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From: cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Clifford David Weston)
Subject: Re: MSF=Infallible (was Re: Motorcyclist Hits Bicyclist on Skyline Blvd.)
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 06:48:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.001653.25508@lclark.edu> garyb@lclark.edu (Gary Bliefernich) writes:
>In article <9901072@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>, jld@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Deeney)
>wrote:

>> Did you know that the majority of fatal head injuries incurred by
>> helmetless riders have resulted in death?  I rest my case.

>If it's a fatal head injury, doesn't that automatically end in death??
           ^^^^^                                                ^^^^^
You know, this one didn't start life as one of those "hook, line, and sinker"
kind of posts, but it certainly has evolved into one.  Maybe it's the cold
weather that's keeping people from the riding they seem to be needing ...

ObMoto: I took a trip to Penn State and Pittsburgh this past weekend, with the
temperature in the 20's during some of the riding.  What a joy.  The bike
faired much better than I, who couldn't go more than 40 minutes or so before
the pain in my formerly numb fingers stopped me.  Winter motorcycle gloves,
that's what I told Mom to get me for Christmas.  I'd put the Seca down for the
winter (no shortage of storage tips in this forum), but I haven't a cage on
which to fall back.  Where's that Widder catalog again ...

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|        Cliff Weston           DoD# 0598          '92 Seca II (Tem)       |
|                                                                          |
|   "the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body       |
|    is lumpy and hairy and should not be seen by the light of day."       |
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From: parr@acs.ucalgary.ca (Charles Parr)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Not A Problem?
Date: 5 Nov 92 18:44:04 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta

In article <4227@cvbnetPrime.COM> tjohnson@atc1.UUCP (Tod J Johnson) writes:
>In article <BD.92Nov2120836@fluent.UUCP> bd%fluent@dartmouth.EDU writes:
>>
>>Accidental deaths are really not that big of
>>a problem (2,000 or so per year)(from handguns)
>>
>>   Brice Dowaliby, Fluent Inc., 10 Cavendish Court, Lebanon, NH  03766
>
>Brice;
>
>	I realize I am well over my quota of wise-ass remarks for the day; and
>certainly am not to be commended about encouraging posts about handguns here at
>rec.motorcycles. However, your comment is easily the most inappropriate that
>has ever graced this fine newsgroup. Suggesting that 2,000 deaths per year is
>"not that big of a problem" is the most absurd and tasteless comment to be cast
>on this out-of-place and redunant discussion. Get this shit out of here, and get 
>a grip on the value of a human life. 
>
>Very Sincere;
>
>Tod J. Johnson

Tod....Fuck off. Please.

Oh, and whilst you are about it, look and see how many lives you
could save by banning motorcycles. Shit, what's more important,
"human life" or being allowed to ride a machine which can
be conclusively demonstrated as unsafe.

Regards, Charles
RZ350
DoD 0.001
-- 
Within the span of the last few weeks I have heard elements of
separate threads which, in that they have been conjoined in time,
struck together to form a new chord within my hollow and echoing
gourd. --Unknown net.person
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: tgent@dale.ksc.nasa.gov (Tom Gent)
Subject: Re: Clutch Cable Broke
Organization: NASA
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 21:37:44 GMT

In article <1992Nov7.212611.15756@ms.uky.edu> johnr@mik.uky.edu (John S. Roberts, Jr.) writes:
>I just bought a 195 Honda Shadow 500cc.  The clutch was very difficult to  
>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.
>

Here's a rule I learned long ago before hydraulic everything, worded so as
to never forget:

	"Never forget to oil your nipples".

Most "previous owners" (loosely related to "other people") never follow this
rule and consequently, the cable is probably the only problem with the clutch.
Nipple, by the way, refers to the barrel-shaped part of the cable than fits
in the lever, and if it doesn't rotate freely it will fatigue and fray the
cable.

