HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: mojo@Caere.COM (Morris Jones)
Subject: Re: Countersteering a shafty
Organization: Caere Corp.
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 07:16:10 GMT

v058l789@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Ethan A Bowerman) writes:
>	Say you want to turn left.  You push forward on the left grip and pull
>back on the right.  The bike leans left and you do your turn.  It leans over 
>because when you push the grip, the fork turned and as a result, the contact
>patch moved a little to the right and the bike tipped left until it was
>at equilibrium with the centifugal force.  

^^^^^ Pay attention to this man!   He knows of what he speaks.

The principal force involved in countersteering is centrifugal!  I used to
think it was gyroscopic precession myself, but this is in fact a minor
contributor.  The most noticable gyroscopic effect is the rigidity you
notice at higher speeds, thus countersteering requires a greater force.

Mojo
-- 
Morris Jones
Caere Corp.
mojo@caere.com
From: leavitt@cs.umd.edu (Mr. Bill)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: rec.moto.harley exists!
Date: 28 Aug 92 01:43:49 GMT
Organization: The Cafe at the Edge of the Universe

dboyd@informix.com (Diana Boyd) writes:
>rec.motorcycles.harley has been at my site for at least 24 hours and still my  
>lonely, feeble, little post is sitting there all by itself.
>Has it not arrived at your site?

It's been alive here at The Edge for around three days.  Post total currently
stands at 75.  Maybe informix has a slow or far-downstream feed...

Mr. Bill
-- 
Bill Leavitt  DoD: #0224  Domain: leavitt@cs.umd.edu  UUCP: uunet!mimsy!leavitt
"feeling paskeresque, which is always better than feeling pasker." Cliff Weston
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: Almost there.........
Organization: Programmers Who Say Ni
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 22:32:24 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.195928.17776@news.nd.edu> Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu (Richard A. Swift) writes:
+
+Tracy also showed me the proper direction to the KOTL (Ah Ha!!). I WILL
+have my number...........

How did you know that Tracy did not throw you a red herring? 
Are you sure?

____________________________________________________________________________
	You're never too old to become younger -- Mae West
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Paul Blumstein, paulb@harley.tti.com, DoD #36, ABATE, AMA, HOG, KD6LAA
            Transaction Technology, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: klinger@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Jorg Klinger)
Subject: Re: Ok, I have almost decided
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 20:18:26 GMT

In <1992Aug27.181953.26706@javelin.sim.es.com> blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers) writes:

>klinger@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Jorg Klinger) writes:

>>Most rides are less than 45 min. long

>Poser!

  I guess you live more than an hour from work, your favorite bar, and
all your friends live out of state.


                                 Jorg

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Concours throttle lock?
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:32:54 GMT

svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda) writes:
>In article <txd.714928650@Able.MKT.3Com.Com> txd@ESD.3Com.COM (Tom Dietrich) writes:
>|mojo@Caere.COM (Morris Jones) writes:

>|>After feeling tingles in my right arm for two days after my last long
>|>ride, I've decided I need a throttle lock for the Concours.

>|I used the hole for a bar mount mirror and a little JB weld
>|to attach it and it has been great for the last two years. 

>That would be the Vista Cruise.  I use one.  You don't have to use
>JB weld on the handlebar mirror hole; you can get a bolt that fits

The '91 & newer FJ1200 has the same problem. I took the lightweight
plastic model of the Vista Cruise that's supposed to fit over the
throttle cable, cut off the mounting tab, drilled out the pivot rivet,
and then drilled a hole in the throttle housing and put a screw through
the pivot point into the throttle housing.

I prefer the Vista Cruise over the Super Vista Cruise mentioned above
because it doesn't occupy any space on the handgrip.

>Also, cushy foam grips alleviate a lot of hand numbness, if you can
>stand them when they're squishy wet.  I really hated those hard
>rubber stock grips.

