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From: cervi@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Cervi)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: MY Winner for DoD Ballard (wuz Winner of the Official...)
Date: 14 Sep 92 14:48:17 GMT
Organization: NSWC, Carderock Div. Det., Annapolis Facility

(John Miller - SysAdmin) writes:

>ObMoto: Who can tell me if there are any bikes other than BMW with fuel 
>injection?  (If I can't afford a big twin, maybe I can select second 
>choice from something that don't have no steenkin' carburetors.)  

You can have a big twin and fuel injection. The Moto Guzzi Datona 1000 
has fuel injection.  They only cost about 14 grand, and I think there's 
a waiting list. Call 1-800-USA-MOTO

Is there going to be a new BMW twin with FI?

	     Mark Cervi, cervi@oasys.dt.navy.mil, (w) 410-267-2261
		 DoD #0603  MGNOC #12998  '87 Moto Guzzi SP-II
      "What kinda bikes that?" A Moto Guzzi. "What's that?" Its Italian.
-- 
   _ _ Mark Cervi, CARDEROCKDIV, NSWC Code 2752, Annapolis, MD  21402
    _ _ _ cervi@oasys.dt.navy.mil, (w) 410-267-2261, (h) 410-647-0990
From: thatchh@hplsla.hp.com (Thatch Harvey)
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 23:58:46 GMT
Subject: Re: '85 Suzuki GS700E
Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles


   If you don't put a price in, you must not really want to sell it.
Xref: sparky rec.motorcycles:30588 misc.wanted:8213
From: benjamin@rice-chex.ai.mit.edu (Benjamin Renaud)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,misc.wanted
Subject: 2 Bikes wanted, Boston Area: Nighthawk 700S & beginner 250.
Date: 5 Sep 92 20:29:35 GMT
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles

The title says it all. I am looking for:

1 Nighthawk 700S in very good shape (not dumped, modified,...)

1 standard 250, (Honda CMs, CX,...Suzuki GN,...) that RUNS, IS
RELIABLE, AND CHEAP. It's ok if it's ugly.

I am in the Boston Area, and do not have motorized transportation
(yet)

benjamin@ai.mit.edu
(617) 625-6778
From: jerry@stratford.dab.ge.com (Jerry Szulinski)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Neck protection?
Date: 14 Sep 92 17:13:32 GMT
Organization: GE Simulation & Control Systems

In article <17028@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> freund@sakura.cs.ucdavis.edu (Jason Freund) writes:
>
>o	Hi,
>Anyone know of products you can buy or have any suggestions for
>protecting your neck (from pebbles, insects)
>
>I was thinking along the line of a plastic thing that could attatch to
>the bottom of your helmet.  (But not something dorky like a scarf -- no
>offense intended to scarf wearers)  
>

None taken. Effective; comes on/off in seconds; secure (won't come off
by itself); different colors available; works with any helmet/rider;
costs $0.99; won't break your heart or wallet if lost. I doubt you'll 
find anything 
>along the line of a plastic thing that could attatch to
>the bottom of your helmet 
that comes close.

Works for me anyway.
Jerry S.
From: jearls@tekig6.PEN.TEK.COM (Jeffrey David Earls)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Another Squidly Episode
Date: 10 Sep 92 14:34:10 GMT
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.

In article <24825@oasys.dt.navy.mil> smennitt@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Stuart Mennitt) writes:
>In rec.motorcycles, keith@ctms.gwinnett.com (Keith Warren) writes:
>
>>i asks myself whats the point in the upper body protection on this guy?
>>are the lower extremities expendable?... oh well keeps the undertaker in
>>business !
>
>    It provides a source for skin grafts.

Only if you want to use what he leaves on the road surface.  

I'd rather say that it provides a sink for skin grafts.


===============================================================================
|Jeff Earls  jearls@tekig6.pen.tek.com | DoD #0530    KotTG      WMTC    AMA  |
|'89 FJ1200 - Millennium Falcon        |   Squid Factor: 3.67 and climbing... | 
|'86 VF500F - Igor!  It's _ALIVE_!!!!  | "Hit the button Chewie!"... Han Solo |

                       "The net is a weird place" 
		         	      .... Blaine Gardner
From: rct@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Richard Taylor)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: HERE I AM! LOOK AT ME! I'M MAKING A BIG NOISE! I'M SPECIAL!
Keywords: flamebait flamebait flamebait
Date: 9 Sep 92 14:58:35 GMT
Organization: Fulcrum Communications

In article <25617@castle.ed.ac.uk> cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:
>
>Open pipes, or the noisier kind of sport "silencers", produce enough
>noise to completely destroy the hearing of their owners in less than
>ten years of riding. Hearing damage can be measured after one hour's
>ride. It's just a shame we have to wait so long before they get deaf
>enough to fail to hear the horn of the approaching juggernaut and
>become road pizza.

