tires

[big bear]

i ride mostly back roads there not very smooth my shocks are getting a workout i was wondering what the best tire for uneven roads with even a little gravel on them sometimes might be when its time to replace my stock tires

[honkerman]

I ride a lot of back roads also and have no complaints with my Michelin City Grips.

Recomend you upgrade your shocks though, and beef up the contents of your front forks.

[big bear]

thanks for the info the bikes new only 71 miles on it i think over the winter ill do both of those upgrades

[Mel46]

Silver? Your PCX is silver? I don't think I have seen a silver one. How about a picture. :-)

Many of us have upgraded our shocks first, and eventually the tires. I like Michelin City Grips on my bikes as well, and they do make a difference. However, riding on gravel is not easy no matter the tire. Balance is a problem when you are slipping and sliding.That is the problem any two wheeled vehicle will have on gravel or grated bridges.

[alx123]

i have yet to see PCX tires with treads designed for gravel. Almost all PCX tires are street tires.

@Mel

The 2018 has a silver model, but the OP has a 2016..so..

[gn2]

"Seal Silver Metallic" has been a UK colour option for the PCX since launch in 2010.
Looked like a rather drab grey.


The new ABS model looks to be a lighter shade.

[gbru2505]

Do they soften at about 3,000 miles? Mine don't seem as bad - but maybe I'm just used to the very, very basic shocks - and I probably don't inflate teh tyres as often as I should. I thought that moving from a Honda Vision (1 front shock) to a PCX would make all the difference. It made no difference. One thing this bike wasn't built for was low-tax, austerity-driven Western economies with declining infrastructure imo.

[Mel46]

After I changed the shocks on my bike, riding was much more comfortable. After 8 back surgeries (and another procedure coming up shortly) any improvement is welcome. Changing the seat to an aftermarket one helped as well, and the last item added really helped me. I purchased a 'waffle' style gel seat cushion and attached it with a ROK strap. I hardly feel the bumps now.

I love the silver color on those bikes in the pictures. They look nice. I have to wonder about their visibility in traffic though. I think my Burgman 400 was a silver-gray.

[big bear]

my bike is a 2016 and it looks exactly like the one in the picture above