Round the World on a PCX
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Ouch sorry to hear that. Are you planning on getting it repaired? Are you still in India? If you get to Tasmania you can stay at my place, have a rest from backpackers!
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I just subscribed to you on Facebook, I hadn't before. That sucks, and at only 12000 miles. Your usage scenario is beyond extreme, and you have a video of extreme water intrusion into the crankcase.snoopy wrote:You may have heard already, but my PCX engine blew up.
I agree with you that the PCX was an excellent choice for this trip -- I've never heard of a single failure other than from mass maintenance neglect (which you clearly did not do -- you kept up with all the maintenance). I hope Honda sees this through...
Not sure if the image will show up, but for everyone on this forum, here's where the thrown rod in Andrew's engine went THROUGH the case:

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Previously rides: 2011 Honda PCX 125, 2005 V-Strom DL650, 1974 Vespa Ciao, 2011 Honda PCX 170 (tons of mods - takegawa 170cc big bore kit, gears, etc), 1996 Honda Nighthawk 250, 1987 Honda Spree, 2000 KTM 125SX, 2003 Honda Silverwing, 2007 Genuine Buddy 125, 1998 Honda PC800, 2008 Buddy 125 (white), 2008 Buddy 125 (red), 2001 Honda Reflex, 1987 Honda Elite, 1988 Honda Spree, 2007 Yamaha Vino, 2007 Honda Metro, 2x 125cc pure-chinesium dirt bikes

Previously rides: 2011 Honda PCX 125, 2005 V-Strom DL650, 1974 Vespa Ciao, 2011 Honda PCX 170 (tons of mods - takegawa 170cc big bore kit, gears, etc), 1996 Honda Nighthawk 250, 1987 Honda Spree, 2000 KTM 125SX, 2003 Honda Silverwing, 2007 Genuine Buddy 125, 1998 Honda PC800, 2008 Buddy 125 (white), 2008 Buddy 125 (red), 2001 Honda Reflex, 1987 Honda Elite, 1988 Honda Spree, 2007 Yamaha Vino, 2007 Honda Metro, 2x 125cc pure-chinesium dirt bikes
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That's ferked!
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Sorry to hear about that blown engine. Hope you're able to repair it and keep going with your trip.
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Sorry to hear / read this !
i hope you find the parts or à replacement engine soon , so that you can continue your trip !
Always enjoyed reading about your adventures .
Good Luck !
i hope you find the parts or à replacement engine soon , so that you can continue your trip !
Always enjoyed reading about your adventures .
Good Luck !
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Whoa! Is it odd that I was in orlando the same time you were? I was there for a national safety conference at the expo center tho...Woolley wrote:That's awesome thanks alot dave, I'll pm you closer to the date, I'm not going until November. I don't know how far out I will end up going from I-drive, I won't be renting a car as it comes to about £420 because of my age, then there's parking and fuel, it's actually cheaper for me to get taxis to everywhere I wanna go. Maybe when im a few years older I'll go back and rent a mustang
And don't worry about it being aimed at kids, me and my girlfriend have a mental age of about 12
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From Andrew's Facebook, it looks like he's ditched the PCX:
Currently ride: Nothing right now - mostly mountain biking with my boys until they're old enough to ride
Previously rides: 2011 Honda PCX 125, 2005 V-Strom DL650, 1974 Vespa Ciao, 2011 Honda PCX 170 (tons of mods - takegawa 170cc big bore kit, gears, etc), 1996 Honda Nighthawk 250, 1987 Honda Spree, 2000 KTM 125SX, 2003 Honda Silverwing, 2007 Genuine Buddy 125, 1998 Honda PC800, 2008 Buddy 125 (white), 2008 Buddy 125 (red), 2001 Honda Reflex, 1987 Honda Elite, 1988 Honda Spree, 2007 Yamaha Vino, 2007 Honda Metro, 2x 125cc pure-chinesium dirt bikes

Previously rides: 2011 Honda PCX 125, 2005 V-Strom DL650, 1974 Vespa Ciao, 2011 Honda PCX 170 (tons of mods - takegawa 170cc big bore kit, gears, etc), 1996 Honda Nighthawk 250, 1987 Honda Spree, 2000 KTM 125SX, 2003 Honda Silverwing, 2007 Genuine Buddy 125, 1998 Honda PC800, 2008 Buddy 125 (white), 2008 Buddy 125 (red), 2001 Honda Reflex, 1987 Honda Elite, 1988 Honda Spree, 2007 Yamaha Vino, 2007 Honda Metro, 2x 125cc pure-chinesium dirt bikes
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Yep apart from cricket, the one thing the Indians learnt from the British is bureacracy (after having done some biz there). At least if he buys one in Thailand he can access all the cheap aftermarket accesories there.
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Taz wrote:Yep apart from cricket, the one thing the Indians learnt from the British is bureacracy (after having done some biz there). At least if he buys one in Thailand he can access all the cheap aftermarket accesories there.
Have you done any business in Britain?