Seats from Thailand

[SECoda]

Well after sitting on the Forza more than several times waiting for the recall fix I decided it may need the seat back pushed rearward a little for the longer touring (up to maybe 300 miles at the extreme) I plan on doing for better leg room. From some comments on Facebook it appears that MP.MOTOR may do Forza seats now but not really sure. I inquired to them to find out and will post what I find out.

The new PCX seat has spoiled me.

[SECoda]

I heard from Visalinee at MP.Motor. The good news is he can and does do custom Forza seats. The bad news is that he has to buy the frames from Honda directly OEM and they are very expensive. That raises the seat price way up compared to a PCX.

[pcxpower]

Ohhhh.... given that in these countries they sell lots of PCXs and only some Forzas, it's very unlikely that they get a "non oem" supplier for the seat frames...

[SECoda]

Yes. Forza's seem to be considered a large bike over there for urban commuting. I plan on testing the Forza seat thoroughly before making any decisions. My local upholsterer will redo the existing seat for about $150 if worse comes to worse. I am hoping the Forza seat may be usable as-is. It is definitely more comfortable during the test rides I did than the original 2013 hump seat that was on my PCX and there is no hump and the stock Forza back support is similar to the MP.MOTOR seat I purchased. We tape measured the leg room as roughly 1" more than the 2015 PCX's my dealer now has. I don't believe the Forza really needs a new seat as badly as the PCX did except for taller folks for comfort sake.

[pcxpower]

Let's hope that you don't need to modify the original Forza seat, so you can avoid spending the extra $$!

[Mel46]

I just ran the tracking number through the U.S. Postal Service website. The seat reached New York, NY on November 15th, and it hasn't moved since then. MP Motor also sent me a note to confirm that it had reached the United States . I hope it is only Buffalo that has the snow problem, but if so...what are they doing with my seat?? I don't want to say that they are slow, but it has been in one spot for 9 days!!

[rdonahe]

I went ahead and ordered a humpless seat from MP Motor. It has been made and is now on the way. Here's the pic:



I'm guessing it'll be the better part of a month before it gets here but am looking forward to a decent seat...

[you you]

I went ahead and ordered a humpless seat from MP Motor. It has been made and is now on the way. Here's the pic:



I'm guessing it'll be the better part of a month before it gets here but am looking forward to a decent seat...

Doesn't look like there is a lot of padding on that. Unless it's just the camera angle?

[rdonahe]

Doesn't look like there is a lot of padding on that. Unless it's just the camera angle?

Hoping it's just the camera angle. I'll post a review when it gets here and I get it on the scoot.

[kramnala58]

I just ran the tracking number through the U.S. Postal Service website. The seat reached New York, NY on November 15th, and it hasn't moved since then. MP Motor also sent me a note to confirm that it had reached the United States . I hope it is only Buffalo that has the snow problem, but if so...what are they doing with my seat?? I don't want to say that they are slow, but it has been in one spot for 9 days!!

Take heart Mel, was it SECoda who also ordered a seat and it seemed to take an extended period of time once it arrive States side. Patience is a virtue.

[homie]

Hey kramnala, whilst we wait for seats what is that hood (over or replacing) your windscreen called technically. I don't find them because I don't know how to search one. I like those

[SECoda]

Mel46,

I went through the same issue. The USPS does not track the package once it hits New York and you see that last scan. I would think it should be close by now.

[Mel46]

My seat just arrived! It is beautiful. I have to go to the basement and dig out one of my old seats to get the rubber seal from it because these seats from Thailand don't come with them. Then I can install it and take some pictures. I had some stuff tied down on my other custom seat that is on the bike now and it wrinkled on the edges. I'm sure it will go back to its normal shape now that I have removed the tied down items. I will take pictures of both seats shortly.

[SECoda]

Great news! Look forward to pictures... I love my seat. I can ride very comfortable for hours now and it looks great.

[Mel46]

Here is my new seat. It looks nice AND the back support is just where i need it. I love this seat!

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[Mel46]

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Here is my seat with my new tank bag. Great combination. I'm a happy biker.....aside from the fact that i can't ride at the moment because of my recent surgery.

[Steph]

That seat is cool! Is that tank bag available in black?

[SECoda]

They are beautiful seats. Wait until you ride it.

[kramnala58]

Hey kramnala, whilst we wait for seats what is that hood (over or replacing) your windscreen called technically. I don't find them because I don't know how to search one. I like those

I'm not sure what they call them. I got it off the shelf at a shop here in Bangkok. They replace the windscreen. This means you can't added a taller windscreen unless you get one that mounts to the handle bars. It is not a bother to me though because I only ride in the city and rarely get above 40 mph.

[Mel46]

The tank bag comes in black and hi-viz yellow. I wanted the hi-viz so no one would steal it since i am not going to tie it down. It fits nice and tight and has 3 rubber extensions to keep it in place. The price was extremely inexpensive. It has a clear panel in front with a pocket for a gps, but for those who don't want to put a gps there, it would work well for a speaker for music...or other things.
There was a thread on it on this forum. That's how i discovered it.