Possibly. There are a few non-engine non-Honda mods that IMO do nothing more than add to the performance(windscreen, brake hose/pads, exhaust, air filter). I also kept all the stock parts, so someone with a garage full of tools would be able to go either way with it(either back to stock or finish the upgrades).fish wrote:My son has the CB500, the X version. You would never get it out of that parking space, if you could get it in.
The $3999 CB300F is a whole lot of bike for the $$, and much lighter.
Regarding these upright bikes ...... insurance is much cheaper on upright handlebar bikes vs the lay down clip on bar riding position.....the race position street bike gets in more wrecks..ins. man says it is because they are harder to control. Whatever , he is going by crash statistics....
These F and X upright style bikes are becoming very popular. Would have good resale.
I think you first need to get an honest estimate on the value of your PCX....... I'm thinking your $2500 might be several hundred too high due to your non HONDA engine mods.
Yeah, if they are stealing scooters, buy a bike......hard to feel sorry for a guy living in Hawaii!!!
Insure it well, buy a beater?
Fish
On the flipside, I figure I'd need some mechanical skills either way as the other major moto dealer here might not be legit either as far as their service department goes. So I'm currently leaning towards at least trying to fix the transmission issue, and maybe trying one other guy in town who might be willing and able to put the throttle body in there. Though at that point if the kit is done and the transmission is working properly, I might not need to sell it at all as it would do everything I want it to.
I should also add that I have a GPS/alarm system installed inside and will likely include my two chains and padlocks with it, as I only plan to use maybe two disc brakes on a different bike as security. Downside is that, without underseat storage, keeping the bike covered is a bit tricky, unless I don't mind uncovering it, then dumping the cover back in my apartment 6 floors up, then coming back down again. Every single time.