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From: keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer)
Subject: Re: Silver lining if Clinton gets elected
Organization: Texas Instruments Information Technology Group    Plano TX
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 23:38:42 GMT

In article <4145@unisql.UUCP> ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea) writes:
>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.
>
No joke.  Of the 20 or so Rhodes Scholars the time, he was one
of those that never graduated from Oxford.  Seems he went over on scholarship
but was unable to to complete his degree.

Of course according to several undisclosed (tm) sources, it was because he
was too busy not inhaling, meeting the KGB in Russia and organizing anti-war
demonstrations to actually attend class. ;-)

-- 
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.
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Motorcyclist Hits Bicyclist on Skyline
Date: 10 Nov 1992 15:52:53 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 8sL@news.iastate.edu, tomes@iastate.edu () writes:
>
>I agree completely with your analysis of the content of the safetycrats'
>arguments, but there still exists the question of why are they doing it?

Dick Floyd's largest PAC contributors were the tobbacco and insurance
industries.  Somewhere around 80% of cage-bike accidents are the
cager's fault.  That means insurance companies pay a lot of $$ in
claims to motorcyclists.  Eliminate (or reduce the number of)
motorcycles on the road, and they pay out less $$.  It's a little thing
known in the business world as the "bottom line."  It is just plain
good business to reduce the number of motorcycles on the road.  Helmet
laws have been proven to do that, so the insurance industry lobbies
heavily for them.

>The reason that they single out
>motorcyclists is that they have the IMAGE of non-helmeted, noisy, lawbreaking,
>unsafe riders in their minds.

Nit:  that is the image in the mind of the general public, which allows
the safetycrats to foist such laws upon us.  The 'crats themselves know
better.

>How did that happen? 

Chris Behanna.  :^)

---
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: bender@oobleck (Duke of Canterbury)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Silver lining if Clinton gets elected
Date: 7 Nov 1992 03:51:03 GMT
Organization: SPARK's R US
Reply-To: bender@oobleck.eng.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: oobleck
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jrwaters@eos.ncsu.edu (JACK ROGERS WATERS) writes:
: 
: I don't have statistics so I won't make assertions but who do
: you suppose has more control over the economy?  The President
: or Congress?

The President's wife.

mike

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From: berck@cs.rulimburg.nl (Peter Berck)
Subject: thanx for info!
Keywords: nil
Organization: University of Limburg, Maastricht
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 10:00:33 GMT

Thanx all who responded to my question about the kawa ltd 440. My
friend went out and bought one this weekend. I've seen it, it looks
like new and has only done 6900 km. She's happy with it, now all she
has to do is get her licence :). (I don't know what she paid for it
though.) I'll offer to take her for a ride on it nex weekend :)

-peter (KotLSD)

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From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Break-in (what is it?)
Date: 6 Nov 92 15:58:05 GMT
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 721036262@vincent1.iastate.edu, viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson) writes:
>egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:
>
>Incredible manufacturing operation, with
>NPC machines in abundance.  The only manual labor is in quality control
>and supervising the machines.  
>
>	I don't recommend it for high-rpm motors, but one hour is all
>the break-in they think necessary.

Makes sense.  I alluded to the way they *used* to do break-in (with
abrasive break-in oil) when the manufacturing technology was lower.
With the state of the art automated machining tools you describe, the
parts are probably make to much finer tolerences, leaving less slack to
be worn down during break-in.

OTOH, is that all the break-in they suggest the engines ever get, or
was that just "cycle the engine and verify that it doesn't break/leak,
then ship it with break-in instructions for the owner to follow?"

---
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: chris@neon.rain.com (Chris Perez)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: K75 or K100 (why 100?)
Date: 13 Nov 92 15:47:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: neon.Bxnvvq.H08

blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers) writes:

>chris@neon.rain.com (Chris Perez) writes:
>>>bergman@panix.com (Mark Bergman) writes:
>>>>I'm considering one of the following for my new spring bike:
>>>>	FJ1200
>>Actually, look into a new Ducati 907.  You'd have more smiles per mile
>>and touring comfort to spare. 

>Be warned, this recommendation comes from a man that rode a 500cc Ducati
>from the Pacific North Wet to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and called it
>a fun weekend! I feel compelled to mention that said Duck was equipped
>with all the touring luxuries, including an oak-plank seat and rigid
>rear suspension. Chris' idea of "touring comfort" would likely scare the
>Spanish Inquisition.

What are you say'n?  You can't Torqu-a-m-outta another Ducati?   Once
raised Catholic, always thus... 

Christopher Perez - chris@neon.rain.com
"Do NOT use this brain.  Abnormal."  The warning Igor ignored...
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles

Speaking of cagers at fault, this appeared in this mornings newspaper: 

LAKEWOOD- A homeless man who tried to commit suicide on Monday by driving
his car into a tree ended up killing a motorcyclist instead.  

