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re dogs in article apr acs ucalgary ca parr acs ucalgary ca charles parr writes what a dog weighs lb 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 dod rz professionals who train guard dogs when polled gave themselves a in 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 obmoto a local dog used to chase me all the time really annoying i finally started stopping every time he d chase me he didn t know what to do then and would usually just slink off the road after a couple weeks of this he stopped chasing me altogether he would still chase cars or other bikes though i think he recognized me when i went by mike heathman vx briar rose dod lilly research t titan awaiting resurrection indianapolis in where am i to go now that i ve gone too far
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need parts info for maicoletta scooter posted for a friend looking for tires dimensions x or also looking for brakes or info on relining existing shoes also any other maicoletta owners anywhere to have contact with call scott at or email me i saw fops by the thousand sew themselves together round the lloyds building disclaimer my writings have nothing to do with my employer keep it that way pete ashdown pashdown slack sim es com salt lake city utah
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re new to motorcycles motorcycle safety foundation riding course a must wow courses in georgia are much cheaper for both in maryland they were each when i learned to ride years ago now it s for the beginner riders course and for the experienced riders course which admittedly takes only about half the time d
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wrecked bmw do you or does anyone you know have a wrecked or later r anything or r anything that they are interested in getting rid of i need a motor but will buy a whole bike email replies to david braun ftcollinsco ncr com or dab vuse vanderbilt edu or phone x voice mail home
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what is a squid was re riceburner respect in article c qqxp ie cbmvax cbm commodore com hartzler cbmvax cbm commodore com jerry hartzler cats writes in article apr icomsim com mmanning icomsim com michael manning writes duck squids don t wave or return waves ever even to each excuse me for being an ignoramus but what are these squids are everybody but me and you chris behanna is especially a squid dana h myers kk jq views expressed here are mine and do not necessarily dana locus com dod reflect those of my employer this extra supports the abolition of the and wpm tests
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where to put your helmet 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 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 cbr 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 yamaha vision xz black pig of inverness live to ride kotrb ajs c s king rat to work to dod 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 a drive agressively rash magnificently nankai leathers computer dynamics bbs hst v vancouver bc canada easy access low rates friendly sysop
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spagthorpe viking ds from viking iastate edu dan sorenson ds ryan cousineau compdyn questor org ryan cousineau writes ds riding up the hill leading to my ds house i encountered a liver and white springer spaniel no relation to ds the springer softail or the springer spagthorpe a close relation to ds the spagthorpe viking ds i must have missed the article on the spagthorpe viking was ds that the one with the little illuminated dragon s head on the front ds fender a style later copied by indian and the round side covers no not at all the viking was a trick little unit made way back when forties fifties when spag was trying to make a go of it in racing the first iteration the springer was a boxer twin very similar to max friz s famous design but with an overhead point cam see below for more on the valvetrain the problem was that the thing had no ground clearance whatsoever the solution was to curve the cylinder bores so that the ground clearance was substantially increased springer motor front viking motor front this is roughly the idea except that the bores were gradually curved around a radius as the pistons were loath to make a sharp angled turn in the middle of their stroke the engine also had curved connecting rods to accomodate the stroke the engine stuck out so far because of its revolutionary and still unique overhead cam system through the use of clever valve timing and and extrordinarily trick valve linkage only a single cam lobe was required to drive both overhead valves just as revolutionary was the hydraulic valve actuation which used a pressurized stream of oil to power the waterwheel which kept the lobe spinning over one side effect that required some rather brutal engineering fixes was that until the engine s oil pressure came up to normal the engine s valve timing would be more or less random resulting in some impressive start up valve damage the solution was a little hand crank that pressurized the cases before you started the beast remarkably similar to the system used in new porsches to pressurize the oil system before the car is started the cage however uses an electric oil pump wimps despite this fix the engine had a nasty propensity for explosively firing its valves into the pistons when a cylinder would temporarily lose a bit of oil pressure in a corner the solution was to run even higher oil pressures and change the gaskets and seals regularly this was feasible because it was a racing engine with just a single overhead lobe and no pushrod shaft chain towers because of the hydraulic system the head of the engine came to an almost perfect point lobe xx complex linkage not shown due to valvestems complexity piston note that the tip was not truly vertical it was at about a degree angle to the ground and this drawing doesn t show the curvature because there was none in the head itself the bore curve would start about where the cylinder bore disappears in this diagram the effect of the pointy heads on top of a pair of gently pundits of the day even said sensuously curved cylinders was much like a pair of finned viking horns poking out from beneath the gas tank thus the name the vik was a moderately successful racer lightning fast when it worked but plagued by problems relating to its revolutionary technology eventually it was dumped when spag finally realized that racing was not where the spagthorpe name would be made the machines were raced for another year or two by privateers and their fate approximately six vikings were made plus one or possibly two springers confusing the issue is one old spag staffer who swears up and down that this machine was tooled for production and that as many as twenty or thirty machines may have come off the line however no modern record of a production viking has survived and most motorcycle historians discount this story ryan cousinetc yamaha vision xz black pig of inverness live to ride kotrb ajs c s king rat to work to dod i d be a squid if i could afford the bike flame to ryan cousineau compdyn questor org vancouver bc canada live slmr a if you aren t sliding you aren t riding computer dynamics bbs hst v vancouver bc canada easy access low rates friendly sysop
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krypto cables was re cobra locks in article apr research nj nec com behanna syl nj nec com chris behanna writes for the same money you can get a kryptonite cable lock which is anywhere from to thick steel cable looks like steel rope shielded in a flexible covering to protect your bike s finish and has a barrel type locking mechanism i don t know if it s adjustable but my source says it s more difficult to pick than most locks and the cable tends to squish flat in bolt cutter jaws rather than shear model fyi i ll be getting a krypto cable next paycheck a word of warning though kryptonite also sells almost useless cable locks under the kryptonite name when i obtained my second motorcycle i migrated one of my kryptonite u locks from my bicycle to the new bike i then went out shopping for a new lock for the bicycle for about the same money i had the choice of a kryptonite cable lock advantages lock front and back wheels on bicycle and keep them both kryptonite name or a cheesy no name u lock advantages real steel i chose the kryptonite cable after less than a week i took it back in disgust and exchanged it for the cheesy no name u lock first the krypto cable i bought is not made by kryptonite is not covered by the kryptonite guarantee and doesn t even approach kryptonite standards of quality and quality assurance it is just some generic made in taiwan cable lock with the kryptonite name on it secondly the latch engagement mechanism is something of a joke i don t know if mine was a particularly poor example but it was often quite frustrating to get the latch to positively engage and sometimes it would seem to engage only to fall open when i went to unlock it thirdly the lock has a little plastic door on the keyway which serves the sole purpose of frustrating any attempt to insert the key in the dark i didn t try it obviously but i have my doubts that the lock mechanism would stand up to an insert screwdriver and torque attack fourthly the cable was not in my opinion of sufficient thickness to deter theft for my piece of crap bicycle that is all cables suffer the weakness that they can be cut a few strands at a time if you are patient you can cut cables with fingernail clippers aviation snips would go through the cable in well under a minute michael robinson uucp ucbvax cogsci robinson internet robinson cogsci berkeley edu
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re for johs dhhalden no last 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 most of the people who made this group interesting or years ago are no longer around and i only have time to make a random sweep once a week or so hence i missed most of this thread 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 still it s nice to see that bnr are doing so well that they can afford to overpay some contractors to sit and read news all day pete young pky fmg bt co uk phone most people prefer entertaining nonsense to unexciting reality
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re bmw moa members read this in article apr sarvax cmhnet org frog sarvax cmhnet org jeff frog campbell writes from article c px n kw murdoch acc virginia edu by cdw t dayhoff med virginia edu dances with federal rangers obmotowashing is it just me or does everyone cut their finger s on the evil cotterpin tm lurking somewhere in the dark recesses of the back end of the bike when giving the prized moto a bath i seem to slice the pinkie of one hand or the other every time both of them this time it s you beemers have no ec tm oh yes they do but considering i never wash my bmw unless i need to work on it i never get cuts untill the tools come out altho the best scar now faded was from the exhaust piper while try to change the oil after overheating the engine watch out for idiot drivers that won t let you pass in the mountains when you have a rider case of oil it was on sale and case of beer with a drain bolt that decided to seize just how does everyone else clean out the area under the transmission on a bmw r bike they only way i have found is to remove the engine and transmission that and the clutch arm are impossible to clean which is wear one of the ec s m are located laz ps anyone know where i can get the heads polished and ported cheap also how much should that run
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question this is probably a stupid question but as i am new to the motorcycle scene i don t really know anything about it what is dod thanks jonathan d fields fields cis ohio state edu
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re uh der whassa deltabox in article c kxal izc ccu umanitoba ca klinger ccu umanitoba ca jorg klinger writes i beleive it s called the dentabox frame nothing some putty and paint won t fix this from someone riding a gsxr gutsy
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need advice for riding with someone on pillion i need some advice on having someone ride pillion with me on my ninja this will be the the first time i ve taken anyone for an extended ride read farther than around the block we ll be riding some twisty fairly bumpy roads the mines road mt hamilton loop for you sf bay areans this person is lbs and fairly small so i don t see weight as too much of a problem but what sort of of advice should i give her before we go i want her to hold onto me rather than the grab rail out back and i ve heard that she should look over my shoulder in the direction we re turning so she leans with me but what else are there traditional signals for slow down or go faster or i hafta go pee etc i really want this to be a positive experience for us both mainly so that she ll want to go with me again so any help will be appreciated thanks bob bob wert rmw genie gene com rwert well sf ca us dod ama ninja r mustang lx seven turns on the highway seven rivers to cross sometimes you feel like you can fly away sometimes you get lost
