David Sampson wrote:
Has the traffic on this newsgroup dropped off drastically, or is there
something wrong with the digest???
Uhmm...nope. Just a little quieter than usual. But that could change at
any time. And THEN you'll be sorry! ;^)
Brandon
Kevin Harrington wrote:
Hey guys,
Has anyone else been getting multiple copies of the
same message, or is it just yahoo ME?
Nope. Just you. :^)
Brandon
don't keep up with car stuff anymore. ;^)
Brandon
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Here's my guess.
"Hello.(Or "Greetings".)
This is the address of my website for my GTS1000 A.
Thank you."
Am I close??
Brandon (Shooting in the dark, once again.) :^)
Good one! I nearly fell off my chair laughing at that one!
BTW, it's a good thing that our bikes have chain drive. You know, of
course, that in the Southern Hemisphere, you can't pull wheelies with a
shaft drive. You know...counter-rotation of the shaft and all...
Brandon
' or remove
corrosion or carbon from the bearings and/or the piston walls. Because
of the 'grittyness' of the fluid, this practice was generally frowned
upon.
So if it can cause wear and tear, should you really be putting it on
something that already gets enough of that?
Brandon (ducking behind asbestos
grant gall wrote:
Can the person(s) who posted the thumper page and all the various GTS
pages post them again.
message via Nick---
Here's some links for you to try.
www.keyworth.net/gts/
www.cuci.nl/~schings/
http://home.planet.nl/~dreuning/
Robert Wilson wrote:
Like Phil B. I like thumpers, here are two really sweet machines.
The stockers ok, but I do like the look of the 'cafe' version very much.
Wonder how it sounds
Brandon
. ;^)
Seriously though, I will ride in the winter but as we tend to get a fair
amount of snowfall and temps below freezing for weeks at a time, the
black-ice can be a real PITA.
Brandon
your bike. You are always welcome to the list and
welcome to 'toss' jest and humor about as freely as anyone else! :^)
Brandon (Practicing diplomacy skills on the 'net!)(And being a
'busy-body!) :^)
Doug wrote:
(donning Brandon's flamesuit):
Whaaa...??? You think my suit is any thicker than yours??
Ha. That's a laugh. I'm still trying to regrow my eyelashes from the
last flamefest!
Brandon (One of the 'original' "flameboys", at least where I work, that
is! ;^)
contributed to a rather
respectable gas milage average. Compare that to the FZR!
I can't remember who did it, (and it was just on the list, sorry), but
the easy fix would be to drop in the FZR motor if you're looking for
some extra ponies under the hood, er...gas tank, that is. :^)
Cheers,
Brandon
, but those pictures and the development stages that you went
through, are very similiar to the things that James Parker went through.
But that's another story.
Brandon (thumbing thru his Dec.92 issue of Motorcyclist magazine
featuring the 'All New "Hot" Yamaha GTS 1000'.) :^)
not the fastest
sport bike on the planet, but then again...it's not a sport bike. It's a
sport tourer. A damn good sport tourer.
Yep. Well said.
Brandon (.02 cents worth)
Gil Hillman and [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
You want that I should list these bikes on the GTS site?
Affirmative replies require either email contacts and/or phone #'s.
I'll also take a pic or two if desired.
Brandon
Hawkins, Kevin wrote:
Better yet, send them to me and I'll put it on my webpage for all to see.
Whoops! Your post made it in before mine! Dang lag time!
If you get it posted, ok if I put a link to it then?
Brandon (waiting for his posts to get posted.) :^)
If you don't mind French ;-)
You can still look at the numbers and pictures
Not a bad looking rig.
For a FJ.
:^O
Brandon
cars have belt
driven cam belts.
I guess all that I'm saying is that I bet the technology to make the
belts stronger and last longer has improved over the years and that they
might last a bit longer than one would suppose.
And you don't have to oil them!! (Wonder if they stretch...?)
Brandon
fred schneider wrote:
What is an FI and what are gauges?
