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> Can someone recommend how to ship a motorcycle from San Francisco > to Seattle?  And how much might it cost?  I shipped my K75S from Portland Oregon to Daytona for this years bike week (I rode it back!).  The company I used is The Federal Co's. You can reach them at 1-800-747-4100 ex 214.  You either have to be a AMA member, or maybe it is just a discount for AMA, not sure. (Call 1-800-AMA-JOIN to become an AMA member)  The shipping cost is based on the number of miles.  It cost me about $500 for Portland to Orlando.  $80 of that was insurance.  All I had to do is ride it to the shipping dock and siphon the gas out.  I think they can also pick up the bike from any business.  The bike arrived on-time at Orlando.  All I had to do was adjust the mirrors and add gas.  The bike was in perfect shape!
In <RTARAZ.93Apr22104337@bigwpi.WPI.EDU> rtaraz@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Ramin Taraz) writes:  >Well, I watched the Daytona race on TNN.  Boy for the people who saw >it: >Was the Yamaha a lot faster than the Kawi or what?  on the last >stretch the Yami took of and left the Kawi in the dust.  I am a Kawi >rider and am totaly disappointed in the Kawi!    Lawson was on the Yamaha.  Not taking anything away from Russel, but, well...  __    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
In article <211353@mavenry.altcit.eskimo.com>, maven@mavenry.altcit.eskimo.com (Norman Hamer) writes: >   >  Grf. Dropped my Shoei RF-200 off the seat of my bike while trying to rock  > it onto it's centerstand, chipped the heck out of the paint on it...  CONGRAULATIONS !!!! Your helmet just passed the Snell Test.   >  So I cheerfully spent $.59 on a bottle of testor's model paint and  > repainted the scratches and chips for 20 minutes.  Oh well, as least it looks ok now. Still, it may not save your head as well as before you dropped it.  Mike
While on my bike I wave to anyone who looks.  Sort of like the "small town" or "wide open spaces" type thing that someone from Louisiana mentioned. (Like when I'm in Arkansas or Helena MT.)  Kids are especially fun - both genders (Watch it Cliff!! :-) )    In the cage I usually wave to bikers.  They usually don't wave back.  My wife thinks it's strange but I don't care.
Hi.  I'm not sure what the other guy (can't track down his post for his name) was talking about when he made the claim that cobralinks are not adjustable. They are.  There's a space between each link where the "teeth" of the  locking head notch in.  Thus, each link is a possible locking point.  Also, (and this is not applicable to hard-core thieves who cart around liquid nitrogen and oxy-acetylene torches) the cobralinks "LOOK" a lot more effective than kryptonite cable locks (IMHO) and I think the initial appearance effect is more relevant to bored-joyriders-nominally-adept-at- cracking-unsecured-bike deterrence, as long as the lock is nominally  functional.  Finally, I notice that when I ride with my leathers, harness boots, and the cobralinks slung across like a bandolier (BTW, I've crashed in the rain dressed like this and the lock didn't pulverize any vertebrae), cagers give me a much wider berth, don't hassle me, and tend to avoid any potentially inflammatory action at stoplights.  I love my cobralinks almost as much as I love my pre-80's Honda dinosaur. (I think I have a pavlovian drool reflex-I put the lock on (i.e., on my body) and I can feel the bike already shaking away).  My first post.  What did I do wrong :)?  sang DoD #0846 '80 CX500  p.s. any other CX500 owners out there?  Please e-mail me. Got  questions about the weird handling on my bike.
In article <1993Apr15.003749.15710@rtsg.mot.com> svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda) writes: >In article <1993Apr14.220252.14731@rtsg.mot.com> declrckd@rtsg.mot.com (Dan J. Declerck) writes: >| >|The difference of opinion, and difference in motorcycling between the sport-bike >|riders and the cruiser-bike riders.  > >That difference is only in the minds of certain closed-minded individuals.  I >have had the very best motorcycling times with riders of "cruiser"  >bikes (hi Don, Eddie!), yet I ride anything but.  Continuously, on this forum, and on the street, you find quite a difference between the opinions of what motorcycling is to different individuals. Cruiser-bike riders have a different view of motorcycling than those of sport bike riders (what they like and dislike about motorcycling). This is not closed-minded.  To NOT RECOGNIZE this, is in effect, close-minded.  > >|A lot of it, reminded me of rec.motorcycles and the insipid flame-age thereof.. > >If you so dislike it, my occasionally leather-clad poser pal, why read it?  I scan it for information, a lot of it is NOISE and pointless flame-age. (it's why I used trn, instead of rn)  If you have a problem with that, I'm really sorry for you..     --  => Dan DeClerck                        | EMAIL: declrckd@rtsg.mot.com     <= => Motorola Cellular APD               |                                  <= =>"Friends don't let friends wear neon"| Phone: (708) 632-4596            <=
Is anyone going to the P.B frenzy at Cadwell park in May. I am going, but only to watch.
