HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: rich@gtsi.com (Richard Lawrence)
Subject: Re: I want 2B DoD #1428
Organization: Government Technology Services, Inc.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 20:00:53 GMT

In article <92205.113232MBS116@psuvm.psu.edu> Michael B. Smith <MBS116@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>I would like to be ordained as Do #1428.

Feeble newbie, know that you have transgressed against the ancient and time
honored rituals of the DoD. Yeah, quake with fear, for the wrath of enraged
Denizens doth rightly rain down upon your head, and dribble therein onto your
jacket, and thence to more icky parts.

>Keeper of the List, Hear my prayers.

One of the ONLY kind of posts the KotL doesn't answer is requests for DoD #'s.
:-). You have to find him by e-mail, grasshopper. Traditional requirements for
not clueing into this are to ride cross country both ways on a 1976 Honda
CL200 (drum brakes front and back) wearing a clown suit, and the immediate
contribution of your entire income for this year to the East Coast DoD Thing.

-- 
Rich Lawrence - "Stinger" - DoD#9630 '92 Seca II - Buckaroo Banzai lives!
Sysop/Hallucination: Full UseNet,Fido,Relay, 2GB+ IBM/Amiga  1-703-425-5824
    rich@halluc.com   rich@gtsi.com   CI$:71101,2272   Fido:1:109/345
 HEY YOU! Are you going to the East Coast DoD thing or not? Read rec.moto!
From: parker@gdls.UUCP (The Dougster)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Shoei Safety Helmet Corp.
Date: 21 Jul 92 14:27:00 GMT
Organization: General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, MI

In article <1992Jul9.235203.17263@serval.net.wsu.edu>, bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns) writes:
>                                                                              
> I called Shoei [ (213) 477-6051] and asked how much it would cost to          
> check over my helmet.  They said "No Charge, just send it in."   Ok, I          
I thought Shoei went bankrupt!


Douglas                       Reply to:  gdls!parker@ilium.troy.msen.com
DoD #1961                     BMW #55821                  Renting N56136
From: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Sex on a bike
Date: 21 Jul 92 14:17:14 GMT
Reply-To: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
Organization: Columbia University

In article <1992Jul21.132614.3468@wpi.WPI.EDU> mick@maxine.wpi.edu (Ravi Narayan) writes:
>Somewhere, Sometime, Thus Spake dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams):
>:- 
>:- -> near Arlington, WA riding in an unsafe fashion.  She was sitting on
>:- -> his lap facing backwards in a very short skirt.  The bike was weaving
>:- -> and wandering around in it's lane so the officer proceeded to turn
>:- 
>:-  The rider was *obviously* not a Denizen.  A true Denizen would never
>:- let himself be distracted.
>:-                                             
>
>	distracted by?
>
>	1. the bike?
>	2. the weaving?
>	3. the officer?
>
>	:-O DAVE!! you surely don't mean "girl in short skirt" do you?

	Hey, nobody said anything about tennis balls...

=Stanley, Idaho===============Sea-Bass Sears====================New York City=
   o  1979 Yamaha XS750|Perception      )    Corsica|     |       1985  Toyota
 _/\_>       Just ride!|             o /            ||~~~~~~\___       4Runner
O,> /O   e-mail: scs8@ |  ~^~^ <====<\/====> ^~^    ||_--____--_)   Just about
cunixb.cc.columbia.edu |Just  ~^~^~^ / ^~^~^  kayak!|  ()    () anything else!
   Send lawyers, guns, and money, the shit has hit the fan. -- Warren Zevon
==============================-->DoD #0516<--=================================
From: groh@omicron.cs.fsu.edu (Jim Groh)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Why have 2 throttle cables?
Date: 21 Jul 92 21:27:32 GMT
Reply-To: groh@nu.cs.fsu.edu
Organization: Florida State University Computer Science Department

In article <1992Jul16.151715.12876@bnr.ca> space@bwdlh522.bnr.ca (Scott Pace) writes:
>
>I want to know why some carbs need 2 throttle cables?  My mikuni carbs have
>2 cables, but they don't seem to need it, since the return spring is quite
>strong, and can close the throttle by itself on just one cable.
>
>Any one know why there are 2 cables?
>-- 
>Scott Pace, Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada, (613) 765-2631
>space@bnr.ca - the final frontier  DoD# 850 - KotBTT, KotBP, KotIQ