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yamaha vs honda opinions 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 and the honda shadow vlx 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
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re your opinion and what it means to me so take you own advice and wuit you whining about flames no brains and he can t spell either edu i hope you re not a student at duke you would be wasting your tuition the beav mike beavington dod v sabre mbeaving bnr ca my employer has no idea what i m talking about
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re your opinion and what it means to me in article news duke edu infante acpub duke edu andrew infante writes well as a few of you so aptly put it get off the road jerk we don t wanna hear your whining fine fuck off too if you noticed it was in more than two years ago and yes i ve learned and it s cost me and yes i ve known people friends and relatives who ve been involved in drunk related accidents not them they were hit and my cousin is still recovering no i can t take back what happened yes it was stupid but by reminding me about it all the time you re neither helping me or yourself so stuff your opinion hey man you brought it up i agree completely driving drunk is really stupid and i understand and appreciate that you feel bad about it but dwi is endemic in our society it is a real problem and we as motorcyclists can be in the worst of vulnerable positions around a drunk driver alert readers might remember that last year i witnessed a dwi accident right bloody in front of me and was unable to save the life of one of the participants as i reported here also drunk driving by motorcyclists is a prime cause of their injury and death which raises the insurance rates forces stupidly restrictive laws and turns the public against those of us who ride responsibly in my view drunk driving should carry a mandatory prison sentence it is one of the traffic offenses which is not a public funds issue but a genuine safety issue so if you bring up the subject on rec moto admitting having been caught dwi and looking for sympathy over the consequences don t expect people to respond with warm wishes dave svoboda svoboda void rtsg mot com i m getting tired of concours mmmmmmmmmm beating you up dave rz ring ding woops you never learn ama dod cog chicago beth bruiser dixon
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racelist who what where greetings fellow motorcycle roadracing enthusiasts background the racing listserver boogie ebay sun com contains discussions devoted to racing and racing related topics this is a pretty broad interest group individuals have a variety of backgrounds motojournalism roadracing from the perspective of pit crew and racers engineering motosports enthusiasts the size of the list grows weekly we are currently at a little over one hundred and eighty five members with contributors from new zealand australia germany france england canada finland switzerland and the united states the list was formed october in response to a perceived need to both provide technical discussion of riding at the edge of performance roadracing and to improve on the very low signal to noise ratio found in rec motorcycles anyone is free to join discussion is necessarily limited by the rules of the list to issues related to racing motorcycles and is to be flame free how to get the daily distribution you are welcome to subscribe to subscribe send your request to race request boogie ebay sun com traffic currently runs between five and twenty five messages per day depending on the topic nb please do not send your subscription request to the list directly after you have contacted the list administrator you will receive an rsvp request please respond to this request in a timely manner so that you can be added to the list the request is generated in order to insure that there is a valid mail pathway to your site upon receipt of your rsvp you will be added to either the daily or digest distribution as per your initial request how to get the digest distribution it is possible to receive the list in digest ed form ie a single email message the roadracing digest is mailed out whenever it contains enough interesting content given the frequency of postings this appears to be about every other day should you wish to receive the list via digest once every k or so please send a subscription request to digest request boogie ebay sun com how to post to the list this is an open forum to post an article to the list send to race boogie ebay sun com depending on how mail is set up at your site you may or may not see the mail that you have posted if you want to see it though this isn t necessarily a guarantee that it went out you can include a metoo line in your mailrc file on unix based mail systems bounces because i haven t had the time or the inclination to replace the list distribution mechanism we still have a problem with bounces returning to the poster of a message occasionally sites or users go off line either leaving their place of employment prematurely or hardware problems and you will receive bounces from the race list check the headers carefully and if you find that the bounce originated at sun from whence i administer this list contact me through my administration hat race request boogie ebay sun com if not ignore the bounce other lists two strokes strokes microunity com harleys harley request thinkage on ca or uunet watmath thinkage harley request european bikes majordomo onion rain com in body of message write subscribe euro moto thanks be seeing you rich race list administrator rich boogie ebay sun com stefan fielding isaacs office fax dba art science books by design voice pager ama ccs currently providing consulting writing services to gain technology verity
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re kreme in article apr vax cit cornell edu na vax cit cornell edu writes hi folks recently saw one post about kreme being a bad idea but that was only one man s opinion any one else have any experience with the stuff on my sporty i had some pinhole leaks open up on the back seam i kreme it about a year ago and have had no problems at all be real careful as the cleaning part of the solution is hell on paint jim jim groh groh sig cs fsu edu dod hog new improved xlh fxr xlh xlh smaller sig
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re riceburner respect in apr icomsim com mmanning icomsim com michael manning writes in article oxz b w w cellar org craig cellar org saint craig writes shz mare att com keeper of the tude writes most people wave or return my wave when i m on my harley other harley riders seldom wave back to me when i m on my duck squids don t wave or return waves ever even to each other from what i can tell when we take a hand off the bars we fall down jorg klinger gsxr if you only new who arch eng services lost horizons cr i think i am umanitoba man ca the embalmer it anonymous squidonk
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re uh der whassa deltabox in ramarren kops apple com ramarren apple com godfrey digiorgi writes 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 i beleive it s called the dentabox frame nothing some putty and paint won t fix jorg klinger gsxr if you only new who arch eng services lost horizons cr i think i am umanitoba man ca the embalmer it anonymous squidonk
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re motorcycle detailing tip in article apr hemlock cray com ant palm cray com tony jones writes how about someone letting me know motorcycle detailing tip 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 in the may motorcyclist pg someone writes in and recomends using rubberized undercoating for this von welch vwelch ncsa uiuc edu ncsa networking development group cbr f kz subaru gl wd i speak only for myself and those who think exactly like me
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re countersteering faq please post in article l a well sf ca us pstone well sf ca us philip k stone writes hey ed how do you explain the fact that you pull on a horse s reins left to go left or am i confusing two threads here three actually i believe i discussed countersteering a horse before basically there are two ways to steer a horse plow rein and neck rein plow reining steers him by keeping the reins separate and you pull in the direction you wish to go neck reining steers a horse by holding the reins together in one hand and pulling against the horse s neck in the direction you wish to go when training a plow steering horse to neck rein one technique is to cross the reins under his necks thus when neck reining to the left the right rein pulls against the right side of the neck but the left side of the bit which the horse is used to from his plow reining days are you sorry you asked yet ed green former ninjaite i was drinking last night with a biker ed green east sun com and i showed him a picture of you i said dod go on get to know her you ll like her the grateful dead it seemed like the least i could do
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re observation re helmets in article u washington edu moseley u washington edu steve l moseley writes so what should i carry if i want to comply with intelligent helmet laws take up residence in a fantasy world ed green former ninjaite i was drinking last night with a biker ed green east sun com and i showed him a picture of you i said dod go on get to know her you ll like her the grateful dead it seemed like the least i could do
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moving on 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 mm s are inferior to s errr oh wrong news group hopefully i ll be back i guess internet withdrawl starts around pm or so and considering i never knew inet existed 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 there are only two types of ships in the navy submarines and targets xs lh dod next raise richard pierson e vnet internet fist iscp bellcore com uunet uunet bcr fist include std disclaimer my opinions are my own i don t shop in malls i buy my jeans jackets and ammo in the same store
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re aerostitch or piece in article apr vax cit cornell edu na vax cit cornell edu writes request for opinions which is better a one piece aerostitch or a two piece aerostitch we re looking for more than well the pc is more versatile but the pc is better protection thanks in advance nadine what is best books have been written on that but in regard to aerostich it really depends on your particular size shape and needs if you upper and lower body are not proportional according to aero dimensions then it probably is going to be better mixing and matching the piece suit i have the piece suit and i am very happy with it having my life quota of scars from crashing off road i am very concerned with good protection and i believe that the difference in protection between the and piece suits is almost negligible i think the optional hip pads and back protector make much more of a difference one thing that is nice about the piece is if you go somewhere and then want to walk around for a while still with jacket you can just detach and stow the pants one thing to note is that goldfine has problems getting a good fit for many women with standard suits supposedly for smaller women and petite men for that matter the piece will fit better another recommendation is to pay for mods if you need them i wish i got inches added to my pant legs i find the long suits are not really that long i can t imagine how short the standard suits must be jonathan e polito internet jpolito encore com encore computer corp kildaire farm rd cary nc usa voice fax
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re ggrrrrrr cages double parking motorc in article cs cmu edu jfriedl ri cmu edu jeffrey friedl writes egreen east sun com ed green pixel cruncher writes an apartment complex where i used to live tried this only they put the thing over the driver s window so they couldn t miss it i can see the liability of putting stickers on the car while it was moving or something but it s the bdi that chooses to start and then drive the car in a known unsafe condition that would seem to be liable an effort was made to remove the sticker it came to pieces leaving most of it firmly attached to the window it was dark and around pm the sticker before being mangled in an ineffective attempt to be torn off warned the car would be towed if not removed a reasonable person would arguably have driven the car had an accident occured i don t think my friend s attorney would have much trouble fixing blame on the apartment mangement as a practical matter even without a conviction the cost and inconvenience of defending against the suit would be considerable as a moral matter it was a pretty fucking stupid thing to do for so paltry a violation as parking without an authorization sticker btw it wasn t somebody s spot it was resident only but unassigned parking ed green former ninjaite i was drinking last night with a biker ed green east sun com and i showed him a picture of you i said dod go on get to know her you ll like her the grateful dead it seemed like the least i could do
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re tracing license plates of bdi cagers in article jamesf apple com jim franklin writes i can file a complaint about this and actually have the chance to have something done how who where a traffic citation is an accusation of having committed a crime that s why they have to go through the motions of having a trial if you want one you are still innocent until proven guilty cops are not the only ones who can accuse people of committing crimes anyone who witnesses a crime can do so go to the highway patrol and explain the situation give them a description of the car and the license number and tell them the specific violation of the law which you witnessed and wish to prosecute ie search the vehicle code and have the section number handy fill out the ticket and sign it it will go through the same system any ticket a cop writes goes through if contested you will have to appear in court to prosecute your word will not carry the same weight as a cop s ed green former ninjaite i was drinking last night with a biker ed green east sun com and i showed him a picture of you i said dod go on get to know her you ll like her the grateful dead it seemed like the least i could do
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performance bike frenzy at cadwell is anyone going to the p b frenzy at cadwell park in may i am going but only to watch when asked what would i most want to try before doing it i said death
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re live free but quietly or die in article cvbnetprime com tjohnson tazmanian prime com tod johnson x writes i was able to avoid an accident by revving my engine and having my stock harley pipes make enough noise to draw someones attention sure there are horns but my hand is already on the throttle should we get into how many feet a bike going mph goes in seconds or how long it would take me to push my horn button if we do i think you d loose sure you re hand s already on the throttle and your thumb is already near the horn button pushing the horn button is one simple move revving the throttle requires either engaging the clutch or accelerating the first is a more complex manuver than a simple horn button push and the second ain t too bright when there is a potential hazard ahead besides the unique sound of a horn is more effective in attracting the attention of bdi cagers than is the sound of an engine which is what they expect to hear you are on the road as is usually the case a single anecdote hardly constitutes sound safety procedure the answer is feet ed green former ninjaite i was drinking last night with a biker ed green east sun com and i showed him a picture of you i said dod go on get to know her you ll like her the grateful dead it seemed like the least i could do
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for sale kawasaki ex michigan for sale from ann arbor michigan kawasaki ex miles cherry red excellent condition asking contact brian at days evenings weekends or e mail at vaughan umich edu or reply to this post
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re bdi experience sebastian c sears on the tue apr gmt wibbled came around a right hand sweeper going around mph only to find a cager going around mph calmly driving along with no other traffic around in my lane not crossing the line not swerving fully and totally within the south bound lane of w one lane each direction and i haven t even got there yet must have been some other brit nick the english biker dod concise oxford left is right m lud nick pettefar contractor large currently incarcerated at bnr maidenhead the united kingdom npet bnr ca bmw k rs kay pres pbwasoh uk bs
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re countersteering faq please post mike sixsmith on the apr gmt wibbled very interesting yawn stuff deleted because i m like that formal training is in my view absolutely essential if you re going to be able to ride a bike properly and safely but by including countersteering theory in newbie courses we are confusing people unnecessarily right at the time when there are far more important matters for them to learn and that was my original point mike i am in complete concordance with you there mike i was a silver starrider instructor for a while i learn t about countersteering last year and i have been riding bikes since we were never told about countersteering when being taught to instruct it doesn t seem to have affected me or my friends or pupils we just rode in blissful ignorance nick the biker dod concise oxford m lud nick pettefar contractor large currently incarcerated at bnr maidenhead the united kingdom npet bnr ca bmw k rs kay pres pbwasoh uk bs
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re boom dog attack in article viking ponderous cc iastate edu viking iastate edu dan sorenson writes ryan cousineau compdyn questor org ryan cousineau writes mere mph or so gravel road with few loose rocks on it as in just like bad concrete and lbs of swinging beef jumped a fence came out of the ditch and rammed me when i saw her jump the fence i went for the gas since she was about feet ahead of me but a good forty to the side damn cow literally chased me down and nailed me no damage to cow a bent case guard and a severely annoyed rider were the only casualties if i had my shotgun i d still be eating steak nope if lbs of cow can hit me when i m actively evading forget a much more manueverable dog just run them over one day out riding my friend and i were passing a field of goats and noticed out on the road as we slowed to pass the ram made a dash at my friend just missing him and then tangling it self up in the barb wire fence being good samaritains and generally nice guys we turned around to untrangle the goat from the barbed wire as i pulled up next to him seeing him still tangled up stopped the bike and got off the goat had vanished into the field i guess jolly roger
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re got my bike was wanted advice on cb c purchase in article apr ncsu edu jrwaters eos ncsu edu jack rogers waters writes being a reletively new reader i am quite impressed with all the usefull info available on this newsgroup i would ask how to get my own dod number but i ll probably be too busy riding does this count yes he thought about it cat dod faq mailx s hahahha jburnside ll mit edu waiting to press return hey c mon guys and gals i chose my words very carefully and even tried to get my faq s straight don t holler bohica at me jamie w burnside cb custom o o jburnside ll mit edu kdx sold c cb for sale
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anti freeze anti freeze i was wrong still had the issue of street rodder in my last pile in the february issue on page there is an advirtisement for anti freeze and it makes a great party mixer the neo synthetic oil company has a reputation for developing overkill priducts the protect and extend the life of mechinical things and here is there latest development propylene glycol probably the finest radiator coolant available after miles of testing they find it has a boiling point of degrees much higher than conventional coolants which helps elminate detonation and pinging it allows the use of smaller radiators in race cars it will not damage aluminum blocks or heads and it is environmentally safe yep this is the good stuff baker precision products dept srm gundry ave long beach ca i neither endorse or unendorse the above product i only copied the advert blurb for others info ymmv there are only two types of ships in the navy submarines and targets xs lh dod next raise richard pierson e vnet internet fist iscp bellcore com uunet uunet bcr fist include std disclaimer my opinions are my own i don t shop in malls i buy my jeans jackets and ammo in the same store
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re countersteering faq please post in article zen sys uea ac uk mjs sys uea ac uk mike sixsmith writes secondly it is the adhesion of the tyre on the road the suspension geometry and the ground clearance of the motorcycle which dictate how quickly you can swerve to avoid obstacles and not the knowledge of physics between the rider s ears are you seriously suggesting that countersteering knowledge enables you to corner faster or more competently than you could manage otherwise if he s not i will put two riders on identical machines it s the one who knows what he s doing and why that will be faster it may be possible to improve your technique if you have no idea what it is through trial and error but it is not very effective methodology only by understanding the technique of steering a motorcycle can one improve on that technique i hold that this applies to any human endeavor that s all it is an interesting bit of knowledge and to claim that it is essential for all bikers to know it or that you can corner faster or better as a result is absurd do you consider an understanding of the physics of traction absurd are you seriously suggesting that one can form a traction management policy without understanding what it is or what factors increase or decrease available traction braking it is highly unlikely that any biker is going to develop his maximum swerving ability without any knowledge of turning techniques for most of his riding life this may not be a problem but in an emergency situation it is very definately placing him at a disadvantage but by including countersteering theory in newbie courses we are confusing people unnecessarily right at the time when there are far more important matters for them to learn i disagree the existance and immense success of riding courses which teach the technique indicate that the concept can be taught in a manner that is neither confusing nor detracts from any other aspects of the course and that was my original point perhaps but in the ensuing discussion you strayed far from that point to claim that knowledge of steering technique is irrelevant to a rider s ability i find this assertion ludicrous ed green former ninjaite i was drinking last night with a biker ed green east sun com and i showed him a picture of you i said dod go on get to know her you ll like her the grateful dead it seemed like the least i could do
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re bmw battery in article apr ra msstate edu vech ra msstate edu craig a vechorik writes if i remember correctly the reason that bmw s come with those expensive and relatively worthless short lived varda batteries is cause bmw owns a controling interest in that battery manufacturer what s wrong with the bmw battery i ve never had problems and i know numerous people that are still using the original battery in there year old beemers the original battery in an year old bmw may be fine mine lasted many years the replacement ah battery from bmw was a disaster the mechanic from comp acc told me that ca would warantee replace the bad one with a new one of the same evil bad batteries and tell the customer if they have problems to bring it back and they d do it again it seems that many of those ah batteries were doa near doa and always unlikely to be going strong by the end of the warantee period on them there was a big batch of bad ones and they replaced them with you guessed it more bad ones bmw switched to a ah battery that has more cold cranking amps even if it has less total juice i switched to a yuasa that has even more cold cranking amps and cost one third fewer dollars neil kirby dod nak archie cbusa att com at t bell labs columbus oh usa if you think i speak for at t you might have more lawyers than sense
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power arc ii ignition super e carb now the bike is off warranty i finally replaced the stock items on my softail custom with the title ones installation was pretty easy in both cases even for a fairly non mechanical chemist type dude like me i discovered the limitations of my tool collection but had fun buying and making the requisite tools mc ignitions power arc ii single fire ignition easy to install but read the wiring diagram carefully setting the static timing was a piece of cake once installed i have found easier starting smoother idle and more power plus a more satisfying to me bass note in the exhaust register a lovely whompa whompa whompa idle the folks at mc ignitions were great in answering my dumb questions on the phone a very helpful bunch of guys with a great product s s super e carb installation easy once i hacked down an allen wrench to a small anough reach to get at the intake manifold bolts tunes like a dream just like they say the stock carb non adjustable was so lean that it was gasping and spluttering for gas sometimes and even backfiring into the intake manifold the super e is terrific no hesitation in any gear and my plugs are a lovely tan color with no need to rejet from the factory settings i know this may not seem like much to you grizzled veteran wrenchers out there but i had my bike in so many pieces this weekend i began to get worried but it all went back together again and runs like a dream so i am feeling pretty happy now all i have to do is install my bub pipes and try to pass the nh noise gestapo test russ hughes fxstc dod e love yeah that s the feeling you get when you like something as much as your motorcycle sonny barger
