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From: kherron@ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron)
Subject: Re: Nicest Interstate
    <1992Jul23.204450.11495@ncar.ucar.edu>
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 23:26:44 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

jsloan@ncar.ucar.edu (John Sloan) writes:

>> OK, where's the _nicest_ chunk of Interstate highway in the whole US of A?
>> Must be a stretch at least 50 miles long.

>Virtually any part of I-75 running through Kentucky. I have no idea why
>Kentucky maintains and landscapes their interstates so well, but I
>never complained while riding or driving on them. Great roads, great
>scenery, great rest stops, great entrance and exit ramps, you get the
>idea.  On vast portions they actually separate the N and S bound lanes
>by so much beautiful green space that you can't see the other side of
>the highway at all (and you're kinda surprised when it reappears).

	"Look, Martha!  We've been mentioned on USENET!" :-)

Seriously, it's partly due to a combination of hilly terrain, lots of 
trees, highly agricultural economy, and strict state laws on billboards.  
We were one of the first states to get the Highway Dept's enhanced
version of their "Food/Fuel/Lodging" signs (merchants are allowed to
display their logos on signs placed near the exits) because we didn't
already have a bunch of billboards scattered about.  The nicest
sections are I-75 south of Richmond and I-64 between Lexington and
Louisville; both sections are just like jsloan describes them.

I know this sounds odd, but some of the cut-throughs on I-75 are pretty 
memorable.  It's like a geology lesson the way you can follow layers of 
rock for miles.  Several of the cuts have exposed a coal seam.

I must add though, that for the best scenery stay on I-75 into Tennessee
where it cuts through the great smokey mountains.  Truly breathtaking.
Fireworks stores at the border, too :-)
-- 
Kenneth Herron                                           kherron@ms.uky.edu
University of Kentucky                                      +1 606 257 2975
Department of Mathematics           "Thanks to the magic of the slow-motion 
camera, we can now show you how ugly the inside of someone's mouth can be."
From: TKPOWELL@bluemoon.profs.tek.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: New $$$=New bike?
Date: 24 Jul 92 15:36:23 GMT


rich@gtsi.com (Richard Lawrence) writes:
- What would you do if your income increased by 57%? I have had the good
- fortune
- to secure a heavily yuppified position for myself. I was making good peanuts
- before, but now I'm making big peanuts (let's just say more than twice my age
- in K).


Touring  --   ZX1100

Canyon Carving   --   CBR900RR

Posing         --    DUC 900SL

--Terry
From: eeharvey@cybaswan.UUCP (i t harvey)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Dead Sidestand switch
Keywords: Sidestand switch
Date: 28 Jul 92 20:49:31 GMT

In article <Jul.28.11.56.14.1992.7146@gandalf.rutgers.edu>, kcchu@gandalf.rutgers.edu (The Beach Bum) writes:
> 
> I noticed the oddest thing yesterday.  My sidestand kill switch
> dosen't work anymore!
...
> BTW: I totally disconnected the switch and the bike still ran, even in
> gear.
> 
> Thanks for  any advice,
> Keith

I would imagine this switch is normally open (sidestand up) and
when closed (sidestand down) grounds the ignition and the starter
relay in the same way as the kill switch does. If there is only one
wire going to it then it must work this way and you can test the
wiring by grounding it to the frame/engine which should kill engine
and starter. Is it a Kawasaki? They are notorious failure points,
usually due to corrosion, they need to be well gooped. You are
lucky it didn't fail 'safe'.


-- 
_______________________________________________________________________
  Ian Harvey, University College Swansea         Too old to rock'n'roll
  eeharvey@uk.ac.swan.pyr                              Too young to die
                              '79 GS750E                              
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From: essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum)
Subject: tire pressure
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 16:39:54 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester

i used to run bias ply tires on my interceptor and i followed the "pressure after
riding should be ~3 pounds more than cold pressure" rule.  now that i've got
sportmaxes (radials), should i use the same equation?  i seem to recall someone
saying radials want more pressure (?)....

axel
From: kcchu@remus.rutgers.edu (The Beach Bum)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Help me with my seat, please!
Date: 22 Jul 92 20:13:56 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

Kevin,

How long have you been at rutgers?  Never leave you bike around New
Brunswick.  They tried to steal mine from under my living room window 
at Birchwood in the rain, at 8:00pm while I was watching T.V right
next to the window.  They also stole my friends FZ600 from there.
There are too many poor people in the area (you know the area)who will
part out you FJ for kicks.  Your lucky you still have it.  

Anyway, go to a fabric shop and see if they have the stuff you
previous seat cover was made out of. (They Should) Try Fabric land on
18S.  Get a staple gun and there you go. 

Keith
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From: jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist)
Subject: Re: Get your feet on the GD pegs.
Organization: INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, Naperville, IL
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 21:06:46 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.130043.24360@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson) writes:
>In article <1992Jul23.132451.13179@hemlock.cray.com>,
>frankb@willow41.cray.com (Frank Barriuso) writes:
>|> 
>|> In article <1992Jul22.211400.28153@i88.isc.com>, jeq@i88.isc.com
>|> (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
>|> >                ...I routinely come to full stops at stop signs, and
>|> start
>|> > up again, without my feet ever leaving the pegs at all, and with no
>|> loss
>|> > of directional control.  Folks, it's not hard.  Hell, it's even
>|> fun!
>|> >
>|> 
>|>   Someone once told me that the cops have an easy time deciding
>|> whether or
>|> not a motorcycle has come to a complete stop at a stop sign. If the
>|> rider
>|> had to put their feet down to keep from falling over then they did,
>|> if not
>|> then they didn't.  Is there any validity to this?
>
>Well when they pull you over you could always demonstrate 
>your ability to balance the bike with no feet touching and
>all the stands up. If you cant do that I'd suggest practice
>or dont do it.

I do it because I'm practising it.  Every time I'm on the bike I'm
practising something.  There's an old saying among pilots:  If you
don't learn something in the course of a flight, it's time to give up
flying.  I adopt the same attitude towards motorcycling.  But then,
doesn't everyone?

If anyone tickets me for not putting my feet down, and won't listen
to reason, I'll simply get as many police officers and/or license
examiners as I can to observe me demonstrate a full stop without
touchdown and sign affidavits to that effect.  That way I don't have
to depend upon riding weather on the court date, and won't have to
waste the court's time with a demo.  Given the number of automobiles
that roll through stop signs without stopping, let alone pausing 3 seconds
or whatever, I'd probably have an argument for harassment as well,
though I can't imagine pursuing it under normal conditions.

Question for the leagle beagles out there (yes I know how to spell "legal"):
If you have reason to believe an officer was harassing you, can you subpoena
the officers citation record, to determine if a dispraportionate number
of citations were to motorcyclists?
--
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.
From: pms@druhi.ATT.COM (Paul M. Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Harley riders waved !!!
Date: 23 Jul 92 21:37:40 GMT
Reply-To: pms@druhi.ATT.COM (Paul M. Smith)
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO

In article <1992Jul23.125301.14988@ncsa.uiuc.edu> heathman@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Michael Heathman) writes:

>	Keystone Cycle here in Indy sells Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki
>AND Suzuki.  Talk about one-stop shopping!!

The strange combination seems to be Honda/Yamaha, probably because of
their intense rivalry.  Spearfish Honda in Spearfish, SD is now also
a Yamaha dealer.  Chuck and I thought this to be very odd.  We couldn't
remember ever seeing Honda and Yamaha under the same roof anywhere else.
Any other examples?

The strangest motorcycle dealer of any type that I've seen has to be
Sturgis Harley Davidson.  No bikes for sale, no service department, and
no parts department (well, they do have points, plugs, and oil, if you
want to call that a parts department).
--

P.M. Smith
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From: jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist)
Subject: Re: rec.moto.harley
Organization: INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, Naperville, IL
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 17:03:16 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.232750.28522@morrow.stanford.edu> karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish) writes:
>Hesh, Katrina, Bob Palin, Noemi, Dave Jevans, and I
>saw about 15 TDM 850s in Tomales on Sunday.  All ridden
>by French tourists.  Some were red and some were grey.

So, what color were the bikes?

photo caption:
"Les Touristes Francais Rouge et Gris sur leur Ducatis"

(Vous avez mon apologies sincere: je parle Francais comme une vache Espangol.)
-- 
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.
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From: spgo@is.morgan.com (Stefan Goellner)
Subject: Re: ERC vs. rain
Organization: Morgan Stanley - IS
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 17:52:07 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.151136.19404@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu>, crpresto@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Charlie Preston) writes:
|> In article <1992Jul20.202505.28187@msc.cornell.edu> lawrence@lynx.msc.cornell.edu.UUCP (Lawrence H. Smith,E20 Clark,56064,2726746) writes:
|> >From article <1992Jul20.190519.16487@cs.ucla.edu>, by noemi@maui.cs.ucla.edu (Noemi Berry):
|> >> i took half of ERC two weeks ago (the range session was rained out)
|> >                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> >...
|> >
|> >        Californication takes a new low, Noemi. "this is the MSF, California
|> >style. We all know it never rains here, so we all run slicks and don't teach in
|> >the rain, because you'll never have to ride in it, here or anywhere." The MSF
|> >actually claims these weenies??? ...
|> 
|> In Illinois ERC range exercises are canceled or postponed if it is raining but
|> MRC:RSS exercises are not always canceled due to rain. In the MRC:RSS it is
|> stressed that one shouldn't make and sudden speed or direction changes when
|> riding on slippery surfaces.  Over half of the ERC range exercises involve
|> sudden speed or direction changes. E.g., rear wheel skid, quick stop, quick
|> stop on a curve, swerving, swerve then brake, brake then swerve.
|> 
|> Chas
|> 
Um, my brain may be shot, but I could have sworn that I did the same excercises 
in the ERC as in the MRC:RSS. (Well ok, the last third of the MRC) I felt it was
basically a refresher course, to remind me of things I shouldn't have forgotten.
And yes, part of my MRC was in the rain.

Stef
DoD#0190			spgo@is.morgan.com
212-703-2682			914-993-0814
'82 KZ550 (Commuter)		'84 750 Interceptor (Canyon Carver)
From: ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: How's the winter in North Carolina ?
Date: 28 Jul 92 17:33:26 GMT
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

sproulx@bmtlh182.BNR.CA (Stephane Proulx) writes:
: Can anybody tell me about the weather in NC during 
: the months of november-december-january-february ?

OK, I'll tell you about what to expect.  I am in Va.
but close to NC so the weather is pretty much the same.
*Normally* we get temperatures from about 20F to 50F 
during the winter months.  Occasionally there are
extremes of 0F-10F and 60F-70F, but that is unusual.
If it snows it is usually melted off the roads and 
the roads dry by the next afternoon.
   Now, I have seen some unusual winters here.  Back
in about 1980 or thereabouts I remember -10F temperatures
during Christmas week.  It was *very* cold for this area
and lots of frozen pipes occured because they weren't buried
deep enough for that extended cold.
   Last winter and the one before were fairly warm.  Jan.
of 1990 was so warm that the ski resorts up in the mountains
were virtually shut down.  
   This past winter we had almost no snow at all with the
exception of about 4 to 6 inches that we got in early April!
   As I told someone else, if you ride whenever the roads 
are clear and dry you will be riding about 90% of the time.
If anything NC should be a little warmer than here.
   I have an insulated snowmobile suit that I wear when the
temperatures drop below 30F.  It took me a while to find one
that wasn't "camoflaged".

Bill Ranck
DoD #496
 
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From: mfisch@pdx064.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Matthew Fisch)
Subject: Re: cars-v-bikes
Keywords: brakes,corners
Reply-To: mfisch@ichips.intel.com
Organization: Workgroup Computing Division, PDX, Intel	
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 00:05:02 GMT

In article <10393@wrgate.wr.tek.com>, davet@loowit.wr.tek.com (Dave Tharp CDS) writes:
|> In article <14922@suns5.crosfield.co.uk> gxw@crosfield.co.uk (garry wilmot) writes:
|> >
|> >1)   how does the braking performance of todays supersports 750`s
|> >compare with cars.
|> 
|>      Straight line braking performance is about the same as the best
|> cars
|> >
|> >2)   will such a supersports motocycle take a corner faster than
|> >a comparable super car.
|> 
|>      Depends.  Cars can brake deeper into a corner, and therefore can
|> average higher speeds around them.  Motorcycles accelerate out of a
|> corner much faster ,so the exit speed is about the same (most important
|> part of road racing).
|> 
|> 	Lap record at Mountain View race track is held by a F-USA
|>         FZR1000 with nitrous.
|> 
|>         Lap record at Second Creek race track is held by stock-block
|>         Indy car.
|> 	(Two local tracks)
|> 

  Cars are significantly faster at tracks which have lots of high speed
corners.  The aerodynamics (wings, etc..) of the more exotic cars create
downforce which keeps the car "glued" to the road.  The faster the turns,
the more advantage a car has over a bike in a turn.

  PIR lap record for bikes = 1:10
  PIR lap record for Indy Cars = 1:01

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From: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Your Favorite Gear
Keywords: what's next, a _Volvo_???
Date: 24 Jul 92 22:54:43 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Washington State University

In article <1992Jul24.200410.6951@isc-br.isc-br.com> carlp@frigg.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis) writes:
>
>(Cheez Whiz, let a guy make -one- little slip around here, just put an
>extra half a right angle in through brain fade, and everybody wants to
>publicly ridicule him.  I'm surprised Seth hasn't drummed me out of the
>HOG corps.  I get no mercy around here.  Sniff. Sniff.)

Not only does Carl space the simple geometry, he just bought a (ready gang)
MINIVAN!

Sheeeesh, some people's kids.  :-)))  

Ride Free,

Bill
________________________________________________________________
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From: karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish)
Subject: Re: CHP radar on #25
Summary: Inaccurate .sig
Organization: Mindcraft, Inc.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 21:17:47 GMT

In article <13800.89.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us> dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us
(Dave Williams)  writes:
>
>* DoD #978 * I don't drink water.  Fish fuck in it.  - Groucho Marx
                                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                                        W. C. Fields

--

    Chuck Karish          karish@mindcraft.com
    (415) 323-9000 x117   karish@forel.stanford.edu
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From: spencer@hailwood.asd.sgi.com (HRkvOi8PG.j3wPaul Spencer)
Subject: Re: Tires: Metzler 55a vs 99a
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 18:56:34 GMT

patlo@microsoft.com (Pat Loughery) says:
> I'm looking for recommendations about Metzler's 55a and 99a 

The main difference is in the construction of the tire: the profile
and tread pattern. The 55 is somewhat more triangulated, the 99 more
rounded. The rubber compound used on these two tires is *IDENTICAL*.

Personally, I'd suggest you try the ME88 instead. It's extremely 
similar in profile to the ME99, again uses the *IDENTICAL* same rubber
compound, but the construction differences make it last roughly twice
as long. I have no problems with traction, wet or dry.

I've been using (as have MANY others) the me33 front/me88 rear on my
BMW for several years now. The current pair has 15,000 miles on them,
and are just about due for replacement. 

....paul

-- 
Paul Spencer                  Silicon Graphics Advanced Systems Division
spencer@sgi.com                                Mountain View, California
From: batman@batcave.EBay.Sun.COM (Karl Elvis MacRae - Ministry of Silly Walks)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: FJ1200; did they make filter changes difficult ON PURPOSE?
Date: 24 Jul 1992 19:02:00 GMT
Organization: Tattooed Love Boys
NNTP-Posting-Host: batcave.ebay.sun.com

In article <23JUL199222003155@che.udel.edu> howie@che.udel.edu (Ian Howie) writes:
>In article <14nifdINNfm9@grapevine.EBay.Sun.COM>, batman@batcave.EBay.Sun.COM (Karl Elvis MacRae - Ministry of Silly Walks) writes...> 
>
>>	but NO...), I managed to spill oil ALL over the place when I
>>	took the thing-that-hold-the-oil-filter off. It was almost
>
>Did ya' remember to undo the small bolt in the front of the cover at the
>bottom to drain out some of the oil trapped in the housing??


	I think it works better when it's on the side stand. I let it
	drain, but it turned out not to be empty... 

>>	SO this morning, I rolled the bike out, started it it up, and
>>	OIL SQUIRTED ALL OVER THE PLACE from the oil-filter-thingy, at
>
> There is a thin wiring harness which runs from the left crank cover and into
>the area where the oil filter housing bolts on.

	Hooboy. Bet that's it!

>surfaces the large o-ring seals against. I bet you managed to blow about a 
>quart out on the ground with only five or six seconds of run time. I know
>cause I did the same thing a coupla' weeks ago.


	Yup. So, did it wreck your harness? And if I wrecked mine, is
	it gonna be a major headache to replace?

> A whole quart of Mobil 1
>all over Steve Andersen's driveway. Oh well, it coulda' been worse. I didn't
>have to explain the mess to Steve's wife......8-) 8-) 8-).

	
	Yeah, my wife was not real happy about the cat litter all over
	the driveway. Particularly after the local cats decided it was
	a new feature I'd added just for them...


			-Karl



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From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: RCR
Organization: Bit Herders International
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 04:30:59 GMT

In article <4610@balrog.ctron.com> tavares@ctron.com writes:
+Well, i'm back at work after the RCR. I thought I would pass on some random thoughts
+that occurred to me during the trip and at the campsite.
+
+
+1. Ed and Sandy GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*99. The food
+was great and beer was better (Although i had a little too much .-) )

Of course.  They were trained at the Joust!

============================================================================
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		-- Biblical reference to motorcycles
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         Transaction Technology, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
From: kcchu@gandalf.rutgers.edu (The Beach Bum)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Mobil 1 is So Smoooth
Keywords: Mobil 1 vs others tried.
Date: 28 Jul 92 18:25:20 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

blagardne@javelin.sim.es.com writes:

>kcchu@gandalf.rutgers.edu (The Beach Bum) writes:
>>I decided to go with Mobil 1 for a change.  I looked for Amsoil, but 
>>I can't find the stuff in the area.  I did find KOTL -or something
>                                                  ^^^^
>You can buy Ed in a bottle now? What's the AMA museum's percentage?
>
>>but since I never heard it mentioned I decided not to go with it.
>
>If they advertized it, they'd have to kill us.
>-- 
>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

Acutally it WAS  something like KOTL which made me laugh at the time.
Or maybe it was KoTF or DoD or......

It was Synthetic 4-stroke racing oil.  Dosen't matter, I really like
Mobil 1.

Keith
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KCCHU@remus.rutgers.edu		Dress to slide, not to ride
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From: cvacura@uswat.uswest.com (V)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Llama rides $1.50
Date: 28 Jul 92 22:11:26 GMT
Organization: U S WEST Advanced Technologies

It's true!

It's live!

Forget the ponys.  Forget the elephants.  Forget the Camels!

A real llama ride, complete with a llama leading wench, at the Renaissance 
Festival in Larkspur, Colorado, for the meager sum of $1.50.

I saw the sign and laughed.  I tried to explain it to my friends and only 
baffled them more completely and had to laugh some more.  I made an 
instant decision!  I will tame the llama!  I rushed out to the parking lot 
to get my helmet.  I always ride safely.  On my return I was informed "I 
was too big by llama standards" by my friends.  So with resignation I 
offered the helmet to my 5 year old son.  After his brush with death all 
he said was, "Llamas really stink dad."

I had to agree.

Sorry folks, Sunday was the last day of the Ren' Fest 'til next year.

V
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