Re: My oil/vibration issue

2000-10-13 Thread Alan Tooraen
Kelly, my nephew is a BMW mechanic and he has told me several stories about engines coming in that use oil and that have uneven compression between cylinders. He said they put some sort of cleaner made by GM into the injector system until the engine dies. Then they fill the cylinders with this st

Re: springs

2000-09-25 Thread Alan Tooraen
Jason, it was Mike Coan. I think he still has some springs left. I believe Linderman engineering in the Portland Oregon area produced them. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen Jason Kaplitz wrote: > Awhile back someone had gotten a bunch of springs made for the rear of > the GTS. I would like to b

Re: Radar Dectector/Jammer

2000-09-08 Thread Alan Tooraen
the under barrel infra red projector from a M-60 tank on your vehicle that might work. They only weigh about 300 # and are about the size of a 32" tv. All The Best, Alan Tooraen "Henry S. Winokur" wrote: > > An acquaintance just told me about this unit. Thought the group mi

Re: NHTSA data

2000-08-15 Thread Alan Tooraen
Sorry, but I made a mistake . The per 100,000 bikes should be per 10,000 bikes. Alan Tooraen wrote: > I just found a site on the web at www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/ It is unreal > as it gives all the government accident data on cars , trucks and > motorcycles. You will be amazed that so

Re: NHTSA data

2000-08-15 Thread Alan Tooraen
percentages and know the facts, you are always way ahead. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen

GTS oil comsumption

2000-08-10 Thread Alan Tooraen
when used in the GTS. I will report back to the list on the Mobil Delvac 1300 mineral in a few thousand miles. Check out Delvac 1300 oil on the Mobil web site. There are also some articles about motorcycle usage of Delvac 1300 that are very interesting. Alan Tooraen

Re: GTS brakes and ABS tests

2000-08-07 Thread Alan Tooraen
!! I think this also if beneficial to the ABS system as I activates every part of it. Regards, Alan Tooraen

Re: GTS weight and comments

2000-08-06 Thread Alan Tooraen
develop a rear end weave that is very unnerving with the factory bags. Thank you for the correction. Regards, Alan Tooraen Rob Chapman wrote: > Alan says: "The GTS > is also one of the only bikes that does not have a speed warning > attached to the luggage. " > Well, my 46 l

Re: GTS weight and comments

2000-08-05 Thread Alan Tooraen
say that the engineers did their homework when they produced the GTS. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen

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2000-08-05 Thread Alan Tooraen
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2000-08-04 Thread Alan Tooraen
for the owner to type in his personal info and put a photo of his own GTS if wanted. Please let me know what you think. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen --0CAEF5AFFB822CF5FFBC5F68 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[EM

GTS owners card.

2000-08-04 Thread Alan Tooraen
card so I can just show them. Very few motorcyclists have a working understanding of what a GTS is all about it appears. Is it ok to send a J-peg to the list?? Alan Tooraen

GTS weight and comments

2000-08-04 Thread Alan Tooraen
is a 400lb orange, so it is not a fair comparison. But it became very clear that the GTS is a vastly superior vehicle for extended high speed movement. That extra 200lbs was very comforting when the GTS is employed in its intended performance envelope. All The Best, Alan Tooraen

Re: Fuel Light

2000-07-19 Thread Alan Tooraen
. So you have a range of about 40-50 miles on reserve. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen

Re: My GTS got hit !! #$%#!@

2000-07-18 Thread Alan Tooraen
wanted to know. For a 94 model bike to still have that much interest tells me we are riding way hip slick and cool machines!! Sincerely, Alan Tooraen

Re: BMW national

2000-07-09 Thread Alan Tooraen
Jason, I am riding over on the 13th. I am coming from Lenox Mass. What will your route be?? Sincerely, Alan Tooraen 1994 GTS Jason Kaplitz wrote: > Anyone heading to the BMW national in Michigan this coming week? > > Jason > COG #62

Re: Helis hard to find ???

