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From: ptaplin@escher.arch.adelaide.edu.au (Paul Taplin)
Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Cager Alert!
Date: 19 Aug 92 04:19:09 GMT
Organization: Department of Architecture, University of Adelaide

In article <Gary.Woodman.614.714098120@anu.edu.au> Gary.Woodman@anu.edu.au (Gary Woodman) writes:
>In article <1992Aug13.005303.4571@physiol.su.OZ.AU> john@physiol.su.OZ.AU (John Mackin) writes:
>
>>So my Modest Proposal is simple and obvious.  No one, under any
>>circumstances, should be permitted to operate any vehicle on a
>>public road other than a motorcycle, unless they can show proof
>>that they have been an active, riding motorcyclist for at least
>>some period (a year? two?).
>
>Apparently the Poms have been doing this for years (correct me, or my wife, 
>if you please) - it's not possible to obtain a licence to drive a _car_ 
>over there without having held a licence for a _bike_ for a nominated time...
>
>Good start do you think?

Probably not very practical, but still, we can dream! Anything to make
cagers actually see us is a good thing. I know a number of people that
have only recently taken up motorcycling and have since commented to
me, "Gee, it's only now that I'm starting to notice all the
motorcyclists on the road". Make some feel small, and vunerable to
vehicular accidents and they'll notice bikers for the rest of their
days.

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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: bambi@bu.oz.au (David J. Hughes)
Subject: Re: Best bike for a newbie?
Organization: ITS, Bond University
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 02:51:26 GMT

mmcg@cs.monash.edu.au (Mike  Mc Gaughey) writes:

>Yep - excellent bikes (especially the later, katana-style
>model - silver or silver/red, '83 onwards).

>The CB250 is indeed sluggish by comparison; the GPZ250 seems to be
>somewhere between the two.


I had a couple of CB250's as my first 2 bikes (and RS Single followed by
a Hawk/CB250N)  They gave me no problems and lasted the duration of my
humble Uni years at QUT.  At the time I was over 6 foot and I had no
problems with the size.

The comment about being sluggish may be valid.  I remember giving a mate
(also 6 foot plus) a lift from Brisbane to the Coast and it wasn't
pleasant.

I'm also a fan of the GSX line though, in fact my third bike was a GSXR
400 and my current is a GSX 750 ESD and neither have given any
mechanical problems.

All in all, I think the mechanics of the Suzuki vs the Honda are about
equal.  It comes down to personal choice regarding design, riding
position and "sluggishness".



bambi
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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: dawes@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Dawes)
Subject: Re: Lights in daytime
Keywords: lights
Organization: School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 12:34:09 GMT

In article <Bszn6I.7IC@quark.ansto.gov.au> jef@quark.ansto.gov.au (J. E. Fearon) writes:
>In article <1992Aug8.071704.19426@ucc.su.OZ.AU> dawes@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Dawes) writes:
>>In article <brians.713199551@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> brians@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Brian J Smith) writes:
>>>
>>>Take this from a non-bikie (yet)
>>>
>>> [original article deleted]
>>
>>don't agree with the result of the new regulations which has been that
>>most bikes no longer have an off switch for the headlight (ie the headlight
>>comes on when you turn the ignition switch on).  I'd hate to try to
>>start such a bike if the battery was low.
>
>Well tyhey don't come on as soon as you turn the key .. the ZZR1100 has a time
>delayed switch .. it turns on the headlight 5 seconds (I think it is 5) after
>the engine is running ..

They do on some bikes.  On my '92 DR650, the headlight comes on as soon
as the key is turned.  It's not electric start, but you still need
power for the ignition (An RZ250 I once had was good in this regard --
the ignition power came from a separate winding on the alternator and
not from the battery).  A lot of manufactures have taken the easy
option of simply removing the headlight switch even though the lights
are only required to be on when the engine is running.