There are loud pipes and LOUD PIPES.
My Jota pipes are loud, but not necessarily unpleasantly so, although, it has
to be admitted, they could be nasty if you insist on 1st gear to 60mph
down the High Street. 
I find the higher the frequency (ie 2-stokes, usually) less pleasant.
But I would, wouldn't I?

I've ridden with Jota pipes for about 8 years, and I'm not deaf yet. A little
restraint goes a long way.

As an aside, I suspect that helmet fit (around the ears) must make big
difference.

============================================================================
Richard Taylor                 DoD #981               (rct@fulcrum.bt.co.uk)
"Gentlemen, starta your engines... 2 minutes, to the hills." Massimo Laverda
============================================================================
Fulcrum Communications Ltd., Fordrough Lane, Birmingham, B9 5LD, ENGLAND.
From: marcl@os-d.isc-br.com (H. Marc Lewis)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Yamaha SR500 Questions
Date: 14 Sep 92 17:57:08 GMT
Organization: ISC-Bunker Ramo, An Olivetti Company

jld@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Deeney) writes:

>I've been toying with the idea of replacing the 750 with a bike more suited
>for comutting and around town riding.  I'm interested in a 500-650cc dual
>purpose bike, but the Yamaha SR500 also appeals to me.  I haven't seen one
>in years and I seldom see them advertised in the classified ads.  

>In this mornings paper I saw an ad for a 1986 SRX-600.  Is this a variation
>of the SR, or is it something entirely different?  What years was the SR
>built and what are the noteable changes in the model over the years?  I
>would be very grateful if someone knowlegeable in this model could
>enlighten me.  

I believe they were only made for one model year.  They didn't sell well at
all, and were available as `hold-over' bikes for many years -- it's possible
some dealer somewhere may still have one.  Yamaha of San Luis Obispo still
had some new ones as of a couple years ago, which they were selling for
$2,100 (new price was about $2,695 in '86 or so).

I bought one the day they became available and rode it for several years
(as a second bike).  It handled very well, could have used a little more
horsepower, and did *GREAT* Stoppies!  Excellent brakes!  I didn't care for
the fact that it lacked electric starting, but with the built-in compression
release it wasn't too hard to start (I'm 5'8" and weigh 150 pounds).  I sold
mine, which was mechanically and cosmetically perfect, several years ago for
$1,750 in Spokane, WA.
--
H. Marc Lewis                 |  Phone: (509) 927-5480
ISC-Bunker Ramo Corp.         |  e-mail: marcl@hela.ISC-BR.COM
22425 E. Appleway Ave.        |  or:  ...!uunet!isc-br!hela!marcl
Liberty Lake, WA 99019-9534   |  "Nature bats last..."
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: spgo@is.morgan.com (Stefan Goellner)
Subject: Re: stolen .sig
Organization: Morgan Stanley - IS
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 16:13:37 GMT

In article <klp.715629111@vash>, klp@doe.carleton.ca (Ka Lun Pang) writes:
|> I loved my ex-girlfriend.     8-*
|> My ex-girlfriend was (only) my (just) friend.  8-(
|> 
|> 
|> klp@doe.carleton.ca
|> DoD# 0687
|> 

Soo?? What's your point? Go out, buy a new bike and have it done with.

Stef
	     DoD#0190		              spgo@is.morgan.com
	'82 KZ550 (Commuter)		'84 750 Interceptor (Canyon Carver)
From: osborn@cs.utexas.edu (John Howard Osborn)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Fabulous Harley Babe Bashing etc.
Date: 10 Sep 1992 21:13:44 -0500
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

In article <1992Sep10.221735.15806@rtsg.mot.com> declrckd@rtsg.mot.com (Dan J. Declerck) writes:
>In article <1992Sep10.043257.2807@athena.mit.edu> boo@athena.mit.edu (Christopher J Foley) writes:
>>Buell is looking at John Britten's really impressive v twin racing engine. If
>>they comercialize it, it'll be a step towards a competitive Buell.  Of course,
>>Britten is Australian, but hey... 
             ^^^^^^^^^^

New Zealand, not Australia.

>One of the ME's that runs the production lines at Buell used to work here
>at Motorola. We went to Mukwanago Wis and toured the plant.
>We got to ask all kinds
>of questions. 

Cool.  I wonder if anybody can tour.  I sent off my $12 to Motorcyclist's
advertiser's reply system for Buell information, but I havn't heard
anything for a few months now.  I probably ought to just call Buell.

