Re: Laguna Seca!
I'll be there. Did anyone try to attend the Sears Point A.M.A. race I didn't see any GTS's except mine. Tim Monaghan
Re: batteries, dead and otherwise
Hmm, I guess being in a business school, anytime interest rates come up it gets mentally tagged to me.sorry Jay, the comment was from Gil Hillman actually. My view on it? Be careful about assuming a 15% return for the next 5 years. As to the battery issue, I find that when I lived in colder climates, batteries tended to fail, in the winter, with a predictable decay in performance prior to failure. In other words, you had "warning" and knew when the time was coming. In the desert, most of my battery failures (all except the GTS battery as I recall) have been catastrophic. They just quit. Usually, in the heat, and especially in a vibrating vehicle like a motorcycle (OK, more my HD than my GTS), the battery just gets a short and stops suddenly. Having a spare on the shelf is fine for the "known in advance" failures, but will not help out on the road. I'm still happy with the Champion replacement, and I'm still amazed at how well the OEM batteries have done for most of us. Part of it is the batteries, part of it has to be the charging system, which must be very well regulated. Phil On Sat, 6 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't understand. Are you suggesting carrying a spare battery? Phil's point > was the extra money wisely invested would net the retail cost of a guaranteed > good battery when needed. But when the battery dies somewhere on the road, > having that really nice one in your garage isn't going to be of much help. > You'll end up paying retail for whatever you can get right then and, most > importantly, there. > Besides, whenever I've had a dead battery, the bike always push started > several times and let me ride to wherever they sell new ones. > > In a message dated 05/06/2000 6:04:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >You missed the point. You obviously have not ridden enough to "use up" > >a > >battery. Tow truck, trailer. will cost you a lot more when your battery > >belly's up. Ever try pushing the GTS ? >
Re: Laguna Seca!
> How many west coast GTSer's are currently planning on attending > Laguna Seca this year? I'll be there both days on the weekend. -K == Kelly CashMain: 408-727-5497 Solid Data Systems FAX: 408-727-5496 2945 Oakmead Village Court [EMAIL PROTECTED] Santa Clara, CA 95051 www.soliddata.com ==
Honda X Wing
By now I'd assume many of us who own the GTS have at least heard about the new Honda X Wing, the purported successor to the Honda ST1100. Check out the link, with particular focus on the front end of this bike. Gee, looks vaguely familiar doesn't it? Now read the last paragraph of the review. Just confirms once again we're a bit ahead of the curve... http://www.motorcycledaily.com/xwingrev.html
Re: speedbleeder
Can anyone tell me what size the speedbleeders are for the GTS? Bob
Rat Bike (FLUFF)
Every so often I go to this site. These guys really know what life is about. http://www.ratbike.org/ Robert
RE: batteries, dead and otherwise (becoming fluff)
Phil's certainly right, don't bet on 15% interest for the next 5 years, though that hasn't been unusual for the past 5 years. Actually I picked the 15% to make the $70 work out. But I still can't see buying a battery, even at a great price, to put it on the shelf for years. Who knows what battery you'll want in 5 years? ( And even at 8%, the $35 turns into $52). Gil
Re: speedbleeder
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Can anyone tell me what size the speedbleeders are for the GTS? Here is an original message with Fred's reply. Thanks Fred. Brandon -original post << Does anybody have ALL of the part numbers for SPEEDBLEEDERS required for the GTS ? I thought there was more than one size required. >> The three for the brakes and the one for the clutch are the same. SB8125L is what's printed on the ziplock that mine came in. I think the L at the end is for the longer nipple option. Fred
