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-->car377@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (charles.a.rogers) writes: --> -->What, a dog weighs 150lb maybe, at max? You can't handle it? --> -->You have, I presume, thumbs? Grapple with it and tear it's head -->off! --> -->Sheesh, even a trained attack dog is no match for a human, -->we have *all* the advantages. --> -- --This was a recent discussion on rec.martial-arts.  Humans definitely don't --have all the advantages. Dogs are deceptively strong and often bred for --fighting of one sort or another.  --Ed --DoD #1110  Being related to former trainers, I have come to know that humans do have all the advantages (well, at least one anyway). It is a little known fact that a dog will involuntarily regurgitate and release an object that is too large to swallow. I was told that if I were ever attacked by a dog I should ball my hand in a fist and force it down the dog's throat. The dog would naturally gag and release, and become momentarily disoriented. This commonly happens to humans when we go to a doctor and have our throats examined ( Proof Positive ). In the time during the dog's disorientation, the next move would be to wrap an arm about the dog throat in a  choke hold manner and constrict with all your might until the dog lapses into unconsciousness ( from lack of oxygen and halting blood flow ). Finally, run like the wind to get away from the local area should the dog get up again and be really pissed.  OOOOOOOpsssss. For a second there I thought I was in rec.beatthelivingcrapoutofadog and not rec.motorcycles.  Till next time.
In article <C50uGG.9As@cmptrc.lonestar.org> irwin@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Irwin Arnstein) writes: >In article <1phuse$5u1@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes: >>In article 28712@aber.ac.uk, azw@aber.ac.uk (Andy Woodward) writes: >>>Two questions that fascinate me:- >> >>Check you local blue light special for a sale on lives... >> >>>1) Why are rednecks called rednecks? >> >>The origin of the slang is probably a reference to a sunburned neck, >>often obtained while performing honest work outdoors.  The neck is >>specified to distinguish these people, whose shirt-protected chest and >>back are pale, from the elitist wealthy, who, in their idiotic quest >>for darker skin pigmentation as a badge of leisure time, overdo it and >>get full-body sunburns. >> > >More like those who use their backs instead of their minds to make >their living who are usually ignorant and intolerant of anything outside >of their group or level of understanding. >--  >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >"Tuba" (Irwin)      "I honk therefore I am"       CompuTrac-Richardson,Tx >irwin@cmptrc.lonestar.org    DoD #0826            (R75/6) >-------------------------------------------------------------------------  That sounds like an awfully closed minded, intolerant attitude.  1/2  :')       I'm not a redneck but . . . try a walk in their shoes first.  Stereotypes are usually of very limited value.  I've seen as many ignorant self-righteous "open minded" new age lovers of the great planet Earth as I have ignorant "red necks".  I don't see a correlation. I don't believe that the "redneck" culture, if you can call it that, is necessarily inferior or superior to any other.    I gotta have a beer, I'm making too much sense.  Next thing you know, I'll be preaching tolerance . . .. and I'm a conservative.  Jack Waters II DoD#1919
For sale:    Model  : Husqvarna 510 TE (enduro model)   Year   : 1988   Engine : 500 cc Four Stroke    Extras : - 1992 ignition (for easy starting)            - Suspension by Aftershock            - Custom carbon fiber/Kevlar skid plate            - Quick steering geometry            - Stock (EPA legal and quiet) exhaust system            - Bark busters and hand guards            - Motion Pro clutch cable    Price  : $2200    Contact: Denis Concordel  E-Mail: denis@apldbio.com                             MaBell: (415) 570 6667 (work)                                     (415) 494 7109 (home)    I am selling my trusty Husky... hopefully to buy a Husaberg...  This is   a very good dirt bike and has been maintained perfectly.  I never had   any problems with it.    It's a four stroke, 4 valves, liquid cooled engine. It is heavier than    a 250 2 stroke but still lighter than a Honda XR600 and has a lot better    suspension (Ohlins shock, Husky fork) than the XR. For the casual or non   competitive rider, the engine is much better than any two stroke.   You can easily lug up hills and blast through trails with minimum gear   changes.      The 1992 ignition and the carefully tuned carburation makes this bike   very easy to start (starts of first kick when cold or hot).  There is a   custom made carbon/kevlar (light 1 pound) wrap around skid plate to protect   the engine cases and the water pump.  The steering angle has been reduced    by 2 degree to increase steering quickness. This with the suspension tune-up   by Phil Douglas of Aftershock (Multiple time ISDE rider) gives it a better   ride than most bike: plush suspension, responsive steering with no head shake.
You really expect a cop to answer these honestly?  (First you gotta expect a cop to be honest...that's another story...)
snark@bmerh327.BNR.CA (Eric Nelson) writes: : My 83 Nighthawk has two (related?) problems with the ignition system: :  :   - it won't start when on cold mornings ( 10 C, 50 F or so) :   - I always need to give it gas when starting it, even when using :     the clutch. :  :   This all still happens after a tune-up and a new battery,  :   any ideas on what could be wrong with the bike?  I think you have the choke (starter) jet blocked and even the idle one.
>I eagerly await comment.  The ice princess next door makes a habit of flooring her cage out of the  driveway when she sees me coming. Probably only hits 25mph, or so. (I made  the mistake of waving to a neighbor. She has some sort of grudge, now.)  I was riding downhill at ~60mph on a local backroad when a brown dobie came  flashing through the brush at well over 30mph, on an intercept course with  my front wheel. The dog had started out at the top of the hill when it heard  me and still had a lead when it hit the road. The dog was approaching from  my left, and was running full tilt to get to my bike on the other side of  the road before I went by. Rover was looking back at me to calculate the  final trajectory. Too bad it didn't notice the car approaching at 50+mph  from the other direction.  I got a closeup view of the our poor canine friend's noggin careening off  the front bumper, smacking the asphalt, and getting runover by the front  tire. It managed a pretty good yelp, just before impact. (peripheral  imminent doom?) I guess the driver didn't see me or they probably would have  swerved into my lane. The squeegeed pup actually got up and headed back  home, but I haven't seen it since.   Sniff.   Sometimes Fate sees you and smiles.
In article <speedy.156@engr.latech.edu> speedy@engr.latech.edu (Speedy Mercer) writes: >I am confused (like THAT'S a surprise!), someone asked ME for a copy of the  >FAQ via E-Mail.  As I am not the KotFAQ, I was wondering what the proper  >responce is?    Our panel of judges has deliberated the question, and the answer is:  Send the requester one copy, and then gang-FAQ yourself.
In a previous article, xlyx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu () says:  >Is it possible to do a "wheelie" on a motorcycle with shaft-drive? >   	Absolutely. Early XS1100's were VERY good at this.   	 >Mike Terry >'82 Virago >  	Don't try it on your Virago unless you already are purty good at it or like the smell of exploded clutch.    --  Go fast. Take chances.
In article <C5Joz9.HLn@cup.hp.com> Chris Steinbroner <hesh@cup.hp.com> writes: >Wm. L. Ranck (ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu) wrote: >: 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. > >[...] i'm going to >let my current membership lapse when it's >up for renewal. > >-- hesh  In my case that's not for another 3+ years, so I'd appreciate any hints on what will keep the organization in business that long.  (And preferably longer, of course, and worth being part of.)
In article <1993Apr20.010734.18225@megatek.com> randy@megatek.com writes: >...  Perhaps DWI in Lousiana *is* confined >to liquor?  *Everything* in Louisiana is related to liquor:  eating, sleeping, walking, talking, church, state, life, death, and everything in between.  Plus the food is good, too.
In article <C5tH9w.78o@csi.compuserve.com> nbetz@csi.compuserve.com (Nathan Betz) writes:  >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. >  >-Nathan  Nice litle bike.  I loved riding my brother-in-law's.   ----===== DoD #8177 = Technician(Dr. Speed) .NOT. Student =====----
In article <1pplsc$38q@news.ysu.edu> ak296@yfn.ysu.edu (John R. Daker) writes: >I propose that the Official DoD Newbie Bike of Choice (tm) be the ZX-11 D.  =8^/  Nothing like giving newbies a land rocket to practice on.    >It offers >enough power so that a novice rider can safely  accelerate out of harms way >in situations where a more experienced rider would use complex avoidance  >manouvers.  Yup.  Accelerate right into the back of an 18-wheel truck.  Um.  How's the easiest way to get newbies of the road?  :)  Regards, Ted.
