HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: CBR900RR question
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 14:25:43 GMT

labrg@emory.edu (Ryan Montieth Gill) writes:
>danny@tummel.turing.ac.uk (Danny Pearce) writes:

>: Life is grossly unfair!!  The UK price for fireblades (all dealers around Glasgow)
>: is around 7,300 **POUNDS**  Thats about $11,000-12,000 dollars at current rates!

>		I thought your wonderful european economy didn't like
>		Japanese Products..???

Judging from the steep tarrifs that likely account for most of that
price difference, I'd say that they indeed do not care for imported
bikes. (Computers too, from what I've seen.)
-- 
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: thompson@Apple.COM (Paul Thompson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: Re: How do you wheelie?
Date: 6 Nov 92 18:45:11 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

jjb@dtc.hp.com (Jim Brewer) writes:

>  I hate to snivel especially when this thread has generated sooo much 
>interesting discussion (!), but what does this have to do with racing?  Could
>we move this to rec.motorcycles?

Aw, com'on, Jim!  Truly the ONLY way to win your first GP is with the 
front wheel high in the air as you cross the finish line!  I'm sure the
contributors to this thread just want to be prepared for this glorious
moment!
-- 
Paul Thompson    Apple Computer    DoD #47    Would you remember a 1-line .sig?
From: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Robert H. Yang)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: EX-500 Windscreen For Sale
Date: 8 Nov 92 21:21:40 -0500
Reply-To: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Organization:  

Hi,

	I was rummaging through my basement looking for something completely
different when I came upon the stock windscreen from my old EX-500.  If
you need this part, I can ship it to you for $40.

Rob
--
Rob Yang (Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A) RYANG@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU
'92 CBR600F2 (Hon) "It hisses on snakes."   AMA 642916   DoD 0593
'79 XT500 (The Bitch)        '90 Plymouth Laser RS (Sweetie)

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
From: HKORNFELD@BUPULA.BU.EDU (HARDY KORNFELD)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: Help with Ninja bits on EX500
Date: 5 Nov 92 17:01:11 GMT
Organization: BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Pulmonary Center
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.22

As a result of a friend's misfortune I have an opportunity to get
forks and and a swing arm from a Ninja600 to put on my EX500
roadracer (Sportsman and LW supertwin).  But I have some questions.

Can I use the EX500 Fox shock with the Ninja swing arm?
What weight fork oil does one use? (I have been running 20 wt. in the EX).
How does the swap affect my tire choices? (I have been using 120/80 16 front
and 140/80 16 rear Metzelers on the EX).
Does the swap really add much?  I already have a trick front brake (GSXR1100
full floating rotor and Nissin caliper) which is just about enough, so I am
not sure what else I might gain from the front end.

Reply from anyone with experience would be greatly appreciated!

Hardy    hkornfeld@bupula.bu.edu  AMA/CCS Expert #348
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
From: dab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (The Nashville Flash)
Subject: TT
Originator: dab@space3
Organization: Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, TN, USA
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 14:45:00 GMT

In an article   Robert H. Yang writes:
>	- Touring Trials (TT) : I believe these are what the Isle of Man
>	  roadraces are called.
>
>Trials tires, tanks, etc. are for trials bikes, I would guess.  What
>Trophy Trials are I don't know.

TT is TOURIST TROPHY.  It is for road racing.  The IoM TT is held on
public roads.  The course is 37 miles.  Memorization of all the curves is 
difficult at best.  The event is timed.  Two riders start every minute.  
Basically, riding flat-out through the countryside for the fastest time over
six(?) laps gets you the Tourist Trophy.  So the event is different from 
"normal" racing in that the first guy over the line probably doesn't win.  
To quote Yogi Berra, "It ain't over 'til its over."

