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From: cjackson@adobe.com (Curtis Jackson)
Subject: Re: Harley Fashionable == Deaths
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:32:38 GMT

I nominate the following for the 2nd Annual David Lynch Memorial
Style over Substance Award. Too cool.

In article <1992Oct7.001254.16372@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> car377@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (charles.a.rogers) writes:
}In article <jlp.718387429@wink>, jlp@blink.att.com (Jon Peticolas(x7058)) writes:
}> daved@convex.com (David Dorfman) writes:
}> >A young guy gets a Harley to make a fashion statement, with no idea of 
}> >how to ride, goes fast in a straight line, gets to a curve and what happens
}> >next?
}> 
}> He leans into the turn, cruises through it like he's on rails, and
}> continues on his merry way.
}
}Meanwhile, back at the curve, several spectators pass out from 
}from the sheer ecstasy of being witness to such an elemental
}exhibition of controlled coolnesss, seven observers of various 
}ages and sexes run down to the nearest Harley shop to place bike 
}orders, fourteen experienced motorcyclists grin knowingly at each 
}other, eight old-timer riders nod sagely and murmur, "Yep, that's the
}right sound, it sure is," four GWRRA members rush off in a frenzy
}to buy some more doo-dads for their land yachts, a helicopter appears
}overhead and the Swedish Bikini Parachute Team touches down and
}immediately begins kissing the still-warm tire marks left by the
}rumbling motorcycle, and somewhere down the road, the corners of the 
}FXRS-Convertible rider's mouth twitch upward into a serene,
}knowing smile, as rider and machine flow smoothly across the
}undulating two-lane strip toward the next waiting curve.
}
}
}Vrrroooom.
}
}Chuck Rogers
}car377@druhi.att.com


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  "They that can give up an essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
   safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin (1759)
From: ron@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ron Miller)
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 19:05:41 GMT
Subject: Re: Almost had it stolen tonite!
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles


AMERICAN HANDGUNNER had an analysis of a gunfight where the bad guy
took 17 rounds of 9mm before the fight ceased. The cop's partner had been
shot thru the heart at the very outset. The remaining cop wrestled with
the bad guy and put 17 rounds (yes, he reloaded) into him before the fight 
stopped.  The fight stopped when one round broke the bad guy's pelvis.

This was an article by Massad Ayoob in AMERICAN HANDGUNNER within the 
last 18 months (since I've been subscribing). I didn't save the article
so I don't know the exact month.

That's one case too many.

ObMoto: The creep wasn't riding a motorcycle at the time.

Ron Miller
Ft. Collins, Colo.
ron@hpfcso.fc.hp.com

Say these words Mr. Gore: " I support a woman's choice to keep and bear arms 
                            in defense of herself, her loved ones, and 
                            her community."

Do you plan to say these words? " ... to support and defend the Constitution..."
From: csc@pilot.njin.net (Sean Casey)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Mechanic type question
Date: 15 Oct 92 14:19:54 GMT
Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY

If a bike isn't developing power, and one spark plug (of two) is
fouling with carbon deposits, what would you suspect? It's a '79 KZ750
twin. I'm thinking maybe a mixture problem, but I'd like to know if
anyone has any suggestions before I start seriously tinkering with the
carbs (I have a service manual). The problem developed practically
overnight, which has me scratching my head. 

Sean
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: johnr@mik.uky.edu (John S. Roberts, Jr.)
Subject: Re: Beginner: I Want To Buy A Bike
Reply-To: johnr@mik.uky.edu (John S. Roberts, Jr.)
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 12:51:18 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.203236.631@halfdome.sf.ca.us> bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob  
pasker) writes:
=>In article <1992Oct6.161813.22202@ms.uky.edu>, johnr@mik.uky.edu (John S.  
Roberts, Jr.) writes:
=>> Now that I finally got a DoD membership, I would like to purchase a bike.   
I  
=>> am prepared to spend about 800 dollars, unless of course that is not  
enough  
=>> to get started on.  I have seen ads in the newspapers for bikes, but how  
does  
=>> a beginner know a lemmon from a lion?  Thanks!!!
=>
=>sorry, john, wrong group.  if you got your number from who i think you got  
your
=>number from, then you got a membership in the "don't i deserve?" club, as  
in,
=>"don't i deserve a bike?" your dod number, john, is not transferable to the
=>DoD.  once you get your bike, you'll have to start all over again. 
=>
=>--
=>-- bob pasker
=>-- bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us 
=>--
say what?
I wasn't trying to say that I deserved anything, just that I would appreciate  
some help.  sorry if that came off wrong.

