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yeah, i just paid the shop to install mine!

If I go over bumps fast enough that the stock shocks bottom out, will it damage anything? How much less likely would the YSS shocks bottom out? it depends on your weight. keep in mind that you need to buy the proper ones for your weight. if you are huge and heavy, the ones in the hatari pic would p...

not sure if i would say harder. the original shocks didnt work worth a shit for me. the YSS actually absorb shocks, dips and bumps well unlike the stock shocks. i would say $200 is a decent price in the US. dont get caught up comparing to the price people are buying them for in thailand where they a...

love the matte black. my buddy just got a matte black one here in japan.

i also have those shocks and think it is the best mod you can do to the PCX.

my use is unusual and most wont need to resort to using an auxiliary battery. it is working really well for me so far for an update! all the guys around here are using the warm and safe brand heated liners with the wireless remote heat troller. they are a bit more expensive than some brands but they...

Excellent! Thanks for the advice, I really had no idea the battery would be powerful enough for heated gear. the PCX alternator peak output is 318 watts. it should be powerful enough for a heated jacket if you are riding mostly at speed with few traffic lights, etc. my problem is that it is very ur...

dustin91 wrote:Hail, how do you keep the marine battery charged so that it can heat your gear? Do you use a trickle charger when not in use?

using a CTEK battery tender/ charger as seen in the last pic. i just plug it in when i get home and it is charged up the next day.

here is what people think of you loud pipes save lives guys...

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i also hate loud pipes. safe riding technique and the appropriate use of the horn are far more effective than obnoxious loud pipes which bring far too much ill will towards two wheelers from the non bike riding public!

knobbies are the best tires for riding in the snow (ice, forget it!) and they dont make knobbies in the PCX size. i wouldnt do it on streets with traffic, etc. its a good way to get yourself seriously hurt or killed. sorry but you need to put the scoot in the garage when its snowy and icey and find ...

if you want to get much quieter than a PCX with the stock pipe, you need to be looking at electric scoots!

i havent noticed as the mirrors on mine seem to be perfectly fine and just as functional as those on any of the bikes i have owned!

i dont think it is odd. i dont have a source at hand but i have read somewhere that the charging system doesnt charge the battery at idle. using a voltmeter confirms that the charging system isnt doing enough at idle. in addition, trying it and running down the battery within 25 minutes also confirm...

i ran it off of the stock charging system for two winters. however, i was always turning the jacket off when stopped Did you ever try just leaving your heated gear on to see if you would have a problem? Or you just assumed the battery would eventually run low. My commute is 80% highway at 50 mph. y...

Why can't you just run the heated gear off of the normal battery. I have Venture Heat jacket, pants, and glove liners running with no charging problems. The PCX has a powerful charging system. indeed the charging system is pretty powerful at 317 watts. however, my understanding of the charging syst...

Cool solution. I'm guessing the stator doesn't output enough charge to also drive the charger for the deep cycle? It'd be cool to have that as a feature. Likely not possible though. I think another solution would be to replace the headlights with LEDs. The decrease in current draw may be enough to ...

according to the theory its more the opposite. if you keep the core warm with a heated jacket, your extremities will stay much warmer. when your core becomes cold the body shuts down blood flow to the extremities to concentrate on the core.

it is nice to have both grips and jacket though.

[quote="you youAre you using heated gloves too?[/quote] no i am using the honda heated grips. they are good as they know when there isnt enough power and go into sleep mode automatically. i also have the tucano urbano bar muffs. with that i am fine with uninsulated leather gloves. if you wanted...

i had been running my heated gear on my PCX electrical system. however, i had to switch it off at every stoplight and that meant that the jacket didnt really get a chance to warm up in urban riding. i wanted to try to run it off of an auxilery battery under the seat. luckily i found myself around th...

my issue with the safety category is that it is debatable which is the safest and all are pretty close unless you are counting ABS. if ABS is not standard equipment on those bikes, there should be a separate category for the ABS and non ABS versions or at least make it clear that you are comparing t...