Thanks for your input Vincent. I've been away for the weekend, so now I'm
back the search is on in earnest.
Interestingly, I attended the German FJ Owners Club rally in Hamburg. I met
one of the senior sales team for Yamaha Germany, who was there with the FJR
doing a promotion. Germany is the most important touring motorcycle market
in the world, so a big effort was being made. His name is Horomi Kuroi.
I talked about the GTS to him. He confirmed that all production ceased
around '96 and all bikes bought after this had merely been in storage. It
seemed a sore point for him, as the sales team may have had considerable
input in identifying the bikes market, though perhaps not him personally.
Development on the FJR started immediately on the cessation of GTS
production, so they've had a long time to get it right. Therefore he wasn't
that pleased when I demonstrated to everyone there, that the FJR has cramped
legroom for the pillion passenger and for that reason I was hoping to buy a
GTS :>)
Barry Edwards
----- Original Message -----
From: Vincent Disselkoen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Barry Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: Servicing Issues
> Hi Barry,
>
> My wife has a Honda VFR, I own a GTS, and we don't trade much. My wife
> doesn't like the infamous GTS inertia under 5 mph. If I drive the VFR, in
> comparison, it definitely handles toylike at 'parking speed'.
>
> But now try a nasty curve with bad asphalt, which the GTS regards as an
> ironing board, with something like a VFR.... I'd say, set your priorities.
>
> Regarding the GTS's computer hardware: Yes, I had and have some trouble.
> But an EFI/sensor malfunction does not automatically mean that your bike
is
> out of order. In fact, the EFI's 'emergency program' seems to be quite
> failsafe.
> The problem is finding a dealer with the correct knowledge and diagnostic
> hardware to find the problem, so you might want to find a specialist in
the
> vicinity in case your local 'family business' dealer has no experience
with
> the EFI.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Vincent
>
