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From: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Chaps vs. Leather pants
Keywords: because it's an election year?
Date: 29 Jul 92 03:03:03 GMT
Organization: Washington State University

In article <1992Jul28.192325.28817@cbfsb.cb.att.com> jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton) writes:
> 
>I have never seen a ninja rider wearing chaps. Interesting you should
>mention knees.
> It was a warm sunny saturday. July 18th as a matter of fact.
> Confession time. I fall down go boom. Well it was more like I fall down
>go slide.

-----description of drop and pain deleted-------

> Bike is supposed to be fixed (whats getting fixed) by the first of AUG.
> Yes I am looking into leathers. Why do you ask?

Geeezzz, what is it???  I'm not the first to wonder why all the drops all
of a sudden.  Something in the water, election year jitters, pms?

Come on guys, donating blood is for rugby players.

On a related topic:  I wrote to Moto Wear regarding their newly annouced
riding suit as written up in Road Rider last month.  It looks like an 
economy version of an Aerostich type suit.  I asked for info and included
a bunch of questions.  That was about 6 weeks ago.  I just got a letter 
from them saying they were swamped with requests about there product, a
new brochure was being printed and would be in the mail in 4-6 weeks. FYI.

Ride Free,

Bill 
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From: pug@panserver.gvg.tek.com (Mike Pugh x4092-L5)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: 79 DUCATI 900SS For Sale
Summary: Nearly perfect 79 Ducati available now!
Keywords: For Sale, DUCATI
Date: 23 Jul 92 15:48:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: gold.4896
Reply-To: pug@panserver.gvg.tek.com (Mike Pugh x4092-L5)
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA


A co-worker asked me to post this ad.  I have seen the bike and
it looks perfect.  I have not ridden it an cannot comment on the
state of the engine.

79 DUCATI 900SS  under 10K miles.  Black & Gold, Solo/Dual seats.
Conti Muffs, Metzlers.  $6900
916-432-0915

Please reply by Email as I do not read all 300 postings a day.

Michael Pugh

pug@panserver.gvg.tek.com

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From: crpresto@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Charlie Preston)
Subject: Re: ERC vs. rain
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 20:02:35 GMT
Organization: Illinois State University

In article <1992Jul21.135207@is.morgan.com> spgo@is.morgan.com (Stefan Goellner) writes:
>Um, my brain may be shot, but I could have sworn that I did the same excercises
>in the ERC as in the MRC:RSS. (Well ok, the last third of the MRC) I felt it was
>basically a refresher course, to remind me of things I shouldn't have forgotten.
>And yes, part of my MRC was in the rain.
>
The swerving exercises are much more challenging in the ERC.  There are also
different turning exercises in the ERC.

Chas
From: datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild)
Subject: Re: Helmet laws, abortions and why national health care is a Bad Idea.
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 12:39:29 GMT

Leigh-Anne writes:
  [Trash deleted]
["Live to flame"   FLAME-ON]
What a load of verbal diarrhea!  Some of you people out there are really due
for a mental oil change you know!  Here in the UK, we have had a National 
Health Service since just after the 2nd World War.  It works, people don't die
because they haven't got enough money to pay for treatment, and it doesn't make
the government any more protective than yours.  Hell, we have faster limits
than you have, even on very congested roads.  We have two-strokes, big ones,
no BHP limit, no compulsory lighting laws, etc. Etc. Etc.

Give us a break Miss, look around at other examples before you mouth off your
paranoic right-wing trash and give the rest of you Americans a bad name.  It
is nice to have a little socialism in your country, it shows you care for each
other instead of this self, self, self stuff which makes Western-Civilisation
such a bad place to bring ones children up in.  If you think your government 
would abuse such a system, trash it and try voting in a government which is 
more caring and not only interested in trashing their opponents.

[FLAME-OFf..]

Just a thought....


Nick   DoD 1069           [Inhabitant of a Really-Nice-Country(tm)]

42 ?

