What a difference...

[Dave Daniels]

I guess I'm just not the die-hard rider you are John because my answer to that question is a car.

--- On Fri, 12/11/09, john leonard <jlmdx at hotmail.com> wrote:


From: john leonard <jlmdx at hotmail.com>
Subject: What a difference...
To: "Kawasaki GPZ1100 discussion" <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 9:32 AM



For years my GPZ just wouldn't run well in sub-freezing temps.  It would stall and need ~50% choke almost the entire ride time.

Over the years I purchased a Triumph Speed Triple and Harley Vrod thinking that fuel injection was the answer to cold weather riding.  I was wrong -- a valve job and carb sync has my GPZ running as well as the injected bikes.

I sold the Speed Triple and the VROD because I always found myself riding the GPZ due to its versatility, fairing, riding position, large gas tank, etc.  I was contemplating a Bandit with fairing because it's so much like the GPZ but fuel injected.

For a cost of $300 (for the GPZ tuneup)  I found that I don't need the Bandit or any other bike.   The GPZ is a solid bike.

24 degrees and running like a champ.

Now I just need to figure how to keep my fingers from feeezing up - the heated grips and various gloves I've tried don't quite do it.

john

                          
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