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I went out on the PCX150 to try to measure some baseline performance before I started any mods. I already have a good idea that the fuel economy will run about 98 mpgUS with no top case and about 95 with the Givi B33 on the back. I'm still waiting for a bigger windshield. To see what the performance is like for a heavy rider I added 90 pounds of iron weights under the seat and did some timed runs and hill climbs. The timed runs were a washout as it was very windy. I had average 0-50mph times of 11.8 going one way and 14.0 seconds coming back the other. Call it 13 sec. for now. within 5 miles of my house is a perfect 3 mile long hill. Rolling into full throttle at the bottom at 30 mph, the PCX was able to get up to a steady 48 with 260 pounds on board. I would like to find a bit more hill climbing performance so I removed the snorkel from the inlet of the air box and am considering trying to drill the stock muffler to trade some added volume for less back pressure saving me the $400 for an aftermarket complete exhaust. Removing the snorkel (which was pinched when thy built the bike) cause no increase in sound, contrary to the CBR250R which now lets out quite a growl from the intake. I haven't ridden the PCX yet but did disconnect the battery to try to trigger the fuel ecu to adapt to the change if there is any.
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