2016 Honda PCX150 HD

2016 Honda PCX150 Dark Candy Red Let’s start with the new-for-2015 features. Along with an upgraded engine, the PCX150 got a bit of a make-over with new body panels to give it a sportier look more sport bike than scooterish. To enhance that new look, the PXC150 got compact dual LED headlights — in fact, lights all around including hazard lights — to give greater visibility for you to see and be seen. The new passenger seat is more comfortable, and weatherproof lockable underseat storage — which is now spring-loaded so it stays open without holding it — accommodates a full-face helmet, groceries or a full book bag. Also added in 2015, the scooter has an integral 12-volt adaptor for charging your electronics. One more notable change from the 2015 revamp is a larger fuel tank. Out went the 1.56-gallon tank, replaced with a 2.1-gallon. Half a gallon may not seem like much, but at 100 mpg, that’s an extra 50 miles, give or take. The tank mounts under the floorboard to keep the center of gravity low. This measure improves handling characteristics. Instrumentation on the PCX150 includes the typical speedometer, odometer and trip meter. It does have a fuel gauge, which I always like to see, but it also has a clock and a fuel-consumption readout. Those are nice extras. For ease of parking, the scooter comes with both a jiffy stand and a center stand. You can use whichever one better suits the parking spot; because let’s face it, sometimes having the room to let the scooter lean just isn’t there. While parked, you’re protected with a theft deterrent ignition system cover and steering lock to make sure your scooter stays where you put it. Though the lack of a proper step-through may be a turnoff to some, the beefy waist lends the PCX150 the appearance of great strength and stiffness. The high backbone also gives the scoot more of a motorcycle feel than you get from the classic scooter design and the 29.9-inch height and narrow waist makes for easy ground access and parking lot maneuvers. With a 27-degree rake and short, 3.4-inch trail, the PCX150 is maneuverable at speed, but may leave it feeling a bit squirrelly in a crosswind. Hydraulically dampened, 31 mm, telescopic forks float the front end on 3.9 inches of travel, and dual, coil-over shocks spring the rear and dampen the swing-mount drive unit with 3 inches of travel. You won’t be jumping any tracks on this scooter, but you should be able to manage most reasonably maintained city streets with it. The brakes even have a feature in common with Honda’s flagship tour bike, the GL1800 Gold Wing. Honda uses its Combined Brake System (CBS) to measure braking pressure and balance it between the front and rear binders for confident and safe braking. A three-pot, hydraulic caliper binds a 220 mm disc up front with a drum brake in the back, a typical setup for scooters. The 14-inch wheels round out the rolling chassis, and they fall into the "ample" size range as far as scooter tires go, so I will call