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From: weaver@castor.cs.uga.edu (Mike Weaver)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Wet, Tired and Home!
Date: 28 Jul 92 14:46:19 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

>Tired, dry (now) and over that terrible hangover.  How many beers did
>I drink anyway?


12.....14.....32......56

I don't know, but you sure snored to raise the roof (tee-pee poles?)

>
>Thanks to Ed for running the whole thing, thanks to Tim for putting us
>up on the way down, thanks to everyone for singing "Happy Birthday"
>saturday night (it was my 32nd), thanks to Marc for taking the lead so I 
>could veg-out, thanks to that asshole taxi on the beltway near DC for not 
>killing us and thanks to my HD for not breaking down.
>
>- Roid



Thanks to Marc for being inclined enough to know how to close the roof of the 
tee pee. (Cool bike Marc, I want one)

-- 
________________________________________________________________________________
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weaver@castor.cs.uga.edu  | way." --Banzai Clutter Theorm
DoD#0529                  | 1982 Yamaha Vision 550 --  It's feeling better.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
Subject: HOV lanes in NY, NJ
Reply-To: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
Organization: Columbia University
Distribution: ny,nj
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 20:06:43 GMT


	Are motorcycles allowed in the High Occupancy Vehicle (i.e. commuter)
	lanes in New York (do they have any?) and New Jersey (like at the
	GWBridge coming off I-80)?

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From: traurig@ncavax.decnet.lockheed.com
Subject: Re: Cop Flashlights
Organization: Sanders Associates
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 20:22:49 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.165022.17493@sei.cmu.edu> dbidwa@sei.cmu.edu (Daniel
Bidwa) writes:
>>>    I HIGHLY recommend purchasing MagLites, i.e., cop-style water-
>>>    proof, explosion proof, aluminum flashlights.  Pay extra and
>>>    get a Xenon bulb.  Check flashlight periodically to make sure
>>>    the button didn't get pressed on and discharged the batteries.
>>Probably because cops have a history of abusing gay people, whenever
>>I see one of these flashlights I immediately envision somebody's
>>skull getting bashed open with it.  The flashlight function never
>>even crosses my mind.  Does anybody else have this reaction?
>
>Yup. Why else would anyone carry a bulky, heavy flashlight that throws as much
>light as a smaller flashlight one quarter its size? Those were standard issue
>out in the sticks where I used to live. Most cops here in the city just carry
>clubs (what are those called, anyway? tonfu?) and use a smaller flashlight.
>
>I guess you could use it to prop your seat up, or maybe as a spare tent pole.
>
>Dan
>

    Actually, as a volunteer EMT I have gone through (destroyed) a number of
flashlights before switching to a MagLite.  It is really amazing the amount of
abuse flashlights go through on the job with police/fire/ems folks.  The
MagLites (of any size) can really take it.  Of course, the larger sizes can
also dish it out :), and many people feel that that carrying a large MagLite
looks somewhat less threatening than carrying a nightstick.  This is especially
true in urban EMS (I'm semi-rural) where you really don't want to look like a
cop, and you're not supposed to carry weapons :).

    Recently I have found a make of flashlight that I think is better than
MagLite, except in terms of weaponry.  I have replaced my mini-MagLite with a
"MightyLite".  They also make a "Pelilite" and "SuperPelilite".  These lights
are plastic bodied, explosion and water proof, very lightweight, almost as
tough, and much brighter than MagLites.

Scott (traurig@ncavax.decnet.lockheed.com)

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: two miles from home (was Re: Cops show- Motorcycle wreck)
Date: 22 Jul 92 14:14:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: i88.1992Jul22.141418.16387
Organization: INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, Naperville, IL

In article <3880089@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> gharriso@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Graeme Harrison) writes:
>   ... However, I *personally* believe that many mothers with
>   children tend to be distracted by the antics of the kids in
>   their cars, station wagons and vans and are thus more likely
>   to get into an accident. Not because they're women, but cuz
>   they are usually the ones who have to transport children all
>   over the place. In fact, the accident ratio between women and

However, given a man who works full time away from home, driving the
same kids in the same station wagon on the weekend, I'd be willing
to bet he's even more likely to have an accident, because he's not
accustomed to dealing with the distractions.  Or maybe you've never
driven with your kids in the car?

