HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: llane@javelin.sim.es.com (Laura Lane)
Subject: lane splitting
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 18:57:42 GMT

Hi I'm a new reader to the group so please be easy on the flames:

IMO it's not very safe from an insurance point of view. When I lived in
Calif. the view that was taught to me (from a Motor Cycle Safety Course and 
a few police officers (also riders), was that an accident occuring from a 
motorcycle running up between the lanes of tracfic could be charged w/
reckless driving. Also though this is not illegal it was not legal either.
I was told a good rule of thumb was that you could only go 5 mph faster
than the traffic, (so I would guess that meant if traffic was at a
standstill you should only go 5mph). Now I have lane splitted and I don't
think 5mph is fast enough and was told that the cops usually go 15 - 20 mph.
(I did 15mph) Which seems more reasonable, however I couldn't help but 
notice the few cars that did pull out and try to squeeze me from "their"
lane, and being a new rider at the time it made me a little more than
nervous, besides the fact that if I had an accident it would be my fault.
I guess what I'm trying to get at here is.. is it legal or illegal to lane
split and if it was illegal wouldn't this solve the lane splitting issue, 
since insurance is high enough with out adding all the tickets for lane
splitting and accidents to it.  

Remember be kind! :)
From: dbc@po.cwru.edu (Dean Cookson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: I want my DOD number!!! (you better let him have one...)
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Date: 3 Sep 1992 19:49:56 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: b62003.student.cwru.edu

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
> 
> Oh.  Him again.  At least get the name right, if you must use it at all.
> And face east when you utter it.  (Uh, that's east.sun.com, not heading 090.)
> 
> In article <1992Sep2.180308.22327@mtxinu.COM> choke@xinet.com writes:
> >J. Quist is a DoD god already?  Man that guy moves fast. I want to be a DoD
> >pope.  I have decided.
> 
> 
> 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!


| Dean Cookson / dbc@po.cwru.edu / 216 754-1834      | DoD #207  AMA
#573534|
| Case Western Reserve U. Computer E. and Sci. dept. | KotNML  /  KotB     
|
| "If I was worried about who saw me, I'd never get  | '81 CB750C          
|
| nekkid at all." -Ed Green, DoD #0111               | '88 Bianchi Limited 
|
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 16:07:39 EDT
From: <U2EF5@wvnvm.wvnet.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Speaking of triple A....

  Although triple A doesn't officially tow bikes (unless you get the
RV coverage), I have had my bike towed by a shop in Connecticut.  In
this case, I contacted the garage itself and they came with an I-beam
setup for picking up bikes.  They had no problem chargeing my AAA.
************************************************************
Gary J. Edwards            |  '82 V45 Sabre
West Virginia University   |
Morgantown, WV             |
U2EF5@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU      |   (304)293-3422 ext. 401
DoD#0615                   |
From: R.Collins@newcastle.ac.uk (R. Collins)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: new bike .vs. vasectomy
Date: 2 Sep 92 16:13:17 GMT
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE1 7RU.


In article <25433@castle.ed.ac.uk>, cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:
>In article <793@zx11.UUCP> joe@zx11.cactus.org writes:

>
>About a guy who took the money his woman gave him for a vasectomy and
>bought a motorcycle 

>Any operation involving the female's tubes is an abdominal operation,
>a relatively serious op which, while routine, has a number of
>unpleasant hazards associated with it.  Any operation involving the
>male's tubes is much easier, more trivial, and much less risky, since
>the tubes are conveniently available in the scrotum.

TRUE

>                                                  If the patient
>wishes, both operations can be performed in a reversible manner,
>though reversibility cannot be guaranteed. It is more likely to
>succeed in the case of the male.
>
NOT TRUE, female sterilisation is more likely to be reversible


>By the sound of it, I think she should have saved her money and
>removed the guy's testicles herself with a pair of bricks. All these
>teenage he-man posters with their indignation protecting their
>privates seem to have forgotten that this guy actually accepted the
>money, i.e., some kind of negotiation was involved, in which he
>swindled her.
>
Yes, I agree with this bit too.

