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Gn , I'm 6ft tall

Same height as me then, maybe my legs are shorter because I've never felt cramped when using proper foot placement on the PCX but feet forward is competely impossible for me.
I'm very such in two minds about the Forza there's low mileage used Sym 250s going for £800ish which would do the job fine, so do I really want to spend another £3700...?
Decisions decisions...

gn2 wrote:Same height as me then, maybe my legs are shorter because I've never felt cramped when using proper foot placement on the PCX but feet forward is competely impossible for me.
I'm very such in two minds about the Forza there's low mileage used Sym 250s going for £800ish which would do the job fine, so do I really want to spend another £3700...?
Decisions decisions...

Buy the Sym and keep the PCX for when it breaks?

Have two weeks in Cuba with the change

But the PCX is already broken, well the centre stand mount is anyway, itstillruns fine.
I think the Sym would be reliable enough, they have a good reputation among the cognoscienti.

Really liking the Test Reports.....!!!!!...THANKS Guys.....

I'm ordering mine tomorrow , and will have some bit for a Pcx for sale uk that is

I got a dealer to take off the Forza seat hump, 6 nuts to undo, see pics. Quick to take off, a 5 min job. Without the hump I can sit back far enough. But seat as you can see in the pics would need a fair bit of modifying. In particular the side mounting plates (2 fwd bolt holes) are metal and stick up. So would need grinding off, I think, as padding over them wouldnt be great. Padding over the back part would be easy.

The Forza underseat area is ony big enough for 1 full size helmet and a half size helmet. Im not even sure a 3/4 size helmet would fit in the front storage area. No way 2 full face helmets would fit.

Big problem I now have is low trade in value of my 125. As in oz everyone now wants a 150 PCX, so if I trade in I would take a big hit in $. Also I saw a CB500X. That bike fits me as is with no seat mods as its higher than the CB500F or CBR500R. Its the same weight as a forza but more power. Aparently there is a tall givi screen for it too.


IMG_0875 by TazPCX, on Flickr


IMG_0874 by TazPCX, on Flickr

My XL full face helmet easily fits in the front or rear section.

gn2 wrote:My XL full face helmet easily fits in the front or rear section.

Yep, there's been photos with two full size Helmets in the under seat storage area...!!!...and Taz, the Honda CB500X is a Great Bike also.....I took an eighty seven mile "Demo Ride" on one a couple of weeks ago.....so many Bikes, so Little Time(...and "CASH")...

The dealer told me the storage is for 1 1/2 helmets and front storage doesn't look big but will check other photos. At the end of the day its how it can fit your gear that will make you satisfied. But it didnt look like 2 Shark XL vision-r s would fit but wasnt about to try, seeing as the dealer was a 2 hour plane trip from my home.

I was thinking after leaving the dealer that the easiest way to modify the forza seat for tall folk maybe just to take off the backrest hump, and remove foam and plastic from it to make it more rounded and skinnier at the back. That could be a quick and easy self done job, restapling the existing vinyl and still using the six mounting bracket bolt holes. The seat is similar to the old Forza so Im sure tall folk also did it on that. Though I should mention there was an old 250 Forza at the dealer and there was an inch or 2 more legroom than on the new Forza and the seat was nice and soft. Do new seats soften up?

My Forza is still in transit. My local dealer is only getting a non-ABS model, and is getting mine from another dealer. Bummer. And I've got two days off and beautiful weather. WAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

I was in the opinion they only did abs on the forza......is it a European thing?

There are abs and non abs versions available in most markets.
UK is abs only though.

ah cheers, im all for it tbh, a good bonus I wasn't expecting. placing my order tomorrow after a lot of pondering this week!

Does the Forza come with a main stand as standard? I was disappointed the cb500x didn't.

Yes mate both stands as standard

Placed my order today end of sept delivery..... Good times

YEEEEEE...HAAAAAAA!!! Got my Forza ABS this morning. I'll write up a review in the next day or so. In the mean time, here are a few photos I took on the ride home. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going back out to put a few more miles on it.


New Toy by ScubaDude1960, on Flickr


New Toy by ScubaDude1960, on Flickr


New Toy by ScubaDude1960, on Flickr

Its not red, its RED.
Looks good, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

What's that appendage under the legshield/fairing?