HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: pooder@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Don Fearn)
Subject: Bee's knees (Was: Re: My views of the RCR)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 19:06:59 GMT
Reply-To: Pooder@vnet.ibm.com, but I can't receive e-mail, so forget it. 
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester

Well, my left knee, actually.  About three years ago in Winona (Hi, John :-) I
was stopped at a light waiting for the cars and posers from WSU (Hi, John :-)
to clear the intersection.  Unbeknownst to me, a wasp decided to sit on my
left knee between the knee and the gas tank.  When the light changed I put
my feet on the pegs and drove the wasp into the tank and it responded in the
normal waspish way.  I was all over the road before the pain subsided enough
for me to get control back.  Fortunately, I was ahead of everyone else at 
the intersection, so I had most of the street to myself and didn't run into
anyone or anything (I thought I saw someone on a Harley sitting there 
chuckling at me, but I'm not sure).  

-- 

    Pooder      -      Rochester,  MN     -     DoD# 0591      -  LotN 
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Quid tibi (est) opiniones aliorum: What do you care what other people think?
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   I share garage space with:   Gretchen - '86 K75   Harvey - '72 CB500 
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: david@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (David Robinson)
Subject: Re: Justice!
Organization: Image Analysis Systems Group, JPL
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:28:23 GMT

In article <1992Jul23.170004.22791@i88.isc.com> jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
>Unless there is specifically a law prohibiting driving hands-off, the best
>defense would have been a demonstration of competence to avoid hazards and
>drive safely while curling one's hair.

She was cited for CVC 22350 "Basic Speed Law" which is a catch all 
"...speed greater than is reasonable or prudent...".  Cop argued
that curling your hair at any speed is unreasonable.  She failed
to adequately argue she could curl her hair and drive.

>How do you curl your hair in a car anyhow?  12V curling iron?

She claimed it was butane (sp?) powered!?

-- 
David Robinson	david@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov
Disclaimer: No one listens to me anyway!	'92 GS500E DoD #480
"An addiction is a drag" - Dennis Hopper	'90 EX250R Ninja
"A tisket, a tasket, a condom or a casket" - Dr. Carl Bell
From: daved@convex.com (David Dorfman)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Your Favorite Gear
Summary: What's your favorite gear
Date: 22 Jul 1992 20:48:12 GMT
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
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 question is, What is your Favorite Gear:

I've always liked First since my first RD350 did a surprise
wheelie on my first day of ownership.

First is the Rush gear, a place for early acceleration.

Seconds always a let down, A drop down into third can be exciting

Fourth and fifth are strickly business for going and getting to places.


Clearly FIRST Gear is the best gear. Are there any other opinions?

Dave
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jimbes@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (james.bessette)
Subject: Re: Questions for K100RS owners
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 18:57:36 GMT

In article <1992Jul29.114101.23948@bnr.uk> datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild) writes:
>clayb@county.lmt.mn.org (Clay Babcock) writes:
>A big problem is the 120 mile range of the tank. 
> This is very very annoying but I don't see what I can do about this,
> apart from riding slower.   :)

My 89 K100RS goes 165 miles before it hits reserve (1 more gallon).  I ride
70-80 mph-ish on the highways.  Perhaps all those wheelies makes the mileage
look lower!  :-)


Jim Bessette
j.bessette@att.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: wbetts@mpx1.lampf.lanl.gov (Betts, Wayne J.)
Subject: Re: Please wear a helmet
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: LAMPF Data Analysis Center, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 01:19:00 GMT

In article <keQRo8G00iUy42IK1m@andrew.cmu.edu>, "Peter A. Simon" <ps3p+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes...
#>________________________________________________________________________
#>Imagine this post to be from your mother, your father, your spouse, your
#>child, a sibling, or just a good friend.
#> 
#>Please wear your helmet for our sakes, if not for your own.
#>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
#> 
#>While I agree with the economic arguments for helmet wearing laws
#>and of course, agree with the safety reasons for wearing one, I 
#>have not seen many argue for the other people who are potentially
#>affected by a biker's 'personal' choice.  It seems like
#>a powerful reason to me to wear my protection.  (Feel free to 
#>read a double (or more) meaning into that last sentence.)
#> 
#>If you have nobody who cares about you (including yourself), then maybe
#>riding without a helmet is a good idea.
#> 
#> 
#>Wayne Betts ('80 Yamaha Enduro, but wanting more)
#> 
#>What is that burning smell?  Could it be flames?
# 
#Why in the world would there be flames?  You aren't saying, "You MUST
#wear a helmet."  You aren't even saying, "Wear a helmet, asshole." 
#You're making the argument that when one's actions affect others one
#should take others into account.  Seems like unassailable logic to me.
# 
#-peter
# 

Thanks Peter, for two things.  
1.  Agreeing with me and saying so.
2.  Sending me my first mail message ever from outside of lampf!

