In your message dated: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 10:58:30 EDT, The pithy ruminations from John Laurenson on <Re: FJR engine endurance test> were: => George, => => I guess you have a different sprocket ration.....I'm running at 6,500 rpm at => speed with stock sprockets. I use the GPS for my speedo. It runs 4 to 5 => mph difference than the speedo. Maybe the difference. Although I have
Are you sure that you're not the one with a different sprocket? On both my '94 GTSs, the tach reads 5K @ an indicated 80mph. Even if that's reading 5mph too high, (which I think is possible), 6.5K RPM for me is almost 100mph (indicated) for me on both bikes...and I know that they both have stock sprockets. Mark => known GTS owners that have changed sprockets without appreciable change in => oil consumption. Looks like you broke your GTS in right. => => hawke => => => On 6/23/02 10:35 AM, "George C. Paramithas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: => => > I keep hearing about oil consumption from the rest of you, I guess I'm => > lucky. Close to 2K ride loaded, 2 up, 80+ miles/hour in 96deg F heat, and I => > burned from the top dot of the looking glass to the bottom dot! Trick is I => > try to keep RPMs low (5K max) in sustained high speeds, i.e 5th as much as => > possible. Oh and 42 miles/gallon to boot, I told you guys the RED GTSs is => > not only faster but better all around! => > => > Sleek George don't burn no stinky oil.....nanananana! => > => > ----- Original Message ----- => > From: "John Laurenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> => > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> => > Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 9:04 AM => > Subject: FJR engine endurance test => > => > => >> REPOST FROM GTS LIST to FJR List....... => >> => >> One of my concerns is that the FJR is not an oil consumer like most => > GTS1000 => >> engines have proven to be. I can burn a half of a quart in as little as => > 500 => >> miles when running at sustained high speeds....especially on hot days. => >> => >> On the topic of GTS oil consumption, an interesting realization that both => >> Dave Biasotti reached during the Mexico -Alaska Rally. The GTS appears to => >> have too small an oil cooler, allowing the oil to heat up too much and => >> reduce it's viscosity. It is probably the root of the GTS's oil => > consumption => >> problem. => >> => >> We both experience greatly reduced oil consumption when running at cooler => >> ambient temperatures during the Rally. Enough so that we both commented => >> about when we had a chance to talk after the Rally. Dave is looking into => > a => >> larger after market oil cooler to address the problem. I am sure Dave => > will => >> post his findings. => >> => >> hawke => >> => >> => >> => >> => >> => >> => >> Hi guys, => >> => >> a german bike magacine made a endurance test with the FJR1300. => >> After 50.000 km they reduced the engine in ist component parts. => >> The result was unbelievable. => >> => >> The crankshaft was absolutely as new. => >> => >> In the oilpump, there was no trace of rills. Obviously the motors get => >> scrupulously cleaned before mounting. => >> => >> The gear box showed not a bit of pitting. => >> => >> The clutch is good for more 50.000 km. => >> => >> The pistons were faultless. No fetch and the tension of the piston rings => >> were in best conditions. => >> => >> In the cylinders you can see hone-traces, that means there is no wasting. => >> Only the outlet valves were lightly leaky, but with no effect to the power => >> or the compression. => >> => >> I think Yamaha has developed a very trusty motor. => >> By the way ther was no oil consumption to observe. => >> => >> Greetings => >> Helmuth => >> => > =>
