Pete, can all this be done with engine in frame? -Pete 93 GTS 52,000 miles all stock
--- mototune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Grant. The kit includes a clutch cover gasket , a > new stiffer shift > spring & a new heavier duty shift cam. It's located > behind the cluch > assembly. I installed mine after I put 4000km on the > new motor at the same > time I installed a new Barnett HD clutch kit & HD > spring kit. The purpose > for the shift kit is to help reduce or eliminate > missed shifts. Personally,I > was looking to stiffen up my shifter pedal a bit > because I'm used to harder > shifting bikes & find my GTS was a little too soft > in the shifter pedal > feel. Everything works so well in a blueprinted > motor that sometimes the > additions of special effects items are required to > make certain things feel > just right. Pete. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grant Gall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 2:09 PM > Subject: Re: 6500KM update > > > > "Factory shift kit for the tranny (excellent > procuct). " > > > > Ahhh...what is this, first I have heard of it. > > > > Grant Gall > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "mototune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: October 31, 2002 5:38 AM > > Subject: 6500KM update > > > > > > Good day folks. Welcome to all the newbies. You've > got yourselves an > awesome > > motorcycle. This season is a done thing for me > pretty much. So with 6500Km > > on the clock, I have this little update. This > years upgardes include: > > Bagster tank bra\tank bag combo (excellent > product). Factory shift kit for > > the tranny (excellent procuct). As you all know by > now 1 of the little > > gadgets a Techlusion EFI box (excellent idea for a > product but poorly > > executed). A softer seat for increased comfort > (made an incredible > > difference in the buttox area) and a couple of > other interesting items > that > > are still going through the evaluation process. > The Avon tires are pretty > > bald. They wore out well with no cupping or waves > or any sort of abnormal > > wear whatsoever. They both wore out pretty even. > They offer good traction > & > > feedback but are not the most confident inspiring > when the g forces rise & > > although they offer good braking there is a room > for improvement. Every > ride > > I took in twisties made these tires erase > themselves noticeably as they > > always showed signs of the rubber melting & I was > rubbing rubber of them > > with my palm. Overall these tires are better on > bigger heavier bikes like > > ours & not so good on smaller bikes like my FJ. > Conclusion: I wouldn't try > > them again. My break-in period is just about done > but I haven't had the > time > > to do any real good power tests. However everyone > that tagged along on the > > few rides that I have taken are very blown away > with this bike. A common > > remark is ''that thing is deceiving. '' The > biggest surprise that I have > had > > with bike is it's ability to produce serious speed > whether on a straight > > line or in the curvy stuff. It's got tons of > torque & it can do the twist > > with amazing momentum for a bike of this size. > I've had the little > > supersports , the bigger sport tourers, the > standards brag about their > > ability but when the going got onto the road the > stories all changed. I've > > even taken a very experienced motorcycle > instructor for a ride in tight > > twisties (this is what he specifically specified) > for more than 200KM & he > > freaked at the speeds we were doing. He had his > ZRX1100 pinned for most of > > that ride & claimed that it was the bare minimum > required for that kind of > > riding. His friends showed up the day after to see > what bike kicked his > butt > > for a whole day. He apparantly needed a couple of > days to recouperate. > Well > > that's enough of that. Some upgrade for the next > season will include some > > custom work on my OHLINS shocks so that I can tune > them in a little more. > > More to come. Pete. > > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
