Our Red 2011 Honda PCX125 & Rack (Morris, Illinois)

vanbibj · Post by **vanbibj** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:59 pm

Howdy everyone! My wife and I just joined this forum and this is our first post. Here's a couple pics of our 2011 Honda PCX125 which we bought new in May of 2012 from BBK Motorsport Honda in Elgin, IL(they are some of the friendliest guys on the planet). I had initially bought this scooter for my wife but after riding it myself, I fell in love with this two-wheel-man-toy. I ride it way more than she does! We probably won't do any serious mods to it but we did buy a GPS mount and an iTube Motorsports Sound System by Firehouse Technology both of which mount to the handlebars and neither of which are shown in the pictures below. I think I'd like to get the taller genuine Honda windscreen eventually, but I'll probably wait until next year when I buy a companion PCX150. Then we'll have his & her scooters. Alright, enough jabber, here's a few pics of the scooter and of the hitch mounted scooter rack we use to transport the scooter for maintenance and so that we can take the scooter along on vacation trips:

The hitch mounted scooter/motorcycle rack and associated ratchet straps and soft loops were purchased at:
http://www.discountramps.com/smc-600-mo ... hauler.htm

The class III 2" trailer hitch mounted to our 2010 Chevy Traverse along with a 4-pole wiring harness and miscellaneous accessories were purchased at:
http://www.etrailer.com

The LED light bar that is mounted to the scooter rack was purchased at:
http://www.ledunderbody.com/49-Inch-Com ... t-Bar.aspx

Peace and happy scootering,
Jim & Crissy
(Morris, Illinois)

happyscooter · Post by **happyscooter** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:20 am

very cool so happy for ya. the pcx is the best toy ive ever purchased. and thanks for the links on the rack and stuff i may eventually get one of those to haul my pcx around.

vanbibj · Post by **vanbibj** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:29 am

thanks happyscooter

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:17 pm

Welcome to you and your wife! That's a nice hitch rig you got there. I like the Extra lighting too. I've been trying to see & count all your straps/tiedowns in your pics. So here come my questions: How many do you use all together? Did you secure the bike itself to your vehicle too? Also, what chock is that, did you purchase that separate & install it yourself? and what is the "interior" wheel width of the chock? Our stock front tires are 3 1/2" wide, I think?? Don't mean to be a PIA, (ha, ha...fibbing. I admit I am, and curious as well) so please....do tell

PIA = paininass (for those who don't know these secret letters like I didn't. Recently I bought a little spiral booklet in Hallmark called "texting dictionary of acronyms" to clue me in. Amazing, you guys should take a peep. I could probably cut this post down to Twenty words utilizing their shorties. Really? Some of you would appreciate that. Hmmm.....wonder who

you you · Post by **you you** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:19 pm

WhiteNoise wrote:Welcome to you and your wife! That's a nice hitch rig you got there. I like the Extra lighting too. I've been trying to see & count all your straps/tiedowns in your pics. So here come my questions: How many do you use all together? Did you secure the bike itself to your vehicle too? Also, what chock is that, did you purchase that separate & install it yourself? and what is the "interior" wheel width of the chock? Our stock front tires are 3 1/2" wide, I think?? Don't mean to be a PIA, (ha, ha...fibbing. I admit I am, and curious as well) so please....do tell

PIA = paininass (for those who don't know these secret letters like I didn't. Recently I bought a little spiral booklet in Hallmark called "texting dictionary of acronyms" to clue me in. Amazing, you guys should take a peep. I could probably cut this post down to Twenty words utilizing their shorties. Really? Some of you would appreciate that. Hmmm.....wonder who

NFI

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:54 pm

Let me give ya'll the name of this helpful spiral: "Texting Dictionary of Acronyms"
For qed, ....yeah, I bet!

Odd, that one's not listed. Be nice now, PRW

gn2 · Post by **gn2** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:18 am

Quod Erat Demonstrandum (I did Latin at school)

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:24 am

Q.E.D. a latin phrase meaning "that which was to be: Demonstrated." "The abbreviation thus signals the completion of the proof."

had to look that one up

I learned something!
Off to work on scoot now~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>~~~~~~~~~~~>~~~~~~~~~~~> will learn some more. Bback

you you · Post by **you you** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:25 pm

gn2 wrote:Quod Erat Demonstrandum (I did Latin at school)

As a first language no doubt

gn2 · Post by **gn2** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:31 pm

Romanes eunt domus?

Alibally · Post by **Alibally** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:07 am

gn2 wrote:Romanes eunt domus?

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gn2 · Post by **gn2** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:33 am

I have a gweat fwiend in Wome called Biggus Dickus...

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:12 pm

Welcome to the forums!

Nice rack (

), and nice bike.

vanbibj · Post by **vanbibj** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:24 pm

maddiedog wrote:Welcome to the forums!

