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From: cartert@sco.COM ( Dragonfly )
Subject: CBR Studder
Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
Distribution: ba
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 22:05:51 GMT




	Here's a question for all you CBR600F2 owners.

	I've got a 92 Goof2 and I've got a 4500rpm studder. Now 
I know that there's a cure but I can't remember what it was.

	I talked to another CBR owner (exact bike) who was also
experiencing the same problem, however he said it so fast and I didn't
have any paper to write it down, so I missed the "cure".

	This guy I met said something about brass washers and something
about the carburetor's and whatever.

	Would someone please email the answer to this problem?!

	Thanks.



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Phone: (408) 427-6748       o          Technical Support
Fax: (408) 427-5443        \_\         1992 CBR600F2               o  
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"Make for better and more exciting scenery, ride naked." :)   ___O\-_O_______
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From: mu@terapin.com (Mu Hong Lin)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: hello everyone!
Date: 22 Jan 93 13:11:02 PST
Organization: BBS

>|> Do yall think I need to read rec.motorcycles anymore?
>
>How else do you intend to get your frustrations out so that you don't
>have to vent here?    :^>

Got cha!  I do need that sometimes.  :)

>Welcome! What kind of bike do you have/want?

If nothing matters, I'll get my self a RC30 ( VFR750R ).  I just saw a '90 CBR
600 for $2300.  Sounds pretty good, what do you think?  I guess I better check
with my insurance company first though.

Be seeing you...

frank mu-hong lin
mu@terapin.com
From: noemi@synoptics.com (Noemi Berry)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: blue books (we: Re: CBR250RR for sale)
Date: 22 Jan 93 19:21:25 GMT
Reply-To: noemi@synoptics.com
Organization: SynOptics Communications, Santa Clara CA

>>>2. Is there a blue book thing for motorcycles?
>
>Yes, but don't ask me where you can find one.

usually banks & other fine financial institutions.  i've seen
a Kelley Blue Book at the American Electronics Association
Credit Union.  libraries and some book stores too.

if you REALLY need to spend money, send $45 to:

	Kelley Blue Book company
	5 Oldfield
	Irvine CA  92718
	(714)770-7704

also:
	PO Box 19691
	(800)444-1743

(not sure which is publisher, which is for orders).

they come out january, may & september of every year.

and i think starting a subject with CBR250RR is a cruel
tease worthy of great punishment.

noemi
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
noemi@synoptics.com 						KotSBL
'83 BMW R65LS (NM)	"have bike, will travel"		DoD #443
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From: robinson@cogsci.Berkeley.EDU (Michael Robinson)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: LEATHER JACKETS AT REDUCED PRICES !!!!!!
Date: 22 Jan 93 00:49:47 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Institute of Cognitive Studies, U.C. Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: cogsci.berkeley.edu

In article <1jn33a$kfr@agate.berkeley.edu> ptulsyan@ocf.berkeley.edu (Prawal Tulsyan) writes:
>
>	MUST SELL THE FOLLOWING LEATHER JACKETS NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[etc.]

>All the above mentioned jackets are BRAND NEW and have not been used...


...although they sustained slight abrasion when they fell off the truck.


(Why don't trucks like that ever drive through my neighborhood?)



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From: doc@webrider.central.sun.com (Steve Bunis)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Where to find this jacket in Bay Area?
Date: 21 Jan 93 20:34:40 GMT
Reply-To: doc@webrider.central.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: webrider.central.sun.com

> Anyone know where I could find a Bates All-Weather in the bay area?
> South bay preferred? Or is this one of those mail-order-only things?
> 
> I love my leather jacket for winter, but for summer it is a roaster.
> I need something with major venting, and this sounds pretty good.
> 

Has anyone checked out the "Cool-Tech" jacket?  Supposed to be great for
summer riding, according to a recent issue of Motorcyclist.  Also claim
it still gives good road rash protection.

Anyone have one?  I'd be interested in hearing your opinion.