David
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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: rbp@netcom.com (Bob Pasker)
Subject: Re: Trousers
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 23:39:36 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

In article <brent.713431337@coffeeshop> brent@socs.uts.edu.au writes:
>So what trousers get worn by motorcyclists? I wear jeans but it can get
>bloody cold in winter. Any opinions on leathers? What about those ski-pants
>like things the police motorcyclists wear? Anyone wear Belstaffs?

when i lived in the NE (of the US of A), i wore ski pants.  also, if
there are snow mobile shops down under, you might check out their
riding suits.


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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: dawes@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Dawes)
Subject: Re: Best bike for a newbie?
Organization: School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 12:31:44 GMT

In article <507@aldetec.oz.au> mawson@aldetec.oz.au (Graeme Mawson) writes:
>
>Again, I'm no expert, (not sure about 'powerband' ... could only guess) but I
>would recommend a 4 stroke.  4 strokes tend to be more durable, so assuming 
>you are looking at a bike around 1985 (since willing to spend $12-1500), this
>is important.  A 2 stroke of this vintage is probably burning a bit of oil.
                                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^
I should hope so :-) -- you'd be in trouble if it wasn't.

BTW, I'm biased towards two-strokes -- and I think the RZ250 is not a
bad bike -- I had one for a couple of years and clocked up about 50000km on
it during that time (it had done 30000km when I bought it and was getting
a bit 'tired' at 80000).  The powerband on these is relatively progressive.

I think the 200km/h top speed someone else mentioned is a bit optimistic
though -- that's about the speed you'll get out of an RGV or KR-1.

David
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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: brent@currawong.bhs.mq.edu.au (Brent Curtis)
Subject: Re: Canberra riding areas (dirt bike)
Organization: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 00:10:50 GMT

nxh109@rsphy7.anu.edu.au (Nicholas Hauser) writes:
>
>I know this seems to be predominantly a road bike newsgroup, 

The intention of this group was that it should relate to motorcycles
and motorcycling. This includes trailies, of course! 

After all, who says I can't go dirt riding on my 750?

                   Brent.

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 I do not like green eggs and ham.   |    Macquarie Uni
 I do not like them, Sam-I-am."      |    New South Wales
Date: 12 Aug 92 23:44:21 GMT
From: brent@socs.uts.edu.au (Disco Inferno Curtis)
Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Trousers
Reply-To: brent@socs.uts.edu.au
Organization: University of Technology, Sydney

dawes@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Dawes) writes:
 >peterk@foetus.syd.sgi.oz.au (Peter Kerney) writes:
 >>Hands up who has BLACK hands from riding in the rain with new gloves.
 >Yep -- even some of the ones that claim to be waterproof.

I wore ski gloves in the rain once and had red hands. I looked like I
had just committed some mass murder.

                 Brent.

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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: dfoott@fcit-c1.fcit.monash.edu.au (David Foott)
Subject: Re: Trousers
Organization: FCIT, Monash University 
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 01:11:02 GMT

Talk about expensive knock-overs...
A colleague has just got his BMW back from the insurance repair, and
the fairing, mirror and a triple clamp were about $2700..
and they'd tried to repair the fairing and the painting organisation has 
mismatched the colour, left off pinstripes and got dirt into the then still-
wet paint...
Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: jef@quark.ansto.gov.au (J. E. Fearon)
Subject: Re: Trousers
Organization: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 19:30:54 GMT

In article <brent.713431337@coffeeshop> brent@socs.uts.edu.au writes:
>
>So what trousers get worn by motorcyclists? I wear jeans but it can get
>bloody cold in winter. Any opinions on leathers? What about those ski-pants
>like things the police motorcyclists wear? Anyone wear Belstaffs?

well persopnally jeans mostly .. in winter a pair of track suit pants under the
jeans works wonders ;) .. as for leathers I have a Fuji racing 2 piece suit :)

Jason

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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: robert@ctpm.uq.oz.au (Robert Merlicek)
Subject: Like to hear from FZR600 riders
Organization: Centre for Language Teaching and Research, Uni of Queensland, AUSTRALIA.
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 05:03:38 GMT

I would like to hear from people that have FZR600's or CBR600f2's.
I am thinking of buying one and wondered if peoople had any problems with the 
FZR's. How are their headlights too. I heard some bad reports about the twin headlight setup on the older W models.

