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From: mellon@ncd.com (Ted Lemon)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: pleasant weekend rides
Date: 13 Nov 92 07:15:17 GMT

cj@eno.esd.sgi.com (C J Silverio) writes:
>Besides Skyline, where do you all ride on weekends?  Where
>are those cool roads?

Well, we could tell you, see, but then we'd have to kill you.

Seriously, though.   Try heading down highway 9 towards Boulder Crik, and
going straight on 236 instead of hanging a left when 9 jogs that way.
That should give you about a half-hour of fun, tight twisties, but watch
out for oncoming traffic - the road is quite narrow.   Once you've passed
through Big Basin Redwoods State Park, watch out for a turnoff to Jamison
Creek Road on the right.   Take it.   At the top of the hill, hang a left
on Empire Grade.   Follow Empire Grade until you come to a four-way stop
at Felton-Empire Road and Ice Cream Grade.

If you go left on Felton-Empire Road, it'll dump you out on highway 9, at
which point you can either head back the way you came or continue on down
to Santa Cruz.   You can also get to Santa Cruz by going straight, and if
you go right, you wind up in Bonny Doon.   If you head to Bonny Doon, you
will be sufficiently lost that any direction will take you on a fun ride,
although you should seek out Swanton Road and head towards the coast on it
if you want to head back without retracing your ride.

If you come back up on 9, try hanging a right on Bear Creek Road (just north
of the centre of Bouldre Creek.   This will take you up over the crest of
the Santa Cruz mountains and dump you out on Highway 17 just south of Los
Gatos.   Bear Creek Road is a truly happenin' ride.

The bottom line is that you almost can't lose.   Just point your bike in
a direction that looks interesting and see what happens.   Just be careful,
though - the roads up in the Santa Cruz mountains are not necessarily up
to Federal Highway Standards, so you might find yourself in a reducing-
radius curve going uncomfortably fast if you're not careful.

				_MelloN_
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From: shoun@netcom.com (Lissa Shoun)
Subject: Re: Best service in Bay Area?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: ba
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 23:52:08 GMT

I recommend Spears Enterprises in Campbell.


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From: davec@Autodesk.COM (Dave Cooper)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: HONDA DUNSTALLS FOR SALE...
Date: 7 Nov 92 01:54:45 GMT
Organization: Autodesk Inc., Sausalito CA, USA

Riders!

I posted this on rec.motorcycles and got not a bite. So I'll try
it here.

I figured you all ride Japanese bikes, and Honda is one of them,
right?

I have some Dunstall silencers (ONLY) for a Honda. They're brand
new. If you're serious, give me a bell.

Cheers

DAVE COOPER
(415) 332-2344, extension 2504
(415) 221-5440 (evenings)
1970 750 Norton Commando Fastback - "Funky Cold Medina"
1973 850 Norton Commando Roadster/Fastback hybrid - "Baby Echidna"
From: dcook@garnet.berkeley.edu (Dan Cook)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: CAL Proof of Insurance
Date: 7 Nov 1992 01:30:43 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: ca
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Nov5.181217.10765@netcom.com> dmatejka@netcom.com (Daniel Matejka) writes:
>In article <Bx86Ho.Kpr@well.sf.ca.us> fgiraffe@well.sf.ca.us (Frank Giraffe) writes:
>>
>>My insurance agent told me today that California motorcyclists do not have
>>to carry proof of insurance. Huh?...
>
>  Is this some sort of test?
>  If not, what else does your insurance agent sell?
>  Does he have a phone number for claims that starts with 01154?
>  Well, how's this for a data point: the DMV won't even let you take
>your riding exam without proof of insurance.
>  What did Ed say on rec.moto about helmet laws and pigs?
>  No, no, _flying_ pigs...

What your insurance agent probably meant was that if/when you are pulled 
over by a police officer for a traffic infraction, the officer is no longer
allowed to request proof of insurance unless you have been involved in
an accident which caused damage to another vehicle and/or person... This
rule changed about a year or so ago... Previously whenever someone got 
pulled over, the officer would ask for license, registration, and proof of
insurance, and could give you a ticket for not having proof of insurance on
you, even if your infraction didn't involve any other person...

