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From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
Newsgroups: tx.general
Subject: Re: Car licensing fees
Date: 30 Jul 92 05:47:01 GMT
Organization: is sometimes desirable

In article <712332331.1@mdf.FidoNet>, Sam Waring writes:

> 
>  
> Well, the money from the lottery that you're talking about isn't new  
> revenue, as your post seems to imply.  The revenue from that is going to  
> keep already-in-place programs funded in *current* levels, measured in  
> constant dollars.  It's not a new cash cow.  The Lege had several choices  
> before it last session:  pass an income tax (which few outside Bob  
> Bullock were brave enough to advocate), pass a lottery, or crank up user  
> fees by a few thousand percent on all sorts of things and close some  
> exemptions in the sales tax (which they also did).  The other possibility  
> they could have chosen was to crank up the sales tax into the 10% range.  
> That wasn't very popular politically, either.

Or, they could have reduced spending to match income.  (Yeah, I know that is
heresy to the big government lovers out there...)  By the way, the government
gets more money today than it ever has before.  Why do they need more?  Think
about it.

> I've thus far refused to play the lottery.  I think the Lege shoulda gone  
Smart move.  You'll be richer for it.

> on and had the collective balls to pass an income tax, which is far  
> overdue in this state, but since they didn't and passed a lottery  
> instead, the only way I can protest is by refusing to buy into their  
> lottery.

We don't need an income tax here!  We DON'T want an income tax here!  If you
want an income tax, move to New York!  Mario wants more suckers (taxpayers)
to fund the expansion of his empire.


                                                Jim Pritchett


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From: jfh@rpp386.lonestar.org (John F. Haugh II)
Newsgroups: tx.general
Subject: Re: Car licensing fees
Date: 28 Jul 92 20:36:23 GMT
Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
Organization: River Parishes Programming, Austin, Republic of Texas

In article <712332331.1@mdf.FidoNet> Sam.Waring@mdf.FidoNet.Org (Sam Waring) writes:
>I've thus far refused to play the lottery.  I think the Lege shoulda gone  
>on and had the collective balls to pass an income tax, which is far  
>overdue in this state, but since they didn't and passed a lottery  
>instead, the only way I can protest is by refusing to buy into their  
>lottery.

No, we don't need a state income tax.  We need to legislature to obey
the state constitution which says that state spending may not grow faster
than the rate of growth of the state's economy.  We need the legislature
to IMMEDIATELY stop adding new social programs whose sole purpose is
buying votes.

If you give politicians more money, they will spend it.  The only solution
is to STOP GIVING THEM MONEY.
-- 
John F. Haugh II                   | Life's Little Instruction Book:
Ma Bell: (512) 251-2151            | "#138.  Learn Spanish.  In a few years,
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Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org      |  it as their first language."
From: jfh@rpp386.lonestar.org (John F. Haugh II)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: I might as well fess up...
Date: 31 Jul 92 12:35:07 GMT
Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
Organization: River Parishes Programming, Austin, Republic of Texas

In article <2137@devnull.mpd.tandem.com> joe@mpd.tandem.com (Joe Senner) writes:
>so, those that know, feel free to start the ribbing. I'm more than
>ready to put you and your bike down :-) (not literally of course).

If you'd told me you were unhappy with the ZX, I'd have traded you my
PC 800.  It's just like a K100 - big, clunky, slow, dorky looking ...

>Joe Senner                                          joe@zx11.cactus.org

Well, the first think you have to do is rename that computer of yours ...
-- 
John F. Haugh II                   | Life's Little Instruction Book:
Ma Bell: (512) 251-2151            | "#138.  Learn Spanish.  In a few years,
UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh |  more than 35% of all Americans will speak
Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org      |  it as their first language."
From: jbm@hal.com (Brad Might)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Helmutt needed
Date: 28 Jul 92 15:21:07
Organization: HaL Computer Systems
Distribution: austin
	<l7ah8qINN9v1@thunderbird.cs.utexas.edu>
NNTP-Posting-Host: infinity.hal.com
In-reply-to: brad@cs.utexas.edu's message of 28 Jul 1992 08:01:14 -0500


In article <l7ah8qINN9v1@thunderbird.cs.utexas.edu> brad@cs.utexas.edu (Brad Blumenthal) writes:

>   steve@zx11.cactus.org writes:
>
>   >The pressure spot will torture you to death.  Don't buy it if you
>
>   Yup.  As someone said, "The best helmet is one that fits."
>
>   >The X8 probably has the same basic fit as the RF200 so you probably
>
>   Nope.  I tried Joe's X8 and it had that pressure point.  My RF200, on
>   the other hand, is very comfortable (btw, it also has the defogging
>   latch that Joe mentioned is on his X8).  
>
>   You might try out Bell, if you can find them in the shops (I know there
>   were a few over at Lone Star BMW).  They seem to be more suited to those
>   of us with protruding super-orbital bulges.  Vetter is just Bell under
>   another name -- they're generally not Snell, but they are DOT.
>
>   Take care,
>   brad
>
>
One suggestion I have heard (but have not used, so don't take my
word for it), is to use the back of a spoon to compress the pressure
point away from your head. A bit of thumb pressure on the spoon and
then everything should be ok!

I have no idea what this does to the protective capabilities
of the helmet.

brad
--
- standard disclaimers apply -
jbm@hal.com (Brad Might)                                
HAL Computer Systems - (512)794-2855                    
8920 Business Park Drive Suite 300 Austin, Tx 78759
From: captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Helmutt needed
Summary: looking for a helmet to borrow for a few days
Date: 24 Jul 92 15:47:19 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

I have yet to actually TELL my granny that I have a motorycle, so I
haven't been able to persuade her to buy me a nice shiny head crate
yet.  I'm planning to ride down to Houston this weekend to break the
news to her, but the dirt bike helmet I've been using just doesn't 
cut the mustard at highway speeds.  Is there a kind soul out there
who would lend me a medium - large (7 1/8 - 7 1/4)" helmet for a few
days?  

BTW, is the Shoei X8 really the helmet of choice, or is Bubba just 
trying to pay his ZX-11 payment?


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From: captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: super deal on Shoei X8's
Date: 28 Jul 92 20:10:00 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <2129@devnull.mpd.tandem.com> dunham_jerry@tandem.com (Jerry Dunham) writes:
>In article <714@zx11.UUCP> joe@zx11.cactus.org (Joe Senner) writes:
>>if I remember what jerry dunham told me correctly, you can get a new
>>Shoei X8 at the Suzuki shop in Austin for $190! and no that's not a typo...
>

WRONG!  Sorry, but I just checked with D&L Suzuki, and he has no X8s
left, but even if he did, he's selling them for around $300.  The RF-200s
are selling there for $190-$200.

The salesman also said that Shoei is raising their prices in a couple of
days.  I wonder what the real story is with that?


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From: steve@zx11.cactus.org (Steve Bade)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Helmutt needed
Date: 24 Jul 92 22:48:01 GMT
Reply-To: steve@zx11.cactus.org
Distribution: austin
Organization: NOT

captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
>
>I have yet to actually TELL my granny that I have a motorycle, so I
>haven't been able to persuade her to buy me a nice shiny head crate
>yet.  I'm planning to ride down to Houston this weekend to break the
>news to her, but the dirt bike helmet I've been using just doesn't 
>cut the mustard at highway speeds.  Is there a kind soul out there
>who would lend me a medium - large (7 1/8 - 7 1/4)" helmet for a few
>days?  

So it was your granny who gave you the $.  What did you end up 
getting, the SecaII.  Sounds like a new candidate for the splatterfest.
Spend some of that cash on the MSF course,  It will educate you
a bunch.


>
>BTW, is the Shoei X8 really the helmet of choice, or is Bubba just 
>trying to pay his ZX-11 payment?
>
Bubba, of woods honda kawasaki yamaha rip off center.  Their prices
are the highest in town and they sell the trendy shit.  According
to Motorcyclist the RF200 is quieter than the X8.  Not much difference
between the two.  