Regards
Robert Merlicek

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Newsgroups: aus.tex
From: tmcgannbt@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: figure positions follow up
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 02:55:27 GMT

G'da Again,
	Have had one suggestion (from two different people) and a couple of
other people respond to my earlier request by asking me for the solution
if I get one.
	It seems that the best procedure is to use more than one qualifier
in the \begin{figure} command, ie. [htb] rather than just [h], that way if
the [h] fails for some reason, eg. not enough room on the current page then
the compiler/editor has another command at its disposal.
	Haven't had a chance to give this a try yet as I've been a bit slack
but I'll follow up on Monday maybe after giving it a try over the weekend.
	Cheers for now, and thanks for the responses. Brendan McGann
From: David_Cole@guru.pub.uu.oz.au (David Cole)
Newsgroups: aus.tex
Subject: Printing Books on Amiga
Date: 19 Aug 92 11:15:07 GMT
Organization: Guru Meditation BBS

G'day all,

     I am extremely new to TeX, and as such, have no real understanding of
it.  When I downloaded the TeX files off my local BBS, (including Pas-Tex,
and editor TeXtPlusProffessional), I found that I could compile some of the
example files, such as letters and articles, but when it cam to compiling
the Book format, as this is what the manual was in,  the compiler kept on
returning the error "Can't find \book" or something to that affect.
     With the files that I have, I've got the plain.fmt and lplain.fmt, and
I believe these are what are used in the compilation of TeX files.  Is
there one of these for books?  I would be very interested to know if this
is needed, and where I can get it.

     Also, when printing, how can I set up DVIPrint for single sheet
printing?  Is there a way, or do I just have to print one page at a time
seperately?

     One more small thing, if I select print from ShowDVI, it prints in a
far smaller font than DVIPrint would give me.  Again why is this so?


I would be greatly appreciative for any help on the above matters.

Dave

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From: gje@itd.dsto.gov.au (Gary Ewing)
Newsgroups: aus.tex
Subject: Headers & Footers using LaTex
Date: 14 Aug 92 23:53:42 GMT
Reply-To: gje@itd.dsto.gov.au
Organization: Defence Science & Technology Organisation (Salisbury)


In using LaTex in report style (or any other), I cannot simultaneously generate both headlines and footlines. Can anyone tell me how to do this please?
Newsgroups: aus.tex
From: funka@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Andreas Funk)
Subject: DVIps (OS/2) : no memory message
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 09:26:25 GMT

Hello,

some days ago i got dvips for os2. 
After installing it i tried to convert some simple 
dvi-files, but always the mesage:
"dvips: !no memory" occured.
There is no Postscript printer connected to my machine,
but i think it should run without one.

Dvips was installed with emtex, and i used the -o option
to direct the output to a file. I used the predifined config.ps 
settings.

Any hints are appreciated

Thanks in advance 

Funky


Newsgroups: aus.tex
From: geoffo@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au (Geoff Oakley)
Subject: Re: Headers & Footers using LaTex
Organization: none
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 02:08:19 GMT

In article <1992Aug14.175343.164330@dstos3.dsto.gov.au> gje@itd.dsto.gov.au (Gary Ewing) writes:

   In using LaTex in report style (or any other), I cannot simultaneously generate both headlines and footlines. Can anyone tell me how to do this please?


There are two options available:

1) Obtain fancyheading.sty (I think is the name) which can answer your
problem. 


2) You can roll your own pagestyle, which is quite easy.

