waashk/20ng huggingface dataset:
sheppamj@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Matthew Sheppard) writes:  >All our local 'experts' say it's the tappits that need some adjusting so >I am soon to attempt that.  I would like any advice anyone had.   If this is the same as adjusting the shims between cam and valve, I have the same question.  Do you buy a FULL set of shims before starting the adjustment process, or do you calculate the shims you need and then run off to the dealer in the cage to see if the right shims are in stock?  Obviously the latter would be cheaper (what do shims cost?), but are measurements of the shim need reliable enough to buy only the indicated shims?  Chris
In <1993Apr15.222224.1@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg> ba7116326@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg writes:  >ican anyone who has handson experience on riding the Yamaha v-max, pls kindly >comment on its handling .  	The V-max goes in a strait line like shit shrough a goose. In the corners, I'd rather ride a Honda 305 Dream.
In article   <93113.202310C09615BT@wuvmd.wustl.edu>,          Brad Thone <C09615BT@WUVMD> writes... >If you haven't done it before, it can be dangerous.  It takes >some getting used to.  Read Ed's list.    Yep.  If Ed's list is over 45-degrees, the wind's too strong to ride.  :-)
Well, it's been fun. This is my last day at Bellcore and It will be a while before I have net access again (taking time off and scheduling Military Schools for the summer on joint operations, and anything else that looks good). I have had a blast reading, responding and commenting on things posted here. My final say is 9mm's are inferior to .45's errr oh wrong news group. Hopefully I'll be back. I guess "internet withdrawl" starts around 1pm or so and considering I never knew inet existed 2 years ago I am really going to miss it.   OH yea, to the guy who called me this morning about the "Military issue" boots, good luck, I think you will be happy with the tankers boots.
In article <1993Apr21.195738.2403@rd.hydro.on.ca>, jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (Jody Levine) writes: > In article <10498.97.uupcb@compdyn.questor.org> ryan_cousineau@compdyn.questor.org (Ryan Cousineau)  writes: > > > >Another good place for your helmet is your mirror (!).  >  > This dents and dings the liner, sometimes quite a bit. >  > I've        bike                      like       | Jody Levine  DoD #275 kV >      got a       you can        if you      -PF  | Jody.P.Levine@hydro.on.ca >                          ride it                 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada   It also works great to put under your kickstand on those really hot days when the tar gets really soft.....   ================================================================================                          Jim "rags" Rye                    Senior Technical Support Analyst 86 Harley Davidson                     rye@crayamid.cray.com                                     Cray Research Inc, Mpls, MN.  "If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for   tomorrow morning, sleep late."               -Henny Youngman
heathman@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Michael Heathman) writes:  >	Professionals who train guard dogs, when polled, gave themselves a >1 in 4 chance of survival tackling a trained dog unarmed.  A trained guard >dog is not to be trifled with.  An untrained mutt may be another story.
In article <1pcl6i$e4i@bigboote.WPI.EDU> ravi@vanilla.WPI.EDU (Ravi Narayan) writes: >In a previous article, groh@nu.cs.fsu.edu said: >= azw@aber.ac.uk (Andy Woodward) writes: >=  >= >2) Why do they ride Harleys? >=  >= 'cause we can. >=  > >    you sure are lucky! i am told that there are very few people out >    there who can actually get their harley to ride ;-) (the name tod >    johnson jumps to the indiscreet mind... laz whats it you used to >    ride???). > > >--  >----------_________----------_________----------_________----------_________ >sig (n): a piece of mail with a fool at one  | Ravi Narayan, CS, WPI >          end and flames at the other. (C).   | 89 SuzukiGS500E - Phaedra ;) >__________---------__________---------__________---------__________---------  Hi, Ravi  If you need a Harley, we have lots to spare here. All the yuppies bought 'the best' a couple  of years ago to pose at the (s)wine bar. They 'rode a mile and walked the rest'. Called a taxi home and  went back to the porsche. So there's are loads going cheap with about 1 1/2 miles on the clock (takes a while to coast to a halt).  Cheers  Andy
In article <1993Apr26.222354.6397@kronos.arc.nasa.gov> dschlot@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Dave Schlotthauer) writes: >Quick question: > >What are the advantages of slip-on's versus your stock exhaust versus >aftermarket exhaust systems? I don't see many people using slip-on's >but they are heavily advertised and half as expensive. > >Thanks! >Dave >  Cost is lower than OEM replacements and they weigh less. Also, in most  instances you do not have to rejet the carburetors to get a little more  performance. I replaced my OEM canister with an Ontario systems slip on. The mid-range performance is better but I also notice a slight stumble at  2-3K rpm. After talking to Kaz Yoshima, the developer and manufacturer of  the slip on, he thinks I might need larger pilot, idle, jets. Was not suppose to but maybe where I live makes a difference. Altitude, barometric pressure... Anyway, besides that minor glitch, I like the slip on performance and the sound, which is louder than stock, but not loud enough to annoy folks. The Ontario  slip on use some sort of sound baffling technique to reduce the sound at full  throttle.  Just remember, every bike is a tuned system. When you change the intake or exhaust characteristics beyond the allowable delta of the manufacturer, you may have to change other areas to compensate. Like a complete change of the exhaust system, header and muffler, changes the exhaust characteristic to the point which re-jetting is required to compensate for the new engine breathing/pumping profile.  Talk with the folks who make the slip on you intend to use and ask them if they have used it on your particular bike. Check with people who have the system also to see what they think about there slip on.  Also, as a last data point, in Sport Rider's first issue, did a review on a group of header and exhaust systems for the CBR600F2. They also included, as a  side bar, the Ontario slip on, the Dyno showed an increase from stock of 5bhp at the rear wheel, 85 verses 91.   Buyer beware, of outrageous claimed increases in horse power! It may have been  true in the past, but not today!
Could someone mail me the archive location of the MSF Program (for 	an IBM, right?)?  	Thanks,
In article <C5r7Ey.7Mq@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> blaisec@sr.hp.com (Blaise Cirelli) writes: >   	I'm thinking about becoming a bike owner this year w/o any bike experience thus far.  I figure that getting a  decent used bike for under $1K the thing would pay for itself while I'm at grad school (car permits are $$$ where I'm going and who want's to ride a bus).  I'm looking for advice on a first bike - best models/years.  I'm NOT looking for an old loud roaring thing that sounds like a monster.  The quit whirring of newer engines is more to my liking.  Apprec any advice.  Thanks,
Can anyone recommend a good place for reasonably priced bike paint jobs, preferably but not essentially in the London area.   Thanks   Lisa Rowlands
Charles Parr, on the Tue, 20 Apr 93 21:25:10 GMT wibbled: : In article <1993Apr19.141959.4057@bnr.ca> npet@bnr.ca (Nick Pettefar) writes:  : >If Satan rode a bike (CB1000?) would you stop to help him?  : Of course! We riders have to stick together, you know...Besides, : he'd stop for me.  : Satan, by the way, rides a Vincent. So does God.  : Jesus rides an RZ350, the Angels get Ariels, and the demons : all ride Matchless 500s.  : I know, because they talk to me through the fillings in my teeth.  : Regards, Charles : DoD0.001 : RZ350 : --  : Within the span of the last few weeks I have heard elements of : separate threads which, in that they have been conjoined in time, : struck together to form a new chord within my hollow and echoing : gourd. --Unknown net.person   I think that the Vincent is the wrong sort of bike for Satan to ride. Honda have just brought out the CB1000 (look in BIKE Magazine) which looks so evil that Satan would not hesitate to ride it.  17-hole DMs, Levi 501s and a black bomber jacket.  I'm not sure about the helmet, oh, I know, one of those Darth Vader ones.  There you go.  Satan. Anybody seen him lately?  Just a cruisin'?  God would ride a Vincent White Lightning with rightous injection. He'd wear a one-piece leather suit with matching boots, helmet and gloves. --  Nick (the Righteous Biker)  DoD 1069  Concise Oxford  New (non-leaky) gearbox  M'Lud.
In regards ot some of the posts concerning bias in articles of k bikes versis /2's or boxers of a later date or whatever.. Jeezzz, Lighten up! I wrote the slash two blues for a bit of humor which seems to be lacking in the MOA Owners News, when most of the stuff is "I rode the the first day, I saw that, I rode there the second day, I saw this"  any body out there know were the sense if humor went in people? I though I still had mine, but I dunno...  Regards  Craig Vechorik BMW MOA Ambassador #9462 DOD #843 And hey, I just want ya'll to vote.. O.K.? for SOMEBODY instead of throwing it in the trash...
pky@fmg.bt.co.uk (Pete Young) writes:  >Nick Pettefar (npet@bnr.ca) wrote:  >: Tsk, tsk, tsk.  Another newbie bites the dust, eh?  They'll learn.  >Newbie. Sorry to disappoint you, but as far as the Internet goes I was >in Baghdad while you were still in your dads bag.  >Based on your previous postings, apparently devoid of humour, sarcasm, >wit, or the apparent capacity to walk and chew gum at the same time, I >assumed you were serious. Mea culpa.
Chuck Kuczaj (csk@wdl50.wdl.loral.com) wrote: : mbeaving@bnr.ca (Michael Beavington) writes: :  : McGuire's makes a plastic scratch/removing compound and a plastic : polishing compound which really work great as well.  A useful tip.  How about someone letting me know MOTORCYCLE DETAILING TIP #19 ?  The far side of my instrument panel was scuffed when the previous owner dumped the bike. Same is true for one of the turn signals.  Both of the scuffed areas are black plastic.  I recall reading somewhere, that there was some plastic compound you could coat the scuffed areas with, then rub it down, ending with a nice smooth shiny  finish ?  Anyone any ideas.  thanks  tony
In article <93Apr20.193958.30419@acs.ucalgary.ca> parr@acs.ucalgary.ca (Charles Parr) writes: +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.  Look, if you are worried about being attacked by a dog, just carry some "Spot" remover with you :-). ____________________________________________________________________________ 		Russian Roulette is fun 5 out of 6 times
In a previous article, xlyx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu () says:  Mike Terry asks:  >Is it possible to do a "wheelie" on a motorcycle with shaft-drive? > 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.
Has anyone any experience with the (new?) Yamaha Cyclelok ?  It looks like it uses the same hardened steel as a Kryptonite U lock, but unlike a U lock, it is hinged in 5 places and opens out to a large rectangle (longer length than any U lock I have seen, plus it folds down to real small), so you could lock the rear tire to a steel post for example.  I was curious as to how well the jointed sections would stand up to attack ?  tony
>Can someone recommend how to ship a motorcycle from San Francisco >to Seattle?  And how much might it cost?  I'd recommend that you hop on the back of it and cruise - that's a really nice ride, if you choose your route with any care at all. Shouldn't cost more than about $30 in gas, and maybe a night's motel bill...  			       _MelloN_
In article <C5u4DL.A6v@athena.cs.uga.edu> ahatcher@athena.cs.uga.edu (Allan Hatcher) writes: |> |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 have a feeling that you are not "the enemy".  There are without a doubt  dickhead cops.  But there are at least as many dickhead bikers, even here  (you know who you are :-).  I will certainly give you the same benefit of  the doubt as any other biker here.  Welcome.  I think I can speak for the entire DoD in this.   (Hey guys, free ride in Georgia!!!)
jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (The Angel Levine) writes:   >Has anyone, while driving a cage, ever waved at bikers? I get the urge, >but I've never actually done it.
arturo@informix.com (Arturo Vega) wrote: >  > maven@mavenry.altcit.eskimo.com (Norman Hamer) writes: >  > ...<   >... > > 2) It keeps you in the habit of watching really carefully for bikes when  > >you're IN a cage. This is a Good Thing.  >  > Has anyone else ever caught themselves waving at oncoming motorcycle riders > while in a car?  Sure. It has caused my wife to conclude that I am totally insane, not just partially:-}  Usually I just lift the left hand off the wheel and wave thru the windshield. Damn near the same motion as on the bike:-}                    tom coradeschi <+> tcora@pica.army.mil
In article <6130331@hplsla.hp.com> kens@hplsla.hp.com (Ken Snyder) writes: > >> Any other bikes sold long distances out there...I'd love to hear about >it!  I bought my Moto Guzzi from a Univ of Va grad student in Charlottesville last spring.  	     Mark Cervi, cervi@oasys.dt.navy.mil, (w) 410-267-2147 		 DoD #0603  MGNOC #12998  '87 Moto Guzzi SP-II       "What kinda bikes that?" A Moto Guzzi. "What's that?" Its Italian. --
Wing ding XV will take place in Louisville, Kentucky from 15 June-18 June. For more info, or to register, contact GWWRA, P.O.Box 14350, Phoenix, AZ, 85017, Tel. (602) 269-1403.  --
In article <C4wKBp.B9w@eskimo.com>, maven@eskimo.com (Norman Hamer) writes:  |>  What is a general rule of thumb for sobriety and cycling? Couple hours after |> you "feel" sober? What? Or should I just work with "If I drink tonight, I |> don't ride until tomorrow"?  I'll put in a vote for the latter. A bike takes a lot of involvement, and I for one do not want any accident to be my fault.  I remember one artical where the reviewer tried the radio on the bike, not having had one on any of his. He stated that the bike tended to go faster when the music was  good. I agree, having felt like this my self, and this was not a physical imparement, like drinking, just the emotional lift from music.  First rule of ecology: There is never only one side-effect.  Ride Well-
In article <tcora-210493093955@b329-gator-3.pica.army.mil>, tcora@pica.army.mil (Tom Coradeschi) writes: |> jearls@tekig6.PEN.TEK.COM (Jeffrey David Earls) wrote: |> >  |> > ba7116326@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg writes: |> > >hello there |> > >can anyone who has handson experience on riding the Yamaha v-max, pls kindly |> > >comment on its handling . |> >  |> >  |> >    Some guy came to the OMRRA race school last weekend with number plates |> >    on his V-Max.  He didn't get more than 2 practice laps in before he pushed |> >    the frame too hard and it drove him into the guard rail on the back |> >    straight. |> >  |> >    BTW:  The rider was conscious and semi-coherent when the ambulance |> >    carted him off.  That's all I know. |>   |> I hate to pick on someone who may have been seriously injured (let's hope |> not), but: semi-coherent sounds like a good description of someone who |> shows up at the track w/ a VMax in the first place:-{  what does that make me for showing up with an old interceptor with worse brakes and handling (due to bent frame) than a VMAX?  and i didn't even... uh....  well, i was more than semi-coherent when the ambulance....  uh....  nevermind.   axel
The Angel Levine writes:   >It's exactly as dangerous as it looks.  Did you have anyone in particular in mind there Jody?
In article <1qmnga$s9q@news.ysu.edu> ak954@yfn.ysu.edu (Albion H. Bowers) writes: >In a previous article, bgardner@pebbles.es.com (Blaine Gardner) says:  >>I guess I'm out of touch, but what exactly is the Ducati 400? A v-twin >>desmo, or is it that half-a-v-twin with the balance weight where the 2nd >>cylinder would go? A 12 second 1/4 for a 400 isn't bad at all. > >Sorry, I should have been more specific.  The 750 SS ran the quater in >12.10 @ 108.17.  The last small V-twin Duc we got in the US (and the 400 is >a Pantah based V-twin) was the 500SL Pantah, and it ran a creditable 13.0 @ >103.  Modern carbs and what not should put the 400 in the high 12s at 105. > >BTW, FZR 400s ran mid 12s, and the latest crop of Japanese 400s will out >run that.  It's hard to remember, but but a new GOOF2 will clobber an old >KZ1000 handily, both in top end and roll-on.  Technology stands still for >no-one...  Not too hard to remember, I bought a GS1000 new in '78. :-) It was 3rd place in the '78 speed wars (behind the CBX & XS Eleven) with a 11.8 @ 113 1/4 mile, and 75 horses. That wouldn't even make a good 600 these days. Then again, I paid $2800 for it, so technology isn't the only thing that's changed. Of course I'd still rather ride the old GS across three states than any of the 600's.  I guess it's an indication of how much things have changed that a 12 second 400 didn't seem too far out of line.