Nice rack ( ), and nice bike.

thanks maddiedog.....hey I like that trailer setup you've got.....I may go with that once I get the PCX150 next year......do you think I'll be able to fit the his & her scooters side by side on it or would I need a wider trailer?

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:51 pm

Oh definitely. We've fit 4 scooters on a 4x8 trailer before. The PCX is long though, so you could probably fit 3 PCXes side by side, with the one in the middle facing backwards.

I got my trailer from Harbor Freight on sale for under $300.

vanbibj · Post by **vanbibj** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:50 pm

WhiteNoise wrote:Welcome to you and your wife! That's a nice hitch rig you got there. I like the Extra lighting too. I've been trying to see & count all your straps/tiedowns in your pics. So here come my questions: How many do you use all together? Did you secure the bike itself to your vehicle too? Also, what chock is that, did you purchase that separate & install it yourself? and what is the "interior" wheel width of the chock? Our stock front tires are 3 1/2" wide, I think?? Don't mean to be a PIA, (ha, ha...fibbing. I admit I am, and curious as well) so please....do tell

PIA = paininass (for those who don't know these secret letters like I didn't. Recently I bought a little spiral booklet in Hallmark called "texting dictionary of acronyms" to clue me in. Amazing, you guys should take a peep. I could probably cut this post down to Twenty words utilizing their shorties. Really? Some of you would appreciate that. Hmmm.....wonder who

thanks WhiteNoise......you're no PIA, I appreciate the interest and questions.....I use four soft loops in conjunction with four ratchet straps.....I do not attach the bike itself to the vehicle.....I was leery at first probably as you are as to how secure it would actually be but in fact, I really probably only need to use the two front straps as it's amazing how well they secure the scooter to the rack in conjunction with the wheel chock(which by the way came with the purchase of the rack)....however I use the two straps in back(soft loops are attached to the rear shocks) just to be extra sure as I'd hate to see my scoot doing cartwheels down the interstate

Trust me, once you secure those straps, your scoot isn't going anywhere. I've been up to 75 mph and have hit potholes and the scooter stays secure without any problem at all. As far as your question about the interior wheel width of the chock it runs from about 3" at its smallest point up to about 8-1'4" at it's widest point so the front wheel of the PCX rests all snuggled in very nicely.....length wise the wheel chock is adjustable so it will accomodate alot of different sized wheels. However, the entire rack is only rated up to 600 lbs. so you're limited that way as to what size bike you can put on it. I can't even go that high as the max tongue weight for my hitch is 500 lbs.. So once I account for the weight of the entire rack setup which is about 98 lbs, I've got just slightly over 400 lbs that I can safely put on. The PCX125 is roughly 280 lbs and then with my helmet and other tools, & equipment under the seat it may total 290-295 so I've got 100 lbs to spare as far as not exceeding my tongue weight. The only potential problem I have is law enforcement being able to see the rear plate on my Chevy Traverse. You can't tell from the pictures but if you're in a vehicle from behind, there is a gap between the bottom of the scooter and top of the rack where you can still see the top two-thirds of the rear plate on my Traverse. I've had several instances where I've had cops behind me with the scooter loaded so apparently they saw the plate well enough that it's not an issue. If it was I'd have to add some type of license plate mount and switch the plate everytime I mounted the scooter, which would be kind of a PIA(that was just for you WhiteNoise). So far it's been the ideal setup for me!

vanbibj · Post by **vanbibj** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:54 pm

maddiedog wrote:Oh definitely. We've fit 4 scooters on a 4x8 trailer before. The PCX is long though, so you could probably fit 3 PCXes side by side, with the one in the middle facing backwards.

I got my trailer from Harbor Freight on sale for under $300.

Awesome....thanks for the info.....hopefully they'll have the trailer on sale about the same time I buy that 150 next year!

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:01 am

PIA

Thanks Jim, great replies to my questions. Your scoot looks very cozy, safe secure especially with your front wheel locked in before and aft. I just took a look at that simple to install and use LED strip too, good price and good lighting.
Here's what I've been wondering about: I have a Versa Haul and I've been looking on the www. for a chock that might adapt to it (similar to yours) that will install without a lot of fuss (i.e. custom welding). I'd like to be able to lock her in fully too, and then strap down. Any thoughts or ideas of what might work?

Here's a recent pic of mine. The chock has two mounting positions to choose from (if that helps).

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:32 am

WN, why not just use the default chock with no locking mechanism? The ratchets will get it "locked" down real well!

you you · Post by **you you** » Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:24 am

maddiedog wrote:WN, why not just use the default chock with no locking mechanism? The ratchets will get it "locked" down real well!

You know what a ratchet is?

Just bigger than a mouseshit

I thank you....

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