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From: aga@Comtech.com (Alan G. Arndt)
Subject: Re: ST1100 impressions
Organization: Comtech Labs Inc, Palo Alto
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 17:11:45 GMT

In article <1992Aug30.190336.12143@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> wolf@mt.att.com writes:
>ride.  Either I've been spoiled by my previous bikes (Nighthawks 650 and 700) or
>I just don't know how to change gears - literally!  I must've got caught in between
>gears at least 4 or 5 times.  What's worth, the bike is so quiet you can't tell
>WHEN to switch gears (other than looking at the rpm indicator.)  At one point,
>I found myself at 70mph without realizing it - the efficiency of the windshield

Well I know my ST shifts VERY nicely.  One of the things that impressed me the
most when I first got on it.  You could shift into 1st at the light and the
bike wouldn't even jerk.  Very nice.  The bike shifts so smooth that I do
sometimes get lazy and not shift hard enough.  But then this has always
happened to me.  The other thing I noticed is that the ST doesn't seem to shift
quite as nice under maximum acceleration.  Seems it is more setup to be very
smooth and effortless under normal riding.

I can't explain what was wrong with that particular bike, perhaps you should
try another one and see if it's the bike.

----
Alan Arndt					Comtech Labs
415-813-4500					4005 Miranda Avenue, Suite 150
aga@Comtech.com					Palo Alto, CA   94304-1218
From: parker@gdls.UUCP (The Dougster)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Earplugs
Summary: Concept design for sound plugs
Date: 4 Sep 92 13:09:44 GMT
Organization: General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, MI

Any suggestions on how to punch a hole in one of these foamies
to get a tube into it for an acoustic coupling to a set of headphones?
Small diameter tube?
Ear buds: can they fit next to a foamie, still soundproof, and fit
between the skull and the helmet?

Goal: To hear religious sermons^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^heavy metal music
in the background and still have a handle on the traffic noise.

BTW, what does *ObMoto* mean? If you tell me do you have to kill me?

Douglas
--
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DoD #1961    BMWMOA    Renting N56136
--
A dress is nothing but pants with one pantleg.
From: David.Berger@bbs.oit.unc.edu (David Berger)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Octane question
Keywords: octane
Date: 27 Aug 92 19:41:56 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service

In article <marcl.714860934@os-d> marcl@hela.isc-br.com writes:

> 5)  What is the air speed velocity of a Sparrow?
>--

An African or American Sparrow?

:)

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From: Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.EDU (John Stafford)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Where to get old bike parts...
Date: 28 Aug 92 22:09:43 GMT
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Organization: MSUS

In article <1992Aug28.093136.3717@spcvxb.spc.edu>,
havemann_l@spcvxb.spc.edu wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> I just pulled an old 66 Honda CB450 outa somebodys garage, where it has been
> sitting for the past 20 or so years. After making sure that it runs, and 
> everything else works (its only got 4000 miles on it :-) - I now need to
> replace most of the rubber on it - shock bushings, gaskets (it leaks like a 
> harley! :-)  and some other stuff too.  
> 
> Anybody know of any mail order places that would sell this stuff? - the nearest 
> Honda dealer is many miles from here and not all that cooperative (as well as
> expensive)
> 
> Also, somebody told me that this is the first year that Honda started importing
> bikes to the U.S of A.  Is this true?
> 
> Any info would be appreciated.
> 	Thanx,

Where do you live?  Check yellow pages for motorcycle salvage yards.

BTW -- The most harrowing problem with that bike was the overhead
valve chain.  I've seen lots of them break.  ...and what's wrong with
leaking like a Harley, anyway? ;-)

Honda had been importing much sooner.  Don't know exactly, but I saw
them around in 62.  Not much of a bike, then.
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From: andersen@me.udel.edu (Stephen Andersen)
Subject: Re: What I ride  was Re: outstanding MC parking
Keywords: Don't need no Beemer!
Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering/University of Delaware
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 12:33:41 GMT

In article <Btox1o.FMD@newcastle.ac.uk> R.Collins@newcastle.ac.uk (R. Collins) writes:
>
>In article <BtoA4M.L23@news.udel.edu>, andersen@me.udel.edu (Stephen Andersen) writes:
>>On most days I ride my Ducati 907 IE to work/play/run errands.
>>
>>On days....
>
>[excuses for not wanting to get bike dirty deleted]

In regard to the above statement, my not riding the Ducati on
certain nasty rainy days has nothing to do with dirt, as the bike
is plenty dirty right now.  It has a lot to do with the fact that 
I think there is a much greater chance of visiting Mr. Pavement
on days when the weather and the pavement are less than perfect.
If you have priced Ducati parts lately you will understand why I 
often choose to ride the SRX on these particular days...

