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From: cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: HERE I AM! LOOK AT ME! I'M MAKING A BIG NOISE! I'M SPECIAL!
Keywords: flamebait flamebait flamebait
Date: 7 Sep 92 19:50:40 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

In article <1992Sep4.135551.9830@ohrd.uucp> ohrd!jlevine@cs.toronto.edu (Jody Levine) writes:
>In article <1992Sep2.192634.16075@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> shz@garage.att.com (Keeper of the 'Tude) writes:

>>> Loud horns are nice.

>Yes, very useful.

>>So are loud pipes.

>AAAHHHHHH! I can't stand it! Turn that friggin machine off! Those goddamned
>bikes are louder than the renovation next door! They make my dog go nuts!
>They wake me up in the middle of the night, they don't care if I have...

Open pipes, or the noisier kind of sport "silencers", produce enough
noise to completely destroy the hearing of their owners in less than
ten years of riding. Hearing damage can be measured after one hour's
ride. It's just a shame we have to wait so long before they get deaf
enough to fail to hear the horn of the approaching juggernaut and
become road pizza.
-- 
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
From: keithh@bnr.ca (Keith Hanlan)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: impact speed (was Fatal motorcycle accident ...)
Date: 11 Sep 92 16:24:40 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd., Ottawa

In article <9SEP199222121286@erich.triumf.ca> ivan@erich.triumf.ca (Ivan D. Reid) writes:
> The second concerns what type of helmet he was wearing; given a postulated 
> speed of 80 km/h (the norm in a 60 zone) I would be surprised that he 
> would sustain severe head injuries if he was wearing a good full-face helmet.

You underestimate the force involved in an impact.  I saw an
excellent demonstration of a 5mph impact a couple of summers ago.
The OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) had a device like a car cab
set up wherein a person could be securely fastened, and then
rolled down an incline to come to a jarring stop at the bottom.
The incline was perhaps 15~ and the distance travelled was perhaps
5 metres.  Tooth-rattling!  If fences or car-bodies didn't deform,
we would be a trouble.

Make sure you have a run-off...
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From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Least Favorite Road Sign
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 03:45:59 GMT

slndw@cc.usu.edu writes:
>My least favorite road sign is the one that says
>"SPEED ZONE AHEAD"
>when actually they mean "slow down"
>If it was a speed zone, we should prepare to twist the throttle
>all the way!!

How about California's "End 45 speed" (or whatever) signs? Sky's
the limit now, right?
-- 
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
From: djm@morpheus.wustl.edu (David Maconochie)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: BMW ABS
Date: 8 Sep 92 20:34:58 GMT
Organization: Washington University in Saint Louis, MO USA
Distribution: rec
NNTP-Posting-Host: morpheus.wustl.edu

There must be someone out there who has intimate knowledge of the K1 ABS
diagnostics.

I have an  ABS fault,  probably in the front sensor,  because
a) pin 2 on the diagnostics plug is pulsing 10V to 0V three times
b) although the resistance of the sensor is 138OHMS, it only puts out 6 mV
AC at 5mph (the rear puts out 20 mV AC,  and the sensor gaps are identical)

Q. How to reset the memory? (I do not have the $2000 diagnostic kit, but I
do have resistors etc,  and a soldering iron).

replies please to David Maconochie DJM@morpheus.wustl.edu




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From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: >wheelies
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 19:34:01 GMT

jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
>In article <viking.715889387@vincent1.iastate.edu> viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson) writes:
>>sai@formula1.Corp.Sun.COM (S.Fielding-Isaacs [WWFO Pubs Project Lead]) writes:
>>> Your mechanic is quite right. The Yamaha race manuals typically warn
>>> against wheelying for just this reason (oil pickup being starved).
>>
>>	So what's to keep the motor from locking up when climbing a hill?
>>Mine's a dry sump so I don't worry too much, but in Colorado or any other
>>mountainous state this sounds like a serious flaw.  The oil pump intake
>>should work for everything under a 70 degree incline to be safe.

