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I'm near the sierra nevada mountains, I take tons of trips to South Lake Tahoe. BUT I'd never take my PCX on that trip. I just don't believe it has the power to get through the mountains sadly. I'd love it though if it could. I just wouldn't wanna piss off the ppl following me lol. If I was making a trip back going downhill mostly, I wouldn't mind it.

jkautz wrote:I'm near the sierra nevada mountains, I take tons of trips to South Lake Tahoe. BUT I'd never take my PCX on that trip. I just don't believe it has the power to get through the mountains sadly. I'd love it though if it could. I just wouldn't wanna piss off the ppl following me lol. If I was making a trip back going downhill mostly, I wouldn't mind it.

Thank you! I sort of wrote off road tripping on it when I decided to trade the 400 for it, but after riding it for a few weeks, it seems like it might almost be doable! Again, I was very surprised at what a modern 125cc 4-stroke was providing. The routes I mapped out were Google, but I chose "bicycle" for the mode, thinking it would be slower and more scenic, far away from the 75mph craziness of the inter-states. I was interested to see if any of the hi-mileage people in this thread have a lot of 55-60 mph riding in all of those miles--the effect it might have had on the bike. Changing the seat out will have to be done before any serious road work is to happen, anyway.

I ride 55+ mph 80% of my commute to work and it's mostly flat land. I have 3k miles right now. So far so good.

It's not really about the speed capability, but the power of it. It can't handle steep grades.

Try it, thunderkat59! In the early days, people used to do tours on low HP bikes all the time. Heck, they do it on bicycles now!

BTW--saw my post above. 985 miles as of Apr 30. Took me two months to hit a thousand miles. I need to do a tour!

Hi Thunderkat. That's completely possible. As long as the engine is broken in and the first service performed, your PCX is more than up to the task. At least half my miles on my PCX are from long trips, including Atlanta to Fl, NC, TN, AL, and others. I've done over 500 miles a day a few times, mostly at over 55mph, with no issue.

Keep up with the service intervals and don't bounce it off the limiter too much (doing so lowers your gas mileage a LOT anyways), and you'll have a great time for a long time.

Member AZrocketPCX in Arizona has past the 40k mark on his 2011 dressed White! Cheers AZ!!

Where are you now? Time to check in! How many smiling miles today?

maddiedog wrote:Hi Thunderkat. That's completely possible. As long as the engine is broken in and the first service performed, your PCX is more than up to the task. At least half my miles on my PCX are from long trips, including Atlanta to Fl, NC, TN, AL, and others. I've done over 500 miles a day a few times, mostly at over 55mph, with no issue.

Keep up with the service intervals and don't bounce it off the limiter too much (doing so lowers your gas mileage a LOT anyways), and you'll have a great time for a long time.

I think Im going to do some road work. Im really impressed with the motor on this little bike. I can only think "why, why, WHY???"
when it comes to the seat, though. lol. The lump has to go!

I just got my 2013Red leftover with 1 mile on it 3 weeks ago and broke my ankle 2&1/2 weeks ago bit in the 4 days I got to ride it I put 89 miles on it its the 3rd scooter that I own I have a 1986 Honda Spree with 8700 miles and I bought that in 1989 as a leftover but also new then in 2009 I bought a 2007 Chinese POS that I put 800 miles on and spent allot of time taking it apart and fixing the poor quality parts PS never buy Chinese scooters they break down ALLOT anyway cant wait to use it for work when my cast comes off

I just got my 2013Red leftover with 1 mile on it 3 weeks ago and broke my ankle 2&1/2 weeks ago bit in the 4 days I got to ride it I put 89 miles on it its the 3rd scooter that I own I have a 1986 Honda Spree with 8700 miles and I bought that in 1989 as a leftover but also new then in 2009 I bought a 2007 Chinese POS that I put 800 miles on and spent allot of time taking it apart and fixing the poor quality parts PS never buy Chinese scooters they break down ALLOT anyway cant wait to use it for work when my cast comes off since iv had allot of time on my hands I did some upgrades to it first thing was removed the hump on the seat cut out the mounting holes made a new seat floor with some plastic that I had put more cushion for extra comfort and reupholstered it with a cover that I ordered online

heres another cool pic that my wife took

first day I brought it home