Steve

-- 
 Steve Andersen  DoD #0239                               andersen@me.udel.edu
 (302) 324-0888                                     andersen@zr1.ccm.udel.edu
 1992 Ducati 907 I.E.                                      1987 Yamaha SRX250
 "Life is simply a consequence of the complexities of carbon chemistry..."
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From: aki <aki@atlas.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: motos on TV
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6C3D095B3022631@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
X-Xxdate: Fri, 28 Aug 92 17:46:13 GMT
Organization: World Bank
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d8
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 16:52:15 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.145540.2690@i88.isc.com> Jonathan E. Quist,
jeq@i88.isc.com writes:
>Most U.S. states have laws restricting dark tinting on autos because too
>many police were (allegedly) walking unsuspectingly into the barrels of

Virgina has a law restricting dark tinted visors to day time
use only.  Their reasoning is that you can't see anything if
you are wearing them at night.  Funny, tho, I've seen POLICE
wearing mirror sunglasses at night in their cages.  Hmmm
maybe THAT'S the reason I got those speeding tickets......

******************************************************
                                                     *
      -aki                                         *   A tank of gas, a
pair of
      DoD#0628                               *   gloves, a helmet on my
      ------------------------     *   head and a motor between
       Disclamer: Comments are my  *   my legs..folks, it don't git
       own..my employer doesn't        *   no bettern' this....
      understand them...                    *
******************************************************
From: datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: If money grew on trees...
Date: 1 Sep 92 10:10:48 GMT
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
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Jonathan E. Quist (jeq@i88.isc.com) wrote:
: In article <xtdns6g@quantum.on.ca> dagibbs@quantum.on.ca (David Gibbs) writes:
: >In article <1992Aug27.000026.5975@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> wjp@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (william.j.penschow) writes:
: 
: >>Ooofff! Lets try Corvette, Lamborghini Contach (sp), or almost any "Sports"
: >>luxury car!
: >
: >They were talking travelling in COMFORT here.  Neither the Corvette nor
: >the Countach qualify as comfortable cars -- a friend of mine has done
: ...
: >top of the line BMW's, or Mercedes, or maybe the equivalent car from
: >one of the Japanese manufacturers.
: 
: If you're already in the price range of the Countach, why not head straight
: for a Rolls?  Or be thrifty, and go for an XJ12.
: -- 
: Jonathan E. Quist                              INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation

I had almost as much fun in my Daimler Double-Six (posh XJ12) as I have done on
my bikes.  Cruising at 140, top end of close to 160, fairly good acceleration,
great handling, mega wheel-spins, incredible comfort, electric everything and
mega mega pose value.  I lived in Holland for a year and really posed in my
Brit car with Brit plates.  Photo radar on the motorway was used to curb 
speeding  but the Dutch police don't prosecute British vehicles because there
is no data exchange agreement between them and the British police (I suppose).

The Dutch motorway police drive open top Por(s)che 911s by the way!

I travelled from Bruxelles to Stuttgart in my Daimler at an average speed of
130MPH!

I love the autobahns, they are my friend.   :)


Nick (the bike loving Biker)    DoD 1069   MAG 73516

M'Lud.
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!!!
Date: 3 Sep 1992 19:08:00 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article CMM@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca, rblander@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (Robyn Landers) writes:
>In article <1992Sep3.050404.18943@javelin.sim.es.com> blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com writes:
>>
>>If "motorcycle" oils are such wonderful stuff, why don't the
>>manufacturers require, or even suggest, that they be used?
>
>	Because motorcycle manufacturers are in the business of
>selling motorcycles!  They could tell you to use top quality oil
>and change it every thousand miles but then your engine might last
>200,000 miles and you wouldn't have to buy another bike.

This is so paranoid it's stupid.

