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In article <1pqhkl$g48@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, 	 ai598@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Sturdevant) writes... >	When I got my knee rebuilt I got back on the street bike ASAP. I put >the crutches on the rack and the passenger seat and they hung out back a >LONG way. Just make sure they're tied down tight in front and no problemo.  ^^^^ 	Hmm, sounds like a useful trick -- it'd keep the local cagers at least a crutch-length off my tail-light, which is more than they give me now.  But do I have to break a leg to use it?  	(When I broke my ankle dirt-biking, I ended up strapping the crutches to the back of the bike & riding to the lab.  It was my right ankle, but the bike was a GT380 and started easily by hand.)
nuet_ke@pts.mot.com (KEITH NUETZMAN X3153 P7625) writes:  >I am in hte market for a new bike (been without for a few years). >The two main bikes I'm looking at seriously are >The Yamaha Virago 535 and the Honda Shadow VLX 583.  >I am leaning towards the Yamaha for its shaft drive, the Honda is Chain. >Insurance in Fla. is more costly than I thought, so I am staying in this >power range. Thanks in advance for any opinions and or experiences  A friend of mine (who's probably reading this right now) just bought a new Yamaha Virago 750.  After spending 1-2 hours very late one chilly evening watching him struggle with the bolts (had to remove the right peg, loosen the brake pedal, &c. &c.) I've pretty much decided never to get this particular model unless he or someone else wants to change the oil/filter for me.  Compared to the 5-minute change he was used to for his Honda, this is just a design flaw/oversight in my eyes.
xlyx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Mike Terry) asks: >Is it possible to do a "wheelie" on a motorcycle with shaft-drive?  ak296@yfn.ysu.edu (John R. Daker) replies: >No Mike.  It is imposible due to the shaft effect.  The centripital effects >of the rotating shaft counteract any tendency for the front wheel to lift >off the ground.  Ugh!  Who gave you guys your login names?  Blech  |^P  John obviously never saw me ride a buddy's CX500, known as "Torque Monster." I could pull the most beautiful skyshots with that bike!  Unfortunately, the owner saw me do one.  Once.  I never get to ride TM again...  ;^(  Mr. Bill
Allan Hatcher (ahatcher@athena.cs.uga.edu) wrote: : Well, here goes.  After lurking for a LONG time, I'll announce myself. Yes, I'm : the enemy. The enemy that also happens to ride an "arrest me red" 90 VFR.   I don't generally consider police officers "the enemy".  I hope you don't think bikers in general have that attitude.  Stereotypes suck either way.  :  I'll entertain questions but my answers will reflect Georgia law and may not    :  apply in your state.   :    :   P.S.  Anyone got a Nomex suit for sale?  You shouldn't get flamed for being a cop.  I can't promise you won't because there are jerks on this newsgroup same as any other, but if you've been  lurking for a while you already know that.  You might get lots of flames if you try to convince people that you know more than them just because you have a badge.  And of course, you will get a moderate amount of flamage just for expressing an opinion, no matter what the opinion is *somebody* will flame you for it.    So, have you ordered any official DoD paraphenalia yet?  Wristwatch, bandana, patches?  Tell your boss your going undercover with a real badass biker gang. :-)
[ Article crossposted from sdnet.forsale,rec.motocycle ] [ Author was Michael James ] [ Posted on 21 Apr 1993 15:39:50 GMT ]   I must sell my motorcycle...:(  it is a '83 GR650, Tempter. It has 20K miles and runs well.   Includes a cover and tank bag..  I'm asking $700 for it all.   E-mail me if you want to take a look at it.  -- ********************************************************************************  Michael James                   james@mintaka.sdsu.edu            PA-128			  	594-2469    					294-9845(H)	 ********************************************************************************
So, I begin my 6 week sabbatical in about 15 minutes.  Six wonderful weeks of riding, and no phones or email.  I won't have any way to check mail (or setup a vacation agent, no sh*t!),  though I can dial in and get newsfeed, (dont ask), so if there are any  outstanding CFC's or such things,please try my compuserve address:  72517.3356@compuserve.com  Anybody wants to do some WEEKDAY rides around the BA, send me a mail to above or post here.  I'll be thinking about all of you stuck if front of your terminals......"Sheeyaahhh, and monkeys might fly out of my butt..." ride safe, dave    -------------------------------------------------------------------------                            Sense AIN'T common....  Dave Warner                          Opinions unlikely to be shared AMA 687955/HOG 0588773/DoD 870	     by my employer or anyone else dwarner@sceng.ub.com                 _Signature on file_      dwarner@milo.ub.com                  72517.3356@compuserve.com    '93 FXSTS                            '71 T120 (Stolen)
>>>>> On 19 Apr 93 18:25:00 GMT, ryan_cousineau@compdyn.questor.org (Ryan Cousineau)  said: CB>        DON'T BE SO STUPID AS TO LEAVE YOUR HELMET ON THE SEAT WHERE IT CAN CB>        FALL DOWN AND GO BOOM!  Ryan> Another good place for your helmet is your mirror (!). I kid you not.  This is very bad advice.  Helmets have two major impact absorbing layers... a hard outer shell and a closed-cell foam impact layer. Most helmets lose their protective properties because the inner liner compacts over time, long before the outer shell is damaged or delaminates from age.  Dr. Hurt tested helmets for many years following his landmark study and has estimated that a helmet can lose up to 80% of it's effectiveness from inner liner compression.  I have a video he produced that discusses this phenomenon in detail.  Puncture compression of the type caused by mirrors, sissy bars, and other relatively sharp objects is the worst offender.  Even when the comfort liner is unaffected, dents and holes in the foam can seriously degrade the effectiveness of a helmet.  If you are in the habit of "parking your lid" on the mirrors, I suggest you look under the comfort liner at the condition of the foam.  If it is significantly damaged (or missing :-), replace the helmet.
In article <1qmetg$g2n@sixgun.East.Sun.COM>  egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:  >Basically, there are two ways to steer a horse, plow-rein and >neck-rein.  Plow-reining steers him by keeping the reins separate, and >you pull in the direction you wish to go.  Neck-reining steers a horse >by holding the reins together in one hand, and pulling against the >horse's neck in the direction you wish to go.  When training a >plow-steering horse to neck-rein, one technique is to cross the reins >under his necks.  Thus, when neck-reining to the left, the right rein >pulls against the right side of the neck, but the left side of the bit >(which the horse is used to from his plow-reining days).  I learned when riding bareback as a kid to "palm-reign", by just  pushing on the right side of the horse's neck with your right palm to turn  left - a lot like countersteering. So that came pretty easy to me in the  transition to motorcycles. It took a while however to break my habit of  kicking the rear fender with my heels to go faster.
JS>From: Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.Edu (John Stafford)  JS>In article <1pppnrINNitg@cronkite.Central.Sun.COM>, JS>doc@webrider.central.sun.com (Steve Bunis) wrote: JS>> JS>> How about a decal of thicker vinyl?  JS>  How about a Geeky temporary tatoo?  I mean, why should the JS>  RUBs be exempt from a little razzing.  That's sick! I want!  You make 'em up, I promise to order. I wannabe Badtothebone!  The cheesy "Live to Ride" eagles are sitting on my shelf, waiting for the big ride down the coast. (It now looks like we may hit points farther south than expected. How do I get in contact with Bay Area Denizens? Replies to address below. Me n' Charlie will be along in early or mid May.)  Seriously. I like the idea of temporary Geekys (Geekies? Geekae? Geekii?). It fits the whole DoD image: it sounds bad, but it's really worse.  Ryan Cousinetc.|1982 Yamaha Vision XZ550 -Black Pig of Inverness|Live to Ride KotRB          |1958 AJS 500 C/S -King Rat                      |to Work to DoD# 0863      |I'd be a squid if I could afford the bike...    |Flame to ryan.cousineau@compdyn.questor.org  |   Vancouver, BC, Canada   |Live . . .     JS>==================================================== JS>John Stafford   Minnesota State University @ Winona JS>                    All standard disclaimers apply.   * SLMR 2.1a * If Lucas built weapons, wars wouldn't start, either.
I am selling my Sportster to make room for a new FLHTCU. This scoot is in excellent condition and has never been wrecked or abused. Always garaged.  	1990 Sportster 883 Standard (blue)  	factory 1200cc conversion kit  	less than 8000 miles  	Branch ported and polished big valve heads  	Screamin Eagle carb  	Screamin Eagle cam  	adjustable pushrods  	Harley performance mufflers  	tachometer  	new Metzeler tires front and rear  	Progressive front fork springs  	Harley King and Queen seat and sissy bar  	everything chromed  	O-ring chain  	fork brace  	oil cooler and thermostat  	new Die-Hard battery  	bike cover
cookson@mbunix.mitre.org (Cookson) writes:  >In article <C61r0B.C7@world.std.com> daved@world.std.com (Dave T Dorfman) writes: >> I was enjoying lunch this saturday at foodies in Milford NH with an assortment >>of other nedod folks when Dean Cookson ( yes he has not left the  >>country, yet) mentioned that the wiring diagram of the VFR750  >>shows that  the light switch is a three position switch.  >> >My CB750 does it too.  The "Switch Continuity" section of the wiring diagram >looks something like this:  >	HL L  H >        x--x     Low >        x--x--x  (N) >        x-----x  High  And my '78 CX500 too - I first thought it was the wiring diagram that didn't fit MY machine ;-)  >Dean
In article <1993Apr15.232009.8534@Newbridge.COM> bradw@Newbridge.COM (Brad Warkentin) writes: |Zero to very fast very quickly... lastest rumor is 115 hp at the rear wheel, |handles like a dream in a straight line to 80-100, and then gets a tad upset |according to a review in Cycle World... cornering, er well, you can't have  |everything...    Sure you can have everything, if by "everything" you mean fast straight line performance AND handling - present day liter sport bikes have more horsepower and have faster 0-60 and 1/4 mile times than the V-max...  Plus, they corner just a bit better...  | Seriously, handling is probably as good as the big standards |of the early 80's but not compareable to whats state of the art these days.    Very true.  Randy Davis                            Email: randy@megatek.com ZX-11 #00072 Pilot                            {uunet!ucsd}!megatek!randy DoD #0013
In article 10823@bnr.ca,  npet@bnr.ca (Nick Pettefar) writes:  > >Back in my youth (ahem) the wiffy and moi purchased a gadget which heated up >water from a 12V source.  It was for car use but we thought we'd try it on my >RD350B.  It worked OK apart from one slight problem: we had to keep the revs  >above 7000.  Any lower and the motor would die from lack of electron movement.  On my LC (RZ to any ex-colonists) I replaced the bolt at the bottom of the barrel with a tap. When I wanted a coffee I could just rev the engine until boiling and pour out a cup of hot water. I used ethylene glycol as antifreeze rather than methanol as it tastes sweeter.  (-:
In article 2266@rd.hydro.on.ca, jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (Jody Levine) writes: >>  > >Has anyone, while driving a cage, ever waved at bikers? I get the urge, >but I've never actually done it.  Neigh on every day.  Most don't notice.  >Let's see how many posts it takes for someone to selectively quote this article  In article 2266@rd.hydro.on.ca, jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (Jody Levine) writes: > >Has anyone,  ever  done it?  What do I win?
In article <1pq4t7$k5i@agate.berkeley.edu> downey@homer.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Allen B. Downey) writes: >       Fight your ticket : California edition by David Brown 1st ed. >       Berkeley, CA : Nolo Press, 1982 > >The second edition is out (but not in UCB's library).  Good luck; let >us know how it goes. >   Daniel Matejka writes:   The fourth edition is out, too.  But it's probably also not very high on UCB's "gotta have that" list.  In article <65930405053856/0005111312NA1EM@mcimail.com> 0005111312@mcimail.com (Peter Nesbitt) writes: >Riding to work last week via Hwy 12 from Suisun, to I-80, I was pulled over by >a CHP black and white by the 76 Gas station by Jameson Canyon Road.  The >officer stated "...it <looked> like you were going kinda fast coming down >highway 12.  You <must have> been going at least 70 or 75."  I just said okay, >and did not agree or disagree to anything he said.
In article <1993Apr19.194630.102@zorro.tyngsboro.ma.us> jd@zorro.tyngsboro.ma.us (Jeff deRienzo) writes: >I've recently become father of twins!  I don't think I can afford > to keep 2 bikes and 2 babies.  Both babies are staying, so 1 of > the Harleys is going. > >	1988 883 XLHD >	~4000 mi.  (hey, it was my wife's bike :-) 	            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  	Well that was pretty uncalled for. (No smile) 	Is our Harley manhood feeling challenged?  > Jeff deRienzo
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.
In article <1993Apr20.131800.16136@alw.nih.gov> gregh@niagara.dcrt.nih.gov (Gregory Humphreys) writes: }1)  I only have about $1200-1300 to work with, so that would have  }to cover everything (bike, helmet, anything else that I'm too  }ignorant to know I need to buy)  The following numbers are approximate, and will no doubt get me flamed:  Helmet (new, but cheap)					$100 Jacket (used or very cheap)				$100 Gloves (nothing special)				$ 20 Motorcycle Safety Foundation riding course (a must!)	$140  That leaves you between $900 and $1000 (depending on the accuracy of my numbers) to buy a used bike, get it registered, get it insured, and get it running properly. I'd say you're cutting it close. Perhaps if your parents are reasonable, and you indicated your wish to learn to ride safely, you could get them to pick up the cost of the MSF course and some of the safety gear. Early holiday presents or whatever. Those are one-time (well, long-term anyway) investments, and you could spend your money on the actual bike, insurance, registration, and maintenance.
In article <dmatejkaC51DMB.LH6@netcom.com>, dmatejka@netcom.com (Daniel Matejka) writes: |> In article <1pq4t7$k5i@agate.berkeley.edu> downey@homer.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Allen B. Downey) writes: |> >       Fight your ticket : California edition by David Brown 1st ed. |> >       Berkeley, CA : Nolo Press, 1982 |> > |> >The second edition is out (but not in UCB's library).  Good luck; let |> >us know how it goes. |> > |>   Daniel Matejka writes:  |>   Can you beat this ticket?  Personally, I think it's your Duty As a Citizen |> to make it as much trouble as possible for them, so maybe they'll Give Up |> and Leave Us Alone Someday Soon. |>   The cop was certainly within his legal rights to nail you by guessing |> your speed.  Mr. Brown (the author of Fight Your Ticket) mentions an |> Oakland judge who convicted a speeder "on the officer's testimony that |> the driver's car sounded like it was being driven at an excessive speed."  *cough* *choke*  WHAT?!?  if a cop gave me a ticket for "sounding" like i was speeding i'd probably show up in court without a lawyer simply because "sounding" like speeding is ridiculous.  if i was found guilty i'd appeal and then show up with a lawyer.  if a cop doesn't do one of:  VASCAR (from car or plane) RADAR, LIDAR, other electronic speed measuring device pace me  and i'm within 15mph or so of the limit i'd go to court.  i can accept a cop "seeing" me going excessively fast (like 25+ over the limit) but "he looked like he was going 70 or so in a 55 zone" is not "beyond a reasonable doubt".  granted i may well lose the case but 70 in a 55 measured by eye???  take it to court for sure.
In article <5967@prcrs.prc.com> terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham) writes: + +I know of no law, either on the books or proposed, that bans motorcycles +from any place that i want to go to.  Many private places ban bikes.  For example, the famous 17 mile drive at the Monterrey Peninsula.  And I have stayed at resorts that sported a "No motorcycles allowed" sign at the entrance.  And there have been public places.  Call the AMA and ask for Jim Bensberg (sp?) or any one else in their Legislative Office. They will recound the many public places that they had to bring to court to reverse their ban on bikes.  That includes everything from public parks to full cities.  There are probably a few fights on their books as we now speak.  That is another good reason to donate to their legislative fund. ____________________________________________________________________________    Death is life's way of telling you you've been fired  -- R. Geis
In article <nielsmm-150493114522@nanna.imv.aau.dk> nielsmm@imv.aau.dk (Niels Mikkel Michelsen) writes: >The other day, it was raining cats and dogs, therefor I was going only to >the speed limit, on nothing more, on my bike. This guy in his BMW was >driving 1-2 meters behind me for 7-800 meters and at the next red light I >calmly put the bike on its leg, walked back to this car, he rolled down the >window, and I told him he was a total idiot (and the reason why). > >Did I do the right thing? > >Yours Truly :  > >                                  Niels Mikkel YESSS!  You make me proud to be an 'Merkun.  Good thing you didn't get shot though. Don't try that with a good'ole boy in Texas. I once had a jeep driver south of Conroe cut me off (I was  in my car) after I had flipped him off for doing something really idiotic and senseless.  All 280 lbs of him stretches out of his jeep; he walks back (he is blocking all traffic between Dallas and Houston since the freeway has been squeezed into a single lane) and says to me, "Stick that finger out again and I'll rip it off your hand and shove it down your sorry-ass throat."  I stared straight ahead, unblinking.  A hundred cars were honking.  Eventually he got back into his jeep, face beet-red with anger, and all the rest of the way back to Houston I tailed him,  waving, honking, flipping him off, yelling...  I'm glad he decided  not to shoot me. /-----b-o-d-y---i-s---t-h-e---b-i-k-e----------------------------\ |                                                                | |     DoD# 88888           asphaug@hindmost.lpl.arizona.edu      | | '90 Kawi 550 Zephyr               (Erik Asphaug)               | | '86 BMW R100GS						 |  \-----------------------s-o-u-l---i-s---t-h-e---r-i-d-e-r--------/
I second the boots... oil spots from cars are particularly slippery when parking the bikes, and  good boots help here as well.
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. >I think their suspension design hasn't changed since  >they went from 3 wheels to 4 back in the '50s.  And it's >not like they had reached the pinnacle of good design  >at that point either.   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.
In light of the last letter I posted from Jeff Brody concering the crap that is going on in the MOA, (which some folks took not as dissemination  of information that I received, but as my own bad mouthing) I thought that I would post this one, which came to me yesterday.  This is from board member Robert Higdon to MOA Pres Chich Morse.  This is NOT my words, O.K. guys?                                     April 4, 1993  re:  Cecil King's Nominating Statement   Dear Chick:       We have a very serious problem with the election for president of the  MOA this year.  Cecil King's nominating statement (as it appeared in the Owners News) is 968 words, nearly twice as many as that is permitted by the by-laws.  In pertinent part, the rules state:  "Each candidate's biography and position statement shall be limited to a combined total of no more than 500 words. The nominating committe shall cut afafter the 500th word any biography and position statement exceeding this length.      Obviously the nominationg committe was not up to the task.  Had Cecil's statement been cut as required, it would have concluded approximately with the word "undertiding" [sic] in the second paragraph after the commencement of his Position Statement.  As a result, Cecil has obtained what I view as a grossly unfair advantage over the other candidates for president.  This does not just taint the election for that office; it makes a mockery of the  process.  I would appreciate your advising the board immediately what steps you intend to take to rectify this caricature of a fair election.      Parenthetically, in your private correspondence with others, I would be most appreciative that when tou call me an "asshole" you remind the letter's recipient that the re-publication of such a comment is almost guaranteed to have woeful consequences.    With kind regards, I remain,                                  Robert Higdon
A few random thoughts on riding with a passenger:  There's no substitute for a bike with sufficient power, having taken passengers very occasionally on the small (125 etc) bikes I used to ride in the UK it was hard ! I'm now riding a GS1100 and that's great, even moving from my freinds GSX600 I was riding recently. This may be due in part to the fact that neither I, nor my regular passengers, are particularly slimline !  I always tell passengers, stay in line with the bike on corners, that makes their movements predictable.  My regular passengers both tend to hold either the rack or nothing at all, I don't really like having a passenger hold onto me except for short periods. Again that may be biased by the fact that I've had a couple of new passengers (a friend recently for her first time on a bike) who hold on to me real tight, making any kind of maneuvering difficult.  I've also discovered that on longer trips I prefer a passenger who moves and shifts their weight a bit. I recently took a work collegue to a meeting (about a 1 hour ride) and he sat totally still the whole way which left me also sitting very still and getting a sore back.  We have a code system for turns, stop and for 'I need to shift position'.
In article <jnmoyne-190493111630@moustic.lbl.gov> jnmoyne@lbl.gov (Jean-Noel Moyne) writes: > >	What does "DWI" stand for ?   Dancing With Idjits.
In article <1r941o$3tu@menudo.uh.edu> inde7wv@Rosie.UH.EDU writes:  >I understand why you theoretically stop so far behind a car but can you >really in actuality avoid such an incident?  Suggestions?  If possible, I split lanes. Even if you don't get all the way to the head of the line, at least you won't rear-ended. I always worry more when I'm in the lane, at the front of the line, and no one in behind me. Then you have to keep an eye on your mirrors. I also get ready to pull a hard right, *just in case*.  Mike