--
--==+  John S. Roberts, Jr.  Internet: johnr@mik.uky.edu (NeXT)       +==-- 
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--==+  Lexington, Kentucky       Work: (606) 272-1417    Ham: pending +==--
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From: john@kennel.FIDONET.ORG (John Hamilton)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Almost had it stolen tonite!
Date: 13 Oct 92 03:26:28 GMT
Organization: Fido's Kennel, Cupertino CA

Monday October 12 1992 15:14, Brice Dowaliby wrote to All:

 >> a clip of 9mm into a drug-user and eventually said perpetrator bled to
 >> death, but not before beating shit out of police officer.

 BD> Does this belong in alt.folklore.urban?  I don't believe anyone,
 BD> PCP or not, beats the shit out of a cop after taking a *clip* of
 BD> 9mm (maybe, if the clip only had 1 bullet in it).

Apparently you do not know as much as you think you do. It happened, whether
you read the newspaper or not. Perhaps you've spent too much time reading
alt.folklore.urban instead of newspapers and news magazines?

John

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From: dcampbel@timshel.austin.ibm.com (David L. Campbell)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: VX800?
Date: 13 Oct 92 14:51:14 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: IBM Austin, TX


This weekend I was browsing at the Suzuki shop and saw a bike that
caught my eye -- the VX800.  It seemed sorta-kinda unique -- a
standard, but somewhat sporty, but with a V twin (probably the
same one that's on the Intruder 800) and shaft drive.  It looked
something like a Hawk, but bigger.  Anyway, do you folks know
anything about this bike?  I'd appreciate any info you have.
(BTW, I checked the r.m review archive server, but it wasn't in
there.)

Thanks,

David.                                             DoD #1916
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: romanko@waterloo.hp.com (Jeff Romanko)
Subject: Re: Is this bike a figment of my imagination?
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 22:56:46 GMT
Distribution: rec.motorcycles
Organization: HP Panacom Div Waterloo ON Canada
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.4 PL6]

John Gelnaw (jeg@beach.cis.ufl.edu) wrote:
: 
: The bike is an '83... as best I can figure out, they made them in '82 and 
: '83 only, and only offered two models.
: 
: So, I'm asking the collective population of rec'd.motors for any info they have
: on the bike... 
: 
Oh yes, it was blue and white.

-jefFZX750
From: leung@sp1.csrd.uiuc.edu (Bruce Leung)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: walking bike (Was: Re: The Dead Battery Problem)
Date: 13 Oct 92 20:01:32 GMT
Article-I.D.: csrd.1992Oct13.200132.1348
Organization: Center for Supercomputing R&D, U. of Ill.

cjackson@adobe.com (Curtis Jackson) writes:
>If you are so knowledgable about the RSS course, why would you buy a
>bike that won't allow you to touch both feet?

What does being knowledgable about the course have to do with buying
a bike?  And who said one had to touch both feet to ride a bike?

Bruce
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: ignore - test
From: news@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Date: 15 Oct 92 16:25:52 CDT
From: kens@hplsla.hp.com (Ken Snyder)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Why Aerostitch instead of leather?
Date: 14 Oct 92 19:55:07 GMT
Article-I.D.: hplsla.6130299
Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA

->  Practicality:  This suit has so many pockets I haven't found uses for
->them all yet.  I keep in my suit:  State map, owner's manual,
->maintenance/gas log, insurance/registration paperwork, swiss army knife,
->sewing kit, bandaids, spare key, clear-fix, matches, spare earplugs, house
->keys, wallet and change.  I also keep the open pockets (as opposed to the
->rest that have flaps) empty so there's space for stuff on the road.

> Where do you keep the table you need when you have to empty your pockets
> when looking for that "damn, I know it's here somewhere",widget. :-)
-- 
   This used to be a problem (just ask my riding buddies:-) but after a
couple of years of being consistant I've started to remember just where
everything is.  Now it's only a problem when I empty the pockets to wash
the suit and can't remember where to put everything back!

