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From: pjordan@rp.CSIRO.AU (Patrick Jordan)
Subject: GP-125,1980 4sale $500 obo
Organization: CSIRO Division of Radiophysics, NSW, Australia
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 06:20:07 GMT

My friend has sadly decided to give up motorcycling after falling off a 
couple of times. He wants to sell his GP-125 for about $500. It was
fully repaired after the first crash, but he fell off again this
morning, and it appears the forks may be slightly bent. It is however
still rideable, and there is little other damage. The bike has
February rego, and a lot of spare parts from a GP-125 I used to own.

Reasonable offers stand a very good chance of being accepted.
You can phone me on 868-0320 (Sydney-work hours) or reply by email or
to this newsgroup.

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Be seeing you!

Patrick.

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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles
From: ck@iconix.oz.au (Chris Karadaglis)
Subject: Re: glove cleaning
Organization: Iconix Pty Ltd (World Headquarters)
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 00:14:55 GMT

In <Gary.Woodman.713.717378263@anu.edu.au> Gary.Woodman@anu.edu.au (Gary Woodman) writes:

>My choice of glove is leather welder's gauntlets in summer, and fabric ski 
>gloves in winter. I just toss mine in the washing machine with jeans, socks, 
>etc. If they can't handle that then they're not the ultimate glove.

I don't want to ruin my jeans, socks etc... or the washing machine.

>If you can stand this type of pong you might put some of your favourite 
>female's talcum powder inside...

My SO and I SHARE THE SAME TALCUM POWDER... unless you're talking about 
something else... nah... wouldn't want to be weaned off that stuff...

>--
>Gary.Woodman@anu.edu.au         This post made from 100% recycled electrons.

Shckwish!

Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: Anneliese Kropf <akropf@mariner.amc.ed.au>
Subject: Purchase of DriRiders
Organization: Australian Maritime College
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1a2
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 04:39:11 GMT

Further to previous posting on clothing colours the decision was made for
Red but it has proven impossible to locate two red dririders, size large,
and the Aust. distributor won't have any until next year!  If anyone
knows of a shop anywhere that has two in stock I would very, very much
appreciate the information.  Thanks in anticipation.

Anneliese Kropf
Australian Maritime College
Launceston, Tasmania
Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: brent@socs.uts.edu.au (Disco Inferno Curtis)
Subject: Old Pacific Highway, NSW
Reply-To: brent@socs.uts.edu.au
Organization: University of Technology, Sydney
Date: 28 Sep 92 04:00:07 GMT

Hello All,
	Frank Warner from CSIRO, Division of Applied Physics, Sydney
sent me mail telling me about the state of the Old Pacific Highway 
north of Sydney.

>the 1st great NSW (push) bike ride went over the old hwy.
>BUT at both ends there are now LARGE bolders so you must
>lift push bikes over! There is armco fencing after the rocks
>I think... may be just concrete 3 foot walls .. 
>what ever ... its not something I would try on the motor cycle.
>
>2 push bike rides were told off by a cop for using this section,
>when I use it I check for cops!

In the Sydney Morning Herald a few weeks ago they had a photo of the
offending boulders. The Central Coast local government is also demanding
that the road be fixed to provide an alternate route to Sydney. One
good thing about the road closure: there is very little traffic on the 
remaining sections of the highway (and that is mostly motorcycles
and pushbikes).

                   Brent.

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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: jmp@dar.csiro.au (POWELL James)
Subject: Re: Tassie trip
Organization: CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research
Distribution: aus
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 01:24:50 GMT

ck@iconix.oz.au (Chris Karadaglis) writes:
>
>In <jmp.717997519@atmos> jmp@dar.csiro.au (POWELL James) writes:
>>Hi, 
>>	just spent the last few days riding around Tassie with a few mates.
>
>Could you post up some prices etc? Is the whole trip do-able in a weekend?
>(ie leave Melbourne friday night, be back by monday morning?).

I left Melbourne Friday Night, returning Tuesday night. That gave us four
days to explore Tassie. I wouldn't expect to do Tassie in two days! We felt
like we were really rushing doing it in four. We stuck to the coast as best
we could so there is a whole lot we still ain't seen! We averaged roughly
300km a day, staying in Strahan (West Coast), Hobart (South Coast) and a
great Motel in Scamander (East Coast). It cost $4.80 (each) for a tent site in
Strahan and Hobart. The Motel cost $110 for two rooms. (Not to bad when split
five ways!) Fuel costs roughly 75-80c/lt. Premium Unleaded was only available
in the large towns/city (Devonport, Launceston & Hobart).

The ferry cost $80 for a bed in a four berth cabin and the bike was $60 ($30
for MRA memebers I believe) each way. $280 all up.

Next time we plan to stay for a good deal longer (greater than 10 days) as
there is so much to see. Don't miss Cradle Mountain. Its magic. The road
getting there is good to, its all sealed as well (my 1990 vintage map was
sadly out of date with a lot of dirt being upgraded to tar).

The Road between Queenstown & Derwent Bridge was the high-light of the trip,
don't miss it.
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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: ck@iconix.oz.au (Chris Karadaglis)
Subject: melbourne bike ride
Organization: Iconix Pty Ltd (World Headquarters)
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 12:18:11 GMT

Shit... I'm really, really sorry but something has come up and I won't
be able to make it. This thing in the morning, and I'm free after
12:30. How about I arrange to meet with some people somewhere? I'd
still like to go. So can we come to an agreement before sunday?
Please post replies here so that all who've replied can see the
latest proposals etc.

Sorry...

Shckwish!
(really, really pissed..)

Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: ck@iconix.oz.au (Chris Karadaglis)
Subject: ok - it nearly happened
Organization: Iconix Pty Ltd (World Headquarters)
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 00:17:03 GMT

So I'm riding along, high beams on, raining, near the speed limit, and this
absolute cow of a driver pulls out in front of me from the right to enter my
lane. And I'm on the horn (I'm getting truck horns ASAP...) and she's just
moving on in, and I miss her by 5cm and the parked car on my left by 10cm.
Parked the bike in the middle of the street, walked over and abused the
fuck out of her, I guess seeing her whimper made me feel that little bit
better, but I had to go home (I was on my way back from work) because about
5 minutes later, once the adrenalin melted away and formed a small brown spot
in my thunderpants, I started shaking pretty badly. Took the rest of the day off.
Kind of hit me that I could've been seriously hurt, or dead, or the bike could've
been scratched. So I didn't feel that bad about yelling at 100dB at some quivering
lady in her car. Almost made me feel better, actually.

Shckwish! (pondering life, death, and the dismemberment of certain cagers...)


Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: jmp@dar.csiro.au (POWELL James)
Subject: Tassie trip
Organization: CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research
Distribution: aus
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 03:45:19 GMT

Hi, 
	just spent the last few days riding around Tassie with a few mates.
Had a brilliant time, friendly people, great roads and fantastic views!
Didn't see a cop the whole time I was there either! (Just as well ;-) lets
just say things get a bit twitchy above 200...) The Abel Tasman was
comfortable but watch out if your rear tire has a width greater than ~160,
it won't fit into the racks! I was also a bit dissapointed to see them tie
my bike down with rope!

If you ever get the chance, go for it!!!

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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: Anneliese Kropf <akropf@mariner.amc.ed.au>
Subject: Purchase of DriRiders
Organization: Australian Maritime College
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1a2
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 04:40:06 GMT

Further to previous posting on clothing colours the decision was made for
Red but it has proven impossible to locate two red dririders, size large,
and the Aust. distributor won't have any until next year!  If anyone
knows of a shop anywhere that has two in stock I would very, very much
appreciate the information.  Thanks in anticipation.

Anneliese Kropf
Australian Maritime College
Launceston, Tasmania
Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: ck@iconix.oz.au (Chris Karadaglis)
Subject: bike ride on the 4th
Organization: Iconix Pty Ltd (World Headquarters)
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 04:39:33 GMT

Ok, time to finalise some details on the bike ride (remember, it's this weekend.)

Sun 4th October, 10am.
BP service station, Diamond Creek Rd, Plenty.
Melways ref Map 11 D7 (or thereabouts...)

Bring bike and yourselves and pillions if you like.
Also bring map of surrounding area, Kinglake, Yea, Alexandra, etc etc etc.
We'll decide on destination once we get there.

If anyone can't make it until later on in the afternoon, I suggest leaving
your number with me (email me) and I can call you once destination/current
position is decided.

Any problems etc etc, call me on 571-4244 BH 836-8536 AH (ask for Chris).

Take care,

   Shckwish!

Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles
From: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015)
Subject: Re: glove cleaning
Organization: Washington State University
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 01:06:26 GMT

In article <1992Sep24.044740.1090@iconix.oz.au> ck@iconix.oz.au (Chris Karadaglis) writes:
>The inside lining of my gloves smells like something has died in there. The
>gloves are +7 blessed Bieffe leather gauntlets of power (ok, Bieffe leather
>gauntlets), and are my favourite ultimate glove. Although now everything I
>remove them I have to sterilize my hands.. 
>
>Does anyone have any tips etc for washing the inside lining? It really, really
>pongs. I'm not sure if the lining can be turned inside out, I realise this
>is probably the best way to do it. What cleaning detergent etc should I use?
>
>Thanks in advance for any info.
>
>Shckwish!
>DoD# 1369
>

I've had leather workers tell me that leathers can be safely cleaned
with non-detergent soaps.  I use Woolite.  I have not had any problem
with leather deterioration and they do come out clean.

Ride Clean,

Bill
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From: twb@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Tony Basaranowicz)
Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
Subject: Melbourne ride?
Date: 27 Sep 92 22:14:15 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Comp Sci, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia

Is the ride that was proposed for next weekend still on? If the date is yet
to be finalised, I suggest Saturday October 3. This is motivated in part by
wanting to see Wayne Gardner at Bathurst (I *know* he's driving a cage!).

What's going on, and how many are going?

Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: Anneliese Kropf <akropf@mariner.amc.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Purchase of DriRiders
Organization: Australian Maritime College
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1a2
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 23:50:16 GMT

Sorry about the double posting, having trouble with our server again. 
For anyone who may be interested I was in luck to find the DriRiders in
Adelaide at a place called Bike City.  So what you ask?  I just wanted to
pass the word because the people there were soooo helpful and
co-operative, especially as they had to airfreight the stuff off, I just
had to spread the word and recommend them to anyone.  The package was
sent off within 15 minutes of my fax arriving!  In my quest for the
seemingly impossible some places were downright rude or simply unhelpful.
Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: rda464v@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (S. Oxley)
Subject: Re: melbourne bike ride
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 13:38:19 GMT

Hello All!

Bit of a bummer about Chris being unable to make it for the ride he's spent
all this time organising.

I'm still very interested in going, so how about we decide where we're going?
I don't mind where we go, but the (to use Chris's description) windy bits 
over the Christmas Hills, near KingLake towards Plenty sounds great to me.
(Being a learner I need the cornering practice....)

I propose that the rest of us meet at the original place (the BP servo
in Diamond Creek Rd, Plenty (Melways Map 11 D7)) at (say) noon, and then
head over the Christmas Hills towards Kinglake.

I don't know that area of the world really well, so I'm kinda stabbing
in the dark here.  Any better offers???

Please post suggestions A.S.A.P. so we can get this thing going.

Thanks in advance!

Steve.

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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: cbaker@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Christopher Paul Baker)
Subject: Few questions from beginner
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 23:27:52 GMT

I'm a beginner to the motorcycle world and was wanting to ask a couple
of questions.
1) Are there any other newsgroups (apart from this one and rec.motorcycles..)
   for motorbikes, bike riders etc...
2) I am looking at getting a 250cc (after I get my L's) to ride on for the
   first 12 months.  Does anyone have any suggestions as to what would be
   a good learners bike?    
   I have been looking at the HONDA CB250N (1992) which retails for $4000.
   The styling appeals to me, and it has a decent 'buy back' scheme if/when
   I want to upgrade within 14 months.  It is quite light but only has limited
   power (16kW, approx 20 hp) compared to other more expensive 250's on the    
   market.  Is it that gutless???  (Keep in mind that I don't want to be
   burning rubber straight away - I want to learn how to RIDE first).  
   How about the Suzuki GN250?
   My finances aren't crash-hot, so I'm not looking at spending greater than
   approx. $4000 on the bike itself.  I have noticed that there are a couple
   Kawasaki GPX(?)250 second-hand bikes about for about that price.  They are
   on paper, much more powerful than the other bikes above.  Is it TOO powerful
   for a learner?


   I have heard that new bikes have a run-in period whereby you shouldn't
   exceed a given amount of revs for the first x km.  I have heard that
   this is exceedingly painful on a 250cc because of their already limited
   power and performance.  Does anyone have any experience with this.  If I
   was to get a CB250 for example, will I be restriced to <= 60km/h or so
   for the first 1000 km???

   I'll appreciate any comments or answers to my questions above,
   THANKS,

   CHRIS BAKER

   PHYSICS DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
   (EMAIL : baker@physvax.phys.utas.edu.au)

                                           


B
B
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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: mtc@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Michael Trevor CUTTER)
Subject: Re: Visibility on black bike
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 09:19:04 GMT

zebee@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au (Zebee Johnstone) writes:

>akropf@mariner.amc.ed.au (Anneliese Kropf) writes:

>>Thanks for the answers.  All suggestions gratefully received.  Hopefully
>>they may help a certain male decide what colours to buy before I freeze
>>to death or a domestic ensues.  For info - currently wearing old black
>>dririder with black, red and grey helmets; bike - 2 week old ZZR600 black
>>and gunmetal grey.  

>According to the SDC report on conspicuity, 
>	- colour of helmet makes no difference
>	- bright clothing esp flouro is good
>	- big white fairing is also good
It didn't stop a moron pulling out in front of me in a U-turn over double
white lines a few months ago.

This is on a white R100RT with parkers on, white helmet and black everything
else. All along I though I could get away with flashing a few hundred watts
of spotty at any bozo I spot up ahead in a tin-top, but when you don't even
see the nongs...

Oh well, its back, he paid, and its beautiful... :-)

>Also note - riding with lights on high was considered *dangerous* as
>it caused the driver to *look away* from you.

>Normal headlights are designed to illuminate the road, not to make you
>visible to other drivers - the candlepower is too low, and the beam
>spread inefficient for that purpose.

Yup lots of arguments against lights on...but everybody knows them...
Never hurts to pass them on tho.

>As a final note.  2 years ago an Adelaide rider was awarded compensation
>after he was severely injured by someone pulling out in front of him
I was told I would get no compo for injuries, regardless, cause I walked away
from the bike. Stuff head injuries or brain damage... :-(

>The best safety equipment lies between your ears folks. Don't think that
>lights, or flouro helmets or anything like that will make them see you.
>600 people a year are killed in the US because they pull out in front
>of trains....
Wow. I can see it now:
"Is that a motorbike, Nancy? Shall I pull out in front of the bastard?..."

Scuse language...
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At least I didn't have to pay this one. :-)

Regards,
	Mike.
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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: ck@iconix.oz.au (Chris Karadaglis)
Subject: stolen bike
Organization: Iconix Pty Ltd (World Headquarters)
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 00:23:14 GMT

Now this is a rather interesting story. No, it's not my bike. I went to Ace
motorcycles on the weekend to pick up my lower fairing. While I was there, this
guy is trying out this 350. He couldn't start it, and Rob (the mechanic there) was
helping him clean out the carbs. This guy just wandered in off the street. Rob
offered to clean out the carbies and told him to come back later. Rob thought he'd 
left. The phone rings. No one else in the shop but myself, and I'm fitting on my
lower fairing. I leave. Rob still on the phone. This guy waits until I leave
(apparently), grabs an XR250 and rolls it out, and away it goes. 

Rob says that he wouldn't have gone far, cos the bike was low on fuel, or its carbs
were stuffed, so he must've put it on a trailer or was a local. Anyway, here are
the details.

XR250 Honda, 1985.
Eng no ME06E5106107.

If anyone is buying this type of bike, or can help in any way, call Ace motorcycles
on 457-2723, or Heidelberg police station (I assume that where he went).

Shckwish!

PS I know Ace have stuffed me about a bit during the bike's rebuild, and I know
that I have posted an unfavourable message about them a while back. The current 
story is that they are having a legal entanglement with Wiseco pistons, saying that
the taper on the piston is wrong, and they want to be re-imbersed (sp?) for lost
time, and more importantly, pistons and my bore, which was bored out to 2mm over
and the pistons are now loose. So my bore is fucked, basically (can't bore out
any more). But, they did pull apart a spare 250 motor they had, and fit its pistons
and bore onto my bottom end, just so that I'd have my bike back. They've been more
than helpful once I put the boot in in the form of a very very potent letter.
To cut a long story short, they do fuck up occasionally, but this one wasn't really
their fault.

Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: barrongj@cs.curtin.edu.au (Greg Barron)
Subject: GPZ 900s
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 04:42:24 GMT

Are new Gpz900s still avilable in oz?

I want one - they are beautiful!

Greg

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Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
From: jef@quark.ansto.gov.au (J. E. Fearon)
Subject: Re: GPZ 900s
Organization: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 22:49:44 GMT

In article <barrongj.717828144@marsh> barrongj@cs.curtin.edu.au (Greg Barron) writes:
>Are new Gpz900s still avilable in oz?
>
Unfortunatley no .. Kawasaki stopped importing them after the implementation of
the new ADR1901(I think 1901) headlight laws.  It is a pity as the GPZ900 was
one of the best value for money bikes on the market and an easy bike to maintain
yourself.
        Your only chance now is old stock or a second hand one.  I know where a
brand new 1991 model is still for sale. e-mail me if you want the info.

Jason.
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