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From: leavitt@cs.umd.edu (Mr. Bill)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: SUMMARY: advice on gear
Date: 9 Nov 92 01:18:24 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The Cafe at the Edge of the Universe

Matt - both oclc and sppy00 barfed my reply.  Oh well, maybe others
on the group have overgrown calves also.

>As a general request, I'm interested in peoples opinions on boots.  I 
>personally have problems, because I have big calfs.  I'm specifically
>requesting info on boots for sport/touring.

"Motorcyclist" did a write-up on boots in the March 1992 issue.  You
can probably still find it at your local municipal library.  In case
you can't find it, I'm including an excerpt on one boot I remembered
in particular regarding big calves:

CORBIN SHORT ROADMASTER
	This stubby-looking boot has all the features of the longer,
original Roadmaster, truncated by 5 inches.  The shorter boot is more
comfortable to wear all day underneath jeans, and caters to riders with
larger-than-normal calves.  We found the Short Roadmaster to be just
as comfortable and long-lasting as the original Corbin boot, but on
the bike, the boot is too short in the leg and pants tend to ride up
above it.  Commuters may find it ideal, but we recommend the longer
version.

And for reference:

CORBIN ROADMASTER
	Long accustomed to making motorcyclists' posteriors comfortable,
Mike Corbin realized a couple of years ago that comfort was lacking in
the foot department too.  His answer is the Roadmaster boot, designed
for comfort while touring or walking.  Cushioned insoles ride over a
cleated Vibram sole, glued and stitched to a leather upper.  The upper
is leather lined.  This process assures longevity, although we found
that the dye tended to scuff off in the gearshift area after prolonged
use.  Additional protection extends to padding over both ankles and in 
the gearshift area.

Style		Leather		Fastner			Heel	Replaceable
		Thickness					Soles

Roadmaster	1.7mm		full-length zipper,	yes	yes
				hook and loop
Short
Roadmaster	1.7mm		full-length zipper,	yes	yes
				hook and loop


Style		Hgt.	Colors	   Lining	Sizes		   Price

Roadmaster	13.5"	black,	   leather	7.5-13 men's	   $189
			brown			B, D, EW width
Short
Roadmaster	8.5"	black	   Dri-Lex	7-11 in half	   $189
						sizes, 12, 13


Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Mr. Bill
-- 
Bill Leavitt  DoD: #224  Domain: leavitt@cs.umd.edu  UUCP: uunet!mimsy!leavitt
1982 CBX (White Lightning), 1982 GS850G (Suzibago), 1976 CJ360T (Little Honda)
"Due to circumstances beyond your control,                               =o&>o
=o&>o                   you are master of your fate and captain of your soul."
From: karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: British rides
Date: 7 Nov 1992 20:43:47 GMT
Organization: Mindcraft, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: pangea.stanford.edu

In article <1992Nov3.111648.10143@gdr.bath.ac.uk> bsstrs@gdr.bath.ac.uk
(T R Stickland) writes:
>Out of interest, do you have reflectorised road signs as well?  These
>are _bad_ at night, they make them really big (so the stupid cagers don't
>miss them I suppose) so if you're running on full beam you get dazzled!

Yes.  The colors and reflective additives here are reasonably
well chosen to prevent dazzle, at least on big signs.

I find them helpful on my bike, especially when I'm using the
low beam.  My bike's headlight has a sharper cutoff than car
bulbs do, so there isn't enough stray light to illuminate
non-reflectorized stop signs.
--

    Chuck Karish          karish@mindcraft.com
    (415) 323-9000 x117   karish@pangea.stanford.edu
From: molenda@i1.msi.umn.edu (Jason Molenda)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: high mileage
Date: 11 Nov 92 18:09:49 GMT
Article-I.D.: news2.1992Nov11.180949.132
Organization: University of Minnesota

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

>18k miles is still a nubile!  At 35k I had to replace a valve on my 750
>(probably due to my own negligence in service).  Other than the bad valve,
>everything else in the top end was still well within specification.

