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From: buck@cci632.cci.com (Gary Rogers)
Subject: Re: Drag racing
Keywords: Fun, go faster and faster and ...
Reply-To: buck@jloda.UUCP (Gary Rogers)
Organization: CCI, Communications Systems Division, Rochester, NY
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 16:45:39 GMT

In article <1992Oct1.182851.28298@cci632.cci.com> jnj@cci632.cci.com (John Jenkins) writes:
>William E. Johns writes:
>> Weather permitting, I'm gonna try drag-racing this weekend.   Like Jurgen
>> said, "I'll taste of any drink once."
>
>Usually good for a low 1.7 60 foot time, and a real low 11.0 run at 
>121-122 mph.   Coupled with a .500's reaction time and you're hard to beat
>in eliminations (assuming bracket racing).  It's given me 30 wins and 6 losses
>in competition this year.  Buck, what's your w/l ratio ???

Ummm.  I gave up keeping track of my record it when it dipped below .500. :-/

>A few tips:
>  1)  The race is won in the first 60 feet except when missing a shift
>  2)  Concentrate on reaction time as well as launching
>  3)  Try different shift points
>  4)  If your seat is slippery at all, smear some Coke or Pepsi on it to 
>      give it some stick.

Hey John!  What made you think of #4? :-)

>> ideally with minimal damage/wear and tear on the bike.  Should the chain
>> be relatively loose or tight?  Tire pressures?
>
>I've got 250+ runs on the stock clutch and OEM chain and it still hooks 
>like new.  

After about as many runs as John and 50K miles the only drag racing failure
I've had is a crack friction plate.

>> Buck, are you still with us??
>
>Yeah, he's still with us, but he's been hiding his head in shame after
>such a dismal racing season :-(  He did manage a 10.999 on the FJ, though :->

Lets see a show of hands.  How many in this group that live in the Rochester
New York area and own an '89 Katana 1100 have taken their bike into the 10's?
I don't see your hand, John.  How come? :-) :-) :-)

>So take my advice and forget Buck's :-p

My advice.  Don't get into drag racing.  It is terribly addictive and way
too much fun.  On second thought, take John's advice and ignore mine!

-Buck

- Buck Rogers          DoD #0070         WFO Club          buck@jloda.cci.com -
- Holley, New York            "Ironbuttman"           '89 FJ1200 (warp drive) -
- Tires warmed and engines stressed while you wait!  Call for an appointment. -
"...forget about social responsibility, and ram the throttle against the stop."
From: cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Harley Fashionable == Deaths
Date: 11 Oct 92 18:37:07 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

In article <1992Oct8.222421.1@acme.claremont.edu> greg@acme.claremont.edu (Tigger) writes:

>I'm told that there is a glut of used Harleys here in California from
>guys that would rather drive a cage than ride with a helmet.

There's Harley riders for you! Too dumb to realise that a cage is just
a helmet on wheels :-)
-- 
Chris Malcolm    cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh          +44 (0)31 650 3085
Department of Artificial Intelligence,    Edinburgh University
5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK                DoD #205
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: datasbld@bnr.ca (Datasbuild)
Subject: Re: Almost had it stolen tonite!
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 10:15:31 GMT

John Hamilton (john@kennel.FIDONET.ORG) wrote:
: Wednesday October 07 1992 09:23, Charlie Smith wrote to All:
: 
:  CS> Ohio police academy training says "shoot for the center of mass", on the
:  CS> theory that in a stress situation you'll be pointed somewhat on target.
:  CS> The stop without killing usually results from the firearm being pointed
:  CS> only generally in the right direction, not because Matt Dillon *chose*
:  CS> to wing them in the right elbow!  A .22 certainly can result in a kill,
:  CS> but if you want ot stop them fast I'd choose to blow a bigger hole in
:  CS> them in the first place.
: 
: I can't quite figure out how to get an ObMoto into this, but vaguely, I am
: concerned that the pieces I keep will stop someone breaking into my house or
: garage (assuming the dogs don't eat them first) so that I (most important)
: and ma moto (second only to my life) are secure.
: 
: I have many times read reports of shootings where a police officer put a clip
: of 9mm into a drug-user and eventually said perpetrator bled to death, but
: not before beating shit out of police officer. Likewise, I KNOW two people
: who have been shot (one accidentally, the other isn't saying) by .22 mags
: and walked into the emergency room.
: 
: If I have to shoot someone with my .357, I will shoot for the center of the
: chest, and they won't get back up. Hopefully, that won't ever have to happen.
: 
: John
: 
: --- GoldED 2.40.P0720+
: --  
: John Hamilton                  uucp: uts.amdahl.com!kennel!john
: DoD #0327   ToT #11            internet: john@f8.n143.z1.fidonet.org
: ZX-11 From Hell.               arpa: john@kennel.FIDONET.ORG
: She said, "Its either me or that ZX-11!" Too bad, I'll miss her.


