Originally Posted by Colapop
Yeah he is my tutor I go to that course those bikes are heavy and yeah single sided front swing arm
that photo is from our work books
wheelie king
Yeah he is my tutor I go to that course those bikes are heavy and yeah single sided front swing arm
that photo is from our work books
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I've been talking to Phil about maybe doing a bit of study with him but it's all daytime stuff at the mo. If the numbers were better they may look at nights or weekends but ....
How have you found the course?
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Love the course its real good tons of fun and learn heaps
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Hi, just joined! Was looking for CBX1000 info but I ride a GTS1000, been looking for one for years & got mine off a guy who had two, he still commutes daily from Levin to Wgtn on his remaining GTS, had done 180,000km when I last saw him without nothing but regular servicing. I rate it a better bike than my R1100RS I did 35k on. Its long & heavy compared to our Bandit 1200 but very stable particulary when braking hard on off camber or rough corners, prefer it to Bandit, changing tyre profile fixed slow steering issue though definitly as sports tourer not a sports bike. Ive heard Welltech still use one for teaching but only the running chassis from what I hear.
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From what i read in the 90's about em, they were a complete flop. All the good parts from BMW RS, Laverda SF, Bimota Tesi, Honda Goldwing..... Bolted together to make a crap bike.
Apparently it was so bad yamaha had invested so much money on developing it....that they had to chop a certain manager who dictated the whole project.
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Don't always believe what you read (especially here come to think of it). Had a good thrash over the old coast road to evaluate the suspension steering etc. Yes it is a big heavy bike but I came away quite impressed. No it isn't a sportsbike. Engine had ok poke, but would need more if loaded with pillion & gear. Ditching the cat should cover it.
I'd buy one for a sports tourer if:
1. they were more popular so you could get parts if the worst happened
2. had a metal tank cover instead of the plastic one (tank bag)
3. they weren't so heiniously expensive originally.
They were a sales flop as they were new technology on a conservative market. If launched as a lightweight sports bike it might have had a chance at selling,. . . but then it would have had to compete dead on with the Blade & Yams own FZR. The original was based on work on the Radd MC2 bikes that Alan Crashcart reviewed very favourably. Still not to be & no other manufacturer is as bold as Yamaha at launching outside the box ideas into market. It has hurt them more than once though.
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Saw one a few years ago, spoke to the owner who swore by it, said it was the most comfortable bike he had ever owned. He also reported never having had a need for replacements, only normal servicing and never missed a beat.
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It was Rider magazine's bike of the year in 1993. It could be argued that it was a bike ahead of its time. I saw one in the flesh in what passes for Christchurch's Harley dealership a couple of years ago. They're certainly a conversation starter!
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I had a ride on one several years ago. It was a good bike. Steered well and brakeing feedback was excellent. Handled BIG bunps mid corner well and was easy to tip in. Motor was a bit of a letdown after the FZR1000exup but nice for touring.
They did not sell many because motorcyclists are too set in their ways. We are a bunch of nanas that will not try something new. Even when the potential for long term improvement is huge. Imagine if single shocks never caught on. Yucky old twin shocks (yes i know they have a couple of advantages over single shocks). That is where we are at in terms of front forks. They are crappy old twin shocks. Even USD forks are low tech.
on the wagon
I've had the pleasure of riding Chris Mitchell's GTS1000 around the taupo race track. Plenty of grunt, although it does have bigger headers and a few other performance mods...
I found the complete lack of dive under brakes really strange and rather "exciting". After a few laps i got used to it. It felt light (considering how heavy it is) and powerful once underway.
I'll dig up a photo of it on the track tomorrow
on the wagon
the gts in action
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More info here: http://arc.losrios.edu/~mccleld/gts_blue.html
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