Excuse me for my not knowing
FI - Fuel Injection
Gauges - Air pressure readout device. (In this case.) Used to
'syncronise' or balance the air flow thru the venturi, er, tubes
connected to the FI. :^)
Brandon
. (No need to start a discussion on
THAT.)
Brandon
I'am totally dedicated to bikes , and i wouldn't knowingly do anything to
harm them or the people who ride them .
atb Nick T
Well said.
Brandon (Who has been very busy having fun this weekend. Shawn.) ;^)
ps-besides, it's not a GTS. :^0
quot;. The SA's have been very
diligent as of late! :^) )
Brandon
blue stars to whoever figures this problem
out, though. ;^)
Brandon
Mike Hill sent this to me offlist. (How to 'adjust' mime.)
I just read the reply from Microsoft.
Hahahah...hahaa..hehee..heahhh.
Sorry, but what a bunch of typical 'hype' from the masters of
properiatery software. Industry standard. Ha. Who's? Their's? BTW, I use
MS products a lot, and
Crisler, Jon wrote:
Brandon, mine is set to plain text, yet I still get the MIME crap msgs. WTF
Jon,
I have a friend that uses Office 2000 and Outlook. He sends me messages
WITHOUT any of the 'mime' crap. His Mozilla is set at 0001, yours is at
0011. Does that make a difference? Who knows
! ;^)
Great to hear you're back on the road.
Brandon
it. MS is NOT known
for making things like that easy. Besides, having it on as the default
is their way of letting us know that that will be the 'new' standard for
the rest of the world to keep up with. ;^)
Jee...I can barely keep up with the Joneses. :^)
Brandon
for $115 K.
And the price of ice water in hell... :^)
Brandon
on the ride from trash, leaks, accidents, road
construction and all kinds of road kill. If you think you can go on
'auto-pilot' and not have to be concerned with road conditions, you may
want to rethink that concept.
It's not Disneyland out there. (Well, ok, maybe in So. Cal and Florida.
;^) )
Brandon
in on the
flat spot and how adjusting your pot will...uh, I mean adjusting the
'pots' can help that problem.
And the tire threadthis is a never ending subject. Tires WILL make a
difference in ride and performance, the big trick is to figure out which
ones will work best for you. Good luck.
Brandon
Kevin Hawkins wrote:
Hey fellas.and Maxine! Can anyone help out this new GTS owner in his
quest to find an owners and service manual?
I thought I saw a post from Chris C. about having a manual for sale.
Brandon
anything else at the time!) :^)
Good luck,
Brandon
Check the radiator cap. If it even slightly loose, it will do some of
the things you have indicated. It might also be worn out. (The springs
fatique inside, reducing the pressure the cap requires.)
Brandon
Yeah. I like the stock setup.
I'm 5'9" but I find the position to be comfortable even on long cruises.
I have, however, noticed something that might have to do with the
comfort level.
I am not a thin person so often my stomach 'rests' on the tank which
allows my arms and wrists to not have to
on a 160/70 rear tire?
But you are correct with the physics.
Just a quick observation. :^)
Brandon
-
I'll pick on your observation, Roberto. All else
being equal, rider mass will NOT affect stopping
distance. The more the mass to stop, the more the
downforce this mass has
! :^) )
Take care and do let us know how it goes!
Brandon
to test 'em?
Hahhahaahaa
Uh, sorry. ;^)
Brandon (still sporting a 130!)
. At least, not from my end. :^)
Brandon (Once again, playing ketchup, er, catchup. No, wait, maybe the
first one was right...)
--
How is it that there are only 3 or so photos at www.gts1000.org? are
you guys waiting for Brandon to come and take a pic of your bike
address. (I've got plenty of room there!!)
Brandon (webtoe master)
Rob Chapman wrote:
How do we put photos on this site? ( www.gts1000.org )
Regards,
Rob Chapman
There are some companies that make rifle holders that you can bolt to
your bike with brackets. It would seem that a little adjustment to the
racks and you could carry the foils with ease. Or pool sticks, fishing
rods, rifler., 9 irons...;^)
Brandon
-
Gil Hillman wrote:
Does
some other dang thang! :^)
I vote yes. (If we're voting, that is.)
Brandon
ps-sorry no pictures to site yet, I was sick most of last week and
didn't do much of anything at all. I'll get them up in the next day or
2.
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Douglass McIntosh wrote:
pavement and Ride to Gl
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
nicholas. writes:
Does anyone on the list have different views?
Yes, some are quite different.
Oy.
Ok. Jay earns a SA #. :^)
Brandon
.
Oh, and welcome to the list! Keep your head low and you won't take
anything directly to the face! ;^)
Brandon
Hey Jon,
Uhmm..., were you aware that your email app is sending MIME formatted
mail?
I don't care personally, but you know those cheap buggers over in Europe
are always whining about it. ;^)
Cheers,
Brandon
-original message, heavily edited:^)-
Crisler, Jon
later and make it work better and look pretty. :^)
Sounds kinda like my life...g
Brandon
know, someone knocks it over, Kablooy!!! Bikes no
good, but then, neither is the person that hit it!!! ROFLOL!
(Just kidding folks. Don't try this at home - OR at work!!)
Brandon
-
Crisler, Jon wrote:
Well, I am sad to report that my GTS was hit
or this vehicle?"
Well...if the difference is going to be _NO_ oil or _any_ oil, I would
definitly go with the 'any' oil. I know that that is not most of our
positions here, but it does hold true. :^)
Cheers,
Brandon
I would be guessing here, but it kind of sounds like loose wires if
everything is blinking. Perhaps you have a loose connection somewhere,
maybe at the battery terminals?
Brandon
-original message
German Gonzalez Navarro wrote:
Last Sunday returned to my city, 800
Greg wrote:
Wow is this off topic, but If you are a "Trekkie" or a "Trekker", don't
miss the Star Trek experience at the Las Vegas Hilton. It's excellant!
I went the month when they first opened it.
And it is great! What a hoot!
Brandon
Nicholas,
According to Mike Coan, you can use any slip-on muffler with a piece of
bent tubing in between. I believe that several folks have used this
approach.
Also: (cut and paste here :^))
Anthony Grafals; I bought a carbon fiber Vance Hines SS2R slip on for
a'97 YZF-750 and put it on the
Ok, now I'm curious.
I live in Utah for the time being, and other than Alan P. and my friend
Scott, I haven't seen too many GTS's. Would that happen to be a '94?
And/or did the guy work for, or was any way, affiliated with Plaza
Cycle?
If so, I may know a little of the history of the bike.
great, its easy and if you don't
'bear' down on the knife, it won't harm the plastic on the throttle
side.
Am I alone here on this...? :^)
LOL
Brandon
Heh. Interesting question.
My experience has been, that when the bike 'falls' over, (DOH!), mine
has usually landed in a 3 point stance. The rubber piece at the knee
area, a front foot peg, and the front tire. However, if the wheel is
turned out in the fall, the little gray rubber strip on the
having a good time,
Brandon
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Great story! But only one GTS?
For shame. ;^)
Brandon
using it for just about 3 years now. I would
have to go look at it to get the model # for you, but if you want that
and a jpeg to see it on the bike, just let me know.
Brandon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
am working on inventing a battery that stores AC, a drill that goes in and
turns corners, and an aluminum magnet.
What? No 'water to gas' conversion tablets? :^))
Brandon
SHAWN wrote:
You getting all this Brandon for the problem fixer upper page on the GTS
website dude!
Yeah, yeah. I get it all. The real trick at the moment is getting the
time to post it to the site. I've been 'tinkering' with the feel of the
site and how to organize it, which of course takes
SHAWN PEARSALL wrote:
Question Brandonif we find these ads do we sent them directly to you
and you inform the list, or do we post them to the list and you put them on
your home page?
HummmI dunno.
I guess it depends. I don't have a problem listing 'for sales' for
'list' members
on that Texas thing.)
Moving on, has anyone actually gone the other way with a chain/sprocket
conversion to a smaller counter-sprocket and/or a larger rear sprocket?
And if so, was there a significant increase in acceleration? You know,
able to keep with those 'ratty' R1's? LOL
Brandon
for.) :^0
Thanks,
Brandon
Hawkins, Kevin L, SITS wrote:
We should probably put maintenance tips like this on the gts1000.org
site!
Done.
Yawn. ZZZzzz...
Brandon (Up WAY to late doing this stuff...) |^)
Henry wrote:
Just give us all the info please. Perhaps it could be posted to the GTS.org
site?
Yah. Yah. I verk very hard on dis. It vill be coming very soon...
Brandon (cranking up the midnight oil)
Neelin_Wilson wrote:
If someone is up to it, it's probably time to start some sort of central
posting for GTS's for sale. Seems that a lot more are turning up.
RObert Wilson
Ok, I'll do it.
Heh.
http://www.gts1000.org/forsale.html
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So like are ya gonna tell us the address..
S/A #10
Grant
Hey, Garrett figured it out. ;^)
Heh.
http://www.gts1000.org/
Welch, Garrett R wrote:
Http://www.gts1000.org
I like the name!
Yeah, I spent many sleepless nights working on that one. ;^)
Thanks!
Brandon
Welch, Garrett R wrote:
Oh that is the easy part! and this is for everyone on this list!
Step 1. Goto the FAQ Section and pick one item you feel you know quite a bit about.
BTW, the FAQ in not all inclusive! Submit faq 'items' to add to the list
if it's not there.
But could we NOT do
less times in the past for any
little nugget of wisdom or smidgen of insight about our bikes and
believe me, it is the definitive source of knowledge.
Brandon, if you're up to it and gung ho, I give you permission to rape
pillage my website to put it into the .org site
I am humbled by your offer, (p
r.
Anyone?
Brandon
to work fine. I keep the battery in my tank bag
along with my walkman which plugs into it. It has a seperate jack just
for that. The music will mute when transmitting or recieving. You can
also hook up a passenger unit to it, although I've never done it. (No
unit and no passenger.) :^(
Brandon
BTW, we
Great story Robert! Sounds like a great trip. Well, mostly. Eating on
the road can sometimes be a bit hazardous, but, hey! That's part of the
adventure! Glad you're home safe and sound.
Brandon
(I LIKE these stories as of late. And again, almost on-topic. ;^)
) What kind or
brand is it? I cut a Lockhart windshield down to get a similair effect,
low profile, but it was a pain to do. It doesn't look like the stocker
either.
Anyway, thanks for the photo and story, it was almost on topic. ;^)
Brandon
.
Brandon
I see UT in the subject line. What part/when?
Brandon
(Feel free to reply off-line!)
mention this because they can come loose and/or become
lost, particulary if there has been a few separations from the bike.
Brandon
--post--
dreuning wrote:
I don't know if those things are coming with (different, better) male/female
plates.
me-honored technique of bleeding the GTS brakes. (The front one is the
real trick.)
Lastly, the burning question: how do you guys in the States cope with a 100
hp, road hungry bike in an enforced 55-65 mph speed limit environment?
Yoga.
No, wait.
Oh yeah. Computer gaming.
Hehehee....
Brandon
under the impression that this sort of battery has a much longer
life due to its contruction. It requires no maintaince either. All of
these factors contributed to its slightly higher cost.
Anyone else?
Brandon
Priced a little high, but she looks clean.and low miles.
Hey, it includes 46 liter Krauser's! Jeez, that's about a grand right
there! ;^)
Brandon
This was an old posting, but does anyone have an url for Clearview?
Or the ordering info for the cover, like the part #?
I couldn't seem to find it on R. Wilson's site.
Thanks,
Brandon
original message-
Robert McIntyre wrote:
Speaking of Clearview, they also make
knows,
maybe they did and this is what they came up with. However, as much as I
would not like to say it's so, I doubt that the bike will be
're-released'.
Wouldn't it be cool if JC Whitney sold an aftermarket bolt-on driveshaft
for bikes?
Hehehee
Brandon
--librally edited original
ews, techy stuff, good links for webmasters, etc.
It's not to pushy and seems to have a fair amount of resources/info.
Just a thought.