>I asked why they chose HD Sportster engines. I was told the cost to certify
>an engine with the EPA was prohibitive
>(Buell only makes about 250 bikes a year)
>So they chose HD. I believe they have more North American
>content than Harley,
>since the Forks are made by White Bros, whereas HD uses Showa.
>The Frames are all Chrome Moly. I got to sit on one. While it felt heavier
>than my EX500, it had a pretty good balance. It did
>not feel like a Ducati though.

The other big reasons for using a Harley engine are:

1.  You can get it serviced, in a pinch, at any Harley dealer.
2.  Harley doesn't change engine design much, so Buell doesn't
    have to change their tooling very often.
3.  It makes for a cool bike.  :)

>>Do you know if the Buells that are out now are really heavy?
>>I suspect that they are, because in the ads, they
>>give lots of specs, but they
>> don't give the curb weight.
>My sales brochure lists 450 lbs. dry weight.

I want one.  I'd also be seriously tempted to buy a BMW-powered
sport bike with an R-series engine too, though.

(An Aside:  Lets keep those line lengths to reasonable values, folks.
 Not everybody has an 85 or 100 column screen.)

-
-John H. Osborn
-osborn@cs.utexas.edu
-DOD# 2001  '92 BMW Paris-Dakar
From: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Least Favorite Road Sign
Keywords: oil roads sign "please god don't let me drop my bike"
Date: 9 Sep 92 16:57:52 GMT
Reply-To: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
Organization: Columbia University

In article <20128@drutx.ATT.COM> kpm@druhi.ATT.COM (Kevin Malloy (DoD #106)) writes:
>In article <sysop.170@elan.glassboro.edu> sysop@elan.glassboro.edu (Ken Denton (Supervisor)) writes:
>>Saw a sign last month that attracted my attention:
>>
>>	Freshly Oiled Road
>
>On my most excellent adventure this year, I saw
>
>		Winding Road Next 77 Miles
>
>Naturally, it was in Idaho on US-12 heading toward Lolo pass.  Unfortunately,
>about 15 miles into the 77 miles of winding road, I saw the dreaded pair...
>
>		Fresh Oil
>
>followed closely by
>
>		Loose Gravel
>
>Seems that many states (including Colorado :-( ) are reverting back to the
>old timey way of resurfacing roads.  Slather on lots of gooey oil and spread
>rock chips across it.  At least some places steamroll the stuff then sweep
>off the excess.  Not here, they let the traffic grind the rocks in.  Makes
>for interesting riding.

	They've been working on this road forever!!! They don't usually
	leave the gravel, though... after a while they'll repave it. 

	In the end it'll be nice because all the logging trucks leave so much
	crap on that road that I get nervous in hard turns... wondering
	whether it's old rubber (not bad) or old oil (bad).

	Great scenery, though...
-------
Bored of my old .sig and lacking enough bikes to make an impressive list...
      Sea-Bass Sears --> scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu --> DoD#0516
   '79 Yamaha XS750F -- '85 Toyota 4Runner -- '92 Perception Corisca
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: moped vs moto
Date: 9 Sep 1992 17:13:59 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 22051@socrates.umd.edu, rowell@socrates.umd.edu (William Rowell) writes:
>
>Girlfriend: Mopeds are cheaper and some go 60 MPH
>Friend: Mopeds are dangerous on the highway.
>Girlfriend: You can take back-roads

Compared to a motorcycle, mopeds are dangerous everywhere.  They don't
have the power you need to safely compete with cars on the road (yes,
the word is "compete."  You did say LA, didn't you?).

Mopeds have small tires.  The front wheel will surmount anything
shorter than half its diameter.  Anything taller will stop the front
wheel, sending the rider over the handlebars.  For small wheels, this
means the curb!

Mopeds don't have the range or the luggage/passenger room of a
motorcycle.

There is no rec.mopeds, so see how unimportant they are considered?

---
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...

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda)
Subject: Re: ST1100 & R100GS PD
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 16:43:21 GMT

In article <1992Sep7.085434.457@halfdome.sf.ca.us> bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker) writes:
|In article <1992Sep6.222418.12598@cbnewsh.cb.att.com>, wolf@mt.att.com (Thomas Wolf) writes:
|> Now what kind of s@#t is this?  I got the BMW 800 number straight out of their ad
|> in Rider magazine - specifically inviting folks to 'call to arrange a test ride'.
|
|call back bmw of na and give *them* shit.

