Hey Kevin! Greetings from Seattle. Just curious if you've had experience
with the Macadams on the GTS? I'm ready to buy new tires have heard good
things about them and the price is reasonable. Should I be looking at the
Pirelli's instead? I probably won't be super aggressive on the twisties this
being my first riding season...
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hawkins, Kevin L, SITS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 4:13 AM
Subject: RE: first factors
> Ooooo, nice assortment of bikes! I take from your email that we might live
> within a couple hours of each other. Where are you located Ken? I'm up on
> the Parkway quite often. Get rid of those OEM tires and shod that GTS with
a
> set of Pirelli GTS MTR23/24 120/70 front, 170/60 rear. Keep the pressures
at
> around 38 front / 40 rear and you won't believe how much nicer the GTS
> handles! We've also had great success with the Bridgestone BT57 on this
> bike. Both are excellent tires! Take a look at my website
> http://www.geocities.com/~raddboy under "GTS1000 Modifications" to see all
> the windscreens that will solve your problem. Maybe I should put together
> yet another bulk order of the MRA screens for some of the newer members.
>
> Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC
> AMA #609423 // [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.geocities.com/~raddboy
> Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 // '93 Yamaha GTS1000
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 4:46 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list
> > Subject: first factors
> >
> > Greetings
> > I just bought a 93 GTS in Sept. 99. 30 years on bikes. XS1100,
K75s,
> >
> > Ducati 900ss sp and some H-D's are part of my back ground. Have been
> > trying
> > to get caught up on all the sites for GTS.
> > Just measured the spacer and then moved the clutch assembly the same
> > 10
> > mm as is the one next to brake reservoir. Static test seems to fit my
> > hand
> > better.
> > Of which I'm only 5'8'' so my reach and seating position is
different
> > then others. Which my first concern is to modify or change the wind
> > screen.
> > Seems that the air slaps the helmet and the turbulence makes such a
> > dreadful
> > noise. More then my 95 BMW K75s. I got rid of the bike. Just wore a
lot
> > of
> > ear plugs. Didn't keep the bike that long anyway. Traded for the Duck.
> > Have had all body panels off and newly acquired shop books to do
some
> > maintenance on bike. Have put Amigo (spelling?) horns that bolted to a
> > bar
> > just under headlight they fit tight but work nicely. Will need tires
> > soon.
> > Have not decided which brand. OEM Dunlop on front matching OEM on back.
> > Turning 14K.
> > As for an article about the GTS rear ABS problem in MCNews March
2000
> > page 6 has me a little worried. This is the my first ABS bike. Have
> > noticed
> > something strange on some rear braking. The rear wheel seems to pulse
> > with a
> > short lock up. Maybe it is letting the rear wheel come out of a lock up
> > condition. Have not had the time to ride enough to determine real
> > condition.
> > Have read archives on brakes.
> >
> > To wit I had not seen a GTS for several years. I had the bike one
> > week
> > and noticed 2 that weekend. One at Peaks of Otter, on the Blue Ridge
> > Parkway, gas station as I drove by. Then that one and then another at
the
> >
> > bottom of Rt 43 in Buchanan where I was at the gas station there. One
had
> >
> > soft bags and the other hard bags. I have no bags yet. Both riders were
> > with
> > several other bikes. Hope those that were out that day had a good one.
> >
> > Thought all of this would make things interesting. Will pass on
other
> > thoughts about bike later.
> >
> > Ken Swartz
> >
> >
> >
> >