Jesse Peglar, 20, pointed his car at a tree and sped through a stop sign,
running broadside into a motorcycle driven by Matthew B. Burke, 31, of 166
Vrain St, Denver, police said.  The impact knocked Peglar's car off the
collision course with the tree, and he suffered a bump on the head. 

A suicide note found in a coat pocket in Peglar's car indicated he was
despondent over family problems.  He faces charges of vehicular homicide
and speeding and is being held in Jefferson County Jail on $25,200 bond.

Burke died at the scene.  His motorcycle was bent in half.

Peglar had been living out of his 1979 Ford Mustang, sand Lakewood police
Detective Bill Bloxsom. 

About 7p.m. Monday, he was driving north on Pierce Street approacing a
T-intersection with West First Avenue.  He ran the stop sign at 40-55 mph,
aiming at a tree in a yard on the north side of First Avenue, Bloxsom said.

Burke had the right of way and was crossing the intersection in Peglar's
path.  

"The motorcycle changed the direction of the car, which side-swiped the tree
and ended up about 90 feet off the roadway up on the driveway," Bloxsom
said.

Burke was thrown 70 feet from his 1979 Honda 500cc motorcycle.

The tree has been struck by several cars, Bloxsom siad, "It's a big tree...
but this is the first suicide attempt (there)," he said. 

------------------

Perhaps we should post bond for Mr. Peglar and invite him to Laszlo's
party.  Maybe then he could get his wish. 

-Jeff Deeney-  KotD #0000  DoD#0498    NCTR    '88 XR600-Shamu   
jld@hpfcpe.fc.hp.com       AMA#540813  COHVCO  '81 CB750F-Llamaha 
We don't stop riding because we get old, we get old because we stop riding.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
Subject: Re: Solution to toll booth troubles
Reply-To: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
Organization: Bell Communications Research (Bellcore)
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 13:56:15 GMT
Keywords: Q-free system

In article <1992Nov10.033931.15724@research.nj.nec.com>,
behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna) writes:
|> In article <daved.721342825@convex.convex.com> daved@convex.com
|> (David Dorfman) writes:
|> >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.
|> 
|> 	I think about this every time the topic comes up.  Florio
|> (aka, asshole from hell) wants to do this in NJ.  Considering that
|> the
|> tolls don't seem to even pay for their own mechanism of collection
|> in
|> this state, I hope the measure doesn't pass.  It would be FAR more 
|> efficient to just abolish the turnpike authority and the tolls in
|> one
|> fell swoop.
|> 
|> Florio Free in '93,

Guy in my Guard unit at Brigade works for the NJ Garden
State Parkway as a toll taker, has two cars, one he takes
to work (a buick) and his play car (a 91 vette). Talking
one weekend he mentioned how hard it is to live on 60k
a year and he cant wait for his wife to go back to work.
(she took a year off to have a kid). So god only knows
what the Turnpike pays. Connecticut removed all its toll
booths from 95 a few years ago, something about not being
legal to toll road a road built with federal funds or
something
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                 and TARGETS !!!
#1/XS1100LH	#2/10/10/92
Richard Pierson E06584 vnet: [908] 699-6063
Internet: fist@iscp.belcore.com,|| UUNET:uunet!bcr!fist  
#include <std.disclaimer> My opinions are my own!!!
I Don't shop in malls, I by my jeans, jackets and ammo
in the same store.
From: mick@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Ravi Narayan)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Deep Thoughts about the Horse, the Car and the Motorcycle
Date: 5 Nov 1992 03:42:29 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigwpi.wpi.edu
Keywords: Damsel, Knight and Horse

In article <Bx7Mzx.4uH@inews.Intel.COM> rbodepud@sedona.intel.com writes:
>
>Deep Thoughts about the Horse, the Car and the Motorcycle
>=========================================================
>Between the car and motorcycle, which one can claim to be the 
>succesor to the HORSE ?
>
>	* Riding posture, pillion rider and mode of steering
>	  suggest a motorcyle.

	huh??? you can countersteer a horse??? i would like to see that!!! and
	the pillion rider bit too!

	incidentally if your bike makes you start drawing comparisons to
	horses i think you better check out your suspension!

>	Whats a good way of tethering my steed (CBR 600), Ive
>heard that chains can be cut through with a bolt cutter pretty
>easily (actually had seen it done in the hardware store). Are there 
>any chains available which might take nothing less than a torch to 
>cut through.??

	its simple horse-sense that they will get your bike if they want to,
	and its an utter waste of time trying to protect it - my local suzuki
	dealer used to regale one and all with this story about "how he
	actually saw 'them' cut a tree to which a cycle was chained, and take
	the bike away", until someone paused to wonder what he was doing
	standing and watching [!!!] while all this was happening! returning to
	the question at hand, it would be a wise move to be very casual and
	deceive potential thieves by the use of subtle cunning... leave the
	bike in a conspicuous spot with the keys in the ignition... it always
	works!!! really it does...

	peace,

	- ravi

	ps: oh i forgot to tell you... do remember to post where you left the
	bike.

	ps2: uh! forgot something else... welcome to rec.motorcycles.