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              Itasca, IL
From: emarsh@hernes-sun.Eng.Sun.COM (Eric Marsh)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: San Francisco's first scooterjacking
Date: 27 Jan 1993 20:38:22 GMT
Organization: Sun
Distribution: ba
NNTP-Posting-Host: hernes-sun

In article <1993Jan27.193240.13525@hspice.portal.com> georgew@hspice.portal.com (George Wu) writes:
>In article <txd.727717667@Able.MKT.3Com.Com> txd@ESD.3Com.COM (Tom Dietrich) writes:
>>delorme@garnet.berkeley.edu (Lisa DeLorme) writes:

>>>Today's Chron reports that the first scooterjacking (Honda Elite) occured
>>>yesterday in the Mission district.

>>In reality, I think that my first reaction in such a situation would be
>>to bring up the revs, and drop the clutch.

>> [ . . . ]

>>If you react quickly,
>>even if he actually does have a gun, he's going to have to get the gun
>>out of his pocket, and shoot. The chances that he can actually hit
>>something with a gun that he can hide in his pocket are slim.

>     Actually, I think you're wrong here.  It's generally believed the biker
>who died in Emeryville was shot as he tried to ride away from a hijacking
>attempt.  (To summarize, some months ago a motorcyclist rode into an Emeryville
>gas station and promptly collapsed and died from a gunshot wound.  The police
>believe he was shot in a robbery attempt, and managed to ride as far as the gas
>station.  The crime was unsolved the last I heard.)

Once or twice in my life I've had the opportunity to look down the wrong
end of a gun. The conclusion I've come to is as follows:

--==** Don't argue with someone who's got the drop on you. **==--

Give him the bike. However in my case, if I could I'd turn off the
fuel petcock. Since the CRs on my Ninja don't have vacum fittings
I don't use the automatic stuff. I figure that might give me a better
chance of getting my scooter back.

>     As someone contemplating a new ultra-desirable bike, I've been trying to
>figure out a serious counter to hijackers.  Personally, I've decided running
>is pretty risky.  Arming myself is probably more so, even without the legal
>implications of using deadly force.  (Draw and shoot while he's getting on the
>bike?  Sure, but what'll the cops say?)

Insurance will buy you a new bike. Even if it doesn't, a new bike
is a small price to pay for your life/health.

However, if I were armed, the moment he turned his head I'd put one
(or more) through it. Then I'd have to make some decisions about
waiting for the cops. Odds are, I'd just leave him bleeding there,
possibly with a stipe of rubber over his worthless hide.

As a programmer, I would consider that to be the elegant solution.

>     It's fucking pathetic if I'm afraid to buy a nice bike or car because
>someone will steal/hijack it.

Yep.

>							George

Eric
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
From: peter@gunther.tcs.com (Peter Winship)
Subject: Re: BMW Regulators  Was: New Guppie in pond wants BMW info.
Keywords: regulator
Organization: Teknekron Communications Inc.
Distribution: ba
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 02:39:23 GMT

In article <1993Jan25.155826.15601@csrd.uiuc.edu> leung@sp1.csrd.uiuc.edu (Bruce Leung) writes:
>>I think this is the second reference to the high output voltage regulator
>>for a boxer.  Where do you get these devices?  I'd like some more info please.
>
>You should be able to get this replaced under warranty (assuming, of course,
>your bike is < 3 yrs old).  When I was at the dealer in St Paul, MN getting
>my battery charged up, the service guy informed me of this.  He said it
>is a simple matter of pulling the tank, taking out the old one and plugging
>in the new one.  He didn't have any in stock so I couldn't take advantage
>of this at the time.  He also mentioned that you might have to watch your
>water level a little closer in the summer.
>
>I believe a previous poster (the guy from IN, forgot his name) mentioned
>his dealer did this for him when he put on an auxillary light and vest.
>
>So just go to your dealer and complain about your battery not getting
>charged up.  That's what I plan to do as soon as I get the chance.
>
>Bruce

I'm really confused about this regulator business.  When I first started
riding my R100GS, the batteries died about once a week.  As I was paying
for the official BMW battery charger, (warranty worries) I asked the
local dealer (Schleicher in Oakland) whazzup?  I was told that the
high output reg. was for around town, and the low output was for trips.
Watch out for the high-output on trips, said the guy, because it'll
overcharge the battery.

