Re: GTS-1000 digest 489
I don't think there are any new GTS in the US, I bought a 94 last year from a guy that did alot of looking and found one in a crate in a basement of a dealer in Oregon in 1997. It is still under warranty until next August and I just hit 5000 miles on it and had the HU replaced, probably from sitting up so much. Had only 1600 on it when I bought it. To the guy looking for the crown for regular bars, I have one in my garage brand new made by a guy in Germany. Came with the 94 I bought last year. I have never installed, I may sell it or at least help you contact the guy that makes them. I spoke to him in Germany last year. I can probably find him again, contact me offline. FYI, I paid 8K for mine last year and have 4 other bikes. I would almost buy Chris's for 8k just to have a spare in the garage. That's how good they are..I have newer Gold Wing, Valkyrie and other bikes, and have logged 100's of 1000's of miles on many bikes, but the GTS is about as good as it gets.. Grab a GTS while you can, they are worth every penny of 8k, my opinion
Re: Medic !!!!
"Hawkins, Kevin" wrote: This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --_=_NextPart_001_01C010E9.AE0E96F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I finally was able to adjust almost ALL of the surging out of the system by adjusting the EFI pots to the 1 o'clock position! Mine is already adjusted there.
Re: FLUFF
On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Henry S. Winokur wrote: Stupid people should have to wear signs that just say, "I'm Stupid". That way you wouldn't rely on them, would you? You wouldn't ask them anything. It would be like, "Excuse me...oops, never mind. I didn't see your sign." [deletia] Copyright Bill Ingvall, of course. Mike -- Michael Weaver (706)542-6468 [EMAIL PROTECTED] UCNS Network Specialist LAN Support Group University of Georgia, Athens Ga. )O( Public PGP key: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~weaver/pgp.html
Re: Medic !!!!
Something that nobody seems to look into is what looks like the idle adjustment screws on the sides of the injector bodies. They look just like the adjuster screws on bikes with carbs adjust the same way,i.e., with some sort of vacuum device..I use a carb stick to adjust mine but till I got the stick I just unscrewed each of them 1/2 turn (counterclockwise) to help fatten up the bottom end a bit that helped the stall spot you're speaking of. Bob Taylor - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Multiple recipients of list" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 6:36 AM Subject: RE: Medic Hi Kevin, Adjusting the pot on the ECU was one of the first things I looked into when the bike started acting up thinking it was a simple enough procedure. Wouldn't you know it the previous owner had beaten me to it. : ( !!! I am going to mess with the TPS tonight when I get home (after I get that flapper valve out of the fuel tank) I suspect though that the TPS might in fact be bad since it is so bad I stalled it twice just trying to get it home I even had it stall once midcorner (not fun). Any other suggestions ? Darren
winter gear
OK, my vote for winter gear goes like this. Gerbing jacket, not vest. Keeps torso warm, which allows the blood to still get pumped to feet and hands, and keeps them warm without electric socks or gloves. BMW boots, very water tight, very comfortable for walking, and yep, BMW-pricey. I also have BMW winter gloves. Not great, very warm but not good for feeling the controls, too bulky. I use summer gloves with silk liners (get 'em at a ski shop) for warmth unless it gets really cold, which is not that common in New Mexico. Sorry Mike, I just use a toggle switch which is within easy reach, and switch it back and forth as I feel the need. I know, I know, the controllers are greatetc.heard it all before, guess I just go with the lo-tech solution. Works for me. My main point? Get the Gerbing gear, you'll love it. Phil
RE: winter gear
