riders in the storm wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 3:51 pm I was trying to study Andy's mirror arrangement, but my eyes kept getting drawn to the poster on his garage wall........ .......

Freebie from CSNL



I say free, but maybe extra is a better description given the price of NOS CL350 cam, chain, sprocket, tensioner, gaskets......

The young lady is of course doing a fine job keeping the C90 in such fine form although I'd question her choice of riding apparel

I will of course delete if viewed as tasteless by the group.

Andy

mottza wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 9:03 am For pants mirrors try a super cub

I have extenders fitted on mine. An annoyance, but at least an annoyance with an easy fix.

I think the last bike I owned with usable mirrors out of the box was an MZ 301 Saxon Tour. Sad that an insane dictatorship showed us how to do it (& how to enclose a chain) and we've lost the plot by letting stylists get out of control ☹

Andy

About to go away for a few days on the Forza,not an everyday rider,but when I do ride I ride hard,6,500 from new,the front tyre is ok,but the rear has had a harder life,I am pretty confident that my man I use for tyres is genuine,the tyre has worn on the edge when he looked at it,some of the roads I use have shite surfaces,but I’ll go with his findings and will have a new rear fitted,I’ve had various maxi scooters, my style of riding tends to chew up rear tyres,but I do feel good after a ride

6500 miles out of a rear is pretty good - I struggled to get much more than 4000 miles out of either tyre on the Tmax, and Tmax tyres are probably rather more than Forza ones!
I've seen vids from owners who report really good tyre life on the ADV350, so this will make a change for me!

My ADV350 is still good at 6600

Keeping an eye on mine. 4500 from new. I have a European trip in October so really don't want to run out of rubber. I'm approaching a bit of a bottleneck on my ability to keep up though, SuperCub MOT is also October, that will both tyres because the rear Heidenau is past it's best so I'm switching to Michelin and both will need oil changes. Getting the rear off the Forza looks like a lot of work, especially as it will be the first time on Hondasan will have employed gorillas with 10-foot extension bars to do the bolts up ☹

Nothing personal Gentlemen, but a couple of weeks rain in September might be the push I need to sort the lot.

Andy

Andym wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 6:49 pm

riders in the storm wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 3:51 pm I was trying to study Andy's mirror arrangement, but my eyes kept getting drawn to the poster on his garage wall........ .......

Freebie from CSNL



I say free, but maybe extra is a better description given the price of NOS CL350 cam, chain, sprocket, tensioner, gaskets......

The young lady is of course doing a fine job keeping the C90 in such fine form although I'd question her choice of riding apparel

I will of course delete if viewed as tasteless by the group.

Andy

Definitely nicer to look at than a mirror arrangement

Started my service/tyre change given I'm probably going to be stuck for 2 weeks due to our garden/drive getting re-vamped.

All I can say about getting the back wheel off is what a palaver



Usual new Honda comments also apply. No sign of grease anywhere, the exhaust clamp so tight the Chineseium bolt snapped and had to get the windy gun on the axle nut. The tyre wasn't the worst I've ever met to get off the rim. Looks like they are fitted with balancer beads too. Exhaust will be getting a blast of VHT paint as it is showing signs of rust (at 15 months).

Next job is a serious clean and application of anti-corrosion gunk while I wait for the next pair of CityGrips.

Andy

Several people here know Edd, he of Nnja and BMW fame;
He's sold the BM and bought a two-year-old, low mileage Forza 350!
I'm very pleased as I've tried hard for ages to convince him it's the sensible thing to do.
Like me and many others of our age, he was finding the big bike too heavy to push about.
I'm trying to persuade him to join Muppets; we shall see.

Waldorf wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 2:08 pm Several people here know Edd, he of Nnja and BMW fame;
He's sold the BM and bought a two-year-old, low mileage Forza 350!
I'm very pleased as I've tried hard for ages to convince him it's the sensible thing to do.
Like me and many others of our age, he was finding the big bike too heavy to push about.
I'm trying to persuade him to join Muppets; we shall see.

Well done, Mike, and to Edd for listening and taking note.

Two friends run the helmet park at the 3 bike show/jumbles at Ardingly each year.

Every event they both have to help at least one rider that has dropped their bike, either parking up, or setting off at low speed.

It's something a lot of older riders don't want to admit, nor even talk about.

I have another friend who doesn't ride any longer. He knows he isn't up to manhandling a 300kg bike, but can't face telling anyone he rides something smaller now.