BMW of NA has enough shit to go around, evident from that oh so smelly example that
they put in their ads, and even sent me in the mail; "Contact your nearest dealer for
a testride today!"  I have groused about that on the net before.  The problem is that
BMW of NA does not support it's dealers WRT testrides, so it is up to the dealers to
take care of supplying the test bikes and insurance, most of which do not choose to
pursue that form of advertising.  Yet, at the same time, BMW of NA invites the world
to testride these non-existent motorcycles.

It is an outright lie, and it rather pisses off many BMW dealers who get constant
requests for testrides from people who read magazines.

I have written to BMW of NA concerning this; a very strong but polite letter.  I have
never heard a word back.  No matter how good the product, that sort of attitude makes
me not too enthusiastic about the company.

Dave Svoboda (rubis@gagme.chi.il.us)        | "I just can't take
90 Concours 1000 (Feeling poorly)           |  this weird shit
84 RZ 350 (Ring Ding) (Being bored)         |  before breakfast!"
AMA 583905      DoD #0330    COG 939        |   -- Evo Woman
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: kemery@nmsu.edu (Kendal Emery)
Subject: Re:equal opportunity cheesecake
Organization: NMSU Computer Science
Distribution: rec
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 21:25:46 GMT



>As I rant on, just what IS the deal with bikini-clad women in high heels?
>They seem to infest motorcycle posters, motorcycle magazines, car
>magazines, and calendars featuring airplanes to drilling equipment.
>Do hets *really* find the heels-bikini combo sexy?  Even when holding
>a pipe wrench?

  ESPECIALLY when holding a pipe wrench!!!!!



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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: fischer@netmbx.netmbx.de (Axel Fischer)
Subject: Re: Wheelies
Organization: netmbx, Berlin, Germany
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 10:07:06 GMT

In article <1992Sep3.165529.1966@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu> ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu writes:
>In article <Bu0EKx.IJ4@wpi.WPI.EDU>, rtaraz@wpi.WPI.EDU (Ramin Taraz) writes:
>> I just bought a Kawi EX500 (first bike) and was wondering how I can practice
>> doing wheelis without killing myself or droping the bike?
>	First, rev it to about near redline in second gear.  Then,
>immediately drop back into first gear.  Oh, you wanted to NOT kill yourself
>or drop the bike ?  Ooops.  :-)

No problem on a RZ350. You just spin 15.000 rpm than :-)  Wonder how long
the crank might last ....

-Axel
-- 
fischer@netmbx.de                                                   DoD #0228
CBR600F2 (stolen) - RD350LCN (street) - XR250R (dirt)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: sheppamj@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Matthew Sheppard)
Subject: Re: East Coast DOD Spring Fling
Organization: Clarkson University
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 17:56:12 GMT

leavitt@cs.umd.edu (Mr. Bill) writes:

>tavares@ctron.com writes:
>+But that is not what this post is about. This post is about a New England/
>+Eastern Province Spring Bash!
>+
>+I figured, with the trouble we had organizing the RCR, I should start now!
>+Pending Board approval, and agreement with the attendees, let us
>+say the Weekend of June 18-20 1993

Sounds great.  Finally I hear about one of these things.  I'm very
interested as is my roomate who lives in S. NH. (exeter).

How far from Exeter anyhow?


--
| Matthew Sheppard  CLARKSON UNIVERSITY  sheppamj@sun.soe.clarkson.edu |
| I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.ANoN |
| I don't want a pickle. DoD#477 TEP#477 RIDE FREE (8^]..etcetera..    |
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: groh@omicron.cs.fsu.edu (Jim Groh)
Subject: Re: Wheelies
Reply-To: groh@nu.cs.fsu.edu
Organization: Florida State University Computer Science Department
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 15:56:56 GMT

In article <3529@ra.nrl.navy.mil> weiss writes:
>> 
>>Hey Cliff, Do you have any nudie pictures of your Wife?
>> . . ..  (waiting for a response . . . )
>
>Would you like to buy some?
>

Are you old enough to tell that joke? :-)

>>-- 
>>I hate the 3B2
>>The 3B2 can bite me.
>
>_____________________________________________________________________________
>Warren W. Weiss      VMI '87
>AMA# 409056
--
Jim Groh     groh@sig.cs.fsu.edu  | DoD #0356  |   Hog# 0437643 |new  improved
1959 XLH 900  **  1982 FXR  **  1989 XLH 883  **  1990 XLH 1200 | smaller sig
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: ohrd!jlevine@cs.toronto.edu (Jody Levine)
Subject: Re: Waving with meaning..?
Organization: Ontario Hydro - Research Division
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 15:20:42 GMT

>Roar.Larsen@termo.unit.no (Roar Larsen) writes:
>: According to this system, a wave with the hand _above_ the handlebars
>: means just a friendly acknowledgement of fellow bikers, while a wave
>: with the hand _below_ the handlebars means: "Danger - drive legally!!"

