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From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: test
Date: 1 Sep 1992 17:03:48 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 78843@ut-emx.uucp, captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
>
>For those who are interested, the reason I still have Joe's helmet
>is that I rigged a retaining wire (~12 gauge) to secure the helmet
>to the lock, even when stashed on the seat under the bungee.  

The moral to this story:

A 12 gauge makes an effective theft deterrent.

---
Ed Green, former Ninjaite |I was drinking last night with a biker,
  Ed.Green@East.Sun.COM   |and I showed him a picture of you.  I said,
DoD #0111  (919)460-8302  |"Go on, get to know her, you'll like her!"
 (The Grateful Dead) -->  |It seemed like the least I could do...

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: weaver@castor.cs.uga.edu (Mike Weaver)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Starter for '82 Vision... I have done it
Date: 29 Aug 92 14:35:01 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <1992Aug27.151057.2261@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> johnny@ennex3.eng.utsa.edu (Johnny Roberts) writes:
>
>In article <1992Aug25.192327.14211@athena.cs.uga.edu>  
>weaver@castor.cs.uga.edu (Mike Weaver) writes:
>> I need one. Mine burned up. While I am shopping for a place to rebuild 
>> 
>> Does anyone know how to rebuild a starter? If so, would you tell me how?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> -- 
>
>	Well, I have an '82 Vision as well, and it just so happens that I  
> [Info about starter repair deleted]
>	Good luck dudeman at any rate! =8-)



Good advice. After sitting around feeling sorry for myself, I cracked it open
and found, much to my joy, that one of the brushes had stuck away from the 
contacts. A little cleaning and sanding and she was good to go! 


Now, if I could just get that shop manual and figure out how to install 
the YICS box.....



Oh, BTW, I look at my hands as I type. I see that the severe glove 
tan^H^H^H burn that I received on the way to the RCR has not faded much. I hear
by nominate myself as Keeper of the Glove Burn. In the true DoD tradition,
I second the nomination and vote myself in.

Later

-- 
________________________________________________________________________________
Michael Weaver            |"Where ever you go, There will be something in your
weaver@castor.cs.uga.edu  | way." --Banzai Clutter Theorm
DoD#0529                  | 1982 Yamaha Vision 550 --  It's feeling better.
From: davet@loowit.wr.tek.com (Dave Tharp CDS)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Dry Sump Lubrication
Date: 27 Aug 92 23:00:04 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Tektronix - Colorado Data Systems, Englewood, CO

In article <1992Aug27.002439.18750@javelin.sim.es.com> blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com writes:
>>  It allows the volume of the crankcase to be reduced, which improves
>>performance on single and twin cylinder engines, especially when
>>combined with a timed or reed-valve breather.
>
>Reed valve? Surely you're not talking about 2-strokes and wet/dry sumps
>in the same breath?
>-- 
    No, grasshopper.  Think of a BMW engine.  Think about what happens
to the air inside the crankcase when the pistons start their stroke
toward the crankshaft (they do it simultaneously).  Where does it go?

    AND THE ANSWER IS:  Out the breather!

Now, why would you want to suck all that air back into the engine just
to blow it all out again ?

    AND THE ANSWER IS:  You wouldn't?

How would you prevent this from happening?

    AND THE ANSWER IS:  YOU PUT A REED VALVE OVER THE BREATHER, WHICH IS
EXACTLY WHAT BMW DOES.

    Timed breathers put a little rotating disk with a hole in it over
the air outlet to accomplish the same thing.  Many Brit bikes have
this.
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| davet@loowit.WR.TEK.COM         | MRA #151    |   an Indian Scout,        |
| '88 K75S  '48 Indian Chief      | AHRMA #751  |  Or its brother the Chief.|
| '75 R90S(#151) '68 CB450(#751)  | AMA #524737 |  They're built like rocks |
| '65 R50/2/Velorex  '57 NSU Max  |             |   to take the knocks,     |
|       1938 BMW R12              | (Compulsive | It's the Harleys that     |
| My employer has no idea.        |   Joiner)   |   give you grief."        |
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From: declrckd@rtsg.mot.com (Dan J. Declerck)
Subject: Re: Fabulous Harley Babe Bashing etc.
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 16:25:36 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.153852.11145@leland.Stanford.EDU> 928s4@leland.Stanford.EDU (Benjamin Sloss) writes:
>In article <3798@cvbnetPrime.COM> tjohnson@atc1.UUCP (Tod J Johnson) writes:
>>Ladies, Gentlemen, Sorry Bastards Who Haven't Been Laid Since Korea Split;
>> [ ... ]
>> Sorry I take this last one back. I forgot you people are to busy bungying
>> down your milk crates and reminding yourselves about your directionals to
>> attend rallies. Not that Yamasaki would sponsor any in the first place
>>
>  So where does that leave those of us with loving &  devoted SOs, high-
>  performance, low-maintainence Japanses bikes which don't leave oil
>  in the driveway, and lots of cash left because we paid less to buy and
>  maintain our rides?  It leaves us with plenty of time to go to 
>  (for instance) the big rallies sponsored by Kawasaki.
>
>  Enjoy that geritol.
>
I concur completely. A local restaurant has a sort of bike day every sunday
(Highland House in Highland park Illinois). Kawasaki asked to do a promotional
event, and the local city council turned them down (permits and such), so they went
down the street. Most of the bikes at this restaurant tend to be Harley types,
although you do see a lot of italian and german makes too.

