HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: rwert@well.sf.ca.us (Bob Wert)
Subject: Re: First bra bid in 3 digits
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 02:28:39 GMT

dboddy@pulsar.lrmsc.loral.com (Dave Boddy 5973) writes:
>  I bid $102.47 for said bra with authenticating signature and date.

wait a minnit, lemme check my wallet...  OK!  $104
-- 
 Bob Wert	rmw@genie.gene.com	rwert@well.sf.ca.us
 DoD#0302	AMA#510680	'90 Ninja 750R	    '89 Mustang LX 5.0L
  ...Seven turns on the highway, Seven rivers to cross,
	Sometimes you feel like you can fly away, Sometimes you get lost...
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: tony@morgan.demon.co.uk (Tony Kidson)
Subject: Re: Help with an electrical problem, please 
Distribution: world
Organization: Not much.
Reply-To: tony@morgan.demon.co.uk
X-Mailer: Simple NEWS 1.90 (ka9q DIS 1.18)
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 00:21:17 +0000

Suzukis are _notorious_ for rectifier failures. Is this your problem?

Tony

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| Morgan Towers,  |Warmer with a 670 MB Hard Disk.| E-Mail                   |
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: achenbac@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Jeff Achenbach)
Subject: Re: bike purchase?
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 14:20:01 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.223458.10734@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov> jhall@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov writes:
>I plan on getting a motorcycle to tour (Western) Europe this summer and I
>was wondering if it would be cheaper to buy it here and ship it
>over or purchase it over there and ship it back after my trip.
>
>P.S. I plan on buying an American made bike, probably Sportster 883 or
>     1200.
>

An Englishman who wanted to buy one of my Triumphs last summer found it would
cost around $800-900 to ship it one way. My understanding is that Harleys are
incredibly expensive in Europe. In fact, I knew  some guys a couple years ago
that built a couple nice Glides, shipped them, toured Europe, then sold them
in Denmark. Made enough on the sale to pay for the trip. I think the sale was
prearranged. Through the net, you may be able to make similar arrangements.

Jeff Achenbach
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild)
Subject: Re: Yamaha XJ900- comments wanted
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 16:03:35 GMT
From: ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Mounting speakers
Date: 7 Jan 93 19:00:45 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Christopher Bradley Devlin (cd1i+@andrew.cmu.edu) wrote:
: 
:    Speaking of headphones, does anyone know if they're legal in PA?
: 
Well, I'm sure they're not contraband.  I mean I've seen them for sale
in Pa. . . . Oh! You mean while riding a motorcycle?  Call PennDOT and
ask.
--

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* Bill Ranck                                          ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu *
* Computing Center at Virginia Tech, not Vermont ----------------------^^     *
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: brady_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Brady)
Subject: Re: Dear Abby sez "Don't let kids get on motorcycles"
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 13:51:59 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Chelmsford, MA

[Stuff about "attractive nuisance" deleted]

Goddamn! 

I've been a nuisance for as long as I remember, but this is the first time 
I've ever been called attractive!

I LIKE IT!

--pete

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pete Brady                              EMAIL: brady_p@apollo.hp.com (Until 8 Jan 93)
Dirtbag Contractor from Hell(tm)        PHONE: 508-436-5226 (Until 8 Jan 93)

"...what do you want more than anything -- do you want money, do you want sex, 
 or do you want all of that success? I've thought about that myself..."
  -- The Men, "Church of Logic, Sin and Love"

DoD #5831 -- Attractive Nuisance #5831 -- '92 CBR600F2 (on winter sabbatical :-( )
From: johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: PD's and Rider Mag.
Date: 13 Jan 93 01:57:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: serval.1993Jan13.015725.6187
Organization: Washington State University
Originator: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu

If you would like to see the new color scheme for the '93 PD's,
check out the 2-page ad in the Feb. issue of Rider (page 22-23).  All those
grey splotches on the fairing and tank are not dirt, they're the
the gravel decals!  All in all, it's an interesting picture as
the bike is shown about to dump the rider in a classic "Blaine-plant."
Here the only difference between Blaine and the PD pilot is the 
wetness of the sand.  ;-)

