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From: donald@dvinci.USask.Ca (David Donald)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: Anxiety control. %-)
Date: 1 Jan 1993 02:04:48 GMT
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
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frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com writes:



>   So far the weather here in the deep south has really sucked. 
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Ok, that's it... what's sucked?  It's currently -43 degrees Celcius as this 
is being typed... that's cold, even in Fahrenheit.  Riding conditions?  What'er
they?

Anyway, hope things improve for you... it's not going to here, until April, 
at least.

Merry Christmas (late) and Happy New Year (early, I think) all!!

Dave
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Communications Systems Research Group	|		- R. J. Bolton, Ph.D. 
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"The Great White North" (tm)		| time in the land of Oz...Coincidence?) 
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From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
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Subject: Anxiety control. %-)
Date: 31 Dec 92 13:52:27 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility



   So far the weather here in the deep south has really sucked.  Three
   weekends in a row, riding conditions has been NOT!  For the weekend days
   that have been halfway nice I was homebounded by recovering from the flu.

   At least this weekend we have Arenacross in Fort Worth if Mother Nature
   continues to pull fast ones.  I'm pissed at that lady!

   In anycase.... I'm planning to make plans to plan to roost or watch this
   weekend.

   Happy New Year and may your grungy old riding pants give you a memorable
   case of jock itch next year.  :-)
_________________________________________________________________________
mark frampton....O/30 NOVICE   |    I just broke a screw off into infinity.
X-Country?!? What next?!?      |      Anyone got a real long/short easyout?  
frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com    |    If you'll try it, I'll try next. NOT!
-------------------------------*-----------------------------------------
 For sale:  Bomber class special. 1986 RM125g with LCS cylinder mod.
            Recent P&R. Bottom end from MAC Racing. Eyecatching condition.
            Bought new in March 1989.  Gently raced :-).  Scott plastic
            boots and JT front and back. $950 cash neg. Sorry, can't ship.
            Reason for sale:  I need a 250 or open, BAD!
            


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From: baxter@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Baxter)
Subject: Re: JT..top of my list!
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 21:41:47 GMT

In article <1992Dec22.083824.869@skitzo.dseg.ti.com> frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com writes:
>In article <1992Dec22.024720.25727@spdc.ti.com>, baxter@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Baxter) writes:
>> As most of you know, I'm begging for sponsors.  I received my first reply today
>> from JT USA.  They are going to help me out.  This may well be one of my better
>> X-mas'. One down, many more to go.  
>
>  Just how many resumes have you sent out and to who?  Inquireing minds
>  want to know. :-)
>

Well let's see, I sent resumes to Sprocket Specialist, Wiseco, Acerbis, Troy
Lee Designs, Race Tech, and ofcoarse JT.   That makes 6 as of now.  

>  By the way, I did see your name in the TEX-MX News.  They didn't give
>  you a deserved write up but atleast you were in there for the last
>  round at Mosier.

The best write up that I received was at the Perrin, Texas race.  It was
hilarious.  It talked about how I came from behind to pass the leader for
1st before the end of lap #1.  It also says that I crashed and fell back to
4th, got up zoomed to 2nd "only to nail a tree 100 yards down the track."
It is funny, but I dont call running up under a bunch low hanging limbs nailing
a tree.  

_____________________________________________________________________________
DoD #359                    '91  CR250 |         Mike Baxter   
AMA #607249                      #P61  |              
TCCRA  #P61  "Team D."                 |      baxter@spdc.ti.com
Pro Class	                       |
Texas Cross-Country racing series      |   Texas Instruments, Dallas Tx.   
50 miles of off-road Hell (FUN)        |  
_______________________________________|_____________________________________
Disclaimer:  The opinions expressed above are my very own, becuase 
             if they were worth anything TI would patent them.
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From: frankb@sad.hp.com (Frank Ball)
Subject: Re: springs
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 00:22:09 GMT
Organization: HewlettPackardSantaRosaSystmsDiv,RohnertParkCA
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Tim Seiss (tim@intrepid.gsfc.nasa.gov) wrote:
& >What is an A-trak?
& 
& It's two brackets welded onto the swingarm at it's pivot point, one above
& the pivot on top of the swingarm, one below the pivot on the bottom of the
& swingarm.  There are small rollers (maybe even little sprockets) at the
& ends of these brackets which the chain rides on.  The swingarm pivot and
& the rollers above and below the pivot are colinear.
&   
& The purpose of the brackets and rollers is to keep the chain consistently
& parallel to the swingarm through the wheels' travel.  The chain is always
& the same tension and it's relationship to  the swingarm pivot never changes.
& 
stuff deleted.
& 
& I've never ridden an ATK, so I don't know how they work.

