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From: baxter@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Baxter)
Subject: Re: How do I teach the wife to descend?
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 22:30:05 GMT

Show her how it is done.  Have her watch.  Do it in neutral with the motor off
if possible and tell her exactly what you are doing all the way down.  Make 
her a video tape of you going down the hill and have her study your body
position.  It might just work.
_____________________________________________________________________________
DoD #359         '91  CR250            |         Mike Baxter   
AMA #607249                            |              
TCCRA  #061    250cc int. class        |      baxter@spdc.ti.com
Texas Cross-Country racing series      |   
50 miles of off-road Hell              |   Texas Instruments, Dallas Tx.
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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Subject: Re: Bike--No Gear
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 00:06:50 GMT
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              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

> From: jjb@dtc.hp.com (Jim Brewer)
> Subject: Re: Bike--No Gear
> 
>   It's not a question of working harder, it's a question of cooling
> Even going uphill, an MX'er will keep an nice full breeze going through
> your vented Fox Roost II.  

	Ok, I'll invite you to come with us next time when we're pushing
	and manhandling our bikes up a monster, rut infested, muddy hill
	with 4' step-ups...The only breeze ya get is when someone farts...

	I must admit though that whilst riding a bicycle is hard, I've
	never been so stuffed that it's taken me days before I could walk
	normally...a hard enduro will often do it to me..

	Cheers
	George Couyant
From: checksix@flyboy.EBay.Sun.COM (Al Conte)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: Project XR600
Date: 3 Sep 1992 22:55:13 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: checksix@flyboy.EBay.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: flyboy.ebay.sun.com
Keywords: Say Cheese !!!!

>Hey George, how about strapping a bottle of nitrous to it?  Or make a small
>cylinder and conceal it in the petrol tank . . . and watch those CR500 guys
>turn green with envy as you blast by 'em on the hills!


Yeah ! I'll be sure to  bring my camera and take a picure of you and your
rip snortin, fire breath'in boat anchor going ballistic into the trees !!!!



Al




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From: baxter@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Baxter)
Subject: helmets
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 08:02:52 GMT

Well everone, I'm in the market for a helmet.  Although I think I found the 
helmet I'm going to buy, I would still like some opinions on the different
kinds of hemets that are out there.  The helmet that I'm thinking of buying
is a custom painted Bell Moto4.  It has a great paint job, and buying it would
probably help out a friend of mine that suffered a broken wrist at our last
race. He has never wore the helmet, and did I mention the great paint.  Anyway
the price is really good at $100 and I can always buy another helmet later. 

_____________________________________________________________________________
DoD #359         '91  CR250            |         Mike Baxter   
AMA #607249                            |              
TCCRA  #061    250cc int. class        |      baxter@spdc.ti.com
Texas Cross-Country racing series      |   
50 miles of off-road Hell              |   Texas Instruments, Dallas Tx.
_______________________________________|_____________________________________

From: mcclend@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Mike McClendon)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 16:28:46 GMT
Subject: Re: Re: Sitting Down
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rosa, CA
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>[....some old blonde jokes, but cleverly disguised as Aussie jokes...]

no, no, no ... blonde jokes always start life as Aussie jokes ...

> Q:  Where do you find pretty women in Oz?
> 
> A:  No one knows . . .

>	Now this one got me thinking (yea, it hurts a bit on a Monday 
>	morning)...Just what is others' perception of Aussie women? 

don't know -- would you go to one of your famous top-free beaches, take a
few dozen photos of your women and send them to us?  We'll give you an
opinion...  Clever of your women to go topless, when the testosterone flows
nothing else matters, does it?

>	I know that everyone thinks of Aussie men as being big, strong
>	verile, highly intelligent but still boyish, witty, tanned,
>	sincere, great with women and that they like a beer...Well, it's

Yup, we think you guys are all Croc Dundees.  Of course, Hogan had to come
to the U.S. for a great looking woman...