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re bmw moa members read this in regards ot some of the posts concerning bias in articles of k bikes versis 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 dod and hey i just want ya ll to vote o k for somebody instead of throwing it in the trash
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re countersteering faq please post in article qmetg g n sixgun east sun com egreen east sun com writes horse s neck in the direction you wish to go when training a plow steering horse to neck rein one technique is to cross the reins under his necks thus when neck reining to the left the right rein ed green former ninjaite i was drinking last night with a biker given my desire to stay as far away as possible from farming and ranching equipment i really hate to jump into this thread i m going to anyway but i really hate it ed exactly what kind of mutant horse like entity do you ride anyway does countersteering work on the normal garden variety one necked horse obmoto i was flipping through the march i think issue of rider and i saw a small pseudo ad for a book on hand signals appropriate to motorcycling it mentioned something about a signal for your passenger is on fire any body know the title and author of this book and where i could get a copy this should not be understood as implying that i have grown sociable enough to ride with anyone but the book sounded cute tommy mcguire mcguire cs utexas edu mcguire austin ibm com i will append an appropriate disclaimer to outgoing public information identifying it as personal and as independent of ibm
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re recommendation for a front tire hey folks i ve got a pair of dunlop sportmax radials of my zx and they ve been very sticky ie no slides yet but all this talk about the metzelers has me wondering if my next set should be a lazer comp k and a radial metzeler rear for hard sport touring how do the choices stack up nathaniel zx dod ama
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re ducati opinions wanted in a previous article bgardner pebbles es com blaine gardner says in article qhm mbs news ysu edu ak yfn ysu edu albion h bowers writes in a previous article markb wc novell com m burnham says ducati s are really slow they don t sell them over here in us but considering that the ss is not too powerful the is gonna be a dog oh yeah at mph in the quarter is such a slug come on when was the last time you used your s max power peak i think maybe you should ride one first before passing judgement there is a lot more than just maximum acceleration i guess i m out of touch but what exactly is the ducati a v twin desmo or is it that half a v twin with the balance weight where the nd cylinder would go a second for a isn t bad at all sorry i should have been more specific the ss ran the quater in the last small v twin duc we got in the us and the is a pantah based v twin was the sl pantah and it ran a creditable modern carbs and what not should put the in the high s at btw fzr s ran mid s and the latest crop of japanese s will out run that it s hard to remember but but a new goof will clobber an old kz handily both in top end and roll on technology stands still for no one al bowers dod alfa ducati hobie kottke blad iaido nasa well goodness sakes don t you know that girls can t play guitar mary chapin carpenter
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re live free but quietly or die in article qmi g n sixgun east sun com egreen east sun com writes in article cvbnetprime com tjohnson tazmanian prime com tod johnson x writes sure there are horns but my hand is already on the throttle should we get into how many feet a bike going mph goes in seconds or how long it would take me to push my horn button the answer is feet ed green former ninjaite i was drinking last night with a biker try something like feet edgetacalculator tommy mcguire mcguire cs utexas edu mcguire austin ibm com i will append an appropriate disclaimer to outgoing public information identifying it as personal and as independent of ibm
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re changing sprocket ratios honda cb cbrooks ms uky edu clayton brooks writes do any honda gurus know if i can replace the the front sprocket on my honda cb k with a slightly larger one i see this as being preferable to reducing the size of the rear one just wanting ride at a more relaxed rpm it can be done contact chaparell cycle supply they ought to have the sprocket you need want for cheap well much cheaper than your average dealership hey they even had sprockets for my vf r which is hard to find accesssories for craig vf r intecptor pilot craig cellar org the institute dod kotk keeper of the keepers bauds fuschal the promised land where those who have faith shall wear hats of great majesty yea though they be made of cardboard and have humourous arrows through them red dwarf
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re boom dog attack ryan cousineau compdyn questor org ryan cousineau writes blind driveway at mph for that matter how many driveways are long enough for a car to hit mph by the end i eagerly await comment well my driveway is just keep an eye out for the blue glh turbo that utilizes the hit the ground running merging technique at least i don t have a dog that you need worry about last week while entering a sand gravel covered intersection in the country i caught something unkosher out of the corner of my eye you know that disgusting sensation when great as of yet unidentified evil is about to intimately acquaint itself with you kind of like knowing that that darkening shadow around you just cannot possibly be anything even remotely good because it probably has something to do with a boeing behaving gravitationally speaking much like a brick negotiating my way into this intersection that somehow reminded me of daytona beach sans h o sun babes i manage to get a glance at my impending destiny lucifer s own dog hell s secret blend of canine doberman and rottweiler it moved with the grace of a doberman yet had the hulk and jowels of the rottweiler a creature with a definite wrong end to be at the picture in my mirrors was fuzzy but there was no mistaking the fangs and saliva trail to shorten a verbose tale my burly gaurdian angels once again performed above and beyond the call of duty carried the bike through the sand trap i honestlyhave no idea how and left the minion of beelzebub with a face that suspiciously resembles a metzler tread no blood though rats moral i m not really sure but more and more i believe that bikers ought to be allowed to carry handguns erc c eric sundheim grandrapids mi usa hondo vfr f dod
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re european m c insurance h marc lewis there are two kinds of people in the world olivetti north america those who divide everything in the world into marcl mail spk olivetti com two kinds of things and those who don t i thought it was there are two kinds of people in the world those who think there are two kinds of people and those who don t and then there s there are three kinds of people in the world those who like math and those who don t obmoto michigan weather forecast for saturday high in the low s chance of snow flurries showers possible enjoy the weather where you are have a ride on me phil de haan dod why yes that is my honda cl that s the nature of being an executive in america you have to rely on other people to do something you used to do yourself donald fehr executive director major league baseball players association
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route suggestions as i won t be able to make the joust this summer job related time conflict i plan instead on going to the rider rally in knoxville i ll be leaving from chicago and generally plan on going down along the indiana illinois border into kentucky and then tennessee i would be very interested in hearing suggestions of roads routes areas that you would consider must ride while on the way to knoxville i can leave as early as and need to arrive in knoxville by pm on that leaves me a pretty good stretch of time to explore on the way by the way if anyone else is going and would like to partner for the ride down let me know i ll be heading east afterward to visit family but sure don t mind company on the ride down to the rally depending on weather et al my plan is motelling tenting thru the trip from the rally i ll be heading up the blue ridge parkway then jogging into west va i to run up marlington petersburg e i i e after this point the route is presently undetermined into pennsylvania new york and back to chicago by suggestions for these areas would be of great interest also many thanks for your ideas enjoy steve bunis sun microsystems dod st itasca il ama kz are you sure this is april b
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re where to put your helmet on apr gmt ryan cousineau compdyn questor org ryan cousineau said cb don t be so stupid as to leave your helmet on the seat where it can cb fall down and go boom ryan another good place for your helmet is your mirror i kid you not this is very bad advice helmets have two major impact absorbing layers a hard outer shell and a closed cell foam impact layer most helmets lose their protective properties because the inner liner compacts over time long before the outer shell is damaged or delaminates from age dr hurt tested helmets for many years following his landmark study and has estimated that a helmet can lose up to of it s effectiveness from inner liner compression i have a video he produced that discusses this phenomenon in detail puncture compression of the type caused by mirrors sissy bars and other relatively sharp objects is the worst offender even when the comfort liner is unaffected dents and holes in the foam can seriously degrade the effectiveness of a helmet if you are in the habit of parking your lid on the mirrors i suggest you look under the comfort liner at the condition of the foam if it is significantly damaged or missing replace the helmet jerry lotto lotto lhasa harvard edu msfci hogssc bcso ama dod chemistry dept harvard univ it s my harley and i ll ride if i want to
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re wanted advice for new cylist in article c r ey mq srgenprp sr hp com blaisec sr hp com blaise cirelli writes so the question i have is how dangerous is riding tough question more dangerous than driving a car and far more dangerous if you don t apply a modicum of intelligence to the activity basically stupidity will get you hurt killed a lot faster on a motorcycle than in a car but with care it is not unreasonably dangerous also buying good protective clothing is helpful that way if something does go wrong you are likely to be less severely injured first thing if possible take a msf driver training course this will get you started on the right foot they teach control of the vehicle and safe riding practices second buy protective gear at minimum a good helmet and a pair of leather gloves are a must a good sturdy piece of footgear is also very helpful though leather hiking boots a pair of old army boots or something similar works fine for this purpose as long as you make sure the laces stay tied after those a leather jacket and leather pants or chaps are nice as well but these are also expensive items for the pants many people consider a good pair of jeans to be reasonable preferably recent and of a fairly heavy weight similarly for a jacket a good jean jacket is a reasonable compromise though more people tend to have leather jackets around than pants another thing to do is drop in on garage sales looking for a second hand leather jacket look for a fairly thick leather in these items third don t do anything stupid don t ride after drinking even one drink can noticeably affect you judgement and balance don t ride in the snow or when conditions are such that black ice is likely be very careful riding in the rain slow way down take corners gingerly brake early and gently try not to ride if you are sick tired taking any medication with drowsiness warnings or otherwise not in average shape with care you should be ok the next question i have is what bike would you recommend for a first time rider i don t want to race nor do i want to ride cross country nor do i want to ride on dirt trails i ll probably drive it on back roads with occasional rides on city streets and freeways the maximum i can spend is about so i ll be looking at a used bike i would suggest mid to late s japanese mid sized standard something in cc range would probably be reasonable if you are shorter lighter than average you might want to go as low as a cc bike possible models the suzuki gs series eg gs gs etc these are generally inline bikes generally dependable except for a tendency to weakness in the charging system stator and or regulator rectifier problems my first bike was a about gs it server me well the honda nighthawk series this may also be known as the cb series i think eg honda cb cb etc this is another series of standard motorcycles also fairly dependable kawasaki and yamaha probably have similar bikes but i don t know them as well for mid to late s models of the above you should be able to buy the bike for under leaving you money for protective clothing and insurance and licensing costs hope this helps david dagibbs qnx com