I talked to another R100 owner, who said that *she* had no problem
with battery charging, and she had the low-output job.

I heard, sometime later, I forgot where, that the bike likes to be
cruised at around 3500 rpm.  I don't know if this is true, but I thought
it would boost the alternator's output, as well as give me a bit more power
if I should suddenly need it.  I used to cruise at about
3 krpm.  Tried 3500.  No more dead batteries.

So now the batteries stay charged... but hell--why doesn't BMW equip the
bike with a regulator that knows when to have high output, and when
to have low output... Isn't that what a regulator's for, anyway?

-Confused
From: mahoney@hp-ptp.ptp.hp.com (Mike Mahoney)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: motorcycle for sale
Date: 23 Jan 93 18:10:21 GMT
Organization: HP Pacific Technology Park - Sunnyvale, Ca.


			  motorcycle for sale


	  1978 honda gold wing      GL1000

	  runs great              53k miles

	  color: black            

	  king&queen seat with a back rest/rack

	  this bike is stock except for the seat and backrest;
	  that means no fairing, saddlebags, stereo or other goodies

	  has had a heavy duty clutch and a new stator put in

	  this is a good cruiser for the sum of  $1000.00 or OFFER!

	  call (408) 746-5205    leave message
From: txd@ESD.3Com.COM (Tom Dietrich)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: San Francisco's first scooterjacking
Date: 22 Jan 93 15:47:47 GMT
Distribution: ba

delorme@garnet.berkeley.edu (Lisa DeLorme) writes:

>Today's Chron reports that the first scooterjacking (Honda Elite) occured
>yesterday in the Mission district. While cruising down the street, someone
>stepped out in front of the rider, blocking his way, and demanding his
>bike (I guess countersteering around him didn't work). The rider initially refused, but the jacker put his hand in his coat pocket and motioned as if
>he had a gun. The rider gave up the scoot. An accomplice was waiting around
>the corner and was picked up by the scooterjacker.

>Geesh, i never thought I would be in danger on my 250

I guess that I *do* have to mount that shotgun scabbard to the
Sportster... Probably front facing, for such an incident. 1/2 :{)

In reality, I think that my first reaction in such a situation would be
to bring up the revs, and drop the clutch. Remember to have a *VERY*
firm grip on the handlebars while doing this, in case the jacker isn't
quick enough to get his ass out of the way. In the case of a small
scooter, you may want to lower your helmeted head and use it for a
weapon as you attempt to ride over/through the guy. 

In a case like this, get the *HELL* outta there! Riding a bike, you're
used to evaluating a situation very quickly, and reacting. The
perpetrator is counting on you doing the "deer in the headlights"
reaction. The hand in the pocket is a threat. If you react quickly,
even if he actually does have a gun, he's going to have to get the gun
out of his pocket, and shoot. The chances that he can actually hit
something with a gun that he can hide in his pocket are slim. It's my
experience that very few people can actually hit anything that they
shoot at, even if they have a decent piece. In a case like this, the
guy's probably never even fired the thing, and never practiced hitting
anything. If you get the hell out of there, he won't be able to do
anything. Keep your wits and get out of the situation! Anyone who's
trying to steal a scooter at gunpoint is a &%@*% idiot anyway.

