t: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 9:23 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: RE: GTS to FZR stuff
Also, AMSOIL has lots of other stuff that Mobil hasn't even thought of yet.
Regards,
Henry S. Winokur
94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, MD/MSF Certified Instructor
West Bethesda, MD
> Henryyou're getting old! :^)
Yep (well, old-er-, even though my brain doesn't like to own up to it). But
I've always had the knee problem, and that requires that I keep it more
straight than bent...kind of difficult when you're riding a sport/sport
tourer kind of bike. Somehow I just
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From: Henry S. Winokur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 8:19 AM
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I can stand some pain, and the fact is, unless I'm riding a big tall bike
(like a Wing or the Beemer 1200 LT), I'm l
> Henry, I think you posted something before about the GTS seat simply not
> being suited to "bony" buttocks, and this is very much my
> experience. Questions of shape aside, I think it's just too
> soft. Always
I've had my saddle "worked on" by a local upholstery guy who knows
motorcycle seats
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,
> to suit their comfort level. Well, the GTS is a great sport
> tourer and also
> makes a great sport bike.
I agree with the above.
> performance but you can sport ride for 700 miles in a day and not be
crippled.
Well, nope, I'd be crippled, if they could even get my pretzel-bent body off
the
In a message dated 9/27/2000 7:36:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> the seat is the only part I'm in the process with. The fact is my butt
> simply doesn't have enough fat where it needs to be, so the saddle has to
be
> adjusted to help my butt out. Also, my knees don
> modify the
> bars, windshield, seat, pegs etc. and make the GTS something it isn't.
> (just a smart ass answer)
the seat is the only part I'm in the process with. The fact is my butt
simply doesn't have enough fat where it needs to be, so the saddle has to be
adjusted to help my butt out. Als
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
Darren, your points are well taken.
Having said that, Canada was in a flap when the the discussion came up
about changing from imperial to metric, however we went for it. One day
the signs were in miles and not quite overnight the signs were changed
to metric.
I was old enough to understand imp
ent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 1:23 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: RE: AW: Gas milage (was GTS to FZR stuff)
> Do you really think the Americans will ever change
> to metric? Not ^#&@) likely.
They will, it will probably take 200 years (like decimal trading) but they
will
Grant you might want something a little more heat resistant than teflon
like nomex or asbestos. But for the most part your probably right we
tried to convert to metric years ago. I remember even seeing the speed
limit signs posted kph and mph. A rapid transition even when pushed by
the goverment
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>
>
> Joerg, come on now. Do you rea
Joerg, come on now. Do you really think the Americans will ever change
to metric? Not ^#&@) likely.
It just seems that they can't get a grip on a simpler measuring system.
Case in point is that they are only now and slowly at that, changing to
a dollars and cents way of reporting stock prices,
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
>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 x 8 = 160 fl. oz.
>Therefore, if I used U.S. gallons, I'd be getting 36 on the open road and
>24.8mpg round town! At about $4.70 per U.S. gallon, if
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
quot;uranus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Gas milage (was GTS to FZR stuff)
> >I think I averaged like
> >43mpg on my trip to Spokane
>
> I get around 31mpg a
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
--- Steve Baglien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 9/23/2000 6:18:34 AM Pacific
> Daylight Time,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> > > I agree with you.
> > > Should you want to be faster, buy a sportsbike!
> Of course they don't look
> > as
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 9/23/2000 6:18:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > I agree with you.
> > Should you want to be faster, buy a sportsbike! Of course they don't look
> as
> > great as the good old GTS
> >
> And then if you want to be more
In a message dated 9/23/2000 6:18:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I agree with you.
> Should you want to be faster, buy a sportsbike! Of course they don't look
as
> great as the good old GTS
>
And then if you want to be more comfortable buy a Goldwing, why modify th
I agree with you.
Should you want to be faster, buy a sportsbike! Of course they don't look as
great as the good old GTS
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> < snip >
>
> >
My mileage depends on throttle position.
Never worse than 40MPG never better than 47MPG.
Raul R Garcia
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I get 45 in my "impressionistic" records, but when I went to Colorado, I
got a pretty consistent 50, with that being mostly mountain passes. My
mileage was consistently same as/slightly worse than my friend's new VFR
800, fuel injected.
Phil
On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Crisler, Jon wrote:
> I get 45
get cruise speed of 85
mph. Slowing down to 70-75 gets about 50 mpg. No bags. Almost all
interstate cruising.
