YSS rear shocks received and installed - report
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 11:35 am
Hi all,
I got my new YSS rear shocks in the mail and installed them, so here are some notes about them:
These are the shocks: https://bikerzbits.com/honda-forza-nss- ... orber.html
I ordered them on Dec. 28 and they arrived a couple of days ago, so it took just short of one month from order to delivery, even though I used the pricier Thailand Air delivery option. My total charge, including shipping, was 294.28 USD.
They are some beautiful, beautiful parts and they really dress up the appearance of the scooter. Great looking upgrade. These red ones are the same exact shade of orange/red as my US red Forza.
I can't tell you much about the ride yet, but the installation was easy. You don't have to remove any Forza body panels to get to the upper mounts, if you're willing to use a box-end instead of a socket on the upper bolts. (PCX owners will tell you that you have to do about an hour's worth of body-part removal and replacement to get up in there, but that's not the case with the Forza.). The lower mounts are easily accessible with a socket and short extension, and a normal box-end will do the job on the uppers. There's no Locktite in there; they're just nicely torqued down at the factory, so a couple of shots from your best hammer will break them loose and after that you can pretty much unscrew them by hand.
The kit comes with a small selection of spacers, but I ended up not using any of them, as the YSSs are exactly the same dimensions as the original Hondas. (Lucky for me, because the package does not include any instructions - you're on your own there.) Fortunately there are some nice illustrations on the box that show how to adjust the rebound, compression, and preload, but I'm going to put some miles on the new ride before I change any of those.
So there ya go - money well spent IMO, even if they don't improve the ride, but I'm sure they will. I put the lower-priced non-reservoir type YSSs on my PCX and the difference was like night and day.
Johnny
I got my new YSS rear shocks in the mail and installed them, so here are some notes about them:
These are the shocks: https://bikerzbits.com/honda-forza-nss- ... orber.html
I ordered them on Dec. 28 and they arrived a couple of days ago, so it took just short of one month from order to delivery, even though I used the pricier Thailand Air delivery option. My total charge, including shipping, was 294.28 USD.
They are some beautiful, beautiful parts and they really dress up the appearance of the scooter. Great looking upgrade. These red ones are the same exact shade of orange/red as my US red Forza.
I can't tell you much about the ride yet, but the installation was easy. You don't have to remove any Forza body panels to get to the upper mounts, if you're willing to use a box-end instead of a socket on the upper bolts. (PCX owners will tell you that you have to do about an hour's worth of body-part removal and replacement to get up in there, but that's not the case with the Forza.). The lower mounts are easily accessible with a socket and short extension, and a normal box-end will do the job on the uppers. There's no Locktite in there; they're just nicely torqued down at the factory, so a couple of shots from your best hammer will break them loose and after that you can pretty much unscrew them by hand.
The kit comes with a small selection of spacers, but I ended up not using any of them, as the YSSs are exactly the same dimensions as the original Hondas. (Lucky for me, because the package does not include any instructions - you're on your own there.) Fortunately there are some nice illustrations on the box that show how to adjust the rebound, compression, and preload, but I'm going to put some miles on the new ride before I change any of those.
So there ya go - money well spent IMO, even if they don't improve the ride, but I'm sure they will. I put the lower-priced non-reservoir type YSSs on my PCX and the difference was like night and day.
Johnny