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --_=_NextPart_001_01C01118.AC9CAC10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" That being said, I've been using the Widders for 7 years now with no problems. Love 'em! I've heard the argument about keeping the torso warm and thus keeping the extremeties warmbut below 30 degrees it simply doesn't work for me. Cold wind soak eventually wins out over warm blood. I've GOT to have my Widder gloves in those conditions! Thermostat? Yep, gotta have one of Mike Coan's Heat-Trollers! I used to switch-on/switch-off and thought it was okayuntil I got a Heat-Troller! Set it and forget it. Good stuff! As far as boots go, I purchased a pair of Sidi Stradas this year to replace my AlpineStar Circus Goretex boots and I'm VERY pleased! Waterproof, absolutely and comfortable too. Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/~raddboy Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 // '93 Yamaha GTS1000 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 1:26 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: winter gear OK, my vote for winter gear goes like this. Gerbing jacket, not vest. Keeps torso warm, which allows the blood to still get pumped to feet and hands, and keeps them warm without electric socks or gloves. BMW boots, very water tight, very comfortable for walking, and yep, BMW-pricey. I also have BMW winter gloves. Not great, very warm but not good for feeling the controls, too bulky. I use summer gloves with silk liners (get 'em at a ski shop) for warmth unless it gets really cold, which is not that common in New Mexico. Sorry Mike, I just use a toggle switch which is within easy reach, and switch it back and forth as I feel the need. I know, I know, the controllers are greatetc.heard it all before, guess I just go with the lo-tech solution. Works for me. My main point? Get the Gerbing gear, you'll love it. Phil --_=_NextPart_001_01C01118.AC9CAC10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" HTML HEAD META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1" META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2652.35" TITLERE: winter gear/TITLE /HEAD BODY PFONT SIZE=3D2That being said, I've been using the Widders for 7 = years now with no problems. Love 'em! I've heard the argument about = keeping the torso warm and thus keeping the extremeties warmbut = below 30 degrees it simply doesn't work for me. Cold wind soak = eventually wins out over warm blood. I've GOT to have my Widder gloves = in those conditions! /FONT/P PFONT SIZE=3D2Thermostat? Yep, gotta have one of Mike Coan's = Heat-Trollers! I used to switch-on/switch-off and thought it was = okayuntil I got a Heat-Troller! Set it and forget it. Good = stuff!/FONT/P PFONT SIZE=3D2As far as boots go, I purchased a pair of Sidi = Stradas this year to replace my AlpineStar Circus Goretex boots and I'm = VERY pleased! Waterproof, absolutely and comfortable too. /FONT/P PFONT SIZE=3D2Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC /FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2[EMAIL PROTECTED]/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2A HREF=3D"http://www.geocities.com/~raddboy" = TARGET=3D"_blank"http://www.geocities.com/~raddboy/A/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 // '93 Yamaha GTS1000/FONT /P BR PFONT SIZE=3D2-Original Message-/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [A = HREF=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/A]/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 1:26 PM/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2To: Multiple recipients of list/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2Subject: winter gear/FONT /P BR BR PFONT SIZE=3D2OK, my vote for winter gear goes like = this./FONT /P PFONT SIZE=3D2Gerbing jacket, not vest.nbsp; Keeps torso warm, = which allows the blood to/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2still get pumped to feet and hands, and keeps them = warm without electric/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2socks or gloves./FONT /P PFONT SIZE=3D2BMW boots, very water tight, very comfortable for = walking, and yep,/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2BMW-pricey./FONT /P PFONT SIZE=3D2I also have BMW winter gloves.nbsp; Not great, very = warm but not good for/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2feeling the controls, too bulky.nbsp; I use summer = gloves with silk liners/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2(get 'em at a ski shop) for warmth unless it gets = really cold, which is/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2not that common in New Mexico./FONT /P PFONT SIZE=3D2Sorry Mike, I just use a toggle switch which is = within easy reach, and/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2switch it back and forth as I feel the need.nbsp; I = know, I know, the/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2controllers are greatetc.heard it all = before, guess I just go with/FONT BRFONT SIZE=3D2the lo-tech solution.nbsp; Works for me./FONT /P PFONT
Re: FLUFF winter gear
