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From: dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: What riding suit for both milder/colder weather & Where?
Date: 7 Nov 92 00:19:33 GMT
Reply-To: dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Distribution: tx
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc., ISD

In article <1992Nov6.152026.22242@spdc.ti.com> crowder@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mark Crowder) writes:
>
>  Mine is an Aerostich (tm) one-piece riding suit. 
>
>  Let me know if you want more info on the suit -- I can email it
>to you.

I'd like to know how you're going to email Greg an Aerostitch [tm] riding
suit.

-- 
Jerry Dunham                   DoF #1.5             dunham_jerry@tandem.com
Tandem Computers, Inc.                                dunham@mpd.tandem.com
Austin, TX                                                    (512)244-8598
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Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
From: cscc1f@menudo.uh.edu (Gregory W Hayes)
Subject: Bikeless...
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 22:34:22 GMT

(To the tune of the them of the TV show "Rawhide")

"Sliding Sliding Sliding, oh my butt is sliding, Sliding Sliding
Sliding, Rawhide..."  (repeat as many times as necessary--hopefully only
once)

I think I'm going to order the BMW leathers today...  The Rat and I
parted company when I was making a turn today and found a patch of
gravel.  Bike and I ended sliding about 15-20 feet.  Boy am I glad I was
wearing my jacket nad helmet, not to mention jeans and gloves.  The
rough areas on my jacket and scratches on the visor attest to saving me
some skin in a couple of vital areas, nto to mention denying me the "joy" 
of the copper brush they use to get the gravel out of roadrash...

Whoever doesn't believe in protection, I'd rethink the idea.  Note I'm
not advocating MANDATORY laws, just common sense.

The Rat wasn't so lucky...  Ground two holes in the alternator cover,
handlebars, left turn signals, footpeg, and the little fairing...  Pretty
depressing watching the Rat puke her vital fluids all over the ground...

The only good thing was that I didn't lay her down on the right side and
take out that Kerker pipe...

Hopefully, I'll have her back on the road in a week or so...

Greg Hayes
From: dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: SplatterPix
Date: 11 Nov 92 23:55:51 GMT
Reply-To: dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Distribution: tx
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc. ISD

In article <2863@devnull.mpd.tandem.com> joe@woody.UUCP (Joe Senner) writes:
>
>it'll be New and Improved (tm) and we're not having ANY bacon for breakfast...

But how else am I to get my annual 1-lb. dose of porcine fat?

-- 
Jerry Dunham                   DoF #1.5             dunham_jerry@tandem.com
Tandem Computers, Inc.                                dunham@mpd.tandem.com
Austin, TX                                                    (512)244-8598
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From: joe@woody.mpd.tandem.com (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: What riding suit for both milder/colder weather & Where?
Date: 6 Nov 92 20:07:04 GMT
Reply-To: joe@mpd.tandem.com
Distribution: tx
Organization: Tandem Computers Inc., Austin, TX.

]] Anyone who's been on a Splatterfest that has seen the red suit Steve
]]Bade wears or the similar one worn by the R100RS rider at the last SF,
]]could you tell me who the manufacturer is, price range, best place to
]]buy/mailorder?  

]that's an aerostitch greg. 2-piece is $670. check out the motowear stuff,
]it's priced in the $300-$400 range but I don't know anything about its
]quality/durability.

oh yea, don't get that ugly red, get a decent color like blue or black...

-- 
Joe Senner                                          joe@rider.cactus.org
Tandem Computers Inc.                               joe@mpd.tandem.com
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
From: locke@ponderosa.ssc.gov (Chris Locke)
Subject: December Toy Run
Organization: Superconducting SuperCollider Laboratory
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1992 18:51:24 GMT

Hi Everyone,

Does anybody have the date for the big toy run from Arlington stadium 
to downtown Ft.Worth? I think its the second week in December, but I'm 
not sure of the exact date. If anybody has info on any other toy runs 
please post.

Thanks,
Chris

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| Superconducting Super Collider Lab.    *----->@<-----*               |
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From: dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: 1991 Texas Motorcycle Facts
Date: 7 Nov 92 00:08:26 GMT
Reply-To: dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Distribution: tx
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc., ISD

In article <4142@unisql.UUCP> ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea) writes:

>In article <1992Nov5.085317@se28.wg2.waii.com> starr@wg2.waii.com writes:
>
>>Besides, many m/c riders lock their helmet on their bike.
>
>Probably more don't.

And some of us have had the helmet locks FALL OFF OF OUR BIKES.  (I hope the
rest of the frame welds hold better than that.)


-- 
Jerry Dunham                   DoF #1.5             dunham_jerry@tandem.com
Tandem Computers, Inc.                                dunham@mpd.tandem.com
Austin, TX                                                    (512)244-8598
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From: ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: SplatterPix
Date: 12 Nov 92 15:45:40 GMT
Distribution: tx
Organization: UniSQL, Inc., Austin, Texas, USA

In article <BxKD47.8J0@cmptrc.lonestar.org> neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Neal Howard) writes:
>Do you think that if they are scanned into GIF's (or whatever) that
>Microsoft's "Color Lab" stuff could doctor them up to look decent? I have
>access to this program and have seen it work wonders for changing brightness,
>contrast, color balance, noise filtering, etc on lots of poor quality scanned
>photos.


I think Joe's beemer would look good in mauve.


-- 
Ray Shea                               I woke up this morning,
UniSQL, Inc.                           all my shrimps was dead and gone...
unisql!ray@cs.utexas.edu       
DoD #0372 -- Team Twinkie -- '88 Hawk NT650
From: rfs@se28.wg2.waii.com (Robert Starr)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: 1991 Texas Motorcycle Facts
Date: 5 Nov 92 14:53:17 GMT
Reply-To: starr@wg2.waii.com
Distribution: tx
Organization: Western Geophysical

In article <1992Nov5.045219.23820@rtsg.mot.com>, svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda) writes:
|> In article <8k#q+0=@lynx.unm.edu> galway@chtm.eece.unm.edu (Denis McKeon) writes:
|> |In article <1992Nov3.234904.16635@balrog.dseg.ti.com> keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer) writes:
|> |>...
|> |> o A secondary benefit from the helmet law has been a 44 percent reduction
|> |>   in motorcycle thefts (in an informal survey of selected Texas cities),
|> |>   while total motor vehicle thefts continue to increase state wide.
|> |
|> |And is there *anything* that supports a *causal* relationship between a
|> |helmet law and reduced m/c theft?  Did anything else change during the
|> |period? (registration paperwork, potential profit from theft, overall
|> |economic climate, etc.)
|> 
|> Hypothesis (and probably what the author was thinking): a thief who intends
|> to ride away on your bike must either carry a motorcycle helmet with him, or
|> risk being pulled over two blocks away.  It is conspicuous for a person to
|> walk down the sidewalk with a motorcycle helmet, so fewer theives pick 
|> motorcycles to steal.
|> 
|> Not to say that's the truth, only an hypothesis.
|> 
|> Dave Svoboda (svoboda@void.rtsg.mot.com)    | "I just can't take
|> 90 Concours 1000 (Mmmmmmmmmm!)              |  this weird shit
|> 84 RZ 350 (Ring Ding) (Woops!)              |  before breakfast!"
|> AMA 583905  DoD #0330  COG 939  (Chicago)   |   -- Evo Woman

But what about the sentence at the end of that paragraph:
	"while total motor vehicle thefts continue to increase state wide."??

Besides, many m/c riders lock their helmet on their bike.

And if you're pathetic enough to steal another mans m/c, you
probably don't give a crap about the helmet law.  If you get pulled
over for no licence, registration, insurance, etc., you'll probably
just get a big ticket anyway.  Not to mention the fact that most m/c
thefts occur at night, when it is hard for the cops to tell if you have
a helmet on or not.

-- 
| Bob Starr (starr@wg2.waii.com) | Western Geophysical | Opinions R mine! |
| ===> Perling down the interstate on my Harley.......................... |
From: slug@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: 1991 Texas Motorcycle Facts
Date: 8 Nov 92 21:31:31 GMT
Distribution: tx
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <2814@devnull.mpd.tandem.com> dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham) writes:
>
>And some of us have had the helmet locks FALL OFF OF OUR BIKES.  (I hope the
>rest of the frame welds hold better than that.)

Ah!  I thought that I was the only one that has happened to :-)  I guess that
is the penalty of riding a big (vibrating) one-cylinder.

However, I heard it, found it, and superglued the bolts in when I bolted it
back on :-)

On the subject of motorcycle thefts...
Many more motorcycles (at least around UT) are now being locked with Kryptonite
locks (I also use one to carry my spare helmet around with me- locked to my 
frame).  Perhaps thiefs are put off by the locks?


-- 
slug@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu                             *****  Glen A. Graham  *****
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From: ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: 1991 Texas Motorcycle Facts
Date: 6 Nov 92 15:19:38 GMT
Distribution: tx
Organization: UniSQL, Inc., Austin, Texas, USA

In article <1992Nov5.085317@se28.wg2.waii.com> starr@wg2.waii.com writes:
>In article <1992Nov5.045219.23820@rtsg.mot.com>, svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda) writes:
>|> Not to say that's the truth, only an hypothesis.
>
>But what about the sentence at the end of that paragraph:
>	"while total motor vehicle thefts continue to increase state wide."??

Motorcycle thefts went down.  Total motor vehicle thefts went up.  What's
the problem?

>Besides, many m/c riders lock their helmet on their bike.

Probably more don't.

>And if you're pathetic enough to steal another mans m/c, you
>probably don't give a crap about the helmet law.  

No, but you do give a crap about getting caught.  And no thief
is going to do something while in possession of a stolen vehicle
that almost guarantees a run-in with the police.

>If you get pulled
>over for no licence, registration, insurance, etc., you'll probably
>just get a big ticket anyway.  

No helmet, no license, no registration, no insurance, in the middle
of the night?  Please.  They are going to rake you over the coals for
a good long time before they let you go.  They are going to ask you
your name (you are required to give it), and if it doesn't match the 
name of the owner of the bike when they run the plates (which they do 
before they even pull you over) you're toast.

>Not to mention the fact that most m/c
>thefts occur at night, when it is hard for the cops to tell if you have
>a helmet on or not.

Maybe most thefts occur at night;you haven't given any data. Total thefts?
Spur-of-the-moment thefts (which is what we're talking about)?
But do you really think it's that hard to spot a helmetless
rider at night?  Unless you're in a rural area, not that hard.  And
I suspect (I don't know) that most spur-of-the-moment thefts happen
in the cities.





-- 
Ray Shea                               I woke up this morning,
UniSQL, Inc.                           all my shrimps was dead and gone...
unisql!ray@cs.utexas.edu       
DoD #0372 -- Team Twinkie -- '88 Hawk NT650
From: mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: What riding suit for both milder/colder weather & Where?
Date: 9 Nov 1992 14:56:05 GMT
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx
Distribution: tx
Reply-To: mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons)
NNTP-Posting-Host: fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu
Originator: mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu


In article <2815@devnull.mpd.tandem.com>, dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham) writes:
|> In article <1992Nov6.152026.22242@spdc.ti.com> crowder@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mark Crowder) writes:
|> >
|> >  Mine is an Aerostich (tm) one-piece riding suit. 
|> >
|> >  Let me know if you want more info on the suit -- I can email it
|> >to you.
|> 
|> I'd like to know how you're going to email Greg an Aerostitch [tm] riding
|> suit.

Someone's mailing out Aerostich suits??  I'll take one . . ummmmmm,
let's see . . . I'm 6'0", about 175 lbs . . . . I kinda like the 
blue or black myself . . but if red's all you got . . wellllllll . .
. . . send it on!!

And many thanks!! ;-)

Mark
From: dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: 1991 Texas Motorcycle Facts
Date: 9 Nov 92 19:02:17 GMT
Reply-To: dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Distribution: tx
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc., ISD

In article <83226@ut-emx.uucp] slug@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged) writes:
]In article <2814@devnull.mpd.tandem.com> dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham) writes:
]>
]>And some of us have had the helmet locks FALL OFF OF OUR BIKES.  (I hope the
]>rest of the frame welds hold better than that.)
]
]Ah!  I thought that I was the only one that has happened to :-)  I guess that
]is the penalty of riding a big (vibrating) one-cylinder.
]
]However, I heard it, found it, and superglued the bolts in when I bolted it
]back on :-)
]

I rode a thumper for 31,000 miles and NOTHING fell off!  Then I traded it for
this smooth-running four and have had the helmet lock vibrate off, the handle
to my briefcase vibrate off, and one of my aftermarket horns vibrate off; all
in half that mileage.  There must be a message in there somewhere.

-- 
Jerry Dunham                   DoF #1.5             dunham_jerry@tandem.com
Tandem Computers, Inc.                                dunham@mpd.tandem.com
Austin, TX                                                    (512)244-8598
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From: keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: 1991 Texas Motorcycle Facts
Date: 10 Nov 92 14:02:45 GMT
Distribution: tx
Organization: Texas Instruments Information Technology Group    Plano TX

In article <1992Nov5.152549@se28.wg2.waii.com> starr@wg2.waii.com writes:
>In article <1992Nov5.162239.8494@spdc.ti.com>, serafin@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Serafin) writes:
>|> 
>|> This really isn't THAT hard to believe.  While there are plenty of stupid
>|> thieves out there, (a DPD ocifer in taking MSF course tells of the H-D thief
>|> that made himself into graffiti on a wall on Motor St)  I think most thieves
>|> prefer to remain somewhat less conspicuous than tooling around town on a ride
>|> without a helmet.  This probably has limited bike thefts to the pros, and not
>|> the jokers just out for a joy-ride. 
>
>Most "professional" m/c thieves will bring a pickup or van, bolt
>cutters, and 2-3 strong guys.  They just cut it loose, load it up, and
>take off, to strip it later in a garage somewhere.
>
True, probably why thefts were completely eliminated, eh?

-- 
Keith Schauer		Texas Instruments	Plain O, Texas
80 CB900 Custom		
DoD #0901		In an insane society, the sane man must appear insane.
			My company disavows any knowledge of my actions.
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles,rec.motorcycles.harley
From: serafin@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Serafin)
Subject: 500 mile report, 93 FLHS
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:34:27 GMT

I just got the scoot back from the shop today.  Took it in Monday for its 500
mile service.  One problem did show up during the shop
work.  It seems that the lower belt cover came loose and was rubbing against
the rear tire.  They got that replaced and also put a new tire on back.  
Weather here has been less than desirable, but still not enough
to keep me off.  I didn't buy the damn thing to let it sit in the garage!
What's a little rain anyway? Just means I don't have to take showers quite as
often :-).  So far I have no complaints at all.  The FLHS was definitely the
right choice, FOR ME.  

******************************************************************************
Mike Serafin             serafin@epcot.spdc.ti.com       Texas Instruments
DoD #0742  AMA #671922  HOG #                            Dallas, Texas
1967 Firebird 326              1982 Honda CM250C
1969 Barracuda Formula 340S    1993 H-D FLHS 
1988 Ford F250 4x4             1964 Cessna 310I (FOR SALE)
1991 Ford Escort GT
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From: keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: What riding suit for both milder/colder weather & Where?
Date: 10 Nov 92 14:06:52 GMT
Distribution: tx
Organization: Texas Instruments Information Technology Group    Plano TX

In article <1992Nov9.144600.18842@spdc.ti.com> crowder@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mark Crowder) writes:
>In article <1992Nov7.011728.22441@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> johnny@ennex3.eng.utsa.edu (Johnny Roberts) writes:
>>
>>	By the way, does anyone have any experience with using Neoprene  
>>gloves for motorcycling? I saw a pair in the local Wally-Mart while  
>>shopping around, and they looked quite ideal for the purpose. These gloves  
>>are made out of wet-suit type material, have long gauntlets on them which  
>>seal with a velcro strap, and have rubber coated palms for gription. They  
>>seem quite waterproof and I am sure they are quite warm as well.
>>
>>	However, they would probably have the protection of wet toilet  
>>paper in the event of a crash. I almost bought a pair, but they only had  
>>them in camoflauge colors... YYYUUUCCCHHH!!!!!
>>
>   Get some of those oven cleaning gloves at the supermaket and wear
>them over your other gloves when it rains.  They come in hideous solid
>colors.  Seriously, if most of your winter riding will be commuting to
>and from class, get some leather gloves and you can warm up your hands
>on the engine at stop signs.
>

I at first used the proverbial yellow dishwashing gloves.  I couldn't find a
size that could comfortably fit over my leather gloves tho.  I ended up going
to the farm supply store and buying those chemical resistant type gloves.
They have a semi-gauntlent, and are much bigger that the little rubber ones.
Fit over my leather gloves nicely, heavy duty, and don't come in bright 
yellow :-)


-- 
Keith Schauer		Texas Instruments	Plain O, Texas
80 CB900 Custom		
DoD #0901		In an insane society, the sane man must appear insane.
			My company disavows any knowledge of my actions.
From: joe@woody.mpd.tandem.com (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Thanks for the suit info...
Date: 11 Nov 92 14:25:24 GMT
Reply-To: joe@mpd.tandem.com
Organization: Tandem Computers Inc., Austin, TX.


good ole' mark :-)

]Was looking through _Cycle World_ and found that Competition Accessories
]is closing out some BMW leathers for $350.
]Does anyone know if these are good?
]I promise to get either the blue or the grey leathers too... :-)

you just think you promise to get either the blue or grey leathers.
these are the "closeout" special leathers. BMW will not be selling 
them any more and has cut the price over half (as you already know).
unfortunatly you're not the first one to read about the sale, you'll 
be lucky to find a size other than a small womens :-)

do try though, if you do find the right size then get 'em...

-- 
Joe Senner                                          joe@rider.cactus.org
Tandem Computers Inc.                               joe@mpd.tandem.com
From: joe@mpd.tandem.com (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: SplatterPix
Date: 13 Nov 92 04:49:29 GMT
Reply-To: joe@woody.UUCP (Joe Senner)
Distribution: tx
Organization: /etc/organization

In article <4180@unisql.UUCP> ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea) writes:
>I think Joe's beemer would look good in mauve.

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!! 

don't say that! I just got my blue aerostitch today and I don't
want to have to return it!

-- 
Joe Senner                                          joe@rider.cactus.org
Tandem Computers Inc.                               joe@mpd.tandem.com
From: ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: SplatterPix
Date: 6 Nov 92 20:21:48 GMT
Distribution: tx
Organization: UniSQL, Inc., Austin, Texas, USA




Has anyone got good shots of the group portrait at the last fest?

I'd like to get a copy, my wife wants to see what she missed.


-- 
Ray Shea                               I woke up this morning,
UniSQL, Inc.                           all my shrimps was dead and gone...
unisql!ray@cs.utexas.edu       
DoD #0372 -- Team Twinkie -- '88 Hawk NT650
From: crowder@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mark Crowder)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: What riding suit for both milder/colder weather & Where?
Date: 8 Nov 92 22:42:07 GMT
Distribution: tx
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center

In article <2815@devnull.mpd.tandem.com> dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham) writes:
>In article <1992Nov6.152026.22242@spdc.ti.com> crowder@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mark Crowder) writes:
>>
>>  Mine is an Aerostich (tm) one-piece riding suit. 
>>
>>  Let me know if you want more info on the suit -- I can email it
>>to you.
>
>I'd like to know how you're going to email Greg an Aerostitch [tm] riding
>suit.
    It takes a special talent to misinterpret simple comments.  Ah
well, everone has to be good at something.  Did you ever consider going
into politics? :-)

Mark Crowder         (colloquial-expresions-r-us)      crowder@spdc.ti.com 
Dallas, Tx                    88 BMW R100RS        Texas Instruments, Inc.
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