If you want to know more, buy or rent the video "V-Four Victory."  It 
includes a lap of the IoM with a bike-mounted camera.
============================================================================
 "No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle." - Winston Churchill
    The Nashville Flash	  -   dab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu   -   DoD # 412 



Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Date: Thu,  5 Nov 1992 17:14:09 -0500 
From: Butch_Anton@transarc.com
Subject: Re: Ninja 250 racing tires
	<1992Nov4.225707.18661@pencom.com>
Distribution: usa

gad@pencom.com (George Durden) writes:

> 
> On my EX500 I use:
> ME33 CompK front 120/80V16
> ME1 CompK rear 140/80VB16
> 

Yes, but I have an even better story:

Metzler ME33 CompK front (120/80V16)
Metzler ME1 CompK rear (140/80VB16)

and

Dunlop K591 Race (120/90V16)
Dunlop K591 Race (150/90V16)

Yes, that's right, a 150.  Don't try this at home -- it took me about
six hours at the track to get this to fit.  Send mail if you want more
details.  It's a good profile, however; I actually get to use the
whole tire now.

Butch Anton     | Psycho Racing (Novice Sprints)    | butch@transarc.com
Transarc Corp.  | '87 EX-500 WERA #623 AMA/CCS #811 | DoD #0124   AMA#485814
707 Grant ST    | M&N Racing (WERA Natl. Endurance) | '83 Seca 650 Turbo
Pgh, PA  15219  | '89 CBR-600 WERA #83 Novice       | '89 FZR 600
+1 412 338 4442 | "You have to be crazy to race this piece of shit!"
From: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Robert H. Yang)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: EX-500 Windscreen Sold
Date: 11 Nov 92 17:56:15 GMT
Reply-To: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu

Hi,

	The EX-500 stuff has been sold.  Thanks for all the inquiries!

Rob
--
Rob Yang (Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A) RYANG@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU
'92 CBR600F2 (Hon) "It hisses on snakes."   AMA 642916   DoD 0593
'79 XT500 (The Bitch)        '90 Plymouth Laser RS (Sweetie)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
From: jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend)
Subject: What inna hell does "trials" really mean?
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation, NASA Ames
Date: 11 Nov 92 11:34:35


Trials bikes.  Trophy Trials.  Trials t{y,i}res. Trials seats.  Trials
tanks.

So what does "trials" really mean?  Or is it yet another overloaded
motorcycling word?

--
             J. Eric Townsend --  jet@nas.nasa.gov -- 415.604.4311
                     '92 R100R, DoD# 0378, BMWOA, AMA, ACLU
                                "HotHead Rules!"
From: gad@pencom.com (George Durden)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: Re: Ninja 250 racing tires
Date: 4 Nov 92 22:57:07 GMT
Reply-To: gad@pencom.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: Pencom Software

Axel Fischer writes
> In article <1992Nov02.210836.1533@microsoft.com> glenba@microsoft.com (Glen  
Barker) writes:
> >I just called Metzler to ask them what tires I should use
> >for my Ninja 250 for racing.  I wanted to use ME1 racing
> >compound tires, but he said use an ME22 because they didn't 
> >make ME1 race compound in 16 inch.  I could have sworn I 
> >saw them on another Ninja 250 that was next to me on the 
> >grid.  If there're any 250 Ninja riders out the, what do 
> >you use on the track ?
> 
> On my NS400R I have used:
> ME33 CompK front 100/70V16TL
> ME1 CompK rear 120/80/VB16TL

On my EX500 I use:
ME33 CompK front 120/80V16
ME1 CompK rear 140/80VB16

More 16 inchers...
--
		      George A. Durden			
		  	.5K EX Pilot
		       Unix Mercenary
DoD #0039	     "No Risk, No Rush"		CMRA #106
From: kingsley@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com (Kingsley Morse)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: Re: Wheelie? You Wanna Wheelie?
Date: 5 Nov 92 01:27:41 GMT
Organization: HP Western Response Center

>So what do I got that makes me so tough...I happen to be an original owner
>of a 1972 Kawasaki 750 H2  (the blue ones).  Ported to the gills, never
>NEVER lost a race, 

Sounds nice. I had one too. Ported, ground heads, pipes, bigger mikiuni jets,
boy was it fun. *fast*
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
From: garrett@math.rice.edu (David Garrett)
Subject: Re: What inna hell does "trials" really mean?
Organization: Dept. of Mathematics, Rice University
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:56:37 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.181721.2535@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu> ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu writes:
>In article <JET.92Nov11113435@boxer.nas.nasa.gov>, jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend) writes:
>> So what does "trials" really mean?  Or is it yet another overloaded
>> motorcycling word?
>
>	- Touring Trials (TT) : I believe these are what the Isle of Man
>	  roadraces are called.
>

Actually, TT in the IoM context stands for `Tourist Trophy'.