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'86 Concours.....Sophisticated Lady            Tom Dietrich             
'72 1000cc Sportster.....'Ol Sport               DoD # 055
^^^^^^^^^^^It *LIVES*^^^^^^^^^^^^^              AMA #524245
                                    Cool as a rule, but sometimes....
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From: delorme@garnet.berkeley.edu (Lisa DeLorme)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Riding in the Rain
Date: 22 Jan 93 07:30:14 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.berkeley.edu

In article <1993Jan22.043230.5013@dumbcat.sf.ca.us> marc@dumbcat.sf.ca.us (Marco S Hyman) writes:
>
>A question, though, came to mind.  Is it possible that visibility is bad
>enough to force drivers to really pay attention to traffic -- even *seeing*
>those of us on two wheels?  Could it be *safer* in the rain?  I wont count
>the first and second rain of the season, though.  Those days seem to bring
>out more crazies that a month of full moons.
>Just curious.
>// marc
>marc@dumbcat.sf.ca.us -- pacbell!dumbcat!marc

I have been caging it a lot in the rain lately, so let me take the perspective
of (hopefully not brain dead) cager here. Yes, rain does produce extra
alertness and carefulness (at least in me). But, one thing I had forgotten
after being out of a car for so long is that in cold/rain, 3 sides of the
view out of the car are completely obscured. Now normally we ride as if three
sides of view are obscured anyway because the brain dead usually don't
bother to look there. The rain makes it much worse, even if the person
bothers to look to the side or rear, they can't see anything through the
fog on the windows.
	Even after dilligent wiping of the windows before departing, several
times this week I have had to ask a passengers help, or roll down windows, in
order to change lanes lately because I couldn't see s thing. I'm sure easternersknew this all along, but for a biking now-californian, it was a bit suprising.

No, I don't think it is safer in the rain


-- 
Lisa DeLorme                            
delorme@garnet.berkeley.edu           
DOD #363/ 80 KZ250, (mouse bike), 82 KZ440
                    Hey, I'm finally an acronym: DBNI  (Double bike, no income)
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From: johng@informix.com (John Galloway)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: time to buy tires for the R100R
Date: 26 Jan 93 10:21:17 GMT
Organization: Galoway Research

In article <C1Fnsy.AG8@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> frankb@sad.hp.com (Frank Ball) writes:
>J. Eric Townsend (jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov) wrote:
>& 
>& Looks like my rear tire (ME55 Metronic) is on its last bit of tread.
>& After 4K miles, I'm only a bit surprised.  I've thought about

Yikes! [new] tire shot after 4K miles?  Is this normal or are you Mr.
slide and burn?  I have 3800 miles on my bike and (after quick running
out to the garage) have about 1/8th-3/16ths (its hard to measure) on
front and rear, but since I don't remember how much was there, I have
really no idea of how much wear that represents (my car's tires after
about 12K are down to about 1/4, but again hard to be presice not having
one of those little dohickies handy.)
	-jrg
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From: ramarren@apple.com (Godfrey DiGiorgi)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Shift lever question
Date: 23 Jan 93 07:20:49 GMT
Followup-To: ba.motorcycles
Distribution: ba
Organization: Apple Computer

In article <1993Jan22.051420.16476@leland.Stanford.EDU>,
cecil@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jonah Scheib) wrote:
[Jonah describes worn out splines on old beater bike]

Ok, we know the right thing to do is dismantle the engine and get 
a new selector shaft and shift lever ... and we don't want to do that
(perfectly reasonable for an old bike, really). 

Pull the shift lever. Put the sucker into a vise and drill/tap it for
an 8mm bolt (might as well stay metric, right?) with a drill press and
a very hard drill bit right through the part that used to go onto
the splines. Buy a nice 8mm bolt.

Now match that up with the shift shaft so you know where it's 
gonna line up. Take a file and file a flat spot right across where 
there used to be splines at that point. Slide the shifter on, 
tighten the clamp bolt until it's almost all squoze down, then tighten
your new bolt down tight, now tighten the clamp bolt all the way.