In article <C5x6vH.1In@inform.co.nz>, dev2@inform.co.nz (Michael Seales) writes: > In article <1993Apr20.083340.2309@galaxy.gov.bc.ca>, bclarke@galaxy.gov.bc.ca writes: >> There have been a *lot* of posts lately about "I wanna buy my first bike - is a >> GSXR/ZX/CBR/FZR a good bike to learn on?" etc. >  > Sure they are. Here we can buy: >  > GSXR250 / GSXR400 > CBR250  / CBR400 > FZR250  / FZR400 > ZXR400 >  > So what's the problem? Small agile learner's bikes.  Well, the problem just _might_ be that you can't buy any of these bikes in North America. (Except the GSXR 400 -> Bandit 400)
In article <1993Apr20.045032.9199@research.nj.nec.com> behanna@syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna) writes: >In article <1993Apr19.204159.17534@bnr.ca> Dave Dal Farra <gpz750@bnr.ca> writes: >>Reminds me of a great editorial by Bruce Reeve a couple months ago >>in Cycle Canada. >> >>He was so pissed off with cops pulling over speeders in dangerous >>spots (and often blind corners) that one day he decided to get >>revenge. >> >>Cruising on a factory loaner ZZR1100 test bike, he noticed a cop  >>had pulled over a motorist on an on or off ramp with almost no >>shoulder.  Being a bright lad, he hit his bike's kill switch >>just before passing the cop, who happened to be bending towards >>the offending motorist there-by exposing his glutes to the >>passing world. >> >>With his ignition system now dead, he pumped his throtle two >>or three times to fill his exhaust canister's with volatile raw fuel. >> >>All it took was a stab at the kill switch to re-light the ignition >>and send a 10' flame in Sargeant Swell's direction. >> >>I wonder if any cycle cops read Cycle Canada? > >	Although I agree with the spirit of the action, I do hope that >the rider ponied up the $800 or so it takes to replace the exhaust system >he just destroyed.  The owner's manual explicitly warns against such >behavior for exactly that reason:  you can destroy your muflers that way.  One more good reason for straight pipes or megaphones;-)  Regards, Charles DoD0.001 RZ350  Ps: Does anyone know if Opti oils sells direct by the case load? My loacl dealership is charging 12.99 for a jug of injector oil, and it's breaking me;-)
In article <13612@news.duke.edu> infante@acpub.duke.edu (Andrew  Infante) writes: :>Curtis JAckson pens... :> :>"MSF course...$140" : :Shyah! : :The one here only costs $35! : :(Izzat a deal or what?! :)   They are free in Philadelphia....   :-)  --     '81 CB650 						DoD #1224
Searched without luck for a FAQ here.  I need a left 85 Aspencade mirror and Honda wants $75 for it.  Now if this were another piece of chrome to replace the black plastic that wings come so liberally supplied with I might be able to see that silly price, but a mirror is a piece of SAFETY EQUIPMENT. The fact that Honda clearly places concern for their profits ahead of concern for my safety is enough to convince me that this (my third) wing will likely be my last. In the mean time, anyboby have a non-ripoff source for a mirror? keith smith  keith@hydra.unm.edu
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?  Well, I used to get mad, and either try to communicate my anger to jerks, or to, uhm, educate them in how to improve their manners in traffic. Now I just try to get them off my tail.  In heavy traffic I slow down a bit, mostly so I have more buffer zone in front to balance the minimal buffer behind, but I also often find that the  jerk behind will notice traffic moving faster in other lanes, switch into one of them, and pass me - which is fine, because then I can keep a better eye on the jerk from behind, while looking ahead, rather than from in front, while splitting my attention between ahead and the mirrors.  In traffic so heavy that there is no way for the jerk to pass, I might pull over, as if to look for a street number or name, (still ignoring the jerk) just to get the jerk off my tail.    If this all sounds, well, wimpy or un-Denizenly or pessimistic, or perhaps  (for any psych types) passive-aggressive, consider that I prefer to get my adrenaline jollies from riding, rather than from yelling at jerks.    A ride can improve my whole day, while yelling at a jerk is likely (for me) to ruin my ride or my day with my own anger.  In the worst case, yelling at the jerk could ruin my life - since even a tiny jerk in a cage behind me is better armed (with the cage) than I am on a bike.   On the other hand, you might try subtly arranging to be the last vehicle to legally cross one or more intersections, leaving the jerk waiting for cross traffic (and thus off your tail), or crossing illegally (hopefully in front of the waiting police).  Like almost everything here, your choices and mileage will vary.
Does anyone have a rear wheel for a PD they'd like to part with?  Does anyone know where I might find one salvage?  As long as I'm getting the GIVI luggage for Brunnhilde and have the room, I thought I'd carry a spare.  Ride Free,  Bill ___________________________________________________________________              johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu  prez=BIMC  KotV KotRR                                 DoD #00314  AMA #580924   SPI = 7.18   WMTC #0002  KotD #0001              Yamabeemer fj100gs1200pdr650 Special and a Volvo.  What more could anyone ask?
lotto@laura.harvard.edu (Jerry Lotto) writes:   >Yes, it was specifically the *ability* or understanding of the >technique which was absent.