same here.  I picked up my '77 cb750f with 12k last sept and it's at
about 28k right now.  due to the fact that i kinda never bothered to
adjust the valves (recommended adjustment period 3k miles, i went about
16k miles before i noticed them, dunno if they were checked in the
first 12k or not), i now have exhaust coming out the intake valves.
otherwise, it runs just great.  my gaskets are getting a little old so
there is some oil leaking out the engine block, but nothing drastic or
to cause alarm.

otherwise it runs pretty darn well.
-- 
Jason Molenda, University of Minnesota, Supercomputer Inst., Technical Support
SGI Iris Admin        molenda@jason.msi.umn.edu       DoD #1867     '77 CB750F
``If you are what you eat, I'm dead meat.'' -- Timbuk 3
From: fleckens@plains.NoDak.edu (Clint Fleckenstein)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Cops Suck!  Cops Suck!
Date: 11 Nov 92 21:16:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: ns1.BxKLrD.B7H
Organization: Right to Left, Top to Bottom.

In article <1992Nov11.125124.2527@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu> ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu writes:
>
>	Uh, yes, as a matter of fact, I *have* been busted for speeding.
>Many times.  I just retook the driving test because I had too many points
>on it.  But reality is hard to face, I guess ...

Yeah, I've been busted a couple of times as well.  I prefer to think of
it as a 'game' of sorts.  If I can evade a cop without speeding up, by
just taking a couple of corners, I will.  If he/she catches me doing a
really stupid or bad thing, I'll face the music.  But I worked for many
years in law enforcement, so I'm a little more philosophical about it.

Clint Flecken-Stimpy
 __________________________________________________________________________
 Clint Fleckenstein   <fleckens@plains.nodak.edu> <fleckens@NDSUVM1.BITNET>
 Master Control/Operations, KFYR TV 5 / KQCD TV 7              .5k EX Pilot  
 My login and conduct don't belong to Meyer Broadcasting.         DoD #5150
From: karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Won't be in Colorado...
Date: 7 Nov 1992 21:55:09 GMT
Organization: Mindcraft, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: pangea.stanford.edu

In article <daved.721079827@convex.convex.com> daved@convex.com
(David Dorfman) writes:
>>>minority status, quota preferences, protected status or claim of
>>>discrimination. This Section of the Constitution shall be in all

>I'm sorry to say this but I don't find this law to be offensive, it simply 
>codifies the opinion that people should NOT be given special protection of
>a protected class based on sexual orientation. Other laws designed to protect
>human rights of all persons should still apply.
>
>If a person is fired for a reason unrelated to job performance, they should
>still be protected.

Should be, but won't be.  The amendment John quoted would
prevent laws in Colorado from enumerating sexual preference
as a reason unrelated to job performance.  Many people are
quite happy to say that deviance from sexual norms is
related to job performance if you're a teacher, for instance.

Besides, except for civil service jobs there's no law
against firing people for non-job-related reasons
other than the reasons that are specifically enumerated in
laws: things like race, sex, age, and religion.

>Sexual orientation should never make a difference, if this is true then
>why would a person be entitled to special protections because of their
>sexual preference.

Of course it should not make a difference.  The fact is that it
DOES make a difference.  The "special protections" we're talking
about here are things like the establishment of a right to
walk down a street holding one's lover's hand without being
fired from one's job.  Some people in our society can now do
that safely, and some can't.
--

    Chuck Karish          karish@mindcraft.com
    (415) 323-9000 x117   karish@pangea.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: phil@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Phil Stone)
Subject: Re: R100GS final drive trouble
Organization: NASA Ames Res. Ctr, Calif.
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 01:14:08 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.234634.11483@balrog.dseg.ti.com> keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer) writes:
>Obqualifications:
>
>Continental Divide to Phoenix.  Rain all the way.  November.  Thunder Storm.
>Lightning.  Flash Floods.  Shaft Drive.  No problem.

One day in the rain?  BFD.  Try it for about 10 days of downpour.
Leave the bike outside the whole time, too.

I have to assume you have a breather vent somewhere on that miracle
shaft drive of yours.  Perhaps it is made of Goretex?

