HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: odin@cats.ucsc.edu (Jon Granrose)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Flat tire : What do you do ?
Date: 30 Aug 1992 00:53:31 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: si.ucsc.edu


dsc3jfs@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil (Jim Small) writes:
>In article <1992Aug27.154744.16877@tamsun.tamu.edu> peram@cs.tamu.edu (Suresh B Peram) writes:
>>    If you get a flat in the middle of a city,
>>    you can call somebody to pick it up.  What would
>>    you do if you get a flat somewhere 100 miles from
>>    a city at midnight ?  

>Walk

Or leave the bike at the local 24hr fuelstop, call your exgirlfriend and
bribe her with an expensive dinner to come pick you up. ;-)

-- 
 _____________________________________________________________________________
|Jon Granrose        |ARPA: odin@ucscb.UCSC.EDU    '84 VF500F pilot|  // Only |
|Cowell College, UCSC|      odin@cats.ucsc.edu      DoD #097       |\X/ Amiga!|
|Santa Cruz, CA 95064|  "Groovy" - Ash, Evil Dead II                          |
From: meb4593@galileo.rtn.ca.boeing.com (Michael Bain)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: test
Date: 1 Sep 92 23:17:31 GMT
Organization: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Seattle

captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
>BTW, a question for all you etiologists.  What is the TRUE origin of the
>word "scumbag"?

A used condom.  

What do I win?  Uh, never mind.

-- 
Michael "Chuck" Bain                       meb4593@icdfs.ca.boeing.com  
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    "Visualize Wirled Peas"
From: kretz@remus.rutgers.edu (Kevin Kretz)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: new bike .vs. vasectomy
Summary: I don't understand
Date: 3 Sep 92 16:03:37 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

In article <Bu02ns.M1B@fulcrum.bt.co.uk>, rct@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Richard Taylor) writes:
> In article <1992Sep2.072938.414@halfdome.sf.ca.us> bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker) writes:
> >
> >obmoto: i would imagine that this hurts more than bashing your balls on the
> >tank.  do dirt bike riders wear cups? 

> FYI:
> Cups are known as boxes in the UK. Interesting reversal of sexual organs, wot?

Why would there _be_ any in the UK?
From: Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu (Richard A. Swift)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Man, that was FUN!
Date: 2 Sep 92 14:04:46 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame, Aero. & Mech. Eng.
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6CA350D9701401C@rswift.aero.nd.edu>
X-Xxdate: Wed, 2 Sep 92 15:08:29 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d9

Whew...... that was an interesting few days. I tried to cram this article
into the main thread ("I want my DoD number!..."), but it appears to be
maxed-out at a full 50 articles.

Truth be told, I read the FAQ some time ago, surmised the identity of the
KOTL, and have been reading rec.motorcyles for nearly a year now. But
what's the fun of just asking the KOTL for a number and quietly slipping
into DoD membership....Don't you want new Denizens to go through some
hell, get seriously flamed, and see if they have the balls to take it in
stride?

I seriously enjoyed all the replies to my set of posts, and now you all
know who I am....

For those of you who care (flame bait, FB), I ride a '82 Suzuki GS750EX
and an '89 Kawasaki ZX-10. I bought both new, and like the few things
that I really care about in life (FB), these two machines will always be
a part of mine.

As for the .edu site, I'll admit that spending your entire life as a
student gives one an interesting perspective....a perspective that I am
likely to always have (FB).

Keep ridin' all!!

Rich Swift,  DoD # 3030  (tentative)
From: R.Collins@newcastle.ac.uk (R. Collins)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: X-reg in the UK?
Date: 4 Sep 92 09:21:12 GMT
Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE1 7RU.


In article <1992Sep3.172407.16295@microunity.com>, ericm@microunity.com (Eric Murray) writes:
>
>Would someone from the UK please tell me what 'J-reg', 'D-reg', etc. means?
>Does it have something to do with the tiered liscensing system?
>
>
>--
>Eric Murray   ericm@microunity.com   Ride fast, die young, wear black leather.

The solitary letter in UK registrations, as opposed to the other 2 or 3 is a 
"year of registration" designator.  Being a British idea, the registration year
starts in August!  We're on our second trawl through the alphabet at the moment,
with the letters at the beginning of the reg. no.  The worst registration letter
was "R", when 50% of the caged population had cages called "Reg"...
'R Reg...geddit?

__
Raybo		DoD#1058		XBR500
Reg# A624VKS
From: tjohnson@atcc5.prime.com (Tod J Johnson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Milquetoast Bastrads
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:17:14 GMT
Reply-To: tjohnson@atcc5.UUCP (Tod J Johnson)
Organization: Prime Computervision, Bedford MA

In article <3712@cvbnetPrime.COM> rbemben@timewarp.prime.com (Rich Bemben) writes:
>|In article Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.EDU (John Stafford) writes:
|>lestat@wixer.cactus.org (Lyle J. Mackey) wrote:
|>>
|>> Q: Why is a Harley so easy to push?
|>> A: Because they have to be.
|>> If they were as hard to push as a LeadWing, you couldn't get 'em to the garage
|>> when they broke.
>
>Yah, garages, roadsides and the backs of pick'em up trucks 8-)...
>Rich Bemben - DoD #0044                     rbemben@timewarp.prime.com
 

You Random Milquetoast Bastards;

        It's a good thing I can't fight my way out of a paper bag. If
I could I'de track all of you punks down and and rap your fuckin head
in with a ratchet. My Harley can ride circles around all your JAP and
tea sucking bikes. My Harley fixes itself its so reliable. Why don't
you all take your cracked plastic seat postings, and your candy-assed
tank bags to rec.sissy.ducttape?

YOU GOT IT TOUGHGUYS!!??

Tod J. Johnson
DoD #883
"Go Slow, Take Geritol, Say No To Drugs (they're expensive)"
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: achenbac@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Jeff Achenbach)
Subject: Re: Painting My GoldWing
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 16:11:39 GMT

In article <!qknmyn.dhawk@netcom.com> dhawk@netcom.com (David Hawkins) writes:
>
>OK, my paint job on the GoldWing is completely shot. It was red and
>the sun has bleached it to white.  No kidding.  
>
>The painted sections on the Wing can be removed and there are five of
>them: the wings around the fake gas tank, the top of the fake tank,
>and the panels around the real tank under the seat.  
>
>I did a little reading and don't feel up to giving them the full
>treatment by renting a paint gun.  So I was looking for a reason why I
>can't just use spray paint?  How bad could it look?  I could always
>sand it if I didn't like it and turn it over to a professional.
>
>Thoughts?  Opinions?
>

I have a 5hp compressor, several spray guns, sanders, etc. The last bike I 
painted was my BMW - with Krylon. Reason was I used four colors and most 
automotive paints are specially mixed with a 1 quart minimum at $30-40/qt.
It turned out to be a five foot paint job (looked good at distances of 5' or 
more). If you can't do a reasonably good job of painting with quality spray
cans, then you probably won't with a professional spray gun either. Preparation
is at least 90% responsible for the quality of the final result. A properly 
prepped spray can job will look better than a poorly prepped compressor/gun.
Of course, a properly prepped job done with a compressor and quality gun in 
the hands of a qualified user is best.

Jeff Achenbach
achenbac@epcot.spdc.ti.com
From: parker@gdls.UUCP (The Dougster)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Can you buy higher octane fuel than this?
Date: 27 Aug 92 21:40:58 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, MI

There's a Sunoco station in Utica, Michigan that sells Howell
Racing Fuel. I asked two attendants about it. One says it's
leaded and one says it's unleaded. Go figure. I doubt it's
got any Pb in it.

They agreed that the octane rating (R+M/2) is 104. I tried
the fuel in my '74 R90/6 before I bought my '87 R80RT and
was really disappointed that I didn't go screaming down
the road with flames coming out of my exhaust or increase my
MPG calculations. There was nothing noticable, anyway.

Douglas
--
Reply-To: gdls!parker@ilium.troy.msen.com
DoD #1961    BMW #55821    Renting N56136
--
A dress is nothing but pants with one pantleg.
From: mayer@sono.uucp (Ron Mayer)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Countersteering a shafty
Date: 26 Aug 92 18:47:21 GMT
	<1992Aug25.161538.2046@ohrd.uucp>
Organization: Acuson; Mountain View, California


In article <1992Aug25.161538.2046@ohrd.uucp> ohrd!jlevine@cs.toronto.edu (Jody Levine) writes:
>In article <1499@adpplz.UUCP> martin@adpgate.UUCP (Martin Golding) writes:
>>The other BMW, interestingly enough, does not respond to countersteering,
>>or weight control. [...]

I've got one of those too.  Not nearly as fun as the other one, is it.

>Doesn't steer at all, eh? So, how fast is its quarter mile?
         ^^^^^
Well, not by "countersteering or weight control", anyway.
The quarter mile?  Mine does it really slow; even with the 1800cc
engine.  If he's got the same problem I have, it's the extra two
wheels slowing it down.

ObMoto:  Unless someone gives me a great reason not to, I'm about to
get a R100GS.  My "other BMW" died again (170k miles); and I always
kinda wanted a new vehicle with a warantee.  Anything special I should
watch for when buying a new bike?  Any reason to avoid a '92 R100GS?

    Ron Mayer
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna)
Subject: Re: I have my DOD number!!!
Organization: NEC Systems Laboratory, Inc.
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 18:48:30 GMT

In article <1992Aug30.221657.20962@news.nd.edu> Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu (Richard A. Swift) writes:
>I proudly proclaim myself Denizen of Doom number 555. Long Live the DOD!!!

	That number is already taken.  Try again.
-
-- 
Chris BeHanna	DoD# 114   1983 Harley-Davidson FXWG Wide Glide (She lives!)
behanna@syl.nj.nec.com	   (I need another bike for this space!)

Disclaimer:  Now why would NEC agree with any of this anyway?
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: csl@swlrei (SCOTT LILLIOTT)
Subject: Re: NY Rte 17 sucks
Organization: Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 12:20:58 GMT

heff@ki.ch.apollo.hp.com (God of Thunder) writes:


>I rode Route 17 across NY in July, and it sucked. The road is concrete
>blocks with major bumps between blocks - my spine was screwed for days.

>Anybody have a better way to get from Boston to Binghamton in under 7 hours,
>and on a fun road at the same time?


>Jeff Oesterle

>'82 Yamaha Vision 550
>DoD #6892
>================
>"No, I don't know that atheists should be consedered as citizens, 
>nor should they be considered patriots.  This is one nation under God."
>                                         - George Bush
><choke> <cough> Say WHAT?!?!?!?
>================

>(Disclaim, disclaim, disclaim.)


Follow Mass Pike west into NY. Take the thruway south to Kingston? go west.
Great back roads! choose you path.
S.

-- 
   #   Scott Lilliott - csl@swl.msd.ray.com                            #
    #   AMA #600897             "If you push something hard enough,   #
     #   DoD #0227               It will fall over."                 #
      #  US/INOA #8563                     -- Fudd's First Law      #
Xref: sparky rec.motorcycles:29308 ba.motorcycles:56
From: danac@morc.asd.sgi.com (Dana Crom)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles,ba.motorcycles
Subject: Looking for a reentry bike
Summary: Is a 400 too small for someone used to a 750?
Date: 28 Aug 92 17:02:05 GMT
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA

Need some advice from the net - 

I am trying to get back on two wheels after a long stretch on four.  I've
about decided to skip getting the bike I *really* want until I have all
my old skills & reflexes back in shape, so I am looking at smaller, older
bikes to commute on for a year or so before trading up.

Came across a '78 Honda Hawk 400 for a good price, but I am a bit unsure
about how long I'll be happy with it - I have owned smaller (CB200) and
larger (CB750) Hondas, but never one in this range.  What worries me is
mostly power - the CB200 was pretty gutless, and I would *really* worry
about trying it on the Silicon Valley freeway system. In addition, I want
to be able to take *some* fun rides and I just don't know if the Hawk is
up to that (you know, *fun*, moderately twisty, nice scenery, a few hundred
miles, etc. . .)

Has anyone out there had enough experience with this size bike to give me
some good feedback?  Yes, I know it can handle the day-to-day, especially
since I weight in at 155 lbs.  What I want to know is if I can really
expect anything more than a commuter ride out of this, or should I go look
for something in the 550 - 650 class?
-- 
-----------------------+------------------------+------------------------------
Dana Crom              | Silicon Graphics, Inc. |  Smile - let them *WONDER* 
danac@morc.asd.sgi.com | (415) 390-1449         |  what you've been up to . . .
From: fleckens@plains.NoDak.edu (Clint Fleckenstein)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Wheelies?  Ouch!
Date: 23 Aug 92 19:40:54 GMT
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

I just watched a friend of mine do almost the same thing.  I do
block-long wheelies at every possible opportunity on my EX 500
(ie SQUID) and he wanted to do the same thing on his 250 Ninja.

Unfortunately he revved REALLY hard and dumped the clutch.  It
literally took off without him.  We bent the handlebar back 
into place and ordered a new tail light.  Left a great black
mark though.

>Anybody got a spare alternator cover for an EX?

Naah...fortunately I've still kept mine above ground!

Clint
 __________________________________________________________________________
 Clint Fleckenstein   <fleckens@plains.nodak.edu> <fleckens@NDSUVM1.BITNET>
 Master Control/Operations, KFYR TV 5 / KQCD TV 7              .5k EX Pilot  
 My login and conduct don't belong to Meyer Broadcasting.         DoD #5150  
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Subject: Re: Thread on sci.research:
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 18:14:27 GMT

In article <1992Aug26.025031.20273@morgan.ucs.mun.ca> hamm@weejordy.physics.mun.ca (Craig Hamm) writes:
>	The guy who killed 2 people at Concordia has a bunch of posts
>	over on sci.research, dating up to hours before he really
>	snapped.  
>
>	Maybe this guy also got tailgated to work that morning, or maybe
>	somebody spilled milkshake on him at McScurvy's ?
>
>	Anyway, it's not a rec.moto subject but it is interesting to read.
>	One guy flamed him, < 1 hour or so before he went on the rampage,
>	and then heard the news on the radio!!!  He replied that he wouldn't
>	flame again.  
>
>

Got a name to search on?????
 
================================================================================
 Sesquipedalian's 'R' Us. ZX-10. DoD#564. There ain't no more.
================================================================================
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: riding clothes choices
From: lrandall@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (Laura Randall)
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 06:36:22 GMT
Reply-To: lrandall@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU
Organization: California State University, Chico

I can't believe it, but I *did* see it today: 

One soon to be skinless squid wearing a full face helmet, t-shirt, shorts,
and shower thongs.

Isn't the mandatory helmet law working great?

Laura Randall   
DoD #0420
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: aki <aki@atlas.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: I want my DOD number!!! (you better let him have one...)
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6C794A81B062631@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
X-Xxdate: Mon, 31 Aug 92 14:19:36 GMT
Organization: World Bank
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d8
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 13:25:43 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.210334.24662@news.nd.edu> Richard A. Swift,
Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu writes:
>I havent had a vasectomy, but I do own two motorcycles (do you REALLY
>give a fuck what kind?). Ive read every book published on Spagthorpes
>that I could get my hands on. Blah, Blah, Blah....

yeah yeah blah blah blah....vasectomy?  Sounds like a case for
retroactive abortion to me...read the FAQ dweeb....Since you are
so determined to get a DoD number (sorry DoD'ers I gotta help
this guy), I'll tell you where you can find the KOTL.  Hint:  the KOTL
is NEVER found in rec.moto.  In fact the ONLY place you can find
the KOTL is in alt.society.boring.candlesticks.up.butt.  You'll
have to read EVERY post, EVERY day for the next two to three
months, and NOT post anything in rec.moto (or even read it)
until you have returned with the KOTL issued DoD number.
See you in uh....JULY 95...and not a minute sooner! We'll be
watching! NO CHEATING!


******************************************************
                                                     *
      -aki                                         *   A tank of gas, a
pair of
      DoD#0628                               *   gloves, a helmet on my
      ------------------------     *   head and a motor between
       Disclamer: Comments are my  *   my legs..folks, it don't git
       own..my employer doesn't        *   no bettern' this....
      understand them...                    *
******************************************************
From: bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: (Was) riding clothes choices (Summary
Date: 2 Sep 92 07:10:07 PDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Disorganized Organization

> In article 9701@tamsun.tamu.edu, peram@cs.tamu.edu (Suresh B Peram) writes:
>	What is the consensus on what to wear
>	1> In-city riding

helmet, high-tops, gloves, leather jacket.

>	2> Long-distance riding

helmet, boots, gloves, leather pants & jacket

>	3> Short and fast riding trips in no-man's land

helmet, boots, gloves, leather pants & jacket

-- 
-- bob pasker
-- bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us 
--
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: new bike .vs. vasectomy
Organization: Programmers Who Say Ni
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 21:54:12 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.195442.395@halfdome.sf.ca.us> laurie@halfdome.sf.ca.us (Laurie Abbott) writes:
+In article <2342@devnull.mpd.tandem.com>, joe@woody.mpd.tandem.com (Joe Senner) writes:
+
+> Uptight Bitch (tm)
+
+sorry, joe, you'll have to stand in line to call me names.  i doubt
+you have the credentials, anyway, but you can wait if you like.

At next year's Joust, for entertainment we can have people line up 
to call you names :-)

Looks like the net ain't treating you well lately.  Someone called me
a "limp dick" the other day.  Probably has people wondering if he
knew first-hand :-).  I decided to just let it go rather than start
a mindless flamewar... we have enough of those.

Be well,
	Paul
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Speaking of triple A....
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 20:50:59 GMT

boardman@cancer.unm.edu (Bob Boardman) writes:
>In article <1992Sep3.155018.422@halfdome.sf.ca.us>,
>     bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker) writes:

>>why didn't you just get a wife who can take care of herself?

>	LTF-FTL is one thing, insulting a lady that you know nothing
>  about is another.  You, sir, are beneath my contempt.

Oh joy, here we go again.
-- 
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
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: mick@maxine.wpi.edu (Ravi Narayan)
Subject: Re: I want my DOD number!!! (you better let him have one...)
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 21:28:35 GMT

In a previous article, Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu (Richard A. Swift) said:
:- 
:- 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. Hell, Ill take all
:- 

	hey! you left out pooder ;)

	- ravi
From: v058l789@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Ethan A Bowerman)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Behind the Wheel, Women as Crazy as Men (sorta long)
Date: 28 Aug 92 19:16:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Aug28.114609.4363@linus.mitre.org>, cgates@mitre.org (Curt Gates) writes...
>New insight into a recent thread on this group:
> 
>(Copyrighted material published in Boston Herald, Aug. 27.  Reproduced 
>without permission.)
> 
>If you ve been tailgated, run off the road or been given the middle finger 
>by a surly young female driver lately, the following will not come as a 
>surprise: Women aged 16-24 are becoming as aggressive as their male 
>counterparts behind the wheel.
> 
>They re committing the same bad-driver behaviors as young men do -- they 
>speed, they re discourteous and they may use vehicles as outlets for anger 
>or expressions of power, says James Malfetti, who is studying gender 
>differences among young drivers for the American Automobile Association 
>Foundation for Traffic Research ...
> 
>In two of nine states Malfetti studied, young female drivers loss-ratio 
>rate -- the amount of money insurance companies receive in premiums vs. 
>what they pay out in claims -- exceeded that of young men.
> 
>Malfetti suspects several causes: Women are driving more, they re driving 
>to and from places where alcohol is served, and women s roles have changed 
>-- they re doing more things they used to depend on males to do...


	So how 'bout the insurance people get their heads out of their asses
and raise young women's insurance and lower young men's?!?!?


					Ethan
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: Terry.Baldridge@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Terry Baldridge)
Subject: Re: I want my DOD number!!! (you better let him have one...)
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 16:19:37 GMT

In article <1992Sep03.174940.17210@i88.isc.com> jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
    Much ranting deleted
>-- 
>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.

Well, there Jon, been reading a lot of Cat in the Hat and
Green Eggs and Ham to the kid lately?

terry
--
terry.baldridge@bbs.oit.unc.edu   ---   xp2729@lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu
                BMW: The Ultimate RIDING Machine


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From: karr@cs.cornell.edu (David Karr)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Rainsuit
Date: 28 Aug 92 04:33:59 GMT
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853

In article <Btnz3K.AMF@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> prange@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Henry Prange) writes:
>The remnants of Andrew demonstrated that my rainsuit is terminally
>afflicted with leaks today. Does anyone have recommendations for a
>rainsuit that will actually keep one dry?

You might try foul-weather gear made for boaters.  (I believe this has
been recommended on the net before.)  Sailors tend to wear this stuff
a LOT, they hate leaks, and they wear the stuff under conditions where
it WILL leak if it can.

I have a set of fairly ordinary foul-weather gear which has served me
well.  It's pretty easy to get in and out of, too, provided I remember
to get my keys and any toll money out of my jeans first.  (It's kind
of hard to get to one's pockets with the chest-high pants on.)

-- David Karr (karr@cs.cornell.edu)
-- '80 BMW R65   BMWMOA #36829   DoD #0969   NRA #CDF6091M
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