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From: wardman@gandalf.ca (Russel Wardman)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: More winter riding concerns (MTBE)
Date: 18 Dec 92 14:51:35 GMT
Organization: Gandalf Data Ltd.

In <5109@equinox.unr.edu> edh@wheeler.wrc.unr.edu writes:


>This is the first year that most people are having to deal with
>this smelly stuff.  I know that you have discussed having to richen
>the mixture in the cold, but don't know if the MTBE was mentioned.

How do we recognize this stuff? The smell? Anyone know if this stuff
is in Canada ? 

> Ed Hackett   edh@wheeler.wrc.unr.edu     The Desert Research Institute 
> DoD #0200  WMTC  BMWRA  DIOC             Reno, Nevada   (702) 673-7380   
> KotLS  KtoLE  DotD #0003      Motorcycling is not a life and death matter.
> 900SS  K100RS  501 CAMEL      It's more important than that.    __=o&o>__
-- 
**         Russell Wardman         ** 78 TT-500 (for sale)             **
**          613-723-6500           ** 84 Turbo 750 KAWASAKI (for sale) ** 
**                                 ** 90 KX 500 KAWASAKI               **
**      (rwardman@gandalf.ca)      ** 89 EX 500 KAWASAKI               **
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From: freddie@roost.Columbia.NCR.COM (Freddie Smith)
Subject: RE: Going Home
Originator: freddie@roost
Organization: NCR Corp, E&M-Columbia, Columbia, SC
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 19:46:18 GMT


sorlin@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Steven J Orlin) writes:
> Guys, I'm having a really tough time making a decision here.  I'm going
> home at 2:00 today and am wondering if I should take out my YZ 400; maybe
> out on the trails; or just down the street to piss off the neighbors.
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                        
                     Somebody, PLEASE tell me this guy is just kidding!!!
                     And if he isn't kidding, please somebody convince
                     him he can have more fun with the bike in a vintage
                     race and not on a public road.
-- 
Freddie A. Smith                                NCR Corp.  E&M Columbia, SC
Voice: 803-791-6888                             3000 Unit Development 
CSnet: freddie.smith@roost.Columbia.NCR.COM     Enduro Riders Do It
..!uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!sauron!roost!freddie       In The Woods!
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From: Preston.Jones@launchpad.unc.edu (Preston Jones)
Subject: Want to Buy Used Safety Equipment
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 14:38:07 GMT


I'm interested in buying used protective gear for my son. I'm looking at
the following:  Boots (mens 11)
		Leg Guards
		Elbow Guards
		Body & Shoulder Pads
		Midsection Pads

He already has a good helmet.  E-mail Preston.Jones@launchpad.oit.unc.edu
Thanks 
--
   The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of
     North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
        Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
           internet:  laUNChpad.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
From: brian@pdx.csd.mot.com (Brian Vandewettering)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: More winter riding...
Date: 11 Dec 92 22:01:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: pdxvme.1415
Reply-To: brian@pdx.csd.mot.com (Brian Vandewettering)
Organization: Motorola CSD, Beaverton, OR

In article <1992Dec8.191435.18582@rtsg.mot.com> dunne@rtsg.mot.com (Jim Dunne) writes:
>    Hope you can draw, fire, and reholster with your left hand, or
>    you're going to lose throttle control!  Penalty points if you hit
>    him in the boot.

I just knew their had to be an advantage to being a lefty.

Brian Vandewettering - 
3 Wheeler and lots-o-guns.  "I refuse to be protected from myself."


-- 
"It cannot be presumed that any clause in the Constitution is intended to
be without effect..."

- Chief Justice John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, 1803
From: jld@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Deeney)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:08:21 GMT
Subject: Re: I'm goin home
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt

sorlin@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Steven J Orlin) writes:
> Guys, I'm having a really tough time making a decision here.  I'm going
> home at 2:00 today and am wondering if I should take out my YZ 400; maybe

Ok, he's gone.  We can talk about him now.  So Steve, like you rely on the 
opinions of a bunch of moto.geeks to decide whether or not to ride?  Get a 
life! 

> out on the trails; or just down the street to piss off the neighbors.
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
A true ambassador of dirt biking.  Thanks for your help... NOT!

I'm cranky.  I haven't been on the trail in over three months.  :-(  I'd 
leap at the chance to ride on soil.  Instead we just keep getting more and
more snow. 