BTW, I hope you are right about the unassailable logic part.
I am just surprised/disappointed at how rarely this seems to  
be a factor in people's decisions.
That last sentence also has two meanings.
1.  Gee, people assail unassailable logic quite frequently.
2.  Or, back to the original topic, many people fail to consider others
    when making decisions.

Wayne Betts
From: gharriso@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Graeme Harrison)
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 19:48:05 GMT
Subject: Re: two miles from home (was Re: Cops show- Motorcycle wreck)
Organization: the HP Corporate notes server
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles

so all you male egos who have been posting acrimonious insults about
female drivers lately, enough; go chat on your car phones or
something.  you're 8 times more likely to be doing that while driving
than a femme. 
 
-- laurie
____________________________________________________________________
"Never underestimate the ability of a man to underestimate the abil-
ity of a woman."                                   --V.I. Warshawski

laurie@halfdome.sf.ca.us                                   DoD #0023
----------
   Must be our overly stimulated hormones, right? Actually, Laurie
   is correct as far as men being involved in more accidents than
   women. However, I *personally* believe that many mothers with
   children tend to be distracted by the antics of the kids in
   their cars, station wagons and vans and are thus more likely
   to get into an accident. Not because they're women, but cuz
   they are usually the ones who have to transport children all
   over the place. In fact, the accident ratio between women and
   men is narrowing because many working women are going through 
   an awful amount of stress trying to balance careers, mother-
   hood and being a wife and that, in turn, can promote more
   assertive (aka aggressive) driving habits. If you're tense
   then its more likely that you'll be in a crash of some sort.

   In fact, last summer a trio of girls of around 20 years old
   in a white Honda CRX were driving on the shoulder, cutting
   people off and so forth and, get this, the personal plates
   on that car read "UP YVRS" ... 

   Graeme Harrison, DoD#0649

   P.S. Women run more errands during weekdays which increases
        the chances of them greeting a motorcyclist rudely ;-)
From: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Squid points and tunnels ....
Date: 22 Jul 92 22:53:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: serval.1992Jul22.225354.15637
Distribution: usa
Organization: Washington State University

In article <6251@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM> jearls@tekig6.PEN.TEK.COM (Jeffrey David Earls) writes:
>Bill writes ...
>
>>
>>It is nice to know that time has not changed Jeff all that much.

an eliquent description of Jeff's riding deleted

and here is Jeff's confession:

>   Yes, it's true, after what turned out to be a long 350 miles last Saturday,
>   I entered that tunnel with malicious intent.  Scott told me later that
>   as we were approaching the tunnel he thought to himself "That pipe could
>   sound pretty interesting in that tunnel."  No sooner had he completed the
>   thought than he heard me down shift 3 times and whack the throttle wide
>   open.
>
>   Oh, and the tunnel is more on the order of 300-YARDS long.
>
>   Yes, I earned that half a squid point but Bill, I've got one question. 
>   How come you're the only one I hear who's awarding squid points, and how
>   come I'm the only one receiving them? :-)

After that lovely Squid Rating Test (tm) we all took some time ago
it occured to me that having taken the test, unless the test is changed
and new options are included, Squid Ratings would remain static.  Since
we all know that is not the case, I suggested that Denizens should feel
free to award Squid Points to other Denizens when conditions warrant
such an award.

I may be wrong, but I do recall that someone else awarded a Squid Point to 
someone for something, some time ago.

If you're the only one I award Squid Points to, it may be because you're
the only squid I frequently ride with.  I mean having to pop 135 mph to 
get around 3 triple-bottoms so you don't have a head-on with a cop seems
fairly squidly to me.  Your above confession simply confirms suspicions.