Here in Illinois, I see a very big correlation bewteen Harley Davidson and:
1) drinking and riding (check out the HD bar in Richmond, Il on a weekend)
2) helmetless riding (it's their own choice, I don't care)
   GoldWings are in the same percentage though.
3) The negative rebel image coined in the 60's with the hells angels

Personally I could care less, it's the non-rider that really gets up-in-arms.
This point is kinda moot (God, does it cause flames!).

I bought non harley because:

1) the more money I save, the more I'm gonna spend on an American car, TV, and cellular phone.
2) don't like HD styling or image.
3) I wanted a quick bike, and HD doesn't really sell one, unless I shell out big dinero
   (like a buell)
4) Many Japanese promotions are held at WERA events, where licensed riders can try out
   the latest bikes.
5) Japanese and Italian bike companies support and compete in Superbike roadracing events.
   (my friends are into roadracing, and I learned a hell of a lot from them)
6) There is more to life than HOG, there's Jerseypine, and GWRRA.
7) I like to spend time riding my bike, not worrying about the chrome getting rusty,
   or working on it to get the same performance, at a loss of reliability.

If HD would build a modern bike (a la buell) with a modern engine, I'd buy it
and I'd buy it NOW!. but they don't, so the point is moot.

-dan

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From: dab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (The Nashville Flash)
Subject: Wife Reviews '93 Lead Wing
Originator: dab@space3
Organization: Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, TN, USA
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 12:09:01 GMT

The October issue of "Cycle World" has a section called "New For '93."
On page 56 is a photo of the new Lead Wing.  I showed the picture to my
wife who exclaimed, "Yuck!  It looks just like a Dodge."  God, I love 
that woman.
============================================================================
 "No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle." - Winston Churchill
    The Nashville Flash	  -   dab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu   -   DoD # 412
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles

But how many of us in sunny California use our bike as our primary form of
transportation?  These days, my car gets about one fill-up per month.  My
bike gets about 7 times more miles.


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From: wolf@mt.att.com (Thomas Wolf)
Subject: Yet another ST1100 question
Reply-To: wolf@mt.att.com
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 11:46:57 GMT

Well, I'm still trying to chose between a R100GS PD and an ST1100.  This weekend
I'm gonna try for a test ride on the former and also go to a Honda dealer in
this area that still has silver STs.  But before I do that...:-)

What, if any, differences are there between the original black ST1100s ('90),
the '91s (silver) and the '92s (red) - aside from color?
Also, if the dealer has a couple "left-over" '91s, what is a fair price?  The
list on that year was $8995, but given that the bike is essentially a year old
as soon as I drive it off the "lot", I'd like to know what price to start
negotiating from.
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+----------------------------------------+ ..I've been told my signature lacked
| Thomas Wolf   | (908) 957-3955         | originality...Of course it does!
| Bell Labs, NJ | wolf@merlin.mt.att.com | I'm a conservationist - and 
| MT 4D-213     | wolf@jolt.att.com      | originality, in my case,  is a
+----------------------------------------+ an extremely limited resource...

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From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Keep your visor down!
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 17:05:52 GMT

spgo@is.morgan.com (Stefan Goellner) writes:

>I find it hard to believe that the shield would have saved his face.

It might have helped some, depending on the shield material. Bill Johns'
experiments with a Shoei X-8 shield showed it to be fairly indestructable.
On the other hand, I wouldn't expect much help from one of those flimsy
acetate shields.

> my errand thinking.
     ^^^^^^

>'82 KZ550 (Commuter)
            ^^^^^^^^
Yeah, yeah, I know spelling flames are in poor taste, but this
combination was too good to let pass without notice. :-)
-- 
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: ed@Tekelec.gecko.uucp (Ed Campbell)
Subject: leaning (right/left turns)
Originator: ed@rover
Organization: Tekelec Inc
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 19:50:56 GMT

    The absolute truth about left vs right turn comfort:

     This is a matter of inborn instincts passed down for many generations.
In the early days of motorcycling, all properly designed bikes (Brittish,
American, most others) had the more critical parts such as timing gears,
shifter and the pressurised part of the oil return on the right side. The left
side had the primary drive and little else that was really needed to get home.
This design convention lead to the quaint custom of protecting the right
side of the motorcycle at any cost to the point that, when a crash was
unavoidable, the rider always laid the bike down on the left side. This way,
if there was enough left of the rider and the bike to stand up, he could
always get home without a truck.