>-- 
>Chris Malcolm    cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh          +44 (0)31 650 3085
>Department of Artificial Intelligence,    Edinburgh University
>5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK                DoD #205

--
Raybo		DoD#1058		XBR500
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Clifford David Weston)
Subject: Re: Wheelies
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:10:47 GMT

In article <Bu0EKx.IJ4@wpi.WPI.EDU> rtaraz@wpi.WPI.EDU (Ramin Taraz) writes:
>I just bought a Kawi EX500 (first bike) and was wondering how I can practice
>doing wheelis without killing myself or droping the bike?

do them correctly

>What the hell is the dod number and what is Richard Swift's problem?

a) i could tell you, but then i'd have to kill you, and
b) he has usenet access

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|       Cliff Weston                     '92 Seca II (Tem)                 |
|       DoD# 0598                         [insert witty disclaimer here]   |
|                                                                          |
|            i feel sorry for old people with brittle bones --             |
|                   especially when they get in my way                     |
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: achenbac@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Jeff Achenbach)
Subject: Re: BMW R100RS - Raise handlebar one inch
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 21:04:28 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.193349.21762@microunity.com> ericm@microunity.com (Eric Murray) writes:
>In article <1992Aug31.015943.25770@wam.umd.edu> kkw@wam.umd.edu (Katarina Wong O'Gara) writes:
>>In article <1992Aug30.192940.1077@msus1.msus.edu> stafford@msus1.msus.edu writes:
>>>
>>>	I need to raise the handelbar on a R100RS ('81) by
>>>	about an inch.
>>[stuff deleted]
>>> john
>>
>>I want to do the same thing on my K-100 RS.  I just drove round trip from
>>Washington DC to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the position of the bars was, 
>>er, excruciating.  I tried rotating them, and that helped somewhat.  But
>>only somewhat.  Any suggestions?
>
>I've seen new bar mounts in the Luftmeister catologue.
>They're blocks that go under the bars, and new clamps to
>clamp the bars to them.  Some of the kits have new longer
>brake hoses too.  They move the bars up and closer to the rider.
>About an inch higher, and an inch closer.  You lose the steering
>damper adjuster knob on the R bike though.
>
>Another thing to try is R90S bars.  They're just a tad wider, but
>have about an inch to inch-and-a-half rise to them, whereas the
>R100RS bars are flat.  You'll have to check the clearance inside
>the fairing, but they should fit.  They're also way cheaper
>than the set-backs, and you can keep the damper knob.  You may have
>to leave the pad off though.
>

These will work, but somehow interfere with the normal mounting of the
instrument cluster. Sorry I don't know the details. I loaned my R90S bars
to a riding buddy with an '88 (87?) R100RS. He liked them so well he wouldn't
give them back and bought me a new pair instead. I think I can get a part 
number if you need it.

Jeff Achenbach
achenbac@epcot.spdc.ti.com
                      
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: aki <aki@atlas.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: New Toy!!!
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6C136401D052631@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
X-Xxdate: Wed, 26 Aug 92 18:23:12 GMT
Organization: World Bank
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d8
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 17:29:13 GMT

In article <17fbutINN51q@agate.berkeley.edu> ZIJIANG YANG,
zyang@danskin.berkeley.edu writes:
>Hi there, I have just got a new toy, 89 Kawasaki EX500.
Contrats...but don't let Barry see it..he might shoot you or something...
******************************************************
                                                     *
      -aki                                         *   A tank of gas, a
pair of
      DoD#0628                               *   gloves, a helmet on my
      ------------------------     *   head and a motor between
       Disclamer: Comments are my  *   my legs..folks, it don't git
      own..my employer doesn't        *   no bettern' this....
      understand them...                    *
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda)
Subject: Re: Accident Report
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 16:02:48 GMT

In article <17as8kINN5r@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
|In article 11992@rtsg.mot.com, svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda) writes:
|
|>Well, not exactly an accident.  I ran over a dog.  
|>
|>Any other thoughts?
|
|The dog's owner is probably liable.