>	And what's all this to do with dirt bikes? Well, sweet fuck all

Probably has something to do with swing'n a leg up-over something
powerful and exciting, and going for a good ride -

My college roommate (a Yank) lives in York, he met his Kiwi girlfriend in 
Freemantle, and I see them at Christmas.  Says she, "now that I've had
an American, Aussies will just never do . . ."

Cheers!


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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Subject: Re: Sitting Down
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 07:09:42 GMT
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              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

> From: dunne@rtsg.mot.com (Jim Dunne)
> Subject: Re: Sitting Down
> 
>     So where are you heading in the United Snakes of Anemia next year,
	
	Well,...both my wife and I need to be in the US at about the same
	time, so we'll take the kids as well and make it a cheap holiday.
	She needs to be in San Diego and Dallas for conferences and maybe
	up to Mineapolis (but she's trying to get out of that...she hates
	the cold...). I need to be in Dallas and we'll probably get up to
	Boulder Co to see some friends. I'm going to lose myself with the
	kids in Disney Land for a week and probably spend a few weeks in
	Dallas on my own. 

>     And one more thing.  Get that damn kid circumcised.  Are ya some
>   kinda freak or somethin'???  (wink + elbow nudge for the
>   levity-challenged)

	Yea, I tried circumsicising him myself, but the kid freaked out when 
	I started the chainsaw...Should have done it earlier before he
	knew what a chainsaw was.

	Cheers
	George C.
From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: falling was: Wrist/Elbow/Knee Protectors
Date: 27 Aug 92 06:40:48 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility

In article <1992Aug26.213824.8857@nas.nasa.gov>, ciotti@wk42.nas.nasa.gov (Robert B. Ciotti) writes:
>>  I guess the moral is not to extend you arms to break a fall.
> 
>  Yup, much better to use your head and break your neck!

   When I wrote "extend", I was referring to arms more or less
   locked.  It would be expected to use the arms to cussion a fall
   but not to stop it.

   There are obviously better ways to fall.  Some are good at
   connecting up with Terra Firma while others hit like a 2000 lb
   bomb.  Me?  I like to take core samples.
_____________________________________________________________________________
mark frampton (RM)             |  "Friends don't let friends ride S****i."
frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com    |  "Life is short, ride hard."
                               |  "Born and Bred to Rip and Shred."


From: mcclend@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Mike McClendon)
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 15:31:42 GMT
Subject: Psst...Wanna buy a moto book?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rosa, CA
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How about 300 of them?  That's about how many moto books are listed in a catalog
I just received, along with a few thousand auto books.

All kinds of moto books: picture books, technical books, street, dirt, trials,
4-s engines, 2-s engines, carbs, chassis . . .

Classic Motorbooks
P.O. Box 1
Osceola, WI 54020

Tele: 1-800-826-6600
or    1-715-294-3345
FAX:  1-715-294-4448


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From: baxter@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Baxter)
Subject: Re: helmets
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 01:29:19 GMT

I currently own the el-chepo version of the Bell Moto4 that Bell markets under
the Vetter name.  It has a white poly-carbonate shell and has taken plenty
abuse.  I, like most everyone else, want the best protection I can get for
what I can afford.  The Bell Moto4 has a removable liner and regardless whether
the helmet in question fits or not, I already have a brand new liner that will
fit in it and fit me.  The like the Moto4 better than the Moto5 and Moto6
anyway.  I would like a helmet with better airflow, but alas, this deal is to
good to pass up.  

_____________________________________________________________________________
DoD #359         '91  CR250            |         Mike Baxter   
AMA #607249                            |              
TCCRA  #061    250cc int. class        |      baxter@spdc.ti.com
Texas Cross-Country racing series      |   
50 miles of off-road Hell              |   Texas Instruments, Dallas Tx.
_______________________________________|_____________________________________

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From: dunne@rtsg.mot.com (Jim Dunne)
Subject: Re: Sitting Down
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 15:48:11 GMT

    Well.  I was a tad taken aback by Gary's message also.  I didn't
  know how to respond, but didn't spend a whole lot of time thinking
  about it either... and now I don't have to.  George wrote a very
  thoughtful post that touched on every area necessary and covered them
  very well.  I'll second (third) everything that he and David had to
  say.

