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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: rec.moto FAQ
From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
Date: 1 Sep 92 07:51:00 GMT
Reply-To: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
Distribution: world
Organization: The Courts of Chaos * Jacksonville AR USA * 501-985-0059


 The FAQ will be a day or two late this month.  I've had to do some of
that nasty "work" stuff lately, and it's taking a bite out of my usenet
reading time.


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can you help me...help me get out of this place?...slow sedation...
ain't my style, ain't my pace...giving me a number...NINE, SEVEN, EIGHT
(Nazareth)               XJ900 TURBO at 15psi          DoD# 978  KotFAQ
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Clifford David Weston)
Subject: Re: Earplugs
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 22:03:43 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.184936.18977@exu.ericsson.se> lmcstst@noah.ericsson.se (Stamos Stamos) writes:
>In article <1992Sep1.141625.910@colorado.edu> matthews@ajsh.colorado.edu (Alex Matthews) writes:

>>Here are ProTech's ratings for its various types of plug.  I have no idea 
>>what the composition of some of these are. 
     [stats and text about plugs deleted]

>What happens is that these foamy thingies are made to compress with your
>fingers allowing them to be inserted into the ear, then they slowly expand.
>The problem is that they keep expanding out off your ear and touch the helmet
>(also they are much to big for 'inside-the-helmet' use). No matter how I 
>inserted them they always expanded to the point where they just stick out of
>your ear. This makes for a magnificent acoustical coupling between your ear
>drum and your helmet.  If you don't believe me, try it. Insert the
>foamy thingies in your ear wait a bit then tap them VERY lightly with your
>finger, they will sound very loud.

1) some people have trouble putting these plugs in their ears as far as the
plugs are meant to be inserted.  drop your jaw (no, you needn't stand there
gaping) when you put the plugs in -- it widens and straightens the ear canal;

2) did it occur to you to take some high-tech device like a razor blade and
cut off 1/4 to 1/3 of the plug?  if we're willing to modify $300 helmets,
there's no reason not to apply the same spirit to $0.83 earplugs.

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|       Cliff Weston                     '92 Seca II (Tem)                 |
|       DoD# 0598                         [insert witty disclaimer here]   |
|                                                                          |
|  you act like a dick.  jokes are fine, but you have to make some sort    |
|    of motorcycle-related contribution in order to get away with it.      |
|                     -- DoD# (withheld), referring to me                  |
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Winner of the Official(tm) (bs) DoD Ba
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 01:38:23 GMT

shoun@netcom.com (Lissa Shoun) writes:
>In article <1992Aug28.141603.5615@javelin.sim.es.com> 
>blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com writes:

>>>>[about Arlo Guthrie's Motorcycle/The Significance of the Pickle song]

>>Go on, pry that wallet open, and head down to the local discount/used
>>music store and pick up "Arlo Guthrie's Greatest Hits" from the bargain
>>rack. For $10 you get both the "Motorcycle Song" and "Alice's Restaurant".

>But is that the long version with Mr. Guthrie telling the story of how
>he came to write the "Motorcycle Song"?

Yep, it's the long version. In the interest of promoting Culture, here's
the track list:

The Best of Arlo Guthrie

1) Alice's Restaurant Massacre  18:30
2) Cabriel's Mother's Highway Ballad #16 Blues  6:25
3) Cooper's Lament  2:46
4) Motorcycle (Significance of the Pickle) Song  6:28
5) Coming Into Los Angeles  3:03
6) Last Train  3:03
7) Citry of New Orleans  4:31
8) Darkest Hour  4:04
9) Last to Leave  2:35

>The song itself is pretty weak in my opinion,

Yep, and I think Arlo agrees. "It's been about 12 years now that I've
been singing this dumb song. It's amazing that someone could get away
with singing a song this dumb, for that long..."

>but the story of how he came to write it
>(while going over a cliff, doing well over 105 mph, while playing
>his guitar, and squishing a cop car) is worth a lot more than $10.

