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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Subject: Boot care
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 07:30:28 GMT
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The recent article about boots reminded me about a leather boot care
product I use to keep my boots soft, supple and water proof.

For all of you with boots like stiff cardboard, get down to a saddle shop
or good leather shop and ask for some Neats Foot oil. (shit, I hope that's
what it's called in the US.....). It's a leather conditioning oil that's
readilly absorbed by the leather. Brush this stuff on liberally and let it
soak in. Then brush another load on. A dry boot will easilly absorb 200ml
each....Wow, what a difference. See, you no longer need to soak them in
the nearest creek before you can bend them enough to pull them on...

Let the boots stand for a day or two and then grab some Dubbin (paraffin
based paste) and rub it into all the stiching. This seals the boots from
water.

Yor feet will love you and you can quite happily stroll through creeks and
puddles without squelching your way out with a gallon or two of water in
each boot. Also, the boots will last a lot longer and they won't go mouldy
so quickly (bit of a problem in our sometimes humid conditions after a wet
ride).

Cheers all
George C.

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Subject: Re: Boot care
From: pgarcia@eis.calstate.edu (Paul J. Garcia)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 20:05:25 GMT
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services

mcclend@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Mike McClendon) writes:
> Speaking of boot care, did you know mc boots can be re-dyed?  Makes old 
> scuffed boots look great!
> 
> Mike

How about fixing rips in the leather.  Does any one have any experience
with shoe shops fixing this sort of problem?  On two occasions, I tried
to displace a rock with my foot and ended up tearing a hole in the leather.
Now, any time my boots get wet my feet get wet.  I can't afford to buy
new boots now so maybe a repair will do for now.
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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Subject: Re: what to do
Organization: CONVEX Computer Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 06:04:28 GMT
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In Article <1992Oct6.143116.21496@sei.cmu.edu>, jap@sei.cmu.edu (James Picone) writes:

> Can anyone tell me a good way to keep my stock(with a smaller front
> sprocket) 90 CR250 from fouling plugs when woods riding.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> james(endo in the mud) picone
> 
	Well James, is the woods riding you do really slow stuff? Is it
	high altitude? If so, jetting changes may be in order. Maybe a
	hotter plug too. Be careful though when you do any high speed
	stuff back at sea level because you will undoubtably run lean and
	hot.

	Mike's right about the plug reach on some CR's. The machining 
	centres in Honda weren't set up correctly and a heap of badly 
	machined CR heads came out of the factory. The symptoms are as 
	you describe. Before you play with jetting etc, speak to your
	Honda dealer and get the right machining specs or better still, 
	he may be able to suggest someone to do the work. Big foo foo 
	on Honda's part.

	Once you're sure about the head, get a bunch of plugs and jets and
	spend a day doing plug cuts to check the jetting. I posted an
	article about doing plug cuts some time ago. Let me see if I can
	dig it up and post it again. A properly jetted late model CR250 is 
	a ball in tight woods.

	Cheers
	George C.
From: jap@sei.cmu.edu (James Picone)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: 84KTM brake trouble
Date: 7 Oct 92 18:11:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: sei.1992Oct7.181131.6977
Organization: Software Engineering Institute


Thanks for all the info CR250 fouling plugs. I have not  had time to 
try anything yet, but a least I have places to start.

 
  My riding partner has a nice KTM250 that runs great but does not 
stop near as well(no disc brakes). I was hoping to get some ideas on what
to do(other than getting a new one cause the bike can fly)with the front 
brakes. It needs a new spring but that shoul only be a problem with releasing.


  thanks,   
     

    If you are in the north east the next couple of weeks should be awsome
with the leaves a changing. So, what are you waiting for? Git out an ride!
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Speaking of boot care, did you know mc boots can be re-dyed?  Makes old 
scuffed boots look great!

Locally, it costs $35 and takes one week.  First they bleach out all the old
dye, and then they re-dye with the original or any other color you want.  The
only problem is if you used silicone waterproofing they can't get it all out
of the leather and it rejects the new dye -- they will tell you when they
see your boots if they are loaded with silicone.

Mike
From: bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker)
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Subject: Re: Honda 4 stroke choice
Date: 16 Oct 92 08:24:56 PDT
Organization: Disorganized Organization

In article <1992Oct16.070602.4878@convex.com>, couyant@convex.com (George Couyant) writes:
> 	You'll curse your decision every time you have to load your bike
> 	on the trailer after a long hard ride.

get a winch, preferably electric:-)  but with a 650, you can ride
it back and forth to the trails.