>every spec of alertness to keep from getting squished, otherwise it's not >only dangerous, it's unpleasant. The same goes for cold and fatigue, as I >once took a half hour nap at a gas station to insure that I would make it  Yeah, hypothermia is MUCH more detrimemtal to your judgement and reactions than people realise. I wish I had the patience to stop when I should. One day I'll pay for it....
I just noticed that my halogen table lamp runs off 12 Volts. The big thinngy that plugs into the wall says 12 Volts DC,  20mA  The question is: Can I trickle charge the battery on my CB650 with it?  I don't know the rating of the battery, but it is a factory intalled one.    Thanks, Sanjay  --     '81 CB650 						DoD #1224
egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) wrote: >  > shz@mare.att.com (Keeper of the 'Tude) writes: > > egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes: > >> I know it sounds ludicrous for a biker to advocate restrictions on > >> biking in a biking forum, > > > >Don't you mean "former motorcyclist?" >  > No.  Hmmmmmmmmm. I can read this one of two ways:  1) Ed gotabike. 2) Motorcyclist is like alcoholic. (once you're an alcoholic, you're always an                                     alcoholic - at least that's what friends in                                     a position to know tell me)                    tom coradeschi <+> tcora@pica.army.mil
In article <1993Apr21.145716.17491@i88.isc.com> jeq@lachman.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:  Freebie and the Bean, GREAT chase scene on a trials bike!   ----===== DoD #8177 = Technician(Dr. Speed) .NOT. Student =====----
I'm a biker and a dog-lover.  First and foremost, I want to mention some common sense.  If it's a choice between injuring/killing a dog or getting yourself injured/killed, there is only one rational decision.  Only the most insane animal rights kook would put the dog first.  Second, it's useful to learn how to read a dog's body language.  How you react to a dog who is chasing you because he thinks it's a game (and that you're playing with him) is completely different from how you react to a dog which has hostile intent.  Third, it's useful to learn how to present yourself to a dog.  Dogs are social beasts, and recognize a domination/submission hierarchy.  To a dog, there are two types of fellow-creatures; that which he dominates, and that which dominate him.  You need to unambiguously represent yourself as being of the latter class.  You are God: you are easily angered and your anger is terrible. But God is also amused by one who properly submits to His dominance, and may even on rare occasions dispense a kind word, a kind word, or even (oh joy oh rapture unforeseen) A Dog Bisquit!  Now, how does that all relate to biking?  Well, first, it's a good idea to assume that most dogs who chase motorcycles do so because they think it's a game, and not out of overt hostility.  The MSF suggestion is a very good one; when you see the dog coming, slow down so he determines a particular place of interception.  Just before you (and he) reach that spot, punch the throttle so that when he reaches it you're already long gone.  Dogs take a few seconds to react to new input, and definitely cannot comprehend the acceleration that a motorcycle is capable of.  With a hostile dog, or one which you repeatedly encounter, stronger measures may be necessary.  This is the face off.  First -- and there is very important -- make sure you NEVER face off a dog on his territory.  Face him off on the road, not on his driveway.  If necessary, have a large stick, rolled up newspaper, etc. (something the beast will understand is something that will hurt him).  Stand your ground, then slowly advance.  Your mental attitude is that you are VERY ANGRY and are going to dispense TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT.  The larger the dog, the greater your anger.  Dogs will pick up anger, just as they can pick up fear.  And, since you and he are not on his home territory, it may suddenly dawn on the dog that perhaps he is on your territory, and that you are prepared to fight to the death.  Most dogs will decide that it is a good idea to retreat to their own territory where there is at least a home advantage.  They'll also observe that you are satisfied by that retreat (gesture of submission) and thus they have escaped punishment.