Ken `2 wheels good' Snyder
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: root@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith)
Subject: Re: R100GS; Drive Splines, I DID IT
Organization: Why do you suspect that?
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 19:46:12 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.013544.4173@javelin.sim.es.com> blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com writes:
>root@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith) writes:
>>In article <1992Oct5.220046.625@halfdome.sf.ca.us> blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com writes:
>>>In article <1992Oct6.025544.24119@javelin.sim.es.com>, blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers) writes:
>>>> ron@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ron Miller) writes:
>
>>>>>SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE  JOB OF REMOVING THE REAR DRIVE CASE
>>>>>IN ORDER TO GREASE THE DRIVESHAFT SPLINES ON R100GS
>
>>>> So Ron, is this where I'm not supposed to say "Gee, I sure wish I had
>>>> one of those low maintenance shaft drive bikes." ?  :-)
>
>>>blaine, the reason your bike doesnt have such long-term items on the
>>>maintenence schedule is not because it doesn't need them.  its because
>>>the marketing people hope their bikes will not last that long.  and,
>>>y'know, they're RIGHT.
>
>>When I saw Blaine's backhanded flame the first time, I just wrote him
>>off as a sorehead, but Bob has said it so well ...
>
>Sorehead? Not since the last time I fell of the DR250 on Salt Creek. :-)
>No, just having a bit of fun at the expense of a couple of friends. It's
>nice to see that bob hasn't lost his touch, though the actual use of
>capital letters has me a bit concerned.
>

*Geee* Maybe "sorehead" was a mite too strong ...  I just figured I had to
use inflamatory vernacular when dealing with issues such as these.  Isn't 
that covered by DoD general rule #43?

>
>BTW, "Followup-To: charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org" ? You're a newsgroup?

*Ahemmm*   Guess I'd better look at my newsposter software just one 
more time!  :^(     Don't want to have to start a RFC on this ...

>-- 
>Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland  blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  BIX:blaine_g
>580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108           Favorite road signs:
>Dumper of Dirtbikes #46             FJ1200   Winding Road Next 77 Miles
>My other motorcycle is a Quadracer           Caution: Passing Areas Not Marked


Charlie Smith   charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org  csmith@dsac.dla.mil  whois ces10
MOA# 52888, RA# 15633, DoD# 0709, AMA# 574722, Buckey Beemers 411, BK Ohio V
BMW K1100-LT, R69S, R27 and other even less worthwhile [ 2 | 3 ] wheel stuff
            {  Friends don't let friends ride Japanese bikes  }
From: ant@galadriel.bt.co.uk (Antony Espindola)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Tamiya model review
Date: 7 Oct 92 09:36:07 GMT
Organization: Data and Business Comms, BT Labs, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK.

From article <1992Oct5.154430.14023@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>, by loki@nazgul.physics.mcgill.ca (Loki Jorgenson):
> 
> 	Keep in mind that I haven't built a plastic model for about 10 years.
> 
> 	Being as my fall riding was seriously abbreviated by my thesis,
> I was pleasantly suprised to find a 1/6 scale plastic model of a bike that
> I have always wanted and am currently looking for: the 1986 Yamaha SRX-600.
> 
> 	Leather up, rubber down and rubber cement on everything...
> 
> Loki Jorgenson                   \/ ___/         node:  loki@Physics.McGill.CA

Just to follow up...
I bought the VFR 750R (RC30) model and it is truely excellent.

The precision they put into these things is fantastic, right down to
nut and bolt levels.

I can recommend the VFR - it comes with a nice clear platic fairing
which allows you to either paint the inside and get a nice finish or
leave it clear to see the engine etc.
They include all the decals, rubber hoses, rubber tyres etc.
I know they do an OW01 and RG400(?) and NSR500 (GP), they also have a
good range of dirtbikes (KTM, etc. (NOT that anyone would want those
;-} )).

The best bet is to pop into your local hobby/toy/model shop and have a
flick through the Tamiya Catalogue.

TopTip: Buy one as a present for a fellow biker.
		- This works especially well if they are injured.
		It gives them the satisfaction of m/cing with broken limbs !!

