HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: ters0003@student.tc.umn.edu ()
Subject: RZ350
Followup-To: ters0003@student.tc.umn.edu 
Organization: University of Minnesota
Distribution: World
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 06:39:51 GMT

	Last summer I bought an old RZ350 racebike.  It came in a box but the 
proce was right.  Anyway I just finished rebuilding the engine and was
considering junking the stock carbs for a set of 30mm units from 
Telefix.  Reason being that I need new cables for the stock ones, plus some new
parts that would cost me over a hundred dollars anyway.  Plus the cable set-up
sucks compared to the top pull's from Telefix.  Anyone tried the 34mm units?
They aren't recommmended for the street, but then again my whole bike setup
is not very street friendly.  Also does anyone know of anywhere else to get
various parts for the RZ other than Telefix?

Thanks, Chris
Also if anyone else has made a lot of mods on their RZ I would love to hear
about what worked and didn't work for you.



Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
From: kschlude@nyx.cs.du.edu (kris schludermann)
Subject: For Sale: Pair PMI 4 piston Calipers $200
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 16:07:27 GMT


Pair of PMI calipers with Yamaha mounting plates. Housings are in Excellent
shape, no corrosion and gouges. Brake pads are held in place via keyed
pins.
$200 + shpping costs
From: Michael.Nelson@f20.n125.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Nelson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: 1993 U.S.G.P. at Laguna Seca
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 19:42:24 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:125/20 - SeaHunt BBS, San Francisco CA

                 UNITED STATES MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
                       SEPTEMBER 10 - 12, 1993

ADMISSION:                          ADVANCE:          GATE:
----------                          --------          -----

Friday General Admission            $15.00            $20.00
Saturday General Admission           20.00             30.00
Sunday General Admission             45.00             55.00
3 Day General Admission              65.00             80.00

FlagRoom Ticket*                    275.00           NOT SOLD

*FlagRoom ticket includes:  3 days general admission, preferred
 parking, reserved grandstand seating plus hospitality tent which
 offers closed circuit T.V., breakfast and lunch Saturday and
 Sunday plus all your beverages.

 ---* Grandstand Seating is only available with FlagRoom *---

CAMPING:
--------

Reserved 3 night camp permit        225.00           NOT SOLD
 (Thursday through Saturday)
Regular camping per night            60.00             60.00

 ---* All persons in campsite must have admission ticket *---

Admission ticket does not include camping.  Camping permit does
not include admission.

Children under 12 years of age admitted free with parent.


 *--------------------------------------------------------------*
 |                          |                                   |
 | Michael Nelson           | "A billion here, a billion there, |
 | DoD #735                 |  sooner or later it adds up to    |
 | 1993 Honda CBR900RR      |  some real money!"                |
 |                          |                                   |
 | nelson@seahunt.imat.com  |           EVERETT DIRKSEN         |
 |                          |                                   |
 *--------------------------------------------------------------*


--  
Michael Nelson
UUCP: amdahl.com!kennel!125!20!Michael.Nelson
INTERNET: Michael.Nelson@f20.n125.z1.FIDONET.ORG
"The views expressed above are those of Michael Nelson only."
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
From: essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum)
Subject: FZR750 status
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 20:33:52 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester

well.  talked to roy's repair.  seems i spun a connecting rod bearing (which
the shop asked to keep as an example of a "disaster").  the resulting extra
clearance allowed one of the pistons to smash up at least one intake valve.

according to them i'm looking at $1500+ to get the bike running again.  that's
machining the falicon crank and replacing the bad carillo rod (and various
other more minor things).  mostly it's labor i guess.  getting a detailed
estimate in the mail soon.

sure glad i've got full coverage on the frame sitting in my garage since i
took out a loan to pay for the bike i rode for 3 months :(.  suck.

anyone got a decent '88-'89 FZR1000 motor they'd like to part with?

axel
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
From: uwjc@pool.info.sunyit.edu (William Cromp)
Subject: Americade 1993
Organization: State University of New York -- Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 15:29:05 GMT

I was wondering if anyone out there knows when the 1993 Americade in Lake       George, New York begins and ends, and if anyone who is on the mailing list has  received any information about this years events? 

-- 
*******************************************************************************
*SUZUKI 500 QUADRACER                       *  "Don't brake until you         *
*SUZUKI KATANA  750 (don't let it fool ya.) *   see the face of God."         *
*          -ride the rocket                 *                                 *
From: HKORNFELD@BUPULA.BU.EDU (HARDY KORNFELD)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.racing
Subject: Fuel Tank Wanted
Date: 4 Jan 93 16:49:01 GMT
Organization: BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Pulmonary Center
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.22

I am looking for a small and light fuel tank to replace the stock one
on my EX500 (AMA/CCS Sportsman and LW Supertwin).  I have seen an EX
fitted with a Yamaha YSR50 tank.  If anyone out there has a YSR tank
(dents OK, no leaks) or knows of another suitable swap please drop me
a line at hkornfeld@bupula.bu.edu.

Thanks

Hardy  DoD 713   AMA/CCS Expert 348
'90 VFR750, EX500 racer, FZR400 racer
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith)
Subject: Re: Sure cure for assholes climbing on bikes
Organization: Why do you suspect that?
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 13:13:23 GMT

In article <1993Jan6.004621.17440@adobe.com> cjackson@adobe.com (Curtis Jackson) writes:
>In article <C0Dx7q.5Gp@apollo.hp.com> brady_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Brady) writes:
   [***]  sage advice deleted!

>I think you should just get the scrungiest, grubbiest, beer-guttiest,
>meanest, orneriest, most Group W bench qualified person you know to
>pose for a Polaroid. Encase the polaroid in waterproof plastic with
>a caption that says "MOM", and hang it on the bike.
>
>Now everyone who thinks about climbing on the bike is going to wonder
>what you look and act like if your Mom looks like *that*.
>-- 
>Curtis Jackson			'91 Black Lab/Blue Heeler "Studley Doright"

Best advice I've heard all morning <!!>


Charlie Smith   charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org  csmith@dsac.dla.mil  whois ces10
MOA# 52888, RA# 15633, DoD# 0709, AMA# 574722, Buckey Beemers 411, BK Ohio V
               BMW K1100-LT, R80-GS/PD, R27, Triumph TR6
                           Columbus, Ohio


Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: cstringe@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Chuck Stringer)
Subject: Re: Gang FAQ'd by the DoD!
Organization: Indiana University, University Computing Services
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 22:22:48 GMT

earp@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (J.Kevin Earp) writes:
| In article <1993Jan5.182812.7686@dale.ksc.nasa.gov> tgent@dale.ksc.nasa.gov (Tom Gent) writes:
| >In article <1993Jan3.132616.22455@news.arc.nasa.gov> howland@noc2.arc.nasa.gov (Curt Howland) writes:
| >>
| >>Good work, all. We now return you to your
| >>regularly schedualled helmet war....
| >>
| >
| >Hi, everyone.  I'm new to this group, and was thinking of buying a bike.
| >What I was wondering, though, is whether you guys recommend that I get
| >a helmet?  I've heard that they mess up your hair and obstruct your
| >vision, but may be good to have in a crash.  I don't think I will crash 
| >though, my neighbor is a pretty good teacher.  Also, are there any laws
| >concerning helmets that I should be aware of?
| >
| Yes, definitely keep in mind Murphy's Law, where article one, section
| one, paragraph one plainly states "If anything can go wrong, it will
| go wrong, and at the worst possible moment."           
| 
| This law definitely applies to biking.  I've been riding fifteen years
| on the streets and this year had my first accident.  The bike and I
| came through it fine.  The helmet was another story.  I don't like to
| think of what those bumps and roadrash would have done to my poor
| little head.
| 
| Your hair you can comb.   A helmet can be replaced.  Scrambled brains
| are forever.
| 
| One last cliche: Friends don't let friends ride helmet-less. Period.
| Amen.
| 
| 
Uh, Kevin, I think you've been had. Look in webster under 'irony'.


Chuck Stringer       DoD# 794      'If it can't be learned from TV, it isn't
1967 BSA Spitfire                           worth knowing'  -Calvin
Email- cstringe@ucs.indiana.edu.