For those of you who are thinking about fiamms, you might also want to think about airhorns. I just installed a set of Bosch air horns ordered from  Dennis Kirk (pg. 282 of the latest catalog) on my '85 FJ1100. They are rated at 93db at 7 meters. I installed them using 10 gage wire from the battery to the relay to the compressor to ground. My stock horn connectors fit the relay pins just fine. I soldered the connections to the relay and compressor, and used a crimp type battery connector and an inline 10amp fuse/connector from NAPA. 	I installed the compressor just forward of the fuse box in the front fairing by tie wrapping between the steering head frame and the black steel tube frame used to support the front fairing. You have to remove the front fairing to do this, but it fits outside of the frame but inside the fairing on the two vertical supports just in front of the fuses. Depending how tight your fairing follows the frame, you should be able to fit it somewhere in the fairing. The compressor is about 2" in diameter and about 5" long. 	The relay mounted on the front of the steering head frame (it is small so there should be plenty of good places for it. 	I found a perfect place for the horns that required only tie wraps to mount. The horns fit inside the front fairing/frame and stick out on either side just in front of the air scoops, but behind the turn signals. The back of the horns point back towards the center of the bike and come real close to where the gas tank connects to the front part of the frame. There is just enough room to the outside to allow full lock to lock clearance, and there are nice cut outs in the frame for the back of the horn to go into. 	The short horn is even with the fairing, and the long one sticks out about an inch or so, but it is really not that noticable unless you look closely. They end up pointing down slightly and maybe 30 degrees from straight ahead (perfect for those cagers trying to change lanes into you). 	If you have any other questions about the mounting, email, and I can try to explain better. If your bike is not red, then you may want to paint them first. 	How do they work you ask? They are very, very, very *LOUD*. They sound more like a european sports car than a truck, but a vast improvement over stock. I have used them at least daily since installing them, and the 10 amp fuse has not blown yet (although, the duration of the horn blasts have been short). 	I've repeatedly scared the shit out of my friends with them, even though they know that I have the horns, they still jump. They are perfect for keeping the pedestrians on the sidewalk. The bottom line is they work, are loud enough to cause pain and suffering to those stupid lane changing cages (as well as take a few years off their lives) and are relatively easy to install on the FJ. YMMV.
I have a line on a Ducati 900GTS 1978 model with 17k on the clock.  Runs very well, paint is the bronze/brown/orange faded out, leaks a bit of oil and pops out of 1st with hard accel.  The shop will fix trans and oil  leak.  They sold the bike to the 1 and only owner.  They want $3495, and I am thinking more like $3K.  Any opinions out there?  Please email me. Thanks.  It would be a nice stable mate to the Beemer.  Then I'll get a jap bike and call myself Axis Motors!  --  ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Tuba" (Irwin)      "I honk therefore I am"     CompuTrac-Richardson,Tx irwin@cmptrc.lonestar.org    DoD #0826          (R75/6)
I recently sold my Nighthawk in order to upgrade to a zippy little sport bike.  I am, however, partial to the bigger zippy bikes like the GSX-R 750.  There is only one in my town for sale, and he is not sure whether he wants to part with it or not!  Please send me email if you would like to sell yours, know of one for sale, or could just offer details on the performance of yours even if you wouldn't sell.  I appreciate any help!  THE HYPEMAN
In article <C5pntM.8Co@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> car377@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (charles.a.rogers) writes:  >This tactic depends for its effectiveness on the dog's conformance to >a "psychological norm" that may not actually apply to a particular dog. >I've tried it with some success before, but it won't work on a Charlie Manson >dog or one that's really, *really* stupid.  A large Irish Setter taught me >this in *my* yard (apparently HIS territory) one day.  I'm sure he was playing  >a game with me.  The game was probably "Kill the VERY ANGRY Neighbor" Before  >He Can Dispense the TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT.  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.  Regards, Charles DoD0.001 RZ350
In article <1993Apr5.165548.21479@research.nj.nec.com> behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna) writes: >	While we're on the subject, has anyone else noticed that the 1/2" deep >well in Craftsman's $60 SAE deep well set is too small to fit a 1/2" bolt or >nut? > >	When I took the socket in for an exchange, EVERY !#%@ one of the 1/2" >deep well sockets on the rack had the exact same problem!!!  Looking into the >socket, it appears that Craftsman's toolmaker attempted to imitate flank drive >on this piece, but did not account for the extra clearance needed inside the >socket.  Never had any problem with mine...  Are you *SURE* the nut/bolt you are trying is really a 1/2" hex?  13mm is just slightly larger...  and a 1/2 wrench won't fit on a GM 13mm nut (my 91 GMC pickup has several 13mm nuts on it...  really annoying, metric threads too.  Seems that most of the body is metric, most of the engine is SAE).