Brandon
it so that the air flow hits just
below the helmet lip. It works great for me, but I still wear plugs. No
matter what you ride, bikes produce a lot of db's of noise. Wind,
engine, passeng...er, a, will, you know.
Welcome to the group.
Brandon
'93 GTS
'93 Shadow
'79 CX500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry Brandon, but I find your ignorance troubling.
Ouch.
Gee, no need to get personal here. I'm just discussing the issue, an
issue concerning a 'governmental' body that I really don't know, and
readily admit that I know virtually nothing about. Just asking, just
things we won't know until it happens, but I'm just curious.
Brandon
-quote from earlier email-
Kevin T. Harrington wrote:
industry. I truly believe that Yamaha cannot be forced to re-engineer this
6 year old product, nor replace the fluid and hoses every
Kudos!
'nuf said.
Brandon
re
that it might damage their monitors! =;^)
http://www.flameboy.com/images/group.jpg
Its always kind of fun to put a face with a name. (Left to right, Allan,
Mike, Brandon. Many thanks to the photographer, who shall remain
nameless, mostly because we have no idea who the hell it was!)
Brandon
Phil wrote:
Nope, not me, no squid here, so.OK, I guess after 26,000 miles you're
saying I shouldn't change the rear tire??? OK, but dang...
Man, you have got to quite using those soft compound tires on your bike
so that you can get some 'serious' miles on them. ;^)
owned this one before. (For those of you who changed those
things, blah, blah, blah,no reflection on you! :^)
Anyway, if I had the funds available, I'd pick it up for 'parts', or
maybe the alleged 'project' bike. Alas, I am cash poor right now
Someone else maybe? :^)
Brandon
had fragile
clutch baskets and that we didn't want to find out just how fragile that
was. I thought that was pretty funny, but I guess it was common
knowledge about the FZRs 'weak link'.
Uh, don't suppose that happened to you, eh? =;^)
Brandon
really hurt? Not to mention what it can do to your body.
Er...the bike, the bike!
Take care and get well soon.
Brandon
. Maybe on the next weather break?)
Brandon
Eagle hardware has a great selection. Much cheaper than Yamaha dealer.
ie; .55 per at Eagle, dealer=$3.25 each. Hummmcan we say 'markup'?
Henry S. Winokur wrote:
I'm looking for a few fairing screws (3 or 4), the ones with Phillips slots.
Anybody know of a cheap source, or willing to part
. At that
speed, the bike was smooth and it seemed to be a natural cruising speed.
That, and the idea of free range cows wandering about the highways also
helped to keep the speed 'reasonable'.
('Course, I tell all my friends that my bike is a 'prototype' design and
will easily pull 200+! =);^)
Brandon
get something
in-between." (Allright, he didn't say that, but it IS my motto!)
Oh yeah, I discovered that the chips in our bikes are not Y2k compliant,
so get in as much riding as possible before the new year.
JUST KIDDING! JUST KIDDING! Yeeshh.!!
Cheers! Happy New Year! Etc!
Brandon =:
to bring this small miracle around. Thanks Joe.
Happy holidays, all.
Brandon (Off to California for a week to visit with loved ones.) :^)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I like it!
Brandon
e don't need to take their heads off yet, but at the same time, we
_can_ let them know that we are NOT going away either!)
Happy holidays! (In whatever ways that you may celebrate this time of
year!) =:^)
Brandon
Tyler Duston wrote:
OK, I can't stand it anymore!
Yeah. Me too. Uh... I mean me neither!
When you reply to an list posting, SNIP THE PREVIOUS MESSAGE.
snip
is plastic and aluminum mostly, I guess I'm just
not seeing where the weight has accumulated from. Oh well...
Let us know what you find. (Particulary the weight thing!)
Brandon
I would like to make a GTS more sporting and so I am looking at
mostly shaving weight and adding horsepower. Maybe
at the bottom, although with the dark
tint, you can't tell. If you got a clear, you might want to paint that
in like the stocker is painted.
Otherwise, exact replacement! And the flare at the top is more gradual,
unlike the stocker.
Brandon
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