    So where are you heading in the United Snakes of Anemia next year,
  George?  Convex in Texas?  Or is it a personal trip?  Either way I'm
  sure you'll find some dirt jammin' to do...

    And one more thing.  Get that damn kid circumcised.  Are ya some
  kinda freak or somethin'???  (wink + elbow nudge for the
  levity-challenged)


     jed --  YZ490 / XL125 / WaveRunner 500 / more in the works / AMA
--
           Jim Dunne 	dunne@rtsg.mot.com    ...uunet!motcid!dunne
 All statements are merely opinions, yet are corroborated by a .357 magnum.
From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: preferred support vehicles
Date: 3 Sep 92 08:06:10 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility

In article <Btyp65.Bp@news.dtc.hp.com>, jjb@dtc.hp.com (Jim Brewer) writes:
> In article <1992Sep2.164813.11365@gandalf.ca> wardman@gandalf.ca (Russel Wardman) writes:
>>
>>Too bad you can't get a mini truck with stretch cab and long bed!
> 
>   You could in '86 and '87.  Toyota made such a beast, even though the xtra cab
> area was barely big enough to recline the seat.  I think it was 2wd only;
> a couple of my race friends have 'em.  Nice, but we won't be seeing them 10
> miles down mud roads in the winter (they get high centered).

  Room is the major problem with my Mazda.  I'm not too concerned with
  tractability since I only appear at MX tracks.  Yet, when I go, I take
  everything!  I think if had more room I'd frequent more distant tracks.
  
  I've already informed the wife that my graduation present is going to
  be a "3+3 cab, Dually, diesel" with plans for a travel trailer.  My
  kid will be racing soon which will mean hualing 2 and 1/2 bikes.
_____________________________________________________________________________
mark frampton (RM)             |  "Friends don't let friends ride S****i."
frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com    |  "Life is short, ride hard."
                               |  "Born and Bred to Rip and Shred."
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From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: preferred support vehicles
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 18:56:49 GMT

wardman@gandalf.ca (Russel Wardman) writes:
>In <1992Sep2.143411.9743@javelin.sim.es.com> blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers) writes:

>>legs, as well as room for gear inside the truck. Don't plan on putting
>>anyone in the back seats for any length of time. The 7' bed is a perfect
>                                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^

>You sure its 7 feet? I think the mini trucks have short and long beds of 
>6 and 7 feet respectively. The full size trucks are 7 and 8 feet.

Yep, brain fart. The Toyota is 6 or 7 feet in standard cab, and 6 feet
only in the stretch cab. You can get the Dakota in an 8 foot bed I
believe.

>Too bad you can't get a mini truck with stretch cab and long bed!

Yea, that would have been my ideal choice, but it would make for a long,
skinny truck. (The Spagthorpe Dachshund?)
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland  blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  BIX:blaine_g
580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108           Favorite road signs:
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My other motorcycle is a Quadracer           Caution: Passing Areas Not Marked
From: kazak@triton.unm.edu ()
Subject: Re: helmets
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 16:33:34 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <1992Sep2.080252.28462@spdc.ti.com> baxter@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Baxter) writes:
>Well everone, I'm in the market for a helmet.  Although I think I found the 
>helmet I'm going to buy, I would still like some opinions on the different
>kinds of hemets that are out there.  The helmet that I'm thinking of buying
>is a custom painted Bell Moto4.  It has a great paint job, and buying it would
>probably help out a friend of mine that suffered a broken wrist at our last
>race. He has never wore the helmet, and did I mention the great paint.  Anyway
>the price is really good at $100 and I can always buy another helmet later. 
>

	I would strongly recommend a helmet with a removable liner, but 100
	bucks is pretty good as you can easily spend 300 on one with all the
	"goodies". Go for the Moto4...

	kazak@triton.unm.edu
From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
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Subject: Re: Wrist/Elbow/Knee Protectors
Date: 25 Aug 92 12:25:19 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility

>>So I went to the moto shops to check safety gear, and boy was I dissappointed.
>>Nothing for wrists, the stuff for knees is either pathetically flimsy or
>>an expensive orthopaedic contraption, and not much for elbows, either.

