waashk/20ng huggingface dataset:
In article <C5JF22.DJr@news.cso.uiuc.edu> wcd82671@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (daniel warren c) writes: >Earlier, I was reading on the net about using Splitfire plugs.  One >guy was thinking about it and almost everybody shot him to hell.  Well, >I saw one think that someone said about "Show me a team that used Split- >fires...."  Well, here's some additional insight and some theories >about splitfire plugs and how they boost us as oppossed to cages. > >Splitfires were originally made to burn fuel more efficiently and >increased power for the 4x4 cages.  Well, for these guys, splitfires > >Now I don't know about all of this (and I'm trying to catch up with >somebody about it now), but Splitfires should help twins more than  Splitfires work mainly by providing a more-or-less unshrouded spark to the combustion chamber. If an engine's cylinder head design can benefit from this, then the splitfires will yield a slight performance increase, most noticeably in lower rpm range torque. Splitfires didn't do diddly-squat for my 1992 GMC pickup (4.3l V6) but do give a noticeable performance boost in my 1991 Harley Sportster 1200 and my best friend's 1986 Sportster 883. Folks I know who've tried them in 1340 Evo motors can't tell any performance boost over plain plugs (which is interesting since the XLH and big twin EVO combustion chambers are pretty much the same shape, just different sizes). Two of my friends who have shovelhead Harleys swear by the splitfires but if I had a shovelhead, I'd dual-plug it instead since they respond well enough to dual plugs to make the machine work and extra ignition system worth the expense (plus they look really cool with a spark plug on each side of each head)
CB>From: behanna@syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna)  CB>>maven@mavenry.altcit.eskimo.com (Norman Hamer) writes: CB>>|> CB>>|>  Grf. Dropped my Shoei RF-200 off the seat of my bike while trying to CB>>|> rock CB>>|> it onto it's centerstand, chipped the heck out of the paint on it...  CB>        Do I have to be the one to say it?  CB>        DON'T BE SO STUPID AS TO LEAVE YOUR HELMET ON THE SEAT WHERE IT CAN CB>        FALL DOWN AND GO BOOM!  CB>        HELMETS GO ON THE GROUND, ON A TABLE, ON A CHAIR, ON A SHELF, OR ON CB>        ANY OTHER SURFACE THAT IS LARGE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THEM SO THAT THEY CB>        WILL NOT EASILY BE KNOCKED DOWN.   Another good place for your helmet is your mirror (!). I kid you not. If you own a typical standard or other bike with fairly average mirrors that screw into your handlebars, your helmet should fit over your mirror and be fairly stable. I doubt I have to mention it, but this trick isn't quite so smart on a GoldWing, CBR600, any GSXR, or any bike with fairing-mounted mirrors.  I was a little surprised, though, to find that you had your helmet on your seat while you were centerstanding your bike. I usually leave my helmet on until my bike is parked, if for no other reason than I wouldn't want my helmet to be on any surface that I was about to start tilting and jerking . . .  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 . . .  I saw the quote below on a pair of Nankai race-replica leathers. I think this sort of phrase is typically known as "Japlish."   * SLMR 2.1a * "Drive Agressively  Rash Magnificently" -Nankai Leathers
In article <mjs.735397301@zen.sys.uea.ac.uk> mjs@sys.uea.ac.uk writes:  >lisa@alex.com (Lisa Rowlands) writes: > >>Can anyone recommend a good place for reasonably priced bike paint jobs, > preferably but not essentially in the London area. > >>Thanks > >>Lisa Rowlands > >Try Dream Machine, 0602 736615. I've seen a few examples of their >work and it looks pretty good. They're in the midlands though... >  Can you say "*expensive*" ?
In article <lsp0mgINNud@cash.cs.utexas.edu> mcguire@cs.utexas.edu (Tommy Marcus McGuire) writes: >However, this has nothing to do with motorcycling, unless you consider >the VW a bike. However, this has nothing to do with motorcycling, unless you consider the Amazona a bike.