>70 degrees?  When's the last time you saw a paved road with a 70 degree
>incline?  :') 

Who said anything about paved? Or even roads for that matter? :-)
-- 
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
From: artc@bacchus.epps.kodak.com (Art Campbell)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: glasses and helmets
Date: 11 Sep 92 21:49:23 GMT
Article-I.D.: APS.1992Sep11.214923.4800
Reply-To: artc@bacchus.atex.kodak.com
Organization: Atex Publishing Systems, Inc.

In article <pmvntao@fido.asd.sgi.com>, cj@eno.wpd.sgi.com (C J Silverio) writes:
|> ---
|> I went window shopping today for safety equipment: jackets 
|> and gloves and helmets.  I found some Shoei helmets that 
|> fit just fine... but I can't get my glasses on.  I can't 
|> fit the helmet on over the glasses, and if I sneak the 
|> helmet on with my glasses off, I find can't shove the 
|> earpieces through that close-fitting foam.  My glasses 
|> are the kind that have semi-circular ear hooks instead 
|> of nearly-straight earpieces, which complicates the issue.
|> 
|> The FAQ mentions cutting chunks out of the foam liner to
|> allow room for glasses.  Is this really a good idea?
|> Does it WORK?  Should I get sport glasses or something
|> like that?  What solutions have you visually challenged 
|> experienced riders found?
|> 

I don't have the ear hook glasses; I have regular style, but this works for me:
With the helmet on, not strapped, push the glasses on as far as possible.
Push the ride side of the helmet to the left with one hand and resist the 
push with your neck; this creates a gap for the left earpiece to slide into and
grab your ear. Repeat for the other side. Sounds more complex than it is and
only takes a couple seconds.

The only really dicey part is if you have mean earpieces and they bite your
ear after grabbing it....

Ride fast, ride blind, ride excited.....

Art 

-- 
Art Campbell          artc@atex.kodak.com            72227.1375@compuserve.com
   DoD 358                                  _Real_ BMWs have just two wheels.
    "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent 
     and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
                      All the usual disclaimers apply.
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From: daniel@nstn.ns.ca (Daniel MacKay)
Subject: Re: glasses and helmets
Organization: NSTN Network Operations Centre, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 13:09:46 GMT

In <72310@apple.Apple.COM> landon@Apple.COM (Landon Dyer) writes:

>john@kennel.FIDONET.ORG (John Hamilton) writes:
>>
>> Don't do my trick: forget you don't have contacts on,
>> and pull the helmet off without first removing the glasses. :-)

>Must be lucky; never happened to me.  Nope, not even once.  :-)

*My* favourite is this: hop off the cycle, drop sunglasses and keys into
the helmet, run into the store with helmet held like a bucket.  Buy
something, run back out, pull on helmet.  Crunch.  :-)
--
Daniel MacKay					daniel@nstn.ns.ca
Homo habilis					Nova Scotia, Canada
From: cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: DoD - How about a DoD Key Fob made by Zippo?????
Date: 9 Sep 92 18:02:34 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

In article <1992Sep8.073012.460@halfdome.sf.ca.us> bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker) writes:
>In article <CMM.0.90.2.715957144.arnie@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, Arnie Skurow <arnie@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> writes:

>> I've had a suggestion from a fellow DoDer for a keyfob.

>good idea!  can we get those numbers printed on them so that if they
>get lost, they will be snail mailed back to the owner?

Alternatively, the finder can simply go to your address and steal your
motorcycle.
-- 
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
From: robg@apple.com (Rob Griffiths)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Least Favorite Road Sign
Date: 10 Sep 92 16:27:58 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1.1d9
X-XXDate: Thu, 10 Sep 92 09:28:37 GMT

Saw one on a Labor Day ride down in the Santa Cruz mountains ...
After riding 30+ miles back up into the hills, we come to our turnoff (at
least according to the map).  What greeted us was The Sign:

   WARNING!  This road has suffered SEVERE earthquake damage.  Use of
   the roadway by thru traffic is HIGHLY discouraged.  Proceed at your
   own risk.

   [Or something to this effect.  My memory of the words is fading...]

Made us think (for a tenth of a second or so) before we headed down it
:-).  It turns out that the only real problem was about 100 yards of
roadway that wasn't there anymore.  It had been replaced by a dirt path. 
No problem for a couple of full-on dual purpose bikes like the CBR600 and
VFR750!

[For you locals, this was Highland Way, which winds from somewhere in the
vicinity of the backside of Hecker Pass up to Summit Road and Highway 17.
A very fun route, even with The Sign.] 

-rob.

--
Rob Griffiths    "And the future will be better tomorrow" - Dan Quayle
robg@apple.com   PP-ASEL-IA, looking for clouds .... B52s/REM/Erasure!
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From: datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild)
Subject: Re: East Coast DOD Spring Fling
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 15:25:04 GMT

Matthew Sheppard (sheppamj@sun.soe.clarkson.edu) wrote:
: leavitt@cs.umd.edu (Mr. Bill) writes:
: 
: >tavares@ctron.com writes:
: >+But that is not what this post is about. This post is about a New England/
: >+Eastern Province Spring Bash!
: >+
: >+I figured, with the trouble we had organizing the RCR, I should start now!
: >+Pending Board approval, and agreement with the attendees, let us
: >+say the Weekend of June 18-20 1993
: 
: Sounds great.  Finally I hear about one of these things.  I'm very
: interested as is my roomate who lives in S. NH. (exeter).
: 
: How far from Exeter anyhow?
: 
: 
: --
: | Matthew Sheppard  CLARKSON UNIVERSITY  sheppamj@sun.soe.clarkson.edu |
: | I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.ANoN |
: | I don't want a pickle. DoD#477 TEP#477 RIDE FREE (8^]..etcetera..    |

About 3802 miles.


Nick (the Hysterical Biker)       MAG 73516  DoD 1069   Concise Oxford

M'Lud.
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From: dmatejka@netcom.com (Daniel Matejka)
Subject: Re: Car driver with a Clue!
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 17:13:43 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services

In article <1992Sep7.085629.458@halfdome.sf.ca.us> bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker) writes:
>> She was reading a book!
>this *is* weird!  most americans just wait for the movie to come out
>on video.

  Which reminds me: i've seen _that_ too.  Some guy in a great white
Cattlepack, late '70's model, as big as they come, with a B&W TV
mounted on the dash over the steering wheel.  Odd thing was, though
he was driving kind of slow, he was doing fine.
From: parker@gdls.UUCP (The Dougster)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Least Favorite Road Sign
Keywords: oil roads sign
Date: 10 Sep 92 00:25:28 GMT
Organization: General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, MI

> +-----------------------------+	    Andrew Lynch, atl@kpc.com
> |    Vote or Shut Up!	      |	Kubota Pacific Computer Inc. Santa Clara, Ca.
> |                             |	          (408)748-6345
> +-----------------------------+	  Disclaimer: This is me, not them.

On the back of my pick-up(my other means of transport), I made this
bumper sticker:

  ---------------------
 | Elect whoever       |
 | pisses off the rich.|
  ---------------------

Douglas
--
Reply-To: gdls!parker@ilium.troy.msen.com
DoD #1961    BMWMOA    Renting N56136
--
A dress is nothing but pants with one pantleg.
From: marcl@os-d.isc-br.com (H. Marc Lewis)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: key fobs
Date: 4 Sep 92 23:06:54 GMT
Organization: ISC-Bunker Ramo, An Olivetti Company

Another *YES* on the key fobs idea.
--
H. Marc Lewis                 |  Phone: (509) 927-5480
ISC-Bunker Ramo Corp.         |  e-mail: marcl@eagle.ISC-BR.COM
E. 22425 Appleway             |  or:  ...!uunet!isc-br!eagle!marcl
Liberty Lake, WA 99220-4008   |  "Nature bats last..."
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From: Richard A. Swift <Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu>
Subject: Re: I have my DOD number!!!
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6CE6EF87D01401C@rswift.aero.nd.edu>
X-Xxdate: Sat, 5 Sep 92 20:04:40 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame, Aero. & Mech. Eng.
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d9
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 19:00:50 GMT

In article <peltr6o@fido.asd.sgi.com> Dana Crom, danac@morc.asd.sgi.com
writes:
>Richard.A.Swift is too long, and "Big Dick" is still too complimentary.
Based
>on his postings, especially his tendency to respond without reflection, I
>think he has earned the short, catchy, name PA, as in:
>
>    Richard.A.Swift -> "A Swift Dick" -> "Premature Ejaculator" -> PA
>
>All in the name of less bandwidth, of course.
>-- 
>-----------------------+------------------------+---------------------
--------
>Dana Crom    DoD #0679 | Silicon Graphics, Inc. |  Smile - let them
*WONDER* 
>danac@morc.asd.sgi.com | (415) 390-1449         |  what you've been up
to . . .

Well, Dana, compared to some of the other short, catchy names that have
been used to describe me here in re.moto, "Premature Ejaculator" is one
of the nicer ones. But, considering the bulk of articles related to my
posts (or "ejaculations", to coin your phrase) and the number of
associated threads that have been created, I think that the title

"Prolonged Ejaculator"

would be more appropriate. Yea, prolonged....yea, yea.... I like that....
______________________________________________________
Rich Swift    DoD # 3030        - Prolonged Ejaculator -

                      Hessert Center for Aerospace Research
                              University of Notre Dame

                    Either edify me, or get out of my way............
______________________________________________________
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: bowers@rigel.dfrf.nasa.gov (Al Bowers)
Subject: Harley joke...
Organization: NASA Dryden, Edwards, Cal.
Distribution: rec
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 18:44:50 GMT


My wife brought this one home yesterday:

Q: What's the difference between a vacuum cleaner and a Harley?

A: With the vacuum, the dirt-bag is on the inside.

:-)

I thought it rather quaint...

--
"But the fact that a 1938 touring bodied Alfa Romeo I once had is
worth $1 million sometimes bothers the hell out of me.  It's a
personal problem."                                     -Phil Hill
Al Bowers                                 bowers@rigel.dfrf.nasa.gov
Iaido   Takamine   Hobie   Rossignol   Alfa Romeo  Ducati (DOD #900)
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From: essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum)
Subject: Re: Car driver with a Clue!
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 17:22:00 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester

In article <1992Sep7.050642.743@javelin.sim.es.com>, blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers) writes:
|> pooder@msus1.msus.edu writes:

|> the driver was drunk, or what, so I took a look as I passed. No IQ-
|> altering substances such as beer or cellular phones were in evidence.
|> 
|> She was reading a book!

on a late night ride to green bay last summer, i passed a guy in an old
duster.  i'd say he was driving pretty well considering the portable tv
he had sitting on the dashboard in front of him.

axel
From: bd@fluent@dartmouth.EDU (Brice Dowaliby)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: i got a NEW bike
Date: 15 Sep 92 13:12:13 GMT
Reply-To: bd%fluent@dartmouth.EDU
Organization: Fluent Inc., Lebanon NH

laszlo@eclipse.cs.colorado.edu (Laszlo Nemeth) writes:

>riding impressions:
>it handles like the wet dream of your choice.....i just can't wait
>to FEEL it after some of the frame/suspension mods.....also i think
>i can use it to prove that countersteering is a myth.
>
>
>ahhhhhh they joys and the sorrows of owning a Spagthorpe Lego

Laszlo, can you confirm/deny the rumor that the Spagthorpe Lego
was an attempt to recapture the do-it-yourself market after the
failure of the Spagthorpe Lincoln-Log?

Although the splinter problem was solved, I understand that when the 
frame flexes (every time it moves?) there's a pretty good chance of 
pinching skin in between the blocks - leather pants are recommended, 
not just chaps!


-- 
   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
                              DoD # 0698
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From: jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist)
Subject: Re: Tri-State Weather Please!
Organization: INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, Naperville, IL
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 14:51:07 GMT

In article <1992Sep3.125714.1@acfcluster.nyu.edu> mullignj@acfcluster.nyu.edu writes:
>This may sound silly to some, but it would be a great help to me...
>
>I'm one of those oddballs who does not own a radio or TV.  I live in 
>NYC and ride up-state and around this time of the week, every week
>I begin to wonder what the weather has in store.  
>
>Unfortunately the Times does not do the greatest job forecasting 
>the weather so I was wondering if those of you in the "tri-state"
>area could let me know what your friendly weatherman on the 11:00
>news is saying for this weekend.
>
>It would be greatly appreciated!!!                 