  Ok... Funny story time again, but may also have a moral to be learned.

  A friend, Gary once took a painter's fall on a table top.  A painter's
  fall as the pmeds explained is a common classification of the injury that
  most painters obtain. Arms extended, palms out and fingers spread 
  e.g. ( MX ENDOverend! ). 

  Gary broke both wrists and thumbs.  His hands were taped up like boxing
  gloves.  The funny part is that in his situation he had a problem going
  to the bathroom. With no family in the area (and I'm not THAT kind of
  friend to assist with the toilet paper) he said he went through two girl
  friends.  Guess they really didnt love him :-).

  Personally, I think I would have had the doc install a cork and remove
  it only when the bandages came off.  Remember the joke about the 
  corked elephant and the monkey :-).  (Send me a reply if you haven't
  heard it.) 

  I guess the moral is not to extend you arms to break a fall.
_____________________________________________________________________________
mark frampton (RM)             |  "Friends don't let friends ride S****i."
frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com    |  "Life is short, ride hard."
                               |  "Born and Bred to Rip and Shred."


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From: jjb@dtc.hp.com (Jim Brewer)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: preferred support vehicles
Date: 2 Sep 92 17:42:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.Btyp65.Bp
Organization: HP Design Technology Center, Santa Clara, CA

In article <1992Sep2.164813.11365@gandalf.ca> wardman@gandalf.ca (Russel Wardman) writes:
>
>Too bad you can't get a mini truck with stretch cab and long bed!

  You could in '86 and '87.  Toyota made such a beast, even though the xtra cab
area was barely big enough to recline the seat.  I think it was 2wd only;
a couple of my race friends have 'em.  Nice, but we won't be seeing them 10
miles down mud roads in the winter (they get high centered).
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From: jjb@dtc.hp.com (Jim Brewer)
Subject: Re: XR200 Price?
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 00:09:58 GMT
Organization: HP Design Technology Center, Santa Clara, CA
Keywords: XR200, Price

In article <1992Sep2.212530.25504@access.usask.ca> donald@dvinci.USask.Ca (David Donald) writes:

>... One of my uncles has an '86 or '87 XR200 that I might be interested 
> in.  This bike is clean.  Well, perhaps clean is not the best word.  
> Immaculate might be better. ...  So what's a good price for it?

  My wife paid $800 US for a very clean '85 XR200 about 6 months ago. 
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From: donald@dvinci.USask.Ca (David Donald)
Subject: XR200 Price?
Summary: Hope to buy one
Keywords: XR200, Price
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 21:25:30 GMT

Hi, all.  Hope things are going well.

A while ago, I posted an article asking for recommendations on a new bike, and
after all the votes were in, I decided I would likely buy a new (newer?) RMX
250 when the time came (likely spring of 1993.)  

However... One of my uncles has an '86 or '87 XR200 that I might be interested 
in.  This bike is clean.  Well, perhaps clean is not the best word.  Immaculate
might be better.  The man is obsessed (sp?) with keeping his equipement in 
primo condition, and better yet, he has barely ridden this cause he likes his
Polaris 4 wheeler better (is the man deluded or what?? :)

Anyways... I've ridden it and I think it's pretty cool and would make a good 
intermediate step back into riding for me (and keep me riding until I can 
afford an RMX).  So what's a good price for it?

Thanks again.