Have Fun.

Antony.
DoD#1832
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: cjackson@adobe.com (Curtis Jackson)
Subject: Re: Cost of Bike Helmets
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 17:03:51 GMT

charlie@elektro.cmhnet.com

In article <1992Oct8.021424.2645@elektro.cmhnet.org> root@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith) writes:
}Are you aware that the UK BMW System II is not the same as the US System II
}was?  The UK version has the stupid "thread the buckle" chin strap mandated
}by the UK safety people - the Everypalce Else version has a velcro chin
}strap.

?VELCRO? !!!

Skydivers are urged to wear high-top shoes with velcro closures
because they will get ankle support but THE VELCRO WILL RIP OPEN
UNDER EXTREME STRESS, thus possibly saving a boot-top ankle fracture.

I swear by Velcro for a lot of things, but I sure as hell don't want
it holding my helmet on my head when I face-plant.
-- 
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USPA #A-10080 (lapsed)				DoD #721  '81 Maxim 650
  "They that can give up an essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
   safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin (1759)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: greg@acme.claremont.edu (Tigger)
Subject: Re: And the dead shall drive the earth!
Organization: Pomona College
Distribution: na
Date: 8 Oct 92 23:03:01 PDT

In article <1992Oct8.181655.8849@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton) writes:
>  
>  My bike is rather distinctive (red windscreen) so we may meet again.
> Hopefully I'll see him first. *Gulp*

This assumes that

  a) he can see and understand color
  b) he can remember something for more than thirty six hours

I wouldn't bet on either.

Greg Orman
DoD #0486
'82 Vision 550
From: bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Make Your Own (was: Re: Electric Vests)
Date: 13 Oct 92 13:01:45 PDT
Organization: Disorganized Organization

In article <1992Oct13.151819.17151@serval.net.wsu.edu>, bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015) writes:
> Speaking of Hackett, has anyone seen or heard from him since the GPNDG?
> I'm not sure he even made it home.  Have I missed any of his posts?
> Is it lambing season in Nevada?

we stayed at his house for the reno air races, if that helps.
i think its rabbit season.


-- 
-- bob pasker
-- bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us 
--
From: osborn@cs.utexas.edu (John Howard Osborn)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: If you could pick only 5 bikes...
Date: 15 Oct 1992 00:43:26 -0500
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

>]Okay, denizens...If you caould only have 5 bikes in your garage,
>]what would they be?

Do you *really* want to know?  Sigh...

1.  BMW R100 Paris-Dakar (heh)
2.  Bimota Tesi
3.  H-D Springer Softail
4.  Honda Goldwing
5.  ATK offroader of some sort

-
-John H. Osborn
-osborn@cs.utexas.edu
-DOD# 2001  '92 BMW Paris-Dakar
-Queer and Proud
From: john@kennel.FIDONET.ORG (John Hamilton)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: 105 MPH (was Re: Motorcyclist Hits Bicyclist on Skyline Blvd.)
Date: 14 Oct 92 02:59:38 GMT
Organization: Fido's Kennel, Cupertino CA

Tuesday October 13 1992 12:20, Dances With Bikers wrote to All:

 >> CJ> Uh, oh. One of them HP hardware junkies. How's about if somebody
 >> CJ> called the payphone at Alice's and said, "He's leavin' now." and
 >> CJ> the person at the other end said, "OK, I looked at my watch." and
 >> CJ> waited for him to show up. I know this is infinitely cruder than
 >> CJ> encoded digital satellite communications and cesium timers, but it
 >> CJ> just *might* work.

 DWB> Of course the rider could always carry the stopwatch along with him. But
 DWB> then you might have some time dilation errors to deal with.

Ummm... yes, and a stopwatch at the bottom of the ravine just before Hghwy. 92
is a little hard to read, should a problem occur. If I ran the century run
and made it, a lot more than time would be dilated, I promise you that!