-uncle dan
From: mitchh@hops.gvg.tek.com (Mitch Hendrickson)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: CAL Proof of Insurance
Date: 13 Nov 92 03:48:30 GMT
Distribution: ca
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA

In article <1992Nov6.181357.2070@hspice.portal.com> georgew@hspice.portal.com (George Wu) writes:
>     This is true.  As of January 1, 1992, an officer may no longer require
>proof of insurance when he stops you.  Now you only need it when you get
>into an accident.

Hmm, I got into a crunch a year ago Halloween (in a cage - tail end of
a big oil slick slide-fest on I-80, if it matters :-), and the cop
offered to take my insurance info ("makes it easier for the insurance
co's to all get together after"), but specifically told me that he
could not require (err, maybe he even said "ask" or "request") me to
to give it to him.  

FWIW,

-Mitch



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From: robinson@cogsci.Berkeley.EDU (Michael Robinson)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: IS IT POSSIBLE??
Date: 11 Nov 92 22:14:14 GMT
Organization: Institute of Cognitive Studies, U.C. Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: cogsci.berkeley.edu

In article <1dp21cINNnmq@fido.asd.sgi.com> danac@morc.asd.sgi.com (Dana Crom) writes:
>Never underestimate the stupidity of the average driver.

Make that "person".

>I once had a
>woman run into the back of my VAN.  I had been sitting at a red light,
>fourth or fifth in a line of cars, for about 15 seconds when she ran
>into me.

Yesterday, I was riding my bicycle to work.  I crossed a crosswalk and
stopped at the intersection, waiting for a break in traffic to make a left
turn.  At about the same time a pedestrian entered the crosswalk from the
curb to my left.

The rear half of my rear wheel was still in the crosswalk, and, as I 
watched in dumbfounded amazement, the pedestrian walked across the crosswalk
right into my rear wheel and almost fell down.

He then turned to me and said, "Hey, watch where you're going, dipshit."

I was speechless.

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Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles,ba.market.misc,ba.market.vehicles
From: edge@well.sf.ca.us (Christopher L. Seguine)
Subject: WANTED 2 BUY: Dirt Bike & Motorcycle!
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 03:30:52 GMT


I am looking to buy a dirt bike... I'm mainly interested in getting
something like a CR-80 or an XR-100.... fairly new....good condition...
If you have one for sale or know someone who does please send me some email.

Also looking to get a motorcycle... Either a FZR-400 or a Ninja-250....
maybe a NX-250.... again good condition....pretty new....

Or if you can suggest a good dealer that might have some used bikes.... The
people I dealt with in town so far were total bozos.... GoldenGate
cycles...and Cali Kawasaki....yikes!

Thanx!
chris
edge@well.sf.ca.us
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
From: zowie@daedalus.stanford.edu (Craig "Powderkeg" DeForest)
Subject: Re: Bay airports suck
Organization: Stanford Center for Space Science and Astrophysics
Date: 12 Nov 92 03:11:14

In article <foo> jfh@netcom.com (Jack Hamilton) writes:
   In article <BxL2t1.n31@wrs.com> pat@wrs.com (Patrick Boylan) writes:
   >Do you realize that neither Oakland nor San Francisco airports have any 
   >motorcycle parking.

   There's at least one covered parking lot near SFO.  They're pretty
   expensive for cars, but they might have a motorcycle rate.  I don't
   remember the name, but they're in the phone book. 

No, there is no motorcycle parking in the SFO lot.  I've taken my scoot
there a couple of times, and was dismayed at the inordinate cost of 
parking it there.  [Of course, I've since discovered that a motorcycle can 
get out the rental-return exit on the 2nd(?) level without hassling with
those people in the booths...]
--
Craig DeForest -- astrophysicist for hire.   DoD#314159; PhD#271828
From: efk00@cd.amdahl.com (Eddie Kieger)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: East Bay Salvage (Was: Re: Honda 650 head problems)
Date: 9 Nov 92 16:19:36 GMT
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <1992Nov6.181003.1972@hspice.portal.com>,
georgew@hspice.portal.com (George Wu) writes:
>In article <1d6ssuINNf2o@agate.berkeley.edu> dcook@garnet.berkeley.edu
>(Dan Cook) writes:
>>In article <1d4od4INN4bq@agate.berkeley.edu>
>novak3@violet.berkeley.edu (who reads this anyway?) writes:
>
>     Otherwise, he's a nice guy.  Every other place to whom I talked
>(and
>I called up over a dozen salvage places), said no as soon as they
>heard
>the words "SRX 250."  Jeff was the *only* guy willing to check if
>Yamaha
>uses the same parts on other bikes.
>
>     What this business really needs is an inventory by part number,
>rather than bike model.
>