What a lovely country you Americans live in.  How did you manage to get 
yourselves in such a mess?


Nick (the English Biker)    MAG 73516    DoD 1069    Concise Oxford
From: thompson@Apple.COM (Paul Thompson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: One of my brake disks gets hotter than the other
Keywords: clueless
Date: 13 Oct 92 05:53:34 GMT
Distribution: all
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

shinh@nmr-z.mgh.harvard.edu (Shinjiro Hirose) writes:

>A friend and I were out riding last night, and afterwards,
>for some reason, I decided to touch my front disks.  One
>was *really* hot to the touch, and the other was only mildly hot.
>(both front disks)  It doesn't sound/feel like one is dragging
>when I ride, so I'm a little perplexed.  I'm wondering if one
>of my calipers could freeze closed...

It's normal for your brake disks to get hot, what's not normal
is for one disk to be significantly hotter than the other.  The
most likely problem is that one set of pads are glazed.  You
can check this by removing the pads and inspecting them - an
almost mirror-like shine indicates glazing.  If the pads are
rather worn they should be replaced.  If they still have lots
of pad, then you can restore them like so:

-------------- Begin Enclosed Text ----------------
This sounds like a good opportunity to talk about bedding in new brake pads!
Here's what I do, with good results:

1) After mounting the new pads, ride around a bit and apply the brakes
   often but not too hard, to make sure they're in place correctly.
2) Now find a long, fairly straight section of road where you can safely
   travel about 35 MPH.  Select a gear which is about halfway to redline.
   Drag your brake (do the front and rear seperately) as you apply
   throttle.  Keep doing this until you feel the brakes start to fade.
   You'll probably smell them about this time too.
3) Continue riding without using that brake to allow it to cool
   completely.
4) After you are sure the brakes have cooled (you may want to stop
   for 10 minutes or so), try out the brakes to see if they are
   nice and strong.  If not, repeat the process.

What's this all about?  I'm told that the process of getting the pads
very hot (called "green-fading") bakes away the adhesives near the 
surface of the pad which interfere with full braking.  As the pads
wear, the adhesives will recede naturally after the initial baking.
I've used this procedure every time I replace my pads, and have noticed
vastly improved brakes each time.
-------------- End Enclosed Text ------------------
-- 
Paul Thompson    Apple Computer    DoD #47    Would you remember a 1-line .sig?
From: jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Impact drivers
Date: 14 Oct 92 21:37:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: i88.1992Oct14.213724.1051
Organization: INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, Naperville, IL

In article <2645@devnull.mpd.tandem.com> joe@mpd.tandem.com writes:
>]I'd like to do this for my bike, but I've been unable to find any place
>]accept the dealer for purchsing SS Allen bolts.  Anyone know of a secret
>]distributor?
>
>BMW.
>
>cheese-head screws are the exception on BMW's. your local BMW shop should
>have a nice supply of all kinds and grades of allen bolts. I don't know
>about SS, but is that REALLY a requirement?

Well, nickel plate or galvanized could work....

Just an addendum to the replace-a-screw thread.  The original poster
was working on an old Honda.  Make sure you get screws with the
proper thread form; older Japanese metric hardware isn't necessarily
compatable with current standard metric hardware.
-- 
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.
From: rct@fulcrum.co.uk (Richard Taylor)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: If you could pick only 5 bikes...
Date: 15 Oct 92 16:38:05 GMT
Organization: Fulcrum Communications

In article <1992Oct14.202549.25796@nmr-z.mgh.harvard.edu> shinh@nmr-z.mgh.harvard.edu (Shinjiro Hirose) writes:
>	The *new* bright f*ucking red one with the white birdcage frame
                         ^^^^^^^^

What's the missing letter?

Regards,
============================================================================
Richard Taylor                 DoD #981                  (rct@fulcrum.co.uk)
"Would you trust a company who have their bits reversed ?".
============================================================================
Fulcrum Communications Ltd., Fordrough Lane, Birmingham, B9 5LD, ENGLAND.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jfh@netcom.com (Jack Hamilton)
Subject: Re: Books and beeping bulbs
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 02:33:58 GMT

In article <dbc-161092132909@b62003.student.cwru.edu> dbc@po.cwru.edu (Dean 
Cookson) writes:
>
>In the last JC Whitney catalog I look at, I saw a turn signal flasher
>that plays 'Love me Tender' while it flashes the bulbs.  Would that
>do the trick?

I hope someone shoots me to put me out of my misery if I ever consider such
a thing. 

>| "You can lead the house to order, but you     | '81 CB750C           |
>| can't make it think"  -William Weld (Gov. Ma.)| '88 Bianchi Limited  |

I hope Governor Weld is the next Republican presidental candidate instead
of Dan Quayle.  

-- 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Jack Hamilton   jfh@netcom.com   P. O. Box 281107   SF, CA   94128-1107
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: brianm@sco.com (Brian Moffet)
Subject: Re: Leaning into it
Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 19:02:21 GMT

scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears) writes:
>In article <1bfcveINNs4c@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
>>In article 22360@porthos.cc.bellcore.com, fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson) writes:
>>>Doesn't everybody learn from a dirt bike first...
>>No.
>	And now you have no bike... connection here?

No connection can be implied.  I never rode a dirt bike, learned on a 
Honda Rebel or something similar in the MSF course.  Now I ride (and have
been riding for 6.5 years) a 550 1983 Yamaha Vision.

It hasn't gone down yet, a couple of tip overs, but no accidents.

brian moffet
--
"Face it, Chuck.  Taken as an aggregate, the human race is a stupid, sorry lot."
                           -- Jonathan Quist

brianm@sco.com  or uunet!sco!brianm                    Speaking for Myself
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: cjackson@adobe.com (Curtis Jackson)
Subject: Re: The Dead Battery Problem
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 18:03:03 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.210702.29796@netcom.com> jfh@netcom.com (Jack Hamilton) writes:
}(Along the way I learned something they didn't tell us in the MSF class -
}you can't walk a motorcycle from the side the way you can a bicycle.  If
}you try, it will fall over.  On the other hand, the technique they taught
}us for picking up a fallen bike *did* work.  And that's why I bought a bike
}that already had some dings in it.) 

Well, I have to disagree with the first part, as I can easily push start
my Maxim (also a 650) on level ground while pushing from the side (i.e.,
not on the bike). But I would be very interested in the technique for
picking up a dropped bike. The other day I lost my grip on the Maxim
while taking it off its centerstand in the garage and it fell over against
some boxes (no damage), and I ended up wrapping my hand under the tank
and pushing mightily with my legs to get the monster back up.

}1) Is the battery likely to have been permanently damaged by being
}completely discharged?  My experience with car batteries has been that once
}they've lost the charge once they're pretty much done for.  Should I get a
}new battery, just in case, or are motorcycle batteries somehow different?  

Moto batteries aren't any different, but it would probably be cheaper and
advisable to first buy a trickle charger (mine cost $13) and charge the
thing overnight. If you continue to have problems, *then* replace the
battery.
-- 
Curtis Jackson	'91 Black Lab "Studley Doright"   '92 Collie/Shepherd "George"
cjackson@mv.us.adobe.com	USPA #A-10080 (lapsed)	DoD #721 '81 Maxim 650
  "They that can give up an essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
   safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin (1759)
From: bergman@panix.com (Mark Bergman)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Fog City Fog Shield (tm)--any test subjects?
Date: 10 Oct 92 20:03:53 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

I've seen a few new product announcements for the Fog City
Fog Shield. This is descrribed in October _Road Rider_ as:

	...anti-fog insert for helmet visors...optically
	clear: does no distort vision and its perimeter
	adhesive allows it to be in a visor without
	interfering with normal sight. It eliminates fogging
	under virtually all riding conditions; it will not
	allow condensation...The Fog City Fog Shield is made
	of a hydrophillic film cured to a water-clear
	polyester sheet. The film prevents water droplets
	from forming, thereby prohibiting condensation.
	Modern World Ventures states that unlike other
	anti-fog treatments, the Fog City Fog Shield will
	not wear out, wipe off, or smear...

Suggested list price (available from manufacturer) $11.95.

Modern World Ventures
300 Brannan St.			28 Lydon Way
Suite 502			Dept. RR/MCN
Dept. RR/MCN			Dorchester, MA 02124
San Francisco, CA 94107		617-436-4575
415-546-5188


Does anyone have experience with this, or should I order one
to keep my Deer Whistle and Slick 50 company on the shelf?

