Pete, thanks, have a great weekend. -RE-Pete --- mototune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Pete. Yes it sure can. You gotta pull out the > clutch assembly including > the hub & everything is right back there. Pete. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Maggiacomo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 8:02 PM > Subject: Re: 6500KM update > > > > 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/ > > > >
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