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New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 12:52 pm
by Davepcx
Hi all,

I'm dave from north east u.k..
I have a white 2018 (mk3) 125 which i bought about 2 weeks ago and i'm loving every minute of it :D
My other bike is a kawasaki versys 650 (2014) so i'm not new to bikes
and I've owned lots of other bike and scooters etc over the years.

Excellent forum. I've been reading just about everything on here for almost a month now and it's been very helpful.

I'll update this post shortly with pics as per forum rules (although it's got no mods)

Thanks
Dave

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Not the best pic as it was taken with a broken phone lol but you get the idea lol ...

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 1:09 pm
by Davepcx
Actually that pic was taken when I first bought it and I've since fitted a top box. I'll take another pic in a few days when my new givi tall screen arrives.

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 2:14 pm
by PCX150Rider
Having a top box gives you a great platform to apply more lights or reflective materials. ;)

I've kept my PCX stock (except for deer whistles and an added LED light in the under seat stowage area) but do have an old EMGO top box on my sport touring bike and put all kinds of stickers on it. 8)

Oh yeah. . .and welcome! :D

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 2:19 pm
by gn2
Hello and welcome. :)

North East UK...?

No such place. ;)

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 9:36 pm
by xixon
gn2 wrote:Hello and welcome. :)

North East UK...?

No such place. ;)
I was thinking the same thing, but what would I know being a Canadian .....but I'm guessing maybe a "Geordie"

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 10:18 am
by Mel46
North East U.K. hmmm...Scotland?? North Ronaldsay??

Well, at least he is loving his PCX. That is what it is all about.

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 10:20 am
by you you
xixon wrote:
gn2 wrote:Hello and welcome. :)

North East UK...?

No such place. ;)
I was thinking the same thing, but what would I know being a Canadian .....but I'm guessing maybe a "Geordie"

Could be a Maccum. That needs clearing up.

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 7:08 pm
by Davepcx
Cheers for the replys .

Im from newcastle... north of the tyne so definitely not a maccum :D

Dave.

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 11:25 pm
by WhiteNoise
Hi ya Dave, welcome! It's great to have another happy PCX rider on our forum(s).
But wait! I see a wee little photo above, perhaps you can show the love a bit more by sharing a larger photo?
You know you want to...so bring it on, we'd love to get a closer look ;)

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 8:43 am
by you you
Davepcx wrote:Cheers for the replys .

Im from newcastle... north of the tyne so definitely not a maccum :D

Dave.

Fair enough. I'm a Sanddancer originally

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 3:39 pm
by xixon
Davepcx wrote:Cheers for the replys .

Im from newcastle... north of the tyne so definitely not a maccum :D

Dave.
So definitely a "Geordie" :D

I worked in North Shields for about 6 weeks, l enjoyed Newcastle but sure had a hard time understanding you folks....quite the unique accent

cheers

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 10:59 am
by Davepcx
Wey aye man :D nothing wrong with a bit of geordie lol.
And geordie women are easy and willing so this place does have some plus points lol.
I'm at north sheilds everyday at the moment doing my class 1 hgv licence so know the area quite well. Its a sh1thole just like walker where i live :(

Roll on the next 3 years when my mortgage is finished and im moving to sunny spain so its all good :D

Anyway just fitted my HUGE give screen so ill go take a few pics...

Dave.

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 11:17 am
by Davepcx
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Didn't expect it to be soooo big ! but I guess it'll be good in the rain lol...

Dave

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 9:21 pm
by PCX150Rider
That is a large shield. Nice to have when the heavens unload with rain and hail. 8)

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 12:48 am
by lillypinkjenny
Davepcx wrote: And geordie women are easy and willing so this place does have some plus points lol.
Why aye Dave. Are you sure your name isn't Sidney? :lol:

Nice screen! :)

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 3:01 am
by Davepcx
lillypinkjenny wrote:
Davepcx wrote: And geordie women are easy and willing so this place does have some plus points lol.
Why aye Dave. Are you sure your name isn't Sidney? :lol:

Nice screen! :)
Its the way 99.9% of men think, even if some may tell you otherwise :lol:
And it's absolutely true .

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 10:42 am
by gbru2505
Just had the large screen added myself. Big improvement in riding comfort and protection from the rain but I'm getting a lot of buffeting and air leakage into the helmet. Modular helmet is noisy both up and down. It's fine at 30mph, but on the 40mph stretches by the coast into a headwind, my motosafe earplugs are completely ineffective and I can't enjoy my sounds. Going to have to have a rethink. The wind is buffeting in from the sides to fill the void behind the screen. Pulls my loose hi-vis top forward flapping as well, which is in my line of sight - so I've ordered something adjustable to fit summer and winter wear snugly. Complicated business, larger screens. Staring with the cheapest option of ear muffs. Then possibly venting the screen lower down (don't think this will have much effect at head height though), then possibly a new helmet. Thinking I should have gone for the mid-sized Givi though to maintain a steady blast of air directly into my head.

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 10:46 am
by lillypinkjenny
Davepcx wrote:
lillypinkjenny wrote:
Davepcx wrote: And geordie women are easy and willing so this place does have some plus points lol.
Why aye Dave. Are you sure your name isn't Sidney? :lol:

Nice screen! :)
Its the way 99.9% of men think, even if some may tell you otherwise :lol:
And it's absolutely true .
I don't actually know any Geordie girls, so I can't refute it.

;)

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 10:46 am
by you you
Davepcx wrote:
lillypinkjenny wrote:
Davepcx wrote: And geordie women are easy and willing so this place does have some plus points lol.
Why aye Dave. Are you sure your name isn't Sidney? :lol:

Nice screen! :)
Its the way 99.9% of men think, even if some may tell you otherwise :lol:
And it's absolutely true .

Welcome to the 20th Century :lol:

Re: New pcx owner from u.k.

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:02 am
by Mel46
Yesterday i was caught in the rain while riding. I have some water repellent on the windshield so the rain dissipated on each side or over my head while I rode. I also had some of that water repellent on my face shield. It was great to have that tall windshield because I didn't feel like I had to pull over just because it was raining.

Once I finished what I had to do at one store I jumped on my bike and moved on to another store. Riding is fun. Sometimes the weather gets in the way. Having a tall windshield helps when the weather turns ugly.