But that would be imitating Harley-Davidson, and we ALL KNOW that 
they're a totally old-fashioned and hopelessly out-dated company 
right?!?!?!?!? :-)

Just another way the nippon bike manufacturers push the "disposable" 
bike concept.........

Any guesses what I ride??????

Good luck on the parts, Eddie

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From: jfh@netcom.com (Jack Hamilton)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Bay airports suck
Date: 12 Nov 92 16:38:19 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <ZOWIE.92Nov12031114@daedalus.stanford.edu> zowie@daedalus.stanford.edu (Craig "Powderkeg" DeForest) writes:
>In article <foo> jfh@netcom.com (Jack Hamilton) writes:
>   In article <BxL2t1.n31@wrs.com> pat@wrs.com (Patrick Boylan) writes:
>   >Do you realize that neither Oakland nor San Francisco airports have any 
>   >motorcycle parking.
>
>   There's at least one covered parking lot near SFO.  They're pretty
>   expensive for cars, but they might have a motorcycle rate.  I don't
>   remember the name, but they're in the phone book. 
>
>No, there is no motorcycle parking in the SFO lot.  I've taken my scoot
>there a couple of times, and was dismayed at the inordinate cost of 
>parking it there.  [Of course, I've since discovered that a motorcycle can 
>get out the rental-return exit on the 2nd(?) level without hassling with
>those people in the booths...]

I meant a parking lot *near* the airport, as I said, not *at* the airport,
which we already know to have no motorcycle parking. 

I called the place I was thinking about, Skypark.  They said they charge
the same rate as for cars, because "motorcycles take up the same amount of
space."  I guess they don't know how to park motorcycles.  How many
motorcycles can most people get in an auto space, 4?  5?  


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From: robinson@cogsci.Berkeley.EDU (Michael Robinson)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: pleasant weekend rides
Date: 13 Nov 92 20:31:45 GMT
Organization: Institute of Cognitive Studies, U.C. Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: cogsci.berkeley.edu

In article <mellon.721638917@pepper> mellon@ncd.com (Ted Lemon) writes:
>Just be careful,
>though - the roads up in the Santa Cruz mountains are not necessarily up
>to Federal Highway Standards, so you might find yourself in a reducing-
>radius curve going uncomfortably fast if you're not careful.

In particular watch for the "death turn" on southbound 9 (the right-hand,
reducing-radius, wrong-leaning, dropping hairpin, marked with a big <15>
speed marker).

I also vaguely recall a blind one-lane sharp turn on 236 near the summit.


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Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
From: sidney@borland.com (Sidney Markowitz)
Subject: Re: Can I beat this ticket?
Originator: sidney@genghis.borland.com
Organization: Borland International
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 17:06:26 GMT

In article <74238@apple.apple.COM> thompson@Apple.COM (Paul Thompson) writes:
>"Fight Your Ticket" is hopelessly optimistic -
>from what I've seen the courts don't like Joe Average defending himself

Not really, there is the section at the end that summarizes by saying
that despite everything else they've said in the book, the best chance
of beating a ticket results from the police officer not showing up in
court, and that the standard rules of evidence, standards of
competency and training in judges, innocence until proven guilty,
etc., just don't apply to the "non-criminal" traffic violations. The
system is there to make money for the state and local government, not
to make driving safer, and the book is pretty clear about that at the
end.

 -- sidney <sidney@borland.com>
From: spencer@hailwood.asd.sgi.com (Paul Spencer)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: pleasant weekend rides
Date: 13 Nov 92 23:50:10 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: hailwood.asd.sgi.com

cj@sgi.com (C J Silverio) says:
> ---
> Besides Skyline, where do you all ride on weekends?  Where
> are those cool roads?