"City Bike" put one of these on a Suzuki DR350 and they claim it made a
huge difference.  They went right up steep climbs they couldn't make
before.  They took the ATK on and off of the bike a couple of times
to verifiy the difference.  They seem pretty sold on it. 

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From: tim@intrepid.gsfc.nasa.gov (Tim Seiss)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: Getting to know the CR250
Date: 21 Dec 92 19:37:11 GMT
Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center

> Took about 15 minutes for him to make a mistake:
>adding some power to get through a puddle at the same time that he stood
>up on the pegs, the bike went vertical, and he exited in a sitting position
>landing on the sand.  The bike continued up about five feet, then executed
>a graceful hammerhead stall, and came down on its side about six feet
>away.  Reconfiguring the handlebars with an interesting new bend...
>My son was fine, since he and the bike parted company at relatively low
>speed.  He quickly acquired a case of Respect for the CR, and proclaims
>that it is the first bike he has ever ridden which "doesn't need more
>power" :-).

I was wondering how long it would take him to learn that...Did the same
thing to my handlebars once...alumilites bend Real Nice...trashed my rear
fender too...just grabbed too big a handful while jumping over a rain
gully...instant loop-out, "the bike went vertical".  I love it!

>Now a question for the CR afficianados.  We changed the gear oil just
>before riding; the old oil had a silvery sheen which says to me that
>the gearbox is making metal.  Just after the ride (about 2 hours total)
>drained the gear oil again.  What went in as clear amber 10W40 came
>out as black stuff with silver sheen again.  My son says this is normal
>wear from the clutch plates.  Is this so?  Does this bike make metal
>dust every time you ride it?

Yes.  Your son is correct.  It's small chips of aluminum coming off the
clutch plates.  I change my transmission oil EVERY time I ride my bike,
even if it's only for 15 minutes.

About the fork oil, I suggest Golden Spectro Cartridge Fork Fluid.  This
is just for cartridge forks, and comes in two formulas.  One kind is for
Suzuki's, Yamaha's, and Kawasaki's, the other kind is just for Hondas (at
least thats what it says on the label).  Expensive.  About $11/quart.  You'll
need a little more than 1 quart for an oil change.  The old fork oil will
come out just like the transmission oil, i.e. dark with a silvery sheen.
That's because cartridge forks are harder on oil than the old style damping
rods.  It should be changed after about 10-12 hours of riding, but it's
not a serious thing if you go longer than that.

-Tim Seiss
From: scottt@hpmwtd.sr.hp.com (Scott Trosper)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:50:32 GMT
Subject: Re: b2v 92
Organization: HP Santa Rosa Site (SRSD MWTD)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt

I may be missing something but isn't the biggest problem facing desert racing 
the desert protection act.  With ultra-liberal Ba-Ba "Let me write you a
check" Boxer and Di Fi representing California in the Senate, the desert
protection act should zoom through congress with little resistance.  These two
bay area flakes could care less what the people living in and using the 
southern California desert want.The stuff I read on previous versions of this
bill would basically eliminate any chance of B2V returning.  Maybe that's why
the sierra club didn't bother with the protest ride.  

Has anyone heard what the best strategy is to stop this bill?  I had heard that
the only reason Cranston was unsuccessful in getting the bill through the 
senate was Wilson's (and later Seymour's) lack of support.  This clearly will
not be a problem with California's new Senators.  Which subcommittee will this
bill be generated in?  As ironic as it seems, the only hope we may have to 
stop this bill may be for voters in other states to write their Senators on
the committee requesting that the bill be stopped.  I suspect that letters
to the California senators will fall on very deaf ears.

The Sahara club's efforts against the BLM have been surprisingly successful,
but I fear that in the big picture it may not matter.  If the desert protection
act passes, the BLM's job gets real easy.  As off roaders, it seems like the 
best bet is to determine which user group is best positioned to fight the
passage of this bill, and get behind them.  It's very possible that this group
may have little to do with off road vehicle use.  I'm thinking a letter 
writing campain to the National Rifle Association urging them to protect 
our access to the desert might be the kind of approach needed to stop this
monster.  Any other ideas?

Happy Trails,
Scott

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      Microwave Technology Division             1991 Husqvarna 125WXE
      1412 Fountaingrove Pkwy  1USE             1969 Triumph T120R (project)
      Santa Rosa, CA 95403  (707) 577-4299  
      scottt@sr.hp.com
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From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: springs
Date: 21 Dec 92 15:10:41 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility

In article <1992Dec21.170645.19123@spdc.ti.com>, aweaver@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Andy Weaver) writes:
>>  Something that Andy had pointed out to me that I'm now very aware of
>>  is that a lot of "cush" takes a lot of energy to stand-sit-stand-sit-stand-
>>  sit-stand-sit.........  My scoot corners fantasticly (mainly because I'm
>>  sitting on the pegs :-)  I'm willing to sacrafice a little just to get
>>  more endurance. 
> 
> The transition distance from sitting to standing can only be changed by
> lowering the pegs or raising the seat.  Shortening this distance does
> improve endurance if you make the transition a lot while riding.  I put
> a KX500 (thicker) seat on my bike and it made a noticable diference.  The
> new seat was also firmer so that made it seem taller.  It feels strange
> for the first few rides, but I like it a lot better now.  I'm trying
> to stand more of the time now, so I don't have to stand up as many times.

  My misunderstanding. I interpreted as the energy dissapated in the sponge
  of the system when one goes to get off the seat.  But now that I rethink,
  the sponge would make the initial transition easier. However in chop, it
  might make you work a little harder in the long run.  I can't decide.

> If you run 2.5-3." of sag, it's going to pogo.  I'd bet that the rear
> shock would be quite firm.  It's pretty standard to ride with 4" sag

  Hmmmmm.  Could be an interesting experience.  But then again I guess
  breaking an arm is an experience also.  

> in the rear suspension.  Let's try that first and up the damping on the
> front and rear.  Your bike felt really soft when I rode it.

  Hey, I trust you with my femurs. :-)

  I tried measuring the sag by myself Friday night.  It wasn't easy but
  the best I could tell, it looked pretty close to 4".  Hopefully I was
  in error.  If not, I hope there is a few more clicks left in the 
  compression and rebound knobs.  I've got to get a little more "boing"
  somewhere or those short entry doubles aren't going to get got. :-)
  I feel like I'm not rebounding fast enough on the faces. (Not of 
  the other riders, I mean the jumps.)
_________________________________________________________________________
mark frampton....O/30 NOVICE   |    I just broke a screw off into infinity.
X-Country?!? What next?!?      |      Anyone got a real long/short easyout?  
frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com    |    If you'll try it, I'll try next. NOT!
                               |
From: Kenneth_Ferguson@rand.org (Ken Ferguson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: b2v 92
Date: 22 Dec 92 21:42:03 GMT
Organization: RAND
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 Oh, I can just see  the BtoV race starting right now. Gimme a break.
Just what did this spectacle accomplish anyway? Just that dirt bike
riders are
law breaking hooligans who scoff at the law.

   Is this the image I want to portray to the public I think not. As for
where the district
was at this time we were at Fallon for the point to point race,that the
state of Nevada was gracious enough to let us ride. A totally virgin
course that would make even the
pure of Calif. racers green with envy.


   As for the BtoV wake up and smeel the bacon. It is gone, it is an ex
race it is
dead, And if the Sahara club in all of it's infinite wisdom cannot do any
more 
than piss the BLM off more than it is already than please be so kind as
to take
a powder.


   Ken Ferguson
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From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: Story - "So THATS why they call it Enduro" (Long)
Date: 31 Dec 92 07:59:02 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility

In article <1992Dec30.224116.25937@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com>, cooper@kdx200.enet.dec.com writes:
> 
> I'll trade Colorado rocks for Red River mud ANY day.
> 
> The rocks are BRUTAL here!!

  No kidding, rocks "are" rough on the bike and bod.  I've
  been stuck above the axle on the KX420 at Red River.  There
  was so much suction on the tires, I wished I would have had
  a short hose to run down along the tire to release the
  suction.  Probably wouldn't have worked, but I would have
  tried anything.

