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Yes, me. reckon that out of the 17,000 miles I've done, more than 12,000 of it has been above 50mph. Me too! I chose a Forza mainly because it didn't have a big screen. Previously I have owned a SilverWing 600 - a great bike spoilt by an extremely noisy large screen. If I could have got a "For...

Hello Peter, The two dealer techs assured me there would be no problem with clearance before I bought their tire. When I picked up the scoot I asked again... Thanks for the feedback. I'll look at using 150's next time. The difference in actual v indicated speed is much closer. I to am an "olde...

gn2 wrote:

pja2536 wrote:I am going to try Sava's at the next tyre change.

If you can track down Michelin City Grips they would be a far better bet.

Agreed! But Michelin DON'T sell scooter tyres in Australia. Bugger!!!

Regards,
Peter

Out in the sticks and heading home on a nice warm sunny day and picked up a ... Fish, Been there and done that. I belong to a motorists club which includes free towing, although I have to fork out AUD120 for motorcycle coverage on the spot; still MUCH cheaper than the towing costs. Why does Honda u...

A friend that was with me said that the bolster that is on the seat can easily be removed via a few bolts underneath which would allow you to sit back a few more inches. Has anyone done this? He also said that there are some aftermarket flat seats available which would allow you to sit about as far...

I thought I would add a few more photos to show some of the detail of the new seat. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QT1bi3R0RbE/U-2eNPnr3VI/AAAAAAAAOJs/O467ANXvUNY/w800-h600-no/Honda_Forza_seat_03.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-iL5-FOn9_TQ/U-2eOiq5M9I/AAAAAAAAOKE/UMQDA7Gaaf0/w800-h600-no/...

...This was an expensive project, but only because I used very high quality leather and french seams. That's a really nice looking job.I really like the French Stitching. I think that a seat re-upholster job is THE best improvement that you can make to the Forza. I have also had mine done: http://h...

... 10.300 kilometres on my scooter. Hi! Just from the small bit of your Forza that we can see in the picture it looks interesting. Is it possible to show some more details. There are NO accessories available for the Forza in Australia. Everything has to be privately imported from Europe or Asia. I...

... am starting to think about replacement tires for the OEM Dunlop Scootsmart tires... Rich, Hi! I went through the same search just before Xmas. I have a "thing" about Dunlop tyres and so wanted a different brand. I don't know about the US but here in Australia there was NO tyre supplie...

Just caught up with this post late last week. Checked that it applied to Australian sold Forzas. It does, but the Australian Government website for all recalls listed the VIN numbers and luckily I am not in the range. I am scheduled to do a 1,000 km ride with some mates in two days time; just as wel...

I rode a buddies Harley Sportster ... The seat was awful and I was numb after a couple of hours. I wholeheartedly agree; but (with all due respects) that's NOT the point. As an Australian, I couldn't come all that way to ride Route 66 and not do it on a Harley-Davidson (or perhaps that marvelous lo...

So I am looking at a trip that's going to be in the region of 10,000km next year. ... Am thinking Route 66 and back through Canada to home in Toronto. Monty, I have done several touring trips on my Forza (with another due next Wednesday/Thursday :-) ). However, these have been around 1,000 km and o...

Have a look here http://goo.gl/YBs6LT for some photos from my recent trip. The last photo shows the flat rear tyre.

Regards,
Peter

Fish said: ABS studies: Sweden - 48% of all severe or fatal bike accidents on +125cc could have been avoided with ABS. ABS equipped 250cc (or larger) cycles are involved in 37% fewer fatal accidents. My personal experience exactly. Fish also said: thought ABS prevented tire locking at all costs...to...

Does your Forza have ABS? YES! And what a great thing it is. My recent " near death experience " would have been a rather serious crash if it had not been for the ABS. It has since cost me a new set of tires but that's much cheaper than a wrecked scooter and rider ;) Most Hondas imported ...

Hi! (my first post on this forum) I'm from Australia and don't know what "City Grips" are; I presume they are a brand of tyres. Last week on my way home from a three-day ride around central New South Wales I suffered a massive flat rear tyre. I carry one of those little compressed air infl...