Glued panels on

[davenowherejones]

I have run silicone around the edge of a lot of my panels. Just enough to hold them in place and to stop rattles. I will have to use a razor to get any panels off. I have replaced some of the body panel screws with roofing screws with a rubber grommet. There are a few of the plastic removable pop rivets around the radiator. I might put roofing screws in there to.

The bumps don't makes so much noise now. I like the Forza but parts of it are badly engineered.

[gn2]

Ear plugs work too.
The Forza quality is pish.
Won't be buying another.

[homie]

I have run silicone around the edge of a lot of my panels. Just enough to hold them in place and to stop rattles. I will have to use a razor to get any panels off. I have replaced some of the body panel screws with roofing screws with a rubber grommet. There are a few of the plastic removable pop rivets around the radiator. I might put roofing screws in there to.

what the heck! My grandpa used to paint his chevy with a brush.

[davenowherejones]

I was afraid that the panels would fall off when I hit bumps in the road. They whole front end used to bounce on the frame I think. It felt bloody awful.

[gn2]

Steer round the bumps.

[you you]

I have run silicone around the edge of a lot of my panels. Just enough to hold them in place and to stop rattles. I will have to use a razor to get any panels off. I have replaced some of the body panel screws with roofing screws with a rubber grommet. There are a few of the plastic removable pop rivets around the radiator. I might put roofing screws in there to.

what the heck! My grandpa used to paint his chevy with a brush.

A toothbrush

[davenowherejones]

Steer round the bumps.

Our weather is worse than yours and so are our bumps. I hit one on the Coquihalla Highway at 110 kmph that threw my bum right off the seat. I think my feet were in the air also. The whole road had fallen down the mountain by about 8 inches. I phoned the highways people and they threw a "Bump" sign in the ditch to solve the problem.

[gn2]

Our weather is worse than yours and so are our bumps. I hit one on the Coquihalla Highway at 110 kmph that threw my bum right off the seat. I think my feet were in the air also. The whole road had fallen down the mountain by about 8 inches. I phoned the highways people and they threw a "Bump" sign in the ditch to solve the problem.

Sounds like you may have bought the wrong vehicle.
But then again if you can't spot massive holes and bumps in the road at 110 kph should you be riding at 110kph?

[davenowherejones]

I have run silicone around the edge of a lot of my panels. Just enough to hold them in place and to stop rattles. I will have to use a razor to get any panels off. I have replaced some of the body panel screws with roofing screws with a rubber grommet. There are a few of the plastic removable pop rivets around the radiator. I might put roofing screws in there to.

what the heck! My grandpa used to paint his chevy with a brush.

A toothbrush

I painted a Chevy truck with a paintbrush and a can of blue house paint.

A local doctor was helping me one day and he dropped a bit red paint on a guys truck bumper but instead of cleaning it off, he did the whole bumper red. The guy we borrowed the truck from was not impressed.

I bought a $50 dollar Datsun B210 from a guy who said it was his girlfriends car. I used up 20 half empty spray cans and painted every panel a different colour (VW copied me a while later on the Golf). The car was stolen on New Years day. I got the car back a few months later and painted it black with a yellow stripe.

Yeehaw lets have some fun!!!

[davenowherejones]

Our weather is worse than yours and so are our bumps. I hit one on the Coquihalla Highway at 110 kmph that threw my bum right off the seat. I think my feet were in the air also. The whole road had fallen down the mountain by about 8 inches. I phoned the highways people and they threw a "Bump" sign in the ditch to solve the problem.

Sounds like you may have bought the wrong vehicle.
But then again if you can't spot massive holes and bumps in the road at 110 kph should you be riding at 110kph?

The lighting was bad.

The road is posted at 120 kmph and most people do more than that.

[gn2]

The lighting was bad.

The road is posted at 120 kmph and most people do more than that.

If the lighting was so bad you couldn't see big holes and bumps in the road, should you have been doing 110kph...?

[davenowherejones]

The lighting was bad.

The road is posted at 120 kmph and most people do more than that.

If the lighting was so bad you couldn't see big holes and bumps in the road, should you have been doing 110kph...?

I know what you are saying but this is the major highway in the area. The private contractor does not make any money fixing holes. Going slower than 110 means a 30 wheel truck will have to pay attention to you. Some of those truckers drive for 30 hours straight.

The hole was not that big but the shape of the hole was such that it launches you airborne.

There are no other roads in this area, the highway is the only road. The show Highway Thru Hell was filmed here because of all the major wrecks. There are dark patches on the highway where trucks have burnt to the ground. There is no fire department. One truck full of groceries burnt for several days.

I like riding small motorcycles at their limits. I would hate to have a BMW and never get it out of 3rd gear. I have been to a lot of extreme places that most people don't even know about. I bought the Forza because it can not go that fast. I could have bought a 650 Burgman but to ride it at the limit would have me going way too fast always. It is just me, full throttle or nothing, too much brain damage. I have fun when I ride but my lifestyle is not for everyone. You call me normal and I'll smack you.

I am planning a 500 km ride tomorrow. Part of it will be on the Coquihalla and part of it will be done very slowly on a 40 km stretch of gravel from Tulameen. I am getting a new CityGrip on Monday so I plan on using up the last of the ScootSmart.

[davenowherejones]

I did my ride, wore out the front tire some more, I saw dead things. Deer, some little animal, cow (bones almost completely bleached, some skin & hair) and an accident on the Coquihalla that required two ambulances (probably not fatal))

The 40 km of gravel was almost smoother than the paved road. I had a few dirt bike rear end twitches, no worries.

Gas milage seemed to be pretty good. It is kind of weird to stop and put $3.85 worth of gas in but I have had unexpected detours add a lot more kilometres than I had planned. 95 miles per bigger Canadian gallon due to running slow on the gravel.

With our bigger distances between gas stations I fill up every chance I have between distant towns. The Flying J behind me ran the big truck diesel pumps dry the other day. I also find other stations with no gas until the next delivery truck comes. The RCMP close the highway often and the detours are several hundred kilometres or none at all. 12 hour delays happen occasionally.

[mjoa68]

...You call me normal and I'll smack you...

Hahah! I like your attitude davenowherejones.

[davenowherejones]

Some of the plastic removable pop rivets are cracking. One down by the radiator fell apart as soon as I touched it. I broke the silicone sealant and pried the panels apart to put a u-nut on the inside tab and drove a roofing screw through it all when it was origamied back together.

The plastic rivets holding the access cover for the rear light bulbs that forms the rear of the seat storage box (by the document holder under the back of the seat) are also breaking. I replaced the lower two with u-nuts but have to buy more u-nuts for the upper two which are zap strapped until I buy them.

The Forza was an expensive scooter when new in Canada. They have dropped the price several times probably because it was not selling. One dealer is advertising brand new 2014's still in the box. The poor quality plastic is breaking on me. The light cover access panel's tab snapped off when I replaced my tail lights. These little plastic tabs are fragile. I expect my Forza to be naked if I hit a really big bump.