Well, I take some measure of responsibility for not seeing the
dog soon enough to avoid it.  That responsibility is probably worth
about $100 and some time without the bike.  I think the dog was a
black lab, which is a valuable dog, so I figure the owner suffered
enough financially and emotionally that I really don't feel too good
about piling a lawsuit on him.  Besides, a lawsuit would probably
cost me more than fixing the bike. And, of course, I don't like
lawyers.  :-/

Dave Svoboda (rubis@gagme.chi.il.us)        | "I just can't take
90 Concours 1000 (Mmmmmmmmmmmm)             |  this weird shit
No ratbike at the moment.  Suggestions?     |  before breakfast!"
AMA 583905      DoD #0330    COG 939        |   -- Evo Woman
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jsloan@ncar.ucar.edu (John Sloan,8292,SCD)
Subject: Re: riding clothes choices
Organization: Scientific Computing Division/NCAR Boulder, CO
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 13:21:13 GMT

From article <1992Sep01.063622.27311@ecst.csuchico.edu>, by lrandall@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (Laura Randall):
> One soon to be skinless squid wearing a full face helmet, t-shirt, shorts,
> and shower thongs.
	:
> Isn't the mandatory helmet law working great?

Yes, it is! Now it is highly likely that the squid will survive a
motorcycle accident, which will be followed by months of excruciating
skin grafts and painful physical therapy, and possibly years of
professional care, all paid for by the insurance pool we all pay into,
providing jobs for countless physicians, therapists, nurses, medical
technicians, accountants, lawyers, statisticians, and bureaucrats (not
to mention all the associated supporting industries), eventually
bootstrapping the economy back into high gear again.  What a success!

What we need to stamp out is those irresponsible fools (like me) who
walk away from 40mph lowsides while wearing full leathers with their
helmets, and who economically contribute only to the motorcycle parts
industry and maybe UPS.

--
John Sloan              "Since I've given up hope,       +1 303 497 1243
NCAR/SCD                   I feel much better."      Fax +1 303 497 1137
Boulder CO 80307-3000 USA                           jsloan@ncar.ucar.edu
Logical Disclaimer: belong(opinions,jsloan). belong(opinions,_):-!,fail.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: ed@grackle.UWaterloo.ca (Ed Walker)
Subject: RAIN, Rain go (almost wash) away
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:15:42 GMT

Now I know why this place is called WATER-loo

It is POURING!!! Drove the bike to work wearing my Crotchless Rainsuit (tm)  
(and right now it looks like I had a bladder control accident).  The guy who  
lives two houses down from me with the 500 Interceptor (for the first time  
ever) was leaving at exactly the same moment as me.  We were riding in tandam  
with me in the lead.  Where it turns hilarious is along Phillip Street when we  
hit one of those 3/4 of the road, 6 inch deap puddle washouts!!!  For the  
second time ever I managed to make the Ninja hydroplane .. the water was deaper  
than my foot pegs... anywayzzzz.. the guy on the Interceptor was 8 feet behind  
me on the right and my _Super wake_ (tm) that had infinate volume and was at  
least 30 feet high (I was doing about 60km/h) totally soaked him beyond all  
belief.. he looked literally like he road (bad pun attemtped) through a  
swimming pool.  "Thanks alot" he yelled...  I was laughing so hard I had tears  
on my face but you couldn't tell cuz I was soaked anyway.
Sorry 'bout that. ;)

Later 
Edge (I have no bladder control) Walker
"I pissed my self laughing"

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: ericm@microunity.com (Eric Murray)
Subject: Re: beginner's luck
Organization: MicroUnity Systems Engineering Inc.
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 00:09:40 GMT


In article <1992Aug31.220417.1630@news.columbia.edu> scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears) writes:
>In article <1992Aug31.191447.21323@microunity.com> ericm@microunity.com (Eric Murray) writes:
>	
>	[stuff about bike size deleted]
>
>>Obviously you're of the "here's the clutch, there's the brake"
>>school of thought on how to get newbies involved in motorcycling.
>>I'd rather that the people I teach or advise start a little
>>easier but stay with the sport forever because they didn't get in over
>>their heads and scare themselves.
>
>	People who are scared don't belong on motorcycles... I think the
>	"here's the clutch" method is good natural selection.

