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I have a Forza and a Fino also. For 10km a day I would probably not buy a Forza, especially if you live in a big city and parking is difficult.
If you have money to spend a Nmax, PCX etc. also offer also better comfort compared to a Click.

Many people here complain about the size of the Forza regarding filtering through lanes. That is not a problem. If a PCX fits through, the Forza will also pass.

So why I still have and keep the Fino? If I drive 3-5km to the Post or 7eleven I use the Fino because it is a lot lighter and parking is easier.

In my opinion that is the major negative point of big scooters. Parking or pushing when the space is limited and or not flat.

185kg is not as easy to push, especially if you have only 3-5cm on each side. The Scooter is also quite a bit longer. 

Pro Forza:

Good comfort, no problem to drive 100km-150km.
Ride is comfortable on smooth streets, but suspension could be better. Many owner change the shocks. It is fast enough in my opinion.

A lot of storage under the seat, usually Top Box not necessary. I also have a car, for weekly shopping I use the car.

Rain protection is excellent compared to a normal bike. If you drive a Duke, Versys, CB or whatever and you come in a light rain and the street is wet, you are soaked and especially your shoes, socks trouser etc. are soaked. On a Forza or X-max that is not the case. 

The is for me the major plus point. 

Contra: 
Parking or pushing is not easy compared to a smaller scooter

Not much fun to drive. It is not slow but on a nice curvy street and good weather a small Duke 390 can produce a grin on my face. That can be fun.
I don`t have those feelings on a Forza. 

Nevertheless I would buy the Forza again.

For my situation, a round trip to Pattaya or Rayong is about 100km, a big Scooter is perfect.

Light rain jacket under the seat is all I need and I don`t have to worry about the weather condition.

If you live at Pratunam and you drive daily to MBK a Maxi Scooter is not the perfect vehicle.

If you want a weekend bike to do some serious touring, proper riding gear compared with a "Big Bike" is better and more fun.

5 hours ago, Assurancetourix said:

Maybe a little crop , so u can re-consider ? 

 

 

The symbol is not in the correct position for a Nazi Swastika.

Although, since the years are mentioned it was probably the intention of the  owner/driver to display a Nazi Swastika.

However, since in many Buddhist countries the Buddhist Swastika is a positive symbol, I think everybody should now the difference.

2 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said:

"Thai government should act to stop Thais using images of "Mr Hitler" wrote webfact;

and what about that pickup shot in That Phanom - 2015 january 24 - 8 pm

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

Not same, 3000 years old symbol.

On 10/5/2018 at 11:55 AM, khwaibah said:

Chiang Mai. 2011

 

Maybe they thought, if the Prince of England can wear it, so can we...

1 hour ago, watcharacters said:

 

I'll bite.

 

What's the name of the basement level supermarket at Central Festival Plaza Pattaya?

 

Why do people post  lies like this on sites like Trip Advisor:    https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g293919-d1594951-r433088038-CentralFestival_Pattaya_Beach-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html

The name of the basement level supermarket at Central Festival Plaza Pattaya is Central Food Hall and this is the website of that company:

http://www.centralfoodhall.com/en

The website of Tops Supermarket is here:
 

https://www.tops.co.th/en/

As Thaibob mentioned, both companies belong to

. It is a big group. They also have department stores in Italy, Denmark and Germany.

2 hours ago, PaulDee said:

 

Hey, Copper,

Check out the Central Festival Web site

which clearly states:

"Top's Supermarket on the bottom floor”

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https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g293919-d1594951-r433088038-CentralFestival_Pattaya_Beach-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html#

Just because someone wrote on a 3rd party website, that it is Tops Supermarket does not mean it is correct. 

The Supermarket is Central Food Hall and they have only 9 of these Supermarkets in Thailand, so it is somewhat unlikely that they will open a second branch in Pattaya.

1 hour ago, Agusts said:

There was a good question about differences in models, no one replied...

So is there a major difference between say 2013, 2014 and 2015... engine, brakes, shocks, instruments etc.... !? 

 

P.S. what a buy of a 2016 Forza for 90kbht.....!!! ? You stole it. ????

 

No, there is no difference between a 2013 to 2018.

2018 new model:

Last month Honda Pattaya still had the old model in stock, price discounted around 10.000 THB or so.

A 2016 model with only 16k km for 90.000 THB is cheap, but on the other hand the market for the old Forza  is probably somewhat oversaturated right now.

On 9/24/2018 at 10:34 PM, Lokie said:

I also have a 2013 Forza paid a mate 100K for it two years ago, I had a Nouvo Elegance 135 in Thailand for 5 years before that but was too small for my fat ar$e and no good for a decent run (I have big bikes in UK also)

 

https://www.powerbyforza.com/en/12-accessories-honda-forza-300

If they charge in Phuket similar prices to the above mentioned website, I would say that it is very expensive. 

23 minutes ago, tutsiwarrior said:

I got some from iHerb, 'Natrol', 3mg tabs...can't remember what it cost but it was cheap...much much cheaper than OTC melatonin in Thailand which is ridiculously expensive as it's imported...

