The Honda PCX / Forza / ADV150 / SH Forums

this shows it a little clearer...... Some pics from an early teardown I did just to familiarize myself with the scoot..... I plan to use the Forza as a light tourer and you never want to have to learn these things on the side of the road. As with most Honda "plastic bikes", with a few secr...

Really sorry to hear that, Bhaasie..... both for you and for the rest of us! I guess that means we're all infected, right? We just wait for our scoot to go zombie. Was the Forza idling or had you started to move when it shut off? If you can talk with the service department it would be great if you c...

Figured out what this hatch is by the part name ...but, has anyone been in there to see what's in there ..or why it's needed. It opens directly over the fuel injection throttle body.... it has to be a service port for the fuel injection, since that's about the only component accessible through that...

According to the service manual, the Forza's ACGenerator outputs 32A or 380W..... that's the same as the Reflex and BR charging systems. The BR used twin 55W/60W headlights that sucked up 10A on high beams.... the Forza uses 35W/35W headlights, so that means about 6A draw on high beams? With the For...

I recently installed a Givi D1123ST....I preferred the plain shield. http://www.accessoryinternational.com/product/givi-d1123st-windshield-honda-forza-300.html http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r154/BRed1/c544fb33-c3e8-4925-838a-18dbb9a7789a.jpg Good clearance at the steering locks.... http://i143....

It may be possible....there's also a hollow cavity behind the bearing mount that may be responsible for much of the resonance. The CVT's out-board bearing almost seems an after-thought, like the designers finally realized the engine had more torque than they thought and the driven pulley needed some...

With the Big Ruckus and Reflex I tested just about every weight class from 14gram rollers through 26gram rollers, then a variety of sliders and finally slider/roller combinations. Slider/roller combinations always gave the best acceleration with the highest top speed at the lowest rpm (yes, that is ...

The "turbine" whine sound is from the CVT's air intake (as best as I can tell).... it uses a series of small inlet ports along the circumference of the blower cover and has a unique whistling sound that follows the engine revs as it blows air though the CVT case. The outboard cross-shaft s...

I think Honda's stated peak torque and HP readings are made with the engine removed from the bike.... usually the CVT, final drive and rear tire result in those reported numbers being bumped higher by several hundred rpm in reading delivered torque and HP. That was the case with the Big Ruckus, whic...

The need to lower your starting gear is dependent on many factors and since I don't yet have any hard data from the Veypor computer on the Forza, I can't just say you don't want to do that, but the Forza appears to have ample power to run taller gearing. I can say that from my experience tuning Refl...

Either of those sized sliders will work. In that particular size of rollers (23x18), Honda has two diameters..... 23x18 used in the FES250, PS250 and NSS250 (and NSS300) 24x18 used in the CN250 and CH250 There's less than 1mm difference in the diameter and the two sizes are usually considered interc...

The engine air intake is tucked under the body, but the CVT air intake is a separate port on the Forza (unlike the Reflex and BR which shared an air inlet.) If you slide your hand along the front of the CVT blower cover you can feel the forward facing ports. But most of the sound on the left side, i...

...so getting a marker down with Honda now and within warranty seems logical? That's the point I was trying to make.... if your pump fails and you go in for warranty service, it looks like a "random" failure to them, even if you tell them the content of this thread after the fact. If, on ...

I belong to several Honda forums related to different bikes, including the VT1100 Shadow forum, a CX/GL500 forum, and TotalRuckus, the Ruckus website. While I have no doubt that someone at Honda Corporate monitors these sites and possibly uses gleaned information in refining and developing policy an...

Yes....6 fasteners on the underside of the seat hold it in place.

Once removed there are 6 rather conspicuous holes at the step, but it makes the seat feel bigger (longer?)

This sort of thing goes way beyond "annoying"..... fuel pump failure at an inopportune time could be deadly? The fuel pump sells for $103 at most parts suppliers over here.... if there is a known issue with the installed fuel pump, I would gladly pay for a new one out of pocket (assuming i...

Iridium plugs aren't magic, they were developed to extend the service interval....2-3 times the normal plug replacement cycle.

If you're changing the plug out every 8000 miles (as the service manual suggests) you would most likely gain nothing.

Sorry to hear that Dave...good luck and I hope you get your scoot back soon. that puts this thread in a whole new demographic? And reading Khan's DEAD FORZA thread..... the shop said spark plug failure, but that incident sounded suspiciously like a fuel delivery problem to me. A fuel injection syste...

I think Honda is smarter than we think...... the guys who know what they're doing will have their own tools and won't need the Honda "mystery metal" toolkit. for those who don't own tools, the toolkit is an invitation for exploration and warranty service? hence, the US market gets a screwd...

I tried set of the City Grips when they first came out (they replaced the Michelin Gold Standard scooter tire line).... as the name implies, a very grippy tire, but the rear one on my BR developed a bald spot (12" strip with almost no tread!) on one side after 2300 miles. That may have just bee...