<jlp.733424226@wink>, jlp@blink.att.com (Jon Peticolas(x7058)) writes: >  > Hey! it works. You could present the paragraph above to virtually any member > of the non-motorcycling public and they'll buy right into it. >  > Just about any argument you can produce in favor of banning helmetless > riding can be used to argue in favor of banning motorcycles. > It's just a matter of degree.  That's absurd! That statement must therefore say that any argument in favor of seatbelts or airbags is an argument against automobiles.  Any argument for lifeguards is an argument against swimming.  It says that any agrgument in favor of safety precautions is an argument for banning the activity to  which the precautions apply.  Extrapolating to that degree is ridiculous, there wouldn't be any normal human activity left to do; therefore it is a non-seqitur.  Also, even though most people do not ride motorcycles, they do boat, sail, jetski, climb, ski, fly parachute, hang-glide, glide, bungee-jump, bike, skate, rollerblade, skateboard, play rugby (ouch), mow the lawn, rewire the basement, operate heavy machinery,  and do a host of other 'dangerous' things that would all be as valid as motorcycling as activities to ban. Your little homily applies to all those things, and the general public buying into banning motorcycles without realizing that their activity would be next is unlikely.
Various posts about shafties can't do wheelies:  >: > 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 > >Good point John...a buddy of mine told me that same thing when I had my >BMW R80GS; I dumped the clutch at 5,000rpm (hey, ito nly revved to 7 or so) and >you know what? He was right!  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!
To go one step further, you could write Roland Slabon, Pres. of the Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners Ltd at P.O. box 67, Exeter, New Hampshire  03833 and he'll send you copy of the bimonthly rag with info as to where to send your $12 bucks if ya want to join. As far as the price of '60's Beemers, it varies wildly, from a low of around $1000 for an unrestored bike that still runs (like an R50 or R60) to $4500 or so for a restored R69S.  Don't listen to that bull about the old bmw's not being "good  enough" to ride in todays world.. Hell, I'm riding my 1956 R26 Single from Mississippi to the BMW MOA national rally in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on the 22nd of July this year. Sincerely, Craig Vechorik BMW MOA Ambassador #9462 BMW Vintage  Bulletin tech editor #1373 DOD #843 "REAL BMW's have ROUND tail lights and ROLLER cranks"
Included in thas  sale is a Cover  .  THe cover is not sold separately. The trailer is not being sold.
In a previous article, mjs@sys.uea.ac.uk (Mike Sixsmith) says:  >Catherine Barbara Saum <cs20+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes: > >>Is there a way to wax out a dull finish (minor scrathes)?  While >>"passngering" on my fiance's Bandit, my hip-pack rubbed against the tail >>and left a nasty dull finish and teeny scratches. Is there a way to get >>rid of these?  Buff them out?  Wax them out? >>help!  Okay, here's what to do.   Get a drill and a sanding disk. Use, say a  100 disk and go at it at a very low rpm.  If you don't have a drill, try coarse steel wool and brake fluid.  Dot 4 has an uncanny knack for removing _any_ paint imperfections.  Oh, I'm not responsible for misuse or miapplication of either of these techniques.
In article DEH@synoptics.com, noemi@synoptics.com (Noemi Berry) writes: > >guess how you turn a horse: LOOK where you want >to go!  and PLAN your turns and jumps.  the best >riders give refined, smooth inputs to the beast. >lots of maintenance.  leather looks cool. >sound familiar?  Black ones look better.  None are truely indiginous to America, although some of the finest are produced here.  Gear is expensive, and you never seem have enough of it.  Volvos hit them.  Only idiots intentionally rear up the front half off the ground just to look cool. Posers don't ride them in the rain.  They are dangerous on ice.  Loud ones are annoying, and too much chrome looks dumb.  Yep, sounds familiar!