I've got a set of the Johar "superbike" foam grips, and they are much
nicer than stock. They've been in place for over a year and show no
signs of wear yet (I guess my bad luck with foam grip life on dirt
bikes was due to crashing. :-) I haven't had much trouble with them
soaking up water either. The surface gets damp, but they seem to be
closed cell foam.
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland        580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108
blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  uunet!javelin.sim.es.com!blgardne  BIX: blaine_g
Dumper of Dirtbikes #46       My other motorcycle is a Quadracer.      FJ1200
From: dboyd@informix.com (Diana Boyd)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: FJ owners
Keywords: FJ
Date: 4 Sep 92 14:36:23 GMT
Reply-To: dboyd@informix.com
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.



Saw this in the latest Rider magazine:

Yamaha FJ owners will be interested to know that a FJ1100/1200 owners club is  
now forming. For more information send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:

Deni Boyer
P.O. Box 535
Fairlawn, NJ 07410

Diana

DIANA BOYD	"Walking with the spirit, talking with the spine
EVO Woman	 Mama sing, open up yourself when worlds align."
KLR Woman                                            -C. Whitley
From: conrad@pico.OZ (Conrad Drake)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Electronic Counter Measures
Date: 3 Sep 92 03:33:33 GMT
Reply-To: conrad@pico.qpsx.oz.au
Organization: QPSX Communications
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

kevinm@pogo.wv.tek.com (Kevin Mills) writes:
: 
: On another (releated) note.  I had some guy (a customer) at a local
: motorcycle shop  tell me that he just paid $1,200 for a detector system
: that would tell wether there was an officer nearby (a few blocks away)
: by detecting their radio.  I suspect he was either feeding me a line or
: had been fed a line himself.  Has anyone else heard of such a system?
: 
As the police car radio is likely to have a local osc. it is detectable.
And it is possible to tell what band is being used.  As anyone who uses
a scanner in Perth can tell you.  Or anyone without a UK TV licence.

--
"There's something stirring in my loins and it isn't the spirit of Jesus"
                - Helen Razor, JJJ announcer, 1992.

Email: conrad@pico.qpsx.oz.au
Snail: QPSX Communications, Private Bag 24, West Perth 6005, Australia. 
Numbers:(ph) +61 9 324 1641, (fx) +61 9 321 2984 (dod) 0604
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Lane Splitting (was Re: Cager penile s
Date: 1 Sep 1992 14:15:37 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 1515@seqp4.sequoia.com, cantrell@seqp4.sequoia.com (Paul Cantrell) writes:
>
>I hate to say this, but I think David is just trying to rationalize the fact
>that bikers *are* often hypocritical on this issue. 

Hold on.  If *you* have a problem with it, fine, don't do it.  But
don't go telling me all bikers are hypocritical about it.  A bike and a
car ain't the same thing, and a biker using his vehicle in a manner in
which a cager cannot is not "unfair," it is not "dangerous," and it is
not "hypocritical."

>I don't think it's at all
>reasonable to argue that it's okay to for bikers to put cagers at risk, while
>it's not okay for cagers to put us at risk. 

I have never, to my knowledge, put any cager at risk on my bike.  I
certainly don't do it while lane sharing.

>It's not the *cagers* fault that
>you decided to ride a motorcycle. 

And it's not *my* fault they're stuck in cage traffic.

>They're just as entitled to the full use
>of the lane as you are. 

Says who?  You?  The CA VC certainly does NOT say that.

>Are California motorcyclists allowed to use the carpool lanes?

Yes.

---
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: keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Question from a "Newbie"
Date: 26 Aug 92 15:33:35 GMT
Organization: Texas Instruments Information Technology Group    Plano TX

In article <1992Aug25.185206.24782@isc-br.isc-br.com> carlp@frigg.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis) writes:
>In article <17dbj1INN5r@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
>>In article 92Aug24124310@dante.nmsu.edu, kemery@nmsu.edu (Kendal Emery) writes:
>>>
>>>Can someone explain to me the reserve tank theory,  How gas gets
>>>into reserve tank..  ie. do I just fill up my tank and presto...
>>>gas is in reserve tank?  
>>
>>Yep.  There are two tubes in the bottom of the tank that carry the gas
>>out of the tank into the engine.  One is taller than the other, this is
>
>[remainder of actual explanation deleted]
>
>What a kind, considerate bunch of motorcyclists we are.  Some random
>inhabitant of the net buys a bike, discovers he dosen't understand
>something, and says to himself "I'll just ask rec.motorcycles!  The
>Net is such a GREAT resource - people know everything!"  And true to
>form, he gets dozens of answers.  99.46% of them are worded quite
>seriously as if they were fact, but are actually inane confusing
>bullshit.  I'm disgusted with the whole group.  Is there NOTHING which
>isn't fair game for petty meanness and juvenile pranks?
>
>Note who gave the DECENT answer - a fellow who's been roundly flamed
>for his mean-spirited attitude and general irascible nature.  Will I
>_ever_ understand human behavior?
>--

