2025 · Scooter · Buyer's Guide
Touring Comfort in Scooter Clothes
The Forza 750 sits in that odd, useful space where a scooter stops being just a scooter. Under the step-through bodywork lives a 745 cc liquid-cooled parallel twin making 59 hp and 51 lb-ft, run through Honda's DCT (3rd generation), so there's no clutch lever and no gear pedal to think about. Honda RoadSync ties your phone into the TFT for calls and navigation prompts. What you get is twist-and-go city ease bolted onto genuine highway legs, a maxi-scooter built to swallow a commute Monday and a long weekend Saturday without changing character.
On the road it rides like something you can trust for years rather than months. The seating is roomy, the weather protection is real, and the reliability is the kind you stop thinking about. It fits the rider who wants one machine for dense city miles and open touring, without the fuss of a manual gearbox. The honest catch is the chain final drive, which asks for regular cleaning and adjustment on a bike sold on convenience, and the under-seat storage trails the smaller Forza. Live with those, and it makes quiet, logical sense.
Spec sheets don't ride bikes, but they set the baseline.
| Power | 59 hp (43 kW) @ 6,750 rpm |
|---|---|
| Torque | 51 lb-ft (69 Nm) @ 4,750 rpm |
| Displacement | 745 cc |
| Engine | Parallel twin |
| Cooling | Liquid-cooled |
| Gearbox | 6-speed |
| Final drive | Chain |
| Front tire | 120/70-17 |
| Rear tire | 160/60-15 |
| Seat height | 31.1 in (790 mm) |
| Wet weight | 518 lb (235 kg) |
| Fuel capacity | 3.5 gal (13.2 L) |
| Top speed | 99 mph (160 km/h) |
Equipment check
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Lighting
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This isn't my own verdict. It's what I've gathered over years of listening to the people who actually live with this bike: paddock talk, owners comparing notes, and the steady stream of messages riders send me directly. On the Forza 750 the chatter lands in a consistent place. Most come away impressed by how much real motorcycle hides under the scooter shell, with a couple of practical gripes that surface again and again.
The sentiment riders return to most is plain surprise at the engine. The parallel twin pulls with genuine torque and brisk acceleration, and owners consistently mention a top speed past 100 mph that flatly contradicts the styling. Most also find the DCT easy to live with whatever the traffic throws at them, which only adds to the sense of far more machine than the bodywork lets on.
Two complaints recur. The price sits alongside full-size motorcycles, and riders who still read it as 'just a scooter' find that a hard sell, even when they concede the performance and comfort earn it. The other is weight. Some owners say it takes real effort to wheel around a parking lot and to manage at walking pace, more of a chore than lighter scooters ask of you.
Where this Honda Forza 750 pulls ahead of — or falls behind — its rivals on the numbers, and the typical bike in its class on character.
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Displacement
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Forget spec-sheet bragging. Here's who the Forza 750 is actually built for.
You run city streets through the week and chase ridge roads on weekends. The Forza's modern face and effortless twist-and-go suit both, though it's tuned for relaxed touring miles more than hard canyon pace.
Made for San Francisco Bay Area · Skyline Boulevard · Big Sur Coast Highway
For daily miles in tight, crowded traffic this is a lot of scooter, easy to place and quick between the lights. Just weigh the under-seat storage, which comes up a little short, before you commit.
Made for New York City · Austin · Los Angeles
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