-Jeff Deeney-  KotD #0000  DoD#0498    NCTR    '88 XR600-Shamu   
jld@hpfcpe.fc.hp.com       AMA#540813  COHVCO  '81 CB750F-Llamaha 
We don't stop riding because we get old, we get old because we stop riding.
From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Another semester almost gone!
Date: 16 Dec 92 10:23:40 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility



  Almost free!!!!  You "Texas Glitter Boys" had better be ready to
  roost pretty pronto.  My last final will be over at 11pm tonight!

  So I've come to the conclusion that getting a higher eduation and
  dirtbikes don't mix.  The zook has still got sandyloam all over it
  since my last ride a few weeks ago.  Yup, almost free (for a little
  while).

  Think I'll start the next day by getting on the exercise machines
  and working on endurance and maybe try to drop a few pounds to
  make it easier on the iron steed.  Lay off the grub and suds and
  I might be able to work myself into something worthy to race again.

Framp.
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From: baxter@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Baxter)
Subject: Knee Protection
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 02:55:39 GMT

>From: mcclend@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Mike McClendon)
>Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 19:24:45 GMT
>Subject: Knee Protectors Like Real Armor
>
>I've found a terrific knee protector -- not at a moto shop . . . or sporting
>goods store . . . but at a hardware store!  I must have seen a dozen types, most
>too klunky for us, but the one I bought has these features:
>
>* slim design, no bulges to prevent gripping the gas tank,
>
>* plastic wraps around your knee, protecting inside, front, & outside of knee!,
>
>* two-pieces of hinged plastic; the lower piece looks like a conventional 
>  well-made protector, but then there is an upper piece that overlaps the lower
>  so at all knee angles from straight to 90 degrees your knee is covered!  The
>  hinges are rivets on each side, and this works really well.
>
>The bag said "Accu-Flex," but I suspect these are made by some company and
>then various distributors put them in their own bags.  The sales guy said he
>thinks they are made by "Clancy"; he also said his usual customers are
>plumbers and cement finishers.  Mine cost $22 on sale; usually $29.
>
>Two changes I might make:  replace the rubber straps with velcro; extend the
>foam down to the boot for less reliance on the straps.
>
>These are *by far* the best moto knee protectors I've yet seen, well worth
>checking out
>


Well Mike, 
	  How are these knee brace/protectors working out.  Mark asked about
them so I dug up your original post.  I'm very interested to see if they 
worked out.   

_____________________________________________________________________________
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.
From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: Another semester almost gone!
Date: 18 Dec 92 09:16:57 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility

>>  Almost free!!!!  You "Texas Glitter Boys" had better be ready to
>>  roost pretty pronto.  My last final will be over at 11pm tonight!
> 
>     Oohhhhhh, duuuude, you think school has done it to you.  Wait 'til
>     that kid comes (or has he/she already?)  Sure, you'll be at Mosier
                             ^^     ^^^^^^^
  Yeah, but when he gets older.  We should overrule the mom :-).

>     and King's Creek both Saturday AND Sunday riding with Andy and
>     Mike... NOT.  Man I steered *way* far away from that prospect about

  We do have our ways.  We mope around.  Throw tantrums.  Wash colors
  in hot.  On occasion buy the lady something nice.  All just to get
  a few hours a week of relaxing, brutal, physical punishment away from
  home.  But then when we get home we usually have to pay for the fun
  we had by verbal abuse.

>     4 years ago; otherwise I'd still be living in Dallas and wouldn't
>     remember what a dirt bike *looked* like.  I hope you can be an
>     exception and end up with that open classer sometime soon.  After
>     all, one has to have his priorities!!!

  Mike may be helping me to sell the zook.  If so, I'll be well on my 
  way to riding in the open class on something other than a 125. :-)
  I'll just throw a tantrum until I get it.
_________________________________________________________________________
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!
                               |  
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From: mtrhead@selway.umt.edu (Josh Harmon)
Subject: what about sparky?
Keywords: sparky
Organization: University of Montana
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 05:59:14 GMT

I recently installed a Cobra Sparky spark arrestor on my CR500.  Should
I have to adjust the clip or even change jets?  I ask because the 
bike ran way RICH on my first and only ride with the new Sparky.

I will admit that I had raised the needle a notch for cold weather riding, 
but the jetting became much richer than a needle adjustment would cause.

Is this a back pressure thing or a cold weather/icy carb situation?

Also, a tip, my Sparky came with a single self tapping screw and a hose
clamp for tacking it on the end of the silencer.  After my 2 hour ride,
the sparky was almost falling off, it is a good idea to use another 
screw besides the one provided with the spark arrestor.
-- 
--- Josh Harmon -- 88 CR500R -- 88 GSX600F -- Disciple of DoD: #1137 ------
::: mtrhead@selway.umt.edu   To Bad, San Fran :(, The Cowboys are BACK! :::
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From: dunne@rtsg.mot.com (Jim Dunne)
Subject: Re: CR250 vs. XR250
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:34:49 GMT

    <Dr. Dan gets a '88 CR250>

    Well congrats Dan, I'm sure you got a good deal.  I think the
    biggest difference you will find with the 2-stroke vs. the XR is
    throttle response.  If it has a not-too-pipey powerband, you'll
    find the CR to be quick to the draw when you crack that sucker
    open.  I've found that with a bigger bore zinger, even if you're a
    gear (or 2) too low, the bike will come on the pipe and hit the
    proper rev range in about a half second.  If not, fan the clutch!
    Meanwhile you launch forward, or spin if you've got lousy tires or
    a slippery surface.  So overall they're a gas to ride, and I don't
    think you have to change riding techniques much in a non-race
    situation.  Just work up to it (if your son will let you ride! :)

    Other guys can tell you a lot about this CR.  I want to know
    however, do any of you get that dreaded Honda headshake that still
    exists today (according to the magazines)?  I guess that under
    certain conditions (bumps + accel. or hard braking?) the bars start
    shaking like a bucking bronco.  Is this the same as a tank-slapper
    on a street bike?  Do XRs get it like CRs?

--
   Jim Dunne   dunne@rtsg.mot.com    ...uunet!motcid!dunne   Northern IL, USA
    --<{ TEAM STRANGE -- street / dirt / lake / snow / ice  LOCO-MOTION }>-- 
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From: dlawren@salsa.abq.bdm.com (David P. Lawrence)
Subject: Re: CR500 and recreational riding -
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 23:14:48 GMT
Organization: BDM International
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles.dirt

In article <BzBtED.I50@bcstec.ca.boeing.com>, ames@bcstec.ca.boeing.com
(Wes Ames) wrote:
> 
> 
> I have been looking for a good general purpose bike, that	     
> has more go than my XR200.  I was looking for a late model
> KDX250 or RMX250, but a buddy is suggesting a CR500.  Now
> my riding is about 40% Hillclimbing, 40% woods, and 20% back
> roads (logging roads take you far in the Northwest!).  
> 
> I had thought the CR500 was WAY more power than I needed,
> but he is trying to convince me otherwise.  I wonder what 
> the consensus is regarding '88 - '90 CR500's for this type
> of riding.......   Should I consider this, or keep looking 
> at the 250's...........?  Are they too pipey, or is the
> powerband Ok in the woods??  I think the hillclimb stuff
> would work out great, but I'd like to hear about the other
> stuff - any ideas??
> 
The difference between an XR200 and a CR500 is HUGE!  The 500 is a BEAST!
I suggest that you find a big bore bike to ride around for a while
and get a feel for yourself.  If you are up for a radical change in riding
style and technique, you could probably make the 500 work for you.  For 
your type of riding, you would probably want to add flywheel weight 
and/or sprocket changes to make the bike feel a little more "enduro like". 
 
*-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-*
   David P. Lawrence                                 1991 XR-600
*-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-*
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
From: rel@bonedust.id.macsch.com ()
Subject: Re: baja 1000
Reply-To: rel@macsch.com
Organization: MSC
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 20:07:30 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.133326.19336@ge-dab.GE.COM>, jerry@stratford.dab.ge.com (Jerry Szulinski) writes:
|> What's the deal with the winner of Baja? According to Cycle News, a bike
|> won the overall, according to ESPN it was the Ford guys (glad I got both).
|> The latest CN (letters section) once again noted that the bike won 
|> overall so what's up with ESPN? Do they have a hard time believing 
|> "a little motorcycle" could beat "an American iron truck"? Actually,
|> it was a Ranger that beat all the full size trucks anyway. OTOH, 
|> I remember hearing something about bikes having to leave _way_ early
|> in the morning, before any other vehicles; that would mean the truck
|> covered the 1000 in less time since it got to the finish only a little 
|> bit after the top two bikes (one of which CN claims beat the truck).
|> I'll post the same article to wreck.autos.sport to see what kind of info
|> they got (don't worry, I'll try not to start another war of "our bikes
|> beat your cages...nahnah,nahnahnah").
|> 
|> Jerry S.
|> 
|> 

The bike classes are started early so that they can complete the course
before the larger vehicles.  This is done for safety reasons.  They do
not want the bikes and larger vehicles on the course at the same time.

I'm not sure why the bike classes are usually reported separately from
the other classes.

                       - Rob

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From: baxter@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Baxter)
Subject: Re: POWER BANDS
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 04:31:31 GMT

The bike with the worst power band that I have ridden was a 1990 CR250 with
a FMF Gold Series pipe.  It was an all or nothing bike.  It belonged to 
Capt. D (Todd) and he tried to race X-country on it.  Being a true spode at
the time that he owned the bike, he crashed alot because of the power.  The
bike wasa probably tame compared to alot of other bikes I'm sure, but I have
not been on very many bikes.  

_____________________________________________________________________________
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: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: ATV's
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 01:31:05 GMT

ged@po.CWRU.Edu (George E. Davis) writes:

>     One good thing came out of the way they did late
>practice.  The ATVer's earned some respect.  It's hard to
>call someone who blew by you a spode!!!!

So what's a "spode"? I must not read the right magazines. :-)

-- 
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
From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: tests
Date: 18 Dec 92 15:23:25 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility


   Q: Anyone put Slick 50 on their chain?

   Don't put anything on your chain that will even think about
   slinging off!  You'll pay dearly with cleanup.  While my
   zook was stripped down for some time I stored the chain in
   oil.  I thought I was being smart?!?!  Even after blasting
   the chain off before reassembly, I still got specs all over 
   everything from the sling.  Yuk!
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Subject: boots
From: jkk@malibu.dst.battelle.org (John K. Klosterman)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:59:06 GMT
Organization: Battelle Defense Systems and Technology

I have two simple questions concerning some purchases I'm thinking
of making:

Helmet:  Does anyone know if the Bieffe 2800 helmet is worth the
         $100 dollars?  I see it is one of the cheapest full face
         Dirt helmets around.  Anything I should be aware of ??
         Should I pay more for a better helmet??


Boots:   I also want new boots,  I don't race MX, Hare Scrambles only and
         a lot of play riding.  I can find boots in the 90 to 300 dollar
         range.  Could I expect to find a pair that would last me 4-5 years
         of very wet hard muddy riding and at what cost.  I don't care how
         good I look, function is the main concern.  Does anyone have good
         advice or experience with what to get???


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From: aweaver@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Andy Weaver)
Subject: Re: Another semester almost gone!
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 02:36:37 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.102340.859@skitzo.dseg.ti.com> frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com writes:
>
>
>  Almost free!!!!  You "Texas Glitter Boys" had better be ready to
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
                        WHAT THE #*&$ IS THIS!?!
No glitter here, only dirt. :)

>  roost pretty pronto.  My last final will be over at 11pm tonight!

Congrats on surviving finals.   I'm ready to go ride, well, almost.
How about Sat at Mosier and Sun at King's Creek's jump-a-thon track.

>
>  So I've come to the conclusion that getting a higher eduation and
>  dirtbikes don't mix.  The zook has still got sandyloam all over it
>  since my last ride a few weeks ago.  Yup, almost free (for a little
>  while).

Correct on the dirt bikes and education don't mix thought.  That was the
longest period that I wasn't able to ride, from when I lost the KLX to
the quicksand while in high school (another good story) until I got out 
of college.  It's good to be employed.
>
>  Think I'll start the next day by getting on the exercise machines
>  and working on endurance and maybe try to drop a few pounds to
>  make it easier on the iron steed.  Lay off the grub and suds and
>  I might be able to work myself into something worthy to race again.

I've been in the gym three days this week on the stairmaster.  I'll rest
Friday, then I want to ride all weekend.  This is about the best training
schedule for me.  A three day split routine with high reps along with
20-30 minutes on the stairmaster.  Then ride hard all weekend.  I hope
that the weather will permit.  I've heard that it's supposed to be in
the 50's and no rain.  

Andy
From: frampton@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: wider footpegs
Date: 14 Dec 92 12:24:24 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility

In article <1992Dec10.235429.18233@spdc.ti.com>, aweaver@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Andy Weaver) writes:
> When I picked up my frame from the welder, he mentioned that he has
> widened footpegs for a number of people also.  He said that he would
> widen them for $25, and I'm considering having it done.
> 
> With wider footpegs, I wouldn't have to slide my foot back nearly as
> far to get on the balls of my feet where I should be riding for better
> endurance and control.  Does anyone out there use wider footpegs, and
> are they an advantage?

  How much will they widen them?  Being able to get off of them quick
  may also be a factor.

  I have thought at times while airborne, "Whatif foot isnt over peg 
  like supposed to when land?".  "Hmmmm. Probably fall down. Ohwell."
_________________________________________________________________________
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!
                               |