in advance and look forward to your opinion. Gr Nick

[op3l]

I don't know what's causing that besides maybe it's not fastened down correctly at the triple tree.

And if you need confirmation... no that is not normal.

[NickPcx]

Thanks for the reply. I have ask it to my dealership and the mechanic say it's the normal movement. There was also a new pcx in showroom and I have feel by that scooter the movement and it was exactly the same.

[Yorkie150]

are the handle bars rubber mounted?...I had a BMW K75RT years ago and the bars moved back and forth on rubber mounts to absorb vibrations

[NickPcx]

Yes absolute true. That's what they say by the dealership. And the mechanic say that more and more new motorcycles have the same construction with rubbers against vibration.

[op3l]

Oh dang, that's something new I learned today. Now I wish my handlebars had that lol

[olfwarwe]

I'm coming to this post very late but want to add my two cents and experience in this. I paid a *professional* motorcycle shipping company a lot of money to ship my PCX to the starting line of an event that I couldn't get enough PTO to ride to the other side of the country, ride the event, and ride back for and when they loaded my PCX, the steering column had the normal slight wiggle that you'd expect. They then strapped it down to within an inch of it's life and when I questioned if it needed to be strapped down so much that it was sitting with less than 3 inch of clearance (more like 2-3 inches) the guy got upset that I was questioning him and dismissed me and that he was the "pro" and it'd be fine. And then he proceeded to strap the bike down even harder because he was mad.

I got to the event to pick up my bike a week and a half later and my front wheel was completely out of alignment and the steering column moved far too much back and forth just like this. The jerk had broken the bushings that provide the dampening by torquing it down too hard just like I thought he would and also misaligned my wheel a good 35-40* while he was at it and he refused to take responsibility for it. So I had to jerryrig a fix for the alignment and deal with the broken bushings until I could get the bike home and tear the entire front end apart to get to pieces that fixed the issue. It severely impacts your steering, cornering, stopping, everything to do with safety so absolutely do not let a dealership try and tell you this is normal. If they tell you that, turn around and never go back there. They either don't know bikes well enough to know what a huge safety issue handlebars that move that much are when your leaning into curves and the handlebars aren't stable or they don't care. I'm honestly not sure which is worse.