Fred, many happy safe miles on your GTS. You own a very rare 94. I just hit 51,000 miles on my 93 and it's actually faster and smoother than new. I ought to know , I've owned it since new. -Pete Fred Korbmacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pete, > > New as, new to me. I purchased the bike from > Charlie Dornsife from Santa > Cruz, CA. The bike is a '94 with 41,000 miles. The > bike is rock solid, > people ask if the bike is brand new. > > I have learned a lot from you guys reading the > messages. Thank you. > > Fred Korbmacher > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Maggiacomo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Automatic turn signals > > > When you say "new owner" do you mean new owner of a > new 93 or a used 93? > -Pete > --- Fred Korbmacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Brandon, > > > > I have owned two Yamaha Venture's. The > > self-canceling turn signals work off > > the speedometer. The turn signal would turn off > > after a certain many > > clicks. I too have wondered why they eliminated > > this feature on other > > models. > > > > I am a new owner of a '94 GTS. I have owned nine > > bikes in the past, ridden > > about everything on two wheels, and this is the > most > > incredible motorcycle I > > have ever ridden. I have never seen one on the > > road, but did see a new '93 > > in the showroom, in Medford Oregon, in 1996. > > > > Fred Korbmacher > > 1940 Pine Street > > Martinez, CA 94553 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brandon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 3:20 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Automatic turn signals > > > > > > Dave wrote: > > > > > ....is a simple plug in replacement of your > stock > > turn signal relay.... > > > > Cool! I'm glad that somebody somewhere has finally > > made one of these for > > bikes. > > Of course, it isn't as neat as the old Yamaha > > self-cancelling turn > > signal, but > > it beats not having it. > > > > For those who might NOT know, Yamaha made their > > bikes in the late 70's > > to the...uhm... > > mid 80's, with a self-cancelling signal that was > > really advanced. It > > operated on distance > > and/or time, whichever was the most applicable. > That > > way, it wouldn't > > cancel out at a > > turn that you would be waiting for, and also not > > blink for days after a > > lane change. I > > always figured that they discontinued it probably > > due to a lawsuit > > because a couple > > of people misused it or thought it would make a > good > > scapegoat for their > > accidents. > > What a shame. It was one of the most innovative > and > > useful features that > > ever came > > on bikes. Dang, they should or could have used it > on > > cars, especially > > with those folks > > who are chatting and not paying attention. It's a > > safety item, folks. > > > > (I always wondered if I took one off an old xs1100 > > and 'grafted' into my > > bike, if it > > would work. It had sensors to the wheeels to check > > for movement, I never > > figured out where those sensors were....) > > > > Anyway, thanks for the suggestion Dave. I'm gonna > > check it out asap. > > > > Brandon > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > http://health.yahoo.com
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