>   P.S. Women run more errands during weekdays which increases
>        the chances of them greeting a motorcyclist rudely ;-)

The majority of the motorcyclists I know are at work during weekdays,
which decreases the chances of anyone greeting them rudely.
--
Jonathan E. Quist                              INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation
jeq@i88.isc.com                                        Naperville, IL
'71 CL450-K4 "Gleep"  -   "Worth Reposession"
DoD #094,  PBF #03  "I'm not mad; just terribly, terribly hurt."  HDM #007
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015)
Subject: Re: Reducing the "numbed hand" syndrome
Organization: Washington State University
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 17:00:51 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.143316.15683@bnrmtl.bnr.ca> sproulx@bmtlh182.BNR.CA (Stephane Proulx) writes:

discussion about numb wrist deleted

>
>Tell me if the wrist stuff works for you or if it's only my imagination...
>
>Steph

I use to have numb and sore wrists a bunch when I started riding.  I learned
that I was tense and grabbing the grips with far more vigor than needed.
I learned that relaxing and applying just enough pressure to the grips
to meet the needs of riding at (and in) the moment eliminated my soreness.

Your riding with a straighter wrist may be related to this.

Relax and enjoy.

Bill
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: kenoyer@cujo.enet.dec.com (Greg Kenoyer, Contract Spook)
Subject: Re: Harley riders waved !!!
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 06:16:19 GMT


In article <IeP8BdC00WBO43ypsK@andrew.cmu.edu>, "Peter A. Simon" <ps3p+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes...
	:
>...  i
>receive the regular postings from harley-request@Thinkage.On.CA which is
>addressed to the  hogaholics@Thinkage.On.CAit mailing list, so i guess i
>am a hogaholic.  a number of people, i noticed, posted on both
>nets--general m'cycle things to r.m., harley thingsg to r.m.h.  this
>makes very good sense to me.
> 
>thing is, i don't know how to vote.  would you care to come out of your
>usually negative shell and post something constructive for once?  thanks.

    damn, pete, you must not read very well either.  maybe that translator
    will help.

    in one of the recent issues (actually, in a couple) from hogaholics
    there were directions on how to vote.

    it was something like 'send mail to "yes@somenode.somewhere" for yes',
    or                    'send mail to "no@somenode.somewhere" for no'.

    tricky, yes?


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 DoD #0472	                     '84 FLH (The Last Shovel)
                                     '80 CM400E (made ya look)
     any opinions expressed are mine (not Ken's, et.al.), so tough
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From: svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda)
Subject: Re: Children suck (was Re: Cages suck (women cagers))
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 16:13:53 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.171921.4236@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Clifford David Weston) writes:

[Little boy gets caught by the backwash of Cliff's flamethrower.]

|mommy
|runs over and screams at me for hurting him, even though she *heard* me tell
|him not to touch *anything*.  her voice wouldn't go down, she wouldn't
|listen to me, i yelled an apology and rode away.

Apology?  Rode away?  Where was the smokey burnout?  *She* should have been
the one to run away.  Yeesh!  What are you, a Denizen or a geek!  (What?  Those
aren't mutually exclusive?  Huh?  Oh...nevermind.)

Dave Svoboda (rubis@gagme.chi.il.us)        | "I just can't take
90 Concours 1000 (Mmmmmmmmmmmm)             |  this weird shit
No ratbike at the moment.  Suggestions?     |  before breakfast!"
AMA 583905      DoD #0330    COG 939        |   -- Evo Woman
From: rkb@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Tires: Metz etc.
Date: 31 Jul 92 08:30:55 EDT
Distribution: rec
Organization: Cornell University

well, all I can add to this tire thread is that I'm annoyed I can't find the
size I want.   I have a non-stock 3.50 x 17 wheel for the interceptor and I
want to put a 150 wide on it.   The only one is a 55a MBS.   I would really
like something with a whole heapin more life than that.   So I'm gonna call
Metzeler and see if they're hiding an ME88 in that size from me.   I'm setting
the beast up for extended play rather than all out speed, like the previous
five owners had done.   I'm also investigating new (megacycle) harder cams,
valves, cylinder polishing, leaner jets, and massive dieting (for the bike).  
Any other bright ideas?   The rocket has 40kmi already, I'd like to put at
least another 140kmi on it before it disintegrates.

Cris Bare   '84 VF700F
"I wasn't finished with my song, BOB!"
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: cookson@mbunix.mitre.org (Cookson)
Subject: Re: My views of the RCR
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 15:30:02 GMT

In article <1992Jul30.140914.22957@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> shz@garage.att.com (Keeper of the 'Tude) writes:
>
>Did anyone else get zillions of bug bites on their legs?  Are Lyme Disease ticks
>active in NC?
>
Yeah, I did, I haven't seen a bullseye looking rings around them though, so
I figure I'm safe from Lyme...



-- 
| Dean Cookson / dcookson@mitre.org / 617 271-2714    | DoD #207  AMA #573534 |
| The MITRE Corp. Burlington Rd., Bedford, Ma. 01730  | KotNML  /  KotB       |
| "Nothing is as over rated as a bad fuck or as       | '81 CB750C            |
| under rated as a good shit" -Laszlo Nemeth, DoD #666| '88 Bianchi Limited   |
From: slndw@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Questions and thoughts on this summer.
Date: 23 Jul 92 21:42:18 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <1992Jul23.235221.21587@colorado.edu>, laszlo@eclipse.cs.colorado.edu (Laszlo Nemeth) writes:
> 
> Question:
> why is lugging the engine bad for the engine?