In article <1993Apr20.163629.29153@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com> jrlaf@sgi502.msd.lmsc.lockheed.com (J. R. Laferriere) writes:  >I was just wondering if there were any law officers that read this.  I have >several questions I would like to ask pertaining to motorcycles and cops. >And please don't say get a vehicle code, go to your local station, or obvious >things like that.  My questions would not be found in those places nor >answered face to face with a real, live in the flesh, cop. >If your brother had a friend who had a cousin whos father was a cop, etc. >don't bother writing in.  Thanks.  I just gotta ask... What ARE these questions you want to ask an active cop? Working on your DoD qualfications? B-)    ----===== DoD #8177 = Technician(Dr. Speed) .NOT. Student =====----
In article <1095@rider.UUCP> joe@rider.cactus.org writes: >>vech@Ra.MsState.Edu (Craig A. Vechorik) writes: >>...good ol boys that have been there too long.  > > [...] while I agree with you that the current >board is garbage, voting you in would simply be trading one form of trash  >for another...do the opponents of your selections get equal time...?   Yo' Joe, why don't you post what you really think?  If there are any rational BMWMOA folks left out there, may the rest of us please have a brief summary of the current state of affairs in your esteemed organization, together with an historical outline of how you got to the above contretemps?  Points will be deducted for shouting or bulging veins in the temple area.
In article 25444@dsd.es.com, bgardner@pebbles.es.com (Blaine Gardner) writes: >In article <speedy.153@engr.latech.edu> speedy@engr.latech.edu (Speedy Mercer) writes: >>In article <2553@spam.maths.adelaide.edu.au> amydlak@spam.maths.adelaide.edu.au (Adam Mydlak) writes: > >>>[Squid deleted] > >> 5.  Helment laws vary from state to state.  In my state (Louisiana) it is  >>the law.  I personaly, would not go 2 feet on a bike without one law or no  >>law.  A helment will save your life. > >I'll go 2 feet, but I draw the line at 3.   I'll see your 3 and raise you 4.
In article <mdennie.735508147@beryllium>, mdennie@xerox.com (Matt Dennie) writes: |> In <1993Apr22.125054.17308@linus.mitre.org> cookson@mbunix.mitre.org (Cookson) writes: |>  |> >In article <1993Apr22.005459.25142@ttinews.tti.com> paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein) writes: |> >> |> >>I've had people in cages wave at me or give me the thumbs up on |> >>occassion.  (I always return the wave or thumbs up).  That never |> >>happened to me until I started riding Harleys, so that may have |> >>something to do with it. |> >> |> >Ever notice little kid wave more than other bikers? |>              ^^^^^^^^^^ |>  |> The reactions of little boys seems to be the most enthusiastic to |> a wave (and also good to see).  I always wave when I see a kid that |> has at least noticed my bike.  I figure it helps the future of the |> sport.  Yeah, it's impossible to be a tough biker when a 5 year old starts waving at you.
>Can someone tell me what a deltabox frame is, and what relation that has, >if any, to the frame on my Hawk GT?  That way, next time some guy comes up >to me in some parking lot and sez "hey, dude, nice bike, is that a deltabox >frame on there?" I can say something besides "duh, er, huh?"  The Yammie Deltabox and the Hawk frame are conceptually similar but Yammie has a TM on the name. The Hawk is a purer 'twin spar'  frame design: investment castings at steering head and swing arm tied together with aluminum extruded beams. The Yammie solution is a bit more complex.