Tom Gent
various bikes, some with cables.   No DoD #.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Cycle World: the Pot Calling the Kettle Black?
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 04:59:53 GMT

meb4593@galileo.rtn.ca.boeing.com (Michael Bain) writes:

>rwert@well.sf.ca.us (Bob Wert) writes:
>- Dear Cycle World,
>- 
>- As a long-time subscriber, I am writing to express my dissatisfaction 
>- with your holier-than-thou attitude concerning the cover of PB's cover 
>- showing the tartan-clad bike and rider.  In my opinion, the cover was 

>Assuming that they took the time the read the mag, this is probably just
>a case of journalistic jealousy.  If CW had half the wit of PB, they
>would be twice the mag that Motorcyclist is.  (I'm not implying that
>Motorcyclist is witty in the least, either).

One might also take them to task for all their "Ted" photos, what if
some innocent soul attempted some of those feats? Have they no shame?

Sigh. Oh, for the good old days when Alan Girdler ran Cycle World, and
Cook Nelson, Gordon Jennings, Kevin Cameron and Ed Hertfelder filled
Cycle's pages with wit and wisdom.
-- 
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: faunt@dustbin.cisco.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS 415-688-8269)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Bikes for candidates
Date: 10 Nov 92 08:50:25
Organization: cisco Systems, Menlo Park, CA
Distribution: rec
NNTP-Posting-Host: dustbin.cisco.com

I heard, on the radio, the tail end of a statement by the newly
elected Senator from Colorado, a Native American, who said he had
already put an order in for a new Harley.
All statemnts in this message are suject to correction.

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles.harley
From: shz@garage.att.com (Keeper of the 'Tude)
Subject: Re: Get your wallets out...
Organization: Office of 'Tude Licensing
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 15:01:33 GMT

In article <BD.92Nov5150301@fluent.UUCP>, bd@fluent@dartmouth.EDU (Brice Dowaliby) writes:
> >They sent a brochure for this thing to all of the HOG members a month or
> >so ago.  I opted to pass.  ...Seems the model is made somewhere offshores...
> Not really, any more than it's ironic that so many parts in
> the bikes themselves are made overseas.

While much of the clothing is made overseas (leather is done overseas because
green regulations in the USA make vat dying prohibitively expensive here),
96.5% of the parts (about 86% of the parts value) on a Harley is made
in the USA from US materials.  Not bad...

- Roid
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Proper flaming technique (do you really care what it was?)
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 00:36:47 GMT

tjm@e-math.ams.com (Thomas Maloney) writes:

[about proper dismounting techniques]

>I believe the approved method is known as the "Blaine Pearl-Out"
>manuever, whereupon the rider stops by finding some soft sand to firmly
>grasp the front wheel of the bike, then gracefully vaulting over the
>handlebars to a one-point landing somewhere between the forehead and chin.

>Be warned that this method causes one to then reference this incident
>in your following 50 posts while admonishing others to purchase full
>face helmets.

As the honored recipient of this fine flame, I feel compelled to comment
on the fine quality, wonderful texture, perfect boquet, and amazingly
precise targeting. 

I am honored, sir!

>Tom
>tjm@math.ams.org (but tomorrows my last day here!)

'Tis a shame that I've been cut off from news for a week, and unable to
reply sooner. 


BTW, anyone wanna buy an open-face Bell Magnum III? Crashed once, no
damage.  :-)
-- 
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: tomes@iastate.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: GTS1000A gripe
Date: 9 Nov 92 23:54:19 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.BxH3qK.AEr
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA

In article <1992Nov9.185543.12008@rd.hydro.on.ca> jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (Jody Levine) writes:

>Why the f*** can't they put hard luggage brackets on a $16k bike? You buy
>a huge, expensive machine and you can't ride it three blocks without a 

Righton.  I love the hard Vetter luggage on my 'Wing, but hate:
     1. looks.
     2. the way it handles (or doesn't)
     3. complete lack of replacement parts (Vetter went under in the 80's, all
         used parts now list more than OEM Honda parts for 'Wings!!!)
     
I have become addicted to the capacity of the bags, and almost dislike my
Seca 400 because I have to deal with bungees/soft saddlebags.

I wonder if there might be some potential in a net-based petition to some
key people at various manufacturers....

CP Tomes
"When are you going to grow up and stop riding that damn thing?" - any Mother
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild)
Subject: Re: UK - Motorcycle Show
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 14:51:44 GMT

Chris Malcolm (cam@castle.ed.ac.uk) wrote:
: In article <1992Nov10.085942.6437@galadriel.bt.co.uk> ant@galadriel.bt.co.uk (Antony Espindola) writes:
: >From article <1dm7b3INNgd4@grapevine.EBay.Sun.COM>, by rogerc@discovery.uk.sun.com (Roger Collier):
: 
: >> Anybody going to the Motorcycle Show at the National Exhibition Centre,
: >> England, on Saturday 5th December?
: 
: >> It's a suitable occasion for a DoD meeting as there are already 3 members
: >> going.
: 
: >Yup, I'll be there.
: >It's a bit too far to bike though, so it'll be a coach job.
: 
: Me too. It's a bit far for a coach, so I'll be biking.
: 
: Chris Malcolm    cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh          +44 (0)31 650 3085


I'm going.  See you all there.  Will we all be wearing DoD Bananas?

Nick (The Fruity Biker with a Bad Cold)  MAG 73516  DoD 1069  Box of Boots Tissues

Should be biking.....


M'Sniff.
From: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Robert H. Yang)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Inadequacey (Was: Re: Not Re:)
Date: 11 Nov 92 12:34:44 -0500
Reply-To: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Organization:  

In article <Af034Uq00iUz8462oX@andrew.cmu.edu>, Christine Hogan <ch3c+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>>From: jimbes@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (james.bessette)
>>Date: 9 Nov 92 19:41:14 GMT
>> 
>>In article <1992Nov2.184628.17271@cis.ohio-state.edu>
> hogan@pear.cis.ohio-state
>>.edu (christopher hogan) writes:
>>          ^^^^^^
>>????
>> 
>>	
>>>Yeah...So I'm wrong.  Only trying to justify my own feelings of inadequacey.
>>                                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>Well, I guess you can attribute that to your lack of manlihood.
>> 
>>>---
>>>Chris
>>>DoD #0736
>>>hogan@cis.ohio-state.edu
>  
> Do you have Christine and Christopher confused?
> There are two of us. Christine is at CMU in Pittsburgh
> Christopher is at Ohio state.
> We are not related, except by our similar names.
> Finger us and find out :->
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

	Uh-oh.  Do you think Carl suspects anything ?   :-)

Rob

"One good thing about being in the gutter: it's impossible to fall out of it!"

--
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: bellutta@ohsu.EDU (Paolo Bellutta)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: BMW R80/6 manual
Date: 10 Nov 92 18:46:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: ohsu.1992Nov10.184627.27524
Organization: Oregon Health Sciences University

A friend of mine just bought an used 1980 BMW R80/6, and he would
like to get a manual with detailed mechanical description for
repairs and tuning.  I'm not that deep into the field but I'm trying
to find such a book.  Any references that come to mind for
that bike?

Please e-mail suggestions since I don't regularly read this group.

--
La miglior arma inventata dall'uomo e' stata la parola
 _   /|  | Paolo Bellutta ---------- bellutta@ohsu.edu
 \'o.O'  | B.I.C.C - Oregon Health Sciences University
 =(_o_)= | 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. - Portland, OR
    U    | tel: (503) 494 4804 --- fax: (503) 494 4551
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles.harley
From: weaver@castor (Mike Weaver)
Subject: Re: Get your wallets out...
Organization: University of Georgia
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:28:35 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.131414.8580@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson) writes:
>Across the street and up one block from the US epicurian
>institution "White Castle"(the poor mans McDonalds).
>For those of you who have never heard of White Castle they
>sell their burgers by the dozen kinda like Horses doveries
>burgers. :-)
>Richard Pierson E06584 vnet: [908] 699-6063

For those of you in the South who have not experienced White Castle, it
is the Yankee version of Krystals.



OBMoto:
   What's a good price for a 1982 Yamaha Vision?



-- 
________________________________________________________________________________
Michael Weaver            | Never expect the computer to be smart.
weaver@castor.cs.uga.edu  | Assume it is stupid and let it surprise you.
DoD#0529   KotGB          | 1982 Yamaha Vision 550 -- Needs carb syncing
From: rxkgre@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Geof Evans)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: motorcycles
Date: 11 Nov 92 08:01:08 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
NNTP-Posting-Host: minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au

SJT5@lafibm.lafayette.edu (SJT5000) writes:

>Can anyone help a novice?  What type of things should I look for
>when purchasing a motorcycle?