Why don't they just use some part that will corrode away in 75K miles?
Why don't they tell you to put sand in the oil?

Planned obsolecence is a myth, except in the fashion industry.

---
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...

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From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!!!
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:04:04 GMT

am2o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Alexander Samuel McDiarmid) writes:

>I understand that motorcycle spefic oils tend to have more detergents and
>stuff as a result of the fact that motorcycle engines tend to be high
>strung and much more roughly used than auto engines.

If "motorcycle" oils are such wonderful stuff, why don't the
manufacturers require, or even suggest, that they be used?
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland  blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  BIX:blaine_g
580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108           Favorite road signs:
Dumper of Dirtbikes #46             FJ1200   Winding Road Next 77 Miles
My other motorcycle is a Quadracer           Caution: Passing Areas Not Marked
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From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: tune-up (and Fiamms)
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 00:12:47 GMT

loki@nazgul.physics.mcgill.ca (Loki Jorgenson) writes:
>	Before I get into the tune-up part:  I bought a couple of
>Fiamms so that I could be part of the in-crowd.  They sound wicked!!
>I would like to hear from other FJ'ers who have them.  WHERE DID YOU
>PUT THEM?

Mine are mounted to the frame at the bottom front edge of the faring.
You can probably see them in one of the pictures of the bike on
Cerritos. They are hanging out in plain sight, and look ok. Mike Bain
mounted his to the bottom triple clamp, pointing down through the
opening in the bottom of the faring.

>	3) As was advised in a posting long ago, I started out measuring
>	  the valve gap at about 5 different places around the back of the

Why go to all that effort? The procedure in the Yamaha shop manual is a
whole lot simpler.
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland        580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108
blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  uunet!javelin.sim.es.com!blgardne  BIX: blaine_g
Dumper of Dirtbikes #46       My other motorcycle is a Quadracer.      FJ1200
From: randy@ninja.megatek.uucp (Randy Davis)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!!!
Date: 27 Aug 92 18:30:15 GMT
Reply-To: megatek!randy@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Megatek Corporation, San Diego, California

In article <1992Aug27.141317.19352@rchland.ibm.com> essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum) writes:
|i believe this was answered before,

 Yup, it was...

| but: is there motorcycle specific Mobil1?

  Nope.

|or should i just but whatever Mobil1 (15W40?) says synthetic on it?

  I suppose you could "but" (sic) any oil you wanted. :-)  What you are looking
for is either 5W30 or 15W50.  I use the 15W50 in my trusty steed...

|thanx

  You're most welcome...

|axel

Randy Davis                             UUCP: randy@megatek.com
("mean and nasty") ZX-11 #00072 Pilot         megatek!randy@uunet.uu.net
DoD #0013                                     ucsd!megatek!randy
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From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: riding clothes choices
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 19:27:31 GMT

klinger@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Jorg Klinger) writes:
>In <2.2AA39EFD@kennel.FIDONET.ORG> john@kennel.FIDONET.ORG (John Hamilton) writes:

>>In the neighborhood I live in, there are about half a dozen such creatures.
>>They ride FZRs and GSXRs, wearing at best tie-dyed baggy cotton pants, sneakers
>>without socks, and baggy sleeveless mesh t-shirts. Oh, and helmets. Everytime

>  Suck me off Cock Breath.
>     Keep your assumptions to yourself.

Target acquired?
-- 
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
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda)
Subject: Re: Warning on new BMW luggage...
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 05:02:15 GMT

In article <1992Sep3.043112.18346@javelin.sim.es.com> blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com writes:
|jet@win30.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend) writes:
|
|>I was thinking about this the other day when some friends of mine were
|>making fun of my "lunch boxes".  I realized that, if nothing else,
|>they're sort of like hanging old tires around a tugboat. :-)
|
|Just don't try ramming a ZX-11, right Randy & David? :-)

Grrrrrrrrrrr!  :-)

Well, at least my latest little mishap (hitting a dog) destroyed the
bag and mount enough that insurance is going to replace both.  No more
ZX11 scar!  :-)

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
From: terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: DoD Battle Hymn.... Final Days.... Get Your Votes In !
Date: 25 Aug 92 14:46:33 GMT
Organization: PRC Realty Systems, McLean, VA


'Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die'  by  Robert Gordon


Terry


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 | DoD# 541   'Debaucher of Donuts'   |  of death"       Richard Thompson    |
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 19:41:24 -0400 
From: Bill Chan <bc2r+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: New Toy!!!
Distribution: world

In <17fbutINN51q@agate.berkeley.edu> zyang@danskin.berkeley.edu (ZIJIANG
YANG) writes:

>Subject: New Toy!!!

>Hi there, I have just got a new toy, 89 Kawasaki EX500.
>Does anyone have the same bike? Any comments on this bike, good or >bad?
>How much would be a fair price for this bike?

Good question....but shouldn't you have asked before buying???
What are you gonna do if someone says, "It's a terrible bike, they're
selling them new here for $500.00!!!"

>I would appreciate it very much.

You're welcome. :)
 
-ChanBillR600F2
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: ccullen@ops-2.Naitc.Com (Carolyn Cullen)
Subject: chi.motorcycles? 
Organization: AC Nielsen Co., Bannockburn IL
Distribution: chi 
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 13:27:23 GMT

I  put 'chi' in the distribution, but I have a feeling it went everywhere
anyway, which is part of the point of this post.
Any interest out there in a chi.motorcycles group, ala ba. and tx.?

I know this should officially be posted to chi.general, but I thought
I'd see what interest there is here first. It would be for posting about 
local rides, events, dealers, and such, trying not to duplicate rec.moto 
too much. 

e-mail me or post to chi.general if you think it's a good idea.

Thanks.
-- 
Carolyn Cullen           |"I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering   
ccullen@nis.naitc.com    | battering-ram on a silver black phantom bike"
DoD#0450 A.C. Nielsen,IL | --Meatloaf
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From: jkosone1@lesti.hut.fi (Jussi T Kosonen)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on VMAX
Reply-To: jkosone1@lesti.hut.fi (Jussi T Kosonen)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 19:17:54 GMT

In article <VEIKKO.92Aug26195225@vipunen.hut.fi> veikko@vipunen.hut.fi (Vesa J Pyyluoma) writes:
>In article <1992Aug26.120445.3489@nntp.hut.fi> jkosone1@lesti.hut.fi (Jussi T Kosonen) writes:
>
> > hmm.......ZX isn't so dramaticly good.....have you tried ZZR1100..??
> > it can do about 290km/h....for real.
>
>Er... correct me if I'm wrong but aren't they pretty much the same
>bike, ZX-11 and ZZR1100 that is?!  Not that I know anything about Kwaks
>but somehow that's the thought that keeps crossing my mind here.
 
Oooops...errrr....of course....sorry I mixed it up with ZX-10.

I do have ridden with ZZR and I liked it....very much,but
I like riding in down-town and for that ZZR isn't so good.

Jussi



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From: romanko@waterloo.hp.com (Jeff Romanko)
Subject: Re: Fabulous Harley Babe Bashing etc.
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 16:19:04 GMT
Organization: HP Panacom Div Waterloo ON Canada
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1.3 PL5

:
: 
: Any Questions?? 
: 
: Tod J. Johnson
: DoD #883
: "Go Slow, Take Geritol, It's Good To Be Back"


How come a lot of women on the backs of Harley's appear to be 20 years or
so younger than the gentlemen driving?

P.S.  I think you're over-generalizing with the milk crate thing.


-jefFZX750
From: neals@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Neal Sorensen)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: CBR 1000
Date: 31 Aug 92 23:04:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: vice.10264
Distribution: pnw
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.

low mileage and be in good shape. Respond by Email or
503-526-8730. If you have seen any new ones on show room floors
that information would be appreciated.

Thanks   Neal
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From: jjb@dtc.hp.com (Jim Brewer)
Subject: Re: Earplugs
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 22:36:46 GMT
Organization: HP Design Technology Center, Santa Clara, CA

In article <1992Sep01.204555.14688@rchland.ibm.com> essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum) writes:

>it's quieter at 140 for me cause i'm behind the fairing, out of the wind :).

  140kph, right?
From: bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: The story behind the Motorcycle Song
Date: 3 Sep 92 21:53:31 PDT
Organization: Disorganized Organization

In article <1992Sep3.193935.14234@ttinews.tti.com>, paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein) writes:
> Arlo is Woody's son.  That means his odds of contracting Huntington's
> disease (the one which killed Woody) is 50/50.  There are no symptoms
> until you are over 40.  I do not know whether Arlo has exhibited any.

i saw arlo at a folk music concert on the pier in NYC about 8 years ago.
joan baez, richie havens, et al. were there.  arlo is not in such good
shape and did not play very much.  i don't know if he has huntington's
disease or not, but his health is failing.

-- 
-- bob pasker
-- bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us 
--
From: conrad@pico.OZ (Conrad Drake)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: New Kawasaki
Date: 27 Aug 92 01:15:11 GMT
Reply-To: conrad@pico.qpsx.oz.au
Organization: QPSX Communications
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

steveh@thor.isc-br.com (Steve Hendricks) writes:
: In article <1992Aug18.130931.6458@linus.mitre.org> pab@security.mitre.org (Paul A. Bicknell) writes:
: >I was at my local Kawi dealer picking up some goodies for my KZ
: >yesterday and I happened to see a new bike. The sales clone said it
: >was the first one in New England, was a 93 model, but was not for sale
: >yet.
: >
: >Anyway it was a 1100cc standard, no body work, no fairing, just two
: >wheels (the rear was massive), tank, seat, and a DOHC 4 with 8 plugs,
: >air cooled I believe. It definately looks like a big brother to the
: >550/750 Vulcan (? I'm not sure of the name of the current standard models). 
: >
: >Does any one know more about this bike?
: >
: 
: Sounds like the 1100 Zephyr.  According to what I've read Kawasaki 
: 
Yup, we've got them in Godzone already.

: 
: BTW, it's interesting that the younger generation (I'm assuming) views
: a _real_ motorcycle as "filling that design gap between sport bikes
: and cruisers."  
: 
Yes, and we're just waiting for Yamaha to put an XV motor into a _real_
frame.  THAT will be a REAL motorbike.

More seriously, with the RGVs/GSXRs/ZXRs &tc all running near $10K Aus
and only chookies & GN250s below that in price, anything at a resonable
price is going to sell well.

: Honda, by the way, is expected to have a competitive model as I understand
: it in '93 or '94.
:
Also available here (at least as a 250/750 I think the 1100 is here now) 

Conrad Drake
--
"There's something stirring in my loins and it isn't the spirit of Jesus"
                - Helen Razor, JJJ announcer, 1992.

Email: conrad@pico.qpsx.oz.au
Snail: QPSX Communications, Private Bag 24, West Perth 6005, Australia. 
Numbers:(ph) +61 9 324 1641, (fx) +61 9 321 2984 (dod) 0604

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From: phil@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Phil Stone)
Subject: Re: Warning on new BMW luggage...
Organization: NASA Ames Res. Ctr, Calif.
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 18:24:40 GMT

In article <JET.92Sep2103542@win30.nas.nasa.gov> jet@win30.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend) writes:
>So I ordered the mondo-luggage for the R100R (new ones that will hold
>a full-face helmet).

The old ones hold my System II just fine (well, the right one does, anyway).

[...]
>I also scraped my bags a bit.  The lesson from this is
>probably going to be "don't try to keep up with hesh, phil or palin".
>When I get a few thousand miles under my belt, it will probably start
>to change in the direction of "leave the bags at home".

Sheesh, they scrape before the pegs or centerstand?  They must stick out
a lot further than the old ones.  Oh well, eventually, you'll grind off
the offending material. :-)  I think you were somewhat handicapped by being
in the middle of break-in, Eric.  You have to wind the piss out of a boxer
to do justice to roads like Rte. 9.  Hurry up and break your R100R in, and
I'll give you a free demo!

It's embarrassing to admit this, but I never leave the bags off anymore,
not since I saw how much energy the left one absorbed in my crash on
the way back from the first Joust - energy that otherwise would have
been transferred into my meaty/boney bits.  That sucker just exploded,
basically.  The right one scraped along the ground during the slide
that preceeded the crash, protecting everything on that side of the bike
(including my lily-white butt).

I'd better shut up.  The safetycrats might start wanting to require hard
luggage on motorcycles.


 Phil Stone         (phil@eos.arc.nasa.gov | ...ames!eos!phil)
 '83 R80ST               DoD #95              "Motorcycles OK"
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