Ok... here is how I understand it (I have a simple mind, however)

When the engine is running at low rpm (that is relative depending
on the engine) and fuel is being dumped in, the fuel does
not combust propperly.  (I don't reember if it is due to 
compression.)  Anyhow, the end result is the engine overheats.
My ol' vee-dub used to make nasty noises if it was under-revved.

Other than that it seems (IMHO) that it would cause crud
to accumulate in the engine.  Nothing a good trip at 
high rev/high velocity couldn't burn out.

Anyhow-- that is the short of it.  If somebody knows the
long of it, pleas post.



> 
> Deep Thoughts:
> OK so is it just me or has the increase in REAL (not tip overs) 
> accidents this summer? it seems to me like there has been about
> a 10 fold increase in accidents this summer.
> 
> 
> Laszlo Nemeth
> pond_scum_sucker@cs.colorado.edu
> "hey - my tool works (yeah, you can quote me on that)." From elef@Sun.COM
> "My you have a long dipstick" Jill Lundquist
> "Harleys make to much noise. I guess I've just become a BMW snob" Mikii
> Not many men can say they made a woman orgasm and laugh at the same time.
> DoD #0666          UID #1999


-tootarat
Watershed Science
Utah State University
slndw@cc.usu.edu
750 shadow

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: taylor@farm.rtp.dg.com (William Taylor)
Subject: wheel weights
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 14:42:57 GMT
Reply-To: taylor@rtp.dg.com
Organization: Data General Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC

Thanks again for all the advice on tire mounting!

One remaining obstacle -  I can't seem to find wheel weights.
None of the local dealers sell them and I'm not having any luck
finding them mailorder.

Does anybody know where I can buy some wheel weights?

buddy
--
Buddy Taylor            85 Honda Shadow VT500C      Data General
taylor@dg-rtp.dg.com    78 Yamaha DT175             Research Triangle Park, NC
From: captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Info on Honda Hawks (meets parental permission)
Date: 23 Jul 92 20:26:30 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <1992Jul22.172201.19794@tcsi.com> brad@spike.tcs.com (Brad Whitaker) writes:
>In article <76339@ut-emx.uucp>, captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
>> I have found two Honda Hawk GT 650 bikes.
>
>I wish I had your kind of luck. Did you ask your Mom if you can keep 'em?
>
>(Honest, Mom, they just started following me home.)
>
>Brad Whitaker  Teknekron Communication Systems, Inc.   Berkeley, CA USA


Mom knows nothing about this.  My parents have always been very anti-moto,
as is the rest of my adult family.  I tried to tell my aunt & grandmother
about the bike, but they got all flustered and upset, so I'm keeping my
mouth shut.  One of the Hawks got homesick, and went back to his owner,
but the other one, a pretty gray, spritely beast is attempting to bond
with me even as we write.  Y'all will surely be deluged with Hawk questions
in the near future.  :)  In fact, here's the first one...  I have no brake
pads on the rear, so I have only been using the front brake.  I'd like to
have a rear brake too.  Is there really anything wrong with EBC brake pads?
The shop guy said that they are fine, but that's all he sells, so I imagine
he's a bit biased.  Also, how difficult is it to replace the pads?  Are
there any weird tolerances I need to meet?  Do I need a micrometer to space
them, or a torque wrench to tighten them on properly?   
Many more crazy enthusiastic foolish idiotic questions to come!  :)


-- 
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I ain't lyin'                                     -   O
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From: egreen@East.Sun.COM (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Cages suck (women cagers)
Date: 21 Jul 92 15:14:46 GMT
Reply-To: egreen@East.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 7907@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU, cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Clifford David Weston) writes:
>
>but tailgating is never innocent, neither is pulling
>out in front of another vehicle *when you saw it*, etc.  it is this type
>of act which others have said are perpetrated by YFs moreso than males.

Wife's?  Are you saying single women don't do these things?

---
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: hamiltoj@CS.ColoState.EDU ((n)<j>ay)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Dead Sidestand switch
Keywords: Sidestand switch
Date: 28 Jul 92 18:37:52 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Computer Science Department

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!  Don't ask me how I know, but it dosen't.
>switch.  Does anyone know how how these things work?  If the switch
>malfunctions is there a backup circut that takes over?  I don't want
           not on my bike ^^^^^^^^^^^

>to be running down the road and have the bike decide that the
>sidestand is down when it isn't!  (Could be really dangerous)
>
^^^^^^^^^ I personally can vouch for this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>BTW: I totally disconnected the switch and the bike still ran, even in
>gear.
>
>Thanks for  any advice,
>Keith

Sidestand switches are spawned from the devil.  At least the ones (yes
plural) on my virago.  Went thru 3 in about 10,000 miles, and 
Yamaha corporation says no one else has ever reported this problem.
25 bucks apiece!!!!  Cant get out of the Yami dealer for < 15.00 bucks.