"Just another brick....."
From: weigl@sibelius.inria.fr (Konrad Weigl)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Harley riders waved !!!
Date: 23 Jul 92 05:04:45 GMT
Organization: INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis (Fr)

In article <1992Jul21.182727.1049@i88.isc.com>, jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
|> In article <sallyg.61@oregon.uoregon.edu> sallyg@oregon.uoregon.edu (George, Sally) writes:

|> >A Harley, is a Harley, is a Harley!  You will be more than welcome!!!
|> >
|> >Sal
|> 
|> 
|> Even the horizontal single Italian type Harleys?  I know a guy
|> who keeps his running just to go to the local rides and piss off
|> the regional HOG chapter... :')
|

Jonathan, am deeply shocked:

There was never a horizontal single italian type harley:
What you mean is the Guzizi falcone, a cast-iron beast which
would have been worthy to be part of the Harley family.

The only italian bikes ever which were Harleys were Cagivas...
Damn upright cylinders, these, dirt bikes, and...two-strokes...


Konrad Weigl               Tel. +33 93 65 78 63
Projet Pastis              Fax  +33 93 65 76 43
INRIA                      email weigl@sophia.inria.fr
B.P. 93
06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex 
France
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: steve@bucolix.ncsu.edu (Steve Garnier)
Subject: Re: Get your feet on the GD pegs.
Reply-To: steve@bucolix.ece.ncsu.edu (Steve Garnier)
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 19:44:42 GMT

In article <1992Jul23.132451.13179@hemlock.cray.com>
frankb@willow41.cray.com (Frank Barriuso) writes:
>  Someone once told me that the cops have an easy time deciding whether or
>not a motorcycle has come to a complete stop at a stop sign. If the rider
>had to put their feet down to keep from falling over then they did, if not
>then they didn't.  Is there any validity to this?

No.  I can come to a complete stop and then proceed without taking my feet
off the pegs.  It takes balance and familiarity with your bike.  

I was once ticketed for failure to stop at a stop sign.  Note that a complete
stop is when the vehicle is no longer moving.  When I had my day in court, the
cop told the judge that I didn't stop because my feet never touched the ground.
When it became my turn to testify, I told the judge that I could come to a 
complete stop without my feet touching the ground, and then proceed down the
road.  I told him that if he wanted a demonstration, I would be glad to provide
one.  The prosecution didn't object, and the judge accepted my suggestion.  He
stated that I must correctly perform this task three times in three attempts,
and I did so.

I was found not guilty.

I don't need no steeeeeenkeeeeeng trials bike!  :-)

Steve Garnier - DoD #00000005 - '79 XS1100SF w/ 157K+ miles and *climbing*
KotF (Flame),  KotAM (Anecdotal Motorcycle),  The Daemon's Byte
steve@bucolix.ece.ncsu.edu       "Ineluctably Prolix" - John Norman Sims, Jr.
Come an' get it!  Served up nice an' *hot*!!  Get yer FREEEEE *logorhea*!!!
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild)
Subject: Re: Helmet laws, abortions and why national health care is a Bad Idea.
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:28:26 GMT

pbh@jake.cc.wayne.edu (Patrick Haggood) writes:
: In article <1992Jul28.000429.13524@sequent.com> dickwin@sequent.com (Dick Winningstad) writes:
: >If you like the Post Office,
: >You'll love socialized medicine
: >+Dick Winningstad 
: 
: If you hate the National Guard, 
: You'll love private armies
: 
: brrrrrrr....
: -- 
: "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net," | DoD #1966	
: 	Matthew 13:47                              | 81 Honda CB400T Hawk


So what's this about Post Offices?  We have one of the best Post Offices in
the World (the first, as well) and it delivers le.........etc etc etc

They also use bikes, CR250RSs amongst others.   <----Bike theme.

This country (Britain) has many good things, even after years of Tory rule.  I
know that they want to turn it into Little-America but somehow the Good-Old-
British-Spirit keeps on shining through.  We even have a bike industry again!!!

BTW, please could we have Aston Martin, Lotus, Jensen and Jaguar back now, it 
was only a joke.....


Nick           DoD 1069    (Inhabitant of a Really-Nice-Country(tm))

42 ?

"Just another britt in the wall"
From: txd@ESD.3Com.COM (Tom Dietrich)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Harley riders waved !!!
Date: 21 Jul 92 16:29:09 GMT

egreen@East.Sun.COM (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:

>In article 61@oregon.uoregon.edu, sallyg@oregon.uoregon.edu (George, Sally) writes:
>>
>>A Harley, is a Harley, is a Harley!  

>Unless it's a Buell.

Ed, this is *YOUR* distinction, not that of the "pro rec.moto.harley"
ites. This is *YOUR* prejudice, and I/we do not agree  with it.


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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: sproulx@bmtlh182.BNR.CA (Stephane Proulx)
Subject: How's the winter in North Carolina ?
Reply-To: sproulx@bmtlh182.BNR.CA (Stephane Proulx)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 16:50:38 GMT


I should go on a 4 months stage in NC this winter.
I was expecting to bring my bike but I read a post
about storing a bike for winter by a guy from NC !?!

Can anybody tell me about the weather in NC during 
the months of november-december-january-february ?

Thanx

Steph 
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: andersen@me.udel.edu (Stephen Andersen)
Subject: Re: Braking Secrets of the Pros Revealed
Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering/University of Delaware
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 18:31:29 GMT

In article <txd.712603453@Able.MKT.3Com.Com> txd@ESD.3Com.COM (Tom Dietrich) writes:
>As a side note, taking the backroads to the Joust, I was doing this on
>a more regular basis than usual, due to the streams that crossed the
>road, =8{O with the Concours loaded to the gills and Beth on the back.
>I come home, stripped her down to street fighting weight, and solo,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


So Tom, please tell us exactly HOW you
strip Beth down to street fighting weight??

I wanna hear this one!!!!!


Ouch, stop that!!!!! Hey Quit it!!! Ouch!!!! Singe....

Steve



-- 
 Steve Andersen  DoD #0239                               andersen@me.udel.edu
 (302) 324-0888                                     andersen@zr1.ccm.udel.edu
 1992 Ducati 907 I.E.                                      1987 Yamaha SRX250
 "Life is simply a consequence of the complexities of carbon chemistry..."
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: arnie@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Arnie Skurow)
Subject: Re: Share your scare stories: Ever put the bike down two-up?
Organization: The Ohio State University
                     ^^^^^^^
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 17:58:18 GMT

Come on, John. Calling the cushy, sofa-like seat on the back of an
FLHS a pillion is like calling an easychair an orange crate. :-)

Arnie

>
>--
>John Sloan              "Since I've given up hope,        +1 303 497 1243
>NCAR/SCD                   I feel much better."       Fax +1 303 497 1137
>Boulder CO 80307-3000 USA                            jsloan@ncar.ucar.edu
>Logical Disclaimer:  belong(opinions,jsloan). belong(opinions,_):-!,fail.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jburney@seamis1.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jeff Burney)
Subject: RZ350 info please
Summary: Looking for rz350 input
Keywords: rz350
Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:15:50 GMT


Hi all,
I'm sure this has been requested before but...

I am looking for opinions on an RZ350.  What year(s) to look for
and are there any common problems to look for?  About how many miles
before a two stroke needs rebuilt (of course it depends on how it is
ridden but in general)? This bike will be for the street and
occasional track use (twice a year).  

I would also like to hear comments on Toomey and other pipes
available.  What other mods might be worth looking into?

Thanks.  Please e-mail, I'll post a summary if requested.

--
Jeff Burney                     | Icky, Icky, Icky, Icky, Ptang,
jburney@seamis1.gsfc.nasa.gov   | Loomfong, Zowzing.
SES, Inc.  301-439-6617         |		- Holy Grail
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center| 
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: karr@cs.cornell.edu (David Karr)
Subject: Re: Justice!
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 05:49:17 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.224848.11042@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> david@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (David Robinson) writes:
>Finally some justice for stupid cagers!!  I was in traffic court
>this morning and one of the cases before me was a cager stopped
>for curling her hair on the way to work!  She tried to argue
>she was only using one hand and no different that a car phone,

Bad defense.  I thought it was also illegal to hold a car phone while
the car is in motion (aren't you supposed to park before using them?)

-- David Karr (karr@cs.cornell.edu)
-- '80 BMW R65   BMWMOA #36829   DoD #0969   NRA #CDF6091M



Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild)
Subject: Re: Helmet laws, abortions and why national health care is a Bad Idea.
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 13:00:32 GMT

harmons@.WV.TEK.COM (Harmon Sommer) writes:
: quote from my patriotic mega-rave-rant   (sorry for the rave-rant).
: >the government any more protective than yours.  Hell, we have faster limits
: >than you have, even on very congested roads.  We have two-strokes, big ones,
: >no BHP limit, no compulsory lighting laws, etc. Etc. Etc.
: 
: EC is coming

I know, I know.  We are fighting back though.  There is an organisation called
FEM, the Federation of European Motopsychos.  They(we) have an office in 
Brussels and are getting loads of support.  They(we) have sucesfully fought 
most of the banzai proposals put forward by the Beaurotwats (tm) we pay good 
money to.  If only we could enlist the support of the French farmers!

Land of hope and glory.......   (sweet dreams!)

Deutschland Uber Alles       (soon to be true).

How come Cuba won so many Golds?  Are their drugs better than ours?


Nick     DoD 1069

42 ?

"Just another Britt in the wall"
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: pooder@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Don Fearn)
Subject: Re: Brake bleeding.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 17:02:50 GMT
Reply-To: Pooder@vnet.ibm.com, but I can't receive e-mail, so forget it. 
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester

In article <1992Jul23.142708.4318@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, wsh8z@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (William Scott Heyman) writes:
|> I bled my front disc breaks for the first time yesterday. Now the
|> breaks aren't spongy but they have more travel then they used to.
|> Does anyone know how to fix this or know what I might have done wrong?
|> I bled them a lot and they refused to get tighter.
|> Thanks
|> 	

Sorry, can't be fixed.  Them's the "breaks".


No, seriously, after the air is bled out, the lever travel will be longer,
but it should return to normal after a few squeezes.  Try pumping the lever 
a few times.  If there's air left in the system, they *will* feel spongy, 
so that's not the problem.  Is the brake fluid topped off?  Did you do 
anything else to the brakes?


-- 

    Pooder    -    Rochester,  MN   -   DoD# 0591  (I think)   -  LotN 
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From: ahle@aton.abo.fi (Peter Ahlskog DC)
Subject: Re: Question on rain suit
Organization: Abo Akademi University, Finland
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 13:28:57 GMT

In article <9207171630.AA22572@hollywood.csug3> ssuhouns@hollywood (Paul Marshall Hounslow) writes:

   Rukka, who make really good stuff are best known for their sailing equip.

Well, Rukka makes a bit of everything around clothing, mostly sailing
stuff (incl. life-wests), motorcycle stuff, sports suit (?).

I have a Rukka PVC Rain Suit bought 1986, used every summer, been with me
on every trip round Europe. I always have it with me on every ride, wrapped
into small a plastic-bag belted onto the seat of my bike. No Problem
what_so_ever with "leaking", wear or anything like that! I admit it gets
pretty hot inside it if one doesn't take it off as soon as possible after
the rain has stopped. The rain cools it down good.

Rukka also has an excellent range of different types of Gore-Tex suits,
trousers, jackets..everything made for motorcycling, with use of the vast
experience in sailing-equipment.

--
 Peter "Ale" Ahlskog                            e-mail: ahle@anke.abo.fi
 Computing Centre       Abo Akademi University  Phone:  +358-21-65*4472
     "It's green, it's mean, it's mine and it's eating them alive"
                        DoD: #138, ZXR 750 (Jolly)
From: conrad@pico.OZ (Conrad Drake)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Yamaha XZ550 - what went wrong?
Date: 27 Jul 92 03:14:59 GMT
Reply-To: conrad@pico.qpsx.oz.au
Organization: QPSX Communications
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

Being  between bikes and  being a confirmed 90 degree-twin fan,
( and not having the money (yet) for an Italian Bike). I was thinking of
buying an old Jap bike for the interum  (sic).  Now the VT250 is a
over priced and under powered;  the CX is overweight and under
powered and all of the XVs are Hoglets & therefore don't go 'round
corners (is this true?)

In my search I've noticed the existence of the XZ550.  A semi-sport/tourer
shaftdrive bike (A jap Moto morini even?).

However, almost everyone I've spoken to bad-mouthed the bike, but no one
could say what was wrong with it. (Unlike early VF750s). 

So my question is: Can anyone who has lived with one (or serviced them)
tell me what went wrong?  What should I look out for?  Or should I just
wait for funds to assumulate?

I don't mind having to do a little work - I'm no F1 mechanic, but I know
one end of a spanner from t'other.


Thanks in anticipation

Conrad Drake
--
"There's something stirring in my loins and it isn't the spirit of Jesus"
                - Helen Razor, JJJ announcer, 1992.

Email: conrad@pico.qpsx.oz.au
Snail: QPSX Communications, Private Bag 24, West Perth 6005, Australia. 
Numbers:(ph) +61 9 324 1641, (fx) +61 9 321 2984 (dod) 0604

From: ron@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ron Miller)
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:02:14 GMT
Subject: Re: Oil Additive Scoop (or: see Ed Hackett's name in print)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles

> From: Mark Joseph Andy <ma1w+@andrew.cmu.edu>
> apparently).  The demo was done on a Severe Load machine, basically
> it's just a metal bar that gets forced against a spinning rod.  The
> Power-Up allowed more than double the weight against the rod without
> seizing (oil alone seized).  I was pretty impressed.
> 
> If what you say is actualy true, then the test must not represent true
> conditions in an engine.  Anyone know if this is in fact true and why?
> 
> Mark

The article described a couple of factors: 
  1. your oil filter removes particles. PTFE particles.
  2. PTFE expands under heat so that even "submicron" particles get 
     removed.
  3. PTFE will settle in the sump.

  The Severe Load machine only simulates a heavily loaded journal bearing,
  not cam chains, piston rings, oil pumps, oil filters, oil bypass valves,
  hydraulic lifters, cold starts, hot starts, hot running, water contamination
  of the oil, etc etc. (Assuming the machine is the one I am thinking
  of which has a lever bearing down on the bearing surface.......)

The article is very worthwhile.

Ron
From: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Robert H. Yang)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: winter bike storage tips
Date: 27 Jul 92 17:52:31 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.023509.23919@samba.oit.unc.edu>, Siddharth.Soni@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Siddharth Soni) writes:
> As the end of my 1st riding season approaches, I've started to give 
> some thought to the proper storage of a bike for the winter.  
> 
> I've heard various pieces of advice, some of which are conflicting:
> 
> carbs: drain them?
> gas tank: keep it empty(rust?) or full?
> cylinders: put a little oil directly in SP hole?
> tires: ??
> battery: remove? tricke charge?
> Should the bike be started periodically?

     Here is my procedure for storing the bike :

   1. Wash and wax.  Coat chrome with WD-40 to prevent rust.  If bike
      is liquid-cooled, make sure coolant system is running 50 % water / 50 %
      coolant.  This is usually the case, unless : (a) you haven't checked
      your coolant system in like 2 years, or (b) you haven't checked
      your coolant system since you were at the track last :-)

   2. Put the bike up on blocks, prefereably indoors, so the tires don't
      rot.  Wood under the tires should do it.

   3. Make sure the chain is fully lubricated.  Don't want the chain to rust.

   4. Fill the gas tank up all the way, and add feul stabilizer to the
      gas.  I use "Sta-Bil" which is available at auto parts stores, around
      here.  Run the engine for a few minutes to get the stabilizer through
      the fuel system.  This should prevent rust from forming in the gas tank,
      and prevent the stored gas from clogging up the carbs (Check me here,
      guys).

   5. Drain out old oil.  The old stuff can contain built-up acids that
      eat into things when it's just sitting.

   6. Take out the plugs, and pour a spoonful of clean oil into each cylinder.
      Crank engine over a few times.  This should protect the cylinders
      during storage.  Reinstall plugs.

   7. Remove battery.  Put in a closet somewhere, away from sun and cold.

   8. Cover bike, to keep sun away, if outdoors.  Check on it occasionally
      to see that kids, insects, etc. haven't done anything.

	When I've convinced myself that I can ride in the springtime, I
do the following :

   1. Charge up battery, as required.  Install.

   2. Change oil filter, if not done already.  Add oil.

   3. Look at everything, wash/lube anything that needs it.

   4. Fire it up, and observe to make sure all is running as you left it last
      season.  Check for leaks in hoses, lines, gaskets, seals, etc.

   5. Carefully go out for a test ride.

   6. Wail on that thang! :-)

Hope it helps.
-- 
Robert H. Yang               | DoD # 0593
Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.	     | '92 CBR600F2 "It hisses on snakes."
RYANG@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU | AMA # 642916

   "Society cannot change until persons change.  We have hope for the
    future because we have seen persons change." - from "I'm OK, You're OK"