Walt, I've run the D220's & the D207's. I'm sold on the MeZ4's. They don't cup with proper pressure and my mileage life is fantastic. I'm now on my 3rd set and consistently getting 11-13,000 miles per set and I ride moderately hard. 80-90mph interstate cruising, 60-120 back-road blasting. The handling is not quick but more consistant to the design intent of the GTS. I've mentioned this before on line, but I met the Metz. rep at the Hoot and he showed me pictures of factory testing of the MeZ4's. Testing was done on the GTS! It was after that when I changed to the Metz. and have been well satisfied since. On the issue of oil, I've used M1 since break-in. That was 52,000 miles ago. I think I'm in a minority with this one but my GTS consumes 4oz. per 3,000 miles. It seems to me that your bike has an appetite for oil. I don't know how many miles you have on your GTS, but you may be ready for a top end job. Hppy & safe riding. -Pete --- Walter Garcen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been meaning to post this to the list for a > while: > > Tires: > > I put Dunlop D220's (120/70 F, 170/60 R) on my bike > in September. I have put > ~2300 miles on them since then. The front is > slightly cupped, but nearly as > much as the previous D207 was at similar mileage. > The bike turns in quicker > than with the D207 front/D205 rear combo I had > before and definitely quicker > than with the MeZ4's that were on the bike when I > bought it (in all fairness > those were nearly worn). I'm not keeping track of > thread depth, but they > seem to wear better than any other tire I've bought. > I would buy them again. > > > Amsoil: > > On my last oil change I put in Amsoil's "Series 2000 > 20W-50". I haven't > tracked consumption from the date of the change, but > I did track it since > the satrt of my ride down Appalachia (Severn, MD to > Macon, GA and back). In > the last 2233 miles the bike consumed 16 oz of oil. > which is almost half as > much of what it was consuming before. Keep in mind > this is more viscous than > what I was using before (10W-40 or 20W-40). The oil > is pricey and you still > have to top it off every once in a while, so it's a > cost/convenience > tradeoff. Amsoil claims you can leave it in there > longer (not that it would > stay with the GTS1000's consumption, hehe) so it > might be a wash. I'm going > to try Shell Rotella 15-W40 in my next oil change > ($6 to $8 a gallon > locally). > > - Walt Garcen > www.hvmparts.com
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