Dave


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From: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Robert H. Yang)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: Re: What inna hell does "trials" really mean?
Date: 11 Nov 92 18:17:20 -0500
Reply-To: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Organization:  

In article <JET.92Nov11113435@boxer.nas.nasa.gov>, jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend) writes:
> Trials bikes.  Trophy Trials.  Trials t{y,i}res. Trials seats.  Trials
> tanks.
> 
> So what does "trials" really mean?  Or is it yet another overloaded
> motorcycling word?

	Yes.  But here are some examples of "trials" stuff :

	- Trials Competition :  Trials is a form a off-road riding in which
	  the rider must negotiate a course, generally involving some
	  pretty wild stunts, without taking feet off the pegs.  People
	  on rec.motorcycles.dirt can probably help you more with this.
	  Also, rent the movie "On Any Sunday" or "On Any Sunday II"
	  sometime (although II doesn't have trials in it).

	- Trials bike : a bike made for trials competition.  Some strange
	  brands, compared to what us Big Four riders are use to, I guess.

	- Touring Trials (TT) : I believe these are what the Isle of Man
	  roadraces are called.

Trials tires, tanks, etc. are for trials bikes, I would guess.  What
Trophy Trials are I don't know.

Rob
--
Rob Yang (Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A) RYANG@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU
'92 CBR600F2 (Hon) "It hisses on snakes."   AMA 642916   DoD 0593
'79 XT500 (The Bitch)        '90 Plymouth Laser RS (Sweetie)
From: stic@redsand.WizDOM-NIS (Steve Tice)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: Re: FZR600 Tire recomendations?
Date: 5 Nov 92 21:36:53 GMT

saidra@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (Raoul Said) writes:
|> 
|> 	I want to start racing in the stock class this spring and am trying
|> to figure out what tires will work best on my 1990 FZR600.  Someone told me
|> to stay with the stock size for the best results.

I agree with this, at least as a starting point. Your riding style and the
course you ride will have an effect on tire wear patterns, so you *may* wish
to change sizes if your results indicate that a change would help. I prefer
to "chase the bike", and my recommendations reflect that.

|> Other than that I want
|> a nice sticky sport/street compound.  I am thinking of Sportmax Radials because
|> they are very cheap and Yamaha put them on their FZR600 Vance and Hines LTD
|> Edition bike (so I assume they work o.k.).

Also a good starting point, but I disagree that they are very cheap. To reduce
cost, I can recommend Dunlop's K591 in the `R' compound. They're quite sticky
and provide lots of warning as they begin to slide. I've actually ridden an
FZR600 fitted with a pair of these, and they felt great. As a bonus, you might
be able to win some of these tires. All ya gotta do is finish in the top 3. :>

I happen to be a big fan of Metzeler's ME1, in both `Comp K' and `Racing'
compounds. My experience with these has been on my CBR600 and FZR400, but
never on an FZR600, so keep that in mind. They outlast any other racing tire
I've seen, are even stickier than K591Rs, and provide good feedback as they
begin to slide. (Regarding feedback, I think K591Rs are slightly superior to
ME1s.) For us mortal roadracers, Metzeler's contingency program is more
realistic. You can win coupons good toward the purchase of more tires. All
ya gotta do is finish in the top 10. Definitely worth considering.

Best of luck in the coming season.


stic
-- 
Steve Tice				TIVOLI Systems, Inc.
stic@redsand.tivoli.com			6034 West Courtyard, Suite 210
(512) 794-9070 [794-0623 fax]		Austin, TX   78730
From: ae219rh@prism.gatech.EDU (Ray Hixon)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: Re: Wheelie? You Wanna Wheelie?
Summary: Triple Madness
Date: 5 Nov 92 17:52:04 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <27970004@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com> kingsley@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com (Kingsley Morse) writes:
>>So what do I got that makes me so tough...I happen to be an original owner
>>of a 1972 Kawasaki 750 H2  (the blue ones).  Ported to the gills, never
>>NEVER lost a race, 
>
>Sounds nice. I had one too. Ported, ground heads, pipes, bigger mikiuni jets,
>boy was it fun. *fast*