(Technically, however, you met the qualification, so I won't label
you an Onanistic, Brand-Bashing, Worthless Poser. :-) )

>Keith Schauer		Texas Instruments	Plain O, Texas

 Phil Stone         (phil@eos.arc.nasa.gov | ...ames!eos!phil)
 '83 R80ST               DoD #95              "Motorcycles OK"
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From: ericm@microunity.com (Eric Murray)
Subject: Re: *** '74 KAW MACH II ***
Organization: MicroUnity Systems Engineering Inc.
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:36:44 GMT

In article <BxK2wH.K1u@vuse.vanderbilt.edu> dab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (The Nashville Flash) writes:
>
>Riddle:  What do you get when you bore a 350 out to 750?

Metal shavings.


--
Eric Murray   ericm@microunity.com   Ride fast, die young, wear black leather.
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From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: GTS1000A gripe
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:10:32 GMT

joe@woody.mpd.tandem.com (Joe Senner) writes:

>Krauser makes hard bags for a whole bunch of different bikes, I've even
>seen them on Ducati's. you must admit, the BMW bags look and fit better
>than any krauser could ever hope to,

No and yes. The BMW bags do tuck in tighter, but they look a lot more
like suitcases than the Krauser K2 bags. Of course the Krauser K1/Star/
Starlet bags are even boxier than the BMW bags.
-- 
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: jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend)
Subject: Re: First BMW ?s
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation, NASA Ames
Date: 10 Nov 92 10:58:39

"ellert" == Ed Ellert <ellert@ds2.uh.cwru.edu> writes:

ellert> recommendations, although there's something about those
ellert> R100's.  Anyway, I have a couple of questions: 1) is this a

Yeah, they're cheaper, less maintenance, paralever suspension, and a
*bunch* of third-part stuff fits on 'em.

ellert> may find myself in another country in a year or two...road
ellert> conditions unknown...possibly Australia or Indonesia, just

Get a GS... (says the R owner :-)

--
             J. Eric Townsend --  jet@nas.nasa.gov -- 415.604.4311
                     '92 R100R, DoD# 0378, BMWOA, AMA, ACLU
                                "HotHead Rules!"
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: tomes@iastate.edu ()
Subject: Re: Loud pipes: get some perspective
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 00:59:10 GMT

In article <1dolekINNfh@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:

>Ever heard of ABATE?

You are right: I apologize for omitting them.

>MSF supports helmet USE, and takes no official position on helmet LAWS.

Also right.  But then why is there so much emphasis on the priority of
rider training over enforcement of helmet laws in both the curriculum
and in their publications?

The reference to missing the point was directed at those netters that seem
to place more importance in their right to do anything legal, and bitch
about laws that are seemingly unfair to riders.

You are obviously a politically correct, helmet wearing Joe Q Public pleasing
guy, so please disregard the above comments  (truce,eh?)   ;)

Btw, has anyone ever thought about a FLIR or image enhancing HUD for a
motorcycle helmet?  Or maybe just a rear view display?  Cameras are getting
smaller, and Reflection Technologies has that neat eye projection display...

CP Tomes
Why not?

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: acuff@CAMIS.Stanford.EDU (Richard Acuff)
Subject: Re: Keith Code Racing School
Keywords: Willow
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:01:39 GMT

I took Code's "Regular" (1/2 day) California Superbike School class
last summer at Sears Point.  I very much enjoied it.  It was my first
time on a track with a bike.  I got the book and video "Twist of the
Wrist" when I signed up for the class and they had me wondering what I
was getting into since I didn't like them a lot (the video was
especially bad), but Code was in fact an excellent instructor (IMHO),
both in the classroom and on the track.  Given that they supply all
the equipment, it was well worth it.  I expect to do it again.

	-- Rich

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: traurig@ncavax.decnet.lockheed.com (Scott Traurig)
Subject: Re: Honda VF 500 Interceptor
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 18:08:31 GMT

In article <1992Nov9.120808.8848@spider.research.ptt.nl>,
pijpers@sun006.research.ptt.nl (Raymond Pijpers) wrote:
> 
> Hi There,
> 
> A friend bought a Honda VF 500 Interceptor, but he has 
> no documentation on it.
> If someone does, please contact me per e-mail (see above) 
> or post a reaction.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Ray

    What do you want to know about it?