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re need advice for riding with someone on pillion in article c t dsc well sf ca us rwert well sf ca us bob wert writes i need some advice on having someone ride pillion with me on my ninja this will be the the first time i ve taken anyone for an extended ride read farther than around the block we ll be riding some twisty fairly bumpy roads the mines road mt hamilton loop for you sf bay areans i d say this is a very bad idea you should start out with something much mellower so that neither one of you get in over your head that particular road requires full concentration not the sort of thing you want to take a passenger on for the first time once you both decide that you like riding together and want to do something longer and more challenging then go for a hard core road like mines mt hamilton in any case it s your moral responsibility to make sure that she has proper gear that fits especially if you re going sport riding eric
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re new to motorcycles in article news duke edu infante acpub duke edu andrew infante writes curtis jackson pens msf course shyah the one here only costs izzat a deal or what they are free in philadelphia cb dod i would give my right arm to be ambidextrous
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re what is a squid was re riceburner respect in article apr locus com dana lando la locus com dana h myers writes in article c qqxp ie cbmvax cbm commodore com hartzler cbmvax cbm commodore com jerry hartzler cats writes in article apr icomsim com mmanning icomsim com michael manning writes duck squids don t wave or return waves ever even to each excuse me for being an ignoramus but what are these squids are everybody but me and you chris behanna is especially a squid hey dana long time no read i m afraid the squid rating has gone up slightly since getting the ninja but i m trying very hard to restrain myself the bodywork is just too damned expensive knock knock at least it s quiet later chris behanna dod h d fxwg wide glide jubilee s red lady behanna syl nj nec com cb t baby bike disclaimer now why would nec zx needs a name agree with any of this anyway i was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs
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re ok so i was a little hasty in article speedy engr latech edu speedy engr latech edu speedy mercer writes this was changed here in louisiana when a girl went to court and won her case by claiming to be stoned on pot not intoxicated on liquor geez what happened she got a ticket for driving too slow dod technician dr speed not student oh are you saying you re not an edu breath then okay dave svoboda svoboda void rtsg mot com i m getting tired of concours mmmmmmmmmm beating you up dave rz ring ding woops you never learn ama dod cog chicago beth bruiser dixon
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st ride sixteen days i had put off test driving the honda st finally the th was a saturday without much rain in fact it cleared up became warm and sunny and the wind died about three weeks ago i took a long cool ride on the hawk down to cycles for a test ride they had sold and delivered the demo st about fifteen hours before i arrived and the demo vfr was bike locked in the showroom surrounded by other bikes and not likely to move soon today was different there were even more bikes used dirt bikes used street bikes cars and a big tent full of outlandishly fat touring bikes with trailers were all squeezed in the parking lot some sort of fat bike convention shelly and dave were running one msf course each at the same time one in the classroom and one on the back lot plus there was the usuall free cookout food that cycles gives away every weekend in the summer hmmm it seemed like a big moto party after about ten minutes of looking for rob c cheif of sales slime and another minutes reading and signing a long disclosure libility pray to god form i helped jt push the st out into the mess in the parking lot we went over the the controls i put the tank bag from the hawk into the right saddlebag and my wife put everything else into the left saddlebag thats nice having helped push the st out to the lot i thought it best to have jt move it to the edge of the road away from the bikes and people he rode it like a bicycle it cant be that heavy i thought well i was wrong as i sat on the st both feet down all i could think was big then i put one foot up heavy came to mind very quickly with cindy on the back was she on the back hard to tell with seat three times as large as a hawk seat the bike seemed nearly out of control just idling on the side of the road by rpm in second gear all the weight seemed to dissappear even on bike with miles on the odometer slippery new tires and pads that did not yet bite the disks things seems smooth and sure cycles is on a section of that few folks ever ride about miles north of the computer concentration about five miles north of where i splits away is a lighly travelled two lane limited access highway it goes through heavily forested sections of hamilton manchester by the sea and newbury on its way to gloucester on its way there it meets a road that winds from the sea about miles inland to andover on its way it goes through many thoroughly new england spots perfect if slow sport touring sections cindy has no difficulty with speed rd gear th gear purring along in top gear this thing has less low rpm grunt that my hawk lane changes were a new experience a big heft is required to move this thing responds well though no wallowing or complaint behind the fairing it was fairly quiet but the helmet buffeting was non trivial top gear car passing at mph was nearly effortless smooth smooth smooth not sure what the v sound reminds me of but it is pleasant if only the bars were not transmitting an endless buzz the jump on to caused me to be less than impressed with the brakes its a down hill reversing camber twice reversing radius decreasing radius turn a real squeeze is needed on the front binder the section of we were on was tight but too urban the st works ok in this section but it shows its weight we went by the clam shack oft featured in spencer for hire a place where you could really find spencer his house was about miles down after putting through traffic for a while we turned and went back to about half way through the onramp i yanked cindy s wrist our singal for hold on tight head check left time to find redline second gear gives a good shove third too fourth sees dod speed with a short shift into top on the way to we saw no cops and very light traffic did not cross into dod zone because the bike was too new well now it had miles on it so it was ok tried some high effort lane changes some wide sweeping turns time to wick it up i went until the buffeting was threating to pull us off the seat and stayed there when i was comfortable with the wind and the steering i looked down to find an indicated mph not bad for up touring beverly comes fast at more than twice the posted limit at the get off in a mile sign i rolled off the throttle and coasted i wanted to re adjust to the coming slowness it was a good idea there were several manhole sized patches of sand on the exit ramp back to the slow and heavy behavior cycles is about a mile from i could see even more cars stacked up outside right when i got off i managed to thread the st through the cars to the edge of the concrete pad out front heavy it took way too much effort for cindy and i to put the thing on the center stand i am sure that if i used the side stand the st would have been on its side within a minute my demo opinion heavy put it on a diet smooth comfortable hardly notices the dod speed i d buy on for about less than list just like it is too much for the bike as it is frank evan perdicaro xyvision color systems legalize guns drugs and cash today edgewater drive inhouse frank marvin x wakefield ma outhouse frank contex com x
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battery charger i just noticed that my halogen table lamp runs off volts the big thinngy that plugs into the wall says volts dc ma the question is can i trickle charge the battery on my cb with it i don t know the rating of the battery but it is a factory intalled one thanks sanjay cb dod i would give my right arm to be ambidextrous
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re question in article r ldinn rp frigate cis ohio state edu fields cis ohio state edu jonathan david fields writes this is probably a stupid question but as i am new to the motorcycle scene i don t really know anything about it what is dod this has to be a setup lookit same site as arnie skurow later chris behanna dod h d fxwg wide glide jubilee s red lady behanna syl nj nec com cb t baby bike disclaimer now why would nec zx needs a name agree with any of this anyway i was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs
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re need advice for riding with someone on pillion in article c t dsc well sf ca us rwert well sf ca us bob wert writes i need some advice on having someone ride pillion with me on my ninja this will be the the first time i ve taken anyone for an extended ride read farther than around the block we ll be riding some twisty fairly bumpy roads the mines road mt hamilton loop for you sf bay areans you sonuvabitch rub it in why don t you we have great weather and great roads here unlike the rest of you putzes in the u s nyah nyah nyah for the severely humor impaired this person is lbs and fairly small so i don t see weight as too much of a problem but what sort of of advice should i give her before we go i want her to hold onto me rather than the grab rail out back and i ve heard that she should look over my shoulder in the direction we re turning so she leans with me but what else are there traditional signals for slow down or go faster or i hafta go pee etc you ll likely not notice her weight too much a piece of advice for you don t be abrupt with the throttle no wheelies accelerate a wee bit more slowly than usual consciously worry about spitting her off the back it s as much your job to keep her on the pillion as it is hers and i guarantee she ll be put off by the bike ripping out from under her when you whack it open keep the lean angles pretty tame the first time out too you and her need to learn each other s body english she needs to learn what your idea is about how to take the turn and you need to learn her idea of shit don t crash now so you don t work at cross purposes while leaned over you can work up to more aggressive riding over time a very important thing tell her to put her hand against the tank when you brake this could save you some severely crushed cookies have fun chris behanna dod h d fxwg wide glide jubilee s red lady behanna syl nj nec com cb t baby bike disclaimer now why would nec zx needs a name agree with any of this anyway i was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs
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re fj owners tankbag suggestions wanted in article apr ncsu edu martenm chess ncsu edu mark marten writes i am looking for a new tank bag now and i wondered if you as follow fj 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 with the fj s large flat gas tank i d imagine that almost anything would work personally i m quite happy with my eclipse standard tank bag blaine gardner evans sutherland bgardner dsd es com
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re opinions wanted help what size dirtbikes did you ride and for how long you might be able to slip into a cc bike like i keep telling people though buy an older cheaper bike and ride that for a while first you might like a interceptor as an example nathaniel zx dod ama
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re maxima chain wax tom dietrich txd esd com com wrote 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 km good glad to hear it i m still studying it i think life is now complete the shaft drive weenies now have no comeback when i discuss shaft effect sure i do even though i don t consider myself a weenie rip pithy i m afraid to work on my bike stuff deleted there is also damn little if any shaft effect with a concours so there p ppppppphhhhhttttttt heh heh that s pretty funny so what do you call it instead of shaft effect nathaniel zx damn little if any shaft effect dod ama p s okay so it s flame bait so what
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re shaft drives and wheelies on apr gmt xlyx vax cit cornell edu said mike is it possible to do a wheelie on a motorcycle with shaft drive sure in fact you can do a wheelie on a shaft drive motorcycle without even moving just don t try countersteering jerry lotto lotto lhasa harvard edu msfci hogssc bcso ama dod chemistry dept harvard univ it s my harley and i ll ride if i want to
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re re inverted fork needed in rec motorcycles matthew mark mueller mm k andrew cmu edu writes help i need the left side inverted fork for a gsx r so i can go to track practice at nelson ledges next weekend hey what do we look like a parts store has it ever occurred to you to visit your dealer and fork out the bucks for a new one what are the chances of someone happening to have a part laying around much less one in working condition sheesh some edu s besides i only have the right side inverted gsx r fork it s already been converted into a floor lamp jeff deeney dod nctr xr shamu jld hpfcla fc hp com ama cohvco cb f llamaha it s too bad that whole families have to be torn apart by something as simple as wild dogs jack handey
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first bike honda ascot hi folks i m going to be buying my first bike and i m considering an honda ascot ft with less than k miles does this sound like a reasonable choice is there anything special i need to know thanks nathan
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re so do any police ossifers read this stuff 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 what happened to charlie lear he used to have connections didn t he hey this is cyberspace mister you wanna stateside cop ya gotta specify john little gaijin japan sun com sun microsystems atsugi japan
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gs e was re buying advice needed in article afoi te j janvopv cs cmu edu dale james cs cmu edu writes gs e it s a great bike but you d better be damn careful i got a as my third motorcycle deleta the bike is light for it s size i think it s pounds but heavy for a beginner bike heavy for a beginner bike it is pounds it isn t except maybe in some adman s dream with a full tank it s in the area of lbs depending on year etc you re you should have no problem physically managing it the seat is roughly akin to a plastic coated by very firm to very painful depending upon time in the saddle the and versions had a much better seat imo the bike suffers from the infamous suzuki regulator problem i have so far avoided forking out the roughly for the suzuki part by kludging in different honda regulator rectifier units from junkyards the charging system consistently overcharges the battery i have to refill it nearly weekly this in itself is not so bad but battery access is gained only after removing the seat the tank and the airbox my regulator lasted over miles and didn t overcharge the battery the wiring connectors in the charging path did get toasty though tending to melt their insulation i suspect they were underspecified it didn t help that they were well removed from cool air battery access on the earlier bikes doesn t require tank removal after you learn the drill it s pretty straightforward replacement parts like all suzuki parts are outrageously expensive having bought replacement parts for several brands of motorcycles i ll offer a grain of salt to be taken with dale s assessment good luck and be careful dale sentiments i can t argue with or won t dean deeds deeds vulcan edsg hac com
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re newbie in article c swox gwi mailer cc fsu edu os xi cs fsu edu writes hey there yea thats what i am a newbie i have never owned a motorcycle this makes it is spring matt ps i am not really sure what the purpose of this article was but oh well neither were we read for a few days then try again curt howland ace dod eff howland nsipo nasa gov v sabre meddle not in the afairs of wizards for it makes them soggy and hard to re light
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re need advice for riding with someone on pillion in article c t dsc well sf ca us rwert well sf ca us bob wert writes this person is lbs and fairly small so i don t see weight as too much of a problem but what sort of of advice should i give her before we go i want her to hold onto me rather than the grab rail out back and i ve heard that she should look over my shoulder in the direction we re turning so she leans with me but what else are there traditional signals for slow down or go faster or i hafta go pee etc i ve never liked my passengers to try and shift their weight with the turns at all i find the weight shift can be very sudden and unnerving it s one thing if they re just getting comfortable or decide to look over your other shoulder but i don t recommend having him her shift her weight with each turn too violent also i think someone already said this make sure your passenger wears good gear i sometimes choose to ride without a helmet or lacking other safety gear depends on how squidly i feel but i won t let passengers do it what i do to myself i can handle but i wouldn t want to hurt anyone else so i don t let them on without gloves jacket at least jeans heavy boots and a helmet that fits i really want this to be a positive experience for us both mainly so that she ll want to go with me again so any help will be appreciated go real easy it s amazing how solid a grip you have on the handle bars that your passenger does not don t make her feel like she s going to slide off the back and snappy turns for you are sickening lurches for her in general it feels much less controlled and smooth as a passenger i can t stand being on the back of my brother s bike and i ride aggressively when i ride and i know he s a good pilot still everything feels very unsteady when you re a passenger thanks bob show off by not showing off the first time out this is where i wanna sit and buy you a drink someday temple of the dog sea bass sears scs cunixb cc columbia edu dod stanley id yamaha xs f bmw r s toyota runner nyc ny
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dod confessional i can t help myself i ve tried to be rational to look the other way but everytime it happens its uncontrollable i hate pre s motorcycles at first i thought it was a phase i though i would get used to them it didn t happen i tried gazing at cb s and customs but each time i sadistically pictured them being hurled off of large precipice i also picture a swarm of german tourists cheering and taking holiday snaps but i can t figure that part out what am i to do everytime i read a sig containing some spoked wheel wonder i shudder and feel pity that the poor soul has suffered enough i imagine the owner scrapping out his or her living in a discarded maytag refridgerator box tucked in next to their cx i m hoping for some deliverance i had in the past loathed the milwaukee machine but i can actually begin to understand some of the preaching there must be hope the beav mike beavington dod v sabre mbeaving bnr ca my employer has no idea what i m talking about
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anybody tape daytona in article c l fy gh acsu buffalo edu v j kb ubvmsb cc buffalo edu mark w olszowy writes i haven t seen anything about it yet but if it s already been mentioned i m sorry for the repost anyways tnn is showing daytona on sunday april at pm to pm est don t miss it it s got a hell of a finish well i looked for it and didn t manage to find it in my listings for tnn has anybody taped it vhs and could they be persuaded to lend it to me after they watch it i would be most greatful jon wright now how the hell did pages software inc dod that come outa my mouth vfr f
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re women s jackets was ed must be a daemon child in article apr colorado edu bowmanj csn org jerry bowman writes in article bethdc juzw f netcom com bethd netcom com beth dixon writes in article apr mnemosyne cs du edu jhensley nyx cs du edu john hensley writes beth dixon bethd netcom com wrote new duc ss doesn t so i ll have to go back to carrying my lipstick in my jacket pocket life is so hard my wife is looking for a jacket and most of the men s styles she s tried don t fit too well if they fit the shoulders and arms they re too tight across the chest or something like that anyone have any suggestions i m assuming that the v pilot in addition to its handy storage facilities is a pretty decent fit is there any company that makes a reasonable line of women s motorcycling stuff more importantly does anyone in boulder or denver know of a shop that bothers carrying any there s an article in motorcycling a couple of months back specifically on women s attire for serious and not so serious riding they do mention who makes stuff specific for women s dimensions and what also works ok enough as well bates will make custom jackets and leathers for a reasonable charge jon wright now how the hell did pages software inc dod that come outa my mouth vfr f
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re wanted advice for new cylist blaisec sr hp com blaise cirelli writes so the question i have is how dangerous is riding sorta the next question i have is what bike would you recommend for a first time rider honda hawk ymmv paul thompson apple computer
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re your opinion and what it means to me in article apr rtsg mot com svoboda rtsg mot com david svoboda writes in article news duke edu infante acpub duke edu andrew infante writes well as a few of you so aptly put it get off the road jerk we don t wanna hear your whining fine fuck off too if you noticed it was in more than two years ago and yes i ve learned and it s cost me and yes i ve known people friends and relatives who ve been involved in drunk related accidents not them they were hit and my cousin is still recovering no i can t take back what happened yes it was stupid but by reminding me about it all the time you re neither helping me or yourself so stuff your opinion hey man you brought it up i agree completely driving drunk is really stupid and i understand and appreciate that you feel bad about it but dwi is endemic in our society it is a real problem and we as motorcyclists can be in the worst of vulnerable positions around a drunk driver alert readers might remember that last year i witnessed a dwi accident right bloody in front of me and was unable to save the life of one of the participants as i reported here also drunk driving by motorcyclists is a prime cause of their injury and death which raises the insurance rates forces stupidly restrictive laws and turns the public against those of us who ride responsibly in my view drunk driving should carry a mandatory prison sentence it is one of the traffic offenses which is not a public funds issue but a genuine safety issue so if you bring up the subject on rec moto admitting having been caught dwi and looking for sympathy over the consequences don t expect people to respond with warm wishes dave svoboda svoboda void rtsg mot com i m getting tired of you and the beav should lighten up esp the beav i agree that dui dwi is serious we should have reasonable laws strict enforcement and tough sentences but andrew did not post looking for sympathy over the consequences he posted asking for advice because he had an extremely high quote his post was obviously valid because he later found insurance for less he noted why he was in his predicament but did not defend in any way drunk driving and has renounced drunk driving there are too many repeat offenders to worry about and other bdc why try to make this person who is no longer part of the problem an outcast he has paid his debt to society step off the high horse we have all been irresponsible in the past with that said i m guilty of the same type of hostility towards rapists i think it comes because i feel the punishment is not severe enough the same may be true of dwi dui if that is the case then it is our stinkin gubment we need to change if we had a reasonable law about dwi dui with a stiff penalty then fewer people would do it at any rate andrew as paid his debt as defined by the law if you think that debt is actually greater than the law mandates tell your representatives jack waters ii dod i don t fear the thief in the night its the one that comes in the afternoon when i m still asleep that i worry about
