HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: ohrd!jlevine@cs.toronto.edu (Jody Levine)
Subject: Re: Flaming made easy
Organization: Ontario Hydro - Research Division
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 17:36:27 GMT

Yes! Flame the flame form!

First of all, the format is completely unacceptable for text screens, in
that is does not fit in 80 columns and nothing lines up. (There was no
appropriate spot on the form for this.)

In article <8eazb7i00WBM47X0VO@andrew.cmu.edu> "Peter A. Simon" <ps3p+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>					                       ____motorcycle marquees

Is this, like, a canopy, with a flashing motorcycle tied to it, on the front 
of a movie theatre?

I've        bike                      like       | Jody Levine    DoD #275
     got a       you can        if you      -PF  | Jody.P.Levine@hydro.on.ca
                         ride it                 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: European bike ride
Date: 25 Aug 1992 20:43:38 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 21244@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU, cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Clifford David Weston) writes:
>In article <1992Aug25.133534.12065@bnr.uk> datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild) writes:
>
>>I saw on telly recently that 9 out of 10 Americans didn't know where the
>>UK was on a globe so I shouldn't be too hard on you after all.
>
>you misheard: they said that 9 out of 10 americans didn't *care* where the
>uk was on a globe.  count me in that nine.

An Italian colleague once told me, "Americans are amazing.  They're so
arrogant they think they own the world, but they know so little about
it!"

---
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: AR.JTC@forsythe.stanford.edu (Jay Cena)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on VMAX
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 17:51:19 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.103235.416@halfdome.sf.ca.us>,
bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker) writes:
>In article <1992Sep2.162831.12363@morrow.stanford.edu>, AR.JTC@forsythe.stanford.edu (Jay Cena) writes:
>> geometry.  The ZX is faster than the Vmax I'll give all you guys
>> that.  MY DICK IS STILL BIGGER THEN ALL YOU Zx Pilots ANYWAY!  :-)
>
>thanks, jay, for sharing.
>
>--
>-- bob pasker
>-- bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us
>--


     Anytime Bob!

J
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: bergman@panix.com (Mark Bergman)
Subject: Re: Bike Covers (OSI Cover REVIEW)
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 05:25:04 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <22699@sybase.sybase.com> alexb@sybase.com (Alex Burmester) writes:
>
>Could anyone who uses a bike cover drop me an e-mail about what the brand is
>and what you like/dislike about it.
>
>	I'm curious because I've seen some covers on bikes that look thick
>and durable and even locked at the bottom but when I went to a local dealer,
>all the ones he had looked about as protective as Saran wrap. 
>(Disclaimer,  I'm not putting down Saran wrap, I just wouldn't wrap my bike
>with it.  I can see it now,  A plastic wrap and tin foil flame war...) 
>--
>WWWWWW |^^^^| ||||||  /^^\  ww/\ww """"""  |This is what a cager looks like|
>(O)(O) (*)(*) <o><o> (@)(@) (-)(-) [o]{+}  |when you blow by him/her at the| 
>|  \ | |  \ | | /  | |  \ | |  > | | ^__|  |DoD minimum speed limit...     |
> \~~/   \_O/   \^^/   \()/   \_~/   \Q     |Email: alexb@sybase.com        |


HISTORY:

    I've used the Dow canvas, Guardian, and OSI Compact covers.  I've just
    purchased my second OSI cover, and this is the only cover I'll
    reccommend.

    I find that I replace a cover about once a year, when it develops rips
    that gaffer's tape will no longer deal with. I ride daily, all year
    round, and cover my bike at each stop.

POSITIVE:

    It fits my bike ('77 KZ1000 w. Shoei (Tracey-ish) fairing, huge late
    '70s stick out in the wind mirrors, and a small passenger backrest)
    better than any other cover I've tried.  It has a nice tricot nylon
    section that "protects the windshield from scratches", is reasonably
    waterproof, and best of all, folds very compactly. The cover folds to
    about the size of a 5lb bag of sugar, and can be squeezed further.  It
    easily fits inside my tankbag.

    The cover has a nifty red stripe to indicate the front of the bike.

    The elastic has held up very well.

    The cover dries quickly and does not wick up very much water.

NEGATIVE:

    The fancy tricot lining can snag on protrusions such as mirrors and
    levers. Taping the tricot flap the the inside of the cover helps.

    The grommets are too small for chain or the fastenings in the 1/4"
    aircraft cable I use the secure the cover to the bike. I've
    installed larger grommets adjacent to the existing ones.

There you have it, folks. More text than you thought
possible about such as short subject.  Coming soon, a 31K
posting about 6x14mm Grade 8 bolts (hex head). Bet you
can't wait, huh?


----
Mark Bergman		'77 KZ1000
Brooklyn, NY
718-855-9148

bergman@panix.com
{cmcl2,psi,uunet,apple}!panix!bergman
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 09:26:38 EDT
From: <EGQ@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Gas Leak - CB750
 <1992Aug27.004249.842@cs.cornell.edu>
 <1992Aug27.013027.19187@javelin.sim.es.com>
 <1992Aug27.015523.5023@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>


In article <1992Aug27.015523.5023@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
twalker@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Timothy M Walker) says:

>Gotta Problem:

>My '81 CB750C is *pouring* gas out one of the rubber tubes.  I checked the
>carb drain screws, and that's not the problem.  The gas is coming out as a
>constant stream, it looks like from only one tube, but I can't tell where
>the tube runs.  It only occurs when the engine is running; when I kill
>the engine the flow immediately trickles out and dies.

I have a 1980 CBF750F. I had the same problem when I first bought it, a
year ago. I took it to the local HONDA shop and was told that the gas
tank may be rusty, and dirt was leaking into the carbs. I had to coat
the inside of the tank with some anti-rust stuff, then the mechanic
cleaned up the carbs and replaced the valve on one of them. I also
put an on-line fuel filter to stop any dirt from getting to the carbs.
That seemed to have solved the problem.
So, my suggestion is to look inside the gas tank and inspect for any rust.

Good Luck

Mounir Blibeche
>Any ideas?


>                                        Thanks Much in Advance,

>                                        Bim




>--
>          ........   Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Ball ..........

>                          ==> BIM <==
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: spgo@is.morgan.com (Stefan Goellner)
Subject: Re: Keep your visor down!
Organization: Morgan Stanley - IS
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 15:13:46 GMT

I find it hard to believe that the shield would have saved his face. I would
think that if you hit an edge that hard the shield would brake. However I
have no real knowlegde of how hard that shield material really is, so if
someone out there knows or has tested a shield feel free to correct my errand
thinking.

Stef
	     DoD#0190		              spgo@is.morgan.com
	'82 KZ550 (Commuter)		'84 750 Interceptor (Canyon Carver)
From: ps3p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Peter A. Simon)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Flaming made easy
Date: 27 Aug 92 17:47:20 GMT
	<1992Aug27.015223.14924@isc-br.isc-br.com>
Organization: Senior, Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

carlp@frigg.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis) sez:

>Hey, Peter!  Your slimy little post was formatted with TABS!  Don't you know 
>that Usenet News is read on dozens of different TYPES of systems, many
>of which don't have a clue about freaking UNIX standard 8-column tabs?
>And that tabs tend to get eaten by the many and tortured news exchange
>mechanisms?
> 
>If you weren't such a flaming computer-ignorant MARKETING GEEK, maybe
>you'd be able to format a coherent post!

Well, I am a flaming computer-ignorent but I'm not a MARKETING GEEK
(where'd you get that from--CMU is more than GSIA).  I am VERY, VERY
sorry for fucking up the flame form and shall repost it FORTHWITH with
no tabs, just spaces.

-peter  
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist)
Subject: Re: Wheelies
Organization: INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, Naperville, IL
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:10:57 GMT

In article <Bu0EKx.IJ4@wpi.WPI.EDU> rtaraz@wpi.WPI.EDU (Ramin Taraz) writes:
>I just bought a Kawi EX500 (first bike) and was wondering how I can practice
>doing wheelis without killing myself or droping the bike?

The appropriate question isn't how, but why.

>What the hell is the dod number and what is Richard Swift's problem?

Now, if ever anyone deserved a number without asking for it...
-- 
Jonathan E. Quist                              INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation
jeq@i88.isc.com  '71 CL450-K4 "Gleep", DoD #094        Naperville, IL
        There are many things a person should experience in a lifetime.
       Among them are an infant's first cry, and an infant's first laugh.
From: ssridhar@pase60.Convergent.Com (Srinivasan Sridhar)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: I have my DOD number!!!
Date: 2 Sep 92 20:42:34 GMT
Reply-To: ssridhar@pase60.UUCP (Srinivasan Sridhar)
Organization: Unisys Network Computing Group (CT), San Jose, CA

In article <1992Aug31.131740.23060@athena.cs.uga.edu> weaver@castor.cs.uga.edu (Mike Weaver) writes:
>In article <k21701.715251894@kyyppari> k21701@kyyppari.hkkk.fi (Teppo Nieminen) writes:
>>				Teppo Nieminen
>>                                DoD #2000
>>                               'The man who actually reasoned the
>>                                identity of the KoTL.' Am I the only one? 
>                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>
>I understand your frustration. (Or however it is spelled). It seems that even 
>the relativily simple job of reading the FAQ and e-mailing the KotL is 
>too much for most people.
>
>Oh, you are not the only one. (At least not until you cut my head off :-)

Mine, too.  Wonder who is the KoTL these days...  Still in the middle
of the spectrum ?

--Sridhar

========================================================================
S Sridhar	 	DoD #0231		ssridhar@convergent.com
Open Systems Group, UNISYS NCG, San Jose, CA    (408) 456-5860
========================================================================
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: The man without a number
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:40:06 GMT

randy@ninja.megatek.uucp (Randy Davis) writes:
>In article <1992Aug31.145210.10222@news.nd.edu> Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu (Richard A. Swift) writes:
>|They do have Usenet services in the state penitentiaries, dont they?

>  Strange you should mention this, since this came up in discussion between
>myself and a couple other Denizens about a year and a half ago, and I did some
>research into it.

>  Nope, no NetNews in prison.  Sorry...  Does that mean that Tracy is safe?

Hmm, what would that be anyways, something like dillinger@singsing.pen ?
Or would that be .edu?
-- 
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
From: klinger@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Jorg Klinger)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Interesting Chain note
Date: 2 Sep 92 16:53:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: ccu.1992Sep2.165304.9157
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada


  In Sept. Cycle Canada a Tuner servicing northern tracks with his
inertia Dyno notes that 1 of every 10 bikes he tested looses up to 7%
rear wheel horsepower due to seized links or loose chains. So maybe
shafts are more efficient after all.

  However from same Mag.

  BMW's have excellent suspension for the first 8,000km , then they load
them of the boat.
                     Jorg
Xref: sparky rec.motorcycles:30209 soc.singles:24357
From: laurie@halfdome.sf.ca.us (Laurie Abbott)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: lane splitting
Date: 27 Aug 92 23:39:49 PDT
Organization: DFWM, Inc

In article <973@cybaswan.UUCP>, eeharvey@cybaswan.UUCP (i t harvey) writes:
> In article <1992Aug26.233449.381@halfdome.sf.ca.us>, laurie@halfdome.sf.ca.us (Laurie Abbott) writes:
>> In article <1992Aug26.185742.12827@javelin.sim.es.com>, llane@javelin.sim.es.com (Laura Lane) writes:
>> 
>> > standstill you should only go 5mph). Now I have lane splitted and I don't
>> 
>> i believe the correct conjugation is "lane splitten".  i lane split,
>> you lane split, he,she,it lane splits; i have lane splitten, you have
>> lane splitten, he,she,it has lane splitten; i will have lane splitten,
>> you will have lane splitten, he,she,it will have lane splitten; etc.
>> 
> [...]
> 
> No. The correct conjugation is "lane splat". i lane split,
> you lane split, he,she,it lane splits; i have lane splat, you have
> lane splat, he,she,it has lane splat; i will have lane splat,
> you will have lane splat, he,she,it will have lane splat; etc.

actually, ian, no, you've got the passive voice there.  i was
lane splat, you were lane splat, he,she,it was lane splat . . .
 
-- laurie
____________________________________________________________________
"Never underestimate the ability of a man to underestimate the abil-
ity of a woman."                                   --V.I. Warshawski

laurie@halfdome.sf.ca.us                                   DoD #0023
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: barry@fsp2.gtri.gatech.edu (Barry B Burnette)
Subject: Re: Thanks a pant's full, DoD...
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 19:33:57 GMT
X-Posted-From: fsp2.gtri.gatech.edu
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In article <1992Aug26.172545.1332@worldbank.org> aki <aki@atlas.worldbank.org> writes:
>In article <1992Aug26.153836.27688@ctr.columbia.edu> Barry B Burnette,
>barry@fsp2.gtri.gatech.edu writes:
>>Yeah, I'm a squid, and I'll blow your "D"umpy "o"ld "D"ual off
>>the road... hopefully in a tight turn, but any old straight will
>>do.
>>
>Barry,
>Fuck you .
>
>  Flattering comments deleted...
>
>  have to leave this in -> DoD#0628 (give credit where credit is due)

I must admit, I was a bit harsh.  Sorry.
On second thought, maybe I wasn't harsh enough.
If you guys can't take a little criticism, then
you're worse off than I thought.

More flames please...they strengthen my argument
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Lyrics Flame (Was Re: Popping Them)
From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
Date: 25 Aug 92 16:04:00 GMT
Reply-To: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
Distribution: world
Organization: The Courts of Chaos * Jacksonville AR USA * 501-985-0059


-> I don't mean to be anal retentive, but it's
->
->   Chrome wheeled, fuel-injected and steppin' out over the line

 Yep.  The cut and paste was broken, so I was running off wetware.
                          
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: randy's deification!?
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 13:12:41 GMT

bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker) writes:
>In article <791@zx11.UUCP>, steve@zx11.cactus.org (Steve Bade) writes:
>> ask Randy Davis (one of the "DoD Gods") what I ride, and why the machine

>when did randy get deified?  did i miss the apotheosis party?

A bunch of us were, where were you? But it's strictly a (dis)honorable
title since it was bestowed by a brown-nosing newbie with a write-only
brain.
-- 
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
From: dboyd@informix.com (Diana Boyd)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: What's a "stroker"
Date: 4 Sep 92 15:21:16 GMT
Reply-To: dboyd@informix.com
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.


OK, no funny business here, I really want to know. I have this t-shirt on today  
that says "Have you hugged your stroker today?" (from S&S cycles) and people  
are asking me what a stroker is and I'm not quite sure.

Any bike with performance parts?
A harley that's been bored out?

I've heard the expression stroked-out, but it doesn't help me understand.

Thanks, 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
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: randy@ninja.megatek.uucp (Randy Davis)
Subject: Re: I want my DOD number!!! (you better let him have one...)
Reply-To: megatek!randy@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Megatek Corporation, San Diego, California
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 23:19:24 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.210334.24662@news.nd.edu> Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu (Richard A. Swift) writes:

  Dick Swift??? :-)  :-) :-)

|limit every day (nearly a quarter-mile of straight road),

  It takes you a whole quarter mile to get to the DoD speed limit???  What a
pansy... :-)

| and I can
|bullshit with the best of them. This INCLUDES the DOD GODS. Thats right,
|Im talking to you LAZLO NEMETH, RANDY DAVIS, JON QUIST, ED GREEN, DANCES
|WITH BIKERS and all the other lesser known demi-gods.

  I'm a GOD???  Well, I guess this fits in with my Keeper of the Ego title. :-)

  With this kind of supplication, perhaps he *does* deserve the curse of a
DoD number.  However, if he couldn't figure out who to email to get one (which
is doubly funny, considering who he mentions by name), I don't know...

| Hell, Ill take all
|you PUSSIES on and still kick your combined pussy butts!

  "Pussy butts"?  That's a new one to me...  These young kids keep coming up
with all these imaginitive names...

|Give me a number, and be CREATIVE about it (I know, this is asking a lot
|from you mindless, half-vegetable computer jocks,but go or it!).
|And dont mind trying to insult me, 'cause you cant you looser(s).

  Joe, he's adopted your spelling, even!!!

Randy Davis                             UUCP: randy@megatek.com
("mean and nasty") ZX-11 #00072 Pilot         megatek!randy@uunet.uu.net
DoD #0013                                     ucsd!megatek!randy

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: mojo@Caere.COM (Morris Jones)
Subject: Concours mirror problem?
Organization: Caere Corp.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 00:38:41 GMT

My 1987 Concours has a chronic problem with the mirrors blowing back
and becoming useless.  In the past, I've managed to disassemble the
mirrors and tighten the lock nuts, but I don't want to again.

Another Concours owner told a rumor of Kawasaki recalling the mirrors
from early Concourses.  My local shop couldn't find anything documented
in their tech bulletins.

Does anyone else have some information about this?

Mojo
-- 
Morris Jones
Caere Corp.
mojo@caere.com
From: prange@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Henry Prange)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: *FLAME*  Stay away from Competition Accessories!!!
Date: 4 Sep 92 13:36:24 GMT
Organization: Indiana University

In article <1992Sep3.170234@is.morgan.com> spgo@is.morgan.com (Stefan Goellner) writes:
>I must second the story. The boneheads don't tell you if something is not
>available and will be backordered. (gee I'd just get it someplace else) I
>had a similar experience with ordering boots from them.
>
>Stef
>	     DoD#0190		              spgo@is.morgan.com
>	'82 KZ550 (Commuter)		'84 750 Interceptor (Canyon Carver)

I can't dispute what others say about the place but, so far I have had only
prompt, courteous and good service from them, in person and over the phone.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: karr@cs.cornell.edu (David Karr)
Subject: Re: Official DoD Battle Hymn
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 04:07:00 GMT

In article <1992Aug27.212647.20302@morrow.stanford.edu> karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish) writes:
>I was out of touch when nominations were open, and my
>tastes run to the obscure so nobody would have voted
>for my favorites anyway (how many of us can sing or even hum
>along with Lou Reed's ode to his GPz?).  Nevertheless,
>I offer a song that has more in the way of battle
>and doom that Arlo's classic lyrics do:

Gee, Chuck, if you want obscurity and doom, how about Nanci Griffith's
Ballad of Robin Winter-Smith (about a guy in a motorcycle show who
tried to jump one too many cars).

-- David Karr (karr@cs.cornell.edu)
-- '80 BMW R65   BMWMOA #36829   DoD #0969   NRA #CDF6091M
From: blave@netcom.com (David W. Blevins)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: side farings for VF700F ??
Date: 25 Aug 92 18:41:53 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)

There is at least one source of these, at least their catalog shows them:
Lockhart.  When I had my VF700F back in '86, there was a guy up in Palo
Alto who did sort of a garage business in VF500/VF700 lowers (as well
as some other bikes I think); he called them Windslicks.  I forget the
name of this business and I would guess that they're not available anymore
anyway, which is a shame since they were cooler looking than the Lockharts
IMO.  They were well made too; bolted right on.  Wait, wait, it's coming
to me: the company is/was called Surface Explorations.  Area code 415...

In a related topic: I have a Lockhart oil temp gauge and an fairly pristine
OEM windshield for the VF700F if anybody's interested, CHEAP.