You guys in the warmer climates kill me. You are talking about winter gear and what to use. Poor guys! Hellothis is Canada calling! ;^) Winter gear goes like this: Mid October - make mental note to put bike away in 2 - 3 weeks. At same time, make mental note to go somewhere warm this winter. Toque Gloves Scarf Boots Winter coat/Snowmobile suit Long Underwear Forget the plug-in clothes, heated hand grips, heated everything else - those are for the spring and fall. One exception is not to forget to plug in the car. Yes, I said plug in the car. Start fire in fireplace, an ounce or two of your favourite brandy, warm blanket, get some videos, turn on TV and hibernate. Oh yeah, one last thing. Snow shovel and/or snow blower is highly recommended, snow tires, ice scraper, skis etc. Now quit whining about how cold it gets where you are! My .02 ;^) Grant Gall Calgary - for five months of the year is better know as the frozen north. But hey, we love it here. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, my vote for winter gear goes like this. Gerbing jacket, not vest. Keeps torso warm, which allows the blood to still get pumped to feet and hands, and keeps them warm without electric socks or gloves. BMW boots, very water tight, very comfortable for walking, and yep, BMW-pricey. I also have BMW winter gloves. Not great, very warm but not good for feeling the controls, too bulky. I use summer gloves with silk liners (get 'em at a ski shop) for warmth unless it gets really cold, which is not that common in New Mexico. Sorry Mike, I just use a toggle switch which is within easy reach, and switch it back and forth as I feel the need. I know, I know, the controllers are greatetc.heard it all before, guess I just go with the lo-tech solution. Works for me. My main point? Get the Gerbing gear, you'll love it. Phil
RE: Ignition coil damper
I would like a little bit of a GTS education here folks. How many (if any) GTS'ers have changed the ignition coil assemblies ? I would also like to know if someone could explain what the Dampers (ignition coil dampers not suspension) are and how they work ? I mistakenly thought the GTS had separate plugwires and coils what was I thinking ! Offline is fine. Online is better. Then we all benefit!! Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, MD/MSF Certified Instructor West Bethesda, MD
RE: winter gear
BMW boots, very water tight, very comfortable for walking, and yep, BMW-pricey. BMW has a newer line of boots out that is less expensive than the older line. The older ones cost upwards of $300, while the newer line, which is also waterproof, etc, costs around $200. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, MD/MSF Certified Instructor West Bethesda, MD
RE: Fiche
I have a copy of the 93 94 fichecan we scan it and post it... Shawn P -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Greg Christopher Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 9:15 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Fiche ** Reply to message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 25 Aug 2000 08:09:21 -0400 (EDT) This is a 93 fiche, not a 94 fiche. But the bikes are practically identical. It's a miracle we have it on line; don't think you'll find a 94 out there. Richard from France did the scanning years back; I made it into a PDF. -Greg Greg
Re: Couple questions
Henry, I'm not sure how your message got lost in my mail but it did I think I owe you an answer! I didn't write down any measurements or take pics, kind of just cut welded by eyesight mostly yes, I do still use all the stock wiring hoses but they're at their limit! The only exception to that would be that I had to modify the wiring into the clutch cutout switch so that whole assembly could move closer towards the ignition switch. I haven't had time for the last year to do much of anything since getting remarried now having more kids than I EVER thought I'd have so I'm afraid that making another set would be out of my ability at this time,sorry. Bob Taylor - Original Message - From: "Henry S. Winokur" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Multiple recipients of list" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 6:35 AM Subject: RE: Couple questions Bob: I'd be interested in your mods: pictures, measurements, etc. Were you able to use the stock set up on the brakes/clutch hoses, electrics? If I sent you my old bars could you do the same to them? What would it cost? Thanks Henry Winokur than the stockers by quite a bit. As for myself, I took a stock set of bars cut them right as they come out of the steering head,welded in a 2" piece of bar stock also put in a flatter angle so I have bars that are about 3"-4" higher than stock!! Bob Taylor
FLUFF: Simple Words of wisdom from the MC world