/ hpcc01:rec.motorcycles / Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.Edu (John Stafford) / 11:06 am  Apr  1, 1993 / In article <1pf2hs$b4d@transfer.stratus.com>, cdodson@beast.cac.stratus.com (R. Craig Dodson) wrote:   > From the summary in the back of Motorcyclist, they run the 1/4 in > 13.07 at about 100 mph. Interestingly enough, this Winnebago of bikes > is faster than any of the Harleys listed.     It depreciates much faster, too.     ==================================================== John Stafford   Minnesota State University @ Winona                     All standard disclaimers apply. ---------- The '84 GL1200A hit the traps at 13.34 according to Cycle magazine. Yeah, they depreciate faster than Harleys for the first couple of years then they bottom out. Got my '86 GL1200I w/ 2275 miles on the odometer for just under $5K in May of 1990 and would ask for $4500 now with almost 16K miles onnit....that's about 50% of what a new GL1500I would cost.  Think the '86 GL1200I originally sold for $6500 brand new, not sure.  If that's the case then it depreciated 30.77% over 7 years or a mere $2000. Big Fat Hairy Deal! Based on what I know, Harleys tend to depreciate your monies far more than the initial depreciation of the bike itself when it comes to parts and service. All this about Harleys holding their value better doesn't always wash away the knocks on them...such as being much slower. ;-)   According to Peter Egan in the just released Cycle World his FLHS is a real dog when he pillions his 120lb wife. All that money for a dog that doesn't defecate much. =:-]   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Harrison, Hewlett-Packard Co., Communications Components Division, 350 W Trimble Rd, San Jose, CA 95131 (gharriso@hpcc01.corp.hp.com) DoD#649
In <1993Apr20.161357.20354@ttinews.tti.com> paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein) writes:  >(note: this is not about the L.A. or NY Times)   >Turned out to be a screw unscrewed inside my Mikuni HS40  >carb.  I keep hearing that one should keep all of the screws >tight on a bike, but I never thought that I had to do that >on the screws inside of a carb.  At least it was roadside >fixable and I was on my way in hardly any time.  You better check all the screws in that carb before you suck one into a jug and munge a piston, or valve. I've seen it happen before.
In article <1993Apr3.200829.2207@galaxy.gov.bc.ca> bclarke@galaxy.gov.bc.ca writes: >In article <C4wKFs.BC1@eskimo.com>, maven@eskimo.com (Norman Hamer) writes: >> What protective gear is the most important? I've got a good helmet (shoei >> rf200) and a good, thick jacket (leather gold) and a pair of really cheap >> leather gloves... What should my next purchase be? Better gloves, boots, >> leather pants, what?  IF you can remember to tuck properly, the bits that are going to take most  punishment with the gear you have will probably be your feet, then hips and  knees. Get boots then  trousers. The gloves come last, as long as you've the  self control to pull your arms in when you tuck. If not, get good gloves  first - Hands are VERY easily wrecked if you put one down to steady your  fall at 70mph!! The other bits heal easier.  Once you are fully covered, you no longer tuck, just lie back and enjoy the  ride.
rbp@netcom.com (Bob Pasker) writes: ]joe, i'm sorry you felt i was pissing on your list.  no disparagement ]was intended and i would be most interested to know what i said that ]made you feel that way.    you didn't, I meant 'pissing' like boxer owners 'piss' on K bike owners and K bike owners 'piss' on boxer owners and so forth. in the end it's nothing more than co-owner ribbing. no disparagement was received or  returned intentionally, sorry 'bout the lack of :-)'s.
In article <speedy.153@engr.latech.edu> speedy@engr.latech.edu (Speedy Mercer) writes: >In article <2553@spam.maths.adelaide.edu.au> amydlak@spam.maths.adelaide.edu.au (Adam Mydlak) writes:  >>[Squid deleted]  > 5.  Helment laws vary from state to state.  In my state (Louisiana) it is  >the law.  I personaly, would not go 2 feet on a bike without one law or no  >law.  A helment will save your life.  I'll go 2 feet, but I draw the line at 3.
In article <18859.1076.uupcb@freddy.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> mark.harrison@freddy.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Mark Harrison) writes: >I am new to motorcycliing (i.e. Don't even have a bike yet) and will be >going on a long trip from Edmonton to Vancouver. Any tips on bare >essentials for the trip? Tools, clothing, emergency repairs...?  Er, without a bike (Ed, maybe you ought to respond to this...), how you gonna get there?  If yer going by cage, what's this got to do with r.m?  > >I am also in the market for a used cycle. Any tips on what to look for >so I don't get burnt? > >Much appreciated >Mark >                                                                   Maybe somebody oughta gang-tool-FAQ this guy, hmmm?