Several years ago, while driving a cage, a dog darted out at a quiet intersection right in front of me but there was enough distance between us so I didn't have to slow down. However, a 2nd dog suddenly appeared and collided with my right front bumper and the force of the impact was enough to kill that Scottish Terrier.  Apparently, it was following the 1st dog. Henceforth, if a dog decides to cross the street, keep an eye out for a 2nd dog as many dogs like to travel in pairs or packs.   I've yet to experience a dog chasing me on my black GL1200I which has a pretty loud OEM horn (not as good as Fiamms, but good enuff) but the bike is large and heavy enough to run right over one of the smaller nippers while the larger ones would have trouble getting my leg between the saddlebags and engine guards. I'd def feel more vulnerable on my '68 Trump as that'd be easier leg chewing target for those mongrels.  If there's a persistent dog running after bikers despite complaints to the owner I wouldn't be adverse to running over it with my truck as a dogs life isn't worth much IMHO compared to a child riding a bike who gets knocked to the ground by said dog and dies from a head injury.   Any dog in the neighborhood that's vicious or a public menace running about unleashed is fair game as road kill candidate.
In article <93Apr20.211127.44984@acs.ucalgary.ca> 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'd try it on the VFR, but goddamn Competition Accessories hasn't mailed my order yet.  Hell, it's only been two weeks and I was ordering some pretty bizzare stuff.  Like a clear RF-200 face sheild, and a can of Chain Wax... Bastards.  Dean
In article <C5I2HM.JwC@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> frankb@sad.hp.com (Frank Ball) writes: >Godfrey DiGiorgi (ramarren@apple.com) wrote: >&  >& The Ducati 400 model is essentially a reduced displacement 750, which >& means it weighs the same and is the same size as the 750 with far less >& power. It is produced specifically to meet a vehicle tax restriction > >The Ducati 750 model is essentially a reduced displacement 900, which >means it weighs the same and is the same size as the 900 with far less >power.  And less brakes. Bzzzt.  The 750SS is 40 pounds lighter than the 900SS.  I personally, and recently, witnessed my 750SS do a stoppie with a larger-than- average rider aboard.  He said it took two fingers on that measely single front disk to accomplish the task.  How much more brake do you need?  >As such, it's somewhat large and overweight for its motor. It will  >still handle magnificently, it just won't be very fast. There are >very few other flaws to mention; the limited steering lock is the  >annoyance noted by most testers. And the mirrors aren't perfect. I haven't gone over 4000 rpm yet (still in break in) and haven't had a problem with the 750SS being too slow.  The limited steering lock can be a problem if you aren't prepared for it.  The mirrors are very good, IMHO.  Someone forgot to tell their designer about the "whazza behind you, she no matta" philosophy.  >Hewlett Packard             (707) 794-3844 fax,  (707) 538-3693 home >1212 Valley House Drive     IT175, XT350, Seca 750, '62 F-100, PL510 Hmmmm.  I don't see a 400, 750 _or_ 900SS in your .sig.  Did I miss something?  Beth
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.    >   Wow, is that custom made?  I wish I could get chain drive for my slashfive so I _too_ can do wheelies and be real squiddly.
In article <coburnn.735431559@spot.Colorado.EDU>, coburnn@spot.Colorado.EDU (Nicholas S. Coburn) writes: |> essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum) writes: |>  |>  |> >my FZR's black exhaust pipes are rusty and i researched getting them repaired. |> >yesterday i bought a can of VHT 1500 degree black header paint and spent an |> >hour sanding two of the header pipes by hand.  sprayed on paint.  thought |> >about how clean i was able to get the metal with sanding and determined that |> >i wouldn't be at all suprised if the paint wore/chipped off in a month. |>  |> [Parts deleted] |>  |> >axel |>  |> Axel, |>  |>    Why not just purchase one of the Fyex exhaust bras for about $40?  They |> look great and are cheaper than powder coating.  (I had the same dilemma and |> opted for these.  I am quite pleased.)  ok.  so what's an "exhaust bra"?  i'm guessing it's not a fabric thing that straps to the pipes...  does it go over the chin fairing/lowers in some way? i usually don't ride with the lower plastic...