I suggest that you stop at Lone Star BMW and go upstairs and check
out the helmet selection.  The accessories guys are real cool and
won't try and sell you the latest trick item. 
Bubba is the biggest wind bag arround, the way he talks he
is a better racer than Kevin Schwantz.

>
>-- 
>The opinions expressed above are merely the result of random synaptic firings. 
>I am Brian                                        
>I ain't lyin'                                     -   O
>La la la la la .....                                | 
>DoD# 0690  Hawk                                  \_^___/ 


Brian, please ditch the poem.  We really can't accept you as a
real biker with a sig like that.


Steve
From: shadow@pro-haven.cts.com (Blaine Hufnagle)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Helmutt comments
Date: 29 Jul 92 03:06:08 GMT
Organization: ProLine [pro-haven] - Pariahs' Haven BBS, 409/693-8262, 9600-300
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

In <l7ah8qINN9v1@thunderbird.cs.utexas.edu>
brad@cs.utexas.edu (Brad Blumenthal) writes:
% Nope.  I tried Joe's X8 and it had that pressure point.  My RF200, on
% the other hand, is very comfortable (btw, it also has the defogging
% latch that Joe mentioned is on his X8).  
% 
% You might try out Bell, if you can find them in the shops (I know there
% were a few over at Lone Star BMW).  They seem to be more suited to those
% of us with protruding super-orbital bulges.  Vetter is just Bell under
% another name -- they're generally not Snell, but they are DOT.

I found that the Shoei TF-70 fit me very well, and it hasn't a pressure point
on my forehead, especially considering the brow ridge I've got... (Insert
favorite neanderthal joke here...)  I found the RF200 made me fell like I
had my face in a vice... Ever seen a fish wear a helmet?  That's about what I
felt like.  Motorcyclist(?) magazine gave the TF70 a very favorable review,
and rated it an A- to B+.  If money is a concern, the price is fairly low; I
paid $125 for mine, but they sell elsewhere for as much as $190.

-blaine
From: shadow@pro-haven.cts.com (Blaine Hufnagle)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Report on Kenda Challenger
Date: 22 Jul 1992 05:37:09 -0500
Organization: ProLine [pro-haven] - Pariahs' Haven BBS, 409/693-8262, 9600-300
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Well, I figure it is about time to make the first field report on the Kenda
Challenger tire I bought last week.  I haven't yet had the opportunity to
take it on a good hard touring ride, but where around here am I going to do
that? :)

Anyhow, It seems to be a good, sticky tire.  I haven't had any problems with
it in dry weather, except on the damn tar strips that the City of College
Station seems intent to use to repair the streets.  On those, both the
Pirelli on the front and the Kenda on the rear slide neatly out from
underneath me.  I almost ate it in the middle of University Drive leaving the
Phone company the other day... :(

As for wet weather, well, I got the impromptu opportunity for a good wet-road
test this afternoon.... It started raining right before I got off work at
1:00, and I had to ride home in the rain.  I am pleased to report that it
sticks, for all I can tell, as well on wet pavement as dry.  I tried four
times, when sitting upright, to break the rear tire loose.  I held the front
brake as hard as I could, revved to 7K RPM, and was letting off the clutch,
and the bike was moving through the front brake, not spinning the Kenda.
I tried (stupidly, I'll admit) several times to break it loose with a good
hard goose on the throttle while I was moving down the rain-soaked road, and
still no spin.  It stuck as if it were glued to the road.  

All in all, I like this tire quite a bit.  What was even better was the fact
that it is about $40 cheaper than a Dunlop SportMax, and about $30 cheaper
than a Pirelli Match.  

The Yamaha shop here said that their tire supplier had a larger number of
Dunlops returned than the Kenda Challengers.  Take that as you will.

I'll make another report when I've gotten a couple thousand miles on it.


-blaine
From: joe@mpd.tandem.com (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Motorraddeutsch (was Re: I might as well fess up...)
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:31:08 GMT

> In article <l7fr5hINNbfc@thunderbird.cs.utexas.edu> brad@cs.utexas.edu (Brad
Blumenthal) writes:
> ]In article <718@zx11.UUCP> joe@zx11.cactus.org writes:
> ]>Ich habe die Landschaft gar nicht gekannt        NOT! :-)
> ]Um, shouldn't that be "NEIN!" ? 
> How about "NICHT!"?

I originally had NICHT!, but it's such an american fad thing that it
just didn't look right. always opting for the humorus side, I stuck
with the english slang...

--
Joe Senner                                          joe@zx11.cactus.org
Tandem Computers Inc.                               joe@mpd.tandem.com
From: sears@tree.egr.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Sunday ride?
Date: 24 Jul 92 16:46:45 GMT
Reply-To: sears@tree.egr.uh.edu
Organization: University of Houston

In article <13546@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> mparsons@fleming.iaims.bcm.tmc.edu  
(Mark Parsons) writes:
=>
=>
=>Unless we're losing our feed here I haven't seen anyone else
=>(besides Don and I) who want to go riding on Sunday.
=>

No... you are getting your feed just fine....  This weekend is bad for me as I  
am committed (maybe I should *be* committed) to helping my friend move.   
Anyway I have a lunch date on Sunday... A serious priority check, but the  
lunch date won since my bike is not running at this moment (I am kind of mad  
at my bike right now..)

And besides, I kinda blew up my battery last night...  I seem to have this  
"random" short that is known as the battery and last night I had to put the  
charger on it (it is kind of a weenie battery).  Well, I hooked up the trickle  
charger without even checking the water level which as it turns out was  
<<nill.   So does anyone know of a good place to get moto batteries as mine  
went *poof* (there was not enought water in the battery to generate enought of  
a reaction and heat for the battery to go *boom* so it went *poof*)?  The  
battery I had was a Die Hard (boy did it ever :-) ) #440002 (or was it  
44002)...

=>Mark
=>-- 
=>Mark A. Parsons
=>mparsons@bcm.tmc.edu

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From: joe@zx11.cactus.org (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Helmutt needed
Date: 26 Jul 92 16:22:42 GMT
Reply-To: joe@zx11.cactus.org
Distribution: austin
Organization: NOT

captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
]Do you know in which issue of Motorcyclist
]the helmet comparison is?

November 91 Motorcyclist. page 24.

]Also, will a pressure spot in a helmet go
]away after wearing it for a while?  The RF-200 presses hard against my
]forhead, and some people claim the pressure will go away after a break
]in period (Mr. Wind Bag), others say the helmet should be tight but 
]comfortable to start with.

unlikely to any degree. my X8 had a small forehead pressure point
when I bought it, and still does. I've discovered that the fit is
so close at that point that if I make sure my hair is out of the
way there it doesn't bother me. this still applies well over a year
later so I'd say the forehead pressure point will stick around. 
that area of the helmet has the least amount of comfort foam so it
sort of makes sense.

-- 
Joe Senner -- joe@zx11.Cactus.Org                                   Austin, TX
       "Gleep is not in the zoo, nor is he a lion, tiger, or bear." 
                                         -- J.E. Quist
From: dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Motorraddeutsch (was Re: I might as well fess up...)
Date: 30 Jul 92 14:56:58 GMT
Reply-To: dunham_jerry@tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc.

In article <l7fr5hINNbfc@thunderbird.cs.utexas.edu> brad@cs.utexas.edu (Brad Blumenthal) writes:
]In article <718@zx11.UUCP> joe@zx11.cactus.org writes:
]
]>Ich habe die Landschaft gar nicht gekannt        NOT! :-)
]                                                  ^^^
]Um, shouldn't that be "NEIN!" ? 

How about "NICHT!"?

-- 
Jerry Dunham                                        dunham_jerry@tandem.com
Tandem Computers, Inc.                                dunham@mpd.tandem.com
Austin, TX                                                    (512)244-8598
                 This opinion intentionally left blank.
From: joe@mpd.tandem.com (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Lime Creek Road
Date: 23 Jul 92 14:39:32 GMT
Reply-To: joe@mpd.tandem.com
Distribution: usa

In article <2103@devnull.mpd.tandem.com>, dunham@devnull.mpd.tandem.com (Jerry
Dunham) writes:
> Lime Creek Road is having a hungry summer.  First it bit Brad during
> Splatterfest, then I read here recently that it chomped on a Woods Honda
> employee sometime in the past few weeks, and now I find that it took a 

the last information I had was that the Woods Honda employee had died from
his injuries.

> bite out of another Tandem employee weekend before last.  In the last 
> case, he was riding with three other Tandemites on his Suzuki 380 and
> misjudged a bend, sliding into a rock wall and highsiding over the top
> of it.  He just got back to work yesterday for a half day and is barely
> mobile - damage included two cracked ribs and multiple fractures of his
> right shoulder blade.  Damage also included a wife who insists that he
> sell the bike (we'll see...).

I made it clear up front to my wife that no matter what happened, I would
not sell my bike. I would sell the house and all other belongings first.
I fully intend to die of whatever cause (old age, cage, etc) whilst in
the saddle. a man's motorcycle is his castle...

on another note, I'm pretty dissapointed by the weak showing at Tandem
for Ride to Work day. a little overcast and a light shower and everyone
wimped out. there are three times as many bikes out there today than
there were for RTW day. haven't you guys ever heard of rain suits?

--
Joe Senner                                          joe@zx11.cactus.org
Tandem Computers Inc.                               joe@mpd.tandem.com
From: joe@zx11.cactus.org (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Helmutt needed
Date: 25 Jul 92 04:27:13 GMT
Reply-To: joe@zx11.cactus.org
Distribution: austin
Organization: NOT

shea@ntmtv.UUCP (Ray Shea) writes:
>I tried on the X-8 and didn't like it; it just felt funny.  I opted
>for the RF-200, which has vents, the face shield closes tight, &
>it's comfy...& it's a good bit cheaper than the X-8.  The X8 does
>have the neck lining thingie which would probably come in handy in
>cold weather.

I looked at the RF200 but it looked cheap an common. I opted for the
X8, which has vents, the face shield is watertight, has a defogging
latch, a quickchange mechanism, polished edges (unlike the RF200 where 
you can still see the hash marks on the edge of the shield from the 
blade that cut it) and it's quite comfortable. all this for a pitence 
more than the RF200 (if you're a frugal shopper).

-- 
Joe Senner -- joe@zx11.Cactus.Org                                   Austin, TX
       "Gleep is not in the zoo, nor is he a lion, tiger, or bear." 
                                         -- J.E. Quist
From: lisa@zx11.cactus.org (Lisa Christman Senner)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: I might as well fess up...
Date: 29 Jul 92 23:57:21 GMT
Reply-To: lisa@zx11.cactus.org
Organization: NOT

steve@zx11.cactus.org (Steve Bade) writes:
>
>Watch out the next Fest probably will involve a ride some place,
>camping and a return ride by a different route.

gee Steve, it never occured to me we might ride at the next fest...

-- 

Lisa Christman Senner                       DoD#355 -- CBR600f2 
lisa@zx11.cactus.org                        (KotBT)
From: shadow@pro-haven.cts.com (Blaine Hufnagle)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Slick road patch stuff...
Date: 24 Jul 92 03:42:11 GMT
Organization: ProLine [pro-haven] - Pariahs' Haven BBS, 409/693-8262, 9600-300
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Referring to the road patch tar that Steve and I discussed, I was thinking
about it today (what else is one to think about when he is driving around in
circles for six hours!) and I think some of it may be that the stuff seems to
have two distinct layers.  

The top layer, what you see and drive upon, is sorta sticky, but filled with
sand and road dirt and other shit, so it's fairly stable and can be driven
upon straight.  However, there is an under-layer, that is a gooey spooge. 
The top layer seems to slide on the spooge underneath when presented with a
force that isn't straight down; a.k.a. when one is trying to turn.  Hence the
feeling that the bike is trying to slide out from underneath you.

Comments?

-blaine