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>Oh yeah. All that 'detuning' also has contributed to a rather
>respectable gas milage average. Compare th
>Oh yeah. All that 'detuning' also has contributed to a rather
>respectable gas milage average. Compare that to the FZR!
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 I think I averaged like
43mpg on my trip to Spokane I did
uranus wrote:
> looked yet. Choked in the cylinder head itself? Possible but not likely,
> my guess is that Yamaha would use the same casting as the FZR.
Nay. The heads are indeed 'ported' differently so as to increase the
mid-range power, they are smaller in diameter and they flow differently
In a message dated 9/20/2000 9:40:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> www.superchips.co.uk
Sounds very interesting Charlie. I hope they come thru with one.
Bob
ECU mods ,
try http://www.vanaaken.com and follow these links.
Contents page.
Superchips conversions.
Superchips for motorcycles.
EXAUST.
Removed my collector box & down pipes 2 years ago ( including catalyser
inside )
Replaced with down pipes/collector box from yamaha thunder ace .
Cut thread lu
is
somewhere near Latrobe by now
Paul
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Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 10:12 PM
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At Mid Ohio this summer they
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Kevin,
Are we looking at the same charts...it looks like a torque loss
for the modified engine to me and a HP gain a
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
"
RANTY
www.superchips.co.uk
Charlie D
94GTS1K-A
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Charlie;
Ralph Weis posted at one time that he knew someone that had used the
hea
.. on second thought, I think I'll leave it stock and go for a ride! :-)
Charlie D
94GTS1K-A
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In a message dated 9/19/2000 2:17:
In a message dated 9/20/2000 5:08:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Its funny guys that try to make the GTS more comfortable don't
> get that leave it alone spiel whats so bad about getting more ponies or
> making it sound different ? Leave it alone yeah right if only I
Charlie;
Ralph Weis posted at one time that he knew someone that had used the
headers from a YZF 750 and they fit on the catalyzer, but I think some other
modifications were used also. If your interested I think I saved the message
and will pull it up for you and send you the info.
In
In a message dated 9/19/2000 2:17:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Does anyone know if the headers from an FZR fit the GTS, or if there are and
> comparable exhaust upgrades for the GTS? I take my bike into the Mountains
> frequently and once above 6000ft or so it start
In a message dated 9/20/00 9:33:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< snip the compression thing (you wouldn't let me have
the FZR pistons! ;>) >>
I am such a bastard.Just for that, I would not associate with me
anymore if I were you... :)
If you want more HP o
> You want to know what else happened at Deal's Gap this past weekend? There
> were 13 wrecks at the Gap this past weekend, 6 were taken to hospitals and
> were listed as critical, one lost his life (on a Hayabusa). I have little
> interest in EVER returning to this place!
I might go back, but no
100.6HP (supercharged long
stroke Harley stump puller).
Bill
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From: Hawkins, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 4:40 PM
Subject: RE: GTS to FZR stuff
>Here's the Dyno chart. Mode
Reply to both Bill and Charlie:
Bill, put a compression gauge on your bike at sea level then 5,000 feet. It
reads lower. Yes, through physics I am sure you are right, however, grant me
the liberty of cutting through unnecessary theory, and getting down to what
is easy to comprehend and still ac
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 15:19:31 -0500
From: "Hawkins, Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Here's the Dyno chart. Modest gains in HP but wonderful gains in torque!
http://www.geocities.com/~raddboy/gtsdyno.jpg
Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC
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Y2K Kawasa
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Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 2:42 PM
Subject: RE: GTS to FZR stuff
> Kevin wrote:
>Nobody's ever put at GTS on the dyno before
>
>
>Actually Tony Grafals did dyno a GTS stock, with K&N's and with the K&N's
>along with a V&
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 9/19/00 5:17:52 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << I take my bike into the Mountains
> frequently and once above 6000ft or so it starts to
> lose a significant
> amount of power. It seems an exhaust would help
> thi
WOW! I'll wager we won't do that bad @ Biketoberfest
with a ton more drunken, bare-headed, ride-twice-a-
year sons-a-bitches... But, I've been wrong before
;>)
FL Kev
--- "Hawkins, Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You want to know what else happened at Deal's Gap
> this past weekend? There
a's? If there is no easy upgrade
> path then just say so, I was just ask'n. Geez~
>
>
> And while I'm here, what is a "Deal's Gap?"
>
> Charlie D
> 94GTS1K-A
>
>
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> To: Mul
uot;
Charlie D
94GTS1K-A
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On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Hawkins, Kevin wrote:
> I know that I felt significant losses in the low RPMs on Mt
I took of the catalytic converter of mine an it does feel better, after
58000kms of leaded gas it was about time.
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Its a terrible thing I know. Its like some sort of sickness but some
people just can't leave well enough alone and of course everyone has
there own idea of what the perfect bike would be. I for one like to see
individualism even if it would mean I would have to see alot of the same
threads go by
On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Burton, Bob wrote:
> What the chart does show is what we all know, the GTS has
> a very linear delivery across the bandwidth.
Hmm, interesting..a torque curve like that is what one would try
to get if you were desiging a, well, a sport tourer. :)
know, the GTS has
a very linear delivery across the bandwidth.
Bob B.
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From: Hawkins, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 4:23 PM
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Here's the Dyno chart. Modest gains in H
M
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You want to know what else happened at Deal's Gap this past weekend? There
were 13 wrecks at the Gap this past weekend, 6 were taken to hospitals and
were listed as critical, one lost his life (on a Hayabusa). I have little
inte
m: Hawkins, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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Better yet, send them to me and I'll put it on my webpage for all to see.
Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC
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http://www.geocities.c
Hawkins, Kevin wrote:
>
> Better yet, send them to me and I'll put it on my webpage for all to see.
Whoops! Your post made it in before mine! Dang lag time!
If you get it posted, ok if I put a link to it then?
Brandon (waiting for his posts to get posted.) :^)
>Bob wrote:
> along with a V&H pipe. I still have the charts if someone is interested or I
> can send it to Brandon to put on the web site.
Yep. Send it. It will work great on the FAQ. Along with the eternal
'more power' questions.
Brandon (Trying to find time to update the site!)
sboro, NC
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Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 // '93 Yamaha GTS1000
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>
< snip >
> This is one of the perpetual GTS list topics. How to get more power from
> the GTS, usually focused on the use of FZR parts. Every time we get some
> new folks on the list it comes up. Every time it does, I have the same
> solution. Leave the thing the way Yamaha built it. It's n
I can't hold my breath much longer s.what were the results for
the 929RR?
Grant Gall
Burton, Bob wrote:
>
> Kevin wrote:
> Nobody's ever put at GTS on the dyno before
>
>
> Actually Tony Grafals did dyno a GTS stock, with K&N's and with the K&N's
> along with a V&H pipe. I still hav
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Hi Bob,
I would appreciate it if you could email me those dyno results. Thanks !
Darren
On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Hawkins, Kevin wrote:
> I know that I felt significant losses in the low RPMs on Mt. Evans at 14,000
> feet. Phil Benson, what about you?
OK, OK, here I go again. First--Mt Evans. No need for more power at that
altitude. The road has about a thousand feet of runoff, 'ce
Hi Bob,
I would appreciate it if you could email me those dyno results. Thanks !
Darren
Kevin wrote:
Nobody's ever put at GTS on the dyno before
Actually Tony Grafals did dyno a GTS stock, with K&N's and with the K&N's
along with a V&H pipe. I still have the charts if someone is interested or I
can send it to Brandon to put on the web site.
Bob B.
ps BTW while at Deal's Gap this
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From: Charlie Dornsife [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 12:45 PM
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I believe the answer is YES, you can fit FZR headers on the GTS. Yes, you
can remove the airbox and install K&a
In your message dated: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:44:34 EDT,
your pithy ruminations on were:
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if there are any upgrade paths.=20
So are there?
Charlie D
94GTS1K-A
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I take my GTS to the mountains as often as I can. I find that twisting the
throttle further counter clockwise gives me all the power I need !!
GTSR6
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>In a message dated 9/19/00 5:17:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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>
><< I
In a message dated 9/19/00 5:17:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< I take my bike into the Mountains
frequently and once above 6000ft or so it starts to lose a significant
amount of power. It seems an exhaust would help this, I'm also looking into
re-chipping the bike i
Does anyone know if the headers from an FZR fit the GTS, or if there are and
comparable exhaust upgrades for the GTS? I take my bike into the Mountains
frequently and once above 6000ft or so it starts to lose a significant
amount of power. It seems an exhaust would help this, I'm also looking into
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