Since you're to replace your rear swingarm anyway, wouldn't it be cool to
replace it with a VTR 1000 swingarm, there's someone around here who knows
how to do so.
Good luck,
Michel
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> There has got to be a crashed GTS somewhere that can donate a rear
swingarm.
> It will cost you,but its got to be out there.
>
> Man, I would be so pissed at the dealer if that were me. Since MAY
> Geez-F-xmas.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas H. Keyworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 3:16 PM
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> Subject: Re: ABS nightmare...
>
>
> Speaking of ABS nightmares..... first discovered the problem w/ mine
back
> in Sep '99. Took it in in Oct for a top-end job, 4-1/2 months later
> (back-ordered rings...) they can't find what's wrong w/ the ABS, even
after
> replacing everything. I needed the bike, so I took it back until they
could
> figure out what to do. End of May I bring it back in to rebuild the
> suspension, and there it's been ever since. I've gone rounds w/ Danny in
> Customer "Relations" (800-962-7926), and Sol from the Warranty Dept was
> supposed to be working on it. The best Danny could do was to send my shop
> (Montclair Yamaha) an updated set of manuals - real good problem solver he
> is.
>
> Now, I just spoke w/ Montclair this morning and am just now being told
that
> the bearings in the rear swing arm were so badly worn that they wore the
> bearing cup to an egg-shape. Needless to say they can't come up w/
another
> swing arm - which I find hard to believe since Japan was producing these
> bikes up until just last year. They seem to believe that the chattering
and
> locking up of the brakes is not, in fact, faulty ABS but rather a result
of
> the rear wheel chattering because of the worn bearings.
>
> 1) Yea, nea? Any opinions out there (I know, silly question).
> 2) Any rear swing arms available out there?
> 3) Word of advice - don't wait till you've got 170,000 miles before
checking
> the bearings... (they were fine at 100,000, really!)
>
> Thanks,
>
> -T
> '94 GTS
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> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>There has got to be a crashed GTS somewhere that can =
> donate a rear swingarm. It will cost you,but its got to be out =
> there.</FONT></P>
>
> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Man, I would be so pissed at the dealer if that were =
> me. Since MAY Geez-F-xmas.</FONT>
> </P>
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> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Thomas H. Keyworth [<A =
> HREF=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>]</FON=
> T>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 3:16 PM</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: Multiple recipients of list</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: ABS nightmare...</FONT>
> </P>
> <BR>
>
> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Speaking of ABS nightmares..... first =
> discovered the problem w/ mine back</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>in Sep '99. Took it in in Oct for a top-end =
> job, 4-1/2 months later</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>(back-ordered rings...) they can't find what's wrong =
> w/ the ABS, even after</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>replacing everything. I needed the bike, so I =
> took it back until they could</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>figure out what to do. End of May I bring it =
> back in to rebuild the</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>suspension, and there it's been ever since. =
> I've gone rounds w/ Danny in</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Customer "Relations" (800-962-7926), and =
> Sol from the Warranty Dept was</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>supposed to be working on it. The best Danny =
> could do was to send my shop</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>(Montclair Yamaha) an updated set of manuals - real =
> good problem solver he</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>is.</FONT>
> </P>
>
> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Now, I just spoke w/ Montclair this morning and am =
> just now being told that</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the bearings in the rear swing arm were so badly =
> worn that they wore the</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>bearing cup to an egg-shape. Needless to say =
> they can't come up w/ another</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>swing arm - which I find hard to believe since Japan =
> was producing these</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>bikes up until just last year. They seem to =
> believe that the chattering and</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>locking up of the brakes is not, in fact, faulty ABS =
> but rather a result of</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the rear wheel chattering because of the worn =
> bearings.</FONT>
> </P>
>
> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>1) Yea, nea? Any opinions out there (I know, =
> silly question).</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>2) Any rear swing arms available out there?</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>3) Word of advice - don't wait till you've got =
> 170,000 miles before checking</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the bearings... (they were fine at 100,000, =
> really!)</FONT>
> </P>
>
> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks,</FONT>
> </P>
>
> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-T</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>'94 GTS</FONT>
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