HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: markk@tcs.com (Mark Kromer)
Subject: Re: Spanning The Globe
Originator: markk@sparcplug
Reply-To: markk@tcs.com (Mark Kromer)
Organization: Teknekron Communications Inc.
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 02:51:24 GMT

In article <1dech2INNkni@sixgun.East.Sun.COM>, egreen@east (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:
>In article 4236@cvbnetPrime.COM, tjohnson@atcc5.prime.com (Tod J Johnson) writes:

>>*3 out of every 4 motorcyclists make up 75% of the motorcycling population
>> while only 2 out of every 5 bicyclists make up only 40% of the bicycling
>> population.
>
>However, 3 out of 10 Republicans make up 33.33% of the elephant party,
>while 7 out of 15 Democrats comprise 46.67% of the donkeys.  This is
>undoubtedly why Clinton won the election.

>Just keeping our esteemed Mr. Johnson honest...

Bullshit.  This is just the kind of worthless drivel I would expect
from you, Ed.  

Not only have you completely ignored over 2/3 of the republicans,
while almost half of the democrats are accounted for, but a full 3 1/3
percent of the republicans have conveniently disappeared from your
data altogether!

--
)V(ark)<               markk@tcs.com                   DoD #400
1988 FZR400            1985 ZX900 Ninja             1977 RD400D
                         3 1/3 %er
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From: tomes@iastate.edu ()
Subject: Re: Motorcycle Specialist
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 17:08:22 GMT

In article <weydaOu00iV3I2Ul9D@andrew.cmu.edu> Andres Tapia <at22+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>I service Hondas, Yamahas, Kawasakis, Suzukis. I do repairs, painting,
>inspection, install racing kits and instruct riding skills.
                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>
>Call Richard: 335-9388 or 335-2361

I hope you have some qualifications AND a very liberal insurance policy if
you are going to advertise this on a public forum.

The very thing that the MSF is working to eliminate, that is, self-learning
or learning to ride from underqualified individuals, seems to be what you
are advertising.  At the very least, you appear to give legitimacy to the
concept that one needs no qualifications to teach riding skills.

CP Tomes
1981 GL1100    1982 Seca 400     1993 GTS1000A?!?!?!?
The more you learn, the better it gets...
From: mtaffe@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Michael Taffe)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: British rides
Date: 12 Nov 92 21:11:35 GMT
Article-I.D.: sdcc12.40937
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <1drdatINNfh@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:

>>Too late! the legal breeding age is below the legal biking age.
>
>Maybe in the UK.
>
>In most states in the US, statutory rape laws forbid consentual sex
>with any minor female (ie, under 18), and one can obtain a motorcycle
>license at ~16.
>
ed, ed, ed.  you are projecting in a most seriously disturbing way here.
Let me remind you that if both partners are minors, the statutory rape
laws are silent.  as far as I know there aren't really any "legal ages
for breeding" just so long as both persons involved are of minor age.  As
any number of states have, or wish to have, laws forbidding the termination
of a pregnancy without parental "notification" (read: consent) for minors,
it seems clear that in the jolly old USofA, the "legal" breeding age is
~= to Mother Nature's breeding age.

#0753
From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: DoD bananas
Date: 9 Nov 92 21:44:46 GMT
Organization: Black Belt Motorcyclists Association

In article <1992Nov5.100835.90507@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au> bull@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au writes:
+txd@Able.MKT.3Com.Com (Tom Dietrich) writes:
+> arnie@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Arnie Skurow) writes:
+>
+>>I'm thinking about pricing bandanas as another DoD item.
+>
+>>They'd be full size motorcyclist bandanas of 100% cotton with a large
+>>DoD logo in the center and small DoD logos on each corner.
+>
+>>Any comments pro or con?  E-mail me.
+>
+> How about a border of DoD logos? That way when it's worn as a "harley
+> helmet" the logos are presented properly!
+
+        Arnie, you're slightly off the mark. We don't want DOD Bandanas,
+we want DOD Bananas. Think about it.
+
+        Being tailgated by an arsehole cager? Pull out a DOD banana, peel
+it, eat it (or drop it into the tank for mega octanes) and drop the peel
+on the road. The cager will hit it and have a massive spin out, turning
+his/her cage into a total write off, hopefully taking out 20 other cages
+in the process.