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From: mmccrimm@drd.com (Mark.McCrimmon)
Subject: ISDE in Tulsa in 1994 (True Dirt Eaters don't want to miss this.)
Keywords: ISDE
Organization: DRD Corporation
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 22:10:52 GMT

	I recently found out about the ISDE which is going to be in Tulsa in the Fall
of 1994. A few questions I want to ask and also a few statements about what 
a true competition this is.

Questions:
	1) When was the last ISDE (past ISDT) in the US and where ?
 2) Is there going to be any problem trying to see this ISDE due to
    space, limited number of spectators, etc. and if so how can one
    go about making sure that he gets to be one ?
 
Statements:
	Most people whom I have spoken to in my life when speaking of motorcyle races
are very unfamiliar with what a ISDE is or even an Enduro. Most dirt bikers  
seem to know what Motocross is. The statement is that yes motocross is
challenging and dangerous but no where near the challenge and competition 
of a true Enduro. I'm not saying just a local Enduro although some of them
can be rough. It seems that they are getting easier these days. Alot of that
I believe has to do with land being taken away due to insurance problems.
Insurance problems, another issue. Whatever happened to the free wandering
riding of the 70's. They seem to be gone forever due to people finding out
what they can get with law suits.

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From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
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Subject: Re: Busted? or Busted! was:happened to 500cc
Date: 8 Oct 92 17:17:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: skitzo.1992Oct8.121725.702
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility

> 	I don't think Rick managed to do our sport a service with his interview.
> _But_... I have respected the man and his editorials for a long, long time (12
> years, which, for me, is a long time...it's over half my life).  I started 
> reading _Dirt Bike_ in the late 1970's, and watched he and Louis McKey's fight
> with the BLM progress thru the '80s.. so, I don't understand him calling the 
> environmentalists "forrest faggots"... he's got to know that will be killing 
> any chance we had with some people...so, what George said about him being mis-
> quoted got me wondering... I recently saw a TV show (E.N.G. here in Canuck land)
>  where one TV cameraman, having filmed the shooting of a black youth, was being
> interviewed by a reporter from a rival network.  To make a long story short, 
> eventually the cameraman says: ".. You want me to say he shot him because he 
> was black?... Well, I'm not going to say that, because that's _not_ what happen-ed... "
> 
> And, as you might guess, the rival network ran.. "And when asked why the officer
> shot the youth, Cameraman J. Markwell (I don't remember his name) said : "He 
> shot him because he was black.""
> 
> So, I wonder if something like this didn't happen to Rick.

  You can probably count on it Dave.  All "dirty laundry" shows have a goal 
  of stirring up a fight.  The interviewer may have come across to Rick in
  a way that stirred him up then turned him loose on the camera.  You'd never
  catch me on a Sally Jesse show.  Its just like escorting yourself to the
  chopping block.
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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Subject: Re: 84KTM brake trouble
Organization: CONVEX Computer Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 00:55:22 GMT
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In Article <1992Oct7.181131.6977@sei.cmu.edu>, jap@sei.cmu.edu (James Picone) writes:

>   My riding partner has a nice KTM250 that runs great but does not 
> stop near as well(no disc brakes). I was hoping to get some ideas on what
> to do(other than getting a new one cause the bike can fly)with the front 
> brakes. It needs a new spring but that shoul only be a problem with releasing.

	A properly set up drum should perform admirably. The old grey
	cells may be failing me, but I think that the front was a twin
	leading drum and the rear a single. Twin leading shoes are a bit
	fiddly to set properly and are *really* weak if badly adjusted.
	Loosen the axle so that it's on firmly but not really tight.
	Back off the second shoe and adjust the first until you can just
	feel it touching the drum. Now turn the wheel to make sure that
	the drum is round (even braking from the first shoe all the way
	around). If it isn't round, you'll never get them adjusted
	properly...get it machined (lightly, don't go overboard like the
	auto brake places do).

	Again, with the axle loose but firm..(that's technical 
	terminology..ok?), adjust the second shoe so that it too just
	touches the drum just like the first. Now comes the all important
	secret.... Loosen the axle right off and apply the brakes firmly.
	As you tighten the axle, have someone turn the wheel backwards
	against the brake pressure. This makes sure that everything is
	aligned properly.

