Bluebottle wrote: I don't follow the logic of using the Forza name for a bargain basement 300 but a top end 125

Yeah, that's puzzled me, especially as there is a distinct family resemblance between the PCX and Forza 300. They might just as well have kept the S-wing name, though that was a bit of an odd name as well.

I suppose "s-wing" links into the gold/Silverwing family of upmarket products.

I don't know if the Spanish team had free range with the S-wing name at the time, maybe there is a pun we don't get - like the Citroen DS (DS sounds like the French word for goddess)

just did a quickie
The literal meaning of "forza" is "strength" and "force". But when it's an exclamation, it means "go". It's mainly used to cheer or encourage. Forza! = Go!

What's in a name anyway?
In other news my Forza has a new name, I have decided that henceforth it shall be called Dennis.
I feel so much better now that its an altogetherly upmarket machine.

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Satelis

Mazda have a car called the LaPuta plus there's the Mitsubishi Pajero. Check the Spanish meanings for those two models!

Someone must have a grudge for spanish people in the design departments

"MR2" in French sounds like "shitty"

But back on track, I would have gone for a prestige family sharing the same name and a budget family with another, but I'm old fashioned like that.

I'm not in the target market but I'd like to have seen a bigger under seat storage rather than the "sporty" and "aggressive" narrow tale. If I want sporty and aggressive a scooter is the last thing I would look at.

Good to see Honda putting out an upmarket 125 though, I was beginning to think they were moving away from what I liked about Hondas.

Looks like they put a lot of thought into it

Bluebottle wrote:
I'm not in the target market but I'd like to have seen a bigger under seat storage rather than the "sporty" and "aggressive" narrow tale. If I want sporty and aggressive a scooter is the last thing I would look at.

Assuming we're back to talking about the Forza 125, you can (apparently) get two full face helmets under the seat - how much more space do you want???