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          end and flames at the other. (C).   | 89 SuzukiGS500E - Phaedra ;)
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From: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: AEROstich: Two piece or not two piece, that is the question...
Keywords: AEROstich
Date: 5 Nov 92 20:29:19 GMT
Reply-To: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
Organization: Bell Communications Research (Bellcore)

In article <1992Nov4.150122@is.morgan.com>, spgo@is.morgan.com (Stefan
Goellner) writes:
|> In article <1992Nov3.190848.21097@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>,
|> fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson) writes:
|> |> In article <1992Nov3.123310@is.morgan.com>, spgo@is.morgan.com
|> (Stefan Goellner) writes:
|> |> 
|> |> |> Re AERO and rain. I have a twopiece and I get this pouch by my
|> crotch
|> |> |> when
|> |> |> I sit on the bike, which is perfect for collecting water (which
|> then
|> |> |> starts
|> |> |> to seep through). Does (did) anyone else have that problem? How
|> did
|> |> |> you solve 
|> |> |> it? I tried tucking the flap under, shifting around on the
|> seat, but
|> |> |> it seemed
|> |> |> to come back.
|> |> |> 
|> |> |> Thought for the day: Wet leaves on the road suck!!!!
|> |> 
|> |> Go down to the nearest "Adult book store" and accessory shop.
|> 
|> Are you implying that that is how you solved the problem????? :-)
|> Wise guys - nothin' but wise guys on this group. Sheesh!
|> 
|> --
|> Stef            aka  spgo@is.morgan.com   DoD#0190 

 NAH..I solved that problem by becoming a Senior NCO..Just ask
any of the "little indians"^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H er junior enlisted
in my detachment just before an IG inspection, they'll tell ya. 
"He don't need no help, he's already a big P$#%k". :-)
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There are only two types of ships in the NAVY; SUBMARINES 
                 and TARGETS !!!
#1/XS1100LH	#2/10/10/92
Richard Pierson E06584 vnet: [908] 699-6063
Internet: fist@iscp.belcore.com,|| UUNET:uunet!bcr!fist  
#include <std.disclaimer> My opinions are my own!!!
I Don't shop in malls, I by my jeans, jackets and ammo
in the same store.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: bikes for teh candidates...
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 01:14:41 GMT

egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:
>In article q@lynx.unm.edu, boardman@cancer.unm.edu (Bob Boardman) writes:
>>  But who said ANY of the
>>  BATF's rules make sense.....

>Sense?

>How can any sense come out of an agency that considers Alcohol,
>Tobbacco, and Firearms to be related?!?

Three recreational items? At least bikes aren't on their list.
-- 
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: crpresto@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Charlie Preston)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: MSF Instructors
Date: 5 Nov 92 20:51:55 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Illinois State University

In article <LOTTO.92Nov4223014@laura.harvard.edu> lotto@laura.harvard.edu (Jerry Lotto) writes:
>
>Paul> One item on the form is permission to obtain a copy of my driving record.
>Paul> Also, there is a question whether your license has ever been suspended or
>Paul> revoked. These questions cause me some degree of concern, as I have a lot
>Paul> of (cage) speeding tickets, and my license was indeed suspended once
>Paul> because of having 3 speeding tickets within a calendar year. Do people
>Paul> who have been through this procedure think I will be rejected outright
>Paul> because of this?
>
>It's possible.  One of the Instructor Rules of Professional Conduct is
>to maintain a good riding and driving record.  This applies after
>certification, but State programs may have additional requirements.
>If your records indicate that you will have trouble maintaining your
>certification for this reason, the sponsor may think twice about
>investing in your training.  It costs about $1000 to train an
>Instructor when all is said and done, not counting travel and living
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: hersey@melon.cis.ohio-state.edu (james arthur ii hersey)
Subject: 1990 CBR 600
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Distribution: oh
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 23:53:08 GMT

FOR SALE:

1990 HONDA CBR 600
Great condition
New battery
Rear tire less than 4 months old(Metzler)
Regular maintainence has included:
oil/filter changes ever 3000 miles
plugs every year
antifreeze changed every year

~7000 miles
Runs great!!!!!!!!!!

w/AGV thema helmet(sells for $299.95)
Asking $3400.00


Please send responses via E-mail to 
hersey@cis.ohio-state.edu

From: jld@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Deeney)
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 22:57:19 GMT
Subject: Re: high mileage
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles

In rec.motorcycles, henrik@tde.lth.se (Henrik B|rjeson) writes:

> I saw in the paper yesterday an advert for an old Honda CB 750 at a
> very affordable price. The problem is that the bike has run approx. 
> 18000 miles which seems to be a rather high mileage compared to
> others.
> 
> Does anybody have any experience on how many miles one may assume that
> an engine will last. Are there models more prone to wear than others ?
> Which parts wear out and what should you look for
> buying such a high mileage bike? Is it at all recommended ?

