In your message dated: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:01:43 MDT, The pithy ruminations from Grant Gall on <Re: shocks> were: => Just for the record Kevin, where do you know you can get them rebuilt for so => little?
Circuit One (http://www.circuit1.com) in Portland, Oregon, will rebuild the GTS shocks for about $115 genuine US dollars each (thats what, about $450 Canadian? :)). It took about 2 weeks, and the handling was much improved. The had a supply of heavier springs for the rear shock, but I don't know if any are left. Mark => => Grant Gall => => ----- Original Message ----- => From: "Kevin Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> => To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> => Sent: April 10, 2002 2:18 PM => Subject: Re: shocks => => => > The OEM shocks are rebuildable for a little over $100 each. => > => > Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC => > [EMAIL PROTECTED] => > http://www.kevinhawk.com => > Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 //'93 Yamaha GTS1000 //'85 FZ750 => > => > => > => > => > => > > Closest thing I know of is the Ohlins rear shock which has remote => > > preload that mounts to a bolt on the passenger peg. See: => > > http://www.ohlins.nl/kroon.htm <http://www.ohlins.nl/kroon.htm> go to => > > Shop, then Yamaha, and it's on page 2 or 3. Front shock YA302 for 585 => > > euro and rear shock is YA303 for 540 euro. Someone said these were => > > discontinued a while back but it's still on their web page. Let us know => > > what you find out. => > => > I'm planning to keep my GTS for a long time. So far it only has a bit => over => > 12400 miles. I'm on my second set of tires, the Pirelli Dragons and very => > happy with them, I might add. As this bike is so "out of date" in regards => > to current manufactures, and particularly spares, it seems somewhat => prudent => > to look down the road and think about certain maintenance items that may => > not => > be available in the future, so that behooves the question: Are these good => > shocks for the GTS? They ain't cheap @ $512+ for the YA302 and $473+ for => > the YA303. What else are available and at what price. What other items => > ought we to be thinking about regarding repair/replacement which may not => be => > available in several years? => > => > Regards, => > => > Henry S. Winokur => > 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, => > Nationally Certified Riding Instructor => > Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force => > West Bethesda, MD USA => ----- Mark Bergman Biker, Rock Climber, Unix mechanic, IATSE #1 Stagehand http://wwwkeys.pgp.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=bergman%40merctech.com I want a newsgroup with a infinite S/N ratio! Now taking CFV on: rec.motorcycles.stagehands.pet-bird-owners.pinballers.unix-supporters 15+ So Far--Want to join? Check out: http://www.panix.com/~bergman