Scott (email.straurig@email.sanders.lockheed.com)
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Cagers' fault in 80% of cage-bike acci
Date: 11 Nov 1992 20:03:36 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 7390@i88.isc.com, jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
>
>But then,
>don't expect the insurance industry to do anything to reduce costs when
>they can raise premiums.

Like lobby for helmet laws (which reduce claims costs by reducing the
number of motorcycle on the cage-dominated road)?

And the "raising premiums" part can be pretty tricky, too.  GEICO has
been pushing for state and federal bans on radar detectors for years.
It is safe to assume that some of their customers have them, and are
currently avoiding tickets with them.  GEICO increases premiums for
getting tickets, so eliminating the detectors allows them to increase
premiums on that segment of their customers, getting more in premiums
for the same ACTUAL risk.

---
Ed Green, former Ninjaite |I was drinking last night with a biker,
  Ed.Green@East.Sun.COM   |and I showed him a picture of you.  I said,
DoD #0111  (919)460-8302  |"Go on, get to know her, you'll like her!"
 (The Grateful Dead) -->  |It seemed like the least I could do...
From: shadow@pro-haven.cts.com (Blaine Hufnagle)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: DoD bananas
Date: 7 Nov 1992 03:49:47 -0600
Organization: ProLine [pro-haven] - Pariahs' Haven BBS, 409/693-8262, 9600-300
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

In <1992Nov5.100835.90507@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
bull@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au writes:
%         Arnie, you're slightly off the mark. We don't want DOD Bandanas,
% we want DOD Bananas. Think about it.

naw...  How you gonna imprint the DoD logo onto one?  You hit it, and it
turns to mush...  you ever eat a mushy banana?  

%         Being tailgated by an arsehole cager? Pull out a DOD banana, peel
% it, eat it (or drop it into the tank for mega octanes) and drop the peel
% on the road. The cager will hit it and have a massive spin out, turning
% his/her cage into a total write off, hopefully taking out 20 other cages
% in the process.

(besides... mushy banana clogs carb passages and fouls plugs....)

%         If that doesn't appeel to you, you can dry the banana skin and
% smoke it. Is this a great idea or what!


Hey, now there's an idea... :)

-blaine
          a.k.a. The Midnight Shadow    |  1979 Chevy Urban Assault Vehicle
Texas Aggie Bus Driver and proud of it! |  1982 Thomas Transit Liner bus
Another Bodybuilder from HELL!!         |  1982 Yamaha Vision   DoD #7192
        "Mine is not to wonder why, Mine is but to look and cry....."
From: jwills@ISI.EDU (Jerry Wills)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: GTS1000A; RADD front suspension
Date: 12 Nov 92 05:28:30 GMT
Organization: USC-ISI
In-reply-to: drinckes@nzl.abk.nec.co.jp's message of 5 Nov 92 20:40:41 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.204041.7879@asl.dl.nec.com> drinckes@nzl.abk.nec.co.jp (Doug Rinckes) writes:

>   Uuuuuuuuuhh, nngngnnn, oh shit, ok I'll bite.
>   Granted, to the untrained eye, an R bike does look a little odd.  However,
>   it at least still looks like a bike.  I've just realised what the front
>   end on the GTS reminds me of ... a wheelbarrow.  It's not like the Tesi
>   with a nice, almost delicate front arm, it's got this huge, "spare piece
>   of metal lying in the workshop" look.  Icky yicky.

>   (I'm trying Real Hard(tm) not to turn this into an argument/discussion
>   about Boxers.)  :-)

	If you had seen a Tesi in person, you wouldn't say 'delicate'.
	The arms are larger than many rear swingarm today.