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From: paulos@roma.berkeley.edu (Eric Paulos)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Prices of bikes in Europe?
Date: 7 Jan 93 03:34:24 GMT
Reply-To: paulos@roma.berkeley.edu (Eric Paulos)
Organization: Robotics Laboratory UC Berkeley


In article <1iajhsINNjsq@agate.berkeley.edu>, dcook@garnet.berkeley.edu
(Dan Cook) writes:
|> I'm moving to France in a month or so and was curious
|> about the cost of motorcycles (new and used) in Europe
|> in general and France in particular. I would mainly be
|> interested in the cost of Japanese singles (i.e. 600cc
|> dirt bikes and SRX-6's) and new and used BMW's. For
|> example, how much does a brand new BMW K75s cost in
|> Germany?
|> 

I just returned from a three month tour of Europe on motorcycle. 
Because I own one in the States and was in Italy for most of this time I
purchased a Moto Guzzi.  I can't speak for every European country but I
can say that for Italy most vehicles are cheaper BUT more expensive OR
impossible to buy.  For in order to own a vehicle in Italy you must be a
resident.  I was able to make a temporary purchase of a used bike for
export purchases but this still has its costs.  In the States you give
the person the money and they give you the title and you ride off --
drop by the DMV and that's about it.  In Italy you must go to a notaio
which is basically a lawyer who charges you a rather hefty fee for
writing up the "Bill of Sale".  But that's not all because you still do
not own the vehicle until you do some additional paperwork called
(translated) "The Passage of Property".  Again more fees are involved
all based on the type of vehicle, etc.   In addition the Registration is
more especially for bikes over 350cc.  That's why there are so many
Italian bikes under 350  (i.e. the MotoMorini 3.5, Moto Guzzi V35, and
others that aren't imported.  You may think that being a non-native I
was just milked for my money.  Not true -- I have several Italian
friends in Rome all of whom helped with this and found out honest
answers for me.  They had gone through the procedure for bikes and cars
which they had purchased and knew what was comming.  At any rate, going
to Europe and getting a motorcycle is NOT a simple matter NOR is
importing it back to the US.  However, it is possible -- I mean I did it
but please don't get the idea that you can fly in, grab a newspaper,
make a phone call, hand over some cash, and be zooming off to Milan in a
few days.  I'm currently working on a book covering all of the aspects
of European motorcycling so that others can be prepared and have a
successful adventure.


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Eric Paulos                    Robotics Laboratory
 paulos@robotics.berkeley.edu   University of California, Berkeley
 (510) 652-6195			Berkeley, CA 94720
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: twang@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Tony Wang)
Subject: Re: Dealing with the Insurance Scum
Reply-To: twang@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Tony Wang)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 00:18:38 GMT

In article <29426@oasys.dt.navy.mil> smennitt@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Stuart Mennitt) writes:
>In rec.motorcycles I writes:
>>the lost of riding time. This route is best done with a legal
>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>	 Why don't you just sue God when it rains?

God did not deprive the original poster of his right to ride. The idiot
that ran the Stop sign did. 

>Do you do ambulance chasing lawyer commercials?

	No, just pointing out a better situation for him to be better
compensated. It's advise. He can take it ot leave it.

>It's a relief to know you're being fairly compensated for all of your
>pain and suffering.  Is this for "lost income" or for "missed riding
>time"?

	No, it's also two permanently disfigured toes, two disjointed
fingers, lost of 15% in range of motion to my neck, cronic back-pains,
a recurring headache as a result of my concussion, also protection
against future pain since both my Health and Life insurance will no
longer cover me for any injuries sustained to my back or neck for the
rest of my natural life. It's also three days spent in Critical Care
and a battery of CAT scans to see if there's any skull damage. The
three weeks spent in traction, and six monthes of therapy to get me to
turn without having to move the rest of my upper torso. Clearing $25K
is the minimum I can have to use for the rest of my life to buffer
against any future pain. I'll probably use it to pay off all the loans
I took out to get my life back together financially, and use
whatever's leftover to treat myself.

	I use to think like you, but after two crunchers, I'm now going
for all I can. Especially since in NYC, there's too many other accidents
that I go through without being compensated for. It balances out.

>I say get paid for the physical damages done: bike, gear, doctor bills,
>and lost income if you were in the hospital.
>Any more and you're screwing the general public.

	Really. So do you suggest that I go for the exteremely
expensive and highly risky surgury to restore the 15% in range of
motion that I've lost in my neck, and bill them? Or just take the
money and live with the condition as it stands? 

>--____________________________________________________
>]      Stu Mennitt      smennitt@oasys.dt.navy.mil    [
>]  NavSurfWarCen, CarderockDiv     Bethesda, Maryland [
>]         was: David Taylor Research Center           [
>]     was: David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center         [
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tony Wang
twang@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu

DoD#0122	'89 Yamaha VX535 Virago 	(Gone)
AMA#450147	'85 Honda CB700SC Nighthawk S	(Going)
HOG#0550903	'93 XLH-DX Sportster		(Ain't going nowhere)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: chucks@uars2.acd.ucar.edu (Chuck Smythe)
Subject: Re: New Fund/Conscience-Raising Idea 
Organization: Ntl Center for Atmospheric Research, Atmospheric Chemistry
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:53:26 GMT

In article <1993Jan10.163620.17559@ncar.ucar.edu> jsloan@ncar.ucar.edu (John Sloan) writes:

>This is better than the one I've seen on pins etc. that sez "WARNING:
>If you value your life as much as I value this motorcycle DON'T F**K
>WITH IT!". 

Ah, yes, grasshopper.  My tire dealer has this legend neatly engraved on
a brass plaque on his Sportster.  Fine gentleman, great deals on tires.
Wander out to the Tire Stop in Boulder and say I sent you.  Now if he'd only
put _Easy Rider_ back in his waiting room...

			Chuck Smythe
			DoD#50
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith)
Subject: Re: Hey, Ryan!
Organization: Why do you suspect that?
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 22:36:33 GMT

In article <1993Jan05.171615.11@i88.isc.com> jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
>
>Sorry, Ryan, but I lost your email address.
>
>Now that you have a DoD number, would you like me to send you
>a copy of the FAQ file, so you know what to do with it?
>
>
>Maybe some others would volunteer to send a copy as well, in case
>mine doesn't get there.
>
>
>Happy to help,
>-- 
>Jonathan E. Quist                              Lachman Technology, Incorporated


Gee ... I think Jonathan's got a point there!   Let us know Ryan!
I bet there's several dozen DoD'er who wouldn't mind a bit ...


Charlie Smith   charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org  csmith@dsac.dla.mil  whois ces10
MOA# 52888, RA# 15633, DoD# 0709, AMA# 574722, Buckey Beemers 411, BK Ohio V
               BMW K1100-LT, R80-GS/PD, R27, Triumph TR6
                           Columbus, Ohio


Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: matth@progress.COM (Matthew J. Harper)
Subject: Re: Lance Holst is a Jerk
Organization: Progress Software Corp.
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:36:55 GMT

cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Clifford David Weston) writes:

>If you loaned your bike to a guy who you knew, in advance, was going to flog
>it harder than you ever had and not pay a dime should he dump it, and you
>further knew his name to be Lance Holst, at who would the assembled Denizenry
>point and call "JERK"?


  Lance, actually.  They'd be calling the owner of the bike a schmuck.

-Matth

--
          Matthew J. Harper ! Progress Software Corp. ! {disclaimer.i}         
   God created heaven and earth to grow barley and hops. Now he homebrews !-)  

     Starve a lawyer!  Boycott Sam Adams and Jim Koch's BS legal tactics!
From: starfish@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Smarter than the Average Blur)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: CBR600F2 dethrowned by '93 ZX-6. Whine......whimper!
Date: 9 Jan 1993 03:17:12 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucscb.ucsc.edu


It's official. Cycle World has tested the new ZX-6. It's much faster
than the F2. First run with a tail wind was 161 on the gun. Corrected
speed is 153. It also steers lighter, quicker, and is more comfortable
to ride. The F2 still has better cornering clearance and will likely
make a better track bike still. But it looks like the ZX-6 is the new
king of production sport bikes.

Whimper!!!

-Alan Waterman (CBR600F2LN)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jsm@rosencrantz.osf.org (John S. Morris)
Subject: Re: Are BMWs form or function?
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 22:46:14 GMT

In article <C0rEIt.J3I@unix.amherst.edu> nrmendel@unix.amherst.edu (Nathaniel Mendell) writes:
>: The R bike also has:	non-telescopic fork
>
>Did I miss something? I thought Bimota and Yamaha were the only manufacturers
>selling bikes with non-telescopic forks....
>
Only Bimota is *selling* a bike with non-telescopic forks (for all those
than can afford Bimota's 8-))....both Yamaha (GTS1000) and BMW (R1100RS) 
have '93's which have them - but not yet available. 

============================================================================
           Jono    DoD: 316    Beemers: '85 K100RS '92 R100GS 
    Voice: +1 (617) 621-8739 Fax: +1 (617) 621-0584 Email: jsm@osf.org
           "Too much of a good thing is never enough." -Luba

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jfriedl@shibuya.omron.co.jp (Jeffrey Friedl)
Subject: Re: lane splitting/sharing poll
Reply-To: jfriedl@omron.co.jp
Organization: Omron Corporation
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 05:11:36 GMT

|>              Lane            Lane            Lane
|> Where        Splitting       Sharing (2 mc)  Sharing (cage/mc)
|>            ("whitelineing")
|> ---------------------------------------------------------------
|> MA           NO              YES             NO

my addition:
                                                        (cage/cage)
   Japan        YES             YES             YES     YES         

*jeff*

DoD##4   CBR250 Hurricane
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeffrey Eric Francis Friedl                          jfriedl@omron.co.jp
Omron Electronics, Central R&D Lab, RZC     Nagaokakyo, Kyoto 617, Japan
Currently visiting scientist to the Mach Project, Carnegie Mellon University.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: chris@triage.UUCP (Wheres my 650TT2 Ducati)
Subject: Re: Ducati prices outside New Zealand
Keywords: Ducati
Organization: Triage Corp
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 14:51:20 GMT

In article <1993Jan06.035332.6223@microsoft.com> patlo@microsoft.com (Pat Loughery) writes:
>In article <1993Jan4.151520.6257@triage.UUCP> chris@triage.UUCP wrote:
>> In article <Matt.12.726193499@chchp.ac.nz> Matt@chchp.ac.nz (Matt Thompson) writes:
>> >Could some of you kind people enlighten me with the prices for any (the more 
>> >the better) Ducati's in your area. New machines mostly but second-hand 
>> >prices are OK. I'm also interested in the sales tax on new bike's which can
>> >be subtracted for overseas export.

>> Here in the USA one can find the following:
><list deleted>
>For new prices, you're looking at this:

>'92 900SS - don't remember, close to that.

Try $8200US to $9800US depending and pre-dealermarkup-for-yuppies-price

>'92 851 - about $12,000

This year these bikes become the 888Superbike.  NEW 888SP3s can be
had for $18,500US.  Polen/Roche replicas for $55,000US.

>'92 750SS - high $7K range, low $8K range I believe.

Try $6990US (dealer list is $7300, but they aren't moving well)


Christopher Perez - chris@triage.rain.com
The List->  Ducatis: 650TT2, 500SL, 860GT
	    Yamaha: RD400F (for sale - to make way for an NCR-replica Ducati)
From: ellert@v32.uh.cwru.edu ()
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Strangers on your bike (was: Protection for your bike)
Date: 5 Jan 1993 14:40:11 GMT
Organization: Image Analysis Center, Univ. Hospitals of Cleveland
Distribution: world
Reply-To: ellert@v32.uh.cwru.edu ()
NNTP-Posting-Host: max.uh.cwru.edu


In article <C0D5o5.4o3@vcd.hp.com>, dmunroe@vcd.hp.com (Dave Munroe) writes:
>                                      ^
>                                     //\
>                                        \
>                   \\              .__=. \
>                    \____        ,' -(@)\-\<)
>                     \__ \      (_______/_:\
>                    >==.\ \___,'  /# #\ | : \____
>                      ,\\\___/|_|##(O)##| `./\---.
>                     / ,`--'   ,======'//, //.\ . \
>                    ( ______)_//<_> O////  ( (@O ) )
>                     (________/ ====='o'    \ `-' /
>                      `----'                 `---'
>

Fancy drawing -- how's the ride with hex wheels though?
From: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Senseless, Childish Brazier Auction
Date: 6 Jan 93 01:38:23 GMT
Article-I.D.: serval.1993Jan6.013823.24969
Organization: Washington State University

In article <1icc2jINNnav@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
>In article 725752744@frigg, carlp@frigg.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis) writes:
>>
>>HOWEVER: I will match Jonathan Quist's offer to match every dollar of
>>the final price over $50, up to $20 total match, as an additional
>>contribution not part of any bid.  I urge other DoD members to match
>>this and make it a real charity auction, and thank Jonathan for the idea.
>
>Good bloody grief!  This is worse than Jerry and his kids.

and almost as bad as Deeney and his llamas.

>Jody, send me a snail address and the name of your charity and I'll
>send you $10.  I don't care about your bloomers!

But we ain't bidding on her bloomers, we're bidding on her binder!!!

You need a bike bad!

Ride Free,

Bill
___________________________________________________________________             
johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu  prez=BIMC  KotV KotRR                                
DoD #00314  AMA #580924   Squid Index 3.0    WMTC #0002  KotD #0001             
Yamabeemer fjgs1200pdr100 and a Volvo.  What more could anyone ask?             
                                                                                
We have secretly replaced the small, precision quartz timing crystals           
in these new IC's with improved Folger's crystals.  Now, let's watch      
what happens....                                                                
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