Then again, maybe you _are_ the only squid in the whole of Denizenry.  Hasn't
anyone ever seen another Denizen doing squidly things?

oh yeah :-))))

Ride Free,

Bill
________________________________________________________________
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johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu if you seriously expect an answer
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True humor has beneath it the understanding that we are all
in this together.  Hugh Prathers
From: jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: wheel weights
Date: 22 Jul 92 14:49:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: i88.1992Jul22.144913.17420
Organization: INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, Naperville, IL

In article <viking.711779910@vincent1.iastate.edu> viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson) writes:
>
> taylor@farm.rtp.dg.com (William Taylor) writes:
>
>>One remaining obstacle -  I can't seem to find wheel weights.
>>None of the local dealers sell them and I'm not having any luck
>>finding them mailorder.
>>Does anybody know where I can buy some wheel weights?
>
>	If you have spokes, a large-diameter solder works quite well.
>You can find this at most hardware stores.  Fairly thin wire works well
>too, but the solder is much easier to bend around and you can melt it with
>a soldering iron to truly lock it on the spoke and rim.

Addendum:  (I always wanted to say that)
Make sure it's solid-core solder.  The rosin core stuff (or acid core)
is more expensive, lighter, and sticky.  The hardware store will probably
have 2 or 3 grades - go for the one with the highest lead content - it's
a bit more dense, and should even be cheaper.

Since you have more solder than you'll ever use, cut a few assorted lengths,
crimp them on temporarily to balance the wheel, then when you get the
weight right, cut a single length the same size.

Aside:  (Not as cool as "Addendum", but gets the point across)
I discovered one of the reasons the IRC tires I bought are so cheap.
It took a lump of solder about the size of a small walnut to balance
the thing!  (Yes, I did try rotating the tire to put the dot in different
positions.)  I've got one more to do - I think I'm going to have to
verify that the dot has anything to do with the actual heavy side...
Next time, I'll save up another $40 or so and get real tires...

--
Jonathan E. Quist                              INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation
jeq@i88.isc.com                                        Naperville, IL
'71 CL450-K4 "Gleep"  -   "Worth Reposession"
DoD #094,  PBF #03  "I'm not mad; just terribly, terribly hurt."  HDM #007
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: steve@bucolix.ncsu.edu (Steve Garnier)
Subject: Re: Helping at accidents - LONG - (was Deer Claims Another)
Reply-To: steve@bucolix.ece.ncsu.edu (Steve Garnier)
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:29:13 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.030618.5807@wuecl.wustl.edu> 
c31002wb@jezebel.wustl.edu (William Burris) writes:
> [ ... ]
>The truck was in the revene on fire (small engine
>fire) so I ended up tieing the rope to the trailer hitch and rappeling
>down the edge with the first aid kit hooked on my belt and the fire extingisher
>(I forgot to mention, one mounted in each vehicle) on my back.
> [ ... ]
>I pulled the guy out and layed him in a gully about 50' from the truck
>(it was the best I could do) and began administering first aid.  Meanwhile,
>my younger brother was laying out flares and trying to reach someone by
>phone/CB.  The CB ended up working on ch 9.  and there was a trooper there
>in about 30 minutes.  While I waited, I talked with my brother via the hand-
>held CB and the van, mounted CB.  By the time the ambulance got there, they
>were well aware of all the visible injuries of the driver since we had 
>relayed that info. using the troopers radio.  Btw, niether the trooper nor
>anyone else (paramedics, etc) ever came down the side of the mountain.
>They sent a bed down and had me strap the guy in.  They then pulled him up
>and then me - brave guys eh?  

William, on behalf of homo sapiens, I would like to thank you for your
heroism...most definitely above and beyond the call of duty.  It's actions
like yours that lend meaning to the noun "humanity".  Bravo!

Steve Garnier - DoD #00000005 - '79 XS1100SF w/ 157K+ miles and *climbing*
KotF (Flame),  KotAM (Anecdotal Motorcycle),  The Daemon's Byte
steve@bucolix.ece.ncsu.edu       "Ineluctably Prolix" - John Norman Sims, Jr.
Come an' get it!  Served up nice an' *hot*!!  Get yer FREEEEE *logorhea*!!!
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: hesh@cup.hp.com (Chris Steinbroner)
Subject: Re: Deer Kill
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 20:14:18 GMT
Reply-To: Chris Steinbroner <hesh@cup.hp.com>
Organization: HP-UX Kernel Lab, Cupertino, CA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1scd1 PL4

awk@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (alan.w.kappler) writes:
: they told me that you MUST USE BOTH whistles, or 
: nothing happens.

