HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: koziarz@halibut.nosc.mil (Walter A. Koziarz)
Subject: Re: Tire gauges (Make your own)
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 18:55:18 GMT

In article <1992Dec31.141729.29427@elektro.cmhnet.org> charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith) writes:
>In article <1992Dec30.190403.18244@i88.isc.com> jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:

>>plus, the whole thing must fit in the glove compartment, or it'll never
>>get used.  I guess I'll just get one of the cheap Bourdon tube guages,
>                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>calibrate it against a pencil guage at the pressure of interest with a
>>mark on the face, and tell my wife to ignore the numbers and inflate to

>>Jonathan E. Quist                              INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation

>Cheap booze will get you every time.  Me, I'll go mooch the expensive stuff!
>Besides, if you give cheap booze to your wife you'd better keep her off
>your bike ... or was it your truck whe was going to use?


? I don't get it, Charlie...  please tell me that you *have* heard of bourdon
tube pressure guages...  It *is* correctly spelled in Mr. Quist's article and
it is *not* a misspelling of "bourbon"...

Walt K.







Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: thoth@uiuc.edu (Ben Cox)
Subject: It's COLD, dammit!
Originator: ben@ipoint
Reply-To: thoth@uiuc.edu (Ben Cox)
Organization: Ancient Illuminated Sears of Bavaria
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 06:46:54 GMT

Yup.  Way cold.  I have no problems with this (hey, Santa left me nice
new silk longjohns under the tree), and there wouldn't be any problem
riding (roads are clear & dry), but I can't start my motorcycle!  (And
groceries are getting low, so I need to start it soon!)

Why won't it start?  Because my clutch cable is frozen.  Tomorrow I'll
bring a hair dryer (and an extension cord) outside to thaw it :) , but
of course it's going to happen again the next night.

So:

    a) This shouldn't happen, right?  Should I replace the cable?
       (The ignition key is frozen too, but I know that's nothing
        out of the ordinary, and I know how to deal with that.)

    b) How do I prevent it from happening every night?  Should I
       resign myself to a hair dryer session every morning?

--
Ben Cox, DoD#456
thoth@uiuc.edu
Xref: sparky rec.motorcycles:42453 rec.motorcycles.harley:1674
From: hartzler@cbmvax.commodore.com (Jerry Hartzler - CATS)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles.harley
Subject: Re: Santa's bringing me an XLH!!
Keywords: Harley, XLH, yippee
Date: 22 Dec 92 17:36:08 GMT
Reply-To: hartzler@cbmvax.commodore.com (Jerry Hartzler - CATS)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <viking.724922994@vincent2.iastate.edu> viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson) writes:
>
>	Saturday, she got a phone call.  Seems she now has a fair sum
>with which to repay various debts, and a brand new  XLH 883 Sporty
>with my name on the tag will find its way under the tree, or at least
>the order for one.  Due date is early March, and we'll place the order
>around the end of the week.

CONGRATS!!!  What a great way on entering the Harley community.  Does
your girlfriend have a sister?

>
>5) April, my girlfriend, deserves a wonderful, thoughtful, touching,
>warm, and above all inexpensive gift.  Any ideas?  She's already getting
>the first ride of spring.  Somehow what she's given me just makes anything
>I've thought of pale in comparison.

Give her a nice warm leather jacket for that 1st ride in spring.  A drop
in the bucket compared to a new Harley.  Or some other type of leather
clothing that may not be warm but awfully HOT!
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Dear Abby sez "Don't let kids get on motorcycles"
From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
Date: 28 Dec 92 18:48:00 GMT
Reply-To: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
Distribution: world
Organization: The Courts of Chaos * 501-985-0059 * Public Access Usenet


-> Abby's reply:
-> Dear Barbara,
-> I presume you have insurance in the event that a child (or an adult)
-> is injured on- or falling off- your vehicle. A motorcycle is legally
-> termed "an attractive nuisance. Owning a motorcycles is an awesome
-> responsibility."

 I always knew she was an idiot.  That proves it beyond a doubt.

=======================================================================
can you help me...help me get out of this place?...slow sedation...
ain't my style, ain't my pace...giving me a number...NINE, SEVEN, EIGHT
(Nazareth)               XJ900 TURBO at 15psi          DoD# 978  KotFAQ
=======================================================================
                 
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith)
Subject: Re: DoD gif help needed by M.E.
Organization: Why do you suspect that?
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 14:25:22 GMT

In article <1hbcqaINNs14@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ai598@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Sturdevant) writes:
>
>
>Semi-computer illiterate mechanical engineer finally has figured out how to
>uudecode and Cshow a .gif on his very own PC. Now the server at cerritos 
>tells me "file not found or this server cannot send this file" or some such
>when I mail it "send[blain_perryshill.gif]" or "send[dod.blaine_perryshill.gif].
>
>Could I please purchase a clue?

Humility.  I like that.  Won't do him any good, though.


Charlie Smith,  DoD # 0709

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith)
Subject: Re: Application for DoD Membership
Summary: lost at sea ...
Organization: Why do you suspect that?
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 93 17:27:52 GMT

In article <1i313cINNm8s@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU> bostrov@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU (Vareck Bostrom) writes:
>In article <1992Dec31.145544.2821@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu> ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu writes:
>>
>>	OK, so you've got the geeky part down.
>>
>
>SO does anyone reading this newsgroup, I would think.
>
>
>>> : >	I've gone fast, I've dragged pegs and I've fallen.
>>> : >		What else do  I need to do???
>>>	Maybe wreck something bigger than a moped ??
>>
>
>
>Interesting thing to say, buddy, considering the biggest thing you've got
>is 600cc.
>
>>> : 	Reading the FAQ is a start.  A few decent flames might help, and
>>> : then there is being a regular presence in this group.  You might also
>>> : submit a bid for the bra auction, but this is certainly not required.
>>> : A doctorate in physics might help in the flames, but won't be
>>> : recognized here since we know all about phizziks here.
>>> 
>
>I once tried to read the FAQ. After reading this group for about two
>monthes without seeing it I gave up.
>
>
>>GFL,
>>Rob
>>   Rob Yang (Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A) RYANG@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU
>
>Vareck Bostrom
>bostrov@engr.orst.edu



Nothing like getting ahold of a posting to a long thread, and then 
posting caustic replies to several of the earlier contributors,
all in the same post.  


Seems to me that it's time for another Gang-FAQ'ing <!!>   just in case
Vareck *really* never got ahold of a FAQ.



Charlie Smith,   DoD  #0709

Xref: sparky rec.motorcycles:42695 alt.autos.antique:2457 ca.driving:2654 rec.autos.driving:7338
From: jbn@photon.com (Joe Naiman)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,alt.autos.antique,ca.driving,rec.autos.driving
Subject: Re: Daley expected to head DOT
Date: 28 Dec 92 20:35:37 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Photon Research Associates, Inc.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Now that Clinton's appointed former Denver mayor Pena rather than
William Daley as Secretary of Transporation, here are some bits and
pieces of information I've obtained.

Like Daley, Pena is the mayor of the largest city in a state without a
helmet law.  Although Pena did rename the street outside City Hall
"Buckle Up Boulevard", indications are that he's a follower rather than
an initiator.

Also like Daley, Pena is an airport man - his biggest mark on the city
(this from a friend of mine who lives in the suburb of Arvada) is the
new airport.  If this is his priority, motorist freedoms should be safe,
although not necessarily one's wallet.

However, Pena also seemed to have an emphasis on minorities while mayor
of Denver.  If Pena concentrates on minority hiring in the transportation
industry, individual drivers should be less adversely affected under Pena.

Joe Naiman
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
Subject: Re: Strangers on your bike (was: Protection for your bike)
Reply-To: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
Organization: Bell Communications Research (Bellcore)
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 15:46:51 GMT

In article <1992Dec29.201726.1@acfcluster.nyu.edu>,
mullignj@acfcluster.nyu.edu writes:
|> 
|> I've been riding for 15 years and never once, to the best of my
|> knowledge, has a stranger sat on my bike.  Frankly the possibility
|> never entered my mind, but from reading some of the "protection for
|> your bike" posts such behavior is not unusual in some parts of the
|> world.  If I ever came out of restaurant to find someone sitting on
|> my bike I'd probably get quite upset and would almost definitely get
|> highly verbal with the person (if not physical).  My question is
|> this:
|> Are there any people out there who have had this happen to them on
|> more than one occasion, and if so what is your reaction?  Polite,
|> "Please
|> get of my motorcycle." or an angry, "what the fuck do you think
|> you're
|> doing?"
|> 
|> In running the "someone sitting on my bike" scenario through my
|> head,
|> I find myself getting quite pissed at this person, but am not sure
|> what I would do...
|> 
|> Jim

  It would all depend on who it was and what she ^H^H^H^H
the person looked like ^H^H^H^H was doing and the mood I was
in. If it was just some lugnut I'd more than likely be 
pissed, if it was Dolly Parton I'd offer her a ride :-)
(well Hell wouldn't you ?? some "attractive nusciences"
are nice to have).

-- 
##########################################################
There are only two types of ships in the NAVY; SUBMARINES 
                 and TARGETS !!!
#1/XS1100LH	#2/10/10/92
Richard Pierson E06584 vnet: [908] 699-6063
Internet: fist@iscp.bellcore.com,|| UUNET:uunet!bcr!fist  
#include <std.disclaimer> My opinions are my own!!!
I Don't shop in malls, I BUY my jeans, jackets and ammo
in the same store.
From: shafer@spdcc.com (Mary Shafer)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Bra auction for charity
Date: 21 Dec 92 21:39:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: spdcc.1992Dec21.213938.13219
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA

In article <1992Dec21.105950.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu> jnsims01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu writes:
>In article <1992Dec20.033935.27898@spdcc.com>, shafer@spdcc.com (Mary Shafer)
>  writes:
>> There recently was a very odd little flamewar on the topic of, um,
>> zero-g bust control in sci.space recently.  Or at least, I thought it
>> was odd, with people being accused of sexist prurience for even
>> wondering if women wore bras in space.
>
>Seems like an interesting question to me...was there ever an answer?

None public, but having seen "The Dream Is Alive" as many times as I
have, I'd say that yes, they do wear them (at least those who have
enough to demonstrate dynamics).

I'd have to admit that the line between intellectual inquiry and
prurience can be a thin one, but I didn't think this particular topic
crossed over from inquiry.  Maybe it's because I wondered about the
topic enough to look closely at the film, so that I assumed that every
right-thinking person wondered about it, too.

On the other hand, auctioning the underwear of Denizens is hovering
perilously close to the line and may have already made forays across
it.

How about auctioning a genuine, authentic KotFR keyring?  Or the
official Stealth keyrings (fighter or bomber, your choice)?

I approached a person who regularly flies in the FR about flying and
authenticating a DoD patch for auction, but we decided that we (NASA,
really, custodian of taxpayers dollars) couldn't do anything that
involved money so directly, even if it were for such a good cause.

-- 
Mary Shafer  DoD #0362 KotFR  shafer@ursa-major.spdcc.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: roland@quadsys.com (Roland Besserer)
Subject: Re: Citizens' use of deadly force (was Re: Protection for Your Bike)
Organization: QUAD Systems
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 19:49:09 GMT

neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Neal Howard) writes:
:
: just make sure you kill them 'cuz they'll sue the hell out of you if you don't.
: 

And then hope the dead perps relatives don't sue you.
-- 

Roland Besserer							     '86 RG500
QUAD Systems							    '91 RGV250
roland@quadsys.com	"License and registration please!" "What registration?"
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: edw@boi.hp.com (Edward Walsh)
Subject: Re: chain prematurely worn out?
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 20:31:33 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard / Boise, Idaho
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

mjs@sys.uea.ac.uk (Mike Sixsmith) writes:
: You seem to be adjusting it a lot too - my FJ1100 usually goes about
: 2000 miles between adjustments, running on PJ1 lube.
: mike
Hmmmm, while I check the chain regularly, I havn't had to actually make
an adjustment in the last 10,000 miles on my FJ. Yamaha recommends SAE80~90
gear lube, and that is what I use, after cleaning the chain with kerosene
(paraffin in the UK) by spraying downward with a spray bottle ( using an old
"Simple Green" spray bottle refilled with kerosene ) through the lower
section of the chain and wiping with an old cloth. I then ooze the gear lube
on, and wipe off the excess.
For longer trips on the road I carry the lube and kero in either Sig or
MSR 0.5 liter camp stove fuel bottles. 
The process is a little messy, but the chain seems happy.
If you do it over old newspapers, store them in a sealing metal can until
they can be safely disposed of. A better solution is to weld up folded sheet
metal into a tray that that extends under the chain area with a vertical side
piece that comes up between the lower part of the rear sprocket and the
tire, to protect the tire from drips.
I and two other people I know have noticed the frequency of needed chain
adjustments go up significantly when PJ-1 was used.
------------------------------Edward Walsh----Hewlett-Packard Company-------
                              edw@boi.hp.com  Disk Memory Division, MS213
                              (208)323-2174   P.O. Box 39  Boise,Idaho 83707
                              FJ1200'89,XZ550RJ(Vision)'82,DoD#98
From: labrg@emory.edu (Ryan Montieth Gill)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: test
Date: 31 Dec 92 21:53:50 GMT
Organization: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3


	this is a test
From: joe@rider.cactus.org (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: ZX-11, transmission
Date: 23 Dec 92 04:45:08 GMT
Reply-To: joe@rider.cactus.org
Distribution: world
Organization: NOT

lmcstst@noah.ericsson.se (Stamos Stamos) writes:
]In article <1992Dec22.130756.1@sc9.intel.com> rcrandall@sc9.intel.com writes:
]>Has anyone out there had problems with their ZX-11 transmission as I have.
]>I'm interested in settlements with dealers, rectification, etc...
]What year is it?
]The early ones had a faulty 2nd gear(I think) that would fail.

90 and 91 models are afflicted.

]I believe these were replaced by Kaw for free.

you believe wrong. see my followup to rc.

]Mine on the other hand gets a few false neutrals once in a while on
]lame shifts.

not neccessarily due to lame shifts...

-- 
Joe Senner -- joe@Rider.Cactus.Org           aDoF#?                Austin, TX

    'When I asked Unix to make the witches burn I got:
         mcad.dunham-frodo[ 10 ]%make witches\ burn
         Make:  Don't know how to make witches burn.  Stop.
     Ergo, it must be the wizards.' -- Jerry Dunham
From: thompson@Apple.COM (Paul Thompson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Tire pressures at maximum?
Date: 3 Jan 93 21:37:20 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

space@bcarh2b1 (Scott Pace) writes:

>Some people seem to advocate running their tires at pressures near the
>maximum specified by the manufacturer (such pressure usually found on the
>sidewall).

>I have also heard of the 10% rule (hot press. == cold press. + 10%).

I've used the 10% rule on bias-ply tires with good results, but most
people caution against applying it to radials.  Indeed, I tried to use
it when I first got radials, and found myself with tires that would
let go unpredictably because I was running too much pressure. (I've
since found 30/31 lbs work well on my Sportmax's, whereas I was running
36/42 with Metzlers)

Paul
-- 
Paul Thompson    Apple Computer    DoD #47    Would you remember a 1-line .sig?
From: tjohnson@anyway.prime.com (Tod Johnson (617) 275-1800 x2317)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Bra auction for charity (was: Re: Attention electric vest owners!
Date: 21 Dec 92 18:08:34 GMT
Reply-To: tjohnson@anyway.UUCP (Tod Johnson (617) 275-1800 x2317)
Organization: Prime Computervision, Bedford MA

In article <viking.724808682@vincent2.iastate.edu> viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson) writes:
>
>I'll put up my cup for the women
>and ladies to bid on (gay or bi men can also bid, I suppose).  It's
>made of 16ga steel and only has a few dings in it, no pun intended,
>if there is enough interest.
>
>< Dan Sorenson, DoD #1066 z1dan@exnet.iastate.edu viking@iastate.edu >


Dave;

	Well I'm not gay or bi-sexual but I have been looking for a
16ga steel sewing thimble for my mom. If I had it enlarged a bit do
you think it would fit over my moms index finger (~3/4 inch diam.)???


Thanks In Advance For Your Future Corespondence;

Tod J. Johnson
DoD #883
"Go Slow, Take Geritol"
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: roland@quadsys.com (Roland Besserer)
Subject: Re: CA bike inspection
Organization: QUAD Systems
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 19:28:42 GMT

essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum) writes:
: many thanks to all those who responded about this.  what i learned:
: 
: 1) they always check the VIN on the bike
: 2) they sometimes check lights and horn
: 3) unlikely (very?) that i will have to start the bike for them
: 4) no emissions restrictions
: 5) bike may have to have >7500 miles on it (but they might not check)
: 
: 

Let me throw in my 2 cents worth as I've had the misfortune to become
quite versed in the incomprehensible ways of the DMV. Having had to deal with
a total of 6 different DMV locations in trying to register first an RG500
and then an RGV250 imported from Europe I have found:

	- inspections are a joke. None of the inspectors that ever
	  looked at any of the bikes did much more than check the
	  VIN number. They check for the presence of lights, etc but 
	  never a functional test.
	- Getting your bike actually registered depends to a large
	  degree (80%) on the DMV person you happen to talk to. If they
	  start looking up regulations once they get utterly confused,
	  you're in for a long wait and then they'll send you home
	  if you have less than 7500 miles (I recommend the power drill
	  method to get 7500 miles quickly)
	- If you think you might run into problems, by far the best
	  places to go is a rural DMV where they may actually bend the
	  rules.
	- Last I checked, the DMV claimed that Motorcycles need an 
	  CA emission sticker. Now this could be misinformation - about
	  50% of what you'll be told at the DMV will be incorrect -
	  they even beat the IRS helpline.

Overall, they things is just plain and simple luck. You may breeze thru
or you may pay them repeat visits until you're blue in the face.

In that spirit: Good Luck
-- 

Roland Besserer
QUAD Systems
roland@quadsys.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith)
Subject: Re: Senseless, Childish Brazier Auction
Organization: Why do you suspect that?
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 92 03:16:42 GMT

In article <Bzrn7n.14zJ@austin.ibm.com> bade@wombat.austin.ibm.com writes:
>
>> P.S. Is this brazier black??
>> 
>Would that make the highest bidder the KotBB (Keeper of the Black
>Brazier), although I think that a Brazier is a kind of grill
>(it is in the Dairy Queen sign on the way to work) and we
>are talking about a Brassier
                     ^^^^^^^^
One wonders, a brassier what?  That is, something with more brass than 
something else.  Where's my Websters when I need it?

We already changed this auction once, from brassiere (as in bra) to
brazier (as in charcoal grill); now you want brassier (as in more brassy) <!>

Please tell us, what's wrong with the hot coal girl auction <?>

Charlie Smith,    DoD #0709

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: bethd@netcom.com (Beth Dixon)
Subject: Re: "Official" Squid bike?
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 23:54:18 GMT

In article <1992Dec22.185012.4058@znext.cts.com> erika@znext.cts.com (erik astrup) writes:
>
>	Ok, while discussing bikes over some beers last night (Celis White
>wheat beer, Yum!) the topic of "squids" and "posers" and their bikes came up.
>	The question is: What is THE poser/squid bike?

THE poser/squid bike is Jerry Wills' FJ1200...sorry, DS1200.  It sat
for months while its owner _talked_ about riding, had no water in the
battery, chain needed tightening and lubing, bald tires, etc.

And no other bike can make its claim to the "ultimate in squid
graphics."  ;-)

Beth

=================================================================
Beth E. Dixon               DoD #0384            bethd@netcom.com
1981 Yamaha SR250 "Excitable Girl"                    AMA #631903
"I can keep a handle on anything just this side of deranged."
                                                        -- ZZ Top
=================================================================

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith)
Subject: Re: Nitrous Oxide?
Organization: Why do you suspect that?
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 03:42:50 GMT

In article <1992Dec31.152123.23161@rchland.ibm.com> essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum) writes:
>In article <C03DzF.DB7@cs.uiuc.edu>, ward@cs.uiuc.edu (Christ Ward) writes:
>|> FRAHM@UCSU.COLORADO.EDU (Joel A. Frahm) writes:
>|> 
>|> >In article <1992Dec19.021153.14804@gecko.uucp> ed@Tekelec.gecko.uucp (Ed Campbell) writes:
>|> >>From: ed@Tekelec.gecko.uucp (Ed Campbell)
>|> >>Subject: Re: Nitrous Oxide?
>|> >>Date: 19 Dec 92 02:11:53 GMT
>|> >>In article <BzB0BH.51K@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> crmoorle@napier.uwaterloo.ca writes:
>|> >>
>|> >>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>|> >>	"The only substitute for cubic inches is more cubic inches"
>|> >>			Racer Brown  1954
>|> >>=====================================================================
>|> 
>|> I thought it was: "There's no replacement for displacment."
>|> 
>|> -- 
>|> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>|> Chris T. Ward  DoD#0710   "Don't take life too seriously, you can never come
>|>                            out of it alive."  -?
>|> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
>
>i thought it was "inches are everything".
>
>axel

I think that this thread is getting close to Mary's line again!

Charlie Smith,  DoD 0709


Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles