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My wife and I were out of state for the weekend. We returned Sunday evening to see my wife's PCX on its side in our open sided carport . I mostly park the PCX on the center stand and did this time also. The front wheel was attached to a carport support with a kryptonite chain and lock. It may have dropped because of winds associated with one of our Florida afternoon T-storms. This bike has the Honda top case (more surface area for wind to push against) and fortunately the bike was covered. This carport has a slight slope and the bike fell in the direction of the slope. Testing the stability of the center stand and the side stand, I don't sense much additional stability from the side stand either. As a comparison, my Burgman 400 feels like the Rock of Gibraltar when up on the center stand.
Any suggestions for creating a more stable center stand or a beefer side stand? Thanks, Jack

If its an original 125 model I wouldnt be using the main stand much due to the reported problems here with it. I have an original 125 and Im 90% of the time on the side stand. Its survived 65mph winds on the side stand as I feel the main stand is not as stable. Did you have any damage?

J&J said it's a 150 -- center stand not as much a problem.

I'm finding that it's most stable with kick stand when locking the front wheel all the way to the left. The 3 points appear to be more stable than on the center stand, where it seems to rock.

Tie it to the Burgman? :-)

No, seriously, it would sincerely bother me to come home to that.
Trying to level the area sounds difficult and shielding it from the wind might look kinda hokey.
Would this be a good excuse to construct a backyard outbuilding?

Thanks for the comments. The Burgman is normally wedged beside it in the evenings and when I am not commuting. The Burgman happened to be in the shop over the weekend having some warranty work completed. Still, the PCX is normally exposed and on its own 10 hours a day.
I wanted to check and learn if anyone has modified / adapted the center stand to give it a more stable stance. We live in a condominium complex where structural modifications to offer more protection are not an option.

Can you strap it on both sides somehow--from the handlebars to some structure, like you were transporting it? Wouldn't take much force and straps could be taken off quickly.

Pseudo-Fed wrote:Can you strap it on both sides somehow--from the handlebars to some structure, like you were transporting it? Wouldn't take much force and straps could be taken off quickly.

OOoooo, yeah!
How about a couple of Ancra straps from the handlebars, tied to eyelets in a 4 x 8 sheet of medium-weight plywood?
The plywood sheet would lie on the carport floor with the eyelets sticking upward.
Park on the plywood, anchor down and walk away!
You could even paint a picture on the plywood -- Honda emblem or PCX forum logo.

I'd get a good stable wheel chock for it.