Newcastle Honda just got one in today in black if anyone is interested.

Have seen a real world review on you tube and I have to say I dont like it...

Engine will be good, but:

Non adjustable screen
Chain drive
Limited storage
Ugly rear view
Ugly front view
Ugly cockpit view

I dont think it has a lot going for it personally...

I'm sure it's very good for what it is. But what it isn't, is a Forza.

"Have seen a real world review on you tube and I have to say I dont like it..."

agree. lacking in many ways. they did not hit the right marks.
design is subjective. but little storage and no extension for the legs and way too small of a body. especially rear seat/storage being so small. payng for so much and getting little in return. id just go for a full motorcycle at that level. its not here nor there. 54hp is weak for 750cc the gp800 has 75 hp and can be overhauled for more. and they both have little underseat storage so whats the point. id even take a 650 vstron with 70hp. and just get a big top box

" I dont think it has a lot going for it personally..."

agree. its too small and adv with pointier front and back. nothing else.

Well....far be it from me to defend Honda, but the criticism seems a little harsh. You can, I believe, fit a full face helmet under the seat. OK, you'd like more, but its enough. I would end up buying a topbox anyway to store jacket when away from the bike. Looks are subjective - in the video Dezzie posted, it looked so Tmax like it wasn't true. Those leg shields look rather stuck on, but I'm not that bothered how it looks so much as how it goes. Chain drive?? A tricky one - not really a fan, but one of the advantages of the Forza/X-ADV/NC750X is that there are no stupid rubber bands to replace!!!
The engine is what the engine is - Honda designed it that way. I don't like its style, but some people get used to it. 57bhp on the latest version rather than 54 I think. Its torquey rather than revvy, which is probably why I wasn't so keen on it, but its efficient, and it is significantly faster than a Tmax, even if feels slow and ponderous.
With the non-existence of any Kymco dealers and very distant Yamaha dealers in my area, I may have to consider a Forza 750 in the future, but its the sort of scoot you'd buy with your head rather than your heart...

Good points as ever, Grumpy but I stand by my opinion that it really isn't a Forza. As a Tmax competitor (or dare I say, a step up?) I guess it works, but not as a step up from the Forza 300/350 as it lacks the key features that makes these such good commuters.

I imagine they just want to jump on the name to generate more sales than it did as whatever it was called before.

Interesting bike. Not sure it would be for me. I'm more into the smaller bikes these days. But it's a Honda and will no doubt be bullet proof and pretty good to ride.

StephenC wrote: Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:34 pm Good points as ever, Grumpy but I stand by my opinion that it really isn't a Forza. As a Tmax competitor (or dare I say, a step up?) I guess it works, but not as a step up from the Forza 300/350 as it lacks the key features that makes these such good commuters.

I imagine they just want to jump on the name to generate more sales than it did as whatever it was called before.

What's in a name? Yes, a fairly pathetic attempt to hitch onto the success of the smaller Forzas - one can only assume that the Integra didn't have any street cred, despite there being a fast Honda car of the same name! Its quite tricky to distinguish later Integras from this Forza, as the very last Integras had the same chassis as the X-ADV with improved luggage space.

as someone who has been commuting on the 300cc class of scoots for best part of a decade and having only recently embraced the honda NC750x this interests me. For my commute 80% at 70-75mph 13k a year , the small maxis need a bunch of maintenance which soon adds up. whilst the NC needs maintained aswell, it has been much less. i much prefer the weight of the small maxis in town riding though and miss the lack of weather protection. you get funny looks not being a powerranger if you want to nip out for lunch on the NC. unlike rome! all i've said though is head comments not heart! maybe its time to stop moaning and get that vespa gts hpe...

Chain drive is my preference these days, and I like the way it looks.

The feature that grinds my gears is the same as on many bikes, exposed fork tubes!