Have we all had the Triples at some point?  I've got a '72 H1 in the garage (my
first ever bike), just asking for crank seals (the 20,000 mile total breakdown).
But, boy was it fun when it ran!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ray Hixon
A Single minded Guy (okay, sometimes Triple minded...)
-- 
Ray Hixon
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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Internet: ae219rh@prism.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: motorcycle for sale
From: <PXM7@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:53:04 EST
Organization: Penn State University


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From: Neal Gowen <gowen@rsbs0.anu.edu.au>
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: PI of Oz
Date: 11 Nov 1992 04:27:51 GMT
Organization: RSBS Australian National University
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.39.8
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
X-XXDate: Wed, 11 Nov 92 23:28:22 GMT

"We're off to Phillip Island,
 The wonderful Island of Oz........"
(with apologies to Judy Garland)

Yes I'm off tomorrow with 16 other riders to do a performance course on
the Phillip Island GP track.  It's about an 800km trip to get there so
it's a nice break from work. I'll be spending 4 days at the circuit and
should be able to give a good run-down on how we went next week.

From my experiences last year it will be a blast. The surface is one of
the best I have ridden on.

Neal G.
_______________________________________________________
Neal Gowen (XJ900 and TY250B)   MRA #204 ;  Ulysses #2458
"Grow Old Disgracefully"
Australian National University
email:  gowen@rsbs0.anu.edu.au
voice:  61 6 249 2942 fax:  61 6 249 2603 
snail:   GPO Box 475 Canberra
________________________________________________________
From: mikel@pdx165.intel.com (Mike Lee)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: '90 & '91 Suzuki GSXR1100 FOR SALE !!!!!
Date: 9 Nov 92 18:32:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: ichips.1992Nov9.183252.18152
Reply-To: mikel@ichips.intel.com
Organization: Workgroup Computing Division, PDX, Intel

Parting out 1990 and 1991 Blue & White GSXR-1100's.
Also have a 1987/8 GSXR 1100 rear wheel (black) and stock carbs.

1991 Bodywork in mint/A+ condition.
1990 Bodywork in B/B+ condition (small scratches, no roadrash).

Everything else is in excellent shape. The motors, wheels and front forks
have already been sold.  I still have frames, swingarms, shocks, most
wiring, brakes, peg assemblies, etc.  No reasonable offer refused on either
individual pieces or the whole collection; just let me know what you need.

Contact Mike @ 503-696-4945 W
	    or 503-690-2150 H

or reply via email: mikel@ichips.intel.com



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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
From: alanf@eng.tridom.com (Alan Fleming)
Subject: Re: How do you wheelie?
Reply-To: alanf@eng.tridom.com (Alan Fleming)
Organization: AT&T Tridom, Engineering
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 19:35:59 GMT

In article <74050@apple.Apple.COM>, thompson@Apple.COM (Paul Thompson) writes:
> jjb@dtc.hp.com (Jim Brewer) writes:
> 
>>  I hate to snivel especially when this thread has generated sooo much 
>>interesting discussion (!), but what does this have to do with racing?  Could
>>we move this to rec.motorcycles?
> 
> Aw, com'on, Jim!  Truly the ONLY way to win your first GP is with the 
> front wheel high in the air as you cross the finish line!  I'm sure the
> contributors to this thread just want to be prepared for this glorious
> moment!
>
Or at least the wheelies for the crowd on the cool down lap...

Then again, at the local Road Atlanta, there are two uphill acceleration
points that often bring on rather disconcerting wheelies.  Many of the 
less powerful riders make a point of forcing a wheeling at times, just to
show their bikes can.  Its funny to watch someone downshift, gun it and yank
like hell on the handle bars just for the wheelie.  Even funnier to see some
of the guys zoom down the backstraight, shaking their head because the wheel
didn't get light.

