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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: helmet 4 sale
Date: 11 Nov 92 11:37:08 GMT
Organization: CONVEX Computer Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
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In Article <308.2B0077F0@kennel.FIDONET.ORG>, Joseph.Cascio@kennel.FIDONET.ORG (Joseph Cascio) writes:

> I have a Beioffee(sp) helmey and misc riding gear for sale. The helmet is 
> like new. Med size NO HARD HITS!  ( Istoped riding because of my arm)
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

	Oh yea......Sounds like an old racer's excuse... "I DNF'd because
	of an electrical fault.....the conrod broke and punched a hole
	through the magneto..."

	Cheers
	George C.
From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: Novice again
Date: 10 Nov 92 05:21:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: convex.1992Nov10.052145.6909
Organization: CONVEX Computer Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
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In Article <1992Nov9.151050.6174@access.usask.ca>, donald@dvinci.USask.Ca (David Donald) writes:

> Orange?  ORANGE?  Were Yamahas ever orange.  Now, _that's_ weird.  I remember
> yellow YZ's (which evenutally turned white) and White TT's... but no orange.

	Ah yes dear lad, I remember orange..okay, yellow TT's and YZ's..I
	can't remember which years though. They were right after the metal
	tank models (and maybe even include late metal tank years). The 
	orange plastic was very brittle and broke frequently. The saving 
	grace was that plastic side covers for example for an orange TT250 
	are (yes, you can still buy parts for them in Oz..) $15 versus $85 
	for the exact same part only in white.
> 
> PS:  Sorry about the riding this weekend, George.

	Had fun anyway.....

	Cheers
	George C.
From: jld@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Deeney)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:24:39 GMT
Subject: Re: KDX200
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt

In rec.motorcycles.dirt, ramz@beta.lanl.gov (Thomas Rick Ramsey) writes:

> KLX650R - off-road model, $4700
>  water cooled, perimeter frame, fat-top forks, manual start, 265 lbs dry.
> 
> KLR650 - street legal model, $3900
>  water cooled, perimeter frame, fat-top forks?, electric start, >300 lbs.

Oww.  $4700?!?!?  And it's heavier than an XR600.  What do the new XR600's 
sell for?  I thought that they were under $4k.  For tight and steep
mountain riding, I consider water cooling to be a disadvantage.  Especially
on a big bore that has a lot of heat to dissapate.  Call me old-fashioned.

The Japanese have the potential to revolutionize the 4-stroke dirt bike.
All they need is to  mass produce a light weight bike with decent
suspension.  The technology is there.  By merely paying attention to detail
they could trim lot's of weight without resorting to expensive materials. 
I was hoping that Kawasaki would make this paradigm shift.  From what I've
seen, it looks like another porker. 

-Jeff Deeney-  KotD #0000  DoD#0498    NCTR    '88 XR600-Shamu   
jld@hpfcpe.fc.hp.com       AMA#540813  COHVCO  '81 CB750F-Llamaha 
We don't stop riding because we get old, we get old because we stop riding.
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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Subject: Re: Steering Geometry
Organization: CONVEX Computer Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 07:56:12 GMT
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In Article <1992Nov7.155131.2492@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>, ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Robert H. Yang) writes:

> Hi,
> 
> 	I'm thinking about putting some YZ125 forks on my XT to get
> more travel.  The only thing that bothers me is that the forks from
> and '80 YZ are way longer than the XT's.  I am trying to figure out
> if that will screw up the steering geometry in a big way (not it's real
> great to begin with).
> 
> 	I was wondering if anyone had any opinions.

	Opinions? Who me?

	Hey Rob, come closer to the screen... Get the lengths right before
	you even contemplate swapping.. Save you a lot of heart ache.

	125 forks? Naaaaa. Springs will be too soft and damping will be
	too light. Might be able to get away with heavier oil and stiffer
	springs. 250 springs will do. Maybe even YZ490 (depends on your 
	riding style and preferances).