Lockwire (or locktight) and you're done. Works really well.
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From: EP.MXG@forsythe.stanford.edu (Maurice Green)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: ** FOR SALE - Motorcycle helmets/jacket **
Date: 22 Jan 1993 08:26:32 -0800
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: ba
NNTP-Posting-Host: morrow.stanford.edu


***************  FOR SALE *************

Motorcycle helmets:

 2  Shoei mdl Z-100, 1 silver/ 1 red      $75 ea

 2  AllSport, 1 Red/ 1 White              $25 ea

Man's brown leather motorcycle jacket,
   Brooks, size 40, like new condition    $200

Replies/Info: e-mail (ep.mxg@forsythe.stanford.edu)
              phone  (415)725-5606 (day)
                     (415)493-5914 (eve/wkend)

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From: jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles
Subject: time to buy tires for the R100R
Date: 25 Jan 93 20:51:17 GMT
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation, NASA Ames


Looks like my rear tire (ME55 Metronic) is on its last bit of tread.
After 4K miles, I'm only a bit surprised.  I've thought about
replacing it with one of a few different tires (see below).  Anyone
care to point out faults in my logic/knowledge?


ME88 -- should last at least twice as long, still a sticky tire (hey,
if it's good enough for Hesh, it should be good enough for me :-).
Comp K -- if it's going to only last 4K or so miles, why not get
something *really* sticky.
The "other" ME55 --  I'm not sure I exactly understand the Metzler
brochure.  It seems that there are two different types of ME55, one
more sporty than the other.  I haven't been able to figure out which
one I have, or why I'd want to switch.

thx...

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Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
From: tlc@cx5.com
Subject: New ARAI helmets for sale
Keywords: helmets, for sale
Reply-To: tlc@cx5.com
Organization: CX5 (San Francisco)
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:38:08 GMT


A friend of mine has asked me to try and sell two helmets for him:

Specs:
ARAI
Size Small (6 1/4" - 6 7/8", 55-56cm)
Colors: 1) Gold and Red
	2) Gun Metal Gray and Dark Brown
Snell and DOT

These helmets are Brand New. They still have the plastic paper on the shield,  
and have never been worn. Both have the carrying bag. I don't know what model #  
they are, but they seem to me to be an older incarnation since they don't have  
the vent on the top of the helmet like the latest ARAIs I've seen. But they do  
have the shield and chin vents.

Price: $150 each.

Note: Although there are two helmets available, I will probably be buying one  
myself. I'd prefer to buy the Red/Gold one 'cause it matches one of my bikes,  
but either one is available. If you really need two helmets, well, that would  
probably work out too.

Looking mostly for a SF buyer. I do not want to deal with UPS unless it's  
really necessary (I do have the boxes they came in, so it's not a huge  
issue...)

Thierry
tlc@cx5.com
San Fransico

Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
From: cecil@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jonah Scheib)
Subject: Shift lever question
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 05:14:20 GMT

A quick mechanical question that hopefully someone with more
experience than I can answer:

On my Yamaha 650 Special, the left foot shift lever attaches to
the shifting mechanism by fitting over a grooved post; i.e., there
are "teeth" on the outside of a rod that goes into the engine and
on the inside of a circular hole at the base of the shift lever.

Unfortunately, the teeth have worn somewhat, and now the shift lever
slips instead of catching, even when the tightening/retaining bolt and
nut are cranked all the way down (to the point of stripping).  So I
can't shift, making riding an interesting experience.  Plus, I don't
get great mileage going 65 mph in 1st gear :-), as if my '79 beater 
could do that anyway.

I would greatly appreciate suggestions on how to remedy this problem
short of a major dismanting of the motorcycle to replace the post that
is attached to the shifting mechanism.  I've already tried shims of
aluminum foil, aluminum can (ok, so I've read _Zen etc._, so sue me),
and paper clip (inserted the "long" ways).  The first two were too
thin or too slippery and didn't help; the last was too great in 
circumference to fit.

Thanks in advance,
cecil
cecil@leland.stanford.edu 
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