----
Mark Bergman		'77 KZ1000
Brooklyn, NY
718-855-9148

bergman@panix.com
{cmcl2,uunet}!panix!bergman
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: <none>
From: news@skitzo.dseg.ti.com
Date: 8 Oct 92 17:07:45 CDT
From: root@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Range of radar detector detection
Summary: Spotted disease
Date: 9 Oct 92 14:33:09 GMT
Article-I.D.: elektro.1992Oct9.143309.3238
Followup-To: charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org
Organization: Why do you suspect that?

In article <Mep4_ai00UhW02EWUi@andrew.cmu.edu> Stefan E Sherwood <ssa7+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>I have an Escort passport.  Does anyone know how far ahead I can be spotted.

The real question is, spotted from what!

If you have had measles vaccination, you probably won't be spotted from that.
If you come close when I have a stencil and spraycan, I can spot you real quick
If you are driving a Mack 18 wheeler that's pink with yellow stripes, 
    you can be spotted from an *real* long distance.
Ditto the above, if the spotter is in the air make that even further.
etc ...
etc ...

Really, except for Kansas and Nebraska, real life usually includes hills,
curves, and stationary objects along the road.  How far away your escort
can be picked up is going to depend on a whole raft of factors that are
difficult to assess.  

Just assume that the cop knows what (s)he is doing, and is going to try 
to pick you up under what for him will be optimal circumstances, and 
behave accordingly.


Charlie Smith   charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org  csmith@dsac.dla.mil  whois ces10
MOA# 52888, RA# 15633, DoD# 0709, AMA# 574722, Buckey Beemers 411, BK Ohio V
BMW K1100-LT, R69S, R27 and other even less worthwhile [ 2 | 3 ] wheel stuff
            {  Friends don't let friends ride Japanese bikes  }
From: dbc@po.cwru.edu (Dean Cookson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Almost had it stolen tonite!
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Date: 13 Oct 1992 00:11:34 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: b62003.student.cwru.edu

In article <BD.92Oct12135536@fluent.UUCP>, bd@fluent@dartmouth.EDU (Brice
Dowaliby) wrote:
> What do Brits say, "I hope I get the chance
> to shoot someone today?"

No, they say, "Gee, I'd like to shoot they SOB that's trying to mug
me with a knife but the government, my mommy, says it knows that I'm
not responsible enough to own a handgun.

| Dean Cookson / dbc@po.cwru.edu / 216 754-1834 | DoD #207  AMA #573534|
| Case Western Reserve U. Computer E. and Sci.  | KotNML  /  KotB      |
| "You can lead the house to order, but you     | '81 CB750C           |
| can't make it think"  -William Weld (Gov. Ma.)| '88 Bianchi Limited  |
From: rogerc@discovery.uk.sun.com (Roger Collier - Sun - Coventry.)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: CX500 Fan Club   (Was: Paying for Damages...)
Date: 12 Oct 92 14:48:12 GMT
Reply-To: rogerc@discovery.uk.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems
NNTP-Posting-Host: discovery.uk.sun.com

Bugeye/Frogeye

From my "Collectors Cars 1992 Calendar"

Picture of 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite deleted

Upon its introduction in 1959, the Sprite immediately became known as 'The Frog-Eye'
in England and 'Bug Eye' in the United States. Based on an Austin A35 engine and
gearbox, the 948cc car could obtain speeds of up to 83mph; maximum power was 43bhp
at 5000rpm. Price 679 pounds.

Roger.Collier@Uk.Sun.COM		Sun Microsystems
					Warwick University Science Park
(44) 203 692255				Coventry CV4 7HS
					England

DoD#226		GSXR1100L
From: keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: 80/81 CB750 s
Date: 14 Oct 92 19:32:14 GMT
Article-I.D.: balrog.1992Oct14.193214.2239
Organization: Texas Instruments Information Technology Group    Plano TX

In article <dbc-131092121533@b62003.student.cwru.edu> dbc@po.cwru.edu (Dean Cookson) writes:
>In article <daved.718991839@convex.convex.com>, daved@convex.com (David
>Dorfman) wrote:
>> They were nice bikes, but if you don't plan on rideing them everyday
>> I would pass. For some reason they don't want to start if left 
>> idle for more then 4 or 5 days. Long periods of cranking were required,
>> at times exhausting the battery.
>
>
>They also aren't too fond of the cold.  When the temp drops below 50
>or so, mine will start on 1 cyl, and work its way across till all
>four are going.  Sounds pretty much like shit for the first 1/2 min
>of running or so.
>
I've go the same problems on my 80 CB900.  Usually have to pump the throttle
a few times before, during, and after.  My old 82 CB450 had the same problem.

If there's a cure all, I'd be interested.  If not, I plan on spending a few
minutes to get it turned over the first time in awhile.

-- 
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: rbemben@timewarp.prime.com (Rich Bemben)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Enough bullshit!  Here's some REAL news...
Date: 7 Oct 92 15:17:19 GMT
Expires: 31 Oct 92 05:00:00 GMT
Organization: Computervision Corp., Bedford, Ma.

In article <LOTTO.92Oct2142859@laura.harvard.edu> lotto@laura.harvard.edu (Jerry Lotto) writes:
>Well, I don't see Charlie on any of the lists - so I think he becomes
>the .nz Keeper of the Very Old Photos...

....Not to mention it would be very hard to reach some of these people since
they no longer exist at these addresses.  Mark Bradley moved to Co. a couple
of years ago, and Paul O'Neill (Bless his sole), I'm sure would love to hear 
from some of us, but it would be pretty difficult unless heaven has an
Internet connection...


Rich Bemben - DoD #0044                     rbemben@timewarp.prime.com
Back in the saddle - BONNE'S ALIVE          (617) 275-1800 x 4173
The street giveth and the street taketh away - Catmother
*********************************************************************
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: darin@sfc.sony.com (Darin Fong)
Subject: FOR SALE: Yamaha SRX250
Organization: SONY Advanced Video Technology Center San Jose, CA USA
Distribution: ba
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 00:00:12 GMT

For Sale:

	1987 Yamaha SRX250
	7,030 miles
	Runs great, recently tuned up, new battery, lots of fun!
	I am selling it because my girlfriend ahs since moved
	up to an EX-500.

	Asking $1400

Please respond by e-mail or call (408)944-4988

darin@sfc.sony.com
From: joe@zx11.cactus.org (Joe Senner)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Why is my face shield so scratched so soon?
Date: 8 Oct 92 17:51:06 GMT
Reply-To: joe@zx11.cactus.org
Distribution: world
Organization: NOT

cjackson@adobe.com (Curtis Jackson) writes:
]In article megatek!randy@uunet.uu.net writes:
]}  I hate to tell you both, but EVERY helmet faceshield I've ever seen will
]}get scratched as hell using a PAPER TOWEL on it.

I use water/spit/windex and a paper towel on my X8 regularly without problem.
they're some sort of scratch resistant type shield.

]Are there helmets with face-shields so easily interchangeable that
]one could put on the tinted shield for day and the clear shield
]for night? Any recommendations?

the shoei X8. I switch shields for that very reason quite regularly. I've
got the shield change down to under about 10 seconds now.  don't expect to
get it right the first time you try it though, it takes a little practice
to get things lined up for the snap off and snap on. at least there are no
screws involved.

-- 
Joe Senner                                                 joe@zx11.Cactus.Org
Austin, TX                                                       92 BMW K100RS
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: klp@doe.carleton.ca (Ka Lun Pang)
Subject: One suggestion
Organization: Dept. of Electronics, Carleton University
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 15:54:54 GMT

Hi folks,

As some of us who are going to store our girl friends, I mean bikes for the
winter, I got one suggestion for you that may make your winter a bit more
interesting.

Carry a tape recorder with you next time you go out, switch it on after 
the choke and record every noise on the way. Use different tapes for diff.
destinations. When winter comes and you have to commute with your cages(if
you have one :^), simply put the tapes in your cage stereo(again, if you have
one) and enjoy the ride.

Mount the mic. inside the helmet for more realistic simulations. Put ear pulgs
on during replay if you are used to it.

WARNING*****: Playing tapes of wrong routes can be dangerous.

That's what cage stereos are for.
--
      Ka Lun  Pang (a.k.a. Andy) - Lost between frequency and time
                      email: klp@doe.carleton.ca 
                               DoD# 0687
                       "I need a vacation"--T2
From: ron@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ron Miller)
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 14:00:57 GMT
Subject: Re: Make Your Own (was: Re: Electric Vests)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles

Re: Magazine laments

If you hate the newstand rags, try ROAD RIDER. Subscription only.
They've had an article on the DoD, all about oil and the great
controversy on PTFE additives.

Paisley vest??????

Ron
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles