Thank you both.

I have just been emailed by the dealer my Honda Forza 350 will be delivered on 23rd December....an early Xmas pressy !

Excellent!

Well the Honda Forza arrived at lunchtime....well happy !
Just waiting now for some dryer and lot warmer weather. I have ordered a luggage rack from Ali Expess and a 42 litre top box is next.
Roll on Spring !

Great!
At least you can gaze on it and stroke it now even if the weather keeps you from riding it just yet.

Use the waiting time to take a hacksaw to the 'document holder' under the seat - that's a start!
And coat the stands etc with ACF50 and/or XCP1...all that stuff.
At 74kg I find the rear suspension best on '2', and the tyres 2lb down on book figures - lots of fiddling time for you before spring!
Oh and you may need to put some sponge buffering between the fuel flap and the aperture it closes against, or it will jam shut...
Enjoy.

I have my new 350 Forza getting delivered next week! Are any of you guys doing your own maintenance or are you all sticking to the stealers until warranty ends.
Personally my bikes never normally see a dealer again once they leave. My current SV 650 is 3 years old and has never been back since! I'm handy with a spanner and know bike engines more than most! I'm not a mechanic but I know them well enough to fit a Stage 5 engine kit to a 2 week old Harley with only 28 miles on it. I also used to race bikes many moons ago and used ro rebuild my own motors.
Is there any issues appearing with the new 350s that would be worth sticking with dealers for the time been.

I take my vehicles to mechanics to look after. If something goes wrong, it's their responsibility and I'm passed grovelling around on the ground with spanners in hand.
I can afford to pay so I do.

Waldorf wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 2:02 pm I take my vehicles to mechanics to look after. If something goes wrong, it's their responsibility and I'm passed grovelling around on the ground with spanners in hand.
I can afford to pay so I do.

Not going to lie,I don't look forward to working on my bikes like I used to,used to love tinkering around but not so much now.

Crash pads in that video are OK...


probably not available in the EU