John

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She said, "Its either me or that ZX-11!" Too bad, I'll miss her.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Subject: Re: How many times did you take CALC II? was:Harley riders are JAGOFFS!!
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 18:01:58 GMT

In article <Bw0p21.98s@news.udel.edu> andersen@me.udel.edu (Stephen Andersen) writes:
>In article <1992Oct12.133746.16130@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> mlj8e@mljsg.pharm.Virginia.EDU (Michael Johnson) writes:
>>O.K., I'll bite.  I ride a Harley and I took CALC II only once and I
>>got a A.  I also got an A in CALC I, CALC III, CALC IV, and DIFF EQ.
>>the first try.
>>
>
>Math weenie...
>
 
 I hope you are familiar with your sysadmin. If not you will be.
 
>
>:-)
 
 Nice touch but it probably won't help!
 

 
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From: bd@fluent@dartmouth.EDU (Brice Dowaliby)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Which side do you mount up from?
Date: 16 Oct 92 13:06:10 GMT
Reply-To: bd%fluent@dartmouth.EDU
Distribution: all
Organization: Fluent Inc., Lebanon NH

SULDAL@ESOC.BITNET writes:

>This of course raises the (very interesting :-) question of why the
>sidestand is on the left side in the first place?
>From a safety point of view it would probably be better to have the
>stand on the right side, ie. such that if you stop at the roadside,
>you get off on the side of the bike AWAY from traffic.
>Hmmm... - May be out Brit colleagues have some ideas?
>Also - was there ever a bike with the sidestand on the right?

I just assumed it had to do with the way roads slanted, so you
would be leaning gthe bike slightly uphill instead of downhill 
because of the crown of the road.

But that's a pretty Americancentric view of things, ain't it?

Do bikes in Britain have the kickstand on the left or the right?
-- 
   Brice Dowaliby, Fluent Inc., 10 Cavendish Court, Lebanon, NH  03766
                         bd%fluent@dartmouth.edu        
             I don't speak for them, they don't speak for me
                              DoD # 0698
From: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Why is my face shield so scratched so
Date: 8 Oct 92 19:20:13 GMT
Reply-To: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
Organization: Bell Communications Research (Bellcore)

Actually for my OLD Bell open face I carry a spare shield
in my Eclipse tank bag, it even helps the bag hold its 
shape some (its and old bag too). Now that is one of those
big full face shields (the kind that directs the splatted
bugs directly into your smiling mouth). I normally carry
a spare shield for my full face simpson for winter riding
between my sweater and nomex golves in the tank bag but in
a pinch can get it into the butt pack on the sissy bar.
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Harley Fashionable == Deaths/RR Comments
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 15:00:10 GMT

TKPOWELL@bluemoon.profs.tek.com writes:

>As far as the best single moto/brand goes, I don't think one exists.

Sure it does, the best single motorcycle is whatever happens to be
between my legs at any given moment. Any bike you're riding beats one
that you're not.
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland  blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  BIX:blaine_g
580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108           Favorite road signs:
Dumper of Dirtbikes #46             FJ1200   Winding Road Next 77 Miles
My other motorcycle is a Quadracer           Caution: Passing Areas Not Marked
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: barrongj@cs.curtin.edu.au (Greg Barron)
Subject: Re: Which side do you mount up from?
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 05:52:32 GMT

echoppin@csu.edu.au (Errol Chopping -TE) writes:

>One vote for left hand side mount.

>Do you mount (a bike smartarse) from the left because that's where
>the stand is or is the stand there because that's the side we
>mount from?

>I'll wager the proportion of right-hand-side mounters is less
>than 1%.

>Errol

Tell me, If  the tank on your bike was at 50% capacity, would it be half
empty or half full????

Now that's deep.

Greg

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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: aliamus@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Steve Aliamus)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: What to do with old battery?
Date: 9 Oct 92 14:21:32 GMT
Organization: HP Corporate, Palo Alto, California

I just purchased a new battery for my VFR700.  Now, what do I do with:

- the old battery?  Anywhere is the San Francisco Bay Area to recycle it?

- the left over battery acid from the new battery?  It came in a plastic
  container, and there is still about a cup of battery acid in it.

On a related note...how come motorcycle batteries are not sold charged?  It
is quite a hassle to fill the battery with acid and trickle charge it for
24 hours.

Thanks in advance.

Steve Aliamus            |      Phone: 415-857-7927
Hewlett-Packard          |        FAX: 415-857-4586
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