18k miles is still a nubile!  At 35k I had to replace a valve on my 750
(probably due to my own negligence in service).  Other than the bad valve,
everything else in the top end was still well within specification.
Piston, rings, cylinder, valves & guides, cam...  I'd say that motor should
be good for at least 70k miles if well maintained.  

Ask Steve Garnier about hi-mile inline fours. 

-Jeff Deeney-  KotD #0000  DoD#0498    NCTR    '88 XR600-Shamu   
jld@hpfcpe.fc.hp.com       AMA#540813  COHVCO  '81 CB750F-Llamaha 
We don't stop riding because we get old, we get old because we stop riding.
From: cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Clifford David Weston)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Bikes Indoors and Riding with Gas
Date: 13 Nov 92 01:37:26 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Virginia

In article <BxLy1t.Eqz@vuse.vanderbilt.edu> dab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (The Nashville Flash) writes:

>better idea is to carry a length of hose to use as a siphon.  This can be
>stored unobtrusively many places ....

Actually, I *do* carry a length of hose with me, and it has been used as a
siphon of sorts.  It is a permanent addition but its storage couldn't be
described as unobtrusive.  The folks in the Tepee of Legends (tm) at the RCR
might not have seen it because of all the doughnuts.


Cliff Weston
DoD# 0598

I love the Fiamms.
The Fiamms are my friends.
From: wallich@ncd.com (Ken Wallich)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: HONDA GB500 - club racer single.
Date: 10 Nov 92 23:50:24 GMT
Reply-To: wallich@ncd.com (Ken Wallich)
Distribution: na

jbothwel@bnr.ca (James Bothwell P920) writes:

>Saw a GB500 in a Honda Dealer's showroom last week.  The styling 
>is iffy but I like the weight and the torque of the big single.
>The narrow tire should make the bike responsive but would lower the 
>maximum cornering force.  Any comments on this bike from netland??
>Thanks.

Iffy?  Iffy!  I think they're damn cute.  I owned one for a while, put
a couple thousand miles on it, and sold it to someone on the net.  I
loved it, but being 6'3", it was a little too small for me.  It's
simple, gets great mileage (I got 50+ mpg), was easy to kickstart, and
had enough ground clearance to put hair on your chest (if you tried to
use it all, that is).  As far as the 'maximum cornering force', I
didn't take it out to the track, so I didn't test this.  I know that
on public roads, going as fast as I could considering the conditions
(like having a prayer of stopping when coming around twisty mountain
roads), I never had any handling problems.  It felt faster than my
R100GS (and a *whole* lot lighter :-).

Actually I sort of miss it, but commuting on the GS is a whole lot
more comfortable for my body, so I try not to miss it too much.


--
Ken Wallich
wallich@ncd.com  
ken@wallich.com
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From: mf@dancer.uucp (24227-fusco)
Subject: Re: DoD
Organization: On the Road
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 03:48:08 GMT

>In article <721185461snx@swamp.demon.co.uk>, Neil@swamp.demon.co.uk (njb) writes:
> Can anybody tell a newcomer WTH Do means?
> 

	Just take a cold shower and don't worry 'bout it....
From: ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: How long for a DoD?
Date: 12 Nov 92 19:34:18 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

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

Kind of a personal question don't you think?

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* Bill Ranck                                          ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu *
* DoD #496  Bikes past and present: CB175, CB550F, Norton 750, CB350F, XV535  *
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: paal-sb@hsr.no (Paal Steinar Berg)
Subject: Re: Thoughts about toll booth troubles (wa
Organization: Rogaland University Centre
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:02:30 GMT

Just to let you know. Here in Norway the othervise stupid politicians have
decided that motorcycles doesn't have to pay toll.

Paal

DoD#0674
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Mechanic's challenge
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 05:21:42 GMT

fetter@forum.swarthmore.edu (Annie Fetter) writes:

>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!

Ok Annie, you've been teasing us with bits of this trip for a while,
I think you owe us the full trip report now. Besides, with winter
approaching, it's good therapy for all of us. :-)

>Did anyone ever tell y'all what a great bike this is?

No, I don't think the subject's ever been mentioned here before. So what
do you thingk about it? In 10,000 words, or more.

>Lots of leg room, too :-)

Hang on there! Either you've shrunk, or you weren't riding an FJ!
-- 
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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