- any road between 280 and 1; 92 is usually a zoo, but 84 (Woodside
  Road) is wonderful. Kings Canyon is very narrow, Page Mill/Alpine
  is twisty (and the Alpine side is very bumpy), 9 is nice but busy.
  17 is interesting but lethal; Soquel-San Jose road is nice and quiet.
  Note that Skyline continues south further than you think; it crosses
  17 and continues through the Loma Prieta area. Highway 1 itself is
  nice, too.

- highway 152 from Watsonville all the way over to I-5 is worth it at
  least once, especially the 90-mph section from Casa de Fruita to the
  resevoir.

- the road up to Mount Hamilton (Rt. 130) from east San Jose. You can
  continue on the back side of the mountain up Mines Road and end up
  in Livermore several hours later. You won't see many cars back there
  (maybe one every 20 minutes or so).

- from Livermore, there are several roads paralelling I-580 over the 
  mountains to I-5: Patterson Pass road, Altamont Pass road, and more.
  Again, these are deserted.

- from Livermore, north up Vasco road and a few others in that area.
  (To get to Livermore, follow Highway 84 from Fremont; this goes up
  Niles Canyon, a nice road in itself).

That's a good start. Once you've ridden all of those, post again :-)

....paul

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Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
From: dmatejka@netcom.com (Daniel Matejka)
Subject: Re: CAL Proof of Insurance
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services
Distribution: ca
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 19:45:29 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.181357.2070@hspice.portal.com> georgew@hspice.portal.com (George Wu) writes:
>     This is true.  As of January 1, 1992, an officer may no longer require
>proof of insurance when he stops you.  Now you only need it when you get
>into an accident.

  ...interesting how we all have slightly different interpretations
for what this means, regarding the original question.
  ain't language grand?
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From: bender@oobleck (Duke of Canterbury)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles
Subject: *WANTED* R100GS and FJ1100/FJ1200
Date: 7 Nov 92 19:15:10 GMT
Reply-To: bender@oobleck.eng.sun.com
Distribution: ca
Organization: SPARK's R US
NNTP-Posting-Host: oobleck
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

I'm looking for a used BMW R100GS, model year preferably later than 89.  I'm
also looking for a used Yamaha FJ1100 (84,85) or FJ1200 (86->).  If you've
got some bikes in your garage and would rather have some cash in your
pocket, contact me:

	bender@oobleck.eng.sun.com
	415-336-6353 (work)
	415-863-8913 (home)

mike

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From: cj@eno.esd.sgi.com (C J Silverio)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: pleasant weekend rides
Date: 12 Nov 92 19:18:34 GMT
Reply-To: cj@sgi.com (C J Silverio)
Organization: SGI TechPubs

---
Besides Skyline, where do you all ride on weekends?  Where
are those cool roads?

I'm looking for a fun weekend ride that'll stretch my
newbie abilities a bit without overwhelming them.  

---
cj@sgi.com    			C J Silverio	
ceej@well.sf.ca.us		'92 Seca II	DoD #0526
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles,ba.market.vehicles
From: jjb@leland.Stanford.EDU (Joseph Byrne)
Subject: Honda VFR700 For Sale
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: ba
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 23:29:43 GMT


Posted for a friend.  Reply to dave@smos.com

1987 VFR700

Purchased new in 1989

19K miles

Dark blue and gray

Excellent condition - has never been down

Added centerstand

Only a few hundred miles on rear tire
(front tire in good shape also)

$2800

I live in Fremont and work in north San Jose.
Email to dave@smos.com or call (408) 954-0120
(extension 3560) to make arrangements to come
and take a look.

dave

Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
From: whitaker@netcom.com (Brad Whitaker)
Subject: Re: Corbin seats
Organization: No Chance
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 21:34:19 GMT

I agree with everyone else: Corbin seats are great.

You can save a little money by purchasing your seat through Road Rider
in San Jose. They will give you about a 15% discount.  You can even
pay at Road Rider and then take the recipt to Corbin and have your seat
made while you wait. (This is how I did it - it was fun.)


Brad Whitaker   whitaker@netcom.com    (510)528-9478   DoD 1000   CBR 1000

"It's not very factual on motorcycles, either." -- Robert Pirsig, from the 
Author's Note to ZAMM, but he could just as easily have been talking about 
rec.motorcycles.
From: bilan@netcom.com (Steve Bilan)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Lane-splitting in the Bay Area
Date: 6 Nov 92 20:10:57 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Netcom

thompson@Apple.COM (Paul Thompson) writes:
>>bilan@netcom.com (Steve Bilan)  writes:
>>>technically be changing lanes more often than the legal limit (once every
>>>100 yards).
>
>>There's a legal limit on how often you can change lanes?  Do you know the
>>statute number? 
>
>I can't find any reference to how often you can change lanes in my Vehicle Code



My copy of the Vehicle code is inaccesible at the time, so I can't get
a code number for you.  But I am certain about the existance of the law.
The law is not intended to be directed at motorccycles, it's intended
to make swerving illegal.  Yes, swerving the the legal definition; it
is generally the act of making too many changes to fast, like going
from the 1 lane to the 3 or 4 lane in one move.




M, BATR..
..Steve Bilan
From: thompson@Apple.COM (Paul Thompson)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Can I beat this ticket?
Date: 13 Nov 92 07:51:56 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

delorme@garnet.berkeley.edu (Lisa DeLorme) writes:

>What makes me think I can beat it?
>I think I remember reading in "fight your ticket" that any errors in the
>ticket are cause for dismissal. My case has three errors: 1) On the ticket
>he wrote that my bike was black, it is blue to blue-green metallic.    

I've seen people try to get off on such technicalities, and fail.  For
instance, one guy complained that his blue ford truck was listed as a
green chevy.  The judge was not impressed.  Even worse, I've seen the
prosecution fail to prove every element of the case, and when the defendent
pointed this out, the judge just asked the cop for the information he
needed for a conviction.  "Fight Your Ticket" is hopelessly optimistic -
from what I've seen the courts don't like Joe Average defending himself.

I think your chances of fighting this in court are pretty slim.  A
lawyer might be able to get you off, but his/her fee's would certainly
outweigh the gains.
-- 
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From: jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles,ba.general
Subject: Suggest a traffic school for me to take...
Date: 11 Nov 92 23:14:05 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation, NASA Ames


Time to go to traffic school, but there are so many choices.  What
would you suggest?  Please comment on:

- specializing in motorcycles
- class times
- cost
- amount of mental anguish
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From: dschlot@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Dave Schlotthauer)
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: pleasant weekend rides
Date: 12 Nov 92 23:32:12 GMT
Organization: NASA Ames Res. Ctr. Mtn Vw CA 94035

In article <s9ei5f4@zola.esd.sgi.com> cj@sgi.com (C J Silverio) writes:
>---
>Besides Skyline, where do you all ride on weekends?  Where
>are those cool roads?
>
>I'm looking for a fun weekend ride that'll stretch my
>newbie abilities a bit without overwhelming them.  
>
Well, Skyline I definatley like best but I also like Hwy. 9 from Vista
Point down into Boulder Creek. Same area, I know, but it is a lot like
Skyline only the twisties a little tighter. Not much, but a little. But
nothing beats the view of a couple hundred bikes at Alice's Restruant.
Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
From: Mark S. Burnham <markb@wc.novell.com>
Subject: Re: Help - insurance company recommendations?
X-Xxdate: Thu, 12 Nov 92 17:19:40 GMT
Organization: Novell Inc.
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 01:20:14 GMT

In article <1992Nov12.205242.1796@wdl.loral.com> Chuck Kuczaj,
csk@wdl50.wdl.loral.com writes:
>I just moved to the area and am looking to insure my 1985 Yamaha
>FJ-1100.  I called a couple of insurance companies for quotes, but
>they each wanted over $300 for 6 months of coverage.  If someone can
>recommend a reputable carrier, I would appreciate it.  Thanks.
These guys were the cheapest for me (they're in San Rafael):

Fern Insurance - 8004640322

Good luck, and welcom to the Bay Area!

- Mark
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