	Other things to look out for... Do you get contact all around the
	brake shoe or is it wearing only at one end? Are the brake shoes
	appropriate? Maybe they have a high metal content for combating
	wear and mud and high heat? High metal shoes need a lot of
	pressure to work. The broken spring you mention will allow the
	brake shoes to remain in contact with the drum which generates a
	lot of heat. On twin leading brakes, the shoe will be dragged onto
	the drum as it rotates.

	An old aquaintance of mine used to spray WD40 on and in his brakes
	to stop them from rusting.....don't!

	Cheers
	George C.

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From: pjgarcia@zeus.calpoly.edu (Paul J Garcia)
Subject: Re: I was in heaven..
Keywords: incredible riding
Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 05:16:01 GMT

In article <1992Oct07.060533.622@convex.com> couyant@convex.com (George Couyant) writes:
>Okay people, grab a beer, smoke if you've got 'em and make yourselves 
>comfortable....That old fart Couyant will take you for a trip through
>Central Oz......
>
>About 250 km's before the rock, we unloaded the bikes so that the cars
>could stay on bitumen and we took off on whooped, sandy desert tracks,

Bitumen, is that the same as a paved road?  Didn't learn this word from
the Crock Dundee Movies.

>Next off to a place called Kings Canyon. About 300km's of dirt roads and
>tracks. It had rained overnight and the 4wd's had a hard time getting
>through. Thick, sticky red slush. We found it hard on the bikes too,
>especially when in wheel ruts. It took us 11 hours to do the distance with
>lots of winching and towing. We came across another family in a 4wd that

So it actually rains in the middle of Aus.?  In the So. California desert,
there is mostly sand and rock, you never really see any mud. 

>The next day we continued through a place called Hermansberg (sp?) which
>would have to be the asshole of Australia. An Aboriginal settlement you
>just have to see to believe. And, boy, did they sting us for petrol...

Kind of reminds me of some of the rides I've done down in Baja.  I
remeber paying $4 for a gallon of gas out of a milk jug once when I was
desperate for gas. 

>were well aclimatized to the heat of the day. We serviced the bikes here
>and put on fresh rubber etc. No drama so far. Not even a puncture. The TT

Wow, you actually changed your tire(tyres) on the ride.  I've always ended
up running my knobs down to about a 1/4" before I replaced them, and
I have a friend that donates tires to me when he wears about 1/16" off of
them.  I guess he felt sorry for me.
 
>We are making this an annual event. It was just too good. The guys reckon
>I should give up my day job and take up organising dirt bike tours through
>central Oz...Now wouldn't that be fun....Decisions..decisions...

Sign me up!!!

>Until next time...
>George C.
>
>
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From: trsajo@eua.ericsson.se (Anders Johansson)
Subject: Re: Rebuild
Reply-To: trsajo@eua.ericsson.se
Organization: Ellemtel Telecom Systems Labs, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 13:07:33 GMT

In article 2881@monarch.array.com, kenm@array.com (Ken Murphy) writes:
> Anders Johansson (trsajo@eua.ericsson.se) wrote:
> : 
> 
> For the record I've got (or had) an 86, 87, 89 and 90 KDX's.
> 
> : I've also got a '90 KDX200, and some questions about your mods:
> : (My own KDX is stock, at least no mods that I know of)
> : 
> : In article 5371@gold.gvg.tek.com, bobr@gold.gvg.tek.com (Bob Rhodes) writes:
> : > I have a '90 KDX-200 that just turned 3k miles at this year's Colorado 500.
> talked to quite a few KDX owners who have had problems, including me.

.
.
.

> BTW, you _did_ replace the piston when you did the top end didn't you?
> Pistons for the 200 run about $25.  Keep a fresh one in and this will 
> be one of the most bullet proof motors I've ever seen.
> 

Nice to know! Some bad news though (for me at least): A new piston will cost
me about $150 complete with rings and wrist pin... 
That's what you get for living in Sweden. 
(A new KDX200 '92 cost $4000, street legal, and that's cheap, because the
 KDX250 '92 cost about $6000, also street legal) (I don't know the prices for '93)

Do you have an address for a mail-order company that will sell me a 
piston for $25? If i buy a few it might be worth the freight, tax, customs fee,...


> Happy Trails,
> 
> 
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From: huber@aio.jsc.nasa.gov (Eric Huber)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Seeking Rear Shock for KLR650
Date: 16 Oct 92 21:09:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: aio.1992Oct16.210918.2609
Organization: nasa-jsc

It seems that I failed to properly adjust my shock assembly for hill
climbing with 400 lbs. of human payload. Anyway I blew the shock on my
89 Kawasaki KLR650 (a large and not-so-popular street legal dirt bike).
I paid 3 grand for the bike and they want ~$500 for a new shock. I've
already tried the motorcycle junk yards around Houston. Any constructive 
suggestions ? 

Please respond to :huber@aio.jsc.nasa.gov
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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Subject: Re: Sand Hill kills bikes (2nd place)
Organization: CONVEX Computer Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 00:18:45 GMT
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In Article <1992Oct13.011928.9285@spdc.ti.com>, baxter@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Baxter) writes:

[...fun ride detailes deleted...]

> This race claimed alot of bikes.  Andy's KX now needs a new top-end.  But what
> sucks is that we just replaced the top-end before this race.  I also took 3rd
> from a guy with a new '93 YZ250 when his bike nuked.  He blew a hole in his
> piston.  Before that happened he said that he liked his bike.  I saw and talked
	Ahhh, the trials and tribulations of sand riding ...Come and
	race Finke my boy, you'll love it...Up six sizes on the main jet 
	and they still want to self destruct...But oh what fun..

	Cheers
	George C.

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From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: HOLDING BIKES ON A TRAILER
Date: 15 Oct 92 08:09:46 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility

>>BBBRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHPPP! ERRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...
> 
> What?, does it have a 1986 CR500 engine wedged into it that George ported?
> 
  Just an insight if this is a shift and not a double or tabletop.
  Try not backing off the gas to shift.

  Example....

                             Very little clutch ----+
                                                    V
BBBRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEERRRAAHHHHHHHHHHHH...

There.... See how much faster.  You've saved five spaces and your powerband
to boot.

I'm just playing....... Shift how ever you want. Its a good sig. :-)
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From: couyant@convex.com (George Couyant)
Subject: Re: Honda 4 stroke choice
Organization: CONVEX Computer Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 07:06:02 GMT
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In Article <1992Oct12.170352.1330@megatek.com>, redman@plate.megatek.com (Tim Redfield) writes:

> 
> I am looking to purchase a new XR 4 stroke to replace
> my '85 yz 250.  Choosing a 4 stroke 'cause I want

	Okay Tim, your big enough and ugly enough ;-) to get an XR600..
	Unless *all* your riding is tight woods, forget the 250. You'll
	keep falling off from all the yawning you'll be doing.

	The 600 will feel a lot heavier than the 250 and both will feel
	much heavier than your YZ, no matter what they weigh. But, you'll
	get used to it. 
	
	You'll learn to move around the bike more than on the YZ. 

	Maintenance will be a delight. 
	
	So is pulling into a gas station, throwing the attendant a couple 
	of bucks and saying "fill 'er up mate and keep the change...."

	Just as sure as the slim 16 year old girl next door looks great in
	a short skirt, you'll be going through tyres at about twice the rate 
	of the YZ...be prepared...

	You'll be pulling power slides everywhere. You'll probably learn
	to do them in a straight line too.  he he he

	You'll curse your decision every time you have to load your bike
	on the trailer after a long hard ride.

	BUT if you can get a 250 for the right price, don't disregard it
	completely. They are a really sweet handling bike and you'll love
	carving the inside line around any bend. Even though the power is
	very boring, you can get incredible trail speed out of them...It's
	just that the 600's so much more fun!

	Now, having said all that, I'd have a look at big Husky's and
	KTM's too. You'd still have that race bike feel of the YZ with
	good and strong 4 stroke motors that out perform XR600's.

	Speeed Ha ha ha...Give me more speeeed...  =8-P

	Cheers
	George C.

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From: eastman@bnr.ca (Gordon Eastman)
Subject: Re: Scott boots
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Organization: Bell-Northern Research
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 12:34:03 GMT

I had a pair of Scott's in 1979 when they were the rage. Good protection
but it took me a long time to adjust to the lack of feel. Still missed more
shifts than with regular boots.

They have a tall plastic guard that sticks up a few inches in the front. I
hooked this on my levers a couple of times in corners. Lots of fun exiting
a turn with your leg sticking straight out and your knee glued to the bar!
I trimmed them with a hacksaw.

Both boots broke in the instep by the end of the season. Other riders at
our club had the same problem so I switched back to leather.

Gordon   1990 KX200
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