For the record, on page 33 same issue is a questionaire  about "The
Way We Ride" and asks questions like "How many miles do you ride?" and
"Have you ever ridden over 100 mph?" (Bwahahahahaha) "Have you ever
popped a wheelie or a stoppie?"  Further comments about the way you
ride are encouraged.  I intend to fill out this form and add a few
comments about safe and/or fast riding.  I will sign my name with
my DoD #.  Just for the hell-of-it, anyone who fills out the form might
consider doing the same.  Might be interesting to see if we can
get a comment outta the editors. :-)

Ride Free,

Bill  
___________________________________________________________________             
johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu  prez=BIMC  KotV KotRR                                
DoD #00314  AMA #580924   Squid Index 3.0    WMTC #0002  KotD #0001             
Yamabeemer fjgs1200pdr100 and a Volvo.  What more could anyone ask?             
                                                                                
We have secretly replaced the small, precision quartz timing crystals           
in these new IC's with improved Folger's crystals.  Now, let's watch 
what happens....                                                                
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: goblin1@athena.mit.edu (Ihab A Elnaccash)
Subject: battery troubles
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 22:12:21 GMT

Does anyone remember the home remedy for bringing life back to a battery?  I
remembewr a posting about putting something in it to remove sulfur type builups
or something along those lines....
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: battery troubles
Organization: Black Belt Motorcyclists Association
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 20:02:07 GMT

In article <1993Jan6.221221.25213@athena.mit.edu> goblin1@athena.mit.edu (Ihab A Elnaccash) writes:
+Does anyone remember the home remedy for bringing life back to a battery?  I
+remembewr a posting about putting something in it to remove sulfur type builups
+or something along those lines....

Plastic works very well.  Bring your piece of plastic down to the
parts counter and say: "New battery, please".
____________________________________________________________________________
				You are here!
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 Paul Blumstein, paulb@harley.tti.com, DoD #36, ABATE, AMA, HOG, KD6LAA
            Transaction Technology, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: declrckd@rtsg.mot.com (Dan J. Declerck)
Subject: Re: Real life facts about insurance companies
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 01:15:46 GMT

In article <1993Jan11.221910.12981@leland.Stanford.EDU> karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish) writes:
>In article <1iqnjlINNlrt@gvgspd.gvg.tek.com> mrk@gvgspd.gvg.tek.com
>(Michael R. Kesti) writes:
>>They are not out to hurt you, cheat you, nor rip you off.  They are carefully
>>doing business in a way that protects their own interest and to satisfy their
>>investors.
>
>When they "protect their interests" by being deliberately
>unresponsive to a legitimate claim, waiting for me to
>settle for less than I'm entitles to or forcing me to hire
>a lawyer or just collecting interest on money that's
>rightfully mine, they're ripping me off.  When they cook
>their books to justify inflated premiums and to dodge taxes,
>they're ripping me off.  If insurance companies were all such
>high-minded organizations, we wouldn't have to pay tax money to
>regulate them.
>--

Also, we must view the major costs insurance companies must pay out.
Like Dade County Florida, and the California fires.
One thing that makes them jack up rates, is their dependency
on commercial real-estate as a holding place for reserves.
Yes, they took a massive bath... 

-Dan

-- 
=> Dan DeClerck                        | EMAIL: declrckd@rtsg.mot.com     <=
=> Motorola Cellular APD               |                                  <=
=>"Friends don't let friends wear neon"| Phone: (708) 632-4596            <=
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From: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Robert H. Yang)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: CBR600F2 dethrowned by '93 ZX-6. Whine......whimper!
Date: 9 Jan 93 03:50:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: drycas.1993Jan9.085046.2861
Reply-To: ryang@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Organization: CMU Alumni External Account

In article <1ilg3oINNd1l@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>, starfish@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Smarter than the Average Blur) writes:
> It's official. Cycle World has tested the new ZX-6. It's much faster
> than the F2. First run with a tail wind was 161 on the gun. Corrected
> speed is 153. It also steers lighter, quicker, and is more comfortable
> to ride. The F2 still has better cornering clearance and will likely
> make a better track bike still. But it looks like the ZX-6 is the new
> king of production sport bikes.