Think Peace.
-- Alan (alanf@eng.tridom.com)
KotBBBB (1988 GSXR1100J)  AMA# 634578  DOD# 4210
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
From: fischer@netmbx.netmbx.de (Axel Fischer)
Subject: Re: FZR600 Tire recomendations?
Organization: netmbx, Berlin, Germany
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 12:52:53 GMT

In article <BxIH49.A03@access.digex.com> fennelli@access.digex.com (Michael Fennell) writes:
>In article <O4L8JDE@netmbx.netmbx.de> fischer@netmbx.netmbx.de (Axel Fischer) writes:
>>Can't comment on the FZR600, but I had the K591R on my GSXR. The handling
>>dropped a lot compared to the ME1 or to the M59X. I would go with the ME1 or
>>Michelin TX11. The ME lasts longer but they have a noticable kick-back
>>effect on bumby tracks. (at least they had it on my CBR600F2).
>	But which is faster around a race track?  Handling and lap times
>are two different things.  You may not have liked the feel of the 591Rs
>but I can't imagine anyone going around a race track faster on the M59Xs 
>(unless it was raining).

Right, the MX59 are super raintyres. This was a typo. I meant the TX11.

Again right, I liked the feeling of the ME1 much better. And when you feel
more comfortabel you are faster!

-Axel
-- 
fischer@netmbx.de                                                   DoD #0228
GSXR1100 - RD350LCN - XR250R
Xref: sparky rec.motorcycles.racing:1351 ba.motorcycles:771
From: shoun@netcom.com (Lissa Shoun)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing,ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: CLASS discount
Date: 9 Nov 92 18:39:41 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <74105@apple.Apple.COM> thompson@Apple.COM (Paul Thompson) writes:
>I just got a brochure from CLASS saying that their final class is only
>40% full, and they are lopping $60 off the fee to try and fill it (for
>a total of $215).  The event is at Laguna Seca on November 27'th.  If
>enough people were interested we might be able to get the 11 for 10
>discount on top of this... drop me a note if you're interested.

Can someone loan me a pair of leather pants for this event? I'm a 
ladies size 10 or so. I have chaps but they are now requiring
full leathers. 

-- 
Lissa
shoun@netcom.com     (408) 926-0812
From: thompson@Apple.COM (Paul Thompson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: Re: How do you wheelie?
Date: 7 Nov 92 17:51:28 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

alanf@eng.tridom.com (Alan Fleming) writes:

>Then again, at the local Road Atlanta, there are two uphill acceleration
>points that often bring on rather disconcerting wheelies. 

That brings up one point - when you come down from a wheelie, you want your
front wheel pointed straight!  This sounds silly, but it's actually pretty
easy to get crossed up a bit when there's no weight on the front, and I've
gotten into some high speed wobbles from being too rough on the bars (the
front doesn't actually have to be in the air for this)  A steering damper
can help in these cases.
-- 
Paul Thompson    Apple Computer    DoD #47    Would you remember a 1-line .sig?
From: fischer@netmbx.netmbx.de (Axel Fischer)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: Re: FZR600 Tire recomendations?
Date: 5 Nov 92 13:35:38 GMT
Organization: netmbx, Berlin, Germany

In article <Bx7DnC.CzC@access.digex.com> fennelli@access.digex.com (Michael Fennell) writes:
>	From what I've heard among the guys I race with, your best bet
>would probably be Metzeler ME-1 Racing's (120/70-17 F, 150/??-18 rear) or
>Dunlop K591Rs (120 F, 140 rear).  I would stay away from the Sportmaxes. 
>A friend of mine had major problems making them work with his FZR and
>discussion with other racers led us to believe that they're more trouble
>than they're worth.
>	You can certainly win races with either the ME-1s or the K591Rs. 
>The Dunlops are much cheaper but the ME-1's seem to last longer.

Can't comment on the FZR600, but I had the K591R on my GSXR. The handling
dropped a lot compared to the ME1 or to the M59X. I would go with the ME1 or
Michelin TX11. The ME lasts longer but they have a noticable kick-back
effect on bumby tracks. (at least they had it on my CBR600F2).

-Axel
-- 
fischer@netmbx.de                                                   DoD #0228
GSXR1100 - RD350LCN - XR250R             God Must Be A Cowboy ... (Dan Seals)
Organization: Educational Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Date: Fri,  6 Nov 1992 11:17:23 -0500 
From: Andres Tapia <at22+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Motorcycle Specialist

I service Hondas, Kawasakis, Yamahas and Suzukis. I do repairs,
painting, inspection,install racing kits and instruct riding skills.

Call Richard: 335-9388 or 335-2361
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