Newer member, longtime lurker, avid rider.

[allstateclub]

I've been hanging around this site for a while, deciding if a PCX or 2 might be in my future. Last month I puller the trigger on a red and a black model, one for me, one for my wife. They were two of the ones advertised for $2499 in Arkansas. I drove down from Ohio on early Thursday morning and was home late Friday night with 2 shiney new PCX's.

My wife's red one is still 100% stock, mine has been updated with the Givi tall screen, a Givi 30L trunk and I removed the annoying seat hump. Last week we decided to give them a proper test ride/run in with a little jaunt around Lake Erie. The plan was to avoid the interstate routes at all cost, but we did end up going from Toledo to the Detroit area on I-75 due to time issues (her brother wanted us there AT dinnertime and "don't be late").

Joyce's (the wife) bike had the underseat storage filled and a medium sized water tight stuff sack filled to the brim and straped on the seat. I had my underseat filled as well, a larger Givi trunk (not the 30L) on the back and a dog carrier for my constant companion, Max the 7 lb. Yorkie, strapped to the seat.

In the week we were on the road we did 775 miles. Our mileage varied from 84mpg to 104mpg, with the 104 coming in Canada with a healthy wind at our backs. Our mighest miles were 235 in a day. We had a great time and we'll be making lots more trips in the future.

As for how the bikes did; I like the Givi tall windshield. It's quiet behind that large hunk of clear plastic and at 5'8", I mostly look through the shield, but can look over it if I sit up straight like mom always told me to do. Compared to my other rides (2009 BMW R1200GS at 40mpg and my 2013 Ural Gear-Up at 29mpg), the 90+mpg average I'm getting is quite a pleasant surprise and I doubt I'll tire of that any time soon. Removing the seat hump helped with comfort somewhat and the holes allowed additional places to secure Max's carrier. The Givi trunk was way too large, something I knew up front, but being gone a week on a new bike made for challenging packing. So, the big Givi is being replaced with the more appropriate 30L.

The shocks suck and so does the seat. I'll be strapping on my beaded seat cover to see if that helps. The shocks, I'll have to do some more research on that issue. Another thing that bothered me was the tires. Every day I would check pressures and every day all 4 tires needed air, sometimes as much as 5 lbs. I'll be removing the tires, cleaning the beads and remounting them to see if that helps.

In all, I truly do like these PCX's and see a great future of minimalist touring on them.

[Fizzy Rascal]

Welcome to pcx.org

Glad to read you're enjoying your scoots.

[WhiteNoise]

Great entrance to the forums, I enjoyed reading your venture and agree with some of the not so good PCX stuff. The tires losing air, & the uncomfortable shocks. The seat really didn't bother me much but then I never went on any long trips
Folks here seem to like the YSS shocks and Michelin City Grip tires. When you have time, do a search and read on. We have quite a few couples here that are enjoying the ride(s) together on their Very Own PCX! All good news so far! You two Have Fun!

[JoshM]

Now that's a way to break in some scoots! Welcome!

[kramnala58]

Welcome to hondapcx.org.

The PCX is the only bike I have ever ridden (I'm 56), so I have nothing to compare it to, thus I always enjoy the perspective of riders who have owned several different bikes, large and small. It seem that no matter what size bike someone may have ridden, they have lots of positive things to say about the PCX. It speaks well as the PCX being a great bike.

[maddiedog]

Hiya, welcome. I think I've seen you on advrider before.

I recently swapped out the suspension on Mel46's wife's bike, and it made a huge difference. Needless to say, a new set of suspension is on order for me. An aftermarket seat from Thailand goes a long way too -- I have no problem on 500+ mile days on my comfy seat.

Someone recently started a super-minimalist touring thread on advrider here: http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=981121, there's some good info there. I posted my typical touring setup there too, if you're interested in reading about it.

Congrats on your PCX, and welcome to the site.

[Inoplanetyanin]

Every day I would check pressures and every day all 4 tires needed air, sometimes as much as 5 lbs. I'll be removing the tires, cleaning the beads and remounting them to see if that helps.

I would first check to see if the valve cores are tight.

[allstateclub]

That was my first check, they're tight.