This tactic won't work if the cager took the Monty Python course
called: "What to do when attacked by a fresh fruit".
____________________________________________________________________________
There are two types of people in the world: There are those that divide 
the world into two different types and there are those that don't.
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 Paul Blumstein, paulb@harley.tti.com, DoD #36, ABATE, AMA, HOG, KD6LAA
            Transaction Technology, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
From: gunnj@ddn-wms.nmi.com (Janet Gunn)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Pronunciation (was: If you could pick
Summary: JAP
Date: 4 Nov 92 23:31:30 GMT
Organization: Network Mgmt Inc., Fairfax, VA

In article <BwrtrH.5v5@fulcrum.co.uk>, rct@fulcrum.co.uk (Richard Taylor) writes:
> 
> No, the JAP is the engine, the Brough is the rest of the bike. I'm not sure
> that JAP ever made a whole bike, so I suspect your wrong.
> Fat chance of a movie having the right bike.....
> 
JAP is J.A. Prestwick.  His engines were used in lots of different things,
from Speedway bikes to Morgan 3-wheelers.  It is possible he made a whole
speedway bike, but I wouldn't swear to it.

Janet gunnj@nmi.com
the "reply to" is almost certainly WRONG

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From: ed@Tekelec.gecko.uucp (Ed Campbell)
Subject: Re: Repair of tubeless tire.
Originator: ed@rover
Organization: Tekelec Inc
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 22:18:47 GMT

>I would like to hear the r.m. readers opinions on wether it is
>adviceable to repair a tubeless MC-tyre. The tyre was punctured
>by a nail about 1.5 inches long, going straight into the back-
>tyre of my GSX. I have pulled the nail out, and it seems like
>the area around the hole is non-damaged. Since the tyre has just
>a couple of thousand miles on it, I would prefer repairing it,
>instead of bying a new one.  The tyre is a Avon A21, 130/90.

>Any comments appreciated,

     Patch it from the inside using a "hot" vulcanizing patch. If
used for any high speed riding at all, also install an innertube
for an extra safety measure. In any case, rebalance the assembly
before riding above 50 kph.


Ed Campbell

'57 FL
'76 XLCH
My other car is a '54 Harley Servicar.

*************************************************************
   "Those twins are nice, but since I put in that Plymouth 4
    engine, there aint a Harley, Indian, or Exelcior that can
    touch my Henderson!"
                        Grandmother 1936
=============================================================



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From: tomes@iastate.edu ()
Subject: Re: Rubber brake hose failure?
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 23:04:02 GMT

In article <BxKFtw.J41@cup.hp.com> markt@cup.hp.com (Mark Thompson) writes:

>rubber on the inside. So whatever benifit you get from using rubber lines

SS lines almost always have teflon pressure lines inside.  No rubber except
maybe to help with anti-kink duties or anti-abrasion.

I have SS on my Seca 400, it helped a lot with mushy lever feel.

CP Tomes
Brakes? I don't need no steenkin brakes!


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From: jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend)
Subject: Re: R100GS final drive trouble
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation, NASA Ames
Date: 5 Nov 92 10:17:40

"osborn" == John Howard Osborn <osborn@cs.utexas.edu> writes:
osborn> They told me: - Go for a long (50mi+) ride every once in a
osborn> while - Think about changing the drive fluid more often than
osborn> the manual suggests

osborn> Comments?

Kick them in the head several times?

First off, how does that much water get in there *in the first place*?
Is this a prob with BMW's in general, or is this a symptom of a bad
seal?  Also, should the final drive really be able to "boil" water?  I
hope not...