2000-06-03 Thread Alan Tooraen
Hugh, hard to find relates to the fact that in the past Heli's were sometimes not in stock for the GTS. With only a few hundred GTS'S in the U.S.A. , I am sure the market for Heli bars is somewhat limited. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen Hugh Hamilton wrote: > > Please clari

Re: heli bars picture

2000-06-03 Thread Alan Tooraen
comfort increase really becomes apparent on long mileage days. I cannot find a downside to the Heli's except that they are sometimes hard to find. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Have looked at many pics on the several personal home sites. Also been &g

Summer info

2000-05-29 Thread Alan Tooraen
. Have a good summer and keep in touch. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen

Re: Installing Krausers???

2000-05-06 Thread Alan Tooraen
mounts and great bags. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen Henry wrote: > > A cone bit is a bit made up of ever increasing diameters, so that you start > small and the higher up the bit you go, the larger the hole becomes. What > size a #22 cone bit is I have no idea, though I suspect it is e

Re: Left Mirrior & Front Indicator

2000-05-02 Thread Alan Tooraen
I think I have an extra mirror from a 1994 model. It is slightly scratched, but otherwise completely functional. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen Kevin Harrington wrote: > > > So, I need a left mirror and a left front indicator. > > Anyone know of any? I > > will call my shop

Re: Two 1994 GTS-1000's for sale!!

2000-01-07 Thread Alan Tooraen
best friend was named Parker Allen, and after he was killed in a diving accident, I married his wife. Your name brings back some pleasant memories. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen Allan Parker wrote: > > Alan, If you pass through Salt Lake City give me a call, 801 467 7068, we > can have lun

Re: Florida Bike week?

2000-01-07 Thread Alan Tooraen
Shawn, what are the dates of Daytona this year?? Alan Tooraen SHAWN PEARSALL wrote: > > My service manager and I have just signed up for a potential training > service session in mid February in Sumter, SC. This of course mean I might > want to have the service bloke fly down a

Two 1994 GTS-1000's for sale!!

2000-01-04 Thread Alan Tooraen
th Of January. I would be glad to stop and let prospective buyers look the bikes over. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen

Re: color matched krausers

1999-12-22 Thread Alan Tooraen
Christopher, I painted my Krausers to match my bike. They turned out great , and have held up very well. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen Christopher Caputo wrote: > > Howdy, Has anyone out there painted their krausers to match the bike?

Re: bulb comparison/ superwhite=poor performance (fwd)

1999-12-18 Thread Alan Tooraen
GTS bulbs. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen Tankmaster Lighting Dave Biasotti wrote: > > Great links Fred - very authorative and informative. > As indicated by Kelly, Greg & my observations in our very subjective > "lighting tests" there wasn't much difference - this just

Re: Lights

1999-12-10 Thread Alan Tooraen
are also available with several tints such as yellow, blue, HID , and clear. This is not to say that in some forms and applications that the Piaa is not a great product. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen Tankmaster Lighting Louis E Tweed wrote: > > This may be old hash, but why are the Stanley

Re: Lights

1999-12-10 Thread Alan Tooraen
Louis, sorry for the late reply. I have been out of town for a week or so. The Stanley bulbs are around $82.00 per pair. Unfortunately Stanley has had a price increase and the dollar has gone from 125 yen to the dollar to about 102. This really increases the cost of the bulbs . Right now Stanley d

Re: ABS

1999-11-30 Thread Alan Tooraen
. Sincerely, Alan Tooraen Christopher Caputo wrote: > > Has any list member had the courage to test the front ABS system?

[Fwd: [Fwd: New GTS mirror wrinkle]]

1999-09-28 Thread Alan Tooraen
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --B2E06F664031DFBF8200D418 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Alan Tooraen wrote: > Alan Tooraen wrote: > > > I am perhaps on to something good here. I had an extra GTS mirror that I &