Safety, redundancy, more positive actuation, and they are so techy!! ;-)

--
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
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: 85 Nighthawk 650S Recomendation sought
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 04:14:10 GMT

dmb@IEDV4.acd.com ( Dave Barker ) writes:

>	The 700 was the "Nighthawk S" model, which was/is a shaft drive, 
>	6 speed. The "Nighthawk S" was styled quite different from the 650
>	also, with a "bikini" fairing and lots of blackout detailing. 
>	Included as part of the fairing package was a fuel gauge and LCD 
>	gear indicator.

Nice looking bike, takes violent exception to being deprived of oil.
This is known as "Ilana Syndrome". (Just to see if she's reading. :-)
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland        580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108
blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  uunet!javelin.sim.es.com!blgardne  BIX: blaine_g
Dumper of Dirtbikes #46       My other motorcycle is a Quadracer.      FJ1200
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: steve@bucolix.ncsu.edu (Steve Garnier)
Subject: Re: Ducati For Sale
Reply-To: steve@bucolix.ece.ncsu.edu (Steve Garnier)
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:56:18 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.163917.5686@newshost.lanl.gov> 
u108502@beta.lanl.gov (Andrew Poutiatine) writes:
>  Well, its tough to do, but I need the money and I am selling my
>900ss.  It is a 1992 with only 900 miles on it.

Andrew, you have my condolences.

Steve Garnier - DoD #00000005 - '79 XS1100SF w/ 157K+ miles and *climbing*
KotF (Flame),  KotAM (Anecdotal Motorcycle),  The Daemon's Byte
steve@bucolix.ece.ncsu.edu       "Ineluctably Prolix" - John Norman Sims, Jr.
Come an' get it!  Served up nice an' *hot*!!  Get yer FREEEEE *logorhea*!!!
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: cookson@mbunix.mitre.org (Cookson)
Subject: Re: Venison for Ride and Feed
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:31:35 GMT

In article <14kc93INNn88@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@East.Sun.COM writes:
>The official menu is BBQ chicken.  That means we should be able to
>substitute frog, 'gator, snake, turtle, 'possum, armadillo, skunk, or
>poodle at will.  If you hit anything kosher on the way in, bungie it

Pooder?  You're going to cook Pooder? ... huh?  What's that?  OH!
POODLE...  Never mind.


-- 
| Dean Cookson / dcookson@mitre.org / 617 271-2714    | DoD #207  AMA #573534 |
| The MITRE Corp. Burlington Rd., Bedford, Ma. 01730  | KotNML  /  KotB       |
| "Nothing is as over rated as a bad fuck or as       | '81 CB750C            |
| under rated as a good shit" -Laszlo Nemeth, DoD #666| '88 Bianchi Limited   |
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jimbes@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (james.bessette)
Subject: Re: How do I get a BMW System III helmet?
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 12:55:16 GMT

In article <14714.89.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us> dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) writes:
>
>-> Can we put this in the FAQ?  (I've emailed a response)
>
> Put *what* in the FAQ?

How/Where to buy a system III if you live in the US.  I don't have the info
now but at least three times I've posted a phone # and address for Shails
in Canada.  There are other ways also as have been mentioned.  Perhaps I 
should just create my own response and send it each time.  It shouldn't 
really go in the FAQ since it's only temporary (till they start selling
the system IVs over here).

Jim Bessette
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: randy@ninja.megatek.uucp (Randy Davis)
Subject: Re: FJ vs. ZX engine mods
Reply-To: megatek!randy@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Megatek Corporation, San Diego, California
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 19:06:07 GMT

In article <5095@transfer.stratus.com> cdodson@beast.cac.stratus.com writes:
|Perhaps the $2500 was not spent as wisely as the $200. I assume you are
|referring to your sproket changes, but what was different with the FJ?
|Did it have the 1400 big bore kit ?  Did it have a similar gearing 
|reduction ?