Natural selection is well and good when it applies to people I
don't care about, or weenies with cute ascii pictures in their 7 line .sigs.
However, when it comes to me and mine, I prefer to create
all the advantages I can.  In an uncharacteristic fit of
friendliness, I extended that to include whoever it was that
posted asking for newbie advice.  I'd rather see newbies happily on
a bike instead of a red smear on the pavement or scared back into
a cage.  There's less traffic that way. :-)

If I followed YOUR advice, I'd just respond "Fuck you!  Ride or die!"
to the next newbie.

>	 Anybody can
>	drive a cage, that's why they're all cagers. If you can't learn how
>	to ride a bike on your own, get off it and buy a cage....

Idiot.

>=Stanley, Idaho===============Sea-Bass Sears====================New York City=
>   o  1979 Yamaha XS750|Perception      )    Corsica|     |       1985  Toyota
> _/\_>       Just ride!|             o /            ||~~~~~~\___       4Runner
>O,> /O   e-mail: scs8@ |  ~^~^ <====<\/====> ^~^    ||_--____--_)   Just about
>cunixb.cc.columbia.edu |Just  ~^~^~^ / ^~^~^  kayak!|  ()    () anything else!
>     If everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane!! - Anon
>==============================-->DoD #0516<--=================================


Cool .sig, d00d.
I'm SO IMPRESSED by your POSSESSIONS.


--
Eric Murray   ericm@microunity.com   Ride fast, die young, wear black leather.
From: bd@fluent@dartmouth.EDU (Brice Dowaliby)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: new bike .vs. vasectomy
Date: 3 Sep 92 13:48:17 GMT
Reply-To: bd%fluent@dartmouth.EDU
Organization: Fluent Inc., Lebanon NH


joe@zx11.cactus.org (Joe Senner) asks:

>noone wondered why she didn't get her tubes shut down if she was so intent
>on sterilizing someone? while admitting ignorance in abundance, isn't it a
>simple matter to do a non-permanent "clamp" of the female's tubes? I don't
>think the same is true for males, but I certainly can't say I've been checking
>into it.

All other things being equal (equal motivation, especially), it's a much
simpler operation to clip a man's than to tie a woman's.  The man's is a
simple office visit (with about a week of soreness following - co-worker
got it done a few months ago) but for a woman it abdominal surgery
(although admittedly _minor_ surgery).

There is a better chance of reversability for women than for men, but 
the odds aren't real good for either one.

Back to riding - I bet it's pretty sore riding for a few days after the
clipping is done.
-- 
   Brice Dowaliby, Fluent Inc., 10 Cavendish Court, Lebanon, NH  03766
                         bd%fluent@dartmouth.edu        
             I don't speak for them, they don't speak for me
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: prange@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Henry Prange)
Subject: Rainsuit
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 22:42:56 GMT

The remnants of Andrew demonstrated that my rainsuit is terminally
afflicted with leaks today. Does anyone have recommendations for a
rainsuit that will actually keep one dry?

Are there any, Goretex or otherwise, that really breathe enough to make
a difference?

Lastly, how about a suit that can be put on conveniently and quickly?

Thanks.
From: pms@druhi.ATT.COM (Paul M. Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Batteries
Date: 27 Aug 92 14:39:05 GMT
Reply-To: pms@druhi.ATT.COM (Paul M. Smith)
Distribution: rec
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO

In article <1992Aug26.230912.6108@morrow.stanford.edu> karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish) writes:
>In article <19672@drutx.ATT.COM> pms@druhi.ATT.COM (Paul M. Smith) writes:
>>Has anyone had experience with buying a battery via mailorder?
>>Where did you find electrolyte?  Do auto parts stores sell it?
>
>Why bother?  Your local auto parts store probably
>has the battery you need.  If not, try Sears.
>I replaced my bike's battery for about $35 plus
>tax (YB14A2(?)) last year.  Sears would probably
>have charged more, but not what bike shops charge.

