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From: pooder@msus1.msus.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Fuckin' maggots knocked my bike over
Date: 14 Sep 92 10:12:12 -0600
Organization: Minnesota State University System

In article <1992Sep14.004024.23389@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>, hamm@weejordy.physics.mun.ca (Craig Hamm) writes:
> 
> 	So today's anice day, and I decide I need the exercise of a walk 
> 	more than sound of my bike engine zooming down a twisty coastal
> 	road.  I leave t 2:30 pm, and a friend drops me off at 8:30pm (
> 	I didn't go home for dinner).  My roomate says, 'Ah, did you know
> 	your bike was on its side ?' (Sound effect of H-bomb combined with
> 	head hitting ceiling noises).  
> 
> 	Witnesses said around 5pm (DAYLIGHT), about 4 10-year-old kids
> 	were looking at my bike,  when the witnesses looked out 5 minutes later
> 	the bike was non-vertical.  They didn't actually spy the 
> 	FUCKING LITTLE MAGGOTS knock the bike over, but I think I know
> 	who did the deed.  
> 
> 	I'm only down 2 signal lenses on the left side, and my fairing is
> 	cracked. The tough one is that the lexan winshield is in 2
> 	pieces now, and this is off an 'old' model Yamaha, so its 
> 	availibility is highly questionable.  Even worse, my riding
> 	season is scheduled to end near the end of the month as I prepare
> 	for a road trip to return my bike permanently to my 'homeland' on
> 	Sept 26.   My local dealer for Yamaha sucks, and I'm getting a friend 
> 	home to have parts sent up here, except the WINDSHIELD.  
> 
> 	ANybody know of possible costs for forming a new windshield from
> 	flat plexiglass/lexan/favourite-plastic-product ?  OR, anybody
> 	know of some WINSHIELD GURU supply house ?
> 

When I dropped Gretchen and broke her windshield, I formed a piece of Lexan
into a fairly reasonable facimile of a windshield.  I got a piece of 1/4"
from the local glass shop.  I cut a pattern from light cardboard.  The 
original was in a few thousand pieces, so I had to keep cutting and trying
until it fit.  You can probably just trace around the original.  Anyway, I
cut the Lexan with a plastic cutter -fine-toothed sabre saw will work - and
sanded the edges with finer and finer sandpaper until they were smooth.
I put the piece in a 350 degree oven until it was pliable and then wrapped
it around a garbage can that happened to be the right curvature.  I cut
mounting holes, took off the protective paper, and mounted it.  Voila!  New
windshield.  Not as good looking as the original, but it worked.

To keep costs down, I made it shorter than the original, but I liked it enough
that when I got a new replacement, I ordered two - one the original height, and
one the height of the one I make.  Now I've got one for summer heat and one for
spring and fall cold. 

The windshild was made by Parabellum, so it was no problem to order a replace-
ment; I was just short on cash at the time.  I don't know where you can find
a Yamaha replacement, sorry.


Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: hamm@weejordy.physics.mun.ca (Craig Hamm)
Subject: Fuckin' maggots knocked my bike over
Organization: Ocean Sciences Centre
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 00:40:24 GMT


	So today's anice day, and I decide I need the exercise of a walk 
	more than sound of my bike engine zooming down a twisty coastal
	road.  I leave t 2:30 pm, and a friend drops me off at 8:30pm (
	I didn't go home for dinner).  My roomate says, 'Ah, did you know
	your bike was on its side ?' (Sound effect of H-bomb combined with
	head hitting ceiling noises).  

	Witnesses said around 5pm (DAYLIGHT), about 4 10-year-old kids
	were looking at my bike,  when the witnesses looked out 5 minutes later
	the bike was non-vertical.  They didn't actually spy the 
	FUCKING LITTLE MAGGOTS knock the bike over, but I think I know
	who did the deed.  

	I'm only down 2 signal lenses on the left side, and my fairing is
	cracked. The tough one is that the lexan winshield is in 2
	pieces now, and this is off an 'old' model Yamaha, so its 
	availibility is highly questionable.  Even worse, my riding
	season is scheduled to end near the end of the month as I prepare
	for a road trip to return my bike permanently to my 'homeland' on
	Sept 26.   My local dealer for Yamaha sucks, and I'm getting a friend 
	home to have parts sent up here, except the WINDSHIELD.  

	ANybody know of possible costs for forming a new windshield from
	flat plexiglass/lexan/favourite-plastic-product ?  OR, anybody
	know of some WINSHIELD GURU supply house ?

	The windshield was a genuine Yamaha accessory, made to fit the
	bike listed in my sigfile.

	Thanks folks,

	Craig
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    Newfoundland                     | on your letters page are genuine. I 
    DoD #1500,                       | think you just make them all up.  In
    81 Maxim 650                     | fact you probably made this one up
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From: martin@adpgate.UUCP (Martin Golding)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Countersteering a shafty
Date: 7 Sep 92 20:03:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: adpplz.1551
Organization: ADP Dealer Services R&D, Portland, OR

> In article <1544@adpplz.UUCP> martin@adpgate.UUCP (Martin Golding) writes:

>> The problem, of course, is that motorcycles derive their stability from
>> gyroscopically induced movement of the front wheel. (Really- it's been

ohrd!jlevine@cs.toronto.edu (Jody Levine) writes:
> Not entirely. ....
>  ...            you can have a very stable bike if it has a lot of rake and
> a long wheelbase. 

I will grant you the possibility, but I will claim again, that in the
one study I'm aware of, a test bicycle became seriously unstable when
the front wheel's gyroscopic effects were canceled by a second wheel
of the same weight, mounted on the forks and spun in the opposite direction.

Note that if _bicycles_ can be ridden, gyroscopic stabilization, if it
exists, can't require a great deal of either mass or speed.

Naturally, I'm interested in anything resembling a controlled study or
reasonable simulation of the subject.


          Martin Golding             |  I don't _have_ to be right,
DoD #236  BMWMOA #55952  WMTC #0002  |   I have a _recipe_ for crow.
[motcsd!]mcspdx!adpgate!martin
Xref: sparky rec.motorcycles:31969 ba.motorcycles:270
From: sfi@public.BTR.COM (Stefan Fielding-Isaacs  sfi@btr.com)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,ba.motorcycles
Subject: 1983 SECA 900 for sale ($2200)
Date: 16 Sep 92 03:41:53 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Distribution: ba
Organization: BTR Public Access UNIX, MtnView CA. Contact: Customer Service cs@BTR.COM


 1983 SECA 900 for sale
 SHAFT DRIVE (low maintenance)

 $2200

 Immaculate condition
 Metzeler 88 rear
 Pirelli front
 New brake pads
 10,000 miles on bike
 regular servicing
 comes with a small fairing (stock)

 contact: Greg at San Mateo Yamaha 
          (it's on consignment there)
          415-348-7100
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"If you're going to crash, then do it on the first lap because then you
 don't wear the engine out for nothing" - Jon Ekerold, 350cc World Champion
From: wrs@wslack.UUCP (Bill Slack)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re:  vanity plates
Date: 15 Sep 92 13:45:21 GMT
Organization: W. R. Slack

In article <6852@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> ranck@vtserf.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck) writes:
>: efw5565@zeus.tamu.edu (Evelyn - gorgeous red-headed biker babe...) writes:
>: >Anybody out there have personalized plates?

My 1973 R75/5 has   R75-5  on the plate. New Hampshire doesn't have "/" as
an available character on bike plates. One bikey weekend at Loudon two
riders pulled up next to me, one on each side. They were staring at my bike
and laughing. Who are these jerks, I thought. Turns out they were both on
R75/5s and had been chasing me for blocks.

Bill
__
wrs@gozer.mv.com (Bill Slack)  DoD #430
But her tears were shed in vain and her every word was lost
In the rumble of his engine and the smoke from his exhaust! Oo..o&o
From: martin@adpgate.UUCP (Martin Golding)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: new bike .vs. vasectomy
Date: 7 Sep 92 20:20:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: adpplz.1552
Organization: ADP Dealer Services R&D, Portland, OR

captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:

: Oh, really Chris?  How do you come to know so much about llamas?  ;-)
: From what I've HEARD, but not from personal experience, they like
: to spit on you, which _does_ sound like some women I've known.

Llamas don't bother to spit unless they're feeling Particularly Mean.

One way to make a Llama feel Particularly Mean, is to follow its daughter
around all morning looking hungry. Very like some women I've met.

OBMoto: When attacked by a medium sized llama, stand your ground, step
back as it tries to stomp your head in, catch it around the neck and
toss it sideways. Then duck, because it's definitely going to spit.
(Maybe I _did_ have an interesting childhood.)



There is the Definite Possibility I'm about to acquire an RD350(B?), with
my wife's overwhelming enthusiasm (she actually asked if she was pushing
too hard! What a nice lady). 


Senile Old Man Relives Misspent Youth! SOON, I hope.
Naming suggestions will be entertained cheerfully. 


          Martin Golding           |        BMW R100/7  "Britt"
 DoD #236  BMWMOA #55952  WMTC #2  |  BMW 750/6/2+Ural  "Treaty of Leningrad"
              KotP                 |     Ducati 860 GT  "Mouse"
  There's always More,             |         Honda 150  "Dreamboat"
    That's what More _means_!      |         Yamaha R5  "Dead Ringer"
[motcsd!]mcspdx!adpgate!martin     |     Yamaha XV750J  "Julia Tiberius"
From: aal@broue.rot.qc.ca (Alain Hebert)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: More reserve switch questions
Date: 8 Sep 92 22:35:40 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Groupe de Recherche Operationnelle en Telecommunication (ROT)
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

	Hi!  It it me yesterday so...

	If you take a liquid sendor and you place it a the place most likely
	to become the reserve level in the desire tank... (.8 Gallons)

	The presure of the gaz on the sensor will be different for each gallons
	on top of that line(?).

	With a few samples it will be possible to engineer the ultimate gaz
	indicator because you will be able to read in a linear fashion how
	much juice you got left...  Naturally the Panic Mode will appear with
	a Zero pression will be sense...  The down side will be to add a bit
	of CPU for the sampling and calculations but it can fit under ANY
	feering...  Remember the VMax: I've fit a anti-thief system under the
	passenger seat(?).

	I'm no genius in liquid physics (I'm 25 and got only my high-school
	degree...)  What you think?

	Have fun... (On a VMax the Gaz indicator is the Panic Light!)

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From: stafford@msus1.msus.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: faster rear braking
Date: 13 Sep 92 10:12:15 -0600
Organization: Minnesota State University System

In article <BuFJAF.5rw@cup.hp.com> Chris Steinbroner <hesh@cup.hp.com> writes:
>
>suppose you had only your rear brake with which to stop.
>what do you suppose is faster: straight-line non-locking,
>straight-line locking, or locking and swinging the rear
>out to side?
>
>for added interest, make two cases: one for dirt, ...]
                                             ^^^^
	ACTUALLY, the most effective stop is to employ the frictional  
	potential of the entire side of the motorcycle.  Stay out from
	underneath, however ;-)
  
john
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015)
Subject: Re: Stupid people . . .
Organization: Washington State University
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 02:49:29 GMT

In article <1992Sep11.210326.1195@msus1.msus.edu> pooder@msus1.msus.edu writes:
>
>. . . are the ones who dragrace on the streets - no matter what vehicle
>they do it with.

Yeah, what he said.

Ride smart,

Bill
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: heff@ki.ch.apollo.hp.com
Subject: Re: Leather pants
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 19:17:40 GMT
Reply-To: heff@ki.ch.apollo.hp.com
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

> 	I think so.  I wear chaps all the time.  They really aren't that hot-
>even on a 90 degree day- as long as you keep moving.  When we get a cold day

OK, Stupid Question #1346: Do chaps (in general) have leather over the
ass-portion
of a person's anatomy?  If not, can you get chaps that do,?  
How easy are chaps to hop in and out of?  Can you recommend a good,
yet, economical brand?


Jeff Oesterle

'82 Yamaha Vision 550
DoD#6892
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From: conrad@pico.OZ (Conrad Drake)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: The man without a number
Date: 7 Sep 92 03:18:39 GMT
Reply-To: conrad@pico.qpsx.oz.au
Organization: QPSX Communications
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

: In article <1992Aug31.145210.10222@news.nd.edu>, Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu (Richard A. Swift) writes:
: > mixture of rage, frustration, and serious intestinal gas.


    Oh Eggy, Oh Egg!
    Not even one leg!
    You sit so still,
              so calm,
               so round.
    Oh no! What's that?
     'Tis the terrible sound
       of shattering shell
         and yolk, on the ground.



*<8-)
--
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                - 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
From: scooper@wappo.ucsc.edu (Scott Cooper)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: More ascii hand signals
Date: 10 Sep 1992 21:05:20 GMT
Organization: UC Santa Cruz CIS/CE
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: wappo.ucsc.edu

In article <5246@gdls.UUCP>, parker@gdls.UUCP (The Dougster) writes:
|> easy, but how do you signal an eight with one hand?
|>           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> To answer my question and educate y`all :-), here's my contribution to
|> freeway communication at DoD speed without intercoms. Brought to you
|> by the American Sign Language:
|> 
|>  [one through five deleted - you figure 'em out]
|>
|>    |||     ||      |
|>  \ ||||  \ ||||  \ ||||  \ ||||   /||||
|>   \   /   \   /   \   /   \   /   \   /
|> 
|>     6       7       8       9       10 (or in this case, 0)
|>  ^^^^^^

The eight is fine, but try signalling the number six without a) straining your wrist 
muscles, b) accidentally signalling the number seven, or c) using your thumb to hold your
pinky down, which I bet is actually some sort of imaginary number.

Then watch someone with gloves on doing it 20 feet away from you.
(if this sounds like a video rental suggestion, forget it)
 
|> Douglas
|> --
|> Reply-To: gdls!parker@ilium.troy.msen.com
|> DoD #1961    BMWMOA    Renting N56136
|> --
|> A dress is nothing but pants with one pantleg.

Scott Cooper - DoD #2469
scooper@cse.ucsc.edu
From: kretz@remus.rutgers.edu (Kevin Kretz)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: >wheelies
Summary: Hey, wait a minute
Date: 10 Sep 92 04:58:11 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

In article <1992Sep09.204652.25037@i88.isc.com>, jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
> In article <viking.716017152@vincent2.iastate.edu> viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson) writes:
]jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes in response to me:
 
]  Seriously, I've seen 60 degrees in Applachia, so it
] seems to reason that a bit greater than that is necessary for the manufacturer
] to provide for.

If you really think you were on a road with a 60 degree climb, then
you have far more important and immediate things to worry about than
oil.


                                                     Kevin
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: VF1000R
From: jc@oneb.almanac.bc.ca
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 92 21:00:46 PDT
Organization: The Old Frog's Almanac, Nanaimo, B.C.
Summary: info on special centre stand 

hello, My friend just bought a 85 VF1000R "not an interceptor"
and ;this model does not come with a centre stand, the riders 
manual talks about a special stand that you could buy from honds
which could be used for a centre stand for such things as changing
a rear tire... the local dealers tell me that it is no longer available
as that model was rare and that part has been discontinued...
does anybody out there have such a bike and if so what do they use
or does anybodyknow of a specialty dealer who might have such a part?
thanx and cheers.....

           jc@oneb.almanac.bc.ca (John Cross)
     The Old Frog's Almanac  (Home of The Almanac UNIX Users Group)    
(604) 245-3205 (v32)    <Public Access UseNet>    (604) 245-4366 (2400x4)
        Vancouver Island, British Columbia    Waffle XENIX 1.64
From: martin@adpgate.UUCP (Martin Golding)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Wheelies
Date: 8 Sep 92 17:35:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: adpplz.1555
Organization: ADP Dealer Services R&D, Portland, OR

fischer@netmbx.netmbx.de (Axel Fischer) writes:

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

The Official: Motorcycle, Wheelies, For the Production Of, Two wheels,
is an old RD350. Full throttle, hang on, and the front wheel comes precisely
one foot off the ground at 4000 RPM. Doesn't take anything remotely 
resembling riding skill (I'm reasonably sure of this, as I have never had
anything remotely resembling riding skill), and it would cheerfully do
that in at least the first three gears. (Thereby hangs an excellent tale,
but you have to supply me the appropriate beers.)

One time we were two up, waiting to make a right turn onto a four lane street,
and the near lane was clear. I pulled out with a bit too much enthusiasm,
the front wheel popped up, and we were heading rapidly across the street
with a fast-moving car coming our way in the far lane. "Oh.", I thought,
"We're definitely going to be killed."  Somehow, in midlane, midair, the
bike turned hard right, and dropped the front wheel heading in the correct
direction, at surprisingly high speed, in our lane. One of the finest
mind-reading motorcycles ever constructed.

And Carol is trying to make me buy one. Darn. It's a tough life. I don't
know how I shall manage to resist.


     Martin Golding      KotP        |  I have six motorcycles, 
DoD #236  BMWMOA #55952  WMTC #0002  |   the brands are important to ME.
[motcsd!]mcspdx!adpgate!martin       |    :-Pthpthpthpthpth!
From: jbm@hal.com (Brad Might)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: glasses and helmets
Date: 11 Sep 92 17:18:38 GMT
Organization: HaL Computer Systems
NNTP-Posting-Host: infinity.hal.com
In-reply-to: cj@eno.wpd.sgi.com's message of 11 Sep 92 06:06:50 GMT

In article <pmvntao@fido.asd.sgi.com> cj@eno.wpd.sgi.com (C J Silverio) writes:

>   The FAQ mentions cutting chunks out of the foam liner to
>   allow room for glasses.  Is this really a good idea?
>   Does it WORK?  Should I get sport glasses or something
>   like that?  What solutions have you visually challenged 
>   experienced riders found?
>
>   ---


In a word: "Contact Lenses"

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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jedrysikp@lonex.rl.af.mil (Peter Jedrysik)
Subject: Need Advice on replacing OE Tire[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[DR[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C
Organization: RL
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 12:17:39 GMT

I posted this a few weeks ago, but due to the limited response, I think perhaps
I should have chosen a more descriptive title. Thanks to those who did respond.
Some time and miles have passed since this all happened, but the gist is still 
the same.

I own a '90 Suzuki Katana with about 7200 miles on it. I just had it inspected
last week, and needed to replace the rear tire for it to pass. It wasn't
until yesterday when I was cleaning the rims that I noticed the tire the
dealer put on was a lower profile. The original tire was a 140/80-V17, the
new one a 140/70-V17. It seems to be handling fine but my concern is the
front tire is still the original 110/80-V17. Can this be a problem having
a 70 profile in back with an 80 in front? Incidently, it's a Dunlop K591 Elite 
R-compound, and I paid $99 for it. Is that a decent price? I realize now
that it's a racing compound tire. How many miles can I expect to get out
of it?

Pete
From: jrd@po.CWRU.Edu (John R. Daker)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: "Riding in the Future Suit"
Date: 7 Sep 1992 18:04:19 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: jrd@po.CWRU.Edu (John R. Daker)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc12.ins.cwru.edu



From October 1992 Cycle World, page 92:

AN ad for Moto Wear International, a division of Danoe Manufacturing
Corporation showing a riding suit with a price that mere mortals can
almost afford.  I had pretty much decided to get an AeroStitch, just
as soon as I could find a buyer for my (extra) kidney.  I called the
number (1-800-333-3155) and talked to someone who sounded legit.
He rides a BMW daily and has a far out Ducati for fun.

It seems comparable to an AeroStitch suit, but at $300 less ($349), I'm
wondering how it can compare.  Has anyone had any experience and/or
contact with these guys?  I'm waiting for a catalog/brochure, and if it
seems okay, I'm likely to order o

It's made of Codura nylon with Kevlar thread holding it together and 
Kevlar on all impact areas.  It sounds pretty good.  Just wondering.
One of the differences that the gentleman did point out is that it is
unlined, but since I do own a few sweat-shirts, I don't care.  It only
comes as a one-piece, and I yhink the zipper arrangement is that of a
more traditional jump-suit.

Just thought I'd let everyone know and see if anyone knows more about
this outfit than I do.

-- 
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Anyone know where a mechanical engineer can get a job?