--
             J. Eric Townsend --  jet@nas.nasa.gov -- 415.604.4311
                     '92 R100R, DoD# 0378, BMWOA, AMA, ACLU
                                "HotHead Rules!"
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From: tomes@iastate.edu ()
Subject: Tracks
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 20:06:14 GMT


and now, for something completely different....


Why the hell aren't there any road racing tracks in Iowa?  We have the
second highest per capita concentration of bikes in the US (behind CA) and 
a whole lot of unused farmland.  Seems to me the big spaces and central 
location might be a good combination..... and give me somewhere to go that
is closer than Elkhart.  The Drag operations seem to be doing good business,
but using stock GSXRs and CBRs for drag racing seems a little off the intended
mark, to me.

The closest thing to real racing that I can drive to on my budget is a go cart
track where they sometimes run YSR50 races.  I might almost afford one, but
the short wheelbase and quick handling seems to result in more get-offs 
(although at lower speeds than bigger bikes) than I want to ddeal with.  I had
enough of road rash in USCF criteriums.

BTW, what is a good price for an SRX 250?  Would one be reasonably competitive
with a little ( tires + exhaust $500 max ) work?

CP Tomes
1982 Seca 400   1981 GL1100    1993 GTS1000A????
From: fetter@forum.swarthmore.edu (Annie Fetter)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Mechanic's challenge
Date: 11 Nov 92 18:43:51 GMT
Organization: The Geometry Forum
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A726BE596F02410C@olmo.swarthmore.edu>
X-Xxdate: Wed, 11 Nov 92 13:42:49 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d11

In article <1992Nov9.133852.22280@swlvx2.msd.ray.com> Scott Lilliott,
csl@swl.msd.ray.com writes:
>loki@nazgul.physics.mcgill.ca (Loki Jorgenson) writes:
>
>[bunches of stuff deleted]

>>	There is a high-pitched whine of something spinning at a constant
>>rate.  It continues to spin and whine until I've dropped to about 2k rpm

>OK, I'll take a shot - STARTER MOTOR - from your description it *sounds*
>like the starter switch is not shutting of the starter when you release
the
>button, or, is intermittently shorting out after the bike is running.
This 
>would cause the starter to turn over and the starter clutch to freewheel,
>since the engine is spinning faster than the starter clutch.


I had the same problem with my '85 FJ, just once back in October.  It
went away and didn't return, so I didn't think about it.  I never had
this problem last winter.

Anyway, I'm gonna vote for Chuck Karish's response.  Sounds a lot easier
and cheaper to deal with that Scott's :-)  I ran 20W-50 in it all last
winter, and didn't notice any real problems, aside from this one _really_
cold morning...

BTW, I never did tell y'all about my quick jaunt to Vermont and back this
July, did I?  And now that I have a new rear tire and new brake pads, FJ
has been goin' great guns!  Did anyone ever tell y'all what a great bike
this is?  Lots of leg room, too :-)

	-Annie "Chuck" Fetter


Annie Fetter, Resident Jock   | '85 FJ1100, '89 Olmo, '88 Schwinn
Traveller
     The Geometry Forum       |  DoD #0041, AMA #559977, AT&T 215/328 8225
  annie@cs.swarthmore.edu     |  "Pantyhose are the feminine equivalent of
annie@forum.swarthmore.edu    |  tucking your t-shirt into your
underwear."
From: lotto@laura.harvard.edu (Jerry Lotto)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Uneven Front tyre
Date: 5 Nov 92 14:09:06 GMT
Organization: Chemistry Dept., Harvard University
In-reply-to: erika@znext.cts.com's message of 4 Nov 92 17:00:34 GMT

>>>>> On 4 Nov 92 17:00:34 GMT, erika@znext.cts.com (erik astrup) said:
erik> 	Sounds like what you are describing is the front tire
"cupping".
Yes
erik> This is caused by using the front brake.
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is commonly caused by underinflation.
--
Jerry Lotto <lotto@lhasa.harvard.edu>         MSFCI, HOGSSC, BCSO, AMA, DoD #18
Chemistry Dept., Harvard Univ.  "It's my Harley, and I'll ride if I want to..."
From: jyri+@CMU.EDU (Jyri Virkki)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: How long for a DoD?
Date: 13 Nov 92 02:38:41 GMT
Organization: Masters student, Information Networking Institute, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

marrevola@iris-dcp.es writes:
> DoD guys, How long the KotL for a DoD?
> 

Well, it is largely dependent on how busy the DoDThugs are.

