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It looks like a ride at an amusement park! I bet it is a blast however but the price - OUCH!

Brake HP is the actual HP of the engine at the crank. It is called "brake" because the instrument originally used to test it was called a brake. The engine would run and the brake increased until the engine stalled. They then could tell at what resistance the engine stoped and that gave th...

I think you are right about the color coding. BUT I can't find any info about what the colors mean. The places I found them were Japanese sites and Google translator isn't much help. The last picture shows the floating engine mount and so I see why those parts are different colored. Not sure why the...

Thanks. I do not plan on riding on the interstate. I thought I posted that but part of that sentence got deleted!? The only word left from the sentence was the word "interstate" and a parentheses - go figure? Anyway I ride 99% around town almost every day, all year round. Didn't ride today...

I think the point of the picture is to show how the floating engine mount works. Here is a better picture.

Here are some pics of the frame if that helps. http://m-bike.sakura.ne.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/honda_forza_si/IMG_0307.jpg http://m-bike.sakura.ne.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/honda_forza_si/IMG_0322.jpg http://img.bikebros.co.jp/vb_img/eimpre/img/369/point01b.jpg http://img.bikebros.co...

How does it sound? I have seen/heard videos of the very expensive exhausts on the Forza{Yoshi and Akrapovic} but I refuse to pay that much. Interested to hear this one. @ fish and why - better sound, better looks, less weight, no rust. However unlike all the claims there is little if anything gained...

Several of the Taiwanese brands and both of the Korean bike brands started life making parts for one of the Japanese brands{or maybe even more}. Both Kymco and SYM started off making parts and then complete bikes for Honda. Kymco has tried to separate from the Honda look but SYM still builds several...

The new 500 and 750 Harleys are going to be built in the USA, at least those sold here. For many other places they are going to be built in India. Not that I really care. The only bike Harley has made in recent years that even peaks my interest is the electric drive Livewire.

In Japan the 2008 style show above is still listed. What we are getting as the "Forza" is sold there as "Forza Si".

There is a guy who has a yellow Reflex here. I almost bought it but he wanted too much. In the end he ended up keeping it. I have a feeling he didn't really want to sell it.

GN is correct. Unless an engine is designed specifically for synthetic it should not be used until the engine is fully broken in. An engine engineer friend of mine says 5-7K miles depending on how big the engine is{bigger engines can take it sooner}. Semi-synth is fine to use at any point according ...

As to the original question of wet in regards to the air filter - I think Honda means areas of very high humidity. Although if you ride a lot through puddles then that should be considered also.

There are three different octane rating systems for cars/motorcycles. Almost all the world uses the RON system. Another system is called MON but is not used exclusively in itself. The USA along with Canada and Mexico use AKI which combines RON and MON together and then divides by 2. This is actually...

Thanks for all the great pics. Shows what is under all the plastics.

The quality of Chinese made products is determined by who runs the factory and who the products are made for. The crappy quality products mostly come from state run factories! These build most of the cheap products that have flooded the American market. But there are some privately owned companies i...

Nice pics Fish!

Just joined this forum and looking to find out more about the Forza. I currently ride a 2006 Suzuki Burgman 400 Type S. I like my Burg but I don't love it. Anyway I have been looking at the other options out there and the Forza looks to be the closest to my perfect ride. interstate}. I will be readi...