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re tracing license plates of bdi cagers curtis jackson cjackson adobe com wrote the driver had looked over at me casually a couple of times i know he knew i was there oh okay then in that case it was attemped vehicular manslaughter he definitely wanted to kill you all cagers want to kill bikers that s the only explanat...
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for sale husqvarna te for sale model husqvarna te enduro model year engine cc four stroke extras ignition for easy starting suspension by aftershock custom carbon fiber kevlar skid plate quick steering geometry stock epa legal and quiet exhaust system bark busters and hand guards motion pro clutch cable price contact d...
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thanks for the speeding ticket advice i d like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my post about fighting my ticket many of you wrote to say that you have successfully fought and won your case in court others lost due to the cop outright lying to the judge about the circumstances surrounding your ticket w...
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re mail order if you get good service from a shop or they regularly have merchandise in stock you need or they have a knowledgable and or friendly sales staff or if for whatever other reason you would like to do business with them which will in the aggrigate keep them in business and available to fill your future needs...
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bmw r rally bbbbbbbb mm mm ww ww bb bb mm m m mm ww ww b b mm m m mm ww w ww bbbbbbbb mm m m mm ww w w ww bb bb mm m mm ww w w ww bb bb mm mm ww w w ww bbbbbbbb mm mm ww ww press release to all bmw riders subject rally time is here from bmw club of northern california bmw er rally may u s memorial day weekend san franc...
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re its still cold but in article apr linus mitre org cookson mbunix mitre org cookson writes i tend to keep my bedroom window open during the winter and have woken up to find frost on my bedspread but i still get cold below about f usually on the part that sticks out of the bottom of my helmet maybe it s time to get a ...
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re recommendation on duc i have a line on a ducati gts model with k on the clock runs very well paint is the bronze brown orange faded out leaks a bit of oil and pops out of st with hard accel the shop will fix trans and oil leak they sold the bike to the and only owner they want and i am thinking more like k any opini...
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safe driving prcatices in article apr news columbia edu rdc cunixf cc columbia edu robert d castro writes in article rbpc d n netcom com rbp netcom com bob pasker writes cjackson adobe com curtis jackson writes my solution is never to ride next to a car the only thing between you and them is space keep as much as possi...
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re april was re faq what is the dod in article hpfcso fc hp com jld hpfcso fc hp com jeff deeney writes in rec motorcycles viking iastate edu dan sorenson writes last year i believe it was jeff deeney posted what i ve since come to recognize as the ultimate april fools posting ever it wasn t particularly nice of him as...
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observation re helmets grf dropped my shoei rf off the seat of my bike while trying to rock it onto it s centerstand chipped the heck out of the paint on it so i cheerfully spent on a bottle of testor s model paint and repainted the scratches and chips for minutes then while it was drying i realized that i was out of s...
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re ggrrrrrr cages double parking motorcycles pisses me off in article castle ed ac uk wbg festival ed ac uk w geake writes the banana one isn t imho ultra sticky labels printed with your favourite curse are good even our local hospitals use them instead of wheel clamps putting one about a size on each window of the cag...
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flashing anyone hello all on my bike i have hazard lights both front and back turn signals flash since i live in nj and commute to nyc there are a number of tolls one must pay on route just before arriving at a toll booth i switch the hazards on i do thisto warn other motorists that i will be taking longer than the sec...
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re stolen aarghhhh in article apr microunity com ericm microunity com eric murray writes watch out often when some scumbag steals the cover that means that they were or are looking to steal the bike in my case i had a faded cover stolen off a bmw r rs that was stashed in an apartment carport and not visible from the st...
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re bikes with big dogs in article apr galaxy gov bc ca bclarke galaxy gov bc ca writes in article apr cua edu wendel cua edu writes has anyone ever heard of a rider giving a big dog such as a great dane a ride on the back of his bike my dog would love it if i could ever make it work post of the month actually i ve seen...
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v max handling request hello there ican anyone who has handson experience on riding the yamaha v max pls kindly comment on its handling
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re motorcycle detailing tip in article apr bnr ca mbeaving bnr ca writes don t you just hate when the speedo and tach on your bike start to cloud over from all that nasty sunshine the detailing tip of the week is to use rubbing compound moisten a rag apply some rubbing compound and work into the translucent previously ...
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hard copy hot pursuit yo did anybody see this run of hard copy i guy on a katana got pulled over by the police i guess for speeding or something but just as the cop was about to step out of the car the dude punches it down an interstate in georgia ang then the cop gives chase now this was an interesting episode because...
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re wanted advice on cb custom purchase in article apr linus mitre org cookson mbunix mitre org cookson writes in article apr acs ucalgary ca parr acs ucalgary ca charles parr writes my mechanic once commented that the dual range transmission was pure junk one mans opinion i had a friend in pittsburgh who had a cb c wit...
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re tangentially re live free but quietly or die in article apr rd hydro on ca jlevine rd hydro on ca jody levine writes impertinent stuff deleted am i showing my canadian university ness here of does anyone else know what i m talking about i ve bike like jody levine dod kv got a you can if you pf jody p levine hydro on...
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re boom hubcap attack in article speedy engr latech edu speedy engr latech edu speedy mercer writes i was attacked by a rabid hubcap once i was going to work on a yamaha twin a k a the vibrating tank when i heard a wierd noise off to my left i caught a glimpse of something silver headed for my left foot and jerked it u...
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re boom hubcap attack in a previous article speedy engr latech edu speedy mercer says i was attacked by a rabid hubcap once i was going to work on a yamaha twin a k a the vibrating tank when i heard a wierd noise off to my left i caught a glimpse of something silver headed for my left foot and jerked it up about a nano...
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re v max handling request in a previous article ba ntuvax ntu ac sg says hello there ican anyone who has handson experience on riding the yamaha v max pls kindly comment on its handling you re kidding right this is flame bait in the extreme v max handling har har har har dod darkman the significant problems we face can...
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contact person for boots would anyone out there in dodland be able to help me out in giving me a contact to purchase a pair of military air borne combat boots d in size these boots so i have read here on rec moto are calf height boots that use only velcro for enclosure i have phoned around and nobody seems to carry suc...
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re hard copy hot pursuit in a previous article wcd uxa cso uiuc edu daniel warren c says yo did anybody see this run of hard copy no i don t watch that bu sh t the kat although not the latest machine is still a high performance machine and he slams on the brakes of couse we all know that cages especially the ones with ...
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re v max handling request in article apr ntuvax ntu ac sg ba ntuvax ntu ac sg writes hello there ican anyone who has handson experience on riding the yamaha v max pls kindly comment on its handling i ve ridden one twice it was designed to be a monster in a straight line which it is it has nothing on an fzr in the corne...
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re rejetting carbs mark kromer on the thu apr gmt wibbled in an article rtaraz bigwpi ramin taraz wrote does the amount of exhaust allowed to leave the engine through the exhaust pipe make that much of a difference the amount of air fuel mixture that a cylender sucks in tries to suck in depends on the speed of the pist...
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re should liability insurance be required in article tcora b gator pica army mil tcora pica army mil tom coradeschi writes in article apr walter bellcore com fist iscp bellcore com richard pierson wrote lets get this no fault stuff straight i lived in nj when nf started my rates went up alot moved to pa and my rates we...
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re bikes with big dogs in article apr cua edu wendel cua edu writes has anyone ever heard of a rider giving a big dog such as a great dane a ride on the back of his bike my dog would love it if i could ever make it work thanks wendel cua edu on the back might be tricky but here in boulder there is a guy that can always...
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re ducati opinions wanted frankb sad hp com frank ball writes godfrey digiorgi ramarren apple com wrote the ducati model is essentially a reduced displacement which means it weighs the same and is the same size as the with far less power it is produced specifically to meet a vehicle tax restriction in certain markets w...
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dot tire date codes i just mailed this i noticed a in long cut in the tread of the rear tire on my vfr the cut is only about as deep as the tread block and looks like it only scratched the rubber at the base but the weird thing is it s way over on the edge where i haven t scuffed the tire in yet my questions are how da...
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re fat boy versus zx new math in article pimfd cre agate berkeley edu robinson cogsci berkeley edu michael robinson writes in article c v s mcz ccu umanitoba ca klinger ccu umanitoba ca jorg klinger writes in apr bnr ca npet bnr ca nick pettefar writes manual velcro on the mar wibbled but is greater than or is greater ...
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re drinking and riding in article c wkbp b w eskimo com maven eskimo com norman hamer writes what is a general rule of thumb for sobriety and cycling couple hours after you feel sober what or should i just work with if i drink tonight i don t ride until tomorrow interesting discussion i limit myself to one standard ser...
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re for johs dhhalden no last un wvnvms wvnet edu writes ducati uue quuncd ver by theodore a kaldis begin cut here cut here part mg nh c m av i nyr h v x e afkin apyt c li t this gif was great i have it as the backdrop on my apollo thingy and many people stop by and admire it of course i tell them that i did it myself i...
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re camping question sanjay sinha on the apr gmt wibbled thanks to everyone who posted in my previous quest for camping info another question well not strictly r m stuff i am looking for a thermos flask to keep coffee hot i mean real hot of course it must be the unbreakable type so far what ever metal type i have wasted...
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re why are there no turbocharged motorbikes in north america in article apr skyfox howp skyfox writes i just got to thinking why don t manufacturers still make bikes with turbos etc because they add a lot of expense and complexity and make for a less reliable and less controllable bike as an extreme example the cx turb...
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re what is it with cats and dogs james bessette jimbes cbnewsj cb att com wrote in article hplsla hp com kens hplsla hp com ken snyder writes ps i also heard from a dog breeder that the chains of bicycles and motorcycles produced high frequency squeaks that dogs loved to chase ask the breeder why they also chase bmws a...
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re boom hubcap attack from speedy engr latech edu speedy mercer i was attacked by a rabid hubcap once i was going to work on a yamaha twin a k a the vibrating tank when i heard a wierd noise off to my left i caught a glimpse of something silver headed for my left foot and jerked it up about a nanosecond before my bike ...
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re gpz runs like a bitch i tried mailing you but your domain seems not to exist can t even get sinet slb com to admit to knowing about geco anyway here we go in article q kq innjl griffin orpington sgp slb com you wrote subject gpz runs like a bitch anyone have a cure for sub zero running probs on a gpz anything below ...
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where can i afford a goldwing mirror searched without luck for a faq here i need a left aspencade mirror and honda wants for it now if this were another piece of chrome to replace the black plastic that wings come so liberally supplied with i might be able to see that silly price but a mirror is a piece of safety equip...
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latest socal rides southern california ridelist please send me any updates to this ride list remember only street rides that are open to all bikers are posted please inc phone for further info also send me your e mail address if you want mailed copies of this list i suggest calling first to make sure that info is curre...
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bmwmoa controversy in article rider uucp joe rider cactus org writes vech ra msstate edu craig a vechorik writes good ol boys that have been there too long while i agree with you that the current board is garbage voting you in would simply be trading one form of trash for another do the opponents of your selections get...
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re ggrrrrrr cages double parking motorcycles pisses me off in article lsp mginnud cash cs utexas edu mcguire cs utexas edu tommy marcus mcguire writes however this has nothing to do with motorcycling unless you consider the vw a bike however this has nothing to do with motorcycling unless you consider the amazona a bik...
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re bmw battery keith hanlan on the wed apr gmt wibbled 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 manufactur...
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re why are there no turbocharged motorbikes in north america in article c j n hy dcs qmw ac uk davide dcs qmw ac uk dave edmondson writes as an extreme example the cx turbo cost as much as a mike hailwood replica ducati so if i can scrounge up a good looking cx turbo will someone trade me an mhr duc for it jeff earls j...
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re uh der whassa deltabox in article unisql uucp ray unisql uucp ray shea 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...
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re motorcycle security i saw his bike parked in front of a bar a few weeks later without the dog and i wandered in to find out what had happened he said somebody stole m damn dog they left the harley behind dave tharp dod you can t wear out davet interceptor cds tek com mra an indian scout k s indian chief ahrma or its...
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tickets advice is worth what you paid i can t think of another subject that generates as much contradictory advice as traffic laws and their enforcement everybody s got an opinion and is dead certain they are right yet acurate information is extremely difficult to come by the dmv doesn t know cops don t know your traff...
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re bike sold over net miles away 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 mass...
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re observation re helmets in article mavenry altcit eskimo com maven mavenry altcit eskimo com norman hamer writes the question for the day is re passenger helmets if you don t know for certain who s gonna ride with you like say you meet them at a church meeting yeah that s the ticket what are some guidelines should i ...
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re dot tire date codes in rec motorcycles cookson mbunix mitre org cookson writes to the nedod mailing list and jack tavares suggested i check out how old the tire is as one tactic for getting it replaced does anyone have the file on how to read the date codes handy it s quite simple the code is the week and year of ma...
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re bike sold over net miles away 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 moto guzzi from a univ of va grad student in charlottesville last spring mark cervi cervi oasys dt navy mil w dod mgnoc moto guzzi sp ii what...
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re bikes and contacts in article apr skcla monsanto com mpmena skcla monsanto com writes michael manning must be that blockhead of yours the gargoyles are the only thing that work for me michael menard p s when you showin up at highland house we ll compare sunglasses let s see how the weather is saturday or sunday it s...
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re bikes contacts lenses radial keratotomy in article c fi h ew rice edu jcn rice edu writes i was going to try radial keratotomy but they want over per eye that s a lot of contact lenses and sunglasses and a lot of money if they make one tiny mistake o jeff nichols also if they don t get it exactly right or your eyes ...
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re ducati opinions wanted in article qhm mbs news ysu edu albion h bowers ak yfn ysu edu writes 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...
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re rejetting carbs in article jburney hydra nodc noaa gov jburney hydra nodc noaa gov jeff burney writes if we are only talking about stroke i think i can understand exhaust pulse affect in a stroke the intake valve is closed on the exhaust stroke and the gas is pushed out by the cyclinder i guess there is some gas com...
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re drinking and riding personally i follow the no alcohol rule when i m on a bike my view is that you have to be in such a high degree of control that any alcohol could