Well Carl,
Its possible some of us sent him email as he requested.  If I remember the
post correctly, he asked for email, and invited a flame-fest.

In that case, he got everything he deserved.  Ed answered the reserve question
nicely on the net.  I sent him email with my opinions on his oil question.
And lots of people had fun with the flame fest.


-- 
Keith Schauer		Texas Instruments	Plain O, Texas
80 CB900 Custom		
DoD #0901		In an insane society, the sane man must appear insane.
			My company disavows any knowledge of my actions.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: purp@wixer.cactus.org (Jim Meyer)
Subject: Re: I have my DOD number!!!
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 23:02:45 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.022417.26686@news.nd.edu> Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu 
 (Richard A. Swift) writes:
>In article <1992Aug31.231317.19478@news.arc.nasa.gov> Curtis Howland,
>howland@noc.arc.nasa.gov writes:
>
>Man, Curt, you are SMOOTH! Why didn't I use this line on her?
>I can obviously benefit from the experienced DODer's when it comes to
>**interfacing** with women.
>
>It's also good to see that some members of the DOD actually have a
>preference.........
>
>Can we go "cruise fa chicks" some night Curt?
		   ^^
Is this supposed to be FAQ chicks?

Go *interface* with a dictionary, spelling checker, and a CRT anode. Not
necessarily in that order.

>Rich Swift , DOD #.......................
Might I suggest:   IM2YUNG42BONTHIS'PUTER!

--Purp, DoD Lite: 1/3 less filling than your average Denizen.
-- 
+---------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+
| Jim Meyer     | If I express an opinion, you | purp@wixer.cactus.org |
| Austin, Tejas | can bet no one else agrees.  | aka jimpurp@pro-lep   |
+---------------+------------------------------+-----------------------+
From: zyang@danskin.berkeley.edu (ZIJIANG YANG)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: New Toy!!!
Date: 27 Aug 1992 05:34:58 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
Reply-To: zyang@danskin.berkeley.edu (ZIJIANG YANG)
NNTP-Posting-Host: danskin.berkeley.edu

From: Bill Chan <bc2r+@andrew.cmu.edu>
  >In <17fbutINN51q@agate.berkeley.edu> zyang@danskin.berkeley.edu (ZIJIANG
  >YANG) writes:
  >
  > >Hi there, I have just got a new toy, 89 Kawasaki EX500.
  > >Does anyone have the same bike? Any comments on this bike, good or >bad?
  > >How much would be a fair price for this bike?
  >
  >Good question....but shouldn't you have asked before buying???
  >What are you gonna do if someone says, "It's a terrible bike, they're
  >selling them new here for $500.00!!!"

Gee, isn't the bike that cheap?
-- I would be very upset --I must have been completely out of my mind
when I bought
it. Ride up the hill and trash it and get back on my Magna
again...................


 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Zijiang Yang           |   Honda Magna 86 700cc, Kawasaki 89 EX500 ( I
just threw 
it off the cliff. Such a relief )
^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H   |
                                                              
|                        |   Dod # 582                                 |
| zyang@kuhn.berkeley.edu|   "When he gets money, he wants to buy toys"|
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


Organization: Senior, Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 12:20:37 -0400 
From: "Peter A. Simon" <ps3p+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: More reserve switch questions
	<1992Aug26.190629.27920@sei.cmu.edu>

dbidwa@sei.cmu.edu (Daniel Bidwa) sez:

>Richard Chapman (chapman@cs.cornell.edu) sez:
>[lots of hooey about reserve tanks deleted]
>|> Then there is the vacuum powered valve used by Suzuki: only two
>|> positions, reserve and on. When the engine is running, engine vacuum
>|> (via an extra vacuum line) sucks the valve open and gas flows from either
>|> the reserve or main tank. When the engine stops, the valve closes, so
>|> you don't have to turn it off manually. 
> 
>Close, but not quite. The two positions are "on" and "prime"; there is no
>"reserve" position (and consequently no fuel reserve -- when the bike sputters
>and dies, it's time to start walking). The "prime" position is, not
>surprisingly, for feeding gas to dry carbs. Both positions rely on engine
>vacuum to open the valve, which is kind of annoying when you just need to flow
>some gas into the carbs. 
> 
>Another annoying feature (at least on my GS550) is the lack of a lever on the
>petcock. The position is set by way of a recessed screw (which, of course,
>most of my screwdrivers can't reach).
> 
>The good point is that you don't have to worry about filling your cylinders
>with gas because you forgot to turn the petcock to "off". 
 
Whose Suzuki are we talking about here?  *My* Suzuki has "vacuum,"
"prime," AND "reserve."  The petcock lever is very handy, right down
there between my left leg and the carburator along with the choke, and I
have often cranked over to reserve while tooling down the expressway.

 

-peter

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
*                             WATCH BACK!                           *
*                                                                   *
* DoD #10o00                 Suzuki LS650H         NAUI INST. #1434 *
*                             (for sale)                            *
*                             Honda CM400                           *
*                           (for sale, too)                         *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: cel@nsscmail.att.com (clayton EDward LEIHY iii)
Subject: Robt. Gordon (was: Re: DoD Battle Hymn.... etc.)
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Summary: DoD-er?
Organization: NCR Systems Support Center - New Jersey
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 19:42:29 GMT

In article <4650@prcrs.prc.com> terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham) writes:

>'Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die'  by  Robert Gordon

I didn't realize anyone else had ever heard of Robert Gordon!
I began collecting his albums when he started out on Private Stock label.
Has he ever made any singles?
I've tried to follow his (career?) with RCA; what's up with him?
Why didn't I cross-post this to rec.(some kind of music)?

ObMoto:  Anybody know if R. Gordon is a biker??

Eduardo (DoD#0521)
From: dlyons@necis.UUCP (Dave Lyons)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Winner of the Official(tm) (bs) DoD Battle Hymn Contest Announced
Date: 25 Aug 92 22:06:25 GMT
Organization: NEC Information Systems, Acton, MA

In article <1992Aug24.213030.12273@ctms.gwinnett.com>, keith@ctms.gwinnett.com (Keith Warren) wrote:
> 
> 6th   Ozzy Ozborne     Crazy Train               Gregory Bean   
> 
I didn't know Crazy Train had a song about Ozzy Ozborne !!

Great suggestion, Ed

"I don't want a pickle
Just wanna ride my motor-sicle"

                                      -- Dave --
-- 
***************************************************************************
DaveJ Lyons       DoD #0633         dlyons@necis.nec.com  (603)878-2567 BBS
Opinions expressed are mine. My company doesn't even know I'm here (Shhhh!)
***************************************************************************
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: What to put on chrome pipes?? 
From: mjk@icf.hrb.com (Michael J. Kelley)
Date: 29 Aug 92 06:07:53 EST
Organization: HRB Systems, Inc.

Can somebody recommend something to put on chrome pipes to keep them from
rusting while my bike is stored for the winter.  -- 


                                                              Mike Kelley
                                                              HRB Systems
                                                              St. College, Pa.

###############################################################################
DoD # 645              Go Nittany Lions !!!             Beat The Bearcats!!!
###############################################################################
From: cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: My baffles are stuck!
Date: 3 Sep 92 10:55:36 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

In article <1992Sep2.154434.3098@bnr.ca> space%bnr.ca (Scott Pace) writes:
>I have a Kerker 4->1 on my bike (not by choice :), and it has a competition
>baffle in the megaphone.  The baffle appears to be held in by a single
>small bolt.  After I remove the bolt, I can't even get the baffle to budge.
>Any suggestions as to how I can get it out?

