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From: steve@zx11.cactus.org (Steve Bade)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Hey Steve, how come you know so much?
Date: 2 Sep 92 22:36:59 GMT
Reply-To: steve@zx11.cactus.org
Distribution: world
Organization: NOT

captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
]
]Richard, you are participating in a forum in which intelligence is 
]highly valued.  If you are unable to spell, use a spell checker, open 
]a dictionary, or figure out the true identity of the KotL on your own
]you are going to hear about it.  
AMEN........

]
]Whining about "thins that PISS ME OFF," only reinforces the notion that 
]you are typing without thinking.  What did you think Steve's intentions 
]were?  To make you HAPPY???
I thought I was being a real nice guy.  Thanks for clarifying that Brian.

]You conclude your post by displaying your inability to even read a DoD's 
]sig by asking about Steve's "ZX"!   If you can't figure out what he rides
Actually he did make a rational assumption since I don't put my bike in
my sig and the machine I post from is zx11.  Those that ride with me know what I ride, and I don't feel the
need to advertise my steed to the world.  I've posted to enough people
who ride the same bike that it is pretty much common knowledge to 
anyone who gives a shit.  Besides, its not what you ride, but that you
ride.  (Hey I can spell, my grammar sucks.....  No where is that grammar
checker  :-)......
 

Steve
steve@zx11.cactus.org   


P.S.   For Swift's edification  I ride a K75SABS....
From: bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (Bob Pasker)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: WD-40 in quantity (was Re: Cleaning O ring chains)
Date: 23 Aug 92 22:41:11 GMT
Organization: Disorganized Organization

somebody made a big deal a year or so ago about WD-40 only being availible
in consumer quantities.  i suggest that person should visit the auto parts club
in south san fran and pick themselves up a 5 gallon drum.

[ps: they also sell motor oil in 55 gallon drums ~$200,  sets of hi-lo
compressor horns for $18, and 50# bags of greasesweep for $4.  what bargains!] 

-- 
-- bob pasker
-- bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us 
--
Organization: Senior, Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 14:36:27 -0400 
From: "Peter A. Simon" <ps3p+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Thanks a pant's full, DoD...
	<1992Aug27.040500.621@research.nj.nec.com>

behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna)


>Fuck you Pete.  I averaged over 1000 miles a month *in the winter*
>while I was in Pittsburgh.  

Oh, banana, you so BAD!!! [background: squeals of ecstacy from banana groupies]

>It was not uncommon (in the summer) to take off
>for a two or three hundred mile ride on a Saturday.  Most of my riding was
>south and west.  Exceptions:  KaTemas '91 in Cleveland, and a trip to York
>to see Harleys get built.

All with your eyes closed.

> 
>	Let's talk poser:  your ride is a Suzuki Savage.  *ALL* of it's
>styling cues were lifted from Harleys.  

Very cleverly done, too.  Now it's Harley's turn to get its cues from
the japs.  Read the book, asshole.
 
> 
>	Your righteous indignation deserves to be flamed.  Goddamn newbie.

Newbie to what, dickhead?  I've been riding longer than you've been
alive.  You know, bandangle, we were discussing you at a club meeting a
month or so back and several people said, "Oh, he was all right, we
guess, until he got that Harley.  Now he's got some sort of an attitude.
 Well, what we mean is, he's been fucking insufferable since then.
  
>Oops, forgot the :-).
>
> 
>On second thought, I didn't forget.
> 

Right, you never knew.


-peter

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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: loki@nazgul.physics.mcgill.ca (Loki Jorgenson)
Subject: Re: RMR Archive Update
Organization: Centre for the Physics of Materials
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 14:37:51 GMT

In article <Sep.1.09.40.34.1992.3914@remus.rutgers.edu> kretz@remus.rutgers.edu (Kevin Kretz) writes:
>In article <1992Sep1.033127.2072@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>, loki@nazgul.physics.mcgill.ca (Loki Jorgenson) writes:
>
>] ========================================================
>] Rec.Motorcycles.Reviews Archive Index of Current Reviews
>] ========================================================
>] Yamaha:
>
>] RADIAN-86
>
>] YX600-86
>
>        These are the same bike.

	Ah.  This is very true.  There are a number of small details
about the archives which I don't include in the update posting.  One
of them is that the same model can be listed under several different names
(when appropriate) for ease of identification and general confusion.
Like the Radian is.   You can tell this when you do an "ls" at the site
and see that the files are linked.

	So I'm no librarian.  It's better than the Dewey-Decimal system.

>
>                                                   Kevin
>
>P.S. They are both really good bikes! 

	But which one do you like better?  Care to back that claim up
with a review of your own?

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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: mlj8e@mljsg.pharm.Virginia.EDU (Michael Johnson)
Subject: Re: tachometer isn't working
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: rec.motorcycles
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 12:57:31 GMT

In article <Sep.3.23.47.14.1992.28287@spade.rutgers.edu> cadet@spade.rutgers.edu (Uniquely TiJean) writes:
>I was just riding my bike and I noticed that the rpm stayed at 0. 
>I wonder what it could be. Also, my speedometer doesn't seem to 
>go higher than 60 mph. Is it a broken cable?
>

First, what kind of bike is it?


--
      Michael L. Johnson
      mlj8e@virginia.edu
From: bd@fluent@dartmouth.EDU (Brice Dowaliby)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Wheelin' and dealin'
Date: 26 Aug 92 11:44:47 GMT
Reply-To: bd%fluent@dartmouth.EDU
Organization: Fluent Inc., Lebanon NH

aki@atlas.worldbank.org (aki) writes:

>In article <1992Aug24.184515.347@halfdome.sf.ca.us> Bob Pasker,
>bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us writes:

>Good idea Bob, but if the dealoroids (TM) for motorcycles come from the same
>mold that car dealers come from, if you call them they'll say something like
>"Well Sir, it's our policy NOT to quote prices over the phone, come on in and
>well talk.   I'm sure we can work something out."  Shit like that really pisses
>me off.

Bicycle shops do the same thing - I just tell 'em it's my policy not
to deal with shops that don't give prices over the phone.




-- 
   Brice Dowaliby, Fluent Inc., 10 Cavendish Court, Lebanon, NH  03766
                         bd%fluent@dartmouth.edu        
             I don't speak for them, they don't speak for me
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Wire Wheel Maintenance (was: Re: High speed wobble woes)
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 16:33:01 GMT

jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:

>Wheel truing, though it requires patience and method (methodicalness?)
>is a relatively easy art to master.

Yea, but watch out for brain-fade.

> For spoke tension,
>get a screwdriver, or (surprise) a spoke wrench, or something similar,
>rotate the wheel, and strike each spoke lightly.  They should all ring
>at roughly the same pitch, and have a similar quality to the sound.

Right, everyone knows this. So while I'm truing up my DR250's front
wheel before the Moab trip, I notice that all the spokes on one side
have a lower tone than the other, so they must be looser, right? (Can
you see it coming? :-) After spending some time getting it true
radially, and getting the two sides to sound almost (well, sort of) the
same, I check the wheel from the front instead of the side. Argh! It's
off center by over an inch. Then the light bulb comes on. It's a conical
hub, and the spokes on the right side are longer than the spokes on the
left, so of course they sound different.

Like I said, brain-fade.
-- 
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: dbc@po.cwru.edu (Dean Cookson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: new bike .vs. vasectomy
Date: 3 Sep 92 00:11:13 GMT
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
NNTP-Posting-Host: b62003.student.cwru.edu

In article <la9rr6INN2pk@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM>, elef@smarmy.Corp.Sun.COM
(elaine 'BEANO' leffler) wrote:
> there's a non-surgical vasectomy procedure (i have a videotape of it, please
> don't ask WHY) that involves a VERY small incision.  the vas is then pulled from
> the scrotum with an instrument that looks remarkably like a crochet hook
> (don't try this at home, kids), cut, cauterized and replaced.  looks like it takes
> all of 5-10 minutes or so, and apparently reversal success is fairly high.
> 
> anyone squirming yet?
>

Why, yes.  Thanks for asking, :-)
 
> beangal
> 
> 

| Dean Cookson / dbc@po.cwru.edu / 216 754-1834      | DoD #207  AMA
#573534|
| Case Western Reserve U. Computer E. and Sci. dept. | KotNML  /  KotB     
|
| "If I was worried about who saw me, I'd never get  | '81 CB750C          
|
| nekkid at all." -Ed Green, DoD #0111               | '88 Bianchi Limited 
|
From: joe@zx11.cactus.org (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: zx11 seat for sale (Re: zx11 for sale)
Date: 27 Aug 92 03:28:44 GMT
Reply-To: joe@zx11.cactus.org
Distribution: ne
Organization: NOT

spgo@is.morgan.com (Stefan Goellner) writes:
]|> Joe Senner                                              joe@zx11.Cactus.Org
]                                                               ^^^^
]|> Austin, TX                                                    92 BMW K100RS
]                                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
]Is that why you sold yours, Joe??? :-)

mine didn't actually come off, they got hooked on the seat and ripped the
seat off the ZX, another advantage of the Corbin solo seat :-) actually
the wife threatened to rip them off if I didn't get her a back seat she
would be comfortable on...

I still have the Corbin Solo seat for the ZX-11 in the garage, I'll take 
the first reasonable offer if anyone wants it. I'll even wash it off :)

-- 
Joe Senner                                                 joe@zx11.Cactus.Org
Austin, TX                                                       92 BMW K100RS
From: mullignj@acfcluster.nyu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Tri-State Weather Please!
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:57:14 GMT
Organization: New York University

This may sound silly to some, but it would be a great help to me...

I'm one of those oddballs who does not own a radio or TV.  I live in 
NYC and ride up-state and around this time of the week, every week
I begin to wonder what the weather has in store.  

Unfortunately the Times does not do the greatest job forecasting 
the weather so I was wondering if those of you in the "tri-state"
area could let me know what your friendly weatherman on the 11:00
news is saying for this weekend.

It would be greatly appreciated!!!                 

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There are no problems in Nature.
- George Santayana

Perfect Tommy: "But why do I have to give her my jacket?"
Buckaroo Bonzai: "Because you're perfect."
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: Harley wavers (was Re: Automatics)
Organization: Programmers Who Say Ni
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 21:04:11 GMT

In article <BD.92Aug25080059@fluent.UUCP> bd%fluent@dartmouth.EDU writes:
+
+efw5565@zeus.tamu.edu (Evelyn - gorgeous red-headed biker babe...) writes:
+
+>BTW#2:  a Harley rider waved at me last night.  Wow.  Almost made
+>up for that incident in the morning.

On behalf of all the Harley riders in the world, I'd like to apologize
for this.  It was completely an accident and I assure you that it won't
happen again.

+I don't have a clue ...

It is understandable.

____________________________________________________________________________
	    So many restaurants, so little time!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Paul D. Blumstein, paulb@harley.tti.com, DoD #36, ABATE, AMA, HOG, KD6LAA
            Transaction Technology, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Warning on new BMW luggage...
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 04:31:12 GMT

jet@win30.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend) writes:

>I was thinking about this the other day when some friends of mine were
>making fun of my "lunch boxes".  I realized that, if nothing else,
>they're sort of like hanging old tires around a tugboat. :-)

Just don't try ramming a ZX-11, right Randy & David? :-)
-- 
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: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Helmet Law Editorial
Date: 3 Sep 1992 13:35:21 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 715462158@u.washington.edu, moseley@u.washington.edu (Steve L. Moseley) writes:
>I recognize and respect 
>those who argue against helmet laws because of the "freedom of choice" 
>argument, but I'll give up that small freedom for the enormous benefit to 
>those who refuse to ever wear helmets because they don't think they do any 
>good.

You're willing to give up YOUR liberty to benefit somebody ELSE?!?

Fine, if that's the way you want it, but with a helmet law you're
asking ME to give up MY liberty to benefit somebody ELSE, and *I* say,
"fuck 'em."

Whether you like my attitude or not, you have no right to coerce me
into being magnanimous.  Justifying a helmet law to yourself does not
justify the law.

---
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...
From: jbrown@longhorn.corp.sgi.com (Jeff Brown)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Local Bike Service (Bay Area)
Keywords: mechanics,service
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:45:57 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.

I'm new to the Bay Area, and am looking for a good shop to take my bike to for routine maintenance (tune,carb sync,valves, etc.).  Can any one recommend a local, credible shop or independent mechanic? Thanks.

________________________________________________________________________________    
                                                                '87 VFR 700
From: pooder@msus1.msus.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Looking for a reentry bike
Date: 29 Aug 92 00:00:01 -0600
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Organization: Minnesota State University System

In article <p54a6rk@fido.asd.sgi.com>, danac@morc.asd.sgi.com (Dana Crom) writes:
> 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 . . .

Welcome back to the fold, Dana.  It's good to have you coming back to the right
number of wheels.

I have had a fair amount of experience with motorcycles in this size range and
I have found them to be quite adequate for 'most any conditions.  I'm 6' 4" and
just a few pounds over my ideal weight of 195.

My first motorcycle was a KZ440 and I went on several rides of 350-400 miles
per day with no trouble.  It did have some trouble with two-up riding, but 
no problems that a downshift or two wouldn't cure.

My fiance had a 450 Nighthawk that I helped fix up into rideable condition for
her to learn on and I found it had better power and handling than the KZ.

Then there's Harvey, my '72 CB500.  He's got lower power than the other two, 
but rides nicer than either.  I think that's because I fit better on him; 
he feels bigger and easier to ride.

I think one of the reasons a larger motorcycle is better for long rides is that
there's more mass and it rides smoother because of it.  A 400-500cc motorcycle
should have plenty of power for freeway riding; it can out-accelerate just
about any car.  Ita good idea to try several motorcycles in the size you wan
want so you can get one that fits you well and handles to your liking.

Pooder - Rochester, MN 

"What Do *You* Care What Other People Think?" -- Richard Feynman
From: txd@ESD.3Com.COM (Tom Dietrich)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: I have my DOD number!!!
Date: 4 Sep 92 19:06:13 GMT

Richard.A.Swift.1@nd.edu (Richard A. Swift) writes:

>In article <root.715560929@zen> Andy Chan, root@ESD.3Com.COM writes:
>>egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:
>>
>>>In article 444@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil,
>dsc3jfs@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil 
>>(Jim Small) writes:
>>>>>>I love the ZX-10
>>>>>>The ZX-10 is my friend
>>>>>
>>>>>I love cardboard-under-my-Harley
>>>>>cardboard-under-my-Harley is my friend
>>>>>-
>>>>What is this, is EVERYONE stealing my sig now?
>>>>-- 
>>>>I love the 3b2
>>>>The 3b2 is my friend.
>>
>>>I love the KotL
>>>The KotL is my friend.
>>
>>I love Richard Swift
>>Richard Swift is my friend.
>>
>>Cascade away..

>Hmmm.., it's got a nice ring to it. I truly am someone deserving of love.
>But now that I'm a full-fledged DoD member (got the number and the
>attitude to prove it!) there's no need to be so formal. Might I suggest
>the following variation:

>I love "Big Dick".
>"Big Dick" is my friend.


Naaaaa...

I hate Dick cheese,
Dick cheese is *NOT* my friend.

>On second thought, keep it formal.
>______________________________________________________
>Rich Swift    DoD # 3030   "Provocateur Extraordinaire!" - Datasbuild
                     ^^^^
Lock & load.

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'72 1000cc Sportster.....'Ol Sport               DoD # 055
^^^^^^^^^^^It *LIVES*!^^^^^^^^^^^^              AMA #524245
                                    Cool as a rule, but sometimes....
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From: alexb@sybase.com (Alex Burmester)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re:  FZR   (EXUP)
Summary: bounced mail
Date: 2 Sep 92 21:21:09 GMT
Organization: Sybase, Inc.

I tried to send this a couple of times to the address in sandman's post
but it kept bouncing so I'll post it

To: sandman@ucscb.UCSC.EDU
Subject: servo

It's called EXUP and the FZR's that have it have EXUP stickers.  I'm not
sure of how effective it is (sounds about as effective as a variable
temperature cigarete lighter) but it has something to do with obtaining the
optimal air flow through the exhaust/engine.  I'm just a cynic, it probably
works but it also sounds like something that would break and cost $500 bucks
to replace.
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