Charleston SC owners?
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:18 pm
Anyone out here? And if so, who does good work on our scooters?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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You should check with the US first to make sure that your PCX can be registered and licensed. Just because the same model is sold in the US, it doesn't mean that ones from other countries can be brought in.tochan357jp wrote:... I'll definitely bring my scooter with me ...
If tochan is in the Military, Diplomatic, or similar, traffic laws may not affect him, as it would be what in Spain is called "change of residence" and things are much easier like that...kramnala58 wrote:You should check with the US first to make sure that your PCX can be registered and licensed. Just because the same model is sold in the US, it doesn't mean that ones from other countries can be brought in.tochan357jp wrote:... I'll definitely bring my scooter with me ...
When I moved from Canada to the US I had to produce a document from GM regarding my car. I was able to register it without changing anything (such as the exhaust). I believe that it is the same with motorbikes. There are differences with the US version of the PCX compared to the rest of the world such as no Idle/Stop switch and protruding signal lights. The differences may be enough to not allow you to register it without making modifications to conform to US standards. When I move back to the US or Canada I would love to purchase a new bike here in Thailand (probably and Forza) and take it back because the prices here are about 1/2 to 2/3's of the ones there, but I will make sure it can be registered there first.
I should hope to kiss a pig! What could possibly stop you from bringing the Grey Lady home? Do you have that engine stop after 3 second feature because we will have none of that in the US... drill baby drill.tochan357jp wrote:I'm a soon to be new owner of a 2015 PCX 150 / Matte Gunmetal Grey (Japanese version). I hear that color is not available in the states. I'm from Charleston, SC but I currently live in Okinawa, Japan. I should be back in the states for a bit later on this year. I'll definitely bring my scooter with me.
I do not know for sure, but I think that it's because Honda is afraid of possible litigation, in case that a PCX owner with the engine turned off at a traffic light because of the idling stop system could be hit from behing by a vehicle, and the PCX driver could say "it happened because the engine did not start inmediately when I accelerated to avoid the danger"iceman wrote:Why is the idle stop not allowed in the US? It's supposed to save fuel with instant start when needed. The new model disables that feature should the battery run a bit low. I don't use it, just curiours why it's not legal in the US?