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re extraordinary footpeg engineering in article qt d fj vtserf cc vt edu ranck joesbar cc vt edu wm l ranck writes exb csdvax csd unsw edu au wrote let me guess you were making a left turn correct the edge of the stud contacting the road caused it to turn and unthread itself if you had been making a right turn it would have tightened the stud bzzzt thanks for playing if he d been making a right turn the sucker would have been a couple feet off the ground michael michael nelson cbr rr internet nelson seahunt imat com dod
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re fj owners tankbag suggestions wanted martenm chess ncsu edu mark marten writes i am looking for a new tank bag now and i wondered if you as follow fj 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 i ve got a belstaff tankbag on my fj and it ain t too good it s difficult to fix it securely cos of the the tank fairing sidepanel layout and also with the bars on full lock the bag touches the handlebar switches so you get the horn on full left lock and the starter motor on full right if i was buying another i think i d go for a magnetic one
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re help which bikes are short i m not sure on the older bikes but the yamaha virago has spec d seat height of in and the honda shadow in
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need maintenance tips after reading the service manual for my bike suzuki gs e i have a couple of questions i hope you can answer when checking the oil level with the dip stick built into the oil fill cap does one check it with the cap screwed in or not i am more used to the dip stick for a cage where the stick is extracted fully wiped clean and reinserted fully then withdrawn and read the dip stick on my bike is part of the oil filler cap and has about inch of threads on it do i remove the cap wipe the stick clean and reinsert it with without screwing it down before reading the service manual calls for the application of suzuki bond no b on the head cover i guess this is some sort of liquid gasket material do you know of a generic cheaper substitute my headlight is a halogen w bulb is there an easy brighter replacement bulb available where should i look for one as always i very much appreciate your help the weather in philadelphia has finally turned warm this weekend i saw lotsa bikes and the riders all waved a nice change of tone from what philadelphia can be like chris christopher g karras internet cgkarras world std com
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wanted advice for new cylist ditto in article c r ey mq 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 k 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 bs
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re countersteering faq please post mjs sys uea ac uk mike sixsmith writes mjs well there are just as many courses here and elsewhere that do not mjs teach the technique yet seem to be rather successful sure you don t miss what you never had those poor sods don t know what they re missing i guess ignorance is bliss eh mike mr bill bill leavitt cbx white lightning gs g suzibago leavitt cs umd edu cj little honda lone star sick leave dod ama icoa nia impala convertible the incredible hulk others hmmm i thought bore and stroke was the technique michael bain
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re story lynn pacesetter com lynn e hall writes allowed yes there is a god no open containers on the street was the signs in the bars yeah right the or so cops on hand for the couple of thousand of bikers in a block main street were not citing anyone the street was filled with empty cans at least feet deep in the gutter the crowd was raisin hell tittie shows everywhere can you say party and still we wonder why they stereotype us erc
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re how to act in front of traffic jerks being a mere female i have often found i can t really take the big offensive line with asshole car drivers so i found a more subtle and nastly ooops i mean nasty way to get back at them if somebody cuts you up just wait till they have pulled out past you and then gently lean over and bend their aerial every time i have done that it has eventually snapped off near the base which tends to go undetected for a while and is a bummer to replace gillian
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re countersteering faq please post mjs sys uea ac uk mike sixsmith writes mjs no no no no all i am saying is that you don t even need to tell people mjs the technique of countersteering cos they will do it intuitively the first mjs time they try to go round a corner karr cs cornell edu david karr writes karr are you sure remember that you can get around corners without karr countersteering in fact my experienced rider course instructors karr claimed that they could get on behind a new rider and make the bike karr turn to whichever side they wanted just by shifting their weight karr around even when the operator was trying to turn in the opposite karr direction i admit i ve never actually seen this i ve experienced this back when i was young er and more foolish my first bike used to track extremely true going down the highway i would set the throttle tension screw up enough to hold the gas steady slide back on the seat and lean against the backrest riding without any hands if i needed to turn i d shift my weight into the turn and lo and behold the bike would turn sans touching the bars granted it wouldn t turn very fast but it proves that you can turn a bike without countersteering at least not in terms of the input to the bar normally associated with countersteering as i ve said i know many people who think all you do is lean and any input they re giving to the bar is totally unconscious whereas that may be sufficient to get you down the road under normal circumstances possibly for years at a stretch i can t think of anybody who d argue that this is preferable to properly knowing how to manipulate the bar in a turn regardless of what you want to call it except maybe for mr sixsmith mr bill bill leavitt cbx white lightning gs g suzibago leavitt cs umd edu cj little honda lone star sick leave dod ama icoa nia impala convertible the incredible hulk others hmmm i thought bore and stroke was the technique michael bain
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insurance discount hola amigos quiero i need an answer to a pressing question i now own two bikes and would love to keep them both one is a capable and smooth street bike low and lightweight with wide power and great brakes the other is a beemer g s kind of rough for the city but great on the long road and backroad a good start at a stable but i don t think it s going to work unfortunately insurance is going to pluck me by the short hairs unless some insurance agent offers a multi vehicle discount they do this all the time for cars assuming that you re only capable of driving one of the things at a time i don t think i ll ever manage to straddle both bikes and ride them tandem down the street turn left accelerate the zephyr turn right accelerate the beemer does anybody know of an agency that makes use of this simple fact to discount your rates state farm doesn t by the way i m moving to the bay area so i ll be insuring the bikes there and registering them to ease me of the shock can somebody guesstimate the cost of insuring a zr and a r gs here in tucson they only cost me full and liability only for the two per annum muchas gracias enrique
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re need advice for riding with someone on pillion in article c t dsc well sf ca us rwert well sf ca us bob wert writes i need some advice on having someone ride pillion with me on my ninja this will be the the first time i ve taken anyone for an extended ride read farther than around the block we ll be riding some twisty fairly bumpy roads the mines road mt hamilton loop for you sf bay areans communication work out your own system or just slow down and holler back every once in a while at reasonable speeds even on my under muffled magna we can hear each other it s only above say mph that you can t really communicate balance new passengers are a real pain because you never know how they re going to react to steering some people catch on immediately and lean with me others are completely skittish about the leaning thing and keep their bodies perpendicular to the horizon this is a pain while turning but manageable the worst are the passengers who stay perpendicular to the horizon then remember in the middle of a turn and whip around until they re in the correct position this always screws up the line i ve picked out here s my personal checklist of things to tell passengers attire helmet long pants boots heavy shoes jacket keep feet on pegs at all times unless i say otherwise do not get on off unless i say you can i ve had people try to dismount in traffic just as i m pulling in to a parking space muffler gets hot nuff said we get good traction we re not going to fall over many first time riders are surprised by how tightly you can turn turn dynamics sit so that you feel like you re sitting upright and we re going straight trust your butt not your eyes if you re confused close your eyes for a couple of turns to get the feel of it or just hug me tight please no sudden moves shift your weight as desired but be gradual so i can compensate your faceplate is yours to open close as desired trust is essential trust the driver me to do the right thing i ve driven many miles on this thing and know how to operate it enjoy the ride this is important to stress for example one of my first time passwngers seemed to watch the speedo like a hawk i drove her to the beach down and whever we topped mph she d holler slow down i m scared i humored her for a while then simply covered the speedometer with the spare piece of duct tape i keep stuck to the top of the cluster problem solved she watched the scenery instead of the instruments and had a much better time based on her experience driving a lincoln continental she was unwilling to trust my ability to choose a safe speed for the bike usually i ll point out the controls engine transmission brakes tires etc and discuss motorcycle physics a bit too for first timers helps calm their nerves and gives the bike a chance to warm up watch out for gravel on the mt hamilton road there were lots of little mudslides after the last big rain by now many of the blind corners will be nicely covered with a carpet of little round nearly invisible stones it doesn t help build trust when you slide out on a blind corner on the first trip good luck have fun don t drink soap dilute dilute ok
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re it ain t for me in article speedy 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 blaine gardner evans sutherland bgardner dsd es com
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re your opinion and what it means to me in article news duke edu infante acpub duke edu andrew infante writes well as a few of you so aptly put it get off the road jerk we don t wanna hear your whining fine fuck off too well it still looks like you ve got an attitude problem mr muttonhead you should take the comments with more sensitivity i still despise most people who belittle drinking and driving since my first girlfriend was killed by such an asshole back in learn to take the verbal abuse if you can t take the flames and you can t use your brains stay out of the newsgroup the beav mike beavington bellnorthernresearch ottawa ont canada dod seca seca rz seca suzuki seca turbo v sabre gts can t afford the mbeaving bnr ca this company has no idea what i am talking about
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first bike anyone i am a serious motorcycle enthusiast without a motorcycle and to put it bluntly it sucks i really would like some advice on what would be a good starter bike for me i do know one thing however i need to make my first bike a good one because buying a second any time soon is out of the question i am specifically interested in racing bikes cbr f gsx r i know that this may sound kind of crazy considering that i ve never had a bike before but i am responsible a fast learner and in love please give me any advice that you think would help me in my search including places to look or even specific bikes that you want to sell me thanks jamie belliveau jbc andrew cmu edu
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first bike anyone i am a serious motorcycle enthusiast without a motorcycle and to put it bluntly it sucks i really would like some advice on what would be a good starter bike for me i do know one thing however i need to make my first bike a good one because buying a second any time soon is out of the question i am specifically interested in racing bikes cbr f gsx r i know that this may sound kind of crazy considering that i ve never had a bike before but i am responsible a fast learner and in love please give me any advice that you think would help me in my search including places to look or even specific bikes that you want to sell me thanks jamie belliveau jbc andrew cmu edu
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re comments on a honda interceptor jearls tekig pen tek com jeffrey david earls writes in article apr skyfox howp skyfox writes hi i am considering the purchase of a honda cc interceptor for cdn about us i don t know the mileage on this bike but from the picture in the rv trader magazine it looks to be in good shape can anybody enlighten me as to whether this is a good purchase oog i hate to jump in on this type of thread but pass on the vf it s big top heavy and carries lots of expensive parts what he said most of my friends refer to them as ground magnets one jeff earls jearls tekig pen tek com dod kottg kotspt wmtc ama fj millennium falcon squid factor klr thumpy hit the button chewie han solo there ain t nothin like a mph sweeper in the idaho rockies me dean woodward you want to step into my world dean fringe rain com it s a socio psychotic state of bliss virago guns n roses my world dod
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re dogs in article apr 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 after all when you grab under his chin and are careful to keep your hands away from his twisting head what is he going to do tailwag you to death i even had one occasion where i was unexpectedly jumped by a lb german shepherd and grabbed his upper jaw in one hand and his lower jaw in the other now i m holding his mouth open no way is he strong enough to clamp down and he can do nothing however all this macho shit aside the fact is that when you are riding a bike and a dog is arrowing to intercept it may be unwise for you to stop and try to deal with the dog for the simple fact that it might be through your leathers and working on your jeans before you can dismount and deal with it properly by all means if you do kick the dog or otherwise get its attention stop and stay there if you kick the dog and ride away that is a victory for the dog it drove you out of its territory it is not even a qualified victory it is a victory if you kick it and stop and sit there of dogs will say oh shit this guy s serious and back off now you have established your dominance over the dog and it probably will not bother you again llamas however are a different story if you stop near a llama it will just hop on and insist on a ride and that s if you re lucky if it doesn t like you it ll barf you off the bike and steal it curtis jackson cjackson mv us adobe com hawk gt maxim dod kotb black lab mix studley doright collie golden george there is no justification for taking away individuals freedom in the guise of public safety thomas jefferson
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re question about helmets on the other side of the fence i owned a bieffe off road helmet took what i would consider a minor fall and had visible damage to the shell yes the helmet did its job but the damage impact ratio was scary i own bell moto now have taken impacts on order of twice the bieffe impact we do this frequently in mx and don t even have a scratch on it after two seasons my recommendation is to buy high quality gear ymmv mark
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re women s jackets was ed must be a daemon child in article bethdc juzw f netcom com bethd netcom com beth dixon writes in article apr mnemosyne cs du edu jhensley nyx cs du edu john hensley writes beth dixon bethd netcom com wrote new duc ss doesn t so i ll have to go back to carrying my lipstick in my jacket pocket life is so hard my wife is looking for a jacket and most of the men s styles she s tried don t fit too well if they fit the shoulders and arms they re too tight across the chest or something like that anyone have any suggestions i m assuming that the v pilot in addition to its handy storage facilities is a pretty decent fit is there any company that makes a reasonable line of women s motorcycling stuff more importantly does anyone in boulder or denver know of a shop that bothers carrying any i was very lucky i found a jacket i liked that actually fits hg makes the v pilot jackets mine is a very similar style made by just leather in san jose i bought one of the last two they ever made finding decent womens motorcycling gear is not easy there is a lot of stuff out there that s fringed everywhere made of fashion leather made to fit men etc i don t know of a shop in your area there are some women rider friendly places in the san francisco san jose area but i don t recommend buying clothing mail order too hard to tell if it ll fit bates custom makes leathers you might want to call them they re in l a and get a cost estimate for the type of jacket your wife is interested in large manufacturers like bmw and h g sell women s lines of clothing of decent quality but fit is iffy a while ago noemi and lisa sieverts were talking about starting a business doing just this sort of thing don t know what they finally decided beth seems to me that johns h d in ft collins used to carry some honest to god womens garb beth the one true beth dixon bethd netcom com yamaha sr excitable girl dod yamaha sr spike the garage rat fssnoc ducati ss ama ducati monza restoration project kqspt i can keep a handle on anything just this side of deranged zz top
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re v max handling request in article apr newbridge com bradw newbridge com brad warkentin writes zero to very fast very quickly lastest rumor is hp at the rear wheel handles like a dream in a straight line to and then gets a tad upset according to a review in cycle world cornering er well you can t have everything sure you can have everything if by everything you mean fast straight line performance and handling present day liter sport bikes have more horsepower and have faster and mile times than the v max plus they corner just a bit better seriously handling is probably as good as the big standards of the early s but not compareable to whats state of the art these days very true randy davis email randy megatek com zx pilot uunet ucsd megatek randy dod but this one goes to eleven nigel tufnel spinal tap
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re solar battery chargers any good in article apr csd newshost stanford edu robert xenon stanf ord edu robert kennedy writes i ve seen solar battery boosters and they seem to come without any guarantee on the other hand i ve heard that some people use them with success although i have yet to communicate directly with such a person have you tried one what was your experience how did you use it occasional charging long term leave it for weeks etc robert kennedy i have a cheap solar charger that i keep in my car i purchased it via some mail order catalog when the year old battery in my oldsmobile would run down during summer when i was riding my bike more than driving my car knowing i d be selling the car in a year or so i purchased the charger believe it or not the thing worked the battery held a charge and energetically started the car many times after or weeks of just sitting eventually i had to purchase a new battery anyway because the winter sun wasn t strong enough due to its low angle i think i paid or for the charger there are more powerful more expensive ones but i purchased the cheapest one i could find i ve never used it on the bike because i have an e z charger on it and keep it plugged in all the time the bike is garaged arnie skurow
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re what is it with cats and dogs in article qk mqinn e emory mathcs emory edu gnome pd org writes james bessette jimbes cbnewsj cb att com wrote in article hplsla hp com kens hplsla hp com ken snyder writes ask the breeder why they also chase bmws also cam chain in that case why do they chase st s goldwings tony tony kidson pgp key by request voice morgan towers the cat has had to move now e mail in order morgan road as i ve had to take the top tony morgan demon co uk bromley off of the machine tny cix compulink co uk england br qe honda st dod compuserve com
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re ggrrrrrr cages double parking motorc in qjmf d i sixgun east sun com egreen east sun com ed green pixel cruncher writes in article castle ed ac uk wbg festival ed ac uk w geake writes an apartment complex where i used to live tried this only they put the thing over the driver s window so they couldn t miss it a friend damned near wrecked on the way home one night her vision blocked by the sticker i suggested to the manager the enormous liability they be careful about putting stickers on cages windows hmmm the lddc security guards over here in docklands only place parking stickers on the drivers side windows but on reflection that could still cause an accident suppose it s because people aren t as litigious over here as in the states stephen stephen dunne mag dod sdun isma demon co uk international securities market association i speak for me thats all voice fax pgp public key available we are not affiliated to any other demon co uk site
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re boom dog attack in article csundh ursa csundh ursa calvin edu charles sundheim writes tale of bike eating devil dog deleted moral i m not really sure but more and more i believe that bikers ought to be allowed to carry handguns come to louisiana where it is legal to carry concealed weapons on a bike dod technician dr speed not student stolen taglines god is real unless declared integer i came i saw i deleted all your files black holes are where god is dividing by zero the world will end in minutes please log out earth is full please delete anyone you can
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re neck reining was countersteering faq please post in article qmetg g n sixgun east sun com egreen east sun com ed green pixel cruncher writes basically there are two ways to steer a horse plow rein and neck rein plow reining steers him by keeping the reins separate and you pull in the direction you wish to go neck reining steers a horse by holding the reins together in one hand and pulling against the horse s neck in the direction you wish to go when training a plow steering horse to neck rein one technique is to cross the reins under his necks thus when neck reining to the left the right rein pulls against the right side of the neck but the left side of the bit which the horse is used to from his plow reining days i learned when riding bareback as a kid to palm reign by just pushing on the right side of the horse s neck with your right palm to turn left a lot like countersteering so that came pretty easy to me in the transition to motorcycles it took a while however to break my habit of kicking the rear fender with my heels to go faster steve steve l moseley moseley u washington edu microbiology sc phone university of washington fax seattle wa
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re changing sprocket ratios honda cb in article c k bm btb ms uky edu cbrooks ms uky edu clayton brooks writes do any honda gurus know if i can replace the the front sprocket on my honda cb k with a slightly larger one i see this as being preferable to reducing the size of the rear one that s a twin cam right there s a steel guard right next to the sprocket to keep a broken chain from punching a hole in the engine cases and it s needed there s probably not enough room to fit a bigger sprocket i d be inclined to take two teeth off the rear for a ratio change rather than adding one to the front for about if you raise the overall gear ratio too much you ll impair the bike s rideability because the gears will be far enough apart that there will be only one gear that provides adequate response at any given speed honda s don t have the widest of power bands chuck karish karish mindcraft com x karish pangea stanford edu
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re bike sold over net miles away in a previous article essbaum rchland vnet ibm com alexander essbaum says in article 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 vfr from a guy in san jose via the net that s miles according to my odometer mark andy living in pittsburgh bought his rz from a dude in massachusetts or was it connecticut i sold a bike via the net to a young lady who lived in salt lake city i live near lost angeles it turned out we had mutual aquaintances at ucla as well al bowers dod alfa ducati hobie kottke blad iaido nasa well goodness sakes don t you know that girls can t play guitar mary chapin carpenter
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re protective gear i second the boots oil spots from cars are particularly slippery when parking the bikes and good boots help here as well squid
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