Forza + East Coast Mountains-- Extended climbing power ?

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Forza + East Coast Mountains-- Extended climbing power ?

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Hello PCX/Forza forum . . .

Im most likely going to put an offer in on a Forza on Saturday.
If you have ever taken your Forza through the Blue Ridge Mountains or Green Mountains in Vermont, how does it climb?
Can it maintain 65 or so on the upside of those hills? Does it lose steam on extended climbs?
I looked for this, but cant find any info. Plenty of stuff on top speed, but nothing about extended climbing . . . :oops:

Thanks for your help!
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Re: Forza + East Coast Mountains-- Extended climbing power ?

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I don't know about your little mountains but I take mine up the Coquihalla Highway in BC all the time. I have no problem doing 65. Can't make 70. I go up to about 4000 feet and it is a long climb.
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davenowherejones wrote:I don't know about your little mountains but I take mine up the Coquihalla Highway in BC all the time. I have no problem doing 65. Can't make 70. I go up to about 4000 feet and it is a long climb.

I appreciate that. One of the roads I need to take to visit my relatives is through Mt Mitchell which is around 6500-7000ft elevation.
With a small amount of luggage and me(155) Im concerned the little 300 can do it. Oh well, only one side of the mountain is hard. One out of two isnt bad :P
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If Italians can ride wheezy old Vespas up and down alpine passes, you'll be fine on a modern Forza.
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gn2 wrote:If Italians can ride wheezy old Vespas up and down alpine passes, you'll be fine on a modern Forza.
Im gonna go ahead and do it I they give me a deal on my trades. Im not going to let a few-times-a-year-trip determine the outcome. But, wheezy vespas in alpine passes don't have caroming bigfoot trucks with rebel flags in the back window to worry about :lol:
I appreciate your encouragement, though . . .
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I can almost hear the banjos...
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thunderkat59 wrote:
gn2 wrote:If Italians can ride wheezy old Vespas up and down alpine passes, you'll be fine on a modern Forza.
Im gonna go ahead and do it I they give me a deal on my trades. Im not going to let a few-times-a-year-trip determine the outcome. But, wheezy vespas in alpine passes don't have caroming bigfoot trucks with rebel flags in the back window to worry about :lol:
I appreciate your encouragement, though . . .
The trucks I have worry about have 30 wheels. One flipped over on the highway again yesterday. There were two highway trailers formerly full of 2x4's upside down in fast lane of the highway. The 2x4's were everywhere. The highway was closed for 8 or 9 hours while they cleaned up the mess.
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gn2 wrote:I can almost hear the banjos...
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They filmed that movie in Georgia.

Using real, native Georgians.

The book was written by a guy named "Dickey"

Doesn't speak well of most of the natives here, I assure you.
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