  Actually, I lied - I never rode with him since I had the ZX-11... :-) :-)
(Sure did fire some people up, though!! :-)  I rode with him while I still
had the 1000 Ninja, and he could walk away from me like I was on a 600.  Of
course, the 11 can do just about the same to my old 1000.  His quarter mile
times are about the same as a stock 11, which is a bit lower than a stock FJ12.

  Nope, the FJ100 didn't have a 1400 big bore kit.  It did have ported and
polished heads, higher compression ratio, Mikuni smooth-bores (don't remember
size), etc...  For all of his work, the bike was unreliable, and it took him
a year to get the carbs set right - up to that point he fouled the plugs every
time he rode at less than full throttle.  In that year, he lost interest in
riding (and I could empathize).

  Putting that kind of mods into a bike *ain't* worth it, IMHO.  That is, if
you actually want to spend some time *riding* it instead of tinkering with it
to just get it to idle.

  Similar gear reduction?  Why??  The 11 is already geared high to get the
top end marks and the gear reduction simply brings the 11 into every-day
usability.  Even with the gear reduction, the 11 still has at least a 15
mph higher top end.  Gear the FJ any lower, and it would top out WAY before
the 11 (i.e., much more than it does already)...

|	Seriously, each bike has it's own distict area of excellence. With the
|ZX you are geting state of the art horsepower and handling. With the FJ
|you are getting years of refinement, superior rider and passenger comfort

  I don't buy the superior rider comfort opinion, but that's just personal
preference.

|and now ABS as well. Oh, and let's not forget the sledgehammer roll-on.

  Already got that... :-)

Randy Davis				UUCP: megatek!randy@uunet.uu.net
ZX-11 #00072 Pilot		 	      ucsd!megatek!randy
DoD #00013

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: galway@chtm.eece.unm.edu (Denis McKeon)
Subject: Re: New TV show with motorcycles
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 12:07:15 GMT
Organization: Connemara - Computing for People
Distribution: na
X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.0.1 12/13/89)
Status: OR

blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com writes:
>It looks like we might be getting some good press this fall, ABC has a
>new show called "Crossroads" scheduled. It stars Robert Urich (Spenser,
>Vega$, etc.) and Dalton James (never heard of him) as "estranged father
>& son who head across the country on motorcycles to renew their
>relationship, encountering various people and adventures along the way."

    "Zen Came Bronson" ?

--
Denis  McKeon                            Good.   Fast.   Cheap.
galway@chtm.eece.unm.edu                       Pick two.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild)
Subject: DoD stuff reqd.
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 15:57:56 GMT

I am going to the Magna Carta MAG rally in Essex, England, next weekend.  I 
was wondering if someone could fax me a DoD badge or something for me to use 
as a flag or to use as a design for a flag.  I am wonder how many UK DoDers
will be attending?  It sounds like fun!  MAG rallies are usually great, 
people ride anything from scooters to Hardly-Movings to Wing-dings.  I shall
be taking my Flying-Brick (K100RS) with the sheepskin seat and Dennis-the-
Menace tax-disc cover.  It's a shame my ex-wife isn't talking to me at the 
moment or I'd go over and try and dig out my old denim cut-off that I used to
wear in the seventies when I was a lout-on-a-bike (RD250-RD350B-RD400)!  She's
probably thrown it away by now, anyway (bitch)!

My fax number is: ++44 628 794053  If you let me know the cost of the call, I 
will reimburse you either in money or English goods or something souveniry from
the rally.


Nick             DoD 1069

42 ?

"Just another brick (flying) in the wall"


PS nobody answered my request for info about synthetic oil for my K100RS (sob)!
From: ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Insurance Bullshit
Date: 21 Jul 92 20:45:53 GMT
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

egreen@East.Sun.COM (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:
: In article 1661@necis.UUCP, dlyons@necis.UUCP (Dave Lyons) writes:
: >
: >Keep in mind
: >that most long distance trucking companies reported HIGHER fuel
: >consumption, not lower, when their drivers were forced to go 55.
: 
: When the law first came out, wasn't there a differentiation, like
: 
: AUTOS:  55
: TRUCKS:  65

Yep, except it was cars 50, trucks 60.  55 was a compromise.
It seems that every other person that drives a car wants 
"those big trucks" to go slower.
The public outcry over trucks going faster than cars forced 
the compromise.
   One interesting thing I've noticed is that since 55 was 
made the national standard everything seem to be x5 mph limits.
I remember 50 and 60 limits (and 70) but now it's always 35, 45,
25, etc.  You almost never see 30, 40, or 50.

Bill Ranck
From: tavares@danville (Jack Tavares)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: RCR
Date: 31 Jul 92 14:41:25 GMT
Reply-To: tavares@ctron.com
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

ch3c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Christine Hogan) writes:
: Hi
: 
: Carl and I went to the DoD RCR in North Carolina this weekend.
: 
: Observations:
: I had the smallest displacement bike there.
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

What size?

Was my wife the only one on a single cylinder? (650)


Jack Tavares     tavares@ctron.com <- use this address
DoD# 0570	BMWMOA# 58278	AMA# 651191	BMWRA#  16087
(stop me before I join again!)
83 R80ST	79 KZ LTD 400H (for sale) 
Disclaimer: Cabletron could care less!
From: bhendrix@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Brian Hendrix)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Fork problems and rust (Yamaha 650):  HELP sought
Keywords: fork, rust, help
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 16:13:56 MDT
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #1, Edmonton, AB, Canada

olivers@helios.physics.utoronto.ca (Oliver Schonborn) writes:

> 3)  Oil seems to be leaking from the fork once in a while.  The upper (male) 
> tube of both front forks has very (many) small spots where chrome has chipped
> off, about 2in above the lower (female) tube.  A mechanic at a used bike stor
> said the leak was caused by that, and, consequently, that my forks were
> history.  It is possible, but I'd like a less painful solution (it would be
> $200 to replace).  Since I had already bought new fork seals, I will try
> replacing the present ones, and see if the leaking persists. Does his
> explanation make sense?  This brings me to my last question.

Yes, chipping chrome can eat fork seals.  Adding a new set probably won't 
help, they'll just get eaten in a couple of weeks or so.  You must either 
replace the forks or get them re-plated. 
 
I solved this very problem by getting my forks re-chromed with some 
mysterious stuff called "hard chrome" which is supposedly for chroming 
hydraulic pistons or some such thing.  It was 2/3 the price of new forks, 
but it worked fine.  Look for an industrial plating shop, rather than one 
that specializes in decorative chrome.
 
Good luck.

Brian Hendrix  bhendrix@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca  "Il faut etre de son temps"
Dod #754             '76 CB750-Four          
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: ply24@cas.org ()
Subject: Re: My views of the RCR
Organization: Chemical Abstracts Service, Columbus, Ohio
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 17:02:33 GMT

In article <1992Jul30.155525.28767@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> wsh8z@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (William Scott Heyman) writes:
>andersen@me.udel.edu  writes:
>> I also got stung by a bee on Sunday up at the waterfall
>> after everyone left...  :-(
>>
>> Steve
>
>Has anyone ever been stung by a bee or other stinging bug while riding?
>I've been stung twice while riding and bot at >55mph. I didn't think
>bees were smart enough to aim at an object going that fast.
>
>Will Heyman            UVA Applied Math        wsh8z@virginia.edu
>DoD# 638               CB450T Hawk '82         $5 Ultimate


I wear a full face helment.  Twice this year a bee got inside my
helmet going down a country road!  I don't think they aimed to
get in - I was just at the wrong place at the wrong time I'm
sure.

I kept my wits and came to a slow stop along side the road and
let them out (wasn't stung though).  I've heard a couple other
riders tell me the same thing happened to them.

Patsy        92 Sportster 883 Hugger       DoD# 636
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: pooder@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Don Fearn)
Subject: Re: Pooder returns ...
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 18:46:27 GMT
Reply-To: Pooder@vnet.ibm.com, but I can't receive e-mail, so forget it. 
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester

In article <txd.711823570@Able.MKT.3Com.Com>, txd@ESD.3Com.COM (Tom Dietrich) writes:
|> pooder@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Don Fearn) writes:
|> 
|> >Like I tell my kids, "If you're not going
|> >to like the answer, don't ask".
|> 
|> Funny, that's what I tell my mom now......
|> 

Mom figured that out by herself.  Like when she asked me, "How fast does it
go?" and, "How do you know?".  Dad's warning about speeds over 100 mph was
priceless:  "Don't ride that fast.  If a rabbet farts in your direction as
you go by, it's all over!"  I don't tell them anything about my riding 
anymore.  


