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derekg
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 11
Age: 65
Location: Stirling Scotland
Points: 652
Registration date: 2010-09-02
 |  Subject: general guidance  Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:51 pm | |
| just found this forum..acquired a SWing two weeks ago..18 months old ...125cc...to get back into scootering after 40 yrs.
so needing loads of guidance
couple of things ..will i need do you think to keep charging the battery...and if I do what should I get to do that ..I already have a battery charger for my powercaddy golf trolley...would that do?
and will in need to top up the coolant system or should it be OK if not leaking.
it is a great bike ...thrilled with it.
regards
DerekG
ps I am in Scotland uk |
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DennisB
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 2397
Points: 4091
Registration date: 2008-12-28
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:33 pm | |
| Hi derekg,
Welcome the forum. What model number is your Silverwing. Most are ether 400cc or 600cc. |
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honda_silver
Site Admin
Number of posts: 2248
Age: 51
Location: Georgetown, Tx
Points: 3589
Registration date: 2008-12-23
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:48 pm | |
| | derekg wrote: | | just found this forum..acquired a SWing two weeks ago..18 months old ...125cc... |
In Europe, the Silverwing is either 400cc or 600cc.
| derekg wrote: | | will i need do you think to keep charging the battery...and if I do what should I get to do that ..I already have a battery charger for my powercaddy golf trolley |
It depends if your battery charger handle AGM battery types.
Disconnect the light-bulb under the seat to preserve the battery from accidental run-down.
| derekg wrote: | | will in need to top up the coolant system or should it be OK |
Facing the front of the Silverwing, shine a flashlight under the left side and check the level of the coolant. Monitor frequently, to determine if you have a leak._________________ Bill - Georgetown TX 07 Silver Wing ABS Clearview w/vent, Givi E96/TB19/E52 with Admore Lighting, Alaskan Leather, Wrist Rests, 3M Solas tape, K&N air, Hyperpro spring, Grip Puppies, Airhawk, Utopia backrest, Stebel, Apexcone HIDs, StingerZ LEDs (w/Backoff WigWag), Knight Rider Sequential LED, NGK Iridium, Power Commander III, Manic Salamander, Saeng mirrors, Garmin Zumo 660, Dark-Side Sumitomo Tire  |
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MikeO
Site Admin
Number of posts: 1724
Age: 62
Location: Western Europe
Points: 2863
Registration date: 2009-06-29
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:14 pm | |
| The 125 is called the S-Wing in the UK and Europe:
Here
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'09 Silverwing 600 - 'The Winged Express' - Delta Blue, ABS, Heated Grips, Givi Airflow Screen, Utopia rider's backrest, Givi pillion backrest & E52 Topbox, Cortech Super Mini Tank Bag as a tunnel-bag, Starcom Digital Comms System.
www.x9ownersclub.co.uk - for all Maxi-Riders who want to RIDE!
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
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Waspie
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 1728
Age: 60
Location: Portland, UK
Points: 2888
Registration date: 2009-07-26
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:18 pm | |
| Agree with Mike,
Here in the UK it is common practice to confuse the Honda S-Wing, (125cc) with the accepted abreviated version of the Silver Wing (SWing).
Totally a diferent machine albeit still a Honda. |
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derekg
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 11
Age: 65
Location: Stirling Scotland
Points: 652
Registration date: 2010-09-02
| | Subject: misunderstood I think. Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:37 am | |
| Thanks for the response
As I am only just back to scootering after all those years ( an old Vespa man) please forgive me for confusing a Honda S-Wing with a Honda Silverwing..
In my ignornace I had just thought the larger scooters were larger versions of what i have...but apparently not so....but I am now better informed.
Certainly the 125cc is big enough for me at present given my lack of experience...it nicks on...
So I think I am on the wrong Forum?
Need to find a Honda S-Wing forum...any knowledge of such a thing?
but thanks for the helpful responses and safe travelling.
You never know one day i may upgrade to a Silverwing.
regards
derekG. |
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MikeO
Site Admin
Number of posts: 1724
Age: 62
Location: Western Europe
Points: 2863
Registration date: 2009-06-29
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:04 am | |
| You could try this one:
http://www.maxi-muppets.co.uk
They're all as mad as hatters (except for me) but friendly and helpful.
My name there is Waldorf.
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Mike - Riding on the right - riding for pleasure!
'09 Silverwing 600 - 'The Winged Express' - Delta Blue, ABS, Heated Grips, Givi Airflow Screen, Utopia rider's backrest, Givi pillion backrest & E52 Topbox, Cortech Super Mini Tank Bag as a tunnel-bag, Starcom Digital Comms System.
www.x9ownersclub.co.uk - for all Maxi-Riders who want to RIDE!
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
Edmund Burke
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pja
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 157
Age: 65
Location: Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia
Points: 1179
Registration date: 2009-10-02
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:33 am | |
| | derekg wrote: | ...Certainly the 125cc is big enough for me at present given my lack of experience...it nicks on...
So I think I am on the wrong Forum?... |
Derek,
Why not stay a member of this forum and sell your S-Wing and buy a SWing? After a very short while you will probably find you need a bit more go than a 125cc bike gives, particularly if you want to do any riding outside town. I came back to riding with a Vespa 150cc and moved on to a Honda CB900F Hornet (probably a little too big a step) then onto the SWing.
I understand the need to ride a small displacement bike when you are new or coming back to riding; but that nervous feeling soon fades.
Enjoy your scootering!
Peter |
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The Scootist
Silver Wing Rider
Number of posts: 484
Age: 54
Location: Littleton, Colorado
Points: 1673
Registration date: 2009-01-23
| | Subject: S-Wing Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:43 am | |
| Mike:
Thanks for the link. I had never heard of the 125 S-Wing. It looks like a neat scoot.
Derek,
Stick around. There is a wealth of information on this forum regardless of which scoot you ride. Enjoy your S-Wing.
Cheers
DCC |
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driftwoodpoint
Touring Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 367
Age: 62
Location: Oxford, Ohio
Points: 1492
Registration date: 2008-12-29
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:14 pm | |
| I think there is nothing wrong with moving up the bike size as you get used to it. Men have a tendency I think to get something too big before they have experience.
The last 20 years I have slowly gotten bigger scoots. I had a 125 Elite about 20 years ago. Then I got a used Helix and had that a few years. Then I bought a new Helix and had that for three years and last year bought my 09 Silverwing. I have just loved this bike and am on it every chance I get. Take a good safely class and continue to grow and learn is the key. |
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Waspie
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 1728
Age: 60
Location: Portland, UK
Points: 2888
Registration date: 2009-07-26
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:54 am | |
| | driftwoodpoint wrote: | | I think there is nothing wrong with moving up the bike size as you get used to it. Men have a tendency I think to get something too big before they have experience. |
Agree, I started on a 125, then moved up a 400 when comfortable, currently ride my 600 Silver Wing. Every transition to a bigger engine felt right with my age and experience levels.
As they say, you have to start somewhere. I knew far too many who started big and never lived to enjoy their lives or machines. |
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eddy
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 129
Age: 61
Location: Europe Flanders.
Points: 1050
Registration date: 2009-11-27
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:48 am | |
| Now i have 2000 Miles with my SW. Still thinking it's to much power. Maybe a 400 is ok for me? Who knows... I will keep the 600.  |
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bigbird
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 2144
Location: Winnipeg Canada
Points: 3037
Registration date: 2010-05-02
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derekg
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 11
Age: 65
Location: Stirling Scotland
Points: 652
Registration date: 2010-09-02
| | Subject: thanks Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:36 am | |
| thanks again for all the helpful comments I will stick with my S-Wing for the time being ...it will go at 70mph but I am still chickening out at 55mph..just a wimp really. Going to take it Island hopping on the Scottish Western Isles next Spring /Summer when I am retired...and their roads limit the speed! Derekg  |
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GaryL
Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 237
Age: 59
Location: Casa Grande, Arizona
Points: 939
Registration date: 2010-07-09
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:10 pm | |
| Does anyone know if the S-Wing shown above is the same as the new PCX (125cc) that Honda is introducing here in the US? It looks the same except that the PCX does not have a large windscreen. |
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MikeO
Site Admin
Number of posts: 1724
Age: 62
Location: Western Europe
Points: 2863
Registration date: 2009-06-29
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:14 pm | |
| Looking at the pictures, no, it isn't.
It looks the business, though.
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Mike - Riding on the right - riding for pleasure!
'09 Silverwing 600 - 'The Winged Express' - Delta Blue, ABS, Heated Grips, Givi Airflow Screen, Utopia rider's backrest, Givi pillion backrest & E52 Topbox, Cortech Super Mini Tank Bag as a tunnel-bag, Starcom Digital Comms System.
www.x9ownersclub.co.uk - for all Maxi-Riders who want to RIDE!
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
Edmund Burke
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billmc
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 41
Age: 53
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Points: 695
Registration date: 2010-08-15
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:47 pm | |
| I was just reading about the PCX yesterday. According to the article, the PCX is built in Honda's plant in Thailand. This has allowed them to keep costs down and for the first time, release a new model at the same time in many different markets, something Honda has not done before. |
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derekg
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 11
Age: 65
Location: Stirling Scotland
Points: 652
Registration date: 2010-09-02
| | Subject: Re: general guidance Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:58 pm | |
| if you wish to see more detail on the PCX ( and also my S-Wing) go to
www.honda.co.uk
and click on motorbikes and then scooters
The PCX is a nice scooter.
It was released in the UK fairly recently
Saw one in the dealership when I was looking around to get a scooter but not as yet seen one on the road.
On the web page you will get a better idea of the S-Wing
Derekg
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