I did, but Winky blew me off. Not to worry though next time I'll be calling you :-))
George the rejected ----- Original Message ----- From: "Crisler, Jon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 9:14 AM Subject: Re: GTS vs. FJR1300 and a 2K ride > George, if you came up to the Balt area, you should have given Henry and > myself a heads up, we might have been able to meet you somewhere !! > > -----Original Message----- > From: George C. Paramithas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 7:36 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: GTS vs. FJR1300 and a 2K ride > > > THOR, I don't want your described bike cause I'd have to sell my VERY > unusual GTS to buy it. Beside, every THOR, Dick and Harry would then own one > and that would make me a common sort wouldn't it :-))? > > Unusual George > > PS. I just got back from a week long 2K mile trip, Huntsville to Baltimore > and back (mixed business with pleasure) via the Blue Ridge Parkway, 2 up > with 26 lb each in the Krausers, all I can say is the Corbin is only good > for 300 hundred miles at best, beyond that it's a pain in the toooooooosh. > And my bike's lock & key stickiness got me to utter a few choice words, not > to mention the old knees which hurt a bit after 15 hour ride days. Bottom > line, the GTS's ridding position could have been a bit better for us > both......it's a sport tourer after all so, my Corbin equipped Royal Star > with Bushtec trailer has now been Marcia designated as our long distance > runner....and I whole heartily agree! > > But the above not withstanding, the GTS is still NUMERO UNO in my book if I > were to compare it to like bikes. GREAT and I mean GREAT handling, great gas > mileage (40+ miles/gal), no oil burning what so ever and all that on 85+ > miles/hour highway runs mixed into mainly mountain riding. And for you Deals > Gap types, Virginia's HW 58 is every bit as good as the Dragon's tail only > longer. My forearms are still sore and so is my mouth from all the smiling I > was doing while ridding it. The Blue Ridge was best at its lower half and > better done during the week but do look for and take its off-shoot roads > which are tremendous fun to ride. All in all a very happy GTSer indeed! > > George nursing a smile, a key board and a cappuccino. > > > If Yamaha would wake up and realize that they had the answer in 93-94, and > > improved it to compete with BMW/Honda/Ducati, electric windshield (very > > rider friendly) and a shaft drive (very reliable, quiet), HID lights, > > Optional riding lights, front/rear ABS, EFI, Options for new PIPES/CANS, > > GPS-LCD built in....Hell, Ill add one more cylinder for the fun of it, > > Inline 5, shave off 100+lbs, they would have a market killer....In > > metallic-eggplant purple (almost purple-black), A deep ocean blue-green, > and > > of course Red - a nice Malbec. > > > > but here is the catch, they also need to shave it below > > $10K, that, that would be a bike that would fly off the show floor. > > > > List it for $9990.00 > > > > Sorry...I just had the most wonderful dream! > > THOR > > > > The information contained in this e-mail including any attachments may > constitute Corvis Corporation Proprietary Information that is subject to > Non-Disclosure Agreement and cannot be disclosed to any other party without > the express consent of Corvis Corporation. If you are neither the intended > recipient of this e-mail nor responsible for delivering this e-mail to the > intended recipient, note that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or > retention of this e-mail is prohibited. If you believe you have received > this e-mail in error, we request that you notify the sender by return e-mail > and then delete this e-mail and any return e-mail immediately. >