	Oh, come on.  You knew it would happen eventually.  If you wanted
the *ultimate* 600cc sport bike you'd have built your own.  Harris frame,
flow/ported head, Wiseco pistons, Ohlins shock, Brembo brakes, etc. etc.
(or just buy a Bimota :-)

OBAnalMoto : Yeah, I know Bimota doesn't necessarily use all of the above
crap.  Not that I've ever touched a $$$ B, let alone ridden one.

	Now that I think about it, Mr. Fischer's Xmas dream project (500cc
GP motor in a Goof2 frame) is starting to sound real good.

	My brother, the Mr. Kawasaki fan is going to have a field day with
this one.

Rob
--
   Rob Yang (Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A) RYANG@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU
                          Systems Engineer
                 AMA 642916   DoD 0593   FSSNOC 1721
'92 CBR600F2 (Hon)   '79 XT500 (The Bitch)   '87 KDX200 (Moose)
From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Dealing with the Insurance/.edu Scum
Date: 11 Jan 93 21:53:25 GMT
Organization: AT&T

In article <1inie1INNeh2@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ellert@v32.uh.cwru.edu () writes:
>
>In article <1993Jan9.003235.14760@news.columbia.edu>, twang@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Tony Wang) writes:
>>
>>In article <1ikcp4INNa3j@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ellert@v32.uh.cwru.edu () writes:
>>
>>>The milk of human kindness -- thank you for giving the insurance companies
>>>a valid reason to raise everyone's rates.  Unfortunately, your tone implies
>>>that you've blown your pain and suffering out of proportion; one last question,
>>>were you even injured?
>>
>>	Yes, very severely thank you. I've lost 15% in my neck's range
>>of motion, not counting other injuries listed in my doctor's file.
>>Somewhere in my archive of diskettes is the original post of my
>>injuries posted to Rec.Moto back in 6/90. I'll see if I can scrape it
>>up and send it to you.
>
>If you have legitimate claims and are seeking fair compensation you aren't
>"milking" the system, as your original post implied.  I take it that the
>accident was the cager's fault and, as such, he has a responsibility to you.
>The tone of your original post makes it sound like you wish to dishonestly
>take advantage of that responsibility, and that is what I take exception
>to.  There is a big difference between using the system and abusing the
>system; when the system is abused, such as false insurance claims, everyone
>in the system suffers, such as higher insurance premiums.
>
>Only one question: why did you imply that the system had to be "milked"
>for you to get what you felt you deserved?
>
>Ed
>DoD #1110
 
Dear Ed,
The tone of your post reflects a fatherly condescending pose about it. You
my fair feathered friend are no more Tony's father then mine. I find it 
very iritating when the politically correct read/imply whatever is needed
to set them off on their diatribe. Why do you imply milking your (do you like
ringing, squeezing or ripping better?) fair share out of the insurance thiefs
is dishonest?
 
In short, how long has your father been selling insurance?

 
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 Sesquipedalian's 'R' Us. ZX-10. AMA#669373 DoD#564. There ain't no more.
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: cjackson@adobe.com (Curtis Jackson)
Subject: Re: Bike Stolen - replacement cost?
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 23:41:59 GMT

In article <1993Jan08.003513.22065@vpbuild.vp.com> jessea@u013.me.vp.com (Jesse W. Asher) writes:
}I had a '79 Kawasaki KZ650SR (4 cylinder) with a Vetter faring (Windstar is
}the model) that was a half faring.  It was a full-frame mount faring.
}It was in great shape with only 14000 miles and I just had the coils
}replaced, a tune-up, and carbs cleaned.  Not a thing wrong with it -
}didn't even have many scratches.  Any ideas as to how much it might go
}for?  The insurance company said that '82 and '83 Goldwings go for $1000
}and that my bike wasn't even close to that.  Sounds to me like I'm getting
}ready to be screwed.  Any comments?

You are getting ready to be screwed because your bike is too old for
the blue book. What I did when a drunk totalled an old cage of mine
some years back was to define "replacement" for them in my own terms:

"A vehicle that my mechanic will verify is comparable to the one I lost
in terms of mechanical soundness, performance, comfort, economy,
safety, expected lifetime maintenance cost, and life expectancy?"

I told them I did not think that $600 would "replace" my old car, by
my entirely reasonable definition of "replace". They ended up giving
me $1200, which, while it still didn't *quite* replace the old car,
came damned close.

Oh, and it helped that the person who ran a stop light doing 50%
over the speed limit not only blew 0.21 on the breathalyzer, but
was insured with the same company I was insured with. I threw in a
subtle threat about a damage suit just to sweeten the pot.

For the record, the her lawyer got a continuation on the first
court date (thus costing me a day away from work), and the second
date she waltzed in, pointed me out to her lawyer ("yes, he showed
up"), *WAVED* to me sarcastically, and went out and paid her $750
fine. That's all she got.
-- 
Curtis Jackson			'91 Black Lab/Blue Heeler "Studley Doright"
cjackson@mv.us.adobe.com	'92 Collie/Golden "George"
DoD #721			'91 Hawk GT	'81 Maxim 650
"I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead." -- J. Buffett
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: pfs@pslu1.psl.wisc.edu (Paul Schnettler)
Subject: Re: It's a gas
Organization: Physical Sciences Lab, University of Wisconsin
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 14:43:46 GMT

In article <1ieq0vINNnav@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
>In article 22394@ttinews.tti.com, paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein) writes:
>>As most of you are probably aware:  Many US areas now require
>>oxygenated fuels for the winter.  
>>
>>Union 76 uses MTBE. (At least here in California).


What many of us fail to realize is that the gas that Union/Amoco/Shell/Mobil,etc
sells may not necessarilly be their own brand of gas. All petroleum products are
brokered through the pipeline. When union76 needs 26million gallons of unleaded
shipped to a bulk storage facility, it obtains the gas from the pipeline. Which
might have Mobils product flowing through it at that particular moment. So don't
take the words of the person that answers the phone as the gospel truth...
All the hogwash about how one brand of fuel uses all sorts of additives to control knock and pinging, etc... is about worth waht you paid for it!

Just say thank-you to all the people who drive rich running bombers that need
the oxegenated fuels to control belching pollutants. (at least to some degree!)



>
>PB uses MTBE in the Triangle.  
>
>They guarantee it will not harm your car.  They put the stuff in their
>tanks three weeks before the EPA deadline, which is when they put the
>stickers on the pump.  Thus, they can refuse any claim for damage which
>started "when you started putting that stuff in the gas."
>
>---
>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...
>
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: lane splitting/sharing poll
Date: 11 Jan 1993 17:59:00 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 1ilporINNvlv@sumax.seattleu.edu, willey@sumax.seattleu.edu (  dan quayle) writes:
>
>i can't think of too many roads w/ lanes big enough for a cage and a moto
>simultaniously (next to each other), except in a lane splitting condition.
>maybe i don't get it.  i looked to the FAQ (let us know, ryan, if you need
>a copy) for wisdom, and (hopefully) attached the portion pertaining to
>splitting.  i understand splitting but, perhaps someone could specifically lay
>out the differences between splitting and sharing.  

Strictly speaking, lane splitting merely refers to riding in between
lanes of cages, and makes no reference (or inference) as to the
location of the motorcycle.  It is most likely illegal in CA.  Lane
sharing refers to the motorcycle using the unused portion of a single
lane, sharing it with the cages in that lane.  It is arguably legal in
CA (the bike is not supposed to cross the dotted line between lanes,
without using turn signals, etc., to indicate a deliberate lane
change).

In common usage, the terms are interchangable.  Lane sharing sounds
nicer, and is closer to the truth of what is considered legal.  It is
the term used by the CHP to describe the practice.

As for you not knowing of a road with wide enough lanes, ride on the
freeway sometime.  Most interstate freeways were designed for 18-wheel
semi's to travel in adjacent lanes at 70+ mph, with an adequate safety
margin.  Few cars currently on the road are 2/3 that wide -- there is
plenty of room for a motorcyclist to pass with a completely safe
margin, even with the cage is strattling the lane!  The occasional
truck or van can be passed by shifting to the adjacent lane, and
sharing it for a while.

---
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: laszlo@partial.cs.colorado.edu (Laszlo Nemeth)
Subject: Re: I'm gonna git me that bra!
Organization: University of Colorado Boulder, Pizza Disposal Group
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 20:07:07 GMT

In article <1993Jan1.194847.17802@news2.cis.umn.edu> molenda@i1.msi.umn.edu (Jason Molenda) writes:
>rich@grebyn.com (Richard Lawrence) writes:
>
>>Those are going to be my cups flowing over, I'm telling you!
>>
>>$58. 
>
>$60!  This is my last offer.  (read:  I ain't got no more cash. :)

$61. so jody whats your boyfriend say about all this?

laz
From: bobm@boo.uucp (Bob Marrow)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Bra auction: going, going....
Summary: No way
Date: 8 Jan 93 10:26:15 GMT
Organization: Who?  Me?

In article <1993Jan8.074350.12914@adobe.com> cjackson@adobe.com (Curtis Jackson) writes:
>$71 says Curtis becomes the KotB.

$72 says you don't.

-- 
Bob Marrow             DoD#0632
bobm%boo@pacbell.com
bobm@netcom.com        ICBM: 38 0 22 N / 122 2 20 W
From: earp@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (J.Kevin Earp)
Subject: Re: Gang FAQ'd by the DoD!
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 21:57:05 GMT

In article <1993Jan5.182812.7686@dale.ksc.nasa.gov> tgent@dale.ksc.nasa.gov (Tom Gent) writes:
>In article <1993Jan3.132616.22455@news.arc.nasa.gov> howland@noc2.arc.nasa.gov (Curt Howland) writes:
>>
>>Good work, all. We now return you to your
>>regularly schedualled helmet war....
>>
>
>Hi, everyone.  I'm new to this group, and was thinking of buying a bike.
>What I was wondering, though, is whether you guys recommend that I get
>a helmet?  I've heard that they mess up your hair and obstruct your
>vision, but may be good to have in a crash.  I don't think I will crash 
>though, my neighbor is a pretty good teacher.  Also, are there any laws
>concerning helmets that I should be aware of?
>
Yes, definitely keep in mind Murphy's Law, where article one, section
one, paragraph one plainly states "If anything can go wrong, it will
go wrong, and at the worst possible moment."           

This law definitely applies to biking.  I've been riding fifteen years
on the streets and this year had my first accident.  The bike and I
came through it fine.  The helmet was another story.  I don't like to
think of what those bumps and roadrash would have done to my poor
little head.

Your hair you can comb.   A helmet can be replaced.  Scrambled brains
are forever.

One last cliche: Friends don't let friends ride helmet-less. Period.
Amen.



Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: karr@cs.cornell.edu (David Karr)
Subject: Re: Engine Theory 101
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 02:12:45 GMT

In article <1ii1s0INNnav@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
>In article 15939@cs.cornell.edu, karr@cs.cornell.edu (David Karr) writes:
>>My father's comment on "zero-clutch" shifting was that it was a
>>favorite technique of Army truck drivers because they didn't give a
>>damn about the equipment.
>
>Last time I checked, ALL truck drivers shifted clutchless.

I wonder if this has anything to do with a gadget called
"synchromesh."  Perhaps someone will educate me about this, but I had
the impression that this is a friction device in the transmission that
attempts to match the speed of the gear with the dog that is about to
engage it.  So you only need to get the engine speed approximately
correct when engaging a gear.  Of course friction to match shaft
speeds is exactly what a clutch does anyway.

From what I recall of my father's comments, the old Army trucks didn't
have anything like this--the drivers just jammed the shifter where
they wanted with a great gnashing of metal parts until they finally
got the engine to the correct speed.  It was someone else's job to fix
the transmission.

I take it this is not what happens on a modern semi?  (I wouldn't
know--the biggest truck I ever rode in had an Allison diesel with an
automatic transmission.)

ObGetABikeEd: Ed, you've been riding in vehicles with 16 wheels too
many!

-- David Karr (karr@cs.cornell.edu)