my pcx hates long hills

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my pcx hates long hills

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she will drop down to 50 mph on them maybe I'm to fat at 180 pounds
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Yes it's terrible on hills.When I see one coming I peg it and hope for the best,but it will slow some.
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Even at 155 lbs, it's hard to hold 50 mph on a mile long 9% grade.
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I am at 135, the 125 does fine on hills. When they rate the HP of the bike what weight do Honda think the average rider is? If a rider weighs 90 pounds does it add one HP?
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eggman wrote:she will drop down to 50 mph on them maybe I'm to fat at 180 pounds
Uphill into a wind mine wouldn't even manage that, sometimes it would drop to around 40mph.
The Forza is much better, it never drops below 70mph on the same hills.
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Engine HP should be irrespective of rider - I believe it's measured at the flywheel or some part of the transmission or maybe just calculated today on PC's before real world measurements (not sure exactly how the PCX HP is rated from, but you have a certain theoretical HP and the more weight and wind resistance, the less performance you get).
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Lanesplitter wrote:Even at 155 lbs, it's hard to hold 50 mph on a mile long 9% grade.
WOW, THIS SCEANERY IS AMAZING...
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I have found that oncertain I installed the NCY variator on my wife's bike it could do 5 mph more going up a hill than my other bike that only has the weighs changed.
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eggman wrote:she will drop down to 50 mph on them maybe I'm to fat at 180 pounds
That is one of the reasons why I am getting a Forza instead of a PCX... And we do not even have hills in Miami !!!!

PS 180 Pounds is a pretty average rider weight for the USA.

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Lanesplitter wrote:Even at 155 lbs, it's hard to hold 50 mph on a mile long 9% grade.
WOW, THIS SCEANERY IS AMAZING...
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hi, my friend from the greates and wonderfull USA

and: you are not to fett

i have 120 kilos komplett with my touring leather outfit.

all problems ar in your mind, not in/ on the pcx.

yo want one, you have one, now you have must fun with this.

slow driving, looking right and left in the prarie, on the bytifull view of your country.

slow driving with a pcx is: cultur, what is 300 km/h on a road?

it is stress, you becam a nervosbreakdown and a bad heartattak.

drive your pcx, love it.....he loves you to, and it is not interresting how mutch kilos you have.

byby my friend, power, men, power, not depressiv!!!!!

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ribanold wrote:hi, my friend from the greates and wonderfull USA

and: you are not to fett

i have 120 kilos komplett with my touring leather outfit.

all problems ar in your mind, not in/ on the pcx.

yo want one, you have one, now you have must fun with this.

slow driving, looking right and left in the prarie, on the bytifull view of your country.

slow driving with a pcx is: cultur, what is 300 km/h on a road?

it is stress, you becam a nervosbreakdown and a bad heartattak.

drive your pcx, love it.....he loves you to, and it is not interresting how mutch kilos you have.

byby my friend, power, men, power, not depressiv!!!!!

best whishes fom düsseldorf, deutschland
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ribanold wrote:hi, my friend from the greates and wonderfull USA

and: you are not to fett

i have 120 kilos komplett with my touring leather outfit.

all problems ar in your mind, not in/ on the pcx.

yo want one, you have one, now you have must fun with this.

slow driving, looking right and left in the prarie, on the bytifull view of your country.

slow driving with a pcx is: cultur, what is 300 km/h on a road?

it is stress, you becam a nervosbreakdown and a bad heartattak.

drive your pcx, love it.....he loves you to, and it is not interresting how mutch kilos you have.

byby my friend, power, men, power, not depressiv!!!!!

best whishes fom düsseldorf, deutschland
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Lanesplitter wrote:Even at 155 lbs, it's hard to hold 50 mph on a mile long 9% grade.
9%!!! I have a mile long 3.1% grade over a bridge every day and that's enough to hold me to 60 at best, mid 50's if there's a headwind.
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As Sia says in her song, 'the PCX is great for cheap thrills but not so great on hills' :)
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doletotodole wrote:
Lanesplitter wrote:Even at 155 lbs, it's hard to hold 50 mph on a mile long 9% grade.
WOW, THIS SCEANERY IS AMAZING...
Morgan Territory Road, near Livermore, CA. I couldn't believe it the first I came over the top, out of the woods.
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ribanold, I'd ride along with you any time. Cheers to you! Keep on loving life :P

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Lanesplitter wrote:
doletotodole wrote:
Lanesplitter wrote:Even at 155 lbs, it's hard to hold 50 mph on a mile long 9% grade.
WOW, THIS SCEANERY IS AMAZING...
Morgan Territory Road, near Livermore, CA. I couldn't believe it the first I came over the top, out of the woods.
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@ ice, Clever! Sia singing PCX lyrics :lol: That! Would be Amazing! First we have to get her on one then have her sing.....



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