Cop warning: point hand straight up and wave in horizontal circle to simulate
the cop's cherries. It worked when someone used it on me, and I got a
big THANK YOU wave the last time I used it on an oncoming rider.

I've        bike                      like       | Jody Levine    DoD #275
     got a       you can        if you      -PF  | Jody.P.Levine@hydro.on.ca
                         ride it                 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
From: rescorla@rtnmr.chem.yale.edu (Eric Rescorla)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: More ascii hand signals
Date: 12 Sep 92 15:42:20 GMT
Organization: Rescorla for himself.

In article <BuH093.L8z@vuse.vanderbilt.edu> dab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (The Nashville Flash) writes:
>Simple... 6,7,8, and 9 are made by pointing DOWN 1,2,3, and 4 respectively.
>For the READER, add five to the number pointed DOWN to receive 6,7,8,9.
>This is a hell of a lot easier to remember than an assortment of fingers all
>pointed up.  You can use ANY fingers you want, just point them down.
>Zero is a FIST so it is not confused with the universal sign for "OK."
I used more or less this system riding to CA from Philly.
Except that I used an open fist with a hole to mean 0.

>Exaggerated pointing to the tanks means "Need gas"
I used a zero for "reserve"

>To make a question, move your arm away from your body with your palm up.
Yah. This can be hard to pick up on.

-Ekr


-- 
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Eric Rescorla, DoD#431 (Nighthawk S)              rescorla@rtnmr.chem.yale.edu
Former chemist now CM400 mechanic                 ekr@eitech.com(preferred)
                       I will hack Unix for food.
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: vanity plates
Date: 15 Sep 1992 13:26:18 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

I liked Arnesto's (transplanted Texan)

DFW SFO

Did he transfer it to the Duc?

---
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: dsc3jfs@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil (Jim Small)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Least Favorite Road Sign
Keywords: oil roads sign
Date: 6 Sep 92 12:16:30 GMT
Organization: Naval Medical Research & Development Command

In article <1992Sep6.000310.5024@serval.net.wsu.edu> bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015) writes:
>Came down the other side at about 65 only to find a stream crossing the
>the road and the road paved on the bottom of the stream.  
>
>"OH SHIT, THAT KINDA ....", WOOOOSH.     
>
>I wonder if the rental place noticed the puckered seat.  :-)
>
>Ride with a really clean bottom,
>

Now, look what you did!  You made a clean spot.  Now you'll have to
clean the WHOLE bike now (or dirty just the bottom part to even things out)
-- 
I hate the 3B2
The 3B2 can bite me.
From: ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: California Riding Test
Date: 8 Sep 92 23:16:12 GMT
Reply-To: ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea)
Organization: UniSQL, Inc., Austin, Texas, USA

In article <1992Sep6.121251.26233@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil> dsc3jfs@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil (Jim Small) writes:
>When they say staying within the marked boundaries, they aren't kidding.   They
>mean both tires.  

This must depend on the person giving the test.  When I took it, I
was really nervous because I'd spent about an hour practicing the night
before, and I still couldn't count on keeping the rear wheel in the
circle.  Then I show up for the test the next morning, and the woman
sez I only had to keep the front one in.  Easy!

-- 
Ray Shea			"Them New Agers will buy anything if
UniSQL, Inc.			 you tell 'em it's from Bali."
unisql!ray@cs.utexas.edu		-- Eric the Bondo Fish Man
DoD #0372, '88 Hawk NT650
From: alanf@eng.tridom.com (Alan Fleming)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: DoD - How about a DoD Key Fob made by Zippo?????
Date: 9 Sep 92 20:24:45 GMT
Reply-To: alanf@eng.tridom.com (Alan Fleming)
Organization: AT&T Tridom; Marietta, Georgia

In article <1992Sep09.141822.6309@ctms.gwinnett.com>, keith@ctms.gwinnett.com (Keith Warren) writes:
> In article <14598@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons) writes:
> 
>>I've currently got a soft, flexible motorcycle as my key fob . . 
> 
> ....errr who makes this soft flexible motorcycle?.. does it weigh as much as
> a non-flexible moto? 

Does it countersteer alright? 

ObMoto:  I got approved on my loan.  I'll have a poser^H^H^H^H^Hsport bike in
two weeks.

Think Peace.
-- Alan (alanf@eng.tridom.com)
AMA# 634578  DOD# 4210
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