 

 

I also order usually from iHerb, but it can take 2-3 weeks until you have it. Lazada  24-48 hours and the price difference is not that much. 

Siambury is an exellent shop, not only for cheese. I go there at least once every 10 days and I drive 40km one way. 
Cheese is incredible good value. If you want a similar price, you would have to buy a 3kg Block at Makro.
Last time I bought PG Tea bags, 199 THB for 160 bags, smoked salmon 250 gr. for 80 THB  (small cuts, but tasted excellent). Fish fingers also a very nice product for a good price. They often have short dated products for a good price in store. I love that store!

Makro, I also go there each time I drive to Pattaya and it is useful for some products too, but since TGM manages the Cheese and  cold cuts counter, the prices are high. Couple of years ago imported Spanish Salami was cheaper as the TGM Salami (which is eatable too), they changed that very quickly when they started to manage it.
If I want to buy something from TGM I go to Naklua, they have a shop there not far from Belucky.

From Tesco Jomtien Sukhumvit it is less then 3km to Siamburys

7 hours ago, stjp8729 said:

Has not seen this spots on my Forza.

 

I went for YSS due to Öhlins had backorder on the shocks, anyhow will upgrade the frontsprings also.

 

 

 

Well, maybe you lucky with your shield or they already changed it. Aphonda is aware of the problem, as you can see here:
 

and here:

Some Thai drivers also reported  problems with the tires and others have at certain speeds the wobble or shimmy effect.

I think many scooters have the shimmy, especially if they come with a heavy top case. I also have that on some streets if below 60km/h , but it is not a strong vibration and one finger on the handlebar is enough to stop the wobble. But other people reported stronger vibrations also at higher speeds.
Anyway, it is something which should happen only if you drive without your hands on the handlebar.
Can be the tire pressure, tires,  heavy topcase, wheel balance,  etc. 

Did you install the YSS G-Top or G-Sport? Are you happy with the new shocks?
 

19 minutes ago, Charly2008 said:

You can get the statement in every branch, my account was opened in Chonburi and got the statement in Big C branch at Hangdong road.

You will need your account book, your passport and the fee, which was 120 THB if my memory serves me right, they can do it anytime at the service counter and it takes approx. 15 min after your que number is called.

As always in Thailand there are exceptions to this rule. I needed the letter in June this year, went to Kasikorn Tesco Jomtien. After 10 minutes my queue number came up, was told that I have to go to Central Festival (about 10km distance) , as it was the branch the account was opened. The year before it was possible in Jomtien. 
Cost in Pattaya is 200 THB with receipt. 
Also to get a regular ATM card from Kasikorn (without self renewing inflated insurance packages) is very hard to archive. 

I'm 15 years Customer with Kasikorn but I think I will change to a different bank soon.

14 hours ago, Magnus Gunnarsson said:

If any of you manage to figure this out. Then please share the news.

This is bugging me like CRAZY ?

 

I did manage to figure out how to Adjust the Clock, Display brightness and to reset the maintenance frequency.

But setting the consumption to L/100Km is a NO GO so far ? 

Why you making yourself the stress ? If you have 33km per litre take out your smartphone calculator and type 100/33= 3.03 litre / 100km. If you get above 33.4km per litre the average is below 3 litre on 100km. 

So far my average is 33km if drive around 90-110 km/h. Just for the fun I tried both, 30km more or less full throttle results in 4.7 litre and slow acceleration with max. 90km/h gives you around 36km/h or  2.77 litre per 100km/h, personally I don`t care much if it uses 2.8 or 3.4 litre.

On my Forza two brown spots build up on the windshield. Only visible if the shield is in top position. I know two other Forza 2018 driver in my area, both have the same brown spots.
I think it is from foam rubber, that is installed below the shield. The spots develop only if you drive with the shield on the lowest position. So if you have the shield always in top position, you probably will not have that problem.  When they make the service the use a polish to remove the discoloration. 

That is my only problem so far.
I think about YSS or Öhlins upgrade, with all the potholes around here there is some room for improvement.

Otherwise I am happy with the scooter.

1 minute ago, NE1 said:

I was looking for a price list for all Honda's bikes.

 

Thanks anyway.

Well, two pictures are linked to the website checkraka.com ( which means price check) and you can search official price there.

You will not find an official price list on the website of aphonda.com because they tolerate that the distributors sale above the recommended prices and want to make it for the customer as difficult as possible to figure out the recommended prices from Honda. 

If you looking for a above 300ccm the prices are online on there website Honda Bigbike.

In the end you can check the price online but the distributors make there own prices based on popularity of the model.
Yamaha has fixed prices (and discounts).

1 hour ago, NE1 said:

Is there a price list for the present round of Honda bikes?

 

Honda had published a price of 82,300 THB for the new PCX in 12/2017. When the bike came out new going rate was around 96.000 THB. Right now I think it is still around 86,000 THB.

The official price for the PCX Hybrid model is 99.900 THB, many shops want around 110.000 THB now.

33 years old from Myanmar.

10 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

@stjp8729  : sorry for the blackout and forget the above.

 

I did some search about your intended change of the display.

There is an owner manual in English (pdf) which seems to describe the necessary steps on page 22 to 24.

 

http://mototh.com/files/honda/Forza-300/Honda-Forza-300-Owners-Manual-EN.pdf

 

That manual is for the old Forza.
 

I have on average 30-33km per liter.

18 hours ago, JaiLai said:

 

Can you recommend one you’ve used, ie location?

Thanks


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I'm sorry, I can't recommend you any shop. But I think if they offer that service, the chances are good that it is effective. 
I often have 1-2 dogs in my car so in my case the problem is recurring. When I saw that Amorn Electronics  had those tubes on sale for just 100 THB I bought three of those together with a small fan. I installed all in a cheap plastic box and it works.  Total cost around 500 THB.

Works best with cold dry air, so AC must running. 

Also  available at Lazada already in a shiny case:

Or without the shiny case:

Some of the bigger car detailer have Ozone Genertors, those machines are really effective. 
Depending how deep the smell is inside, treatment can take 30 minutes to a couple of hours.
 

On 8/25/2018 at 12:57 AM, NewOldLife said:

Cool mate. How is the massage place like? 

I recommend you to take a look there first. There is also a coffee shop in the buildung.
You can have a drink and look around. I was there last time about 3 years ago. 
Drinks are not expensive and a "full service" massage was about 1500.- THB.
You probably have seen it somewhere before, most of the girls sit behind a big window and you can take a look while drinking a beer.
If you have decided which one, you can tell the number of the girl to the staff. Pretty straight forward. 

Usually there are also some girls outside of the fishbowl, in general those girls are a little bit more expensive. Most of those girls don`t understand much English.

2-4k THB should be enough for a couple of hours. If you speak a little thai or the girl speaks some English,  they are often keen to meet you outside of the massage shop, as it is more profitable for them to meet you outside of that venue.

If on a weekend, it is better to drive to Pattaya.
Friday evening to Pattaya and stay until Saturday or Sunday. More fun and cheaper. 

7 hours ago, NewOldLife said:

Hi everyone! I am new in Rayong and will be here for 4 months for work here. May I know where is the nice place for drinks and maybe with company of girl? I am currently staying at around Rayong Central near to Tesco Lotus, thus prefer somewhere around the area. 

 

Many thanks in advance! 

Manora Spa & Massage , it is about 2-3km from Tesco Sukhumvit. 

15 minutes ago, Scottjouro said:

Retirement, marriage, work...same principle...i am married, over 50 and have a work permit...so lets play guess the extension ?....doesnt matter they all do the same thing 

Based on that standard most of the aliens enter the UK, DE or NL should denied entry or shot on sight ?

 
Lets face it, 90 day report or TM.30 is something 99% only the "good ones" do correctly.
The 1% or less that are "criminals", don`t report the actual address.

Those people usually have money and are not stupid, they not keen on surprise visits from anyone.

I have nothing against registration or background checks. But do it one time properly and then it is ok. 
When I married in Germany in the 90s, immigration visited us couple of month after marriage unannounced at 07:00 in the morning.
They wanted to see the bathroom, bedroom etc. A little bit annoying, on the other hand that was a one time procedure.
Maybe 5% or less got the visit from immigration that time. I married very young and they probably got suspicious.

After 5 years my wife got an "Niederlassungserlaubnis", basically a Residence Permit lifetime. Not important if we get divorced or not. She can stay in Germany as long as she wants with all the benefits... Totally fair in my opinion.  5 years married, no criminal record - why not.

Now we married almost 30 years and in Thailand I'm still on yearly extensions. Every year 3 photos  (bedroom, living room, front of the house) for the IO plus 3 copy's, application, copy of the marriage certificate, have you got the witness? etc... Always the same. Why not scan it one time ? Always the same set of paper... but 17 years, not one visit.

You want a witness you can give 300 THB to any Motorbike taxi driver. Proof of address: water bill - name on the bill irrelevant etc. p.p.

Residence certificate for renew driver license. Sure no problem, easy to get from immigration. Just show your electricity bill or old driver licence and voila there you go.

Only show no system. Like a 50 Baht helmet on a motorbike - or a empty fire extinguisher, it looks good but does not fulfill a real purpose.  

Just now, Tanoshi said:

You wrote;

Which is a Visa type.

 

Extensions are based on Retirement, Marriage etc.

Every year when I apply the ask "Type of Visa". I write only "Non O"

3 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

Yes.

It depends on your Amphoe. Some may insist on a Non Imm Visa at minimum, others have obtained it on Tourist Visas.

You are only required to make a 90 day report if staying in Thailand for 90 consecutive days.

Most Visas only allow a maximum stay of 90 days, if a ME Visa they have to exit/re-enter to get another 90 days.

The Non Imm O-A Visa though allows entries of 1 year, so that's a Visa allowing 90 day reports.

 

He was probably fined for not filing a TM30.

Ok, thanks for your time.
Still a little bit confused, ME Visa I don`t know at all.
Non O Visa for one year I know, but I thought those people had to do border runs every 90 days.

However, all in all it seems with the extension of stay, like in my case, I don`t have to report a TM.30 each time I sleep in a different City or Country.

Thanks again.