Or did you think you get it just by asking?

First they will investigate your background, for any possible
violations the statues of the DoD. Most applicants do not make it past
this stage. Those who fail will usually, well, "disappear" is a nice
way of describing it. Have you noticed the abundant lack of .sigs with
"no DoD# - I failed"? It's a risk you take when you chose to apply.

If you are deemed worthy of closer inspection, four local members will
be assigned to keep a close eye on you for at least two weeks. Again,
failures in your conduct will not be taken lightly. If there are no
local agents, the process will take longer.

If by this time you're still aliv.. ah, interested, you will be
presented with a number.

Well there's more of course but I think I've said too much alr[$%}}
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From: cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Clifford David Weston)
Subject: Legal Sexing Age (Was: Re: British rides)
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 07:15:36 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.030842.16619@news.columbia.edu> scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears) writes:

>	NOT! I saw the show (O.K., the bike's in the shop, gimmeabreak).
>	This girl(~14)'s Dad is having the guy (~17) prosecuted for statutory
>	rape, even though both guy and girl admit the sex was consenual.
                                                              ^^^^^^^^^
That was a typo; he meant to say "co-sensual".  And what has it to do with
motorcycles?  For most of us, it's of only marginal interest -- unless they
had sex on a bike!

ObMoto: I am redfaced as I admit that, although the Seca has been broken in
mechanically, it has yet to be the site of an erotic event (other than the
obvious joy I feel when aboard it, of course).

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|        Cliff Weston           DoD# 0598          '92 Seca II (Tem)       |
|                                                                          |
|       My buddy and I just did it on a CM400 and a Nighthawk S.           |
|                  All the way from Philly, too.                           |
|                                                                          |
|                          -- Eric Rescorla                                |
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: motorcycle for sale
From: <PXM7@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:52:19 EST
Organization: Penn State University


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From: smm@rodan.UU.NET (Steve Mansfield)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: what is Too Much Power?
Date: 12 Nov 1992 12:01:03 -0500
Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA
NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net

In article <1992Nov11.112433.2454@muppet.bt.co.uk> james@muppet.bt.co.uk writes:
>Well later on that day I rode home about a mile to my London flat
>through rush hour traffic on a brand new GSXR750 WN.  By the time
>I got home I wanted my good old MTX back again.  This was nothing to
>do with all the power the bike had but the fact that I was in charge
>of 6500 pounds worth of brand new motorcycle.

Geeeezuuuuz.  That's one huge mothereffin bike!  Man, that's 10 times
mine with gas in it and me on it.

Oh, you meant *cash*, not *weight*....silly me.....


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.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Clutch Cable Broke
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 19:03:03 GMT

johnr@mik.uky.edu (John S. Roberts, Jr.) writes:

>I just bought a 195 Honda Shadow 500cc.  The clutch was very difficult to  
                 ^^^
What's that, 1797 years old? Sounds like it should be in a museum
instead of on the road. :-)

>pull back so I squirted some wd-40 down the cable and was working the clutch  
>back and forth when the cable broke.  I ordered a new cable yesterday, but  
>was just wondering if I need to worry about there being a problem with the  
>cluch itself or if the cable was probably just old and broke.

My guess is that the cable had frayed over the years, and that's what
was causing the stiff pull. How did it break, seperation of the strands,
or did you pull an end off the cable? Any kinks or damage to the outer
sheath?
-- 
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
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From: daved@convex.com (David Dorfman)
Subject: Re: Solution to toll booth troubles
Keywords: Q-free system
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 21:00:25 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.