In <1r7pli$hoc@agate.berkeley.edu> robinson@cogsci.Berkeley.EDU (Michael Robinson) writes:  >In article <1993Apr22.112652.8210@aber.ac.uk> azw@aber.ac.uk(Andy Woodward) writes: >>>Why just the other day a large >>>group of us where lamenting how much we admire and wish we could be just >>>like those macho British studs we've all grown up idolizing.  >> >>Well, and I thought all Yanks were parochial ostriches. So some of you >>can at least aspire to better things......  >Andy, when are you ever going to get it straight?  All Yanks are  >self-satisfied gits.  It's the Canadians that are parochial ostriches.     No, the Yanks are. We are are midway through our insipid invasion of  Florida and they aren't even aware of it yet.  __    Jorg Klinger            |       GSXR1100        | If you only new who    Arch. & Eng. Services   |"Lost Horizons"  CR500 | I think I am.     UManitoba, Man. Ca.     |"The Embalmer"   IT175 |           - anonymous
martenm@chess.ncsu.edu (Mark 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. If there is already a file on this I apologize for  >asking and will gladly accept any flames that are blown my way!
In article <13386@news.duke.edu>, infante@acpub.duke.edu (Andrew  Infante) writes: |> Well, it looks like I'm F*cked for insurance. |>  |> I had a DWI in 91 and for the beemer, as a rec. |> vehicle, it'll cost me almost $1200 bucks to insure/year. |>  |> Now what do I do? |>   Go bikeless.  You drink and drive, you pay. No smiley.
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 may also want to take a sidetrip along Seven Lakes Drive just off the parkway for the same reasons plus the road sweeps up and down along the hills with sweeping turns under old forest canopy.
In article 3126@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu, asphaug@lpl.arizona.edu (Erik Asphaug x2773) writes: >By the way Bob, er Dave (sorry!), I had read a review that said the 550 >engine was pretty much identical to the GPz, but that the suspension >and frame is more modern.   the fancy piggyback shocks on the 550 (and the 750, i think.  i don't know about the zr1100) are very nice, 3-way adjustability.  the forks are crappy, they dive like MAD.  i had progressive springs installed and it made a huge difference.  cheap fix, MUCH improvement.
Jonathan E. Quist, on the Thu, 15 Apr 1993 14:26:42 GMT wibbled: : In article <txd.734810267@Able.MKT.3Com.Com> txd@ESD.3Com.COM (Tom Dietrich) writes: : >>In a previous article, egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) says:  : [lots of things, none of which are quoted here]  : >>>In article rgu@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu, ai598@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Sturdevant) writes: : >>>  You think your *average* dirt biker can jump : >>>a 3 foot log?  : > : >How about an 18" log that is suspended about 18" off of the ground? : >For that matter, how about a 4" log that is suspended 2.5' off of the : >ground?  : Oh, ye of little imagination.  :You don't jump over those -that's where you lay the bike down and slide under! : --  : Jonathan E. Quist  The nice thing about horses though, is that if they break down in the middle of nowhere, you can eat them.  Fuel's a bit cheaper, too. --  Nick (the 90 HP Biker)   DoD 1069   Concise Oxford   Giddy-Up!  M'Lud.
In article <1poj23INN9k@west.West.Sun.COM> gaijin@ale.Japan.Sun.COM (John Little - Nihon Sun Repair Depot) writes: >In article <8108.97.uupcb@compdyn.questor.org> \ >ryan_cousineau@compdyn.questor.org (Ryan Cousineau) writes: >% >% I think I've found the ultimate summer job: It's dangerous, involves >% motorcycles, requires high speeds in traffic, and it pays well. >%  >% So my question is as follows: Has anyone here done this sort of work? >% What was your experience? >%  [Stuff deleted] >   Get a -good- "AtoZ" type indexed streetmap for all of the areas  you're >   likely to work.   Always carry  plenty of black-plastic  bin liners  to  Check with the local fire department.  My buddy is a firefighter and they have these small map books which are Amazing!  They are compact, easy to use (no folding).  They even have a cross reference section in which you match your current cross streets with the cross streets you want to go to and it details the quickest route.  They gave me an extra they had laying around.  But then again I know all those people I'm not really sure if they are supposed to give/sell them. (The police may also have something similar).   >--  >   ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >  | John Little  - gaijin@Japan.Sun.COM  - Sun Microsystems. Atsugi, Japan |  >   ------------------------------------------------------------------------  --  --------------------------------------------------------------------------   ..vela.acs.oakland.edu!psgi!todd  | '88 RM125 The only bike sold without   Todd Doolittle                    |           a red-line.            Troy, MI                          | '88 EX500                         DoD #0832                         |