-- 

    Pooder    -    Rochester,  MN   -   DoD# 0591  (I think)   -  LotN 
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Quid tibi (est) opiniones aliorum: What do you care what other people think?
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   I share garage space with:   Gretchen - '86 K75   Harvey - '72 CB500 
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: scheller@asdi.saic.com (Mark Scheller x6519)
Subject: '84 Honda Shadow: bad???? good????
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: 1984, Honda, Shadow, opinions, advice, help?
Reply-To: scheller@asdi.saic.com
Organization: Science Applications International Corp./San Diego
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 14:00:31 GMT


Hello the net!

     I have just been informed of a terrific deal on a 1984 Honda Shadow
(700cc).  I would like to know if anyone has experienced/heard/whatever
anything bad (i.e., "I had one and it was always in the shop") or good
(i.e., ". . .just when he was going to hit me, the bike intervened and
saved my bacon!").
     Thanks in advance for sharing your wealth of wisdom.

Mark Scheller - r.m reader-but-never-posted-until-today
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From: jet@win30.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: New $$$=New bike?
Date: 24 Jul 92 23:37:30 GMT
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation, NASA Ames

"Richard" == Richard Lawrence <rich@gtsi.com> writes:

Richard> So, the question is: What kind of bike am I going to get? The
Richard> poor Seca II is barely broken in, and I kinda feel like I
Richard> can't sell her yet, because that would be cruel. But I caught
Richard> myself the other day in the parking lot looking at my friends
Richard> V-Max and thinking "Hmmmmmmmmm....."

Yeah, I had the same thing happen.  Barely scraped together the
pennies for a new CB750, and 7K miles later, I'm looking at a R100R...


But I'm not complaining... Nope, not me. :-)
--
J. Eric Townsend --  jet@nas.nasa.gov -- 415.604.4311
'91 CB750, DoD# 0378
From: ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Cop Flashlights
Date: 22 Jul 92 20:00:36 GMT
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

osborn@cs.utexas.edu (John Howard Osborn) writes:
: I see one of these flashlights I immediately envision somebody's
: skull getting bashed open with it.  The flashlight function never
: even crosses my mind.  Does anybody else have this reaction?

   Many moons ago I worked in a Radio Shack store.  One of the local
cops was a regular customer.  He always bought the alkaline batteries
for his Maglite because they weighed more.  I.E. it made for a heavier
club.  He didn't care about battery life, just weight. :-(

Bill Ranck
From: parker@mprgate.mpr.ca (Ross Parker)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: FJ1200; did they make filter changes difficult ON PURPOSE?
Date: 30 Jul 92 19:57:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: mprgate.1992Jul30.195756.8081
Organization: MPR Teltech Ltd., Burnaby, B.C., Canada

In article <1992Jul29.163654.7142@znext.uucp>, erika@znext.uucp (erik astrup) writes:
|> : 	took the thing-that-hold-the-oil-filter off. It was almost
|>       		 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> 		This is apparently some technical term I am not familiar
|>         with. Sorry...can't help you there. 
|>
|> : 	OIL SQUIRTED ALL OVER THE PLACE from the oil-filter-thingy, at
|>                                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> 	You did say, "oil-filter-thingy" didn't you? Oookay. 
|>	
|>       	You may want to check for a short between the seat and the
|>         handlebars. It could also be attributed to operator headspace. 
|> 
|> 	Might I suggest reading the owners manual???

Erik...

Are you always such a dickweed?

Might *I* suggest holding back unless you have something a little more
constructive to add?

The oil filter housing on the FJ is a bit of a pain in the ass to deal
with without spilling some oil.

If you had ever seen the FJ owner's manual, by the way, it likely
says to bring the bike down to your friendly neighbourhood Yamaha
dealer to have him do the service... it's pretty useless in that respect.


-- 
Ross Parker           |                            | DoD# 1188   KotHFJ
MPR Teltech Ltd.      | You can't erase the dream, | '88 FJ1200
Burnaby, B.C., Canada | You can only wake me up... | parker@mprgate.mpr.ca