Newer member, longtime lurker, avid rider.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 10:54 am
I've been hanging around this site for a while, deciding if a PCX or 2 might be in my future. Last month I puller the trigger on a red and a black model, one for me, one for my wife. They were two of the ones advertised for $2499 in Arkansas. I drove down from Ohio on early Thursday morning and was home late Friday night with 2 shiney new PCX's.
My wife's red one is still 100% stock, mine has been updated with the Givi tall screen, a Givi 30L trunk and I removed the annoying seat hump. Last week we decided to give them a proper test ride/run in with a little jaunt around Lake Erie. The plan was to avoid the interstate routes at all cost, but we did end up going from Toledo to the Detroit area on I-75 due to time issues (her brother wanted us there AT dinnertime and "don't be late").
Joyce's (the wife) bike had the underseat storage filled and a medium sized water tight stuff sack filled to the brim and straped on the seat. I had my underseat filled as well, a larger Givi trunk (not the 30L) on the back and a dog carrier for my constant companion, Max the 7 lb. Yorkie, strapped to the seat.
In the week we were on the road we did 775 miles. Our mileage varied from 84mpg to 104mpg, with the 104 coming in Canada with a healthy wind at our backs. Our mighest miles were 235 in a day. We had a great time and we'll be making lots more trips in the future.
As for how the bikes did; I like the Givi tall windshield. It's quiet behind that large hunk of clear plastic and at 5'8", I mostly look through the shield, but can look over it if I sit up straight like mom always told me to do. Compared to my other rides (2009 BMW R1200GS at 40mpg and my 2013 Ural Gear-Up at 29mpg), the 90+mpg average I'm getting is quite a pleasant surprise and I doubt I'll tire of that any time soon. Removing the seat hump helped with comfort somewhat and the holes allowed additional places to secure Max's carrier. The Givi trunk was way too large, something I knew up front, but being gone a week on a new bike made for challenging packing. So, the big Givi is being replaced with the more appropriate 30L.
The shocks suck and so does the seat. I'll be strapping on my beaded seat cover to see if that helps. The shocks, I'll have to do some more research on that issue. Another thing that bothered me was the tires. Every day I would check pressures and every day all 4 tires needed air, sometimes as much as 5 lbs. I'll be removing the tires, cleaning the beads and remounting them to see if that helps.
In all, I truly do like these PCX's and see a great future of minimalist touring on them.
My wife's red one is still 100% stock, mine has been updated with the Givi tall screen, a Givi 30L trunk and I removed the annoying seat hump. Last week we decided to give them a proper test ride/run in with a little jaunt around Lake Erie. The plan was to avoid the interstate routes at all cost, but we did end up going from Toledo to the Detroit area on I-75 due to time issues (her brother wanted us there AT dinnertime and "don't be late").
Joyce's (the wife) bike had the underseat storage filled and a medium sized water tight stuff sack filled to the brim and straped on the seat. I had my underseat filled as well, a larger Givi trunk (not the 30L) on the back and a dog carrier for my constant companion, Max the 7 lb. Yorkie, strapped to the seat.
In the week we were on the road we did 775 miles. Our mileage varied from 84mpg to 104mpg, with the 104 coming in Canada with a healthy wind at our backs. Our mighest miles were 235 in a day. We had a great time and we'll be making lots more trips in the future.
As for how the bikes did; I like the Givi tall windshield. It's quiet behind that large hunk of clear plastic and at 5'8", I mostly look through the shield, but can look over it if I sit up straight like mom always told me to do. Compared to my other rides (2009 BMW R1200GS at 40mpg and my 2013 Ural Gear-Up at 29mpg), the 90+mpg average I'm getting is quite a pleasant surprise and I doubt I'll tire of that any time soon. Removing the seat hump helped with comfort somewhat and the holes allowed additional places to secure Max's carrier. The Givi trunk was way too large, something I knew up front, but being gone a week on a new bike made for challenging packing. So, the big Givi is being replaced with the more appropriate 30L.
The shocks suck and so does the seat. I'll be strapping on my beaded seat cover to see if that helps. The shocks, I'll have to do some more research on that issue. Another thing that bothered me was the tires. Every day I would check pressures and every day all 4 tires needed air, sometimes as much as 5 lbs. I'll be removing the tires, cleaning the beads and remounting them to see if that helps.
In all, I truly do like these PCX's and see a great future of minimalist touring on them.
Great entrance to the forums, I enjoyed reading your venture and agree with some of the not so good PCX stuff. The tires losing air, & the uncomfortable shocks. The seat really didn't bother me much but then I never went on any long trips 