	If the effective length (uncompressed distance from axle to
	tripple clamp) is longer, the steering will be even slower than it
	is. Shifting the forks up or down the tripple clamps only gives
	you marginal adjustment.

	Another thing to consider is that your getting forks with
	what...12" of travel? It's a lot more than the 7-9" on the rear.
	What this means is that as you compress the suspension (say over a
	jump), you'll be getting quite drastic changes in the steering
	geometry (read faster steering...). You can of course modify the
	forks to limit the travel and bring it back in line with what you
	have now. You'll have better fork action for sure.

	Not being one to knock projects like this back, I'd be looking at
	doing something to both ends...But it's not easy, nor is it cheap
	if you make a mistake.

	I wonder if a fork kit and shock re-oil and re-gas would be better
	value for money?

	Let us know how you get on ok?

	Cheers
	George C.


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From: wardman@gandalf.ca (Russel Wardman)
Subject: Re: Novice again
Organization: Gandalf Data Ltd.
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 18:42:39 GMT

In <1992Nov9.151050.6174@access.usask.ca> donald@dvinci.USask.Ca (David Donald) writes:

>Orange?  ORANGE?  Were Yamahas ever orange.  Now, _that's_ weird.  I remember
>yellow YZ's (which evenutally turned white) and White TT's... but no orange.

My Clymer manual for xt500 and TT500 - 1976-1980 has an orange XT on the 
cover, unfortunately, I don't know which year it is. I have 2 XT tanks and
TT tank (all 78) and there all metallic with black.

As an interesting aside, the rider on the cover is doing wheelie through
mountain flowers, presumably ripping them up. How times change.

Russell
>Dave
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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Subject: Re: Oil and clutches
Organization: CONVEX Computer Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 07:51:46 GMT
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In Article <1992Nov3.100420.779@skitzo.dseg.ti.com>, frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com writes:


	All my 2 strokes are running Auto Trans fluid (Dextron II) in
	their gearboxes. It's light weight so there are minimal power
	losses, it conditions the seals, it's designed to work with
	wet clutches, it has extreme pressure properties and is *really*
	cheap (I buy it in 20l drums), gear changes are fine and it's a
	lovely red colour too....What more could you ask?

	Well, you can also run it in your forks. Same deal with the "seal
	swelling" properties and it's about 5wt.

	As for running 20W50, it's a bit heavy isn't it?

	In fact, I've been running ATF for the past 10 years.

	4 Strokes though are cursed with having to lubricate the engine
	and gearbox with the same oil. Good quality motor oil with no
	friction modifyers.

	Cheers
	George C.
From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: Fears & Re: moto-workouts
Date: 9 Nov 92 10:23:52 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility

> I guess that I'll have to get used to the idea of crashing if I want to 
> go faster.  I'm hoping that Gary Bailey's MX school will help me to go
> faster without having to pay as much of a crash toll.  That's the weekend
> after this one (I hope they got my registration in time).  If that doesn't
> help much, maybe I'll start taking soil samples with you :)

  Wow!  You going all the way to Sugartree or are they on the road?  I've
  got the tapes, "New rider Technique" and "The Desire to Win".  I like 
  them both but all too often it seems like too much data to remember all
  the tips.  Schools are great.  I thought about going to the local Steve
  Wise school for $70.  Jason Langfort (local pro) also used to teach out 
  at Dowdy Ferry for $30 and all you cared to learn.

  Once before I did mention that I got to go to the Tony D. school with
  guest Bob Hanna. I was instantly a "better" rider not to be confused with
  "faster".
_________________________________________________________________________
mark frampton....O/30 NOVICE   |    You can ride as long as you are alive,
frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com    |      as long as you can take the pain.
                               |  
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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Subject: Re: Oil and clutches
Organization: CONVEX Computer Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 11:40:30 GMT
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In Article <1992Nov10.082303.795@skitzo.dseg.ti.com>, frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com writes:

> > 
>   Hey, thats right!  I remember reading in a shootout saying to run
>   Ford ATF in my particular bike.