In article <93Apr22.205325.32751@acs.ucalgary.ca>, parr@acs.ucalgary.ca (Charles Parr) writes: |> In article <1r48c7$k35@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes: |> >In article 21311@adobe.com, cjackson@adobe.com (Curtis Jackson) writes: |> >>In article <93Apr20.193958.30419@acs.ucalgary.ca> parr@acs.ucalgary.ca (Charles Parr) writes: |> >>}Sheesh, even a trained attack dog is no match for a human, |> >>}we have *all* the advantages. |> >> |> >>I agree with this 100%.  |> > |> >Me, too... for chihuahua's.  The police and the military don't train |> >dobermans and shephards and use them as weapons because they are so |> >easy for the average Joe to defeat barehanded.  You may have opposing |> >thumbs, but the dog has teeth so effective some of yours are named for |> >him.  He has IR vision, better hearing and better smell than you do, |> >and most likely faster reflexes. |> > |> >You're on a motorcycle, he's on paws.  Roll on and blow him off.  He |> >doesn't even have net access. |>  |> Oh bull pucky, Ed. They use dogs because a) Many people are |> scared shitless of them and b) because of the nose and the |> vision and hearing. Without their cop partner in attendance, |> the dog is so much meat in the hands of any human with |> a bad attitude and al ittle training in violent force.  Oh horse puckey.  Without their cop partner in attendance, they are less likely to be controllable *without* the use of force which would kill the dog.  |>  |> Those teeth aren't very much good with an arm shoved into the |> back |> of the animals throat and held there, and the neck is not  O.k.  so you've disabled the dog's mouth, and given up use of your arm to do so.  How `bout them front and read paws, and the fact that to plug up that  mouth you've given the dog the advantage of balance...  |> espcially strong. neither are the leg joints which can be |> easily snapped, or the skull easily crushed, on even the largest |> dogs.  Have you ever tried to snap leg or crush the skull of a dog without use of  hardened instruments such as a baseball bat?  Without the use of both arms and full cooperation of the beastie involved, it's not *that* easy.  Oh, but wait, you've got your arm shoved in the dogs mouth.  You lose....  |> Your advice is correct, but a dog is still no match for a trained |> human in a fight.  Oh *now* you qualify you earlier statement by saying a *trained* human.    |> >>}Sheesh, even a trained attack dog is no match for a human, |> >>}we have *all* the advantages.  Most people here have not been trained to deal with a dog that wants to maul you.  get a clue.  |>  |> Regards, Charles |> --  |> 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
There's also Billy Jack, The Wild One, Smokey and the Bandit (Where Jerry Reed runs his truck over Motorcycle Gangs Bikes), and a video tape documentary on the Hell's Angels I found in a rental store once
What jetting do you recommend for a ZX-11 (with standard mufflers) instead of the standard one (idle-38, main-155). Cheers.
In article <1416@galileo.rtn.ca.boeing.com> meb4593@galileo.rtn.ca.boeing.com (Michael Bain) writes: > >Insurance companies sure seem to go for No-Fault coverage.  Since the >majority of accidents are the cagers' fault, doesn't this imply that we >would have to pay much higher rates under a No-Fault system? > >With a cars-only system, it seems to make sense on the surface: take the >legal costs out of the system.  But it looks like motorcyclists would >get screwed.  	Yup.  Unfortunately, as has been pointed out, the cost of insurance does NOT go down with No Fault.  The crappiest drivers make out like bandits because they no longer have to bear the responsibility of paying for insurance that they have boosted in price for themselves by being crappy drivers.  The good drivers now pay through the nose to spread the cost of the crappy drivers' actions, and that's not fair.  	Any plan that caps rates for crappy drivers is inherently a piece of shit, because the rest of us end up paying more.  	Any plan that uses speeding tickets as a basis for raising rates is also a piece of shit as it is based upon the lie that faster drivers are inherently less safe than slower drivers, and the NHTSA disproved that two years ago now.  Later,
egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:  >In article 735207403@zen.sys.uea.ac.uk, mjs@sys.uea.ac.uk (Mike Sixsmith) writes: >>egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes: >>  >1.  All of us that argue about gyroscopes, etc., throughly understand >the technique of countersteering.  Including all the ones who think that they countersteer all the way through a corner??  >The underlying physics are a >different matter, and need not be taught to beginners.   Agreed!  >Countersteering >(the technique), should be taught, for only with understanding of the >technique can one develop maximally effective emergency avoidance >manuvers.  This is really the only thing we disagree on. Maybe we should agree to disagree?? I still think  that telling newbies to steer left to turn to the right is unnecessarily confusing, when they'll do it anyway if they just get on the bike and ride the damn thing.   >2. *I* know exactly what's happening.  It's those *other* gits that >haven't a clue!  :^)   Me too!!  :-)   >>Understanding the physics of traction is fine - but I cannot see how >>detailed theory like that has any place in a motorcyle training course. >>All you need to know is that maximum traction is obtained with the tyre >>*just* beginning to slide against the road.  >Then we are in violent disagreement.  While what you state is true, it >is insufficient to form a traction management policy.  Available >traction increases with applied normal force, ie, traction available to >the front wheel increases as weight shifts under braking forces, and >correspondingly decreases at the rear.  Thus, a *technique* of applying >both brakes, and easing off the rear and increasing pressure on the >front, can best be learned with an understanding of weight shift and >available traction.  Jeez, Ed, when you started talking about traction management policies I thought you were making some weird reference to looking after railway locomotives...  The official line here (though I do have my doubts about it) is that the front brake is applied first, followed by the rear brake, the idea being that you avoid locking up the rear after weight transfer takes place. In practice I suspect most people do what you describe.  >Saying, "brake until the tire just begins to slide" is next to useless >advice to a newbie.  He has to go out and slide the tire to find out >where that is!  It also gives him zero information from which to >develop a braking technique that changes as the braking and >corresponding weight shift develop.  If you don't slide the tyre, you have no way of knowing whether you've achieved maximum braking or not. I'm not suggesting that you should always aim to brake as hard as you possibly can - but if you want to find the limits of the machine, you have to go beyond them.
"dam9543" == dam9543  <dam9543@ritvax.isc.rit.edu> writes:   dam9543> 	I get back drom work today, look at me bike before dam9543> proceding in-side.  I nearly shit, my new DRY RIDER cover is dam9543> gone!  Barely two weeks old, and already gone, GOD-AM  Somebody stole my trashed old Honda red/white/blue cover off a KZ440LTD in residential Palo Alto a couple of weeks ago.  The cover had *holes* burnt in it around the exhaust, etc etc.  I figured it was just kids, but maybe not...
In article <34650@oasys.dt.navy.mil>, sturges@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Richard Sturges) writes: |> I have ordered many times from Competition accesories and ussually |> get 2-3 day delivery.  Once they had to backorder something, but they |> sent me a card to say it would be two weeks.  Came in 10 days or so. |>   ordered 2 fork seals and 2 guide bushings from CA for my FZR.  two weeks later get 2 fork seals and 1 guide bushing.  call CA and ask for remaining *guide* bushing and order 2 *slide* bushings (explain on the phone which bushings are which; the guy seemed to understand).  two weeks later get 2 guide bushings.  *sigh*  how much you wanna bet that once i get ALL the parts and take the fork apart that some parts won't fit?
In article <1993Apr21.143405.22536@Newbridge.COM> bradw@Newbridge.COM (Brad Warkentin) writes: >In article <bethdC5sv80.698@netcom.com> bethd@netcom.com (Beth Dixon) writes: >>================================================================= >>Beth [The One True Beth] Dixon                   bethd@netcom.com >>1979 Yamaha SR500 "Spike the Garage Rat"             FSSNOC #1843 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>================================================================= > >Now just wait one cotton picking minute here.... DoD rule 417.1.2 section 6 >paragraph 3 clearly indicates that multiple people can't lay claim to a bike >in an "obvious" ploy to "artificially" increase the size of their stable... > >So the question of the day is... Is Spike owned by a lady of true class and >breeding (my definition: any woman who rides :-) ) or by Tom the harely head??? Spike is owned by both Tom and I.  We went 1/2's on the purchase price and have split costs of needed parts, registration, etc.  Both names are on the pink slip.  >I also note that you lay no claim to Connie or Ol Sport. (Like I said,  >obviously a lady of discriminating taste...) I am covered by insurance to ride the Harley.   I'd give it a go if I could work the clutch.  I can barely get the clutch lever to move using both hands while standing next to the bike.  Ol' Sport is a very distinctive bike. The Concours is favorite of mine.  I've pillioned an easy 4000 miles on that bike in the last year.  Unfortunately, my feet are a good 10" off the ground once I'm on her.  No way I could take her for a ride as pilot rather than pillion.  If I could fit on a Concours, I'd buy one.  IMHO, the best sport-tourer made.  I'm not _too_ upset I had to settle for the Ducati 750SS as my touring bike, though. :-)  >Bored minds wanta know. So, now you know.  Beth
