Theft of swingarm bolt covers

2000-03-25 Thread David Sampson
I cannot believe it. Some lowlife stole the plastic covers that hide the swingarm bolts on my GTS! And this while my bike was parked under a light, on private property, not visible from any public streets. Incidentally, trespassing on this property - owned by the Lockheed Martin Corporation - i

Re: Rear Tire Mounting

2000-03-25 Thread Kevin Harrington
I like straight edges--borrow some and when you are straight, make your own index marks on the swingarm. I've seen people use the sprocket/chain alignment method but I think this is for dirt bikes... A 1 and 1/16 inch socket will fit the axle bolt and most torque wrenches in that range are 1/2" d

Bummer of a Day

2000-03-25 Thread SHAWN PEARSALL
67 degrees up here in Western NYmy biggest fear has come true...this delay by the Yamaha dealer in February, making me bring the bike back a second time for the HU problemthen the arguements have caused me to miss a great riding dayHU units are on backorder (so this guy says) not sure

Re: GTS wheels

2000-03-25 Thread dreuning
--3A095C6D068F9FBBF4032A7C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The wheels with the five spokes are delivered by Side Bike, the sidecar builder in France. They are for motorcars, I don't know the name of the factory (look at http://www.side-bike.

Re Tires

2000-03-25 Thread LUAR01
Recently had to replaced the rear tire and could not find in Houston, TX a Pilot Sport. Went with the MACADAM instead, another great tire. Went with the 170 instead of the 180. What's the difference in road manners and should i place a180 in the rear next time I change tires? Raul R Garcia [EM

Re: tire wear

2000-03-25 Thread Louis Tweed
> That seems like short chain life, is that a > preventative maintenance replacement? I seem to get a max of 18K out of a chain. 14K is probably a little low but somewhere in between 14 an 18K is what I am getting. > Check the archives for the spacer deal that Pat did--this may keep it > tight

Fw: GTS Owner?

2000-03-25 Thread SHAWN PEARSALL
Hey gang: Thought I'd kill two birds with one stoneplease make Chris feel welcome, and pass on your comments privately to him. Thanks Shawn P - Original Message - From: Vriezen, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 3:36 PM Subject: RE: GTS