Re: Whatcha Got There?

[Karl Johnson <karljohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a page about the GS tubes. It has some info from Lentini and  
some pics I took during the swap out...
http://members.macconnect.com/users/k/karl/bmwgstube.html

Karl
94 R11RS

On Sep 1, 2005, at 8:56 AM, Robert Silas wrote:

> John,
> I use those GS intake tubes on my '94 RS for many years.  It gives  
> better midrange torque but you'll lose top end speed, it'll still  
> do 125 mph.
> Bob Silas
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: John Dancoe
>   To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:32 AM
>   Subject: RE: Whatcha Got There?
>
>
>   "Tom Brown" tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>> John:
>>
>>
>>> Original airbox tubes retained with additional sleeves & new  
>>> manifolds.
>>>
>>
>> Hey, you've come this far.  Have you tried GS tubes on this  
>> Frankenstein of
>> yours?   They give faster airflow which might help some of your  
>> smoothness
>> issues.   They're cheap too.   Just a thought.
>>
>
>   No, haven't tried the GS tubes but you're right, they might very  
> well be even
>   more beneficial for me than for a stock bike.
>
>   Thanks for the congrats. Very interesting treatise on  
> globalization and the
>   marque's latest trials & tribulations.

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