For a new pagestyle `mystyle':

+ define a macro ps@mystyle which defines macros called @oddhead and
@oddfoot which are the headers and footers you want.  If you are using
twoside, you will need to define @evenhead and @evenfoot as well.
Because these macro names contain the `@' character, you will need to
define ps@mystyle in a style file (say, mystyle.sty) or bracketed with
the \makeatletter and \makeatother commands

+ use your new pagestyle:
	\pagestyle{mystyle}


Geoff Oakley
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Newsgroups: aus.tex
From: tmcgannbt@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: figure positioning
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 00:27:16 GMT

G'day latexers,
	I have a bit of a problem with figures not appearing where I would
like them. It seems to me that the optional [h] etc commands, don't have my
manual handy, aren't all they are cracked up to be. I realise there has to
be some give in the system but once you have a hard copy of the article
I think you should be able to tell the document exactly where you want
the figures and tables rather than having them all pushed to the back of
the document. I've tried most of the options in the manual without the
desired level of success and was wondering whether anyone else had faced
this problem and managed to win.
	Any help would be appreciated. Brendan McGann
Newsgroups: aus.students.overseas
From: ratna@coombs.anu.edu.au (R. Sutanto)
Subject: Pro Rata Assessment of Fees
Organization: Australian National University
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 03:04:06 GMT

Hello!!
We, overseas students at the ANU are facing the changing of the method of
accounting our fees. From the usual method where we pay fees per semester
they are now changing it to the pro rata basis where we have to pay our
fees according to the numbers of points we are taking.

As a member of the interim comitte of International Students Services for
ANU (ISSANU) i am doing a study towards the pros and conts of this new
method.

Therefor I would like to obtain more information from other universities
out there of how they account the fees for their overseas students.

If your university still use the old method of paying per semester fees,
please mail me and supply me with the name of your university.

If instead your university are using the pro rata basis of accounting fees,
please supply me with the detail information of how the fees are actually
calculated. You can mail me at 

user0027@student.anu.edu.au OR
ratna@coombs.anu.edu.au


If you have printed materials that you can obtain and You think may be
useful for us, please mail it to:

            R. Sutanto
            FENNER HALL
            GPO BOX 1213
            Canberra
            ACT 2601


This matter are of a very important nature for us, so it is very important
that we can get as much information as possible and as accurate as
possible.

Thank you all for your support and generous help. It is very well
appriciated.
Thank you


Your faithfully,

R. Sutanto
From: t9214309@phillip.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.students.overseas
Subject: Request for apps and URGENT !!!
Date: 20 Aug 92 01:33:36 GMT
Organization: RMIT (Bundoora Campus)

Dear Netters:
This is for a friend. He intends to enroll for his Masters in Electronics
or Computer Science at any of the Australian Univs. Could you please
arrange to send application forms to the following address ?

	Mr. Nasser
	6/20, Payne Street
	North Caulfield, VIC 3161

The student is from India and plans to come here on a overseas student visa
next year. The local address is that of his cousin. Please treat this as a 
personal request. Thanks in advance.

Regards
Nagesh
Newsgroups: aus.students.overseas
From: yat@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Yat Man Greg LIN)
Subject: Addresses Wanted
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 00:13:09 GMT

Let's not talk about racism, dude!

internet address for the following locations needed:
	- University of Minnesota
	- University of Maryland
	- University of Hong Kong
	- Chinese University (Hong Kong)

And is the any archives/programs anywhere in the world that stores 
informations on domains/addresses of locations in the world?

Your help will be appreciated, for I want to get in touch with some freinds
(old ones) of mine.

Thankx

Greg.
p.s. email me on yat@mundil.cs.mu.oz.au or yat@ecr.mu.oz.au

Newsgroups: aus.students.overseas
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: Neville Oliver puts his foot in his mouth...
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 01:41:00 +1000

HI,
 ee> Well on the TTT-FM news in Hobart, the lady news reader
 ee> told us how the men's
 ee> cockless four had won the gold medal.