IMPORTANT: they ALSO MUST be mounted in a vertical
plane, not stuck out to the sides!  air doesn't
work when they are mounted sideways.

(are smilies really necessary?)

-- hesh
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: sears@tree.egr.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears)
Subject: Re: 85 Nighthawk 650S Recomendation sought
Reply-To: sears@tree.egr.uh.edu
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 21:03:17 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.213919.28041@acd4.acd.com> dmb@IEDV4.acd.com ( Dave  
Barker ) writes:
=>>
=>
=>	The 700 was the "Nighthawk S" model, which was/is a shaft drive, 
=>	6 speed. The "Nighthawk S" was styled quite different from the 650
=>	also, with a "bikini" fairing and lots of blackout detailing. 
=>	Included as part of the fairing package was a fuel gauge and LCD 
=>	gear indicator.
=>

Well, my 1983 Nighthawk 650SC doesn't have the fairing, but it does have the  
LCD fuel guage and gear indicator....

--
Paul S. Sears               * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK)
The University of Houston   * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT
Engineering Computing Center*     comments, complaints, questions)
NeXT System Administration  * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC SSI#755020059
"Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
From: weaver@castor.cs.uga.edu (Mike Weaver)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: FAQ list
Date: 29 Jul 92 14:48:36 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <1992Jul29.133938.6590@ericsson.se> etlanar@slartibartfast.ericsson.se (Alan Arthur) writes:
>
>I'm a 'newbie', but I've been following the group for a good few weeks now.
>Unfortunately I'm still trying to catch up on the 600 or so articles I'm behind 
>8^). I cant seem to find the FAQ, and I dont fancy getting flamed to a cinder
>the first time I try to post for real (hopefully I haven't made any hideous
>mistakes here!). SO, could someone PLEASE post me the FAQ..
>
>
>Thanx
>
>--
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Alan Arthur                                    
>EMail : etlanar@deep-thought@.ericsson.se                 MEMO : ETL.ETLANAR
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------


Lets see..............

Fuel on (Click, hissssss) check

Primer set (click, snick) check

ignitor on (snap, snap, sputter, cough, WHOOOOOOOOSH) ah, there we go.


I thought about not flaming you because you were so obsequious, but I decided
What-The-Hell (tm)

We are all Biker Scum here, If you want results DEMAND them, none of this
namby pamby whining sniviling servillness. If we wanted slaves, we'd post to 
rec.autos. We don't want to obsequious twits humbly asking, begging, slobbering
all over themselves for a FAQ. Get off your lazy mama's boy butt and read those
600+ messages. I'll bet that the FAQ might just be in there. 

Oh, learn to  use your news reader, it probably has a feature to scan for 
certain subject lines. But NOOOO, you had to waste out time to ask for the FAQ.

What did ya think, that we GIVE it to just any shmoe that asks???????


fuel off (Whoossh, sputter, cough , die) 


read on , you'll find the faq.
-- 
________________________________________________________________________________
Michael Weaver            |"Where ever you go, There will be something in your
weaver@castor.cs.uga.edu  | way." --Banzai Clutter Theorm
DoD#0529                  | 1982 Yamaha Vision 550 --  It's feeling better.
From: jamesf@btr.BTR.COM (James G. Franklin  jamesf@btr.com)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Share your scare stories:Ever put the bike down two-up?
Date: 28 Jul 92 18:56:11 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: BTR Public Access UNIX, MtnView CA. Contact: Customer Service cs@BTR.COM

In article <23JUL199217241336@che.udel.edu> howie@che.udel.edu (Ian Howie) writes:

Details of huge crash deleted... 

Wow. Thanx for posting this. I'm glad everyone was relatively ok. It takes
(at least for me) a story like this every once in a while to re-convince
myself that drivers can and do actually see through us when were very close
to them. I find myself relieved when I get within about 1-2 seconds from
them that they haven't moved across my path, but I rarely believe that they
can and might *still* do it. 

