Kelly,
Surely ANY oil company will refute your dealer's allegation - Yamaha's
superbike team have Motul logos on their bike, I will be absolutely
staggered if they are not using a 100% synthetic!
David Thurgate http://www.uranus.co.uk/M_cycles.htm
==
At 10:21 03/10/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I wonder why Amsoil doesn't have this technology, 2 strokes have been using
>Castor oil for a looonnnggg time. This isn't revolutionary technology.
but *synthetic* castor oil that NEVER turns to jelly - that's different.
David Thurgate http://www.uranus.co.
At 09:23 03/10/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Also, AMSOIL has lots
>of other stuff that Mobil hasn't even thought of yet.
About a year ago the AMSOIL rep here said that they had everyone covered
except Motul - he said that Motul's "synthetic castor oil" technology was
the only thing AMS couldn't then d
At 14:15 02/10/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Right now, if I could ride 100 miles without stopping and
>without being sore in the butt/lower back/knees (mostly the butt/knees) then
>I'd be thankful.
Henry, I think you posted something before about the GTS seat simply not
being suited to "bony" buttocks,
At 11:48 27/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
> If you look at it that way, the poor old GTS doesn't do anything
>particularly well (but it appeals to us techno geeks and it looks pretty)
It isn't terrible at anything, though, is it? Except racing, motocross and
trials which I *think* are not relevant h
At 13:55 26/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Americans WILL NOT CHANGE !! We RULE the WORLD !! American English is the
>language of technology and world commerce, the American Dollar is the
>defacto currency of the world, the American military is the finest fighting
>force around !! Why should we adop
At 20:42 26/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>This actually sounds like the problem "SOME" people experienced with the 1993
>GTS. I do not recall if you said yours was a 93 or 94.
How do I know if my bike is a '93 or a '94? Is it easy to tell from the
chassis number? It may have been bought in 1994 but
At 17:00 26/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
> > Maybe it's blasphemous, but... I just put a deposit on a 2001 GoldWing
> > GL1800A.
>OK, to each his own. But dang, that puppy is truly huge.
Puppy? Full grown St. Bernard, more like.
David Thurgate http://www.uranus.co.uk/M_cycles.htm
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At 07:51 26/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Could you please do the rest of the world a small favour ?
>
>Please use literes and meters for measurements.
The logical part of me agrees with you - the emotional part of me wants to
keep pints, miles, shillings, etc. - typical British attitude, sorry about
At 20:00 25/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>45MPG on the open highway and about 31 around
>town.
At first sight, the same as me, but aren't U.S. gallons smaller? I thought
you had 16 fluid ounce pints, therefore 1 gallon = 16 x 8 = 128 fl. oz.,
and we had
20 fluid ounce pints, therefore 1 gallon = 20
At 00:07 26/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>the strong smell of gas from the exhaust for
>the first few minutes of idle. No visible sign of any smoke. Plugs are
>always a nice tan color. Throttle response is good, although the engine
>will sometimes die when coming to a stop within the first few minut
At 08:24 25/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Yes we noticed but no reason for those of us in the USA to look at it since
>only the FZ-1 (Fazer) is coming to the USA this year. Besides it has forks
>:)
>Bob B.
- and a chain :-(
David Thurgate http://www.uranus.co.uk/M_cycles.htm
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At 12:11 22/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>What should I expect as far as gas mileage ? I get around 40mpg with my
>R1 and my GTS doesn't seem to be much better
The GTS is pulling a lot of weight, like having a well-built pillion on
your R1
>I think I averaged like
>43mpg on my trip to Spokane
I g
At 05:12 22/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Mr. Uranus, I gave up a long time ago debating guys that get their
>facts, knowledge, and education from a factory catalog. If that's
>what the book says, continue running 36 psig in a front tire and get
>reduced life and cupping. The t
At 09:34 21/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Just a little curious, isn't the 880 a bias tire?
the ME 880 MARATHON has a "machine-specific optimised carcass"; some of
them are bias-belted, some, such as the 150/80 R 17, are a Steel Radial ;
none of them are recommended for the GTS.
> And an MEZ4 shou
6 gears: YZF750SP gear clusters fit straight in - so says Pete Beale and
he should know. Personally I prefer 5 gears . . . or 4.
Superchips: What they are basically saying is that they can't figure out
how to change the fuelling map but they can monkey around with the spark
advance - there
We don't have cents here, so here's my 2 pence worth (3.2 cents, approx.):
Modifying versus leaving well alone: You will never get back the money and
time you put into modifying a bike. With engine mods especially you'll
lose out big time. But every one has slightly different ideas of the
"
At 16:02 20/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>You want that I should list these bikes on the GTS site?
Excuse my ignorance, but what GTS site?
David Thurgate http://www.uranus.co.uk/M_cycles.htm
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Kawasaki ZX750-A1 in Tony Foale HCS frame
Current status:
At 02:42 18/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Can anyone give me some ideas on the best front tires for a GTS? I have a
>Metezler Z steel radial on the back and the original tire still on the front
>but it's starting to look a bit worn on the sides at 5500 miles on the bike
>since new. Lost the rear to a
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