Henry, I suppose you will learn to live with the switch configuration,but just wanted to pass on something I read in one of the cycle mags,in case you may want to look into it. Apparantly you are not alone in your discomfort with the switch gear. Someone in Europe is offering a complete change over to Susuki switch gear from one of their new bikes. Can't remember where I read it or who it was,but it was a simple remove and plug in operation. Have you heard of it? -Pete --- "Henry S. Winokur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fine, thanks, Peter. > > I received my Rick Mayer saddle just a couple of > days ago and it is SO much > more comfortable (not to mention, higher) than the > stock saddle (a single) > that I can't imagine having to sit on that thing for > 8 hours a day, as the > cops have to do. > > I'm really pleased with the bike so far, with the > exception of the horn/turn > signal switch configuration--which could have only > been designed by somebody > who designed torture contraptions for the Nazis. In > order to get around the > functionality issue, I purchased the turn signal > relay upgrade made by Kisan > (that Steve Biosotti(sp?), mentioned a few months > ago.) Once I got the > defective one replaced and figured out what I was > doing I have found it to > be quite a nice update of the stock relay. > > The stock horn was quite literally a bigger piece of > sh*t (it was physically > bigger, but certainly no louder--than what's on our > rice rockets. I > replaced it with a nice pair of Fiamm air horns and > they have been tested > quite a few times, and do what they're designed to > do: move some idiot > cager--who put his/her turn signal on, didn't look, > and started changing > lanes with me in the space they thought was > empty--back into their lane! > Interestingly, the new R1150RTs have what appear to > be a set of electric > Fiamm horns like I mounted on my GTS. > > BMW clearly has some issues with their vaunted > "engineering" as far as I'm > concerned. I doubt that I'll ever be considered a > Beemer snob. I just > don't think that their machines are the be-all, > end-all that some of BMW's > clientele think they are. > > The good news is that it looks like I'll be able to > keep my GTS, at least > for the foreseeable future. I had planned on riding > it a bit this weekend, > but I had some physical problems with one of my > knees--I still don't know > what caused it--so I may have to wait until later in > the week to ride it. > > Regards, > > Henry S. Winokur > 94 GTS1000, R1100RT-P, AMA, MRF, > Nationally Certified Riding Instructor > Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force > West Bethesda, MD USA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: GTS-1000 Owners List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > > Of Peter Maggiacomo > > Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 9:10 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Returning motorcyclist crashes new > Harley in 10 seconds > > > > > > Henry, I must agree with you on all on all counts > . > > Safety must never be taken for granted. > > BTW how's you and your Oil Head getting along? > > -Pete > > > > --- "Henry S. Winokur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I just saw a TLC "trauma" (real ER) show last > > > night....a man lost > > > > control of > > > > his Harley, hit a concrete barrier....flew 125 > > > feet, hit a > > > > gasoline station > > > > sign...they think he was doing 70 when he lost > > > control. > > > > > > > > RESULT: He lost both of his arms, one above > the > > > elbow, the other > > > > just below > > > > the elbow, His right leg....GONE, foot > > > disconnected...pieces... > > > > His other leg...well lets just say that it > looked > > > like roadkill, > > > > his leg was > > > > moving, but it was gashed open at his > thigh.... > > > > > > > > I think the worst part was when they set his > foot > > > inbetween his > > > > legs when he > > > > first was brought in...that and his right arm > > > looked like he had pushed it > > > > into a running wood chipper. > > > > > > > > No helmet, no leather. > > > > > > > > --I pray that his type of situation...none of > us > > > will ever know. > > > > > > The mere fact that most of us ride with some > > > physical protection, not to > > > mention the stuff between our ears, probably > will > > > grant that we'll never > > > know this kind of hurt. But I'd also agree with > > > you... a little prayer > > > can't hurt. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Henry S. Winokur > > > 94 GTS1000, R1100RT-P, AMA, MRF, > > > Nationally Certified Riding Instructor > > > Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force > > > West Bethesda, MD USA > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > > http://faith.yahoo.com > >
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