>rivet that sits in the crotch of those jeans? Seems it made a pretty big slash
>across his *scrotum* to the tune of about 14 stitches. After they patched him

I wish you hadn't posted *this*, though. CRINGE! 

Jim

-- 
*   Jim Franklin * jamesf@btr.com OR {decwrl,mips,fernwood}!btr!jamesf      *
* Yamama 650 Maxim           | "I'd like a large Ducati, with extra 'g's."  * 
* Triumph 650 (slalom champ) | "Would you like that delivered?"             * 
* DoD #469          KotP(un) | "No, I'll come pick it up."                  *
From: randy@ninja.megatek.uucp (Randy Davis)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Harley riders waved
Date: 24 Jul 92 18:47:55 GMT
Reply-To: megatek!randy@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Megatek Corporation, San Diego, California

In article <1992Jul23.212805.14192@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> shz@garage.att.com (Keeper of the 'Tude) writes:
|In article <1992Jul23.155320.21970@sei.cmu.edu>, dbidwa@sei.cmu.edu (Daniel Bidwa) writes:
|> BTW, the Buell tested in the issue was drop-dead gorgeous. (And the Duc was
|> bright yellow -- what's this world coming to?)
|
|The Buell I saw looked ugly to me.  The Heritage Softail 20 feet away was 
|what really caught me eye.  To each his own...

  Gotta agree with Seth on this one - the Heritage Softail looks prettier to
me than the Buell.  Between the two, I'd rather have the handling machine to
ride, though.  Agreed, to each his own...

Randy Davis				UUCP: megatek!randy@uunet.uu.net
ZX-11 #00072 Pilot		 	      ucsd!megatek!randy
DoD #00013
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: brad@spike.tcs.com (Brad Whitaker)
Subject: Re: Info on Honda Hawks (meets parental permission)
Organization: Teknekron Communications Systems Inc.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 17:22:01 GMT

In article <76339@ut-emx.uucp>, captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
> I have found two Honda Hawk GT 650 bikes.

I wish I had your kind of luck. Did you ask your Mom if you can keep 'em?

(Honest, Mom, they just started following me home.)

____
Brad Whitaker  Teknekron Communication Systems, Inc.   Berkeley, CA USA
brad@tcs.com             (510)649-3815                        DoD #1000  
There are no better jobs, there are only different places to have lunch.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna)
Subject: Re: My day in Traffic Court
Organization: NEC Systems Laboratory, Inc.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 06:41:16 GMT

In article <14kgb2INNndm@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@East.Sun.COM writes:
>BTW - What right to appeal?  I thought you could only appeal a sentence
>on constitutional grounds, ie, find some procedural error.  You can't
>automatically appeal a decision just because you don't like it (?).

	You can file a Notice of Appeal for whatever you want.  The clerk will
gladly take your money.  The only time an appeal will succeed is if a) the
appellate court decides to hear the case instead of dismissing it out of hand,
and b) if a is true, the appellate court finds something procedurally
incorrect in the trial (i.e., someone's rights were violated--note that this
can go in the prosecution's favor as well).

	So, the woman can appeal the judge's decision.  The appellate court,
if it decides to hear the case, can then review the transcript and either
a) reverse the judge's decision, b) remand the case back to the lower court
or c) support the judge's decision.

	The woman who hit me did not object to anything.  Not even once.  If
her rights were violated, she would have had to recognize that fact and raise
an objection.  If the objection was overruled, she might have some sort of a
case in the appellate court.  If she truly things that I did not prove my
case beyond reasonable doubt, then I don't think the appellate court has
jurisdiction to do anything about it.  I could be wrong, however.  I am not
well-versed in the finer points of New Jersey law, let alone the finer points
of the motor vehicle code.  Add to that the fact that I'm not a lawyer.

	Disclaimer:  if you take my above words as gospel and you get burned,
I am not responsible.  You should have at the very least visited a law
library and checked the facts out.  At best, you should have had a lawyer
explain everything to you.  You get what you pay for.

ObMC:  Needless to say, I could not participate in Ride to Work Day.  :-(

-
-- 
Chris BeHanna		DoD# 114      1983 Harley-Davidson FXWG Wide Glide
behanna@syl.nj.nec.com	              1984 Dodge Omni GLH (well, almost)

Disclaimer:  Now why would NEC agree with any of this anyway?