       Hey what a kick in the guts.....thought it was pretty obvious with
 those bike pants they wear!

 * Origin: Andy's Attic! Funny-bone time extra.. (03) 749-4897 (3:633/106)
Xref: sparky aus.jokes:1047 rec.humor:26456
From: u9147063@cs.uow.edu.au (Richard Barry Ling)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes,rec.humor
Subject: Re: WANTED:On the good ship venus...
Date: 19 Aug 92 09:21:31 GMT
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Wollongong University, Australia

rxkgt@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (George Tzanatos) writes:

> HAs anybody out got the full text of 'On the good ship venus'?

> If so, could you please mail it to me / post it to this group.
				          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Thanks.

The latter would be preferable. Thanx also

________________________________
Richard.  u9147063@cs.uow.edu.au
From: allanc@cs.su.oz.au (Restless Wanderer)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: Re: Jokes DIR/REGabout
Date: 21 Aug 92 04:42:36 GMT
Reply-To: allanc@cluster.cs.su.oz (Restless Wanderer)
Organization: Basser Dept of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Australia

In article <1992Aug19.091322.27998@peponi.wcc.govt.nz> meachen@med.wcc.govt.nz writes:
>>Nathan W.
>
>Where's Australia?

New Zealand was  allowed to secede from New South Wales in 1874 so ^figure that
Australia is the closest dole office to New Zealand.
Bondi CES guarantees kiwis the dole when they apply for an air/boat ticket.
Failure to register at Bondi means a further trip to Manly but you get the same
benefits.   
If you look at a map the geographical heart of NZ is in Nelson  Bay  
in NSW.                                                 ;-)
The benefits are the same but the living conditions are better.
Newsgroups: aus.jokes,rec.humor
From: rxkgt@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (George Tzanatos)
Subject: WANTED:On the good ship venus...
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 10:00:30 EDT


HAs anybody out got the full text of 'On the good ship venus'?

If so, could you please mail it to me / post it to this group.

Thanks.

Newsgroups: aus.jokes
From: 11437294@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (NATHAN WHEAT)
Subject: Re: Jokes DIR/REGabout
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 00:26:33 GMT

>>Q: How long does it take an Aussie to have a shit?
>>A: Nine months!
>>
>>(I know I'll regret posting this,  esp when you see where I'm mailing from...
>>
>>Jonathan.
>
>
>Just where the hell is New Zealand anyway?

Isn't that a province of Tasmania?

Nathan W.
From: killings@oortcloud.Eng.Sun.COM (Don Quixote de la Mancha)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: Re: Joke Alias
Date: 14 Aug 1992 00:53:01 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Distribution: world
Reply-To: killings@oortcloud.Eng.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: oortcloud

OK go for it!

How about a sun.jokes?

Anyway if you have a joke alias
put me on it...


chris  (I'm not joking, just kkdding)

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From: pete@marsh.cs.curtin.edu.au (Pete Staples)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes,rec.humor
Subject: Re: WANTED: On the good ship venus...
Date: 21 Aug 92 11:22:06 GMT
Organization: Curtin University of Technology

rxkgt@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (George Tzanatos) writes:


>HAs anybody out got the full text of 'On the good ship venus'?

>If so, could you please mail it to me / post it to this group.

>Thanks.



'twas on the good ship venus
by christ you should have seen us
the figurehead was a whore in bed
astride a rampant penis

the first mates name was kipper
a dirty little nipper
shoved up his ass bits of glass
and circumcised the skipper

frigging in the rigging
frigging in the rigging
frigging in the rigging
'cause there's fuck all else to do

The cook, her name was Mabel
Always willing and able
On the floor, behind the door
and on the chartroom table

We sailed to the bahamas
Where the girls all wear pajamas
They wouldn't screw our motley crew 
They'd rather use bananas.
Newsgroups: aus.jokes