Roger, I believe you are correct sir. The GTS seems to have a Zero Tolerance attitude, more so than most bikes for inactivity. I am the original owner of a 93 GTS US model bought NEW in the fall of 96. I have always been a stickler for fluid changes, so I was changing all fluids annually from day one as I had on all my bikes for years. The GTS is only ridden on Sundays and never put up for the winter because I moved from N.Y. to Florida when I purchased it. My GTS now has 52,000 miles on it, and has had NO problems whatsoever in the 6 years of ownership. It recently had it's 1st dealer service at 48,000 miles, valves checked and throttle bodies synched. Valve adjustment was not necessary. When other riders see the bike and see the miles, they are astonished. First thing they ask is what have I had to do to it.I say nothing but fluid changes and ride it. At 52,000 miles, it has 12,000 miles on it's 1st replacement chain and still running original sprockets! I hope to get 100,000 miles on the original sprockets. We shall see. To date the GTS has been the most trouble free bike I have ever owned. -Pete
--- Roger Van Santen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sail, > > I've mostly followed the recommended maintainence > schedule: oil/filter > changes, valve adjustments, brake bleeding/fluid > changes, coolant changes. > I think the real secret to getting a lot of miles > out of the bike, is to put > a lot of miles on it. I'm not being a SA. My > observation over the years > has been that the bikes with the most reported > problems often are the ones > that don't get ridden all that much. > > FWIW, YMMV > > Roger > > > > Roger, > > > > My GTS has only 15,000 miles. Your advise on long > term maintenance tip > would be greatly appreciated. I plan on keeping mine > very long time. > > > > Regards, > > > > Sail > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