From: "Matthew K." I was riding to work yesterday when I observed a female driver cut right in front of a pick-up truck causing him to have to drive on to the shoulder. This evidently angered the driver off enough, that he hung out his window and flipped the woman off. "Man, that guy is stupid" I thought to myself. I ALWAYS smile nicely and wave in a sheepish manner whenever a female does anything to me in traffic and here's why: I drive 38 miles each way to work every day. That's 76 miles. Of these, 16 miles each way, is bumper-to-bumper traffic. Most of the bumper-to-bumper traffic is on an 8 lane highway, so if you look just at the 7 lanes I am not in, that means I pass something like one car every 40 feet per lane. That's 7 cars every 40 feet for 32 miles. That works out to be 982 cars every mile, or 31424 cars. Even though the rest of the 34 miles is not bumper to bumper traffic, I figure I pass at least another 4000 cars. That brings the number to something like 36,000 cars I pass every day. Statistically half of these cars are driven by females. That's 18,000. In any given group of females, 1 in 28 are having the worst day of their period. That's 642. According to Cosmopolitan, 70% of women describe their love life as dissatisfying or unrewarding. 70% of 642 is 449. According to the National Institute of Health, 22% of all females have seriously considered suicide or homicide. That's 98. And 34% describe men as their biggest problem. That's 33. According to the National Rifle Association 5% of all females carry weapons and this number is increasing. That means that EVERY SINGLE DAY, I drive past at least one female that has a lousy love life, thinks men are her biggest problem, has seriously considered suicide or homicide, is having the worst day of her period, and is armed. So... No matter what she does in traffic, I wouldn't DREAM of flipping her off! --
RE: Couple questions
Bob, thanks for you answer...even if a bit late. I there any possibility that you could take some pictures of your set up? that probably would be all I would need to at least have some idea about what you've done. thanks. Henry Henry, I'm not sure how your message got lost in my mail but it did I think I owe you an answer! I didn't write down any measurements or take pics, kind of just cut welded by eyesight mostly yes, I do still use all the stock wiring hoses but they're at their limit! The only exception to that would be that I had to modify the wiring into the clutch cutout switch so that whole assembly could move closer towards the ignition switch. I haven't had time for the last year to do much of anything since getting remarried now having more kids than I EVER thought I'd have so I'm afraid that making another set would be out of my ability at this time,sorry. Bob Taylor than the stockers by quite a bit. As for myself, I took a stock set of bars cut them right as they come out of the steering head,welded in a 2" piece of bar stock also put in a flatter angle so I have bars that are about 3"-4" higher than stock!!
Re: Medic !!!!
Darren, If the TPS seems to check out OK, you might want to check all of the other sensors. My '94 was acting in a similar manner. I finally traced it to a short in the cam position sensor. The wire had been pinched between the head and the frame, penetrating the insulation and grounding it. I wrapped the bare wire with tape and rerouted it and works like new. FWIW, YMMV, etc. etc. etc. Roger -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, August 28, 00 6:49 AM Subject: RE: Medic Hi Kevin, Adjusting the pot on the ECU was one of the first things I looked into when the bike started acting up thinking it was a simple enough procedure. Wouldn't you know it the previous owner had beaten me to it. : ( !!! I am going to mess with the TPS tonight when I get home (after I get that flapper valve out of the fuel tank) I suspect though that the TPS might in fact be bad since it is so bad I stalled it twice just trying to get it home I even had it stall once midcorner (not fun). Any other suggestions ? Darren
Re: winter gear
Good choice, love them - Original Message - From: "Henry S. Winokur" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Multiple recipients of list" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 5:17 PM Subject: RE: winter gear As far as boots go, I purchased a pair of Sidi Stradas this year to replace my AlpineStar Circus Goretex boots and I'm VERY pleased! Waterproof, absolutely and comfortable too. I'm going to replace my old Bates boots with a pair of SIDI On Road Sympatex. I'll be ordering them shortly. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, MD/MSF Certified Instructor West Bethesda, MD