Wait till some *&^%$ tailgater is crowding you. Then accelerate a
little forward to gain some distance, and fill the pipes with unburnt
mixture by briefly hitting the kill switch. When you put the switch
back on and blip the throttle, there is an almighty backfire, and you
are rid of your baffles and the tailgater both at once.
-- 
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: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Robert H. Yang)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: new bike .vs. vasectomy
Date: 31 Aug 92 17:26:04 GMT
Reply-To: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu

In article <1992Aug28.180709.387@halfdome.sf.ca.us>, laurie@halfdome.sf.ca.us (Laurie Abbott) writes:
> In article <1992Aug28.121402.23114@worldbank.org>, aki <aki@atlas.worldbank.org> 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!
>> Now THERE'S a guy who should get an honorary DoD#!
> 
> irresponsibility in things that matter is no great attribute, nor does
> it bode well for his attitude about OTHER things that matter, like
> riding well.  quite the contrary.  i am NOT impressed. 

	No, naturally not.     3:-o

	Hey, does DC 101 still have the Greaseman ?  (Hobbo-Hobbo!)
--
Rob Yang (Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A) RYANG@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU
'92 CBR600F2 (Hon) "It hisses on snakes." AMA 642916 DoD 0593
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: wolf@mt.att.com (Thomas Wolf)
Subject: ST1100 impressions
Reply-To: wolf@mt.att.com
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 19:03:36 GMT

Just went to the local Honda dealership after hearing/reading so many good things
about the ST1100.  I was a little disappointed after spending 10 minutes on a test
ride.  Either I've been spoiled by my previous bikes (Nighthawks 650 and 700) or
I just don't know how to change gears - literally!  I must've got caught in between
gears at least 4 or 5 times.  What's worth, the bike is so quiet you can't tell
WHEN to switch gears (other than looking at the rpm indicator.)  At one point,
I found myself at 70mph without realizing it - the efficiency of the windshield
and the lack of noise from the engine robs one of any sense of accelaration :-(

There is also no LCD indicating what gear you're currently in (no small oversight
to someone as lacking in basic memory capacity as myself...also seems that they
would throw in such a cheap gadget given that the price of an ST1100 is $11k (w.
ABS.))

Have others had similar problems with this bike?  It seems like such a perfect
touring machine (which is what I'm looking for in my next purchase).  I'd hate
to disregard it only because I had a single bad data point.  Next weekend, I'll
check out BMW's R100GS - if I can find a dealer in this area that provides
test rides....maybe my shifting woes are entirely with me?

Tom


---
+----------------------------------------+ ..I've been told my signature lacked
| Thomas Wolf   | (908) 957-3955         | originality...Of course it does!
| Bell Labs, NJ | wolf@merlin.mt.att.com | I'm a conservationist - and 
| MT 4D-213     | wolf@jolt.att.com      | originality, in my case,  is a
+----------------------------------------+ an extremely limited resource...

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: daved@convex.com (David Dorfman)
Subject: Re: Speaking of triple A....
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 21:40:30 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

The Honda riders club (35.00/year) will arrange for free roadside service.

Of course, you must own a honda

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: hamilton@vine.cp10.es.xerox.com (Bruce A. Hamilton)
Subject: Motorcycle-only liability insurance
Summary: which is cheapest?
Reply-To: BHamilton.LAX1B@Xerox.com
Organization: Xerox Corp., El Segundo, CA, USA
Distribution: ca
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 16:28:21 GMT

I got a renewal letter from Progressive saying that I was
now a "good driver", and they would renew my policy ('85 
BMW K100RT, 976cc (they call it 1000cc), liability-only, 
$100K/person, $300K/accident, property damage 
$50K/accident, no uninsured motorist, includes 20% good 
driver discount) for $189. 

Their form letter claims that I should be able to get a 
better price from another company, since Progressive 
specializes in drivers rejected by other companies.  
However, my local agent claims that no better deal is 
available.  (Some companies will only add a motorcycle if
you already have a car, but I have no car.) 

If anybody out there thinks I can get a better deal 
elsewhere, please send details.  I'm not on the DL, so 
please reply directly to me.

Thanks,

-- 
--Bruce
BHamilton.LAX1B@Xerox.COM
310/333-3538
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles