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From: kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: HERE IT IS: Texas SplatterFest V1, #4
Date: 15 Sep 92 18:22:24 GMT
Organization: Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

In article <2437@devnull.mpd.tandem.com> dunham_jerry@tandem.com (Jerry Dunham) writes:
>
>I saw your OST T-shirt this past Sunday, but missed it at the last Splatt.
>You don't even ride a Kawasaki!

But I used to. It was bike #10. Besides, they were giving the t-shirts away
for free, so it doesn't matter what bike I ride :^)

> Since the deer got mine I can't wear such a shirt.

Hmmm. Hmmm. Not sure I want to ask... This the same one that tried to bite
off your ankle?

>        'Course we can't go to the OST on Saturday unless it's for break-
>fast, and all these wet-behind-the-ears whippersnappers can't get up early
>enough for that....

Yeah. Well, we can remedy that. :^) :^)

>(DoF # pending)
>
>-- 
>Jerry Dunham                                        dunham_jerry@tandem.com
>Tandem Computers, Inc.                                dunham@mpd.tandem.com
>Austin, TX                                                    (512)244-8598
>                 This opinion intentionally left blank.

Kent (DoF #)
           ^
# not pending, I just forgot it. I'd ask the Kotl, but I forgot who he was.
But then again, knowing the DoF, he probably forgot to give me one even if I
didn't forget to ask for one. But then that's what DoF is all about, right
Jerry?   Jerry???    Where'd you go?
From: joe@zx11.cactus.org (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: thoughts on GS oil
Date: 6 Sep 92 22:57:00 GMT
Reply-To: joe@zx11.cactus.org
Distribution: austin
Organization: NOT

captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
]Ok, so everyone hates Woods Fun Center.  Where should I take my Hawk
]to be worked on?  I'm long overdue for a 16k mile service (carb sync,
]valve adjust are the main things I think).  I like S. Austin Sport
]Cycles, but Bill & James are booked for weeks!  I've heard bad things
]about the place just up the road from Woods too.  So WHERE???

go to the place just up the road from woods, TJ's. the guy that owns
TJ's used to be a woods mechanic that left because the woods guys were
assholes and he didn't want to be associated with them (that's the story
I heard anyway). I've had two bikes done there (re valve adjust and carb
sync) without problem. I've heard that TJ's can be slow at times, something
they seem to be struggling with as their business grows. I suspect the
people that have had trouble with TJ's are the same ones that are rude
assholes to the people there and will probably have the same results at
any place. treat someone like shit or expect something unreasonable and
you'll get the same in return. treat them with respect and still get
bad service, then you're well justified in bad mouthing them. 

I've only had tire work done at North Austin cycles. Curtis is nice as
hell and will beat any price in town, but I've had to double check things.
the first time he put the rear axle thingybobs in upsidedown (the things
the axles go through with the hole off center for adjusting). the next
time they leaned by wheel up against the wall against a disk rotor, and
from then on the front rotors drug on something and made a scraping noise 
when I rolled the bike back and forth.

I've heard that D&L Suzuki gives good service, but this is entirely
second hand.

apologies for the shitty spelling and grammer in my posts today, just 
got back from the Giddings BMW rally and I'm BEAT.

-- 
Joe Senner                                                 joe@zx11.Cactus.Org
Austin, TX                                                       92 BMW K100RS
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
From: lestat@wixer.cactus.org (Lyle J. Mackey)
Subject: Question! Dual-compound tires
Summary: Help! I'm squaring off my stickyish tires!
Keywords: pinhead Senner squid  
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Distribution: tx
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 05:27:36 GMT

Ok, here's the scoop:  I've got Dunlop 591's on the EX right now, and I like
'em just fine and everything, but the mileage on 'em is a bit limited.  My
back tire is pretty much smooth along the center, but has plenty of tread out
to the edges, due to the amount of highway riding I do compared to full-lean
riding.

Problem is, I do just enough enthusiastic riding that I'm not willing to go
with a rock-hard high mileage tire, but I can't afford to keep putting sporty
chewing gum tires at the rate I'm wearing out that rear center stripe.  Anyone
out there have any experience with dual-compound tires, such as the Bridgestone
SE11's?

Hopefully something BESIDES the SE11's, cause this Chaparral catalog says they
don't even MAKE the SE11 in the stock sizes for my bike.

Any ideas? Suggestions? Flames? Contributions to the 591 fund?


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From: keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Texas Gatherings     was Re: Hills, schmills . .. .
Date: 11 Sep 92 18:56:53 GMT
Organization: Texas Instruments Information Technology Group    Plano TX

In article <1992Sep10.164540.8576@news.eng.convex.com> caban@convex.com (Jane Caban) writes:
>
>Convex is in Richardson (near Dallas); we make supercomputers. I've posted
>a couple of times before. I guess I need to meet some of you denizens from
>Austin and Houston - can somebody send me some info on the Splatterfest
>(Oct 17?). I'd like to go. Anyone from the Dallas area going?
>
It seems I won't be attended the afore mentioned fest.  I'm planning a 4 day
run to the coast (gulf, that is) last week in September.  Due to this, my
allowable time off from both work & the family has been chewed for the year.
Of the 15 vacation days from the office this year, 14 have been spent riding :-)

Assuming the weather holds, I'll have set my personal best for the last 12
months of riding ~8900 miles (4200 2-up) & 12 states of open road riding.  
YEE HAA!

Man, its nice to have a bike big enuff to really enjoy!

Anyways, since the rest of the world (of denizens) has a fully publicized 
get together, what do ya'll think of trying to get a Tejas one going?  It would
be kind of fun to get some out-of-staters involved.  Anyone interested?
We hit some mighty fine roads west of Bandera this spring.  Plus they're
some more civilized ones towards Austin.  Josh Fielek was trying to start 
something just before he hauled ass to Kentucky last year.  (Has anyone heard
anything from him?)  I'd be in for a 3-4 day weekend thing sometime next 
spring.  Anyone else?  Ideas?  

Hell, gets hard to keep my mind on work with this good riding weather out.

-- 
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
From: caban@convex.com (Jane Caban)
Subject: Re: Hills, schmills . .. .
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 16:45:40 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In article <14689@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons) writes:
>
>In article <1992Sep9.223939.23752@news.eng.convex.com>, caban@convex.com (Jane Caban) writes:
>|> 
>|> yes, but not much fun in a snowstorm! I'll never move back to Massachusetts
>|> (or anywhere north of here for that matter) because I want to ride 12
>|> months a year.
>
>This is true . . . . and I like being able to ride 12 months out of
>the year . . but I *like* the snow and cold . . and the different
>seasons . . . . I wouldn't mind giving up riding for a couple months
>just so I could have the four seasons . . . there *are* other fun
>things to do when it snows!! ;-)
>
>Mark

Skiing can be fun, although my first (and so far last) skiing experience was on
an icy mountain in Maine. For fun, I think I prefer motorcycling. As far as
four seasons goes, the thrill of snow and cold starts to wear off around
March :-) 

>
>p.s. -- Ummmmmm, so Jane . . . what is convex?  Where is convex?
>	I haven't seen you post around here before?!  Or do I 
>	just have a lousy newsfeed? ;-)
>

Convex is in Richardson (near Dallas); we make supercomputers. I've posted
a couple of times before. I guess I need to meet some of you denizens from
Austin and Houston - can somebody send me some info on the Splatterfest
(Oct 17?). I'd like to go. Anyone from the Dallas area going?



-- 
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Jane Caban       | DoD #0508
caban@convex.com | Honda VT600C Shadow VLX
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From: neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Neal Howard)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Splatterfest Advice
Date: 14 Sep 92 23:41:14 GMT
Distribution: tx
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

At the risk of getting flamed, I'm posting this request for Splatterfest
advice anyway. Since this will be my first 'fest I would like to know the
honest opinions of those who are veterans if I should put the quiet pipes
back on my Harley Sportster for this ride. Believe it or not, I really do
want to be considerate of other riders' eardrums but if nobody really cares
I'll leave the drag pipes on. Yeah, I know the stereotypical Harley biker
isn't supposed to give a damn what other people think about them or their
bikes but I'm more of the dreaded 'yuppie-buys-Harley-n-turns-into-biker'
type anyway. The only other big group ride I've participated in was with
several dozen Harleys and all of them had open pipes. Another big reason
why I'm asking for input is that over the labor day weekend, I was in Austin
and while riding around the lakes, it seemed like my bike was the only one
around with loud pipes (my riding partner kept bitching he couldn't hear his
own motor(Yamaha 650) over mine). Around here (north Dallas) in the traffic,
the pipes give me a substantial placebo effect of security against cars
abruptly changing lanes on top of me.

Just wanting to be civil,
Neal Howard
=======================================================================
= Neal Howard                         | '91 Harley Sportster XLH-1200 =
= email: neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org     | DoD # 686                     =
= CompuTrac, Inc. (Richardson, TX)    | '69 Cougar XR7-GT390          =
=======================================================================
From: kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: thoughts on GS oil
Date: 5 Sep 92 14:41:26 GMT
Organization: Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

In article <804@zx11.UUCP> steve@zx11.cactus.org writes:
>]
>]But, Joe, Mobil 1 oil is fine in your beemer, but in the ZX-11, and 
>]all these other bikes which share the same engine/clutch/transmission
>]oil, won't it break down & screw things up after a while?  I've been

BTW, my last posting about Mobil1 not working in my VF700S was not meant to
be confrontational & I realized that maybe it looked that way. I know many
riders who use Mobil1, but have met several which had bad experiences as I
did. I ran Mobil1 for 5 days in the VF and it did fine until I rode it for
over 15 minutes (4 days back and forth to work) . The oil was obviously
hotter when I began to have difficulty.  I remember also that the tranny
started making a LOT of noise and I think I had some shifting problems, but I
just can't remember back that far.

I'd be open to suggestions as to what happened, if I could just remember the
symptoms. And I been meaning to try Mobil1 in the PC next oil change.

>pace is set.   Kind of like you going out with Kent Polk and trying
>to keep up with his PC800,  good way to get yourself hurt, although
>I dare say that Kent would tone down his pace to accomodate the 
>inexperienced rider.
>
>Steve

Sheesh! I'm gonna have to start being nicer to ole Steve. Two compliments in
one week. In reality, I think he's buttering me up for something here...

Birthday Boy 'Sucker' Polk
(I'm 38 today! My new Shoei candy-apple-red helmet is supposed to come in
today too!)
From: ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Houston HOV Lanes are open to motorcycles (well, maybe)!!!!!
Date: 9 Sep 92 20:18:49 GMT
Reply-To: ray@unisql.UUCP (Ray Shea)
Organization: UniSQL, Inc., Austin, Texas, USA

In article <1992Sep9.184011.29466@menudo.uh.edu> moore@uhibpd.phys.uh.edu (Lorra L. Moore) writes:
>p.s. Tonight is the night they decide whether to make me a full member
>of the Lancers.  


Uhhhh, what's a Lancer?  Does it have anything to do with Lance Holst?




-- 
Ray Shea			"Them New Agers will buy anything if
UniSQL, Inc.			 you tell 'em it's from Bali."
unisql!ray@cs.utexas.edu		-- Eric the Bondo Fish Man
DoD #0372, '88 Hawk NT650
From: neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Neal Howard)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Jeff wants a Magna?????? :-O
Date: 9 Sep 92 16:27:28 GMT
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

In article <14540@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons) writes:
>
>Mark "I wanna go back to hills, trees, and winding roads . . . 
>      I wanna go back east!!!!'  Parsons

There are plenty of hills, trees, and winding roads around Austin. Go west from Austin to Enchanted Rock (North of Fredricksburg), take the farm roads, not
highway 290, and you'll be surprised.

=============================================================================
Neal Howard                            | '91 XLH-1200
neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org               | DoD #686
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From: dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Earplugs
Date: 15 Sep 92 17:21:05 GMT
Reply-To: dunham_jerry@tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Distribution: tx
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc.

Joe's mention of earplugs reminded me that I keep intending to ask who re-
commends what in that line.  I've never ridden with earplugs, but I'm game
for most things at least once.  Any recommendation?

(DoF # pending)

-- 
Jerry Dunham                                        dunham_jerry@tandem.com
Tandem Computers, Inc.                                dunham@mpd.tandem.com
Austin, TX                                                    (512)244-8598
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From: steve@zx11.cactus.org (Steve Bade)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: finally, a Real Ride....
Date: 15 Sep 92 22:40:05 GMT
Reply-To: steve@zx11.cactus.org
Organization: NOT

efw5565@zeus.tamu.edu (Evelyn - gorgeous red-headed biker babe...) writes:
]
]> 
]>>We trailered (is that a word?) both bikes (his K75 and my Rebel) 
]>    ^^^^^^^^^
]>    CHEATER !
]
]Ahem,... I don't feel like I need to defend myself, but let
]me just ask: would *you* want to ride a 250 Rebel over 1600
]miles in two days, just for a two-day rally?  Through west
]texas in the middle of the day in september?  I would not 
]have enjoyed the riding there if I was exhausted already.
]Besides, just getting the bikes loaded and unloaded was an 
]adventure in itself!
]
Well, seeing as how you admited that most of the time
was spent pillion on the K75 then you should have ridden
the K bike out.  Nothing beats riding to a Rally, are you
and your SO going to Gore OK this weekend.   BTW, the
rally you atended was not a MOA event, there is only
one BMWMOA sponsored event and that was at DuQuoin.
To quote out of the BMW Owners News the information about
your rally.  "Sponsored by the Land of Enchantment BMW Riders (#123).".
While they are a MOA sanctioned club it was not a MOA rally.    
As for riding a rebel, one of the people who went with my
wife and I to the National with road a Guzzi V50.  Now although
the motor is twice as big, the bike definatly is not, said bike was
flogged heartly throughout the whole trip.  Not a whimper, however
on the way to Giddings on Labor Day it blew a head gasket.  Top speed
was about 85 at a vibration intensive 8500 rpm.

For those of you who care the rally at Gore OK is (and I quote).
"13th Anual Indian Nations Rally. Sponsored by the 
Northeastern Oklahoma BMW Club (#48).  .....  Four meals....
$17 at the gate".  I have it on good authority that this is the 
best rally value within a days ride.


]>>Oh, the other bad thing, now I want a bigger bike...
]> 
]>thats not a bad thing at all!
]> 
]
]Okay, not such a bad thing.  Just an expensive thing.
Not necessarily.

Steve
From: dunham@mpd.tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: thoughts on GS oil
Date: 8 Sep 92 20:04:29 GMT
Reply-To: dunham_jerry@tandem.com (Jerry Dunham)
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc.

In article <13525@swrinde.nde.swri.edu> kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk) writes:

>I tried Mobil 1 in my VF770S several years back. The transmission/clutch most
>certainly did not like it and I ended up putting it in my wife's car.

So, how well did your VF700 transmission/clutch work in your wife's car?


-- 
Jerry Dunham                                        dunham_jerry@tandem.com
Tandem Computers, Inc.                                dunham@mpd.tandem.com
Austin, TX                                                    (512)244-8598
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From: lestat@wixer.cactus.org (Lyle J. Mackey)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Rider goes down, and up...and down...and up...& DOWN
Date: 5 Sep 92 06:24:58 GMT
Organization: Real/Time Communications

In article <78975@ut-emx.uucp> captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
>
>story.  I hope this will be sufficient sacrifice of riders for today.
>It seems that every Wednesday on the Wood's Dinner Ride, some squid 
>eats it.  Perhaps today will be free of further incedent.  


I'd have to disagree. In the 12 or so weeks that I've been going on the Woods
rides, I've only seen one guy dump his bike. This was a couple of weeks ago,
when some guy on an FZR1000 ate it on the uphill right on 2222 near the gas
station/stop light. And that wasn't a squidly thing- that was a cager cutting
him off. (while it could be argued that his speed was squidly in and of itself,
he wasn't going much faster than anyone else).

One other time, some REAL squid dropped his bike at a stopping point because
he turned his wheel to the right instead of the left.  He then leaned on the
seat of his CBR and pushed his bike right over.  It was all the more impressive
because we got it on video and the guy was wearing full leathers.

The only other time I've heard of someone dropping their bike on a wednesday
ride was some guy that hit a 4x6 in the road.

It doesn't count, but Bill from Woods' parts department died after dropping
his bike on Lime Creek Road trying to get to meet the ride (he left late, and
was way behind the group).

So yeah, let's be careful out there...  I haven't laid mine down on a Woods
ride yet, but I've made some stupid mistakes. I'd also say that the rides have
improved my cofidence and reflexes.




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From: lestat@wixer.cactus.org (Lyle J. Mackey)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: HERE IT IS: Texas SplatterFest V1, #4
Date: 13 Sep 92 22:05:01 GMT
Organization: Real/Time Communications


Well, I must regret to inform y'all that I probably won't make it this time
around... my bike needs a LOT of work right now, among them being a starter
clutch (that's getting done this week, tho), back tire, back brakes, and
(sometime within 3k miles or so) a clutch... it could use a tune-up and valve
adjustment, as well, but the tire and brakes are the most critical things for
avoiding becoming this time's Splattee.

Sigh. Maybe if a lot of money appears from nowhere... Otherwise, maybe next
time.

(oh, and my bike ISN'T that loud anymore, I killed the Kerker and put the
stock pipes back on. Anyone wanna buy a Kerker 2-1 EX500 pipe? Hmm? Makes
great top-end power... weighs next to nothing... but it's looooud.)


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From: joe@woody.mpd.tandem.com (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: SplatterFest (tm) Information (was Re: Hills, schmills . .. .)
Date: 10 Sep 92 21:58:08 GMT
Reply-To: joe@mpd.tandem.com
Organization: Tandem Computers Inc., Austin, TX.

]can somebody send me some info on the Splatterfest
](Oct 17?). I'd like to go. Anyone from the Dallas area going?

would you like me to put you on the splatterfest mailing list?

SplatterFest (tm) info is _almost_ ready! I need to check out a couple
more things and I'll be ready to post (and fest mail) the info. I'll try
to get this done by this weekend, stay tuned...

-- 
Joe Senner                                          joe@zx11.cactus.org
Tandem Computers Inc.                               joe@mpd.tandem.com
From: keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: sidehack wanted
Date: 14 Sep 92 21:47:54 GMT
Organization: Texas Instruments Information Technology Group    Plano TX

In article <1992Sep14.184303.12055@spdc.ti.com> achenbac@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Jeff Achenbach) writes:
>
>I asked and no dice. Technically, I could be fired for having it locked in my
>car. No weapons, alcohol, or drugs on site, period. The guards here carry guns.
>Could get real exciting to walk in here with a hunting bow.
>
I don't know.  You might have to explain it to them first ;-)

-- 
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: steve@zx11.cactus.org (Steve Bade)
Newsgroups: tx.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Earplugs
Date: 15 Sep 92 22:44:44 GMT
Reply-To: steve@zx11.cactus.org
Distribution: tx
Organization: NOT

dunham_jerry@tandem.com (Jerry Dunham) writes:
]
]Joe's mention of earplugs reminded me that I keep intending to ask who re-
]commends what in that line.  I've never ridden with earplugs, but I'm game
]for most things at least once.  Any recommendation?
Since I get them for free (my wife works in the safety department
of a Major Chemical/Petroleum Co), I get to try lots of different
ones.  The ones I hate the most are the round yellow foam
blobs made by EAR, just to uncomfortable beyond 2 hours.  There are
these neat orange, smooth rounded ones (I don't have the name) and
they work best so far.  I have some new ones which have a string attached
in case you shove them in to far.  Don't laugh a buddy of mine had to
pull one out of someones ear at Giddings with a pair of hemostats. 
How gross....... 

I'll try and get the names of the products and work up a 
description and what not.  

So jerry are you gonna camp with us on this fest.

Steve