I think there are two types of switches, one of which I know really
really well.  This is the kind where the switch is a neccessary
but not sufficient circuit.  One of mine went bad during The Freedom  
Ride last year, and it made for an interesting trip.  

The way it works, is the side stand touches the switch only when
down, and this breaks the circuit.  In other words, the switch is on
unless pressed.  The switch wore out for some reason so that just
wiggling it from side to side was breaking the circuit.  Not fixable,
just replaceable, or bypassible with a short wire with alligator under
the seat.  

I think the other kind is a switch that acts as a ground, causing the
engine to die, but cant say for sure.  

I do know that some switches are designed to sense the stand down,
others sense the stand when up.  But, either type of switch could
work either way.

If you say your bike runs with the switch disconnected, I would say
it is the second type.  I know my bike will not run w/o the switch
unless jumpered by the alligator clips.  Try this, when the bike is
running in gear, try grounding the plug for the switch to the other 
side, if the bike dies, then you know the switch grounds the ignition.
if not, then the problem lies somewhere else.

If you are like me and insist on having the bike perfect, bend over.
otherwise just leave it and know that it won't work.  

Jay Hamilton       XV1000 with more chrome and ss switches than a Harley
hamiltoj@handel.cs.colostate.edu  Time to change the oil AGAIN?!?!?!
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: shz@garage.att.com (Keeper of the 'Tude)
Subject: Re: Insurance Bullshit
Organization: Office of 'Tude Licensing
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 21:11:27 GMT

In article <5049@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>, ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck) writes:
> Oh, yeah.  We have 65 now on I-81 almost border-to-border in Va.
> That's 300 miles of nice blacktop through the Shenandoah Valley and
> into the Smokey Mountains.  As Interstates go, this is one of the
> nicest.

I'll let everyone know how much I enjoyed 600 miles of it when I get back
on Monday or Tuesday...

- Roid
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jdh64@cas.org (Dave Huddle)
Subject: Re: Ridership doubles on ride to work day
Organization: What, me organized?
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:13:52 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.161331.258@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mwallace@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark Wallace) writes:
>
>Well I'd say the ride to work day campaign was a hugh monumental
>success.  Today there are two bikes in the motorcycle parking
>area where I work, yesterday there was one.  No one I talked
>to about it had heard of it (no riders that is).  I didn't
>notice any increase here in Colorado Springs, How about
>anywhere else?
>
>Mark Wallace, Castle Rock, CO
>

One of the managers (who doesn't read the NET) organized the Ride to Work day
here after reading about it in some magazine.  We had a special-reserved area
in the visitors parking lot, right out side the window of the company Director.

Six bikes showed up, a total of about 5033 cc's distributed among 16
cylinders.  A photographer was on hand.  We'll probably get an article in the
company newsletter-maybe with a "centerfold" of the only female in the group
on her H-D 883.  The other bikes were:  Suzuki 450, Yamaha 650, BMW 750,
Honda 900, and Suzuki 1400.  Because of my usual Daddy-duties (picking the
kids up from day care on my way home) I rarely get to ride to work.  But
today, after SPECIAL negotiations with my wife, I was *allowed* to join the
RtW group.  After the photo-session we all rode about 1 mile to a pub for
lunch, swapped lies, then went back to work (?).

--

		     ____
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	      AMA# 0569575

	      '86 SuzuKI CaVAlcade GV1400LXE--SKInny VAn

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~
From: frank@marvin.contex.com (Frank Perdicaro)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: How to make a quieter exhaust?
Date: 21 Jul 92 12:22:49 GMT
Organization: Xyvision Design Systems

In article <1992Jul20.201604.18725@bnr.ca> space@bwdlh522.bnr.ca (Scott Pace) writes:
>
>I have a very LOUD Kerker 4->1 on my newly acquired GS850.  I would like to
>make it MUCH quieter.  Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do
>to achieve this, short of replacing the exhaust/muffler system?  Maybe I
>could stuff fibreglass into the end of the muffler?  Any and all help will
>be much appreciated by myself and my neighbors.
>
I think I posted this before, but the stainless steel wool typically
used in the food industry for cleaning( scrubbing ) pans should be
ideal.  One of out local supermarkets sells this stuff.  Oddly enough,
its with the brooms and brushes, not with the rest of the SOS/Brillo
type steel wool.  The stuff is fairly inexpensive; I guess you could
stuff a kerker full for < $10.
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