HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: lmcstst@noah.ericsson.se (Stamos Stamos)
Subject: Re: FJ vs. ZX engine mods
Organization: Ericsson Communications Inc. Montreal, Canada
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 13:54:25 GMT

In article <5095@transfer.stratus.com> cdodson@beast.cac.stratus.com writes:
>	
>	Each bike can be made to go even faster with more $$$.
>The only question left is, if your're really that serious about speed, why
>not start with a pure sport bike? There was a great article in Motorcyclist 
>last year featuring some sickly-modified GSXR's and I believe a CBR. 
>One of them topped 180. Now that's excitement :-) !
>
>
>
>



The 93 model ZX1100 (ram air improvements) is said to top  185 mph!









--
Stamos <lmcstst@noah.ericsson.se>                        Ellas
Ericsson, Cellular Design
Montreal, Canada.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish)
Subject: Re: Two-Lane Blacktop (was Nicest Interstate)
Organization: Mindcraft, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 03:14:11 GMT

In article <SLAGLE.92Jul29232051@sgi417.msd.lmsc.lockheed.com>
slagle@lmsc.lockheed.com writes:
>In article <kpnm9-c@lynx.unm.edu>, galway@chtm.eece.unm.edu
(Denis McKeon) writes:
>> Pop quiz for the Bay Area folk:  how can you ride from San Jose to Modesto
>> without travelling on an Interstate? (clue: look hard, turn often.)
>
>136 over the Diablos.

That's CA130.  Mount Hamilton Road -> Del Puerto Canyon -> the Valley.

For the literalists among us:

    US101 -> CA152 -> CA99.  Not an Interstate in the bunch.
--

    Chuck Karish          karish@mindcraft.com
    (415) 323-9000 x117   karish@forel.stanford.edu
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From: mehta-anand@CS.YALE.EDU (Anand Mehta)
Subject: Re: Questions for K100RS owners
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 20:36:42 GMT

My experience with my K100RS (16V) is that I get about 53 mpg at ~80mph.
I haven't checked the figures for driving around the city, though.

So with a 5gal tank that gives about 250 miles.  I'm not sure what the 
reserve is but I think I remember reading that its about .8 gal.  So
make that just about 200 miles before the light comes on.

-Anand
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Anand R. Mehta                      What Englishman will give his
amehta@minerva.cis.yale.edu         mind to politics as long as he
70524.3073@compuserve.com           can afford to keep a motor[cycle]?
Pierson College, Yale Univ.             -George Bernard Shaw
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
Subject: Re: WANTED: Your motorcycle review/opinions
Reply-To: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 05:22:44 GMT

	
	I like this idea already! Too bad no-one's going to care about my
	bike :-(. Maybe it's time to buy something interesting... anybody
	lend me 10 grand?

	Anyway, to take this one step further, if you can create directories
	all you want, how about an Accessories directory? Then maybe split it
	up into performance parts, helmets, tires, etc. That way people could
	know the quirks of each helmet before they buy etc...

	Just my $.02 (another $7999.98 and I'm going to the dealer :-))

=Stanley, Idaho===============Sea-Bass Sears====================New York City=
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 _/\_>       Just ride!|             o /            ||~~~~~~\___       4Runner
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cunixb.cc.columbia.edu |Just  ~^~^~^ / ^~^~^  kayak!|  ()    () anything else!
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From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: FJ clutch still crap - gearchange still clunky
Keywords: FJ clutch, binding, pissed off, running out of teeth on 1st gear
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 13:27:37 GMT

madhatta@plume.mit.edu (Tom Yates) writes:

>when i pull in the clutch lever i cannot spin the clutch core by hand
>(like i know i can when it's cold) but if i stick a screwdriver into the assembly
>and give it a bit of foot pressure, i can break the plates loose and then i can
>spin it by hand.  this is perverse, 'cause it means the problem's NOT with the
>pushrod (since i wouldn't be able to spin it by hand).

I'm just guessing here, but what does the clutch basket look like? If
the previous owner hammered the bike, maybe the clutch plates have
notched the slots in clutch basket. That is, the metal looks like this

UUUUUUUU  instead of like this  _________  (electron microscope view :-)

If that's the case, perhaps the clutch plates are sticking in the bottom
of the "U" notches.
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland        580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108
blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  uunet!javelin.sim.es.com!blgardne  BIX: blaine_g
Dumper of Dirtbikes #46       My other motorcycle is a Quadracer.      FJ1200
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: FAQ list
From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
Date: 30 Jul 92 11:23:00 GMT
Reply-To: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
Distribution: world
Organization: The Courts of Chaos * Jacksonville AR USA * 501-985-0059


-> 8^). I cant seem to find the FAQ, and I dont fancy getting flamed to
-> a cinder the first time I try to post for real (hopefully I haven't

 FAQ?  FAQ?!?!

 WE DON'T NEED NO STEENKEENG FAQ!


 Er, if you can wait until tomorrow, the new one will be posted here.

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can you help me...help me get out of this place?...slow sedation...
ain't my style, ain't my pace...giving me a number...NINE, SEVEN, EIGHT
(Nazareth)               XJ900 TURBO at 15psi          DoD# 978  KotFAQ
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From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Harley riders waved !!!
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 04:57:20 GMT

pms@druhi.ATT.COM (Paul M. Smith) writes:

>The strange combination seems to be Honda/Yamaha, probably because of
>their intense rivalry.  Spearfish Honda in Spearfish, SD is now also
>a Yamaha dealer.  Chuck and I thought this to be very odd.  We couldn't
>remember ever seeing Honda and Yamaha under the same roof anywhere else.
>Any other examples?

Plaza Cycle in Salt Lake has been Honda/Yamaha for as long as I can
remember. Other duals around here are Kaw/Yam, Honda/Suzuki, and
Yam/BMW.

The dealership placement award has to go to the Kawasaki dealer here
that's two or three doors down from the Utah Highway Patrol station. :-)
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland        580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108
blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  uunet!javelin.sim.es.com!blgardne  BIX: blaine_g
Dumper of Dirtbikes #46       My other motorcycle is a Quadracer.      FJ1200
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: ivan@erich.triumf.ca (Ivan D. Reid)
Subject: Noise limits in Oz racing (Was: Re: Americade East Hates Harleys)
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: TRIUMF: Tri-University Meson Facility
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 14:00:00 GMT

In article <917@pico.OZ>, conrad@pico.qpsx.oz.au writes...
>ObCageRacing - we now have a 96db measured at 30metres rule for racing
>cars.  There's been a bit of a learing curve, trying to come up with a
 ^^^^ And bikes.  Just got the latest REVS.  Seems Rob Leslie was disqualified
at Oran Park when the Noise Pollution Dudes complained that his Ducati was
making >96 dBA.  :-(

>muffler that won't rob horse power or fall apart.  Nett result has been
>a 5kg weight penalty (for us) and that, lo and behold, I don't need ear
>plugs any more and the people in the next town can't hear the cars
>anymore.  The cars sound the same though.

Ivan Reid, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH.     			ivan@cvax.psi.ch
GSX600F, RG250WD.	SI=2.66     "You Porsche. Me pass!"	DoD #484
From: TOM@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Yamaha SR 500 for sale
Date: 28 Jul 92 20:17:45 GMT
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

1978, the first year in US production.  Black, low miles, garaged and every-
thing original, including the exhaust system.  Disc brakes front and rear,
well tuned, starts on first kick, Oil changed every 1.5k mi.  2 valves to
adjust and 1 sparkplug (Kragens Auto will hate you!!!)

                                          Tom (408) 268-2955 hm
                                              (415) 926-3426 wk
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: rich@gtsi.com (Richard Lawrence)
Subject: Re: brand-new seca knocked over by ruffians
Organization: Government Technology Services, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 14:47:55 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.082909.20529@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Cliff Weston) writes:
>
>looking for flaws.  right bar-end grated (used to be black), right peg broken, 
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ $0                        ^^^^ $20 (?)
>right mirror cracked, right engine guard grated (i thought they were a waste
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  $46
>after i'd bought them, but now ...), right exhaust dented/grated (not the
                                                    ^^^^^^ mondo $$$$ :=(
>same as "denigrated").  none of the fiberglass touched the cement (!).  it
>

Hey, we'll match at the RCR ! :-). I still have the scrapes on my right 
exhaust, but it's not dented. Sounds like you actually faired worse than I.
I'd offer you the cheap piece of crap mirror I bought temporarily to replace
mine, but I threw it out when the real one came in. :-)
-- 
Rich Lawrence - "Stinger" - DoD#9630 '92 Seca II - Buckaroo Banzai lives!
Sysop/Hallucination: Full UseNet,Fido,Relay, 2GB+ IBM/Amiga  1-703-425-5824
    rich@halluc.com   rich@gtsi.com   CI$:71101,2272   Fido:1:109/345
 HEY YOU! Are you going to the East Coast DoD thing or not? Read rec.moto!
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: Cops show- Motorcycle wreck
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:37:28 GMT

ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck) writes:

>: +>Never trust a cage, never trust a stopsign, never trust a stoplight.
>                                      ^^^^^^^^                ^^^^^^^^^

>I don't know, the stopsigns and stoplights I've seen are usually 
>pretty trustworthy.  They just sort of sit there and don't move.
>Although, stoplights will *change* on you at the most inconvenient
>times.

Well, I look at it like this: Stopsigns, stoplights, and trees are all
large objects, rooted in the ground, and according to popular opinion,
immobile. But since I've had a few tree lunge out at me and attempt to
knock my dirt bike out from under me (with varying degrees of success)
I'm inclined to distrust their relatives, the stopsigns and stoplights.
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland        580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108
blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com  uunet!javelin.sim.es.com!blgardne  BIX: blaine_g
Dumper of Dirtbikes #46       My other motorcycle is a Quadracer.      FJ1200
From: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: New $$$=New bike?
Date: 24 Jul 92 16:41:09 GMT
Article-I.D.: serval.1992Jul24.164109.21081
Organization: Washington State University

In article <Brw8zM.F57@gtsi.com> rich@gtsi.com (Richard Lawrence) writes:
>What would you do if your income increased by 57%? I have had the good fortune
>to secure a heavily yuppified position for myself. I was making good peanuts 
>before, but now I'm making big peanuts (let's just say more than twice my age
>in K).
>
>So, the question is: What kind of bike am I going to get? The poor Seca II is
>barely broken in, and I kinda feel like I can't sell her yet, because that
>would be cruel. But I caught myself the other day in the parking lot looking
>at my friends V-Max and thinking "Hmmmmmmmmm....."
>
>So, what are the Denizen suggestions? We'll take it as a given that there are
>suggestions for FJ1200's and ZX-11's.

Anything less than the latest model Bimota might imply you're wimping
out.  Go for it.

Ride Freely,

Bill
________________________________________________________________
bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu if you feel compelled to send email
johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu if you seriously expect an answer
AMA #500924   DoD #00314   WMTC #0002   SR= 2.125
FJ1200 R100GS/PD 740GLE  KotV KotRR KotD #0001  :-)
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True humor has beneath it the understanding that we are all
in this together.  Hugh Prathers
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Clifford David Weston)
Subject: Re: I want 2B DoD #1428
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 03:05:45 GMT

In article <Bruy9H.DJB@gtsi.com> rich@gtsi.com (Richard Lawrence) writes:
>In article <92205.113232MBS116@psuvm.psu.edu> Michael B. Smith <MBS116@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>>I would like to be ordained as Do #1428.
>Feeble newbie, know that you have transgressed against the ancient and time
>honored rituals of the DoD. Yeah, quake with fear, for the wrath of enraged
>Denizens doth rightly rain down upon your head, and dribble therein onto your
>jacket, and thence to more icky parts.
>>Keeper of the List, Hear my prayers.
>One of the ONLY kind of posts the KotL doesn't answer is requests for DoD #'s.
>:-). You have to find him by e-mail, grasshopper. Traditional requirements for
>not clueing into this are to ride cross country both ways on a 1976 Honda
>CL200 (drum brakes front and back) wearing a clown suit, and the immediate
>contribution of your entire income for this year to the East Coast DoD Thing.

not that this is a "rule", mind you, just *strongly* suggested ....

and, in a moment of benevolent condescension, i will say that a copy of the
FAQ can be obtained from dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us.  now go away or we
shall taunt you a second time.

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|       Cliff Weston                     '92 Seca II (Tem)                 |
|       DoD# 0598                         [insert witty disclaimer here]   |
|                                                                          |
|       "I love your post.  Please don't stop."   -- Lissa Shoun           |
|                [disclaimer: this quote has been altered]                 |
|                                                                          |
|       "I've been doing OK lately with a hand pump."   -- Chuck Karish    |
|                                                                          |
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From: bloom@inland.com
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Speeding, a survey
Date: 28 Jul 92 08:52:35 CST
Distribution: usa
Organization: Inland Steel Company; East Chicago, IN

In article <1992Jul21.202820.25884@ncsu.edu>, steve@bucolix.ncsu.edu (Steve Garnier) writes:

>>not to mention the fact that it wouldn't be such a good idea; propeller  
>>craft use MUCH higher octane fuel than ground vehicles, and jets use much  
>>LOWER; in fact, jet fuel is cruder than diesel, because the jet engine  
>>(unlike the prop' engine) doesn't work by driving a piston...
> 
> I don't understand why a higher octane is required for "propeller craft".
> Don't higher elevations require a more easily atomized gasoline-vapor, 
> since the ambient pressure is lower than STP along with the resulting 
> reduced O2 level?  And if so, how does a higher octane provide this? 
> I was under the impression that a higher octane only provides a slower 
> combustion flame-front, hence more harnessable {power,energy}, and is
> less susceptible to compression-caused detonation, i.e. "pinging".


Higher octane Aviation Gas simply allows the engines to produce power 
without detonation.  Some 4 stroke airplane engines are turbocharged 
to compensate for decreasing air density with altitude.  Also, airplane 
engines operate close to their maximum power rating for most of their life, 
unlike land based vehicles.  Therefore, they require a fuel that is very 
consistent and detonation resistant.
........................Dr. Doom
From: scooper@cats.ucsc.edu (Scott Cooper)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: A fella's first bike
Date: 23 Jul 92 23:44:26 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: si.ucsc.edu



I'm looking to pick up my first cycle, for use getting to school here in
Santa Cruz mostly, but also for heading over to the Bay Area now and
again, maybe even making short trips.  

I went and looked at new bikes the other day.  I was quite taken with
the Honda Hawk GT 650, and the Suzuki Bandit 400.  Something about the 
Bandit's 14,000 RPM redline tells me that it may not be the best for tooling
around town.  Any opinions, pro or con, on the practicality and fun points
of these bikes?

Also, I realized that I have no clue how long one can expect a bike to last
(milage-wise) which would be handy for looking at used cycles.

Which brings me to my last question - what is a good RELIABLE used bike
to look at?  If I'm gonna get a used one, I want it to last.  Right now
I have a '64 1/2 Mustang which is high on fun points but is TOO MUCH 
TROUBLE!

Scott Cooper
scooper@arapaho.ucsc.edu
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum)
Subject: Re: Mac and Jardine Exhausts - opinions
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 15:43:29 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester

In article <84717@netnews.upenn.edu>, ggrevera@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (George Grevera) writes:
|> Hi.  Mac and Jardine seem to be the only companies that offer exhausts for
|> my '81 Honda CB650.  I was wondering if anyone had experience with these
|> exhausts to help me choose between them.  Thanks.
|> 
|> George
|> ggrevera@gradient.cis.upenn.edu

a friend of mine made the mistake of buying a jardine pipe and headers.  the pipe
was a goofy looking one-size-fits-all thing.  he couldn't get the "universal"
mount to work on his bike ('87 FZ700).  i think the headers fit ok though.
i guess jardine made a big point of "no money back and no returns, period".

axel
From: kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Sticker campaign
Date: 24 Jul 92 23:46:47 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

In article <ASDF.92Jul24112143@ono-sendai.Eng.Sun.COM> asdf@Eng.Sun.COM (Glenn Scott) writes:
>In article <1992Jul23.164301.14925@ncsu.edu> steve@bucolix.ncsu.edu (Steve Garnier) wrote:
>
>< What should the sticker say?  On the interior-view side: "Learn to Observe
>< Motorcycles!", "You Endangered A Motorcyclist!", or "Start Seeing Motorcycles!"
>< On the exterior-view side: "WARNING: I DRIVE BY BRAIL."  You got it folks...
>< blind as a bat, and collision-prone to boot.
>
>To the point:
>
>"CAUTION: MY POOR DRIVING SKILLS NEARLY KILLED A MOTORCYCLIST"

"Printed by the Texas Department of Public Safety in cooperation with the
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation" :

(in big letters)

                               IS THIS WHAT IT

                                TAKES FOR YOU

                                 TO NOTICE

                                MOTORCYCLES?


               "Red & Blue                "Loud Speaker"
              Flashing Lights"                 \
                   \                            \
                    \              "Siren -"                        

                   (insert caricature of a Harley Police Bike)

 													            POLICE	 "-- Bold ID"

						      "--- High Performance Engine ---"



                         (Insert caricature    " --- Armed Rider"
                         of Motorcycle Cop       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                        with gun in holster      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                      and not a smiley face :^)  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


"For information, call the DPS Motorcycle Operator Training Section, at
1-800-292-5787
"Designed by Damon Moseley. McCallum High School Vocational Commercial Art,
Austin. (Spring, '89)

-------------------------------
Kent Polk: Southwest Research Institute
Internet : kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu
UUCP     : $ {cs.utexas.edu, gatech!petro, sun!texsun}!swrinde!kent
From: kcchu@gandalf.rutgers.edu (The Beach Bum)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: winter bike storage tips
Date: 30 Jul 92 15:04:18 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


In article <seQr9Wi00VAt0wF1pP@andrew.cmu.edu> ma1w+@andrew.cmu.edu (Mark Joseph Andy) writes:
>>Howdy,
>>
>>Guess it's time for the annual "bike storage" thread.
>
>Um, correct me if I'm wrong here, but did I miss a few months or is it still 
>July?

Wow, I just noticed, It's December! What a nasty Leap Year!


>-- 
>*   Jim Franklin * jamesf@btr.com OR {decwrl,mips,fernwood}!btr!jamesf      *

Keith
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From: jrd@po.CWRU.Edu (John R. Daker)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Cop Flashlights
Date: 22 Jul 92 16:49:52 GMT
Reply-To: jrd@po.CWRU.Edu (John R. Daker)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)


In a previous article, osborn@cs.utexas.edu (John Howard Osborn) says:

>In article <l6omatINN6h4@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> rja@hastur.Eng.Sun.COM (Robert Allen) writes:
>>    I HIGHLY recommend purchasing MagLites, i.e., cop-style water-
>>    proof, explosion proof, aluminum flashlights.  Pay extra and
>>    get a Xenon bulb.  Check flashlight periodically to make sure
>>    the button didn't get pressed on and discharged the batteries.
>
>Probably because cops have a history of abusing gay people, whenever
>I see one of these flashlights I immediately envision somebody's
>skull getting bashed open with it.  The flashlight function never
>even crosses my mind.  Does anybody else have this reaction?




No.
-- 
...............................DarkMan..................................
Trying to think of something profound to put here.  Also available for
advertisements at a reasonable cost.                       DoD# 650
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: aki@nimbus@UUNET.UU.NET
Subject: Re: damn weather
Organization: The World Bank
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 17:43:03 GMT

In article <YePzy0a00WB90a210A@andrew.cmu.edu> Christine Hogan
<ch3c+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>Well looks like we will need an arc to get to the RCR, not a motorcycle.
>Floods and severe thnderstorms between Pittsburgh and Charleston WV.
>Its not just a rally, its an adventure.......
>
>Chris
>
Know how your feel..:-(.... the D.C. area has been swamped by severe
thunderstorms last two or three days..even had GOLF BALL sized hail
*ouch!*...

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