  My KX had an crank seal going out when I was at that Enduro
  so I had every plug I owned (10-15) stashed in the backpack.
  After I got the bike out of the mud, the plug fouled.  I went
  through all the plugs in one sitting but the last one.  It didn't
  look like it was in too good of shape but I stuck it in anyway.
  It stayed running on the very last plug.  :-) Whew!  By the time
  I got to the second check I had to DNF because the reeds had been 
  blown out.  The only way I could get the bike back to camp was
  wide open on a paved road (simulating reeds fully open) for about
  7 miles. It didn't take long.
_________________________________________________________________________
mark frampton....O/30 NOVICE   |    I just broke a screw off into infinity.
X-Country?!? What next?!?      |      Anyone got a real long/short easyout?  
frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com    |    If you'll try it, I'll try next. NOT!
-------------------------------*-----------------------------------------
 For sale:  Bomber class special. 1986 RM125g with LCS cylinder mod.
            Recent P&R. Bottom end from MAC Racing. Eyecatching condition.
            Bought new in March 1989.  Gently raced :-).  Scott plastic
            boots and JT front and back. $950 cash neg. Sorry, can't ship.
            Reason for sale:  I need a 250 or open, BAD!
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From: hubcap@hubcap.clemson.edu (System Janitor)
Subject: Re: technique
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 19:09:00 GMT

frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com writes:

>  I saw one on a CR500 once. The guy was offering to give it away to anyone
>  who wanted to tryit. Evidently he was not impressed.  But how much could
>  you help a CR500 anyway?

I have a properly adjusted EZclutch and a lubricated Terry Cable on my
CR500, and I can tell you it is deluxe, practically as easy as my
pal's 92 YZ250, and quite reminiscent of my 89 RM125. An EZclutch won't
fall out of the package onto your bike, it takes some adjustment.

The Terry folks say not to lubricate their cables, but I can't figure out
why. After being thoroughly unimpressed with it for a few months I 
lubricated it and it is great now. 

-Mike
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From: aweaver@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Andy Weaver)
Subject: Re: another moto-tale (long)
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 20:34:00 GMT

In article <1992Dec30.133710.881@skitzo.dseg.ti.com> frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com writes:
>
>  Personally....... I think you should have knocked it down into the next
>  lower gear and looped it out right in front of them.  

I wouldn't have needed to go to a lower gear, that bike would loop out in
any gear it had.   The 86 CR500 had an brutal motor.

Andy
From: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Robert H. Yang)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: klx
Date: 31 Dec 92 08:53:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: drycas.1992Dec31.135324.2819
Reply-To: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Organization: CMU Alumni External Account

In article <58163@dime.cs.umass.edu>, rjudy@dime.cs.umass.edu (Judy Ruot) writes:
> In article <1992Dec30.185017.10149@ge-dab.GE.COM> jerry@stratford.dab.ge.com (Jerry Szulinski) writes:
>>
>>I just got back from the Honda/Kawasaki dealership and started thinking 
>>(that always gets me in trouble). That new KLX seems to be pretty impressive
>>so far (and on paper anyway) when compared to XR. Kawasaki claims a mere
>>(I don't know how much Kaw is going to ask for all their troubles either).
> 
>    I think it's over $4000.00. I was glancing through Dirt Rider the
>     other day and they did a preview of it and I believe that is
>     what they said the price was going to be.

	$4699 for the DP bike, $4499 for the R model.  These bikes sound
pretty sweet.  I'd like to hear from the first suckers^H^H^H^H^H^H^H owners :-)

	("Suckers, eh ?  Look who's talking, Mr. XT !")

Rob
--
   Rob Yang (Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A) RYANG@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU
                          Systems Engineer
                 AMA 642916   DoD 0593   FSSNOC 1721
'92 CBR600F2 (Hon)   '79 XT500 (The Bitch)   '87 KDX200 (Moose)
From: jld@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Deeney)
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 00:17:11 GMT
Subject: Re: Tunes to Roost by....
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt

Sheesh, kids these days.  No taste at all.  Let's see, for classical music,
I'd recommend Wagner.  You know the song they played in the helicopter in
Apocolypse Now (Flight of the Valkeries?).  Played at maximum volume.  

A good tune to get people out of the sack and into riding gear when on 
motorcycle camping trips is the William Tell Overture.  Play the volume 
in direct proportion to the size of the hangover. 

If you must listen to rock, make it Supertramp or Jethro Tull.  Something
fluid, yet dynamic.  Vigorous, yet not raucous.  Playful, yet not pretentious. 
Blind Tiger, Def Lepard, whathaveyou... is far too nuclear.  Gotta be smooth 
to be fast. 

For an ice ride, one simply *must* play JT's "Skating Away".  I'll let you 
know how it works out next week.  
 
In rec.motorcycles.dirt, frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com writes:

>      Riding with Ken, Patrick and Jeff you might expect an arguementive
>      discussion above the tunes over whether we should have stopped 300
>      miles back when the driver at that time accidently turned a Box
>      Turtle into road pizza.  All the time you are praying that they
>      decide not to turn around.  :-)

Substitute "Sierra Club Lawyer" for "Box Turtle". :-]  I think the three of
us would be in the agreement over the destruction of said turtle.  Serves
the stupid animal right to wander onto the highway.  He should have stayed
on the trails where it's safe.  

You poor Texans.  The vast land of Texas, and no public lands to ride on?
Come out to Colorado for a trail ride.  Really, I'm serious.  Is anyone
interested in a 4-5 day ride in Colorado next summer?  You could return
home a shadow of your former self.  Of course I'll understand if you're too
busy racing to get out and enjoy yourself :-).   Mike Sturdevant is
planning a combination Mountain Bike/Motorcycle/Horsie trip to our great
state.  Come and see the XT Valdez.  You won't see him for long though.  

-Jeff Deeney-  KotD #0000  DoD#0498    NCTR    '88 XR600-Shamu   
jld@hpfcpe.fc.hp.com       AMA#540813  COHVCO  '81 CB750F-Llamaha 
"You can close your eyes, I've got a 12 gauge surprise waiting for you"
                                              -James Taylor
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From: jerry@stratford.dab.ge.com (Jerry Szulinski)
Subject: klx
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 18:50:17 GMT
Organization: GE Simulation & Control Systems


I just got back from the Honda/Kawasaki dealership and started thinking 
(that always gets me in trouble). That new KLX seems to be pretty impressive
so far (and on paper anyway) when compared to XR. Kawasaki claims a mere
extra 4 pounds (dry) over the XR (both off-road versions) despite having
water cooling, up side down forks and a counterbalancer - not bad. Of course
nobody should run out and place deposits until those numbers are confirmed,
but none less I was somewhat impressed. Oh, I forgot, the KLX has additional
50cc. In theory and on paper the new Kaw looks mighty impressive (there is 
also the perimeter frame and slightly higher compression) when compared
to the now aging XR. I guess time will tell (I don't know how much Kaw is
going to ask for all their troubles either).

Jerry S.
From: ai598@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Sturdevant)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Summer ride (was Re: Tunes to Roost by....
Date: 29 Dec 1992 00:08:14 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ai598@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Sturdevant)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc10.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, aweaver@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Andy Weaver) says:

>In article <124510170@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> jld@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Deeney) writes:
>>Come out to Colorado for a trail ride.  Really, I'm serious.  Is anyone
>>interested in a 4-5 day ride in Colorado next summer?  You could return
>>home a shadow of your former self.
>
>>  Of course I'll understand if you're too
>>busy racing to get out and enjoy yourself :-).   Mike Sturdevant is
>>planning a combination Mountain Bike/Motorcycle/Horsie trip to our great
>>state.  Come and see the XT Valdez.  You won't see him for long though.  
>>
>There is a break in the Texas cross country season for a month or so during
>the summer (something about racing 2+hours in 100+ temps), I guess that
>some people are just soft :)  This would be a good time for a moto-roadtrip.
>I'd love to go blastin around in the mountians.  I'd also like to haul
>my mountian bike up there to ride it down some ski runs.  Let's see if
>we can set something up.  Mike? Mark?
>
	When is your break? Is Gary listening? I'm already pumped to 
go riding out there again. And the mountain bike idea is great too - Amy
the Wonder Wife and I will be bringing ours. 

	Let's set a date, start looking for a place.


-- 
Go fast. Take chances.

	Mike S.