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New rider here had my pcx 125 for little over a month now, love it.

I’m moving to a housing complex with a large deep gravel driveway. I’m nervous about attempting to ride over this especially with the pcx’s relatively skinny tires. Anyone have any experience of riding the pcx over deep gravel?

Thanks

Would it be possible to motor slowly out on the grass beside the gravel drive?
Fish

Go slow and go straight…

joe3781 wrote:New rider here had my pcx 125 for little over a month now, love it.

I’m moving to a housing complex with a large deep gravel driveway. I’m nervous about attempting to ride over this especially with the pcx’s relatively skinny tires. Anyone have any experience of riding the pcx over deep gravel?

Thanks

Haven't done it on a scooter but did do it on a 1 mile or more with large rocks next to a dormant train track with a dual sport with lousy tires. What I learned the hardware is do it standing up otherwise you will get seasick. Short of that keep it at a steady pace (about 25mph) and don't fight the handle bars, instead go with it.

It may be just me but my habit on gravel and grated bridges has always been slow and steady, keeping your feet ready to go out if you should start to fall over. (That doesn't mean hang your feet out, though I have done that on wet lawns before. It means don't get too comfortable on the seat while doing this. It can take you by surprise.)

Mel46 wrote:It may be just me but my habit on gravel and grated bridges has always been slow and steady, keeping your feet ready to go out if you should start to fall over. That doesn't mean hang your feet out

That! Slow and steady, feet ready.

Use common sense folks, if gravel looks too gnarly and beyond your capability and your bikes, that spells "No Go." Perhaps you can Walk it? Or Choose a safer route? (if it exists).
Ride within your comfort zone.

Then again, if you're a dare devil - no matter. Common Sense is Not a-part of the equation. JUMP IT!

Practice flat-track riding skills?

There's the solution - just wear full track-day sort of gear and go for it.

Seriously, just go easy. If the gravel is really huge, maybe do try to find an alternate route on grass or even dirt. Pushing a PCX on gravel will be a trial.

Gas it and don’t touch the front brake.

i ride on gravel sometimes i just put my feet out go slow and if it starts to tip i can put my foot down at slow speeds its not unsafe to put your foot out if you need to im going 5mph tops

Just slow and steady. I have ridden 10 miles on a gravel road on my old Metropolitan but I don't think I ever got over 5 mph the whole way. As others have said, be ready to shoot a leg out if you have to keep from tipping over.

"Deep Gravel" is a whole different bag of taters!
Ride in grass, or walk it in the grass.
Fish

It'll be fine.
Just take your time.
For parking on your gravel drive, get some slabs and lay them into the gravel where you park.
One for the front wheel and one for the centrestand.

Or do like the kids do today with their bicycles that they just HAD to have, so mom and dad did without in order to buy it for them. Just throw it on the ground and leave it there for someone else to pick up. Heck, in my neighborhood the kids even leave their bikes in the road while they play in someone's yard that isn't theirs!

But really, don't do that with your PCX. It doesn't like that.

I have ridden a few times on gravel. Just be slow and try and keep straight. Do not use the front break and keep both legs out to steady or stop yourself. Similar advice for snow and ice.