11:00?  The news is on at 10:00 on most stations in the tri-state area.
Anyhow, the last report I heard for southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois,
and northern Indiana was continued rain through Thursday, clearing by
the weekend.  So the riding weather should be okay.
-- 
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.
From: smm@rodan.UU.NET (Steve Mansfield)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: SHORT TRIPS AND ENGINE DEATH
Date: 10 Sep 1992 12:40:25 -0400
Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA
NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net

In article <25722@castle.ed.ac.uk> cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:
>In article 18ltpfINN3ll@meeth.hal.COM, ae@hal.COM (Andrew Essen) writes:
>
>>so, i'm moving and my new commute is about 1 mile.  i want to avoid the
>>"lots of short trips so your motor never warms up and dies a premature death"
>>syndrome on my motorcycle. 
>

[explanation of how to avoid engine death deleted]

An even simpler method of preventing this is riding a bicycle or walking
the ~1 mile to work and back.  It wouldn't take you all that long, it's
decent exercize, and you can save your bike for the fun riding after
work.  I'm not flaming you or anything (how un DoD'ish of me), but, it
seems like a pretty obvious answer.  The only thing I can think of which
could prevent you from doing this (and still being physically capable of
riding a motorcycle) is if your only access to work is through the interstate
which is my case.

Steve Mansfield	    | The system we've learned says we're equal under law
smm@uunet.uu.net    | But the streets are reality, the weak and poor will fall
1983 Suzuki GS550E  | Let's tip the power balance and tear down the crown
DoD# 1718	    | Educate the masses, we'll burn the White House down.
Queensryche	    -       Speak the Word.
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From: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015)
Subject: Re: Games we play with caged children...
Organization: Washington State University
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 03:20:58 GMT

In article <1992Sep04.214137.3399@microsoft.com> patlo@microsoft.com (Pat Loughery) writes:

In his .sig:

>--------------------------------------------------------------
>      Pat Loughery [Patlo@Microsoft.com] Seattle, WA
>         '91 Nighthawk CB750 - DoD #393, AMA, VME
>        Proud Winner, 1992 GPNDG "Two Way-Up award"
>--------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-------------
         ******************************************

er, ah, when do we get a book report?  You _are_ doing the assignments
and other homework?

Ride Free,

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
Yamabeemer fjgs1200pdr100 740GLE  KotV KotRR KotD #0001  :-)
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

If you walk, just walk.
If you sit, just sit.
If you ride, just ride.

Above all, don't wobble.
                             Zen saying (slightly modified)
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From: svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda)
Subject: Re: stupid people
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 19:04:47 GMT

In article <23318@sybase.sybase.com> thorick@sybase.com (Thorick Chow) writes:
|In article <BuAFtu.JM6@wpi.WPI.EDU> rtaraz@wpi.WPI.EDU (Ramin Taraz) writes:
|>
|>
|>I was just riding when this Mustang 5.0 came behind me and started 
|>reving his engine, so I took it he wanted to race me, so I smoked him!
|>I have a Ex500 and I know it is not a big/very fast bike, but come on.  I
|>can beat a car anytime.
|
|well...  good for you hero..  here's some friendly advice tho'
|don't even think of trying it when the road turns curvy, you 
|might find out that the car may leave you in the dust  :-)

Not a 5.0 Mustang won't.  Last year, on my old *ratbike*, doing some 
spirited cornering on a snakey freeway access road, I led a 5.0 around 
the turn and when I exited, I noticed that he had slid sideways, right 
off the road (over the curb, into the rough, undoubtedly doing multi 
thousands of $$ of damage to his suspension :-> ).  Now, I admit that 
there was probably some skill differences, there, but in general, since 
my old KZ handled like a pig, I must assume the 5.0 is not too hot in 
that department, either.

(BTW, I wasn't racing him, I was simply riding at my own speed level,
that I would have been doing anyway.  The idiot did the deed all by his
lonesome, thank you.)

Dave Svoboda (rubis@gagme.chi.il.us)        | "I just can't take
90 Concours 1000 (Feeling poorly)           |  this weird shit
84 RZ 350 (Ring Ding) (Being bored)         |  before breakfast!"
AMA 583905      DoD #0330    COG 939        |   -- Evo Woman
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