	Ford ATF has a different weight.
> 
>   Someone had put fear to me after I read the article that certain types
>   of ATF would damage the engine (seals maybe?).  Could you think of any

	Probably trying to keep people from running it in their 4 strokes.

>   type brand that would do such damage?  If not, I'm going to drain the 
>   20W50 and pour in Dextron II if I can find it otherwise Ford ATF. 

	I use Dextron II. Never had problems in all those years.
> 
>   the clutch is a little weak i.e.(High revs with clutchwork but no roost).
>   So before I went and spent $70 on a new clutch, I thought I would make 
>   sure the 20W50 was causing the problem.

	Is the clutch worn? Are the springs within spec? Is it adjusted
	ok?

	Lotsaluck young Frampton.
	George C.


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From: mick@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Ravi Narayan)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Personal Janet Gunn
Date: 9 Nov 1992 05:39:36 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigwpi.wpi.edu


	hi janet gunn,

	e-mail to you bounces... anyway... (and i sent it to the internet and
	not the uucp address!!! so dont flame me on that ;-) ).

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
550 nmi.com..TCP... 550 Host unknown
550 <gunnj@nmi.com>... Host unknown
   ----- Unsent message follows -----

Hi Janet Gunn,
= 
= Yes, I am interested in your "real women ride motorcycles" stickers.  
= If you give me a usmail address, I will send a SASE and $1.
= 

    my address is:

    Ravi Narayan
    Dept of CS, WPI
    100 Institute Road
    Worcester  MA 01609


    peace,

    - ravi


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From: jgraf@cyber.net (John M. Graf)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: California Helmet Law - Help
Date: 7 Nov 92 00:52:25 GMT
Organization: The Cyberspace Station

Oh Nooooooo . . . .       Not another helmet law debate!  

Well, the truth is that I have to do a research paper for a college course
I'm taking, and I have picked the California mandatory helmet law as the
subject.  I would really appreciate any reasoned arguments, either for
or against the law, that I could incorporate into the paper.  Anything
would be welcome, but in particular I want to answer the following
questions:

        Is it good legislation?  Why?
        Is it in the public good? Why?
        Is it constitutional? Why?

Any documentation relating to the law is also most welcome!


John


Please send any replies to jgraf@cyber.com, and thanks for helping!
From: jrd@po.CWRU.Edu (John R. Daker)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Alternative uses for Aerostitch
Date: 5 Nov 1992 21:01:02 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: jrd@po.CWRU.Edu (John R. Daker)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu



I finally received my latest addition to my wardrobe, a red and black
Motowear suit.  It's similar to the Aerostitch, but $300.00 chaeper.

But that isn't the point of this.  I was wondering if any of you 
Aerostitchers had used you suit for something other than motorcycling,
namely skiing.  It seems perfect.  Waterproof (kinda), warm (kinda),
easy to seal out the elements.  

Better yet, tell me why I shouldn't use it for skiing.  It seems now
that I can use it year round.

-- 
------------------------------------------------------------>DarkMan-------->
Case Western Reserve University,  Cleveland, Ohio            DoD #650
Anyone know where a BSME can get a job?  Available 1/93.  This is for real!
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From: tortlieb@lonestar.utsa.edu (Travis J. Ortlieb)
Subject: Re: (More bike problems...)
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:09:02 GMT

In article <1992Nov05.212810.7851@gecko.uucp> ed@Tekelec.gecko.uucp (Ed Campbell) writes:
>>had was due for replacing.  After putting the new battery in (I have no
>>charger), I hooked up jumper cables to my car battery to get things going,
>>but I'm not getting any juice at all.  No lights, nothing.  Is this due to
>>the bike bike still trying to draw from the new, uncharged battery, or have

I bought a '75 Honda 550-4 off a friend of mine for $25...he had the same
problem with it--no lights, no nada.  I replaced the battery, checked all
the fuses, and tested the hell out of all the electonic-type things, and
all it was was the key-switch.  He had left it out, uncovered for all of
winter, and water had gotten in and corroded the hell out of it.  Cost me
about $15 and (poof! magic!) everything worked.  Try bridging the wires
to the key switch.  Could work.