>                    Thanks,
>                     John

***> Wheels.               

-- 
  ___________________________________________________________________  
|| Geof Evans                 | DOMAIN: rxkgre@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au  ||
||   If they *really* wanna know...tell 'em that God was drunk.      ||
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild)
Subject: Re: Won't be in Colorado...
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 12:28:12 GMT

Jonathan E. Quist (jeq@i88.isc.com) wrote:
: If the amendment only states that lesbian/gay individuals should _not_
: be given special privileges, then why in the world was it necessary in
: the first place?  What's the point of a law that does nothing?
: 
: I suspect it's because it is _not_ intended to do _nothing_.
: 
: >religion, or anything else.  I beleive the voters were saying that we are
: >ALL equal.  I am sure that some anti-gay factions promoted the legislation
: >in their strange homophobic ways, but that doesn't mean the state endorses 
: >that position.  
: 
: If, in fact, the law represents the "will of the people", then it means
: exactly that.
: -- 
: Jonathan E. Quist                              INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation
: jeq@i88.isc.com  '71 CL450-K4 "Gleep", DoD #094        Naperville, IL
:         There are many things a person should experience in a lifetime.
:        Among them are an infant's first cry, and an infant's first laugh.

Ha hahahahahahahahahhahaha!

I love that last sentence of yours, Jonothan, old thing.  I wonder sometimes
where the aliens come from that make our laws over here.  They are certainly
not the laws I would want.

Pulled a lovely (slightly unintentional) power wheelie, getting away from a
queue of cages, this morning.  Hey!  It's great to be a biker!


Nick (The Biker with a bad cold)   MAG 73516   DoD 1069   Box of Boots tissues


M'Lud.
From: karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Mechanic's challenge
Date: 7 Nov 1992 22:18:37 GMT
Organization: Mindcraft, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: pangea.stanford.edu

In article <1992Nov7.052829.2587@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>
loki@nazgul.physics.mcgill.ca (Loki Jorgenson) writes:
>	Here's what happens:  The bike is just starting to get warm
>(about 10 minutes on the road) on a pretty cold day (5 or 10 Celsius).
>I'm cruising along in second gear at about 5k rpm.  Everything sounds
>normal.  I back off on the gas to decelerate, the engine quiets as the
>revs decrease.  But.....
>
>	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
>and then it "unsticks" (or whatever) and stops.

You're using engine oil that's too thick for winter conditions,
and viscous drag is spinning the starter gears.

When the oil warms up and gets a bit thinner the problem goes
away.

Drain out that 20W50 and put in the proper grade.

What do I win?
--

    Chuck Karish          karish@mindcraft.com
    (415) 323-9000 x117   karish@pangea.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna)
Subject: Re: Uneven pavement
Organization: NEC Systems Laboratory, Inc.
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 22:25:38 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.091331.21581@cs.ucla.edu> noemi@maui.cs.ucla.edu (Noemi Berry) writes:
>haven't seen an answer on how to change to a lane that is 4" higher
>than your current lane -- that is, a 90-degree approach is not an
>option, avoiding the lane change is not an option (e.g. construction
>forces merging down to one lane), and slowing down to a stop is not
>an option (e.g. on a highway with traffic).  aside from the "get out
>of it however you can" answers, how do you hop a step like that?

	I did this inadvertently but successfully twice on I-40 in NC.
The step might not have been 4", but usually the asphalt will not form
a normal to the pavement you're traveling on, but will pile up at an angle
to the elevated portion of the roadway, like so:

           --------------------\
                                \
                                 --------------------

	When I knew there was such a beast next to me, I pointed the bike
left as hard as I could and just rode up the edge to the higher level.  The
bike wobbles a bit, but it sorts itself out quickly.

	This obviously won't work if that little angle is not present.
Then, you're fucked.

Later,
-- 
Chris BeHanna	DoD# 114  KotHLF    1983 H-D FXWG Wide Glide (She lives!)
behanna@syl.nj.nec.com	            1975 CB360T (needs a name)

Disclaimer:  Now why would NEC agree with any of this anyway?
From: fridman@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Robert Fridman)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: BMW boxer parts FOR SALE
Date: 9 Nov 92 17:46:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: aa.FRIDMAN.92Nov9104636
Distribution: rec
Organization: UofC cpsc


I have recently bought a 1983 R100 that came with some extras which
I don't want.  

	Hannigan fairing - Dark metalic green.  Provides excellent wind
			   protection, but is a "little" large.  Comes with
			   H4 halogen light, mirrors, all mountings.

				$250.

	Krauser hard bags - These are the large ones.  Quite handy if your
			    into touring with bags.  Comes with all mounting
			    hardware.

				$200.

RF.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: kdg@world.std.com (Keith D Gregory)
Subject: Re: Bikes in the House
Summary: Boxers are just too damn wide!
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 20:23:46 GMT

In article <Stafford-061192081956@stafford.winona.msus.edu>
Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.EDU (John Stafford) writes:
>
>	Having only modest apartment digs for years influenced my design
>	criteria.  The bike _must_ be narrow enough to ride through a
>	normal doorway.  This resulted in some interesting cafe style
>	bikes and the '56 Harley chop.  Now I've spoiled the whole thing
>	by adding a BMW boxer to the set.  It will not fit through the
>	door. ;-(  Time to get a new place.

Someone really should contact BMW about this. I've spent the last week
convincing my mother to let me clear some space in her basement for a
work area (the garage is my father's, and he won't even allow a lawnmower
in).

Why am I doing this? Because the entryway to _my_ cellar is all of 21.5
inches wide. I look at friends' bikes, with their nice narrow inline 4s,
and wonder why I had to be different.

-kdg
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jimbes@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (james.bessette)
Subject: Inadequacey (Was: Re: Not Re:)
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 19:41:14 GMT

In article <1992Nov2.184628.17271@cis.ohio-state.edu> hogan@pear.cis.ohio-state.edu (christopher hogan) writes:
          ^^^^^^
????

	
>Yeah...So I'm wrong.  Only trying to justify my own feelings of inadequacey.
                                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Well, I guess you can attribute that to your lack of manlihood.

>---
>Chris
>DoD #0736
>hogan@cis.ohio-state.edu


Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: randy@megatek.com (Randy Davis)
Subject: Re: The last one of its kind ?
Reply-To: randy@megatek.com
Organization: Megatek Corporation, San Diego, California
Distribution: rec
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 19:13:46 GMT

In article <k21701.720964202@kyyppari> k21701@kyyppari.hkkk.fi (Teppo Nieminen) writes:
|So, a lot of things have improved since the 50's. But riders have
|remained the same. Mankind has not physically evolved much since then.
|Our reactions are still better suited to walking speeds than going 180
|mph.

  True of a lot of people.  Some people (such as proven race drivers/riders)
have shown that they can handle high speeds, as much as the machinery can,
at least.

| IMHO, the limits of superbikes will not be found in technology, but in
|the riders. Too much capacity for the average Joe has a lethal potential.

  True.  Very true...  Of course, the same lethal potential exists in many
things, not just riding.  Planes, cars, and many actions are just as
potentially lethal.

| Or do people buy ZX-11's because they want to KNOW they can
|go 180 mph, or because they WANT to go 180 mph ? Opinions invited...

  Neither, actually, IMHO...

  In my personal opinion, the top end rating of the bike is an *indicator* of
many other attributes of the bike, such as acceleration.  Sure, top-end ability
is a good bench-racing item, but rarely used in my experience (I've only used
anywhere near the top end of the bike perhaps three times).  However, I do use
the *acceleration* all the time, which is, at least in part, related to the
top end abilities of the bike.  I may not use *all* of the available
acceleration that the bike is capable of very often, but the ease at which
the power is delivered *because* it is so powerful makes controlling the
machine more effortless, thus coming closer to being more of an extension
of your body (to wax philosphical for a moment).  This, to me, is an
integral part of the motorcycling experience - the greater freedom of
movement and power that a motorcycle affords.  The higher power sportbikes,
to *me*, have more freedom of personal movement and power than any other
vehicle I've controlled.  To others, the *feeling* of _throbbing_ power is the
lure and is better satisfied by other types of bikes.

Randy Davis                            Email: randy@megatek.com
ZX-11 #00072 Pilot                            megatek!randy@uunet.uu.net
DoD #0013                                     ucsd!megatek!randy