I did buy locally.  I just wanted to be prepared in case the prices
at local shops were ridiculous, or in case no one stocked a battery
for my, umm, "vintage" bike.  I found an OEM Yuasa battery at a local
Honda dealer for $30.  Sears wanted $40.
--

P.M. Smith
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: test (plus important questions)
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:15:18 GMT
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

>In article <1992Sep2.165427.13289@ttinews.tti.com> paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein) writes:
>>+In article <78843@ut-emx.uucp> captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
>>+>BTW, a question for all you etiologists.  What is the TRUE origin of the
>>+>word "scumbag"?
>>
>>I hate to be known as the news group grammarian, but for the record,
>>the word you are looking for is etymology/etymologists.  

etiology  n.  1. the study of causes, origins, or reasons.

Sounds good to me.  Grammar flames suck.

---
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...
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: Road Rider Horn Data
Organization: Programmers Who Say Ni
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 22:43:14 GMT

joe@woody.mpd.tandem.com (Joe Senner) writes:
+
+>Measurements in dB
+>----------------------------------------------------------------------
+>Stock Horns           At Bike   50 feet   100 feet   200 feet     Cost
+>   H-D Sportster        99        84        79         --
+>   Honda ST1100        110        89        86         82
+>   Yamaha Seca II      105        92        86         82
+

I am surprised that they didn't include more stock horns.  Harley
makes ~20 models and the 883 Sporty horns are the worst of all
of them.  They could've included another model, at least.

When the new Sturgis came out, they stupidly put the horn behind
the rear cylinder, muffling the sound.  I do not know if this
changed on later models with the same style frame.

____________________________________________________________________________
	    So many restaurants, so little time!
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From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: HOV lanes
Organization: Programmers Who Say Ni
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 16:56:13 GMT

In article <Btx2zu.3Iz@news.cso.uiuc.edu> thoth@uiuc.edu (Ben Cox) writes:
+
+What I find amusing is "HOV3 -- No Motorcycles".  :-)

You never heard of sidecars?

____________________________________________________________________________
	You're never too old to become younger -- Mae West
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From: hhm@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (herschel.h.mayo)
Subject: BMW Wiring Diagram Wanted
Organization: Chicago Home for the Morally Challenged
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 13:39:57 GMT
Keywords: Pre 1955


Does anybody know where I can get a wiring diagram for any large
two cylinder BMW ( R12 R61 R75 ) of pre 1955 vintage.


                                                Larry Mayo
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: 928s4@leland.Stanford.EDU (Benjamin Sloss)
Subject: Re: High speed wobble woes
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 18:04:47 GMT

alavigne@bmerh930.bnr.ca (Andrew Lavigne) writes:
>
>My friend has a 1983 maxim 400 that he claims has a high speed wobble, 
>usually starting at about 80mph.  Upon looking at the front forks, everything
>seemed to be in order.  Some guy said something about moving the forks up
>to reduce bending.  The air pressure in the tire seems ok, too.  
>What are the real causes of high speed wobble outside
>of external forces (cracks in pavement, wind, etc....)????  I don't want 
>Dennis to wipe out!

Check the rear tire (yes, the rear) and rear suspension.  I and others had
the same problem with our bikes (mine was an '83 Nighthawk with some IRC
touring tire on the back).  A switch to a new rear tire completely
cured the problem.  Couldn't tell you why, I'm afraid (though I could
speculate...)

>Thanks,
>Andrew
>alavigne@bnr.ca

Ride stable,
-- 
Ben Sloss        ben@versant.com (415) 329-7500 x172
Quote:          "It's all fun and games until someone gets paid."
Transportation: '83 CB650SC (straight roads) '93 CBR 900RR   (twisty roads)
		'91 XR 250L (dirty    roads) '87 Mustang 5.0 (wet    roads)