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From: ravi@cs.wpi.edu (Ravi Narayan)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: REQUEST: short fella has a question or two
Date: 12 Nov 1992 02:07:49 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: world
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egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:
|> In article 19751@wam.umd.edu, andyboyl@wam.umd.edu (Andrew 'OPIE' Boyle) writes:
|> 
|> >Here are my questions:
|> >1- I am pretty short, 5'4", with a 29" inseam (which I guess is important
|> >  if I want to keep my you-know-whats). 
|> >   I weigh about 135. This may 
|> >   sound like a stupid question, but am I to short to handle a bike
|> >   safely?  
|> 
|> I believe you should be able to flat-foot both feet while astride the
|> motorcycle.  There are many people on the net who don't find this
|> necessary, and ride tall bikes with no problem.  Send some email to the

	i am 5'6" and mostly get along with one foot (flat) on the
	ground (when i am on my stationary bike <-- for you trigger
	happy flamers ;-) ). i do not ride a tall bike (gs500e suzuki)
	and i feel pretty comfortable with just one foot down most of
	the time, other than during long waits at lights.

|> Keeper of the Short Bike List (KotSBL) at noemi@maui.cs.ucla.edu for
|> further short-people advise.

	ed, you forgot to warn him that noemi will probably try	to
	sell him her beat-up kawasaki what-was-it for a few thousand
	dollars if he isnt careful ;-) ;-)

	i like that term... short people ;-)

|> >9- Would it be wise to join a motorcycle club in the mean time, to learn
|> >    what I want and to understand the lingo?  What are some good ones
|> >    around DC?
|> 
|> I've heard good things about the Denizens of Doom...

	all rumour i assure you!

|> Good luck, and let us know what you find.

	beautiful article. into my already huge rec.moto.archives!
	you know things are wrong when your News directory occupies
	approximately 5 times the amount of space as your thesis/
	directory ;-) ;-)

	peace,

	- ravi   ---   dod short person # 1/2   ;-) ;-)


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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Bikes in the House
From: Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.EDU (John Stafford)
Date: 6 Nov 92 08:25:24 -0600
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Distribution: world
Organization: MSUS


	Having only modest apartment digs for years influenced my design
	criteria.  The bike _must_ be narrow enough to ride through a
	normal doorway.  This resulted in some interesting cafe style
	bikes and the '56 Harley chop.  Now I've spoiled the whole thing
	by adding a BMW boxer to the set.  It will not fit through the
	door. ;-(  Time to get a new place.
From: pdomain@emory.edu (Mike Mitten)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: KotLQ
Date: 6 Nov 92 19:20:13 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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Keith D Gregory (kdg@world.std.com) wrote:
>Oh no, I can see it coming now: My Scotch is better than yours.

Yeah, then someone'll have to run a survey to find the official
single-malt of rec.moto.

Mike Mitten - pdomain@emory.edu - Irony is the spice of life. - DoD#522
I do not speak for Emory University, nor for Public Domain, Inc.
From: Ray_L_Curry@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Loud pipes: get some perspective
Date: Mon,  9 Nov 92 22:55:36 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa
  <1cmdk7INNd9r@sixgun.East.Sun.COM>
  <1992Oct30.182247.22532@research.nj.nec.com>
  <1dh8eeINNn62@morrow.stanford.edu>

>It was your own choice, Chris, to buy a machine that you knew would
>not perform to suit you without illegal modifications.
Actually anybody remember the Cycle article a few years ago about the Harley
that HD would never build.  They put a Honda 750 tank on it (Sporty as I 
recall), KZ1000 mufflers, Mikuni conversion.  It worked pretty well.  In my own
humble opinion, HD designers like the looks of their pips and don't care
about performance, knowing that many customers will change to aftermarket
pipes anyway.  The Cycle article was interesting because their creation worked
very well, looked good, but obviously, wasn't invented in Milwaukie.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: ed@Tekelec.gecko.uucp (Ed Campbell)
Subject: re: Honda 650 head problems
Originator: ed@rover
Organization: Tekelec Inc
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 21:46:29 GMT


>So my questions:  Is there an easy way to check this without pulling
>the head again?
>Can I do better than $350 for a valve job at a shop?  (This is approx
>what California Cycles quoted me if I bring the head in)
>Can I find a usable used head for less?

1. Yes, a tool from the "good old days", an air hose fitting brazed,
hard soldered, or epoxied to the gutted shell of an old sparkplug
will do this nicely. Screw it in the head in place of a sparkplug,
remove the oil filler plug, crank the engine to where that cylinder
should have compression and turn on the air. Now find where the air
comes out. in your case, the most likely 3 are:

A. exhaout pipe = bad exhaust valve.
B. air filter = bad intake valve.
C. oil filler = punctured piston crown.

2. Yes, you can beat that price. If you want bare minimum price,
   for around $60 you can do it yourself including rental of a
   valve seat truing grinder. For about the same price, you can
   take a class at a local "adult education" school, where you
   have someone to help figure out what to do and learn a lot
   more neat stuff too.

3. Yes, you can get a useable head for less, a complete running
   engine for the same or not much more. (At that price, just the
basic engine, use your old carbs, ignition, covers etc.)


       Ed Campbell
'57 FL (560,000 mi, 3 rebuilds)
'76 XLCH (136,000 mi, 1st rebuild comming up)
My other car is a '54 Harley Servicar.



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       "The law, in it's infinite equality, forbids the rich
        as well as the poor to beg in the streets, to steal
        bread, and to sleep under bridges"
			Anatole France
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From: bobby@dc.dk (Bobby Billingsley)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: lobbing grenades
Date: 10 Nov 92 15:24:15 GMT
Organization: Datacentralen A/S

terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham) writes:

>In article <1992Nov4.111125.6249@hasler.ascom.ch>, kevinh@hslrswi.hasler.ascom.ch (kevinh) writes:
>> 
>> Any votes for the country with the stupidest riders/drivers :-) :-).
>> 

>The country of Maryland  (the city and the suburbs too)  is pretty bad!

>Terry

Denmark has to be at the top of the list; it seems that most Danish cagers
are too busy watching their wide screen TV (The front window) to be able
to notice *anything* else!!!


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From: bender@oobleck (Duke of Canterbury)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Silver lining if Clinton gets elected
Date: 7 Nov 1992 03:49:02 GMT
Organization: SPARK's R US
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: bender@oobleck.eng.sun.com
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mikeh@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (michael p.herlihy) writes:
: In article <1992Nov04.164115.23583@i88.isc.com> jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
: >In article <2078@shaman.wv.tek.com> harmons@.WV.TEK.COM (Harmon Sommer) writes:
: >>
: >>Having a draft dodger in #1 position is not any more encouraging.
: >A draft dodger, yes, but he's an intelligent draft dodger.
: 
: If he's so intelligent, why didn't he finish his Rhode's
: Scholarship?

'cause he plays SAX, not PIANO...

mike

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From: rbemben@timewarp.prime.com (Rich Bemben)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Solution to toll booth troubles
Keywords: Q-free system
Date: 10 Nov 92 20:26:51 GMT
Expires: 30 Nov 92 05:00:00 GMT
Organization: Computervision Corp., Bedford, Ma.

|In article <daved.721342825@convex.convex.com> daved@convex.com (David Dorfman) writes:
|>Anybody thought of the obvious violation of privacy related to computerized
|>toll systems:
|>
|>Take a picture of the driver
|>subtract exit time from entry time, divide into miles traveled.
|>If average speed exceeds limit compare electronically stored picture of
|>    driver to electronically stored picture of the toll account owner.
|>
|>If they match up send speeding ticket to home address.
|>
|>This is to scary to imagine.

I know of a couple of people that this has actually been done to via the 
manual, but attentive ticket taker in toll.booth.misc - some REALLY attentive
DICKS actually perform the above and notify a state cop who just conveniently
is standing by.  YOU just handed your speeding violation to a witness...

Don't ask me how this holds up in court but it has been done before 8-(.


Rich Bemben - DoD #0044                     rbemben@timewarp.prime.com
1977 750 Triumph Bonneville                 (617) 275-1800 x 4173
"Fear not the evil men do in the name of evil, but heaven protect
 us from the evil men do in the name of good"
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: Laszlo for President!
Organization: Black Belt Motorcyclists Association
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:32:46 GMT

+In article <1d48t8INNhpv@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
+>The results of whats-his-name's informal USENET poll.
+>
+>Our lovable Laz make third, behind only one other "alternative" choice
+>(I think that Kibo dude hangs out in alt.folklore.urban).
+ 
+Could be. alt.slack also.
+ 
+>
+>Wow!  My first successful lobbying!  I see a new career opening up...

So, when are you going to start alt.fan.nemeth ?
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From: joe@woody.mpd.tandem.com (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: DoD
Date: 9 Nov 92 14:31:10 GMT
Reply-To: joe@mpd.tandem.com
Organization: Tandem Computers Inc., Austin, TX.

]Can anybody tell a newcomer WTH Do means?
                                 ^^
no problem.

do: (doo), to cause or make, to cause to happen, to bring into 
           being, etc, etc.
                                  -- Websters

refer to the dictionary for more information on the word "do", there's 
too many examples to list here...

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Tandem Computers Inc.                               joe@mpd.tandem.com
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From: stone@Apple.COM (Glen "CRASH" Stone)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Corbin seat for SECA II
Summary: I like it
Date: 9 Nov 92 23:37:17 GMT
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA


I got the Corbin seat and I like it. It's high quality construction and
very comfortable. Your butt is distributed over more seat area. One thing
I've heard about the Corbin seats in general, is that, because the seat
is wider, when stopped with your feet down the seat puts a bit of pressure 
on the inner thigh.. I'm 6 feet tall, hence I spread my feet alot when 
stopped so I didn't notice the pressure.

-Glen
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: New NHTSA video: Fake Helmets: Unsafe on any Head
From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
Date: 6 Nov 92 10:13:00 GMT
Reply-To: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
Distribution: world
Organization: The Courts of Chaos * 501-985-0059 * Public Access Usenet


-> If you have to suffer with a helmet anyway, why not get a good one?

 Because they're too cheap?


-> Why do people put a helmet on and not tie the chin strap?

 Probably because it's a pain in the ass, particularly with gloves.
Also, for some reason the mfrs have started moving the D-rings up so far
they're either actually inside the helmet shell or close to it, instead
of in the middle of your throat where they're supposed to be.  I had to
buy a quick-release for my Shoei.


-> Why would someone try to use a lawnmower as a hedge trimmer?

 Why not?  They work fine, though you have to keep turning them
horizontal from time to time or the fuel won't get to the carb.
From: ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: speedometer gear box questions
Date: 12 Nov 92 19:45:05 GMT
Organization: UniSQL, Inc., Austin, Texas, USA

In article <3126@contex.contex.com> frank@marvin.contex.com (Frank Perdicaro) writes:
>Perhaps I have trouble coming.

Gee, I have no trouble with that at all.  Which would explain the whine from
my wife, but my speedometer's still a problem.


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From: mtaffe@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Michael Taffe)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Honda VF 500 Interceptor
Keywords: Honda
Date: 9 Nov 92 18:04:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: sdcc12.40771
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <1992Nov9.120808.8848@spider.research.ptt.nl> pijpers@sun006.research.ptt.nl (Raymond Pijpers) writes:
>A friend bought a Honda VF 500 Interceptor, but he has 
>no documentation on it.
>If someone does, please contact me per e-mail (see above) 
>or post a reaction.

You haven't mentioned the year but iff it is an '84 model, have him check
for the crankshaft recall work.  It should have an "X" stamped on the right
side of the frame near the swingarm pivot and another stamped after the
*engine* serial number.  (Note:  this doesn't apply to every single '84 so
if the bike doesn't have the "X", check with a dealer before panicking).
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Please respond (I suspect something is wro
From: Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.EDU (John Stafford)
Date: 13 Nov 92 09:41:07 -0600
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Distribution: world
Organization: MSUS

In article <1duei7INNfh@sixgun.East.Sun.COM>, egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green
- Pixel Cruncher) wrote:
> 
> Loud and clear in North Carolina, USA!

Shut up, Ed.
From: acsodef@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (DOUGLAS)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: i want to change the color of my seat
Date: 11 Nov 92 03:34:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41



>>>>>>>

anyone out there know of type of vinyl paint or something that i could
change my red seat to a black seat? (that is one that won't come off on 
my pants!)  i'de like to get it right the first time if i can.
thanks to anyone who can help.

doug 
From: ron@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ron Miller)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:46:21 GMT
Subject: Re: R100GS final drive trouble
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles

> 
> Yeah, you should have bought a Yamaha.  The final drive is never 
> going to get hot enough to boil the water off.  Go for a long drive 
> and put your hand on the drive case.  Sounds like you've got water 
> leaking in from someplace where it shouldn't.  Or it could have 
> nothing to do with water at all.  Could be the case seal is leaking 
> oil.
> .............Dr. Doom 


The Paralever has a dry swingarm and dry driveshaft. 

The only seal leakage would be likely to be OUT rather than in and that
would manifest itself differently than the breather leaking the oil.  

Phil says he's seen gunky drive oil. That's enough for me, but without
that bit of reasonably trustworthy info, I would subscribe to
(1) sabotage and (2) stupidly directed water flow on the bike. In that
order. 

Anybody know where the transmission breather is?

Ron
From: rbemben@timewarp.prime.com (Rich Bemben)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Bikes Indoors (Was Re: SOMEONE TRIED TO STEAL MY)
Date: 10 Nov 92 18:54:46 GMT
Expires: 25 Nov 92 05:00:00 GMT
Organization: Computervision

In article <27785.89.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us> dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) writes:
>
>-> upset, but the fire department?  Though I don't agree with it, I have
>-> no doubt there are fire codes prohibiting having non-approved
>-> containers of gasoline indoors, but how did he know?  Whould he have
>-> beat your door down if you didn't answer, just to find out?
>
> Approved by whom?  You'd expect, with the EPA, DOT, NHTSA, and probably
>the CIA all regulating the design of motor vehicle fuel tanks, it'd be
>"approved" enough.

I hate to blow halon on your gasoline flame but most municipalities that I
know of have fire codes that prohibit the storage of gasoline in ANY 
container in a public dwelling...not to mention that its just damn STOOPID!
 
Okay - you want to work on your bike in your appartment?  Take the tank off.
It may seem way cool to you but if your building burns and you have something
that accelerates the process and someone is burned to death as a result are
you gonna say "Like, so fucking what? That's life..."?  Now if you want to 
do this in the privacy of your own home, wellllll, go right ahead my friend.
I feel a little more responsible for my wife & kids tho' if something 
happened to them...


Rich Bemben - DoD #0044                     rbemben@timewarp.prime.com
1977 750 Triumph Bonneville                 (617) 275-1800 x 4173
"Fear not the evil men do in the name of evil, but heaven protect
 us from the evil men do in the name of good"
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From: georgew@hspice.portal.com (George Wu)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,ba.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Change in venue info sought
Keywords: ticket court
Date: 10 Nov 92 22:00:17 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Meta - Software

In article <74051@apple.Apple.COM> thompson@Apple.COM (Paul Thompson) writes:

>I got a rather bogus ticket in Sonoma a few weeks ago,
>and I was wondering if anyone out there knew the scoop
>on getting a change in venue, so I can get my case tried
>down here (South Bay).  I know "Fight Your Ticket" had
>some information on this, but I lent out my copy to 
>someone and I can't remember who!

     There are several ways, roughly in the chronological order in which you
should make the requests, as needed:

	o Depending upon how far you are from home (I forget the exact
	  distance), you can ask the citing officer to specify the county
	  seat in which the ticket is being issued as the location at which
	  the trial will be held.  Most officers incorrectly believe you
	  cannot make this request.  If you find such a one, try to at
	  least get him to state your request as refused on the ticket.  In
	  my experience, most officers will refuse this also.

	o If it's just a change of judge you're seeking, when you see the
	  court clerk to setup arraignment, ask him if you can choose the
	  judge.

	o At arraignment, you can motion for the change of venue, *if* you
	  requested the officer to specify the county seat.  If you did, and
	  the officer refused to allow the change, and also didn't make any
	  notation on the ticket, tell the judge and hope.

	o At arraignment, if you believe the judge has a conflict of interest
	  or is otherwise inclined to be biased, you can ask him to recuse
	  himself.  If he agrees, your trial will be changed to a different
	  judge.  Typically, you need to show you and the judge are related
	  are have interacted socially.

	o Finally, the State of California grants you one change for your own
	  unquestioned use, called a peremptory disqualification.  You can, at
	  arraignment, use this disqualification to get a change of judge.
	  You need make no explanation or justification.  Since you are only
	  granted one such disqualification, this should be your last resort.

     Note, *arraignment* is the time to make these motions.  If you forget,
or are denied, you can try again at the beginning of your trial, but this is
a violation of procedure, and judges tend to be sticklers for procedure.

							George


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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: chrispi@microsoft.com (Chris Pirih)
Subject: Re: MSF=Infallible 
Date: 12 Nov 92 10:17:27 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation

In rec.motorcycles jld@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Deeney) writes:
;Did you know that the majority of fatal head injuries incurred by
;helmetless riders have resulted in death?  I rest my case. 

And furthermore, over 90% of them were not wearing helmets.
Some people are so irresponsible!

---
chris