Letters

LETTERS

Love that GSX-R750/ 1100

Your story on the ’88 GSX-R750/ 1100 endurance racer (CW, December, 1988) is one of the best writeups I have ever read.

Geoff Clark Northville, Michigan

I love to open Cycle World and see the different racing bikes and modifications that would work on my bike. The project GSX-R endurance racer has been my favorite so far, although I don’t see my ’86 FZ600 doing 160 mph without some major changes.

Thomas Weslager, RAF APO, New York

I’m 12 years old and I think your December, 1988, issue is my favorite out of all of the ones I have read.

I love the story about the 24-hour race, “Night and Day,” and I loved reading about how you built the GSX-R endurance racer. I had a big “spazz-out” when I read about that race. I hope David Luthje is alright after he tried to jump the ditch.

About the guy who wrote in (Letters, January, 1989) saying, “If you can’t come up with something more interesting, why don’t you just pack it up,” I say, “Ifyou can’t enjoy the best magazine, why don’t you just not read it and go on to a ‘loser’ magazine.”

Jake Olson,

St. Paul, Minnesota

Thanks for the kind words, Jake, and as long as you promise not to spazz-out, " we'll make you an honorary member of the Cycle World endurance team.

Your endurance racer special?

Two please: one blue, one blackand-red, radar detectors installed. That No. 33 bike is, er, was beautiful. Better luck next year.

Gray Devine

Nepean, Ontario, Canada

The Ogre

I want Ron “Ogre” Griewe’s job! Any man who can work 62 hours per week for two months and get paid to build his own dirt bike (“Ogre Ultra 510,” CW, January, 1989) needs a vacation.

Bob Henry

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In reference to the article about Griewe’s Ogre Ultra 5 10 conversion project, I was fascinated by the amount of hours put into this project. With my trusty writing stick and a ream of paper, I made some fantastic deductions concerning the notion of time equals money.

At a modest rate of $30 an hour. Mr. Griewe invested roughly $ 15,000 in labor. That’s quite a large sum of money to satisfy his curiosity. I suggest Mr. Griewe invest some of his time in night school to become more expedient as a machinist.

Stephen Gautreau

Gardner, Massachusetts

To Ron Griewe: I’m sure that getting to do a project bike like your Honda/Husky was a thrill. It’s a special feeling to make something that works and looks right. Congratulations, I look forward to seeing your next project.

Scott Boyer Valencia, California

Michigan miseries

I got my February issue today. I looked through it and my heart longed to ride. You see, living in Michigan, we don’t ride much in the winter months. Anyway, I went out to the garage, reinstalled the battery, hit the starter button on my ’86 Yamaha XJ700S, and it woke from hibernation. The snow wasn’t too deep and the sun was shining, so I decided to take a ride. Thanks for the motivation to hit the throttle, dodge snowbanks and pass a snowmobile!

Eric Moore

Grand Rapids, Michigan

How long ’til Spring?

Kurt Anschuetz Ypsilanti, Michigan

Hang on, Kurt, or at least read the February issue before going out to pass a few snowmobiles.

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