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Hey all,

Currently running a 2016 PCX125, the rear tyre gave out on the dual carriageway last night . I've got a spare (for parts) PCX 125 2013 lying around. Would there be any issue putting the 2013's rear tyre onto the 2016's? Also, am I right in thinking a standard bicycle pump with the correct fittings is adequate for keeping scooter tyres serviceable?

Cheers!

Not sure about the tyre fitting, guess so, but for bikes, road tires typically require 80 to 130 psi (pounds per square inch); mountain tires, 25 to 35 psi; and hybrid tires, 40 to 70 psi.

As the PCX tyre pressures as nominally 29psi front and 33psi rear, any decent bike pump should work but it will take a lot of work due to the much much larger internal area. I gather your fitting the tyre yourself, so it the beading sits ok I would pop the tyre along to a garage and use their pump to get it there the 1st time.

iceman wrote:Not sure about the tyre fitting, guess so, but for bikes, road tires typically require 80 to 130 psi (pounds per square inch); mountain tires, 25 to 35 psi; and hybrid tires, 40 to 70 psi.

As the PCX tyre pressures as nominally 29psi front and 33psi rear, any decent bike pump should work but it will take a lot of work due to the much much larger internal area. I gather your fitting the tyre yourself, so it the beading sits ok I would pop the tyre along to a garage and use their pump to get it there the 1st time.

Cheers, iceman.

I'll try the tyre change over the weekend and update here. Might need to invest in something more heavy duty than a bike pump from the sounds of it, but good to know it could work in a pinch. While you're here, do you have any gear recommendations for tyre checks and inflation? I'm fairly rural with no garages around, so going to have to become self-sufficient with this...

Yes and yes.
All early year pcx uses the same rear wheel, so you can swap those over.
I use a normal bycicle pump (not the small handheld touring thing, but a normal bycicle shop pump) for all my motorcycles. Also. As long as one doesn't want to get the tires seated after a tire change, but top up/adjust the pressure, they're perfectly fine.

Brilliant thanks for confirming, Oyabun.

Got the tyres swapped, was pretty painless except the 2016's 24mm nut was a right bastard to loosen!