In article <1993Apr15.153312.4125@research.nj.nec.com> behanna@syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna) writes: >In article <tcora-140493155620@b329-gator-3.pica.army.mil> tcora@pica.army.mil (Tom Coradeschi) writes: >>In article <1993Apr14.125209.21247@walter.bellcore.com>, [...] >>BZZZT! If it is the other driver's fault, your insurance co pays you, less >>deductible, then recoups the total cost from the other guy/gal's company >>(there's a fancy word for it, which escapes me right now), and pays you the >>deductible. Or: you can go to the other guy/gal's company right off - just >>takes longer to get your cash (as opposed to State Farm, who cut me a check >>today, on the spot, for the damage to my wife's cage). > >	The word is "subrogation."  Seems to me, if you're willing to wait >for the money from scumbag's insurance, that you save having to pay the >deductible.  However, if scumbag's insurance is Scum insurance, then you may >have to pay the deductible to get your insurance co.'s pack of rabid, large- >fanged lawyers to recover the damages from Scum insurance's lawyers. > >	Sad, but true.  Call it job security for lawyers. > >Later, >--  >Chris BeHanna	DoD# 114          1983 H-D FXWG Wide Glide - Jubilee's Red Lady [...]   You know, it sounds suspiciously like no fault doesn't even do what it was advertised as doing---getting the lawyers out of the loop.  Sigh.  Another naive illusion down the toilet....      ----- Tommy McGuire mcguire@cs.utexas.edu mcguire@austin.ibm.com
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
FOR SALE (RELUCTANTLY)                   ---- Classic Bike -----                  1972 YAMAHA XS-2 650 TWIN   <6000 Original miles. Always stored inside. 1979 front end with aftermarket tapered steering head bearings. Racer's supply rear bronze swingarm bushings, Tsubaki chain, Pirrhana 1/4 fairing with headlight cutout, one-up Carrera racing seat, superbike bars, velo stacks on twin carbs. Also have original seat. Tank is original cherry/white paint with no scratches, dents or dings. Needs a new exhaust as original finally rusted through and was discarded. I was in process of making Kenney Roberts TT replica/ cafe racer when graduate school, marriage, child precluded further effort. Wife would love me to unload it. It does need re-assembly, but I think everything is there. I'll also throw in manuals, receipts, and a collection of XS650 Society newsletters and relevant mag articles. Great fun, CLASSIC bike with over 2K invested. Will consider reasonable offers. ___________________________________________________________________________   Timothy J. Shickley, Ph.D.   Director, Neurourology Departments of Urology and Anatomy/Cell Biology Temple University School of Medicine 3400 North Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19140 (voice/data) 215-221-8966; (voice) 21-221-4567; (fax) 21-221-4565 INTERNET: shickley@vm.temple.edu     BITNET: shickley@templevm.bitnet ICBM: 39 57 08N       75 09 51W _________________________________________________________________________
In a previous article, egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) says:  >In article sda@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu, ai598@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Sturdevant) writes:  >  The only people who train for years to jump a horse 2 feet >are equistrian posers who wear velvet tails and useless helmets. >  	Which, as it turns out, is just about everybody that's serious about horses. What a bunch of weenie fashion nerds. And the helmets suck. I'm wearing my Shoei mountain bike helmet - fuck em.>>>   >>	Or I'm permanently injured. > >Oops.  too late. >  	Nah, I can still walk unaided.    --  Go fast. Take chances.
hello there ican anyone who has handson experience on riding the Yamaha v-max, pls kindly comment on its handling .
In article <1993Apr6.154544.28595@rd.hydro.on.ca> jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (Jody Levine) writes: >In article <1ppvds$92a@seven-up.East.Sun.COM> egreen@East.Sun.COM writes: >>In article 7290@rd.hydro.on.ca, jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (Jody Levine) writes: >>Every bit as fast as a dirtbike, in the right terrain.  And we eat >>flies, thank you. >Who mentioned dirtbikes? We're talking highway speeds here. If you go 70mph >on your dirtbike then feel free to contribute.  Obviously never rode a good 250 or open-class bike!