My $.02.

Travis O


'84 Dodge van "bigger than life"
'75 Honda 550-four

"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" -oz



-- 
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!
From: lch3e@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Lauren C. Howard)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: ** WANTED;  OLD  HONDA S-90  any condition **
Date: 10 Nov 92 17:07:49 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Virginia
Originator: lch3e@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU


    Please!!  Please look in your closets and your friends'
garages for me; I really want one bad!

 respond email to      lch3e@virginia.edu
   or call          (804) 295-9995

     Thanx.
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From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Subject: Re: Cops Suck!  Cops Suck!
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 20:42:55 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.125124.2527@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu> ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu writes:
>In article <1dr619INN59s@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, jrd@po.CWRU.Edu (John R. Daker) writes:
>> 
>> That's basically it.  Cops Suck!
>> 
>> Goodfornothing muthereffing sonofawhores!
>> 
>> Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.
>
>	Yup.  The next time you're broken down at the roadside and some cop
>comes and helps you out, or gives a ticket to the asswipe who ran you off
>the road, or recovers your stolen bike, remeber that "Cops are good for
>nothing".

Guess I won't have to ever remember that. I can honestly say(as opposed to
my usual) I have never heard of a cop helping out anyone I know personnaly,
recovering anyone I know's bike(s). The thought of a cop ever ticketing
someone who has run me off the road is the equivelant of winning the lottery.
Course I don't hang at Dunkin Donuts, although a hell of a lot of my
paycheck goes to paying the arrogant fat slobs.
My seester is a cop but that is in another town. YTMV.  
 
They do lie quite well though.
 
================================================================================
 Ipsissimus of the Inner Order of Sesquipedalian Fruitcakes 
 Sesquipedalian's 'R' Us. ZX-10. DoD#564. There ain't no more.
================================================================================
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Won't be in Colorado...
Date: 11 Nov 1992 15:05:04 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
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In article 4124@eos.arc.nasa.gov, keith@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Keith Harris) writes:
>
>Let's not be extreme.  Do you really thing that sexual preference is a
>justifiable reason for SPECIAL PRIVILEGES?  Should a gay or lesbian be
>given special compensation in housing, jobs, and going to the head of the
>checkout line at Safeway?  I think not. 

Should Catholics?  Then why is there not a constitutional amendment
guaranteeing this EQUAL treatment for Catholics?

> This amendment only states that
>these things should not happen.  It is NOT anti-gay legislation.

Right.  And Elvis is alive.

>The point is, and
>this is how I believe the voters of the great state of Colorado viewed it,
>NO BODY should get special treatment due to their beliefs, status, race,
>religion, or anything else.  I beleive the voters were saying that we are
>ALL equal. 

Are you really this naive, or are you just stupid?


---
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  Ed.Green@East.Sun.COM   |and I showed him a picture of you.  I said,
DoD #0111  (919)460-8302  |"Go on, get to know her, you'll like her!"
 (The Grateful Dead) -->  |It seemed like the least I could do...

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From: datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild)
Subject: Re: KotLQ
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 12:25:34 GMT

Neal Howard (neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org) wrote:
: In article <1d8qjaINNjh1@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
: >In article 1712@adpplz.UUCP, martin@adpgate.UUCP (Martin Golding) writes:
: >>
: >>I have approximately six square feet of single malt scotch 
: >
: >"Square" feet?!?  
: >
: >I prefer my scotch in cubic dimensions.  It's easier to drink.
: 
: I kinda like beer by the yard or half-yard myself although I think I'd probably
: have a little trouble after slamming down a "yard-scotch" 8-} 8-} 8-}
: 
: -- 
: =============================================================================
: Neal Howard   '91 XLH-1200      DoD #686      CompuTrac, Inc (Richardson, TX)
: =============================================================================

That's enough to make you legless!

BTW, single malt scotch makes a nice drink when mixed with Ribena (c).  One of
my favourite drinks.  Oh, and Scotch and tomato(e) juice (a Bloody Mess) but I
found some resistance from bartenders when requesting such drinks in Bonny
Scot(ch)land.  "Ya bloodie sassenach!" one of them declared.


Nick (Ex-Dundonian Biker)   MAG 73516   DoD 1069   Concise Oxford


M'Lud.


Sidecar> My surname is a derivation of a slang name given to Roman soldiers 
         that patrolled Hadrien's wall.  "Iron foot" = Pettefar.
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Bikes Indoors (Was Re: SOMEONE TRIED T
Date: 12 Nov 1992 17:08:29 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 1536@microsoft.com, timke@microsoft.com (Tim Keane) writes:
>
>So, Rich, how do you feel about parking a bike in a garage that is attached
>to a house?  

My attached garage (no firewall) contains, among other things:

Regular gasolene
2-stroke gasolene
Assorted paints & solvents
Kerosene
Charcoal Lighter Fluid
Gun powder
Primer caps
Two vehicles with gas tanks 
Assorted power tools with attached gas tanks
A smoke detector
A fire extinguisher

It's all in sensable containers and stored safely.  While I do tend to
lose a lot of sleep these days, it is definately not over a fire hazard
in my garage.

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Ed Green, former Ninjaite |I was drinking last night with a biker,
  Ed.Green@East.Sun.COM   |and I showed him a picture of you.  I said,
DoD #0111  (919)460-8302  |"Go on, get to know her, you'll like her!"
 (The Grateful Dead) -->  |It seemed like the least I could do...
From: sham@cs.arizona.edu (Shamim Zvonko Mohamed)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Spanning The Globe
Date: 9 Nov 92 20:50:57 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson

In article <1992Nov9.191937.18550@netcom.com> shoun@netcom.com (Lissa Shoun) writes:
>Has anyone ever seen a pig ride a motorcycle?

Haven't you heard:

"The time has come," the walrus said:
"To talk of many things:
...
And whether pigs have 'Wings."

-s
--
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  "Take this cross and garlic; here's a Mezuzah if he's Jewish; a page of the
    Koran if he's a Muslim; and if he's a Zen Buddhist, you're on your own."
   Member of the League for Programming Freedom - write to lpf@uunet.uu.net
From: tomes@iastate.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: HONDA GB500 - club racer single.
Date: 13 Nov 92 00:45:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.BxMq4L.FrJ
Distribution: na
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA

In article <DUKE.92Nov12131222@portal.paperboy.osf.org> duke@portal.paperboy.osf.org (Duke Robillard) writes:

>One thing though--the tires are really small: 90/90 in the front and
>100/90 in the rear.  It's about time for me to get new ones, and you
>don't seem to have much selection in that size.  From reading the ads,
>none of the cool, expensive, high performance tires come that small.
>I'm kinda bummed, cause I wanted some Pirellis :->

Well, can you stand German tires for a change?  Metzeler seems to be
holding its own in the performance wars, and I have 100/90-18 and 110/90-18
on my Seca.  Im pretty sure that the diam. of your rims puts you in the league
for a Laser front and a ME55 rear.  These tires have worked well for me for 10k
miles, with the rear (used to be a ME99) going at 7k.  Front still has ~1k to
go before replacement.  BTW, I drag parts before I reach the outside edge of
the tread on my bike.  The rim size is a little small for this tire, but it
seems to be ok.  Check the rim/tire compatibilty as well as the clearance:
small rocks lodged in the tread of my front tire scrape the underside of my
fender!! and the side clearance has the edge of the tire scraping a little
when seriously leaned.  (only happened a couple of times, then the plastic 
fender was customized!! ;))

CP Tomes
Tread?  I don't need no steenkin tread!
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