bean@ra.cgd.ucar.edu (Gregory Bean) writes:  >Help!  I've got a friend shopping for her first motorcycle.  This is great! >Unfortunately, she needs at most a 28" seat.  This is not great.  So far, >the only thing we've found was an old and unhappy-looking KZ440.  I have been checking out bikes (hoping for lowish seats) for a few weeks.  A Honda Twinstar (250cc) fit me well, a Honda Hawk (400cc) did not, the Kawasaki 250HB/SB/SH? (can't remember) looked like it would fit me well but the price tag was way too large...  >I seem to remember a thread with a point similar to this passing through >several months ago.  Did anybody keep that list?  Please post this list or mail me one too!  (:
Re: Waving...  I must say, that the courtesy of a nod or a wave as I meet other bikers while riding does a lot of good things to my mood... While riding is a lot of fun by itself, there's something really special about having someone say to you "Hey, it's a great day for a ride... Isn't it wonderful that we can spend some time on the road on days like this..." with a gesture.  Was sunny today for the first time in a week, took my bike out for a spin down to the local salvage yard/bike shop... ran into about 20 other people who were down there for similar reasons (there's this GREAT stretch of road on the way down there... no side streets, lotsa leaning bends... ;) ... Went on an impromptu coffee and bullshit run down to puyallup with a batch of people who  I didn't know, but who were my kinda people nonetheless.  As a fellow commented to me while I was admiring his bike... "Hey, it's not what you ride, it's that you ride... As long as it has 2 wheels and an engine it's the same thing..." --
In article <1993Apr20.203344.8417@cs.cornell.edu> karr@cs.cornell.edu (David Karr) writes: >In article <Clarke.6.735328328@bdrc.bd.com> Clarke@bdrc.bd.com (Richard Clarke) writes: >>So how do I steer when my hands aren't on the bars? (Open Budweiser in left  >>hand, Camel cigarette in the right, no feet allowed.)  > >>If I lean, and the  >>bike turns, am I countersteering? > >No, the bars would turn only *toward* the direction of turn in >no-hands steering.  Just in case the original poster was looking for a serious answer, I'll supply one.  Yes, even when steering no hands you do something quite similar to countersteering.  Basically to turn left, you to a quick wiggle of the bike to the right first, causing a counteracting lean to occur to the left.  It is a lot more difficult to do on a motorcycle than a bicycle though, because of the extra weight.  (Ok, so my motorcycle is heavy.  Maybe yous isn't.)
In article <1993Apr20.131800.16136@alw.nih.gov> gregh@niagara.dcrt.nih.gov (Gregory Humphreys) writes: >2)  What is buying a bike going to do to my insurance?  I turn 18 in  >about a month so my parents have been taking care of my insurance up >till now, and I need a comprehensive list of costs that buying a  >motorcycle is going to insure (I live in Washington DC if that makes >a difference)  It depends on the bike. Once you've found a bike you're interested in, call some insurance companies for rates. Some bikes are much cheaper to insure than you might think (my EX-500 only costs me $127/year in St. Louis; I'm 27) > >3)  Any recommendations on what I should buy/where I should look for it?  For a first bike, I recommend 500cc's or less. And a bike short enough to get both feet on the ground when you stop.   The one piece of advice EVERYONE will give you is to take a Motorcycle Safety Foundation Rider's Course. See a dealer for details. In some states, completion of such a course can give you a break on insurance. It will also teach you to ride properly from the beginning, so you won't learn any bad habits.  Good luck. Riding a motorcycle is the most fun you can have, naked or otherwise.
In article <gate.3gPD2B1w165w@ryang1.pgh.pa.us>,  ryang@ryang1.pgh.pa.us (Robert H. Yang) writes: |> Hi, |>  |> 	Sorry, just feeling silly. |>  |> Rob   No need to appologise, as a matter of fact this reminds me to bring up something I have found consistant with dogs-  Most of the time, they do NOT like having me and my bike anywhere near them, and will chase as if to bite and kill.   An instructor once said it was because the  sound from a bike was painfull to their  ears. As silly as this seams, no other options have arrizen.   net.wisdom?