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Re: Universal License Plate Holder !

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O.k.,all the tuning jobs on my Forza is finally done today.Now I will go for the testing ride,take the photos and post it tonight...!
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Sandokan wrote:O.k.,all the tuning jobs on my Forza is finally done today.Now I will go for the testing ride,take the photos and post it tonight...!
:D :D :D
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All modifications what have been done on my Forza :

“Y“ Front Fairing painted in a glossy black colour & Ermax Windscreen
Philips H4 Blue Vision 4000 K light bulbs
Rims painted in a glossy black colour & Honda rim stickers
90 Degrees Alluminium Tyre Valves
Oil Filler Plug
Passenger Foot Plates
Rear YSS Shock Absorbers & Lowering Brackets
Rizoma Universal License Plate Holder
Crankcase Cover,Belt Case Air Cleaner Cover & Air Filter Cover painted in a glossy black colour + Engine Cover Guard + Engine Cover Bolts
Foot Plates With Extra Protection & Side Kickstand Extension Plate
Pentagon Mirrors,Brake Fluid Tank Covers,Rotating Bar Clamps,Handle Bar Hand Grips,Titanium Handle Bar Plugs & Dimotiv Brake Levers
Seat Damper Opener (replaced under warranty)
DNA High Performance Air Filter
J.Costa EVO3 Variator (17 grams)
Akrapovic Exhaust

Notes to add:
Seat dumper opener need to be changed because from the begining was acting weird...sometimes the seat will stay in upper position but mostly,the seat will fall down,what was very frustrating. On the day when the service guys replaced it,I asked them to show me how much is the force in the old one and the new one and the result is: old one 500 N,new one 720 N !...And I can say,its a hell of a difference ! With the new one,the seat standing very solid,without a fear,that will fall on your head and you can feel it how its more stabile & stronger than before and how supposed to be.

The last 2 things what I do is changing air filter and the variator.While the air filter was an easy job,replacing the variator gives me a big headache...and the reason for that was a variator blocking tool,what I ordered it on the eBay,from China...!
Pins on this bullshit tool were too big for the holes on the fan,so it took me few more hours with the fie and grit sandpaper to reduce the pins for the hole size,so after all,I managed to do it,with the help of steel pipe,as a support of that tool.As I already have the torque wrench,I tightened it on the 85 Nm,by the J.Costa instructions.
The point of all this is to warn about this useless tool,which cost around 10-12 USD...trust me,its not worth a dime.I see that the proper tool cost double the price or some more but believe me,it saves you a lots of trouble...simple advice for all, AVOID THIS TOOL AT ALL COST !!!!!

About rearview mirrors...in the begining,I mentioned that I will put the Kiwav mirrors,what I ordered first.In the meantime,I've ordered this pentagon mirrors because they look more sporty than Kiwav mirrors and with a bit of suspicious mind,that will be bad quality or too small,decide to go with them first...I must say that I am positive surprised with them,they look great and the vision is simply o.k. for me,so I will keep them on Forza.

About rear shock absorbers...I didnt do any adjustment on them so the spring is on the factory settings.To be honest,I didnt drive it enough time,to see how its work,so I will see in the in the future time should I do some adjustment or not.

About J.Costa variator...I must say that I am impressed with it.Forza reacting much more fluid on the throttle and everything looks much better,especially when its accelerate between 80 – 120 km/h.I tested it today,as I finished variator job today...because of the strong wind today,I didnt go with full speed,120 km/h was maximum today,so in the next few days I will try it with the full throttle,to see how its looks like...after all,I am more than satisfied with it and it is something what I would definitely recommend for people who wants to add some extra power for Forza !!!

About the removing the orange plastic from turn signals...the guys from the service told me that the plastic cannot be separated easy,more like they must break it to separate it from the other part with warning that there will be no protection from rain or water if they do that,so I just leave it like it is.

That's all...what to say after all ?
For sure,I can say,that I am more than happy & satisfied how everything looked like.
The point is...this is how I want it to my Forza looked like but when all the jobs were done,it was looking even better than I expected,what put much bigger smile on my face !!!

Here are all the photos :

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... xsuark.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... 4wvyja.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... dsepnt.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... igpv2u.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... pqkmwq.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... uyxbtj.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... 17qjnu.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... 73wfvv.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... 4jhjbw.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... k2rcnn.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... lhasnu.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... bqoy6c.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... zqmnwk.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... e78pfp.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... s9elud.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... 5e15z7.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... fd9bfw.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... ux04y5.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... a9wydt.jpg
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Re: Universal License Plate Holder !

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Just a quick update...today I have a longer drive with Forza and try to see what is going on with the maximum speed now when the Costa variator is on.
I must mention this...I was trying to go with the maximum speed before Costa variator 3-4 times and it was always 135 km/h,not more than that.
Today,with the Costa and with plenty of wind in my chest,Forza goes up to 140 km/h,what is a pleasant surprise ! When I decide to put Costa,my point is to
get the better acceleration at start and from 60-120 km/h and about the maximum speed I was thinking it will stay the same,so I am glad that I was wrong.
In the next few days,if the weather allow me,I will try it few more times,to see is this the final top speed or can go a bit more !!!
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Sandokan wrote:All modifications what have been done on my Forza :

“Y“ Front Fairing painted in a glossy black colour & Ermax Windscreen
Philips H4 Blue Vision 4000 K light bulbs
Rims painted in a glossy black colour & Honda rim stickers
90 Degrees Alluminium Tyre Valves
Oil Filler Plug
Passenger Foot Plates
Rear YSS Shock Absorbers & Lowering Brackets
Rizoma Universal License Plate Holder
Crankcase Cover,Belt Case Air Cleaner Cover & Air Filter Cover painted in a glossy black colour + Engine Cover Guard + Engine Cover Bolts
Foot Plates With Extra Protection & Side Kickstand Extension Plate
Pentagon Mirrors,Brake Fluid Tank Covers,Rotating Bar Clamps,Handle Bar Hand Grips,Titanium Handle Bar Plugs & Dimotiv Brake Levers
Seat Damper Opener (replaced under warranty)
DNA High Performance Air Filter
J.Costa EVO3 Variator (17 grams)
Akrapovic Exhaust

Notes to add:
Seat dumper opener need to be changed because from the begining was acting weird...sometimes the seat will stay in upper position but mostly,the seat will fall down,what was very frustrating. On the day when the service guys replaced it,I asked them to show me how much is the force in the old one and the new one and the result is: old one 500 N,new one 720 N !...And I can say,its a hell of a difference ! With the new one,the seat standing very solid,without a fear,that will fall on your head and you can feel it how its more stabile & stronger than before and how supposed to be.

The last 2 things what I do is changing air filter and the variator.While the air filter was an easy job,replacing the variator gives me a big headache...and the reason for that was a variator blocking tool,what I ordered it on the eBay,from China...!
Pins on this bullshit tool were too big for the holes on the fan,so it took me few more hours with the fie and grit sandpaper to reduce the pins for the hole size,so after all,I managed to do it,with the help of steel pipe,as a support of that tool.As I already have the torque wrench,I tightened it on the 85 Nm,by the J.Costa instructions.
The point of all this is to warn about this useless tool,which cost around 10-12 USD...trust me,its not worth a dime.I see that the proper tool cost double the price or some more but believe me,it saves you a lots of trouble...simple advice for all, AVOID THIS TOOL AT ALL COST !!!!!

About rearview mirrors...in the begining,I mentioned that I will put the Kiwav mirrors,what I ordered first.In the meantime,I've ordered this pentagon mirrors because they look more sporty than Kiwav mirrors and with a bit of suspicious mind,that will be bad quality or too small,decide to go with them first...I must say that I am positive surprised with them,they look great and the vision is simply o.k. for me,so I will keep them on Forza.

About rear shock absorbers...I didnt do any adjustment on them so the spring is on the factory settings.To be honest,I didnt drive it enough time,to see how its work,so I will see in the in the future time should I do some adjustment or not.

About J.Costa variator...I must say that I am impressed with it.Forza reacting much more fluid on the throttle and everything looks much better,especially when its accelerate between 80 – 120 km/h.I tested it today,as I finished variator job today...because of the strong wind today,I didnt go with full speed,120 km/h was maximum today,so in the next few days I will try it with the full throttle,to see how its looks like...after all,I am more than satisfied with it and it is something what I would definitely recommend for people who wants to add some extra power for Forza !!!

About the removing the orange plastic from turn signals...the guys from the service told me that the plastic cannot be separated easy,more like they must break it to separate it from the other part with warning that there will be no protection from rain or water if they do that,so I just leave it like it is.

That's all...what to say after all ?
For sure,I can say,that I am more than happy & satisfied how everything looked like.
The point is...this is how I want it to my Forza looked like but when all the jobs were done,it was looking even better than I expected,what put much bigger smile on my face !!!

Here are all the photos :

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... xsuark.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... 4wvyja.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... dsepnt.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... igpv2u.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... pqkmwq.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... uyxbtj.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... 17qjnu.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... 73wfvv.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... 4jhjbw.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... k2rcnn.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... lhasnu.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... bqoy6c.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... zqmnwk.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... e78pfp.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... s9elud.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... 5e15z7.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... fd9bfw.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... ux04y5.jpg
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o71 ... a9wydt.jpg
Nice job! a couple of questions:
I have seen you have lowered your scooter with shocks extender, is necessary to low the fork dampers too?
About the rear fender, how the Honda service took away?
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A pic of mine, added vent grill on the left side and gold bolts and screws and applied some stickers
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I think its not necessary to lower fork dampers,they just took of originals,put the new ones on those lowering bracket and thats pretty much it.
Also,I didnt do any adjustment on the shock absorbers until now,its still from the factory settings.
I can say,even with the factory settings,they are much,much better than the OEM ones,also Honda dealer from my town also confirmed this.
About the rear fender...he take off the old one without any cutting or destroying and to put the new Rizoma universal one,he must make one more
small plate,where the rear fender must be connected because the plate must be fixed in the middle of the chassis.

I also have a question for you about this vent grill plate what you put...it looks really nice and I would love to put it too,so if you can tell me where did you get this and for how much money ?
In my opinion,I think you ordered it from the Webike Japan or maybe I am wrong ?

I am thinking also to put some HONDA stickers on both side of the Forza,right above this vent grill plate,so I am still thinking about it !
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Sandokan wrote:I think its not necessary to lower fork dampers,they just took of originals,put the new ones on those lowering bracket and thats pretty much it.
Also,I didnt do any adjustment on the shock absorbers until now,its still from the factory settings.
I can say,even with the factory settings,they are much,much better than the OEM ones,also Honda dealer from my town also confirmed this.
About the rear fender...he take off the old one without any cutting or destroying and to put the new Rizoma universal one,he must make one more
small plate,where the rear fender must be connected because the plate must be fixed in the middle of the chassis.

I also have a question for you about this vent grill plate what you put...it looks really nice and I would love to put it too,so if you can tell me where did you get this and for how much money ?
In my opinion,I think you ordered it from the Webike Japan or maybe I am wrong ?

I am thinking also to put some HONDA stickers on both side of the Forza,right above this vent grill plate,so I am still thinking about it !
Buying the vent grill was very hard. I bought from a Thai guy on Facebook the same who sold me the bolts. Very difficult to communicate with him (He speaks a very poor English). The cost in not high but shipping and custom are.
The vent is almost a self made part. It is the oem inspection panel cut in the middle and with an alluminium plate screwed, not too difficult to scratch built, but if you want tomorrow I give you the guys name
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I see...yes,sure,when its convinient for you to pass me the guy name,it will be great...thanks for that !!!
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Sandokan wrote:I see...yes,sure,when its convinient for you to pass me the guy name,it will be great...thanks for that !!!
This is his facebook profile https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012352833012
About your brake levers, they are the ones from Bikers? http://www.powerbyforza.com/fr/bikers/7 ... s-300.html
Do you feel good, considering that they are foldable?
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Thanks for the information !
I am glad that you ask about the brake levers...in the begining,I was suspicious about foldable brake levers and it was not on my shopping list.
But by the time when I was searching around for non-foldable ones,I couldnt find any,so at the end I decide to go with foldable ones.
And I must say that I am happy with it...I dont find to have any problems because they are foldable ones and they look great on Forza.
No,they are not from the BikerBitz,I've ordered it from the eBay and the company (seller) is Dimotiv...price is 108.00 USD + postage 32.80 USD.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/DIMOTIV-MOTO-G ... 7675.l2563
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I've contact the guy,about this vent grill plate...he said the price is 1500 THB,what is 50 USD + shipment + custom,what is way too much for me,so I just give up on it !
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Sandokan wrote:I've contact the guy,about this vent grill plate...he said the price is 1500 THB,what is 50 USD + shipment + custom,what is way too much for me,so I just give up on it !
Do it yourself, is not too difficult
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kar120c wrote:
Do it yourself, is not too difficult

Except flat pack furniture.
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you you wrote:
kar120c wrote:
Do it yourself, is not too difficult

Except flat pack furniture.
Do you think Ikea makes a Sküter?
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MBMyer wrote:
you you wrote:
kar120c wrote:
Do it yourself, is not too difficult

Except flat pack furniture.
Do you think Ikea makes a Sküter?
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