Anybody thought of the obvious violation of privacy related to computerized
toll systems:

Take a picture of the driver
subtract exit time from entry time, divide into miles traveled.
If average speed exceeds limit compare electronically stored picture of
    driver to electronically stored picture of the toll account owner.

If they match up send speeding ticket to home address.

This is to scary to imagine.

Dave
DoD 1085
Xref: sparky rec.motorcycles:38802 rec.motorcycles.harley:1027
From: ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles.harley
Subject: Re: Get your wallets out...
Date: 10 Nov 92 20:56:00 GMT
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Distribution: usa
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

John Howard Osborn (osborn@cs.utexas.edu) wrote:
: I've been told that, at least on a softail, you can improve the ride
: quality drastically by putting on after-market US-made shocks.
: This begs the question of why H-D doesn't use them in the first place,
: I guess.

Could the manufacturer supply the quantity required by HD's full production
run?
--

*******************************************************************************
* Bill Ranck                                          ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu *
* DoD #496  Bikes past and present: CB175, CB550F, Norton 750, CB350F, XV535  *
*******************************************************************************
From: ravi@cs.wpi.edu (Ravi Narayan)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Get your wallets out...
Date: 12 Nov 1992 02:43:40 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: juniper.wpi.edu

egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:
|> (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
|> > weaver@castor (Mike Weaver) writes:
|> >>
|> >>For those of you in the South who have not experienced White Castle, it
|> >>is the Yankee version of Krystals.
|> >
|> >Uh, I believe you meant to say that Krystals is the Sourthern version
|> >of White Castle.
|> 
|> I'll not contribute to the Hamburger Civil War.

and then adds: 
|> 
|> First time I saw one, "gee, looks like a Krystal.  What's the big deal?"


	sure ed, we beleive you!!! ;-)

	peace,

	- ravi

-- 
'''---```---^^^^^^-----#-----~~~~~----'''------~~~~-----````~~~---------$$-----
.sig (n): a piece of mail with a fool at one : Ravi Narayan - ravi@cs.wpi.edu
          end and flames at the other. (C).  :       Suzuki GS500E
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From: ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Silver lining if Clinton gets elected
Date: 6 Nov 92 17:10:22 GMT
Article-I.D.: unisql.4145
Distribution: usa
Organization: UniSQL, Inc., Austin, Texas, USA

In article <1992Nov6.134324.23306@balrog.dseg.ti.com> keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer) writes:
>
>He finished his scholarship!  He just didn't graduate.

Somewhere in the obvious analogy to his pot-smoking experience, I'm
sure there's a humdinger of a joke, but it's just not coming to me.

-- 
Ray Shea                               I woke up this morning,
UniSQL, Inc.                           all my shrimps was dead and gone...
unisql!ray@cs.utexas.edu       
DoD #0372 -- Team Twinkie -- '88 Hawk NT650
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From: mikeh@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (michael p.herlihy)
Subject: Re: IS IT POSSIBLE??
Organization: AT&T
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:14:33 GMT

>In article 8962@porthos.cc.bellcore.com, fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson) writes:
>
>>I just dragged an 8x8x12' railroad tie across the road one
>>evening as I heard that z-28 going from 1-2nd, didnt see
>>him for a couple of weeks after that and then the stop signs
>>were finally put up. 

Years ago when I was a young lad, we had a similar jerk racing
down a narrow residential street with his Z28.  

One of my neighbors was in the construction business.  This man
brought home one of his dump trucks one day (and left it in his
driveway).  El Jerko comes racing up the street at +60 MPH and
Mr. Leonetti backs up the dump truck into the street...

Needless to say this ended his drag racing days..


-- 
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death shall fear no 
evil, for I am at angels eight-zero and climbing... - Anonymous SR-71 pilot

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