	As for the boxer, It does look like a bike....... from the 30's

			Jerry Wills 
I'll have enough POWER when I can spin the tires at the end of the straight!
89 FJ DERSLYR, 83 Le Mans III Kit DoD#500 KotF(Flag) Mark Donahue, about 917's
USC/Information Sciences Institute  (USC/ISI)  SoCal (310) 822-1511 x 236

You done violated Physics, BOY!    Assume the position..... (Rider 5/92)

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From: achenbac@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Jeff Achenbach)
Subject: Re: Alternative uses for Aerostitch
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 22:55:21 GMT

In article <1dc22eINNda7@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> jrd@po.CWRU.Edu (John R. Daker) writes:
>
>
>I finally received my latest addition to my wardrobe, a red and black
>Motowear suit.  It's similar to the Aerostitch, but $300.00 chaeper.
>
>But that isn't the point of this.  I was wondering if any of you 
>Aerostitchers had used you suit for something other than motorcycling,
>namely skiing.  It seems perfect.  Waterproof (kinda), warm (kinda),
>easy to seal out the elements.  
>
>Better yet, tell me why I shouldn't use it for skiing.  It seems now
>that I can use it year round.
>

I thought the reason for these high dollar outfits was so that you could
ride year round?

Jeff Achenbach
From: lmcstst@noah.ericsson.se (Stamos Stamos)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Uneven Front tyre
Date: 5 Nov 92 20:10:30 GMT
Organization: Ericsson Communications Inc. Montreal, Canada
X-Disclaimer: This article was posted by a user at Ericsson.
              Any opinions expressed are strictly those of the
              user and not necessarily those of Ericsson.

In article <2784@devnull.mpd.tandem.com> joe@mpd.tandem.com writes:
>]I have noticed that the leading edges of the tread on the front tyre are
>]worn more than the trailing edge?
>]You can almost see small dimples on the tyre.
>]Is this normal? Wrong tyre pressure?
>]The tyre is a Dunlop Sportmax.
>
>the exact same thing happened on my ZX-11 with sportmax's until randy davis
>pointed out that I needed to up my tire pressure to at least 42psi. I was
>running 32psi. the problem did not reoccur on the next tire.
>Joe Senner                                          joe@rider.cactus.org




I had 40psi(digital gauge) in the front.
I did run 42psi but I found the front locking up too easy.
It would lock and just skid. As if it was too top heavy?
I wound the preload up two notches, reduce the front to 40psi,
and it didn't seem to lock as easy as before.

Anybody have similar experiences?
Any suggestions? Raise/lower forks in clamps?




--
Stamos <lmcstst@noah.ericsson.se>            ZZR11            Ellas
Ericsson, Cellular Design
Montreal, Canada.
From: agent86@netcom.com (Michael McBride)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: high mileage
Summary: high mileage is relative
Keywords: motorcycle mileage concerns
Date: 9 Nov 92 19:25:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.1992Nov9.192500.16997
Distribution: rec
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <1992Nov9.130407.27680@lth.se> henrik@tde.lth.se (Henrik B|rjeson) writes:
>I saw in the paper yesterday an advert for an old Honda CB 750 at a
>very affordable price. The problem is that the bike has run approx. 
>18000 miles which seems to be a rather high mileage compared to
>others.

	High mileage is a relative term.  I put about 10Kmiles every
	six months on my motorcycles.  I have a friend with an old
	Katana 650 that just ticked over 70Kmiles (never rebuilt) the
	damn thing still runs good too!
>
>Does anybody have any experience on how many miles one may assume that
>an engine will last. Are there models more prone to wear than others ?

	The owners manual for my last bike implied that the engine
	had a useful life of about 35Kmiles.  I wonder about this.

>Which parts wear out and what should you look for
>buying such a high mileage bike? Is it at all recommended ?

	same as with a cage, I would recommend having a mechanic
	look at a bike if you dont know the owner personally.
	I believe that the quality and regularity of maintenance
	performed has a _great_ deal to do with life expectancy...
	(gee, just like humans :)  If you dont know the guy he will
	probably be willing to lie to you to sell the bike.  See the
	"Lies, Lies, Lies" thread.

	As for the CB in particular... I must confess that I know
	little except heresay (e.g. they are fairly bulletproof)

In any case good luck to you.  Take a polygraph with you...  B^)


-- 
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