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Anyone,       I am a serious motorcycle enthusiast without a motorcycle, and to put it bluntly, it sucks.  I really would like some advice on what would be a good starter bike for me.  I do know one thing however, I need to make my first bike a good one, because buying a second any time soon is out of the question.  I am specifically interested in racing bikes, (CBR 600 F2, GSX-R 750).  I know that this may sound kind of crazy considering that I've never had a bike before, but I am responsible, a fast learner, and in love.  Please give me any advice that you think would help me in my search, including places to look or even specific bikes that you want to sell me.      Thanks  :-)
I'm just starting out with motorcycles,  I've read up on the subject a bit, talked to many of my friends who own/ride bikes and encourage me to do the same.  But when I ask about what kind of bike i should be looking at... i get varied answers.   I'm 6'3", about 230#, large/athletic build...  I suppose that would help to determine the size bike i'd want.  I want something that's going to be fast and powerful enough to satisfy certain cravings once i'm used to it.  I also want something that is not going to be like a bronc my first time out.  Any ideas?!       Bill
In article <1993Apr22.201652.17882@news.columbia.edu>, scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears) wrote: >  >  >  > 	Went and played w/Columbia's scanner and scanned in a bunch of > 	pictures of my new (to me) 1977 BMW R100S. They are, however, not > 	color, but 256 greyscale Gifs.   	Mind posting those to the euro archive?  We have a directory 	specifically for BMWs.  	ftp:  134.29.65.5  (Vax2.Winona.MSUS.EDU)  user: euro  pass: spooge  cd bmw  get and put as you please.
In article <1r3tm4$itu@news.ysu.edu> ak296@yfn.ysu.edu writes:  > >In a previous article, txd@ESD.3Com.COM (Tom Dietrich) says: > >>parr@acs.ucalgary.ca (Charles Parr) writes: >> >>>I bought it, I tried it: >> >>>It is, truly, the miracle spooge. >> >>>My chain is lubed, my wheel is clean, after 1000km. > >I too have seen the miracle of Maxima Chain Wax.  Not only does it lube >and stay where it's supposed to, but I swear I can ride faster now.  Yes, >not only does it lube your chain, it makes you a better rider.  And more >attractive to members of the opposing sex.  And smarter.  And....  Works really well on my 'bike too.   Tony
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.  Oh yeah, all the time.  On a nice spring/summer day, I roll down the window and drive around looking for bikes.  When a bike motors by in the opposite direction, I stick my arm out and hi5'em.  My arm feels like a million  bucks when I'm doing this a 60km/h.  I do the same thing with cyclists. The only problem with hi5ing a cyclist is their always in the right hand lane. I hafta roll down the other window and hi5 them on the back.  Oh well, I  think they appreciate the thought.   Regards, Ted.
In article <1qmnp8INN31v@mojo.eng.umd.edu> oconnor@eng.umd.edu (Mark O'Connor) writes: > >On the other side of the fence, I owned a Bieffe off-road helmet. >Took what I would consider a minor fall, and had visible damage >to the shell.  Yes, the helmet did its job.  But the damage/impact >ratio was scary.  I own Bell Moto-5 now, have taken impacts on >order of twice the Bieffe impact (we do this frequently in MX), >and don't even have a scratch on it after two seasons.  My >recommendation is to buy _high_ quality gear.  YMMV.  When your helmetted nogin hits an immoveabe object, there are only four things to dissipate the energy: the immoveable object, the helmet shell, the helmet liner, the rider's head, the rider's ego (ok, five). Assuming that the helmet/ head assembly takes the same impact, if the shell cracks in one case, then in the other the liner must be dented, or the head gets jiggled. If it's the the liner that's dented, the helmet is just as toast as if the shell were cracked, it won't absorb energy form an impact in that area. If it's the head that's getting jiggled, maybe the new gear isn't of as high quality after all?
In article <1993Apr18.160449.1@hamp.hampshire.edu> jyaruss@hamp.hampshire.edu writes:  >Is there a buying guide for new/used motorcycles (that lists reliability, how >to go about the buying process, what to look for, etc...)?  _Cycle World_ puts one out, but I'm sure it's not very objective.  Try talking with dealers and the people that hang out there, as well as us.  We love to give advice.  >Is there a pricing guide for new/used motorcycles (Blue Book)?  Most of the bigger banks have a blue book which includes motos -- ask for the one with RVs in it.  >Are there any books/articles on riding cross country, motorcycle camping, etc?  Couldn't help you here.  >Is there an idiots' guide to motorcycles?  You're reading it.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |        Cliff Weston           DoD# 0598          '92 Seca II (Tem)       | |                                                                          | |   "the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body       | |    is lumpy and hairy and should not be seen by the light of day."       |
bgardner@pebbles.es.com (Blaine Gardner) writes: >In article <1993Apr20.195116.10738@ncsu.edu> martenm@chess.ncsu.edu (Mar Marten) writes: >> >>I am looking for a new tank bag now, and I wondered if you, as follow  >>FJ1100/1200 owners, could make some suggestions as to what has, and has >>not worked for you.  >With the FJ's large, flat gas tank, I'd imagine that almost anything >would work. Personally, I'm quite happy with my Eclipse standard tank >bag.  Me too. Even after I bought the 3-piece Krauser K2 set.  Now and then,  DK puts them on sale for 50 bux or so to clear out inventory, but they never seem to to go away.  They are the Volkswagens of tank bags, I guess.  BTW, the late Paul O' Neill showed me a trick with a pair of pliers that will extend their life considerably.  When the zipper starts to separate behind the pull (because of age and wear), squash the pull body with the pliers just a bit to tighten it back up.  I would have tossed my bag three  years ago, but this fixed it up and kept it secure and reliable.
Stolen from Pasadena between 4:30 and 6:30 pm on 4/15.  Blue and white Honda CBR900RR california plate KG CBR.   Serial number JH2SC281XPM100187, engine number 2101240.  No turn signals or mirrors, lights taped over for track riders session at Willow Springs tomorrow.  Guess I'll miss it.  :-(((  Help me find my baby!!!
davet@interceptor.cds.tek.com (Dave Tharp CDS) writes: ]In article <1076@rider.UUCP> joe@rider.cactus.org writes: ]>cookson@mbunix.mitre.org (Cookson) writes: ][bozo posts GIFS to rec.moto] ]>he and his postmaster are also gonna get 500 copies of the post in their  ]>mailboxes. ] ]   Hey, it's a great picture.  You can't fault his taste, only his ]technique.  Chill out and educate instead of getting your panties in a ]bunch.  ditto to you Dave. I'm using the picture as the bacground on my sun, and I haven't sent a single message to the guy. looks like you get to keep the panties.  --  Joe Senner -- joe@Rider.Cactus.Org                                 Austin, TX
JL-NS>Subject: Re: Motorcycle Courier (Summer Job)  I'd like to thank everyone who replied. I will probably start looking in earnest after May, when I return from my trip down the Pacific Coast (the geographical feature, not the bike).  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 . . .    * SLMR 2.1a * Have bike, will travel. Quickly. Very quickly.
In article <csundh30.735325668@ursa> csundh30@ursa.calvin.edu (Charles Sundheim) writes: > >I am assembling info for a Film Criticism class final project. > man, every time this thread comes up, i start jumping up and down screaming ' EASY WHEELS! EASY WHEELS!' but to date, it seems like _i'm_ the only one who' s ever seen this. it's absolutely hysterical. basic plot is this:  reporter searching for a ring of babysnatchers is blow off the road by a ( very hot) gang of babe bikers in leather. he is rescued from his wrecked car  in the desert by a xtian gospal biker band lead by an ex viet-nam vet with a  steel plate in his head that gives him visions from time to time. they soon  discover that the gang 'o babes is kidnapping children to be raised by  wolves (the reasoning behind this is complex), and they set out to stop them  and restore justice and order to the world.  it is one of the 5 funniest movies i have ever seen in my life.
In article <05APR93.02451203.0049@UNBVM1.CSD.UNB.CA> C70A@UNB.CA (C70A000) writes: >In article <1993Apr2.213402.10821@eos.arc.nasa.gov> phil@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Phil Stone) writes: >>Thanks for the compliments, Allan, but I think you sidestepped >>my point there.  I didn't say I didn't take *any* chances.  Sheesh, >>getting out of bed in the morning is risky; I sprained my ankle  Damn right. I was late for a climbing meet one morning, so I got out of bed without bothering that my right foot was still asleep. It reminded me by folding underneath with a crunching of Metatarsals. Lucky the brake's on the right, but i got funny looks riding thru  London with one leg held aloft.
L629159@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM writes:  >(Thread degenerated to comparative costs of MSF courses deleted...)  >Hey!  Even at the highest price mentioned ($140 US) the course is  $200 in Glassboro, New Jersey  :(  >a bargain. Worth every penny, and there are lots of things you'll >get related to your bike that won't feel that way about.
In article <1993Apr23.143128.21344@dsd.es.com> bgardner@pebbles.es.com (Blaine Gardner) writes: >In article <ltdv8aINN3hb@earth.cs.utexas.edu> mcguire@cs.utexas.edu (Tommy Marcus McGuire) writes: [...] >>"Hey, what the hell do you mean by that?  You suck.  I have a god-given >>right to express opinions, carry a gun and to not wear a helmet, goddamn  >>it. Everything you stand for is STUPID." > >I'd give it an 0.5 on a scale of 10. While not mentioning Hitler or >Koresh weighs in your favor, you also neglected to mention 105 mph, tennis >balls, little girls and countersteering. Another thing to consider is, >that like Mexican food, a lot of folks mistake heat for quality. Subtle >references to various personal qualities/habits/ancestry/possesions >generally earn more points than four letter words or the caps lock key. >And introducing a new polysyllabic word (strabismic, for example) is >likely to insure that some small part of your flame will become >immortal. >--  >Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland >bgardner@dsd.es.com  Aw, c'mon.  The serious overreaction ought to be worth a couple of points, not to mention the bit condemning everthing the flamee might ever say. The non sequitur about guns and helmets is just the proper flourish.  I personally am of the opinion that there are two types of good flames. The first does trade ``quality,'' in the sense you mention, for heat. This has a certain surprise value and if done correctly, which I contend was done above, is reasonably entertaining.  While it is true that the flame I posted does not mention anyone's habitual velocity, friends, dinner, or entertainment, it says what it needs to with the appropriate flair and it is short.  The weakness of this type of flame is actually that it can easily be taken too far, at which point it becomes trite and boring.  (Witness the Infante thread recently....)  The other type of flame, which you seem to be glorifying above, has a few weaknesses as well.  In the first place, it can get verbose and  tedious in the extreme, particularly if the reader does not already strongly identify with one side or the other.  In the second, discussing someone's personal qualities, habits, and so forth can quickly become libelous. (Or is that slanderous?  I can never remember the difference.)  This leads to a proliferation of lawyers, which is widely regarded as a BAD THING. Finally, introducing polysyllabic words is problematic.  I can't haul my big dic. around on my bike, and it would be bad form to use a word which actually turned out to have a meaning, especially one which ran counter to my use and flamage in general.  In summary, Blaine, your score for that flame is incorrect.  While it may be the wunder-flame, the weaknesses you point out are not necessarily weaknesses, and your suggested corrections are not always useful nor applicable.  You also probably couldn't outrun a tennis ball with a flatulent dog stapled to your posterior, and I'll bet you and your  motorcycle lean to the outside while turning.  The same goes for anyone who looks like you, too.   ----- Tommy McGuire mcguire@cs.utexas.edu mcguire@austin.ibm.com
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: >  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.  > >  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.  Right on, it is every citizen's right and duty to FORCE government accountability.  (anecdotes deleted)  >  I've never tried proving the cop was mistaken.  I did get to see >some other poor biker try it.  He was mixing up various facts like >the maximum acceleration of a (cop) car, and the distance at which >the cop had been pacing him, and end up demonstrating that he couldn't >possibly have been going as fast as the cop had suggested.  He'd >brought diagrams and a calculator.  He was Prepared.  He lost.  Keep >in mind cops do this all the time, and their word is better than yours.  Also keep in mind that cops will LIE in court to get their way! (don't get me started by asking how I know ;) If you decide to fight you have to be ready for this as well as devise strategy to make the cop's story doubtful in the judge/jury's mind.
Hi folks.   I'm going to be buying my first bike and I'm considering an 82 Honda Ascot FT500 with less than 5K miles. Does this sound like a reasonable choice? Is there anything special I need to know?   Thanks.
In article <1993Apr14.234835.1@cua.edu> 84wendel@cua.edu writes: >Has anyone ever heard of a rider giving a big dog such as a great dane a ride  >on the back of his bike.  My dog would love it if I could ever make it work. >	Thanks >			84wendel@cua.edu    If a large Malmute counts then yes someone has heard(and seen) such an irresponsible childish stunt. The dog needed assistance straightening out once on board. The owner would lift the front legs of dog and throw them over the driver/pilots shoulders. Said dog would get shit eating grin on its face and away they'd go. The dogs ass was firmly planted on the seat.    My dog and this dog actively seek each other out at camping party's. They hate each other. I think it's something personal.
In article <1993Apr14.212827.2277@galaxy.gov.bc.ca> bclarke@galaxy.gov.bc.ca writes: >In article <1993Apr14.234835.1@cua.edu>, 84wendel@cua.edu writes: >> Has anyone ever heard of a rider giving a big dog such as a great dane a ride  >> on the back of his bike.  My dog would love it if I could ever make it work. > >!!! Post of the month !!! >Actually, I've seen riders carting around a pet dog in a sidecar.... >A great Dane on the back though; sounds a bit hairy to me.  Yeah, I'm sure that our lab would love a ride (he's the type that sticks his head out car windows) but I didn't think that he would enjoy being bungee- corded to the gas tank, and 65 lbs or squirming beast is a bit much for a backpack (ok who's done it....).
Can somebody tell me what all the letter spesifications on motorcycle models  really mean.  Example: What means the C, the B and the R in Honda CBR. - Or the V, S, G, L  and P in Suzuki VS750GLP  I wanna distribute this in our club magazine. I want lists of all types, but  I already knows about Harley.  Thanks in advance!  	Vidar  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------    Vidar O. Solberg - NORWAY                     * ROCK HARD * RIDE FREE *             "We are the proud, the few and the true Metallibashers!"
I was posting to Alt.locksmithing about the best methods for securing  a motorcycle.  I got several responses referring to the Cobra Lock (described below).  Has anyone come across a store carrying this lock in the Chicago area?  Any other feedback from someone who has used this?  Thanks for any info.,  Steve  In article 1r1534INNraj@shelley.u.washington.edu, basiji@stein.u.washington.edu (David Basiji) writes: >  > Incidentally, the best lock I've found for bikes is the Cobra Lock. > It's a cable which is shrouded by an articulated, hardened steel sleeve. > The lock itself is cylindrical and the locking pawl engages the joints > at the articulation points so the chain can be adjusted (like handcuffs). > You can't get any leverage on the lock to break it open and the cylinder > is well-protected.  I wouldn't want to cut one of these without a torch > and/or a vice and heavy duty cutting wheel. >
What about disks?  Won't it erase them if you're carrying them in the bag?
In article <1qmetg$g2n@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes: [...] >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            ^^^^^ [...] >Ed Green, former Ninjaite |I was drinking last night with a biker, [...]   Given my desire to stay as far away as possible from farming and ranching equipment, I really hate to jump into this thread.  I'm going to anyway, but I really hate it.  Ed, exactly what kind of mutant horse-like entity do you ride, anyway? Does countersteering work on the normal, garden-variety, one-necked horse?  Obmoto:  I was flipping through the March (I think) issue of Rider, and I saw a small pseudo-ad for a book on hand signals appropriate to motorcycling. It mentioned something about a signal for "Your passenger is on fire."  Any body know the title and author of this book, and where I could get a copy? This should not be understood as implying that I have grown sociable enough to ride with anyone, but the book sounded cute.     ----- Tommy McGuire mcguire@cs.utexas.edu mcguire@austin.ibm.com
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.  Yup. Do it whenever I am in the cage (which is not often if its riding weather ... ie no snow). I find arm out and down and kinda finger wave works best for sport bikes and arm out/up works best for Harleys. Similar to how I wave when I am on the bike.  >Let's see how many posts it takes for someone to selectively quote this article  Yah mean like..  >I get the urge, but I've never actually done it.  Done what? Why Jody we would never, ever even dream of assuming that a young lady of such refined breeding and taste would even consider such things. I mean some matters do not even have to be discussed, by civilized beings...  But, in confidence, just between the "two of us", not even once. Or perhaps got excited thinking about it. I know that I do... ;->
In article <MJMUISE.38.733926270@1302.watstar.uwaterloo.ca> MJMUISE@1302.watstar.uwaterloo.ca (Mike Muise) writes: > >1 hr/drink for the first 4 drinks. >1.5 hours/drink for the next 6 drinks. >2 hours/drink for the rest.  In my case it goes down after the first four, because the fifth one usually makes me throw up the last two.  Needless to say, I don't drink very much anymore, as the last time that happened was in the second year of my undergrad. I was a silly .edu breath, and pretty bad breath at that.
So it looks like I'm going to have to put a couple of bikes in storage for a few months, starting several months from now, and I'm already contemplating how to do it so they're as easy to get going again as possible. I have everything under control, I think, besides the batteries. I know that if I buy a $50.00 Battery Tender for each one and leave them plugged in the whole time the bikes are in storage, they'll be fine. But I'm not sure that's necessary. I've never heard anyone discussing this idea, so maybe there's some reason why it isn't so great. But maybe someone can tell me.  Would it be a mistake to fully charge the batteries, drain the electrolyte into separate containers (one for each battery), seal the container, close up the batteries, and leave them that way? Then it would seem that when the bikes come out of storage, I could put the electrolyte back in the batteries and they should still be fully charged. What's wrong with this?  On a related, but different note for you Bay Area Denizens, wasn't there someone who had a bunch of spare EDTA a few months back? Who was it? Is there still any of it left?  Thanks for any and all help!
"Silver Dream Racer" -- Frustrated Brit club racer's buddy dies, leaving him a built-in-garage "revolutionary, experimental" 500 GP bike. Brit club racer uses machine to beat Bad American on Bad Japanese Factory Bike at British GP.  Filmed at Silverstone, I believe.  Pretty bad.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Dave Tharp                      | DoD #0751   | "You can't wear out       | | davet@interceptor.CDS.TEK.COM   | MRA #151    |   an Indian Scout,        | | '88 K75S  '48 Indian Chief      | AHRMA #751  |  Or its brother the Chief.| | '75 R90S(#151) '72 TR-2B(#751)  | AMA #524737 |  They're built like rocks | | '65 R50/2/Velorex  '57 NSU Max  |             |   to take the knocks,     | |       1936 BMW R12              | (Compulsive | It's the Harleys that     | | My employer has no idea.        |   Joiner)   |   give you grief."        |
In article <Stafford-210493125617@stafford.winona.msus.edu> Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.Edu (John Stafford) writes: >In article <wrs.4180@wslack.UUCP>, wrs@wslack.UUCP (Bill Slack) wrote: > >> Uh, folks, the shaft doesn't have diddleysquatpoop to do with it. I can get >> the front wheel off the ground on my /5, ferchrissake! > >   The statement above is _true_ to the spirit of the list because >   it is a false statement.  Misinformation: that's the spirit, Bill. > >   My /5 will do wheelies because it's a chain drive model.    > >==================================================== >John Stafford   Minnesota State University @ Winona >                    All standard disclaimers apply.  I knew when I posted that I was going to get into trouble. Now I suppose I have to give /5 wheelie demos at the Spring Fling or something.  But you're right, John, it is a chain drive model. I think it goes around the camshaft and up over the rocker arms or something. Stolen from an early Spagthorpe design, according to urban legend.
Ed's heading out on the highway?  Did he finally buy a bike or is he a passanger?  Jeff Andle   DoD #3005  1976 KZ900     REE700A@MAINE.MAINE.EDU