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I know Honda UK don't bring it in but can one be sourced from France or Belgium?
Anyone done it or is the cost prohibitive?

Personally I can't see it being too much of a problem. There are companies that can source right-hand drive BMWs, Mercs and many other European cars into the UK at a fair price. I think the PCX150 isn't that much different from the 125 to offer Type Approval issues so, with a little bit of homework, you could have a 150 in the UK in no time at all. As most people are aware the only reason it's not imported is because of the licensing laws. If it were I'd have been tempted.

Bill

stevew wrote:I know Honda UK don't bring it in but can one be sourced from France or Belgium?
Anyone done it or is the cost prohibitive?

"Money can do anything."
I was into a similar situation. On a moto-forum I had a discussion about Honda PCX, with someone and both decided the PCX is a better available option for a downtown crowded traffic. Finally we decided to buy the most up-to-date PCX, so PCX153, v.ESP, 2013. Honda had typ omologation for PCX125; we put the orders toghether, and for 2990 (each) euros we get what we wanted; Honda got the (I guess...) the Individual Typ Certification for us. We could bring PCX153 from Italy, buying with 2500 euro, plus transport 300 euro, plus Individual omologation 150 euro, nearly the same money.
Now, I and my collegue of PCX, we are the only owners of 150s in the country, both are in the same town, Bucharest.
I guess any dealer could bring any Honda Product, if the price payed by the buyer is including all the expenses (the omologation too), still giving him a profit.
Ask PCX153 to dealers and if they refuse, offer you pay the Individual omologation; or buy it from outside and go yourself for the omologation.

Its a load of beaurocratic hassle but definitely not impossible.
Much easier to just buy a 250/300

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vca/vehicle-impor ... orting.asp

Odd that i should pick this up again a good few years later
But once again i'm looking for a PCX to augment my little CG !
Got to sell the CB500 but then i think a s/h PCX is on the cards.

Has anyone got experience of long tours on a PCX (will be a 125 here in the UK) as i would like to take it round Europe next year. Reckon on 3000 miles in all and doing a lot of the alpine passes

There was an eBay seller doing brand new 150s earlier this year, a member on Maxi-Muppets had one but it got stolen
He replaced it with a brand new shiny WK GTR 300 which are on sale for under £1200 now.

A PCX will be far from ideal for a 3000 mile trip taking in alpine passes, a 250 would be much better.

Yes just been looking for the ebay seller but no sign.............must have sold them all !!

I'm on the MM forum too and it looks like the WK guy you are referring to lives near me!!

Why do you reckon the PCX 125 wouldn't be up to the Europe trip? I have every confidence in the CG as it's simple and had a well proved engine.
Is it that the CVT system on the PCX is going to be overworked ? Surely the engine itself would be fine as it's an 11 hp 125 so that to me means it pretty lowly stressed. With the standard gearing i would have thought it would withstand WOT for hours, bit like the CG. My rule on the CG is simple, WOT or 65mph whichever is the slowest !

Going to have a better look at the WK though.

For starters a brand new PCX 125 in standard trim won't ever do 65mph and as the belt wears the speed drops.
Up a (non alpine) hill mine was sometimes down to as little as 45mph flat out.
Add in some high altitudes and steep gradients and the speed will drop further.
That's before you examine the comfort, or rather the absolute lack of it.
The longest I rode mine for was two hours and that was an hour too long.
If it absolutely has to be a used 125 scooter do yourself a big favour and get an S-wing.

WK also have the SP250N on offer just now at £1500 which strikes me as a bit of a bargain.

stevew wrote:Odd that i should pick this up again a good few years later
But once again i'm looking for a PCX to augment my little CG !
Got to sell the CB500 but then i think a s/h PCX is on the cards.

Has anyone got experience of long tours on a PCX (will be a 125 here in the UK) as i would like to take it round Europe next year. Reckon on 3000 miles in all and doing a lot of the alpine passes

I've done about 800 miles on a PCX150 on a five day trip. I've also done 1300 miles on my previous 150 over an 8 day period. It can be done. Take your time, do short stints, plan to rest every hour and a half or so.

I don't ever want to do anything more than "around the neighborhood" on my PCX. You really gotta love a scoot to do long distance on a machine that gets blown around big time and maxes out at 65 mph. Would love to do that on a NCX though.

People do do this sort of thing on antique Vespas. Next to that, doing it on a modern, already broken-in PCX150 would be a cakewalk. On the other hand, people are going to think you are nuts.

Probably you'll want to be ready with an explanation.

DailyRider wrote:People do do this sort of thing on antique Vespas. Next to that, doing it on a modern, already broken-in PCX150 would be a cakewalk. ....

Exactly. They do it on bicycles. They walk. One guy in the news, walked carrying his disabled brother on his back for friggin' sake.

Like many things, it'll be more of a mental challenge than a physical one.

Been doing this sort of stuff on a C90 and a CG125 for a few years now. Maybe i'm nuts but i enjoy it.
Tomorrow will be a 300 miles day on the CG up to NEC and back for the motorcycle show.

Here's the C90 in Ireland

Top quality. Love the auxiliary tank (petrol)

stevew wrote:Been doing this sort of stuff on a C90 and a CG125 for a few years now. Maybe i'm nuts but i enjoy it.
Tomorrow will be a 300 miles day on the CG up to NEC and back for the motorcycle show.

Oops... Sounds like you're plenty used to it.

And I do love what you've done with that C90!

stevew wrote:Been doing this sort of stuff on a C90 and a CG125 for a few years now. Maybe i'm nuts but i enjoy it.
Tomorrow will be a 300 miles day on the CG up to NEC and back for the motorcycle show.

Here's the C90 in Ireland

Like it. In my youth had a C90, did 18,000 per year.

Great pic.

I, too, used to have a C90 back when I was young. That's brought back some memories.

I also used to have a Honda Space 125. That was a hilarious scoot with a pop-up headlight!

you you wrote:Top quality. Love the auxiliary tank (petrol)

How do you know it was for petrol? If I were in Ireland, it'd be for whiskey.

Bash On! wrote:

you you wrote:Top quality. Love the auxiliary tank (petrol)

How do you know it was for petrol? If I were in Ireland, it'd be for whiskey.

Do C90s run on whisky? Probably

Think that red bottle had oil from what I remember.. We also had to buy more oil for the lad's bike. That's why the big gallon can it there too. Think his bike used most of that on the tour. Needed a new top end on our return. Our bikes have auxiliary tanks in the step though.