David
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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Subject: Re: Project XR600
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 07:11:25 GMT
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              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

> From: neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Neal Howard)
> Subject: Re: Project XR600
> 
> Hey George, you forgot to put the the following words/phrases in the
> warnings preamble to your article:
>   "fly", "being blown", and "hard"

	Yea, I figured I had 'em covered when I noted Mikuni carburetors..

	hee hee eh?
	George C.

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From: s8818037@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au (Matthew James Leayr)
Subject: ISDE
Organisation: University Of New South Wales
Reply-To: s8818037@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au (Matthew James Leayr)
Organization: none
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 03:42:43 GMT


Caught the last two days of the ISDE on the weekend - all I can say is Totally
Awesome Riding (TAR). The best part was the enduro section through this dense
forest. There was a tight, narrow track with trees on either side and these 
guys were going through there FLAT OUT! Spectators could get as close as they
liked and you had to actually walk the track in sections, the bush was so thick.
There was no room for error in this section, the slightest mistake and you'd be
hammered by the trees. There was one corner which obscured a tree in the middle 
of the track which was great to watch, as every rider would lock up and almost
collect the tree. I remember one new zealand rider yelling "aaarrrgh!!" when
he got to this part. 
	Yesterday was the motocross section which consisted of a wicked track
on a naturally undulating piece of land - no real constructed jumps but plenty
of natural ones - 3km track length. There was some brilliant riding here..
The bikes were magic, especially some of the italian 80's (TM's) which screamed
like you wouldn't believe, and the big bore 4 strokes (BLAATT!!!).
This was the best riding I've ever seen - heaps better than the supercross I
saw a couple of weeks ago (being only a few metres from the riders probably 
helps), and better in my opinion than road racing. These guys are VERY fit
and extremely skilful.

Bye for now.

Matt.

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From: donald@dvinci.USask.Ca (David Donald)
Subject: Re: How do I teach the wife to descend?
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 19:40:02 GMT

tedg@apollo.HP.COM (Ted Grzesik) writes:

>In article <1992Sep1.224953.8631@access.usask.ca>, donald@dvinci.USask.Ca (David Donald) writes:
>|> jjb@dtc.hp.com (Jim Brewer) writes:
>|> 	iii) Remember from street riding:  LOTS of the braking power is in the 
>|> 	     front wheel.  Don't be afraid to use it.

>I would strongly disagree with using the front brake on a steep hill.  This
>is an easy way to get a close up view of the hill (after flying over the
>handlebars), with the added fun of having the bike fall on top of you.

>I only use the front brake (dirt and street) when I really need it.  I feel
>much more confortable going into a rear-wheel lock slide then having my
>front wheel lock up.

>I recently watched my cousin do just what I described when he was coming
>down this nasty hill we were trying to conquer.  Actually, his problem was
>that the front tire got stuck in some heavy sand.  He never touched the front
>brake, but it had the same effect.

>I've taken this philosophy from my experiences riding dirt and street bikes.
>It may not be true for everyone though.

>	Ted

Ted:

	Ok. So, I forgot to mention on thing in the post.  For me, use of the 
front brake during downhill manuevers is entirely dependent on terrain.  I'd 
likely never use it in deep sand or softer terrain; however, on hardpack or 
reasonable loam with good traction and the proper weighting of the bike, I 
still think it's reasonable to use the front.

	On the other hand, maybe I'm just fortunate to have not endoed my 
brains out by now.  What do some of you others think?  George?  Mike?  Come on, 
I'm a young guy...let's have some experience talking...:)

Dave
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From: mcclend@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Mike McClendon)
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 18:13:51 GMT
Subject: Re: Re: Sitting Down
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rosa, CA
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Seemed pretty tame and light-hearted to me.  We just do this for fun -- riding,
joking with friends, teasing George . . .

But it's no fun being offended, so I apologise to anyone I offended.

So George, those photos -- just send them directly to me . . .

Cheers!
-- Mike

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