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>>>>> On Wed, 21 Apr 1993 22:22:06 GMT, franks@hercules.cs.uregina.ca (Derek Franks) said:  franks> This is my first post, so no DoD#.  Would you like to know what DOD is?  If you do, feel free to ask.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Fill up your  |             rtaraz@wpi.wpi.edu                /  Is today \ | |   tank and    |                 1988 EX500                    | a good day| | | go for a ride |    DOD # 0740  ||  Taurus PT-92AF             \  to die?  / |
/ hpcc01:rec.motorcycles / cookson@mbunix.mitre.org (Cookson) /  2:02 pm  Apr  2, 1993 /  All right people, this inane bug wibbling is just getting to much.  I propose we split off a new group. rec.motorcycles.nutrition  to deal with the what to do with squashed bugs thread.  --  | Dean Cookson / dcookson@mitre.org / 617 271-2714    | DoD #207  AMA #573534 | | The MITRE Corp. Burlington Rd., Bedford, Ma. 01730  | KotNML  /  KotB       | | "If I was worried about who saw me, I'd never get   | '92 VFR750F           | | nekkid at all." -Ed Green, DoD #0111                | '88 Bianchi Limited   | ---------- What?!?!? Haven't you heard about cross-posting??!?!? Leave it intact and simply ignore the basenotes and/or responses which have zero interest for a being of your stature and discriminating taste. ;-)  Yesterday, while on Lonoak Rd, a wasp hit my faceshield with just enough force to glue it between my eyes, but not enough to kill it as the legs were frantically wiggling away and I found that rather, shall we say, distracting. I flicked it off and wiped off the residue at the next gas stop in Greenfield. :-) BTW, Lonoak Rd leads from #25 into King City although we took Metz from KC into Greenfield.     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Harrison, Hewlett-Packard Co., Communications Components Division, 350 W Trimble Rd, San Jose, CA 95131 (gharriso@hpcc01.corp.hp.com) DoD#649
Karen Black (karen@angelo.amd.com) wrote: : ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck) writes: : >Nick Pettefar (npet@bnr.ca) wrote: : >: English cars:- : > : >: Rover, Reliant, Morgan, Bristol, Rolls Royce, etc. : >                  ^^^^^^ : >   Talk about Harleys using old technology, these : >Morgan people *really* like to use old technology.  : Well, if you want to pick on Morgan, why not attack its ash (wood) : frame or its hand-bent metal skin (just try and get a replacement :-)).   : I thought the kingpost suspension was one of the Mog's better features.  Hey!  I wasn't picking on Morgan.  They use old technology.  That's all I said.  There's nothing wrong with using old technology.  People still use shovels to dig holes even though there are lots of new powered implements to dig holes with.
zebee@wattle.itd.adelaide.edu.au (Zebee Johnstone) writes:   [Loads of horrendous MZ engine problems deleted]  >Any ideas folks?  Yeah, buy a four-stroke.
In article <1993Apr21.152413.24023@ra.msstate.edu> vech@Ra.MsState.Edu (Craig A. Vechorik) writes: >O.K. MOA'ers, You read it, think for yourself, I trust you do know who >Cecil King is, and that he was Editor befor Don Douglass, and he is >a pres. candidate.  I let you draw your own conclusions.  I don't know who either is, but I think I see your problem.  You've got Cecil King and Don Douglass.  What you need is Don King and Cecil Adams.   Or maybe Rodney King and Beanie & Cecil?
In article <1ppvof$92a@seven-up.East.Sun.COM> egreen@East.Sun.COM writes: |Bikers wave to bikers the world over.  Whether or not Harley riders |wave to other bikers is one of our favorite flame wars...    I am happy to say that some Harley riders in our area are better than most that are flamed about here: I (riding a lowly sport bike, no less) and my girlfriend were the recipient of no less than twenty waves from a group of at least twenty-five Harley riders.  I was leading a group of about four sport bikes at the time (FJ1200/CBR900RR/VFR750).  I initiated *some* of the waves, but not all.  It was a perfect day, and friendly riders despite some brand differences made it all the better...
egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:  >In article 735312515@zen.sys.uea.ac.uk, mjs@sys.uea.ac.uk (Mike Sixsmith) writes: >> ed>1.  All of us that argue about gyroscopes, etc., throughly understand ed>the technique of countersteering.  me>Including all the ones who think that they countersteer all the way me>through a corner??  ed>Well... all the way through a decreasing-radius corner, anyway...  Maybe they are riding around an ever-decreasing circle of lies which eventually leads to the truth....    me>The official line here (though I do have my doubts about it) is that the me>front brake is applied first, followed by the rear brake, the idea being me>that you avoid locking up the rear after weight transfer takes place.   >If that's the "official line" taught in those rider education classes >you were refering to, that also don't teach countersteering, I have to >question the quality of the classes.   Me too, though unfortunately the "Official Line" is the one that you have to adhere to if you want to get a full licence. The examiner's guidelines are laid down by the government, and the basic rider education courses have no choice but to follow them. It surprises me that none of the rider groups here, either MAG or the BMF make much noise about the fact that the riding test requires you to ride three feet from the kerb all the time in order to pass, that the front brake must be applied before the rear, that you have to keep looking over your shoulder all the time (instead of just when it is justified) - there's probably a few more too, which I can't think of for the moment. If the riding test could be rejigged a bit  to include more of the real-world survival skills and less of the  woefully simplistic crap that it contains now, then the accident figures would (imho) reduce still further.  Don't think we should include countersteering knowledge in our test though...
Interesting.  I'd fight the ticket.  First off, there's a 50/50 chance the cop won't show up.  Secondly, if he does show up, you should point out that he lied (purgered) on the ticket.  Why 70+?  I beleive that if yo're charged with going more than 15mph that the posted speed it's a more severe ticket.  You couldn't have p[ossibly been going 70+, right?!
Apparently that last post was a little hasy, since I called around to more places and got quotes for less than 600 and 425.  Liability only, of course.  Plus, one palced will give me C7C for my car + liab on the bike for only 1350 total, which ain't bad at all.  So I won't go with the first place I called, that's fer sure.
21 Apr 1993 10:28:02 Gillian E Runcie Writes:  >>being a mere female, I have often found I can't really take the big offensive line >>with asshole car drivers, so I found a more subtle and nastly >>ooops I mean nasty way to get back at them. If somebody cuts you up, just wait till >>they have pulled out past you, and then gently lean over and >>bend their aerial, every time I have done that it has eventually snapped >>off near the base - which tends to go undetected for a while and is a bummer to >>replace. >> >> >>gillian  Dear Gillian  That is such a wickedly cool idea; why didn't I think of it??? However, here in Canada the aerials (antenna) are usually near the driver or passenger areas and I would surely be seen......but I'll give it a try anyway.  Thanks for the first truely useable piece of information I have heard in a long time (and you are by no means a mere female, as this way at getting back takes real guts to do).
In article <1993Apr23.121316.1564@news.columbia.edu> Rob Castro writes: >When/How do you decide that it is too windy to ride?  Isn't that one of those self-evident things like, "how do you decide that you're out of gas"?  I have never experienced wind so severe it physically precluded operation of a motorcycle.  It's more a matter of deciding whether the aggravation is more trouble than it's worth.  This of course, depends entirely on your own particular circumstances and personal disposition.    --
Charles Parr (parr@acs.ucalgary.ca) wrote: : Oh bull pucky, Ed. They use dogs because a) Many people are : scared shitless of them and b) because of the nose and the : vision and hearing. Without their cop partner in attendance, : the dog is so much meat in the hands of any human with : a bad attitude and al ittle training in violent force.  One of the things that police dogs are used for is to "take the bullet" instead of the human police officer. As Charles said, many people are scared of dogs and will panic when one goes on attack.  They will then turn their  weapon on the dog and this allows the police officer to take control.  : Your advice is correct, but a dog is still no match for a trained : human in a fight.  A single person vs. a single dog in a face-to-face confrontation should really be no contest.  The dog is no match for a human willing to fight. Multiple dogs is a different story . . .
Can someone recommend how to ship a motorcycle from San Francisco to Seattle?  And how much might it cost?  I remember a thread on shipping.  If someone saved the instructions on bike prep, please post 'em again, or email.  Thanks,
I, too, put a corbin seat on my Hawk.  I got the solo seat (which could carry a passenger for a short distance) and it is 100% better than the stock seat.  No longer does my voice squeak after the ride to work.
In article <C5vxH8.Auv@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> kstell@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (kevin.l.stell) writes: [stuff chopped] >Here is the part that concerned me. The "HG" and those shop personel that were >not busy with customers went back out, where said "HG" members fired up their >rides and did the obligatory reving up of those 600 beasts. At this point, >one decided to see how much rubber  a Katana 600 could deposit in the drive. > >SQUIDS, I thought to myself. BUT I was appalled that the salesdroids/manager >not only condoned this behavior, but encourged it, to the point were they >were betting how long he could keep it up and egged him on to pull a wheely >as he rode off onto a busy street around rush hour. THe girl that was riding pillion on another bike, seemed rather hormonal about this display, and urged her >"pilot" to quickly catch up. The others followed, making sure there Kerkers >could be heard as well as felt.  Um, you gotta understand these "salesdroids" as you call them.  They look at it this way: burn lotsa tire; make lotsa money.  I'm sure s/ he knew how stupid the "HG" was.  Would you seriously stop them from burning off  a seasons worth of tire??  The SQUIDS probably would buy Metzelers or some good low profile tire anyhow...  Yep.  Them droids sure a sneaky bastards! ;)  Regards, Ted.
In article <734055654snz@morgan.demon.co.uk>, tony@morgan.demon.co.uk (Tony Kidson) writes: > In article <1993Apr5.151323.7183@rd.hydro.on.ca> jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca writes: >>In article <C4wKFs.BC1@eskimo.com> maven@eskimo.com (Norman Hamer) writes: >>>What protective gear is the most important? >> >>I would go for the gloves. There's not a whole lot that you can do in life if >>you have no skin on your hands.  >  > Yup! Ruins your sex life!  YOUR sex life, maybe....
In article <1993Apr15.000851.17731@bnr.ca> MBEAVING@BNR.CA writes: >Don't you just hate when the speedo and tach on your >bike start to cloud over from all that nasty sunshine? >The detailing tip of the week is to use rubbing compound. > >Moisten a rag, apply some rubbing compound and work into the >translucent, previously transparent, material. After a few  >minutes of working on the plastic face, the dial, or plastic  >face will be clear once more. Will not work for glass.  A couple of other tips.  1) Make a habit of parking the bike so that instruments are facing away    from the sun.  2) Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Plastic Polish & Plastic Cleaner. (Cue canned    product plug #2543):  roise@sumax.seattleu.edu (Linda Roise) writes: >OK, for a novice question, is there anything that will clean a >face-shield and also remove abrasions so that one can see through it >better?    What you want are Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Plastic Polish and Plastic Cleaner. They are very mild abrasives meant to remove scratches from plastic. For fine scratches just use the Polish, for bigger ones start with the Cleaner and finish with the Polish. The stuff is $5-8 bucks per bottle at most auto or motorcycle parts stores. Don't choke over the price too much, since both bottles will probably last you 10 years. The stuff works great on plastic watch "crystals" and compact discs too.
In article <C5DLvo.6J@skates.gsfc.nasa.gov> tim@intrepid.gsfc.nasa.gov (Tim Seiss) writes: > >  After both oil changes, the oil level was at the top mark in the >window on the lower right side of the motor, but I've been noticing >that the oil level seen in the window gradually decreases over the >miles.  I'm always checking the window with the bike on level ground >and after it has sat idle for awhile, so the oil has a chance to drain >back into the pan.  The bike isn't leaking oil any place, and I don't >see any smoke coming out of the exhaust. > >  My owner's manual says the amount of oil corresponding to the >high and low marks in the oil level window is approx. .5 quart.  It >looks like my bike has been using about .25 quarts/1000 miles.  The >owner's manual also gives a figure for max. oil consumption of about >.08oz/mile or .15L/100km. > >  My question is whether the degree of "oil consumption" I'm seeing on >my bike is normal?  Have any other K75 owners seen their oil level >gradually and consistently go down?  Should I take the bike in for >work?  I'm asking local guys also, to get as many data points as I >can.     It's normal for the BMW K bikes to use a little oil in the first few thousand  miles.  I don't know why.  I've had three new K bikes, and all three used a bit of oil when new - max maybe .4 quart in first 1000 miles; this soon quits and by the time I had 10,000 miles on them the oil consumption was about zero. I've been told that the harder you run the bike (within reason) the sooner it stops using any oil.
In article <217766@mavenry.altcit.eskimo.com> maven@mavenry.altcit.eskimo.com (Norman Hamer) writes: > >  > Having talked to a couple people about helmets & dropping, I'm getting  >about 20% "Don't sweat it", 78% "You might think about replacing it" and the  >other 2% "DON'T RIDE WITH IT! GO WITHOUT A HELMET FIRST!" >  > Is there any way to tell if a helmet is damaged structurally? I dropped it  >about 2 1/2 feet to cement off my seat, chipped the paint. Didn't seem to  >screw up the actual shell.   I'd bet the price of the helmet that it's okay...From 6 feet or higher, maybe not.  > If I don't end up replacing it in the real near future, would I do better  >to wear my (totally nondamaged) 3/4 face DOT-RATED cheapie which doesn't fit  >as well or keep out the wind as well, or wearing the Shoei RF-200 which is a  >LOT more comfortable, keeps the wind out better, is quieter... but might  >have some minor damage?  I'd wear the full facer, but then, I'd be *way* more worried about wind blast in the face, and inability to hear police sirens, than the helmet being a little damaged.   > Also, what would you all reccomend as far as good helmets? I'm slightly  >disappointed by how badly the shoei has scratched & etc from not being  >bloody careful about it, and how little impact it took to chip the paint  >(and arguably mess it up, period)... Looking at a really good full-face with  >good venting & wind protection... I like the Shoei style, kinda like the  >Norton one I saw awhile back too... But suspect I'm going to have to get a  >much more expensive helmet if I want to not replace it every time I'm not  >being careful where I set it down.  Well, my next helmet will be, subject to it fitting well, an AGV sukhoi. That's just because I like the looks. My current one is a Shoei task5, and it's getting a little old, and I crashed in it once a couple of years ago (no hard impact to head...My hip took care of that.). If price was a consideration I'd get a Kiwi k21, I hear they are both good and cheap.  > Christ, I don't treat my HEAD as carefully as I treated the shoei as far as  >tossing it down, and I don't have any bruises on it.   Be *mildly* mildly paranoid about the helmet, but don't get carried away. There are people on the net (like those 2% you mentioned) that do not consistently live on our planet...  Regards, Charles DoD0.001 RZ350
In rec.motorcycles, speedy@engr.latech.edu (Speedy Mercer) writes:  > Buy an old 250cc dirt bike.  Find a vacant field (get owners permission) and  > learn the basics.   ... > When your done sell or trash the bike and move to the street.  Speedy, you've got this all wrong.  When you're done, buy a better dirt bike, body armor, decent boots, and forget about the weenie street riding. :-)
In article <C5u1LI.7EM@dcs.qmw.ac.uk>, davide@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Dave Edmondson) writes: |> Lotus looks set for a management buyout. GM weren't happy that the Elan was  |> late and too pricey.  If they can write off the Elan development costs the may  |> be able to sell them for a sensible price.  I read that GM wants to keep the Design part of Lotus but lose the car production. And, I seem to remember, that the main problem with the Elan was caused by GM's insistence that the Elan be re-designed (significantly) for the US market which caused major design & production headaches.   |> : : I think there is a legal clause in the RR name, regardless of who owns it |> : : it must be a British company/owner - i.e. BA can sell the company but not |> : : the name. |>  |> : : kevinh@hasler.ascom.ch |>  |> : I don't believe that BA have anything to do with RR.  It's a seperate |> : company from the RR Aero-Engine company.  |>  |> It's Vickers who own Rolls Royce cars.   Quite true - brain fade on my part.  |> David Edmondson                 davide@dcs.qmw.ac.uk
In article <6APR93.15402582@skyfox> howp@skyfox writes: >I was wondering if anybody knows anything about a Yamaha Seca Turbo.  I'm  >considering buying a used 1982 Seca Turbo for $1300 Canadian (~$1000 US) >with 30,000 km on the odo.  This will be my first bike.  Any comments?  	Don't just nab it, POUNCE on it.  These are fairly rare bikes, and they are MORE than adequate for putting a big brown stripe in your shorts. Does a 50mph power wheelie appeal to you?  I thought it would...  	Only really bad things:  the stock clutch isn't up to the task. Barnett can take care of this.  The back tire wears quickly (gee, wonder why?), and the induction system is a bear to work on.  Later,
In article <1993Apr20.173413.29301@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> mdc2@pyuxe.cc.bellcore.com (corrado,mitchell) writes: >In article <1qmm5dINNnlg@cronkite.Central.Sun.COM>, doc@webrider.central.sun.com (Steve Bunis - Chicago) writes: >> 55E -> I-81/I-66E.  After this point the route is presently undetermined >> into Pennsylvania, New York?, and back to Chicago (by 6/6).  Suggestions  > >If you do make it into New York state, the Palisades Interstate Parkway is a >pleasant ride (beautiful scenery, good road surface, minimal traffic).  You 				   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  	Been a while since you hit the PIP? The pavement (at least until around 	exit 9) is for sh*t these days. I think it must have taken a beating 	this winter, because I don't remember it being this bad. It's all 	breaking apart, and there are some serious potholes now. Of course 	there are also the storm drains that are *in* your lane as opposed 	to on the side of the road (talk about annoying cost saving measures). 		 	As for traffic, don't try it around 5:15 - 6:30 on weekdays (outbound, 	rush hour happens inbound too) as there are many BDC's...  	<...> <...> >               '\                          Mitch Corrado >               /   DEC  \======== mdc2@panther.tnds.bellcore.com
The best thing to do is to get a full face, even if it is a cheap brain bucket.  I didn't think a full face was important until I took a gnarly spill and ended up sliding 20 feet on my face.  Plus with the visor down, you also have no worries about your contacts.
Bill Ranck writes:  >As a new BMW owner I was thinking about signing up for the MOA, but >right now it is beginning to look suspiciously like throwing money >down a rathole. >   When you guys sort this out let me know. > ><-- >******************************************************************************* >* Bill Ranck             (703) 231-9503                     Bill.Ranck@vt.edu * >* Computing Center, Virginia Polytchnic Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, Va.  * >*******************************************************************************  Ditto for me..
* FOR SALE *                         From Ann Arbor, Michigan  1988 Kawasaki EX-500  6682 miles Cherry Red Excellent condition Asking $2300
In article <1993Apr20.195116.123380@locus.com> dana@lando.la.locus.com (Dana H. Myers) writes: >In article <C5qqxp.IE1@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com> hartzler@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (Jerry Hartzler - CATS) writes: >>In article <1993Apr15.192558.3314@icomsim.com> mmanning@icomsim.com (Michael Manning) writes: >> >>>duck. Squids don't wave, or return waves ever, even to each >>       ^^^^^^ >>    excuse me for being an ignoramus, but what are these. > > >Squids are everybody but me and you.  Chris Behanna is especially a squid.  	Hey, Dana!  Long time, no read.  I'm afraid the squid rating has gone up slightly since getting the Ninja, but I'm trying very hard to restrain myself--the bodywork is just too damned expensive (knock, knock).  	At least it's quiet...  Later,
In article 29788@serval.net.wsu.edu, bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015) writes: > >If Good Sam got 300 bricks, delivered >first class postage to their door, at their expense, I bet they would change >their policies about mailing lists or about who can use their facilities >quickly.   And if the Lord God Almighty parted the sky and make a personal appearance at their Board of Directors meeting, they would also change their policies.  The odds are about equal.  >I am curious as to how many bricks I will have to send before this situatiion >is cleared up to my satisfaction.  I suspect about 5.  We shall see.  You'll be extremely lucky if you ever get one through.
Okay DoD'ers, here's a goddamn mystery for ya !  Today I was turning a 90 degree corner just like on any other day, but there was a slight difference-  a rough spot right in my path caused the suspension to compress in mid corner and some part of the bike hit the ground with a very tangible "thunk".  I pulled over at first opportunity to sus out the damage.  My bike is a Kawasaki GPX250R with footpegs that are hinged and sprung such that they fold upward and backward on contact with ground etc., and on the lower extreme corner of each peg there is mounted a "bank-follower", or a little stud that theoretically is the first bit to hit the ground in a 100%-banked turn.  The stud is mounted on the footpeg by a threaded bit about 7 mm long, which screws into a threaded hole in the footpeg.  Now for the mystery.  The stud on the side of the bike that clunked when I turned was absent.  I'm fairly sure it was there before the event.  There was no damage to the end of the footpeg where the stud would ordinarily have been.  In fact, the thread in the hole in the footpeg was perfectly intact, with no evidence of something having been forcefully ripped out of it only moments previously.    Okay all you engineering types, how the f**k do you explain this ?  How can you rip a tightly fitting steel thread out of a threaded hole (in alloy) without damaging the thread in the hole ?  Is this some sort of hi-tech design thingo that Kawasaki never mentioned, like that the end of the footpeg suddenly changes phase on impact, to let the stud rip out, then changes back to a solid ?  I'm quite amazed at how this could have happened.  In the meantime, life goes on, without a left-hand bank-follower.