     These ancient instincts prevail even today when the haphazard way all
the import bikes are thrown together makes both sides crash critical.



	Ed Campbell
'57 FL (560,000 mi, 3 rebuilds)
'76 XLCH (136,000 mi, 1st rebuild comming up)
My other car is a '54 Harley Servicar.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
        "The reason they let them import them damn Limey
         bikes is so you stupid kids won't fuck up a good
         harley when you crash"
			Anon. June 1957
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From: chapman@cs.cornell.edu (Richard Chapman)
Subject: I a good rainsuit, I mean a _good_ rainsuit
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 18:02:25 GMT

Unable to avoid Ithaca by the recommended 200 miles, since I live
here, and since I plan to ride well into the winter this year, and
since the nice rainsuit I bought in the UK six years ago is about gone, I
need some recommendations for a really large (USA size 48XL coat, 40"
waist, 36" inseam trousers), really durable rainsuit. I'll pay the
price, since  a rainsuit is really more important than the engine
with our weather. 

Yours,
Richard Chapman, DoD #245
From: jevans@Apple.COM (David Jevans)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Shoei X-8 vs RF200
Keywords: any X-8 owners out there?
Date: 3 Sep 92 19:25:54 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

I am considering the purchase of a Shoei X-8 helmet.  I have an RF200 that
is size Medium.  The X-8 Medium seems to be pretty darned tight though!
I'm concerned however that if I buy a Large that it will stretch out to
eventually be too big.  On the flip side, I don't want to buy a Medium
and find that the liner won't stretch out enough, and that my head
gets crushed....

Has anyone bought an X-8 and noticed that the sizing is different from
the RF200?  Did you buy a larger size in the X-8 or did you cram your
noggin into the same size as the RF200 and hoped for the liner to
stretch?

Please respond by email if possible.

-- 
who:  David Jevans         "Am I paranoid         where: Apple Computer, Inc.
uucp: jevans@apple.com           or               what:  CB1++ == f2
vox:  408-862-3025           perceptive?"         DoD:   851 (wishful)
From: leighann@sybase.com (Leigh Ann Hussey)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Mariage...what happens???
Date: 25 Aug 92 23:43:46 GMT
Organization: Dust off Ducatis

In article <1992Aug23.001731.26214@cs.cornell.edu> karr@cs.cornell.edu (David Karr) writes:
>In article <22508@sybase.sybase.com> leighann@sybase.com (Leigh Ann Hussey) writes:
>>  I'm picking up all sorts of Politically
>>Incorrect hobbies,
>
>You mean like motorcycling?  :-)
>
>I guess with all this stuff about helmet laws, bike bans, and so forth
>nowadays, we motorcyclists no longer feel welcome in the Politically
>Correct camp?
>
>What other Politically Incorrect hobbies were you referring to?
>
>-- David Karr (karr@cs.cornell.edu)
>-- '80 BMW R65   BMWMOA #36829   DoD #0969   NRA #CDF6091M

Oh, you know, guns, red meat, alcohol, sex, that sort of thing...

Seriously, though, many of the groups I belong to see themselves as
politically endangered -- homebrewers, motorcyclists, and gun
aficionados all have their collective nickers in a twist over how the
gov't is (in some cases only potentially) screwing us.

Even the Politically Correct groups I'm in see me as something of a
black sheep -- consider Eric Marsh saying a few months ago that he was
turning in his AMA membership because as a Pagan he found their
environmental policy unacceptable?  Well, I'm a Pagan too, but I'm not
about to turn in my AMA membership; start cutting back on where
motorcyclists can ride, and it's not a very long hop to cutting out
motorcycles entirely...  Oh well.

*vroom*
	- Leigh Ann


Leigh Ann Hussey 		leighann@sybase.com
DoD#5913	AMA#624549      
"And they ride, and they ride/ And the White Hounds run beside/ And they'll
seize the night and shake it by the throat."
From: johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: GPNDG:  Random thoughts
Date: 2 Sep 92 20:47:42 GMT
Article-I.D.: serval.1992Sep2.204742.3704
Organization: Washington State University
Originator: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu

Had some interesting times before the GPNDG started.  Several Denizens
were making their way around the west and decided to crash at my place
before moving on to the gather site.  Ed Hackett showed up first.  After
a chance to relax, rehydrate and go for a ride in my Volvo, Ed wanted to
wash his bike, a K100RS. I set him up with a special soap, hot water,
sponges, brushes, etc and let him at it.  When he was all done, I
suggested he dry the bike off.  It was _hot_ and the water was spotting
his bike's finish.  Yep, he agreed, so I dug him out a brand new
synthetic chamois.  At this he balked.  "Geezzz, Bill do you have a
real chamois, after all, it is a BMW."
                               ........................sigh
 
So there we were with Denizens all over the house.  Ed Dowtort,
sandwiched between two large bean bags, doing his best imitation of a
turtle.  Ed and Blaine stretched out on sofas, Mark Komosa curled up in
a corner.  A great sight!
 
It was some time after I got home that I found, written on the wall next
to the toilet in a fine Teutonic script the following words....
 
                Now I lay me down to sheep
                I pray the Lord the sheep's asleep
                If, perchance, the sheep should wake
                Simple friendship shall I fake.
 
Now who on earth from that bunch of sweet honorable Denizens (yeah, I
_know_ it sounds weird) could ever even think of doing such a thing.
 
                                                                    :-)
 
Ride Free,
 
Bill
________________________________________________________________
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johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu if you seriously expect an answer
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An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly understood.
An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
                                                     Chesterton
 
From: kens@hplsla.hp.com (Ken Snyder)
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:37:19 GMT
Subject: Re: beginner's luck
Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles

> 
>> are, and where you ride.  A small woman living in the city will do fine
>> with a 125; while a 5'10 amazon who lives in Nowhere, Texas and has to

>i started to flame you (whoever you are, nameless you shall remain)
>for this the first time, and frank inspired me to do it. 

  Flame deleted.

  Excuse me but from personal experience I can say that 125cc is just fine.
What a slight to the 20 million of us or so who learned to ride on an
S90!  After learning to ride on a friend's Honda S90 (4.5 hp!) the first
bike I owned was a 120cc Kawasaki Trailblazer.  It carried me AND my
girlfriend all over the northern midwest for my last 3 years of college.
12k miles later I sold her the bike when I graduated and I moved up to a
175cc Kawi.  My third bike was a 250 Yamaha twin and it was a PIG!
(Relatively speaking anyway)

  Probably 80% of all the bikes in the world are <200cc.  Geez Laurie,
I thought the "gotta have a big one" syndrome was a male thing!!!  :-)

  Having just spent a couple of weeks in the Boston area on business (in
a cage) I'd say the biggest consideration for a bike there is the
suspension.  The roads are awful.  They are full of frost heaves and
potholes.  Since watching traffic takes 125% of your time there isn't
time to watch for road warts.  I must admit it was pleasant having spent
2 weeks driving without ever paying any attention to the speedlimit and
never passing anyone on the right...the west coast could use a lesson...

But now it's a 750,

Ken `2 wheels good' Snyder
From: wfl@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (william.f.lipscomb)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: HOV POSITIVE!
Keywords: HOV I80 COMMUTER
Date: 1 Sep 92 13:57:42 GMT
Distribution: nj
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories

Signs have recently gone up on I80 stating that HOV lanes are coming to NJ in
1994.  They list an (800) number to call for information.  I called to ask
what the policy would be on motorcycles.  They lady I talked to said they were
surprised by the number of people that have called to ask the same question.
The answer was...YES!  Motorcycles will be included for use of these lanes.
She also said that they were printing up a information brochure and would send
me a copy for distribution in our club newsletter.  It may be a good idea to
cary a copy of this to convince some unbelieving officer of the law!  If you
want more info, or a copy of the brochure, the number is (800)245-POOL.  This
is the NJ DOT.

Score one for motorcyclists!!!!!


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From: groh@omicron.cs.fsu.edu (Jim Groh)
Subject: Re: rec.moto.harley exists!
Reply-To: groh@nu.cs.fsu.edu
Organization: Florida State University Computer Science Department
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 11:29:39 GMT

In article <1992Aug27.151719.18534@informix.com> dboyd@informix.com writes:
>
>rec.motorcycles.harley has been at my site for at least 24 hours and still my  
>lonely, feeble, little post is sitting there all by itself.
>
>Has it not arrived at your site?

Yup, and there are 90 postings already, now I will never get any
work done!!

>
>Diana
>
>DIANA BOYD	"Walking with the spirit, talking with the spine
>EVO Woman	 Mama sing, open up yourself when worlds align."
>KLR Woman                                            -C. Whitley


--
Jim Groh     groh@sig.cs.fsu.edu  | DoD #0356  |   Hog# 0437643 |new  improved
1959 XLH 900  **  1982 FXR  **  1989 XLH 883  **  1990 XLH 1200 | smaller sig