"I was doing 150 mph sideways and 500 feet down at the same time.
 I was looking for the cops, because I knew it was illegal."

The story is at least as credible as most postings to rec.moto.  :-)
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland  blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  BIX:blaine_g
580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108           Favorite road signs:
Dumper of Dirtbikes #46             FJ1200   Winding Road Next 77 Miles
My other motorcycle is a Quadracer           Caution: Passing Areas Not Marked
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015)
Subject: Re: Carrying bicycle on a motorcycle
Organization: Washington State University
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 01:58:03 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.205148.3004@javelin.sim.es.com> blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com writes:
>bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015) writes:
>
>>I've had no trouble mounting a regular mountain bike on the back of
>>my PD.  I'm sure there is a scanned photo around somewhere.  :-)
>
>BMW_MTNBIKE.GIF @ cerritos.edu  :-)
>
>>(I just knew that this topic would come up someday.  teeheehee)
>
>Yea, but you never road-tested it, did you?

Well, no.  Like most mountain bikes hanging off the back side of a BMW
I thought it was for looks.  What, me _pose_, never.  ;-)  

Ride Free, and let them all hang out!

Bill
________________________________________________________________
bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu if you feel compelled to send email
johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu if you seriously expect an answer
AMA #500924   DoD #00314   WMTC #0002   SR= 2.125
FJ1200 R100GS/PD 740GLE  KotV KotRR KotD #0001  :-)
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly understood.
An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
                                               Chesterton
From: jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: I want my DOD number!!! (you better let him have one...)
Date: 4 Sep 92 16:40:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: i88.1992Sep04.164025.14942
Organization: INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, Naperville, IL

In article <dbc-030992155304@b62003.student.cwru.edu> dbc@po.cwru.edu (Dean Cookson) writes:
>In article <1992Sep03.174940.17210@i88.isc.com>, jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan
>E. Quist) wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Someone told me my name was being taken in vain.
>> 
>> >In article <1992Aug28.210334.24662@news.nd.edu>, Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu (Richard A. Swift) writes:
>> >
>> >|> bullshit with the best of them. This INCLUDES the DOD GODS. Thats right,
>> >|> Im talking to you LAZLO NEMETH, RANDY DAVIS, JON QUIST, ED GREEN, DANCES
...
>> Heck, I didn't even know I had made it to Cardinal Richelieu yet, much less
>> godhood.  
>
>As a DoD atheist, does this mean I can't believe in the existance of any
>of you?  I'm gonna have a tough time with that one, esp. since I've SEEN
>Ed Green.  Could it be that I've had a spiritual visitation?  Will I
>be in the Weekly World News now?  If Ed truly is a God, can he lay hands on
>my bike and heal its sloppy idle?  Can he lay hands on me and cure my empty
>wallet?  I need a sign!

You want a sign?  If you want Ed of all peo^H^H^Hgods to lay his hands on
you, then I suspect that sigh will be "Slippery When Wet".

Naw, Dean, you can still believe in us.  That's the beauty of the
autopolytheocratic system; since we're deifying ourselves, all that's required
for the system to work is that we believe in ourselves.  Just don't try
to prevent us from displaying Geeky the Daemon on public property.... :')
-- 
Jonathan E. Quist                              INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation
jeq@i88.isc.com  '71 CL450-K4 "Gleep", DoD #094        Naperville, IL
        There are many things a person should experience in a lifetime.
       Among them are an infant's first cry, and an infant's first laugh.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna)
Subject: Re: I have my DOD number!!!
Organization: NEC Systems Laboratory, Inc.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 12:50:57 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.195508.21135@news.nd.edu> Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu (Richard A. Swift) writes:
>In article <1992Sep2.184830.2619@research.nj.nec.com> Chris BeHanna,
>behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com writes:
>>	That number is already taken.  Try again.
>
>I'm way ahead of you Chris..... and since spelling corrections seem to be
>a necessary part of flaming, I believe the proper spelling is 
>banana ( oh, wait a minute, that's his name.... and... oh shit!, he's got
>a low number...at the very least a high-ranking demi-god....)

	Depends upon whom you ask (hint:  don't ask Peter Simon :-)

>Rich Swift, DoD #3030 (tentative until the requisite KOTL confirmation)
>
>I love the ZX-10
>The ZX-10 is my friend

I love cardboard-under-my-Harley
cardboard-under-my-Harley is my friend
-
-- 
Chris BeHanna	DoD# 114   1983 Harley-Davidson FXWG Wide Glide (She lives!)
behanna@syl.nj.nec.com	   (I need another bike for this space!)

Disclaimer:  Now why would NEC agree with any of this anyway?
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: peram@cs.tamu.edu (Suresh B Peram)
Subject: Prices - CBR 600, FZR 600, ZX-6
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 16:55:14 GMT

hi,

  I would like to know the prices of any one of more
  of these bikes.  I mean, the real prices, the lowest
  that I could get from a dealer (so that I can bargain)

  thanks

Suresh
From: R.Collins@newcastle.ac.uk (R. Collins)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: new bike .vs. vasectomy
Date: 28 Aug 92 14:28:52 GMT
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE1 7RU.


In article <1992Aug28.121402.23114@worldbank.org>, aki@atlas.worldbank.org (aki) writes:
>
>
>On a local shock radio show here (DC101), a woman just called up and 
>said she's really pissed because her husband just took the money he
>was supposed to use for a vasectomy and bought a motorcycle!

If it's a Harley/Triumph/SR/[include favourite vibroplant here] it
may even do the trick!

___
Raybo		DoD#1058		XBR500
"There are four letters at the end of my road, 
S-L-O-W,
Dunno what they mean!"
Organization: Senior, Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 15:50:03 -0400 
From: "Peter A. Simon" <ps3p+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Thanks a pant's full, DoD...
	<1992Aug25.164236.1635@research.nj.nec.com>

behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna) writes:

[bunch of really inane, non-helpful stuff deleted]

And where the hell have *you* been, banana?  I know you're from around
here, so instead of giving me a bunch of shit, why don't you try to be
helpful, huh?  Done all your riding in PA with your eyes closed?  Or
maybe you *haven't* done any riding and only took your bike out to bring
it to the CMRC meetings.  Typical biker poser.  All show, bluster and
guff--no jam, no go, no substance.
 
-peter

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* DoD #10o00                 Suzuki LS650H         NAUI INST. #1434 *
*                             (for sale)                            *
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*                           (for sale, too)                         *
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: barry@fsp2.gtri.gatech.edu (Barry B Burnette)
Subject: Re: thanks a pant's full
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 20:48:42 GMT
X-Posted-From: fsp2.gtri.gatech.edu
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In article <714857993.964254.TJM@math.ams.org> TJM@MATH.AMS.ORG (Tom Maloney) writes:
>Barry B. sez:
>>"Peter A. Simon" <ps3p+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>>>...and fuck the lot of you.  I want to express my heartfelt disgust ...
> [Peter's flame deleted]
>> [My flame deleted]
>
>Actually, this seems to be in the spirit of the Gospel according
>to the original Denizen. I enjoy watching the self-righteous
>replys posted by those whose p*nis size (or cl*t size, to be PC)
>is threatened by this on-target and funny flame. This doesn't
>mean that I won't jump in, of course.
>
>Live to flame! Flame to live!
>
>This was my favorite part. I am appropriating the title of
>Keeper of the Dumpy old Dual. There are older, smaller, and
>dumpier duals out there (hi noemi!), but I called for it first.

You got it then Tom.

>ObFlame: Barry B., you scum-sucking, weasel-jumping dick. I hope
>you forget how to countersteer while passing a CL360 on a turn
>and gyroscopic procession flips you upside down, rips your
>neon pink bike shorts and breaks your Oakleys.

OK.  The countersteering part is funny; passing a CL360 is accurate;
haven't flipped yet; and I don't wear neon pink shorts or Oakleys.  I
do however wear my bright yellow t-shirt that says "If you don't like
the way I drive call: 1-800-EAT-SHIT".  Gets varied reactions.

By the way, what is a weasel-jumping dick?  Can't say that I've heard 
that one before. 

Please more flames...they strengthen my original argument.


                                  Barry B.

It's not how fast you ride...
It's how you ride fast.
From: jmp@dar.csiro.au (POWELL James;Change Jmp Impacts;575)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: cbr600f2 - minor problem...
Summary: cbr600f2 minor probelm
Keywords: cbr600f2
Date: 30 Aug 92 09:35:49 GMT
Organization: CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research


Any other CBR600 owners out there experiencing an annoying problem that
feels like fuel starvation/poor carburation? Its a short (less than a
second) 'hesitation' before the power comes on.

It only seems to happen immediately after a gear change after moderate to
heavy accelleration that drops the revs into the 4000RPM region.

Any ideas/comments would be greatly appreciated!

Apart from this trivial problem I love this bike! What a top end!

--
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                          /|\      /\   / //////
                                  /  \__  /// /      James Powell  [:-) 
    Honda      o   DoD #329   _/\/  _   \           Melbourne, Australia
  CBR-600FN   \_\     _______/   \_/ \   \_  **** EMail: jmp@dar.csiro.au ****
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           "I wouldn't be so paranoid if you weren't all against me!"
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu (Richard A. Swift)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: The man without a number
Date: 31 Aug 92 14:52:10 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame, Aero. & Mech. Eng.
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6C79D296001401C@rswift.aero.nd.edu>
X-Xxdate: Mon, 31 Aug 92 15:55:53 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d9

This past weekend has been one of the utmost significance in my life. I
ventured into the brotherhood of the DOD, only to fooled by a Denizen
claiming to be the almighty KOTL and given a previously issued number. My
elation at receiving a number has been destroyed, and transformed into a
mixture of rage, frustration, and serious intestinal gas.
Last night was a sleepless one, as I pondered what route of action I
should take. At first I envisioned that I should spend another 15 years
riding motorcycles (of every conceivable type), living in homeless
shelters and frequenting the STD clinic so that I might better emulate
the typical DOD lifestyle. I briefly toyed with the idea of ending my now
meaningless life, feeling that having been duped by a Denizen that I was
not worthy of Denizendom. But then I realized, that in order to BE a
Denizen, I must BEHAVE like a Denizen. I instantly recognized what I must
do....end the meaningless life of Tracy Wiseman (alias
tracy@fiji.unify.com, DOD # 555). Even as you read this, I will be
topping-off the ZX-10 tank and loading-up Mr. Mossburg with the OO magnum
rounds left over from last years dear season. 

They do have Usenet services in the state penitentiaries, dont they?


Rich Swift, DOD #...............................
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: laszlo@eclipse.cs.colorado.edu (Laszlo Nemeth)
Subject: Re: Least Favorite Road Sign
Keywords: oil roads sign
Organization: University of Colorado Boulder, Pizza Disposal Group
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 18:28:15 GMT

In article <sysop.170@elan.glassboro.edu>, sysop@elan.glassboro.edu (Ken Denton (Supervisor)) writes:
|> Saw a sign last month that attracted my attention:
|> 
|> 	Freshly Oiled Road

my least favorite was put up in my honor:

        Gravel On Road

laz
From: tavares@danville (Jack Tavares)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: I want my DOD number!!! (you better let him have one...)
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:30:18 GMT
Reply-To: tavares@ctron.com
Distribution: usa
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Clifford David Weston (cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU) wrote:
: I have read your recent post concerning
: 
: your obnoxious, flame-baiting, less-interesting-than-one-of-*my*-posts
                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Now, that's pretty low!

--
Jack Tavares    KotHO DoD# 0570 BMWMOA# 58278 AMA# 651191 BMWRA# 16087
83 R80ST	79 KZ LTD 400H (for sale) 
Sorry, but at DoD minimum speed it is impossible to speak. There is just 
too much wind noise.  At that speed I am spending all my concentration 
allowance on riding, and cannot afford anymore thought for words.
However, when I finish a ride and the bike is in the garage cooling down, 
the single word that comes to mind is:

    BEER.
From: lorelei@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (laura.l.mirisola)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Obtaining Arlo Guthrie's "Motorcycle Song"
Date: 4 Sep 92 15:38:01 GMT
Organization: AT&T

For those of you that are interested in obtaining "The Motorcycle Song"
for your listening enjoyment:

Arlo Guthrie now owns his own record company, called Rising Son Records.
He has re-released all his albums on this label.  I have a flyer from
the record company listening album names and track selections, and
according to it, "The Motorcycle Song" is available on the following
albums:

- Alice's Restaurant
  (available on cassette tape for $9.50)

- Arlo 
  (available on CD for $13.50 or cassette tape for $9.50)

I don't know if there are different versions on these two albums.  I
guess the version on the album "Arlo" is the one that Lissa taped
off the Dr. Demento show - Dr. D. probably said that the name of the
album was simply "Arlo", not "Simply Arlo".

The address for Rising Son Records is;

P.O. Box 657
Housatonic, MA  01236-0657

I hope this info is of use to those of you who are interested in
having your very own copy of the official DoD song!!

-Laura
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: browning@willard.nas.nasa.gov (David S. Browning)
Subject: Re: Mobil 1 oil
Organization: NAS Program, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 19:53:31 GMT
Reply-To: browning@willard.nas.nasa.gov

In article <3813@cvbnetPrime.COM>, rbemben@timewarp.prime.com (Rich Bemben) writes:
|> I ride an "older" bike (Triumph) and I will say that the engine does run 
|> smoother and seem cooler but that could be subjective.  At any rate I run
|> 10-w-40 in the bike and initially there was some leakage around the seals
|> and gaskets but even this seems to have ceased within the last couple of
|> rides.  Has anyone else noticed anything similar?

Oh no, here we go again about Mobil 1!  As predictable a thread as
about 100 other recurring threads.  I'm glad someone else resurrected
this one, 'cause I'd be WAY too embarrassed.

I have a '85 Honda V65 Sabre (1100cc) with about 20K mi on it.  I
switched to Mobil 1 15W-50 at the last oil change (the first since I
got the bike).  It was my first experience with Mobil 1, and I didn't
notice any leaking at all.  But I went through another quart in less
than a month!  I never noticed it burning oil before, even in
"extended high speed" riding.  I was MOST displeased with the prospect
of topping off the oil each week or so.  Strangely, though, after a
couple more months it stopped consuming oil.

"Has anyone else noticed anything similar?"

-- David

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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jrwaters@eos.ncsu.edu (JACK ROGERS WATERS)
Subject: Re: Milquetoast Bastrads
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 05:20:03 GMT

>You Random Milquetoast Bastards;
>
>        It's a good thing I can't fight my way out of a paper bag. If
>I could I'de track all of you punks down and and rap your fuckin head
>in with a ratchet. My Harley can ride circles around all your JAP and
>tea sucking bikes. My Harley fixes itself its so reliable. Why don't
>you all take your cracked plastic seat postings, and your candy-assed
>tank bags to rec.sissy.ducttape?
>
>YOU GOT IT TOUGHGUYS!!??
>
>Tod J. Johnson
>DoD #883
>"Go Slow, Take Geritol, Say No To Drugs (they're expensive)"

Geritol . . . Appropriate for a slow ride on a slow bike with some
other Old people who are too insecure about their own bikes (which
they paid too much money for) to accept anything different from
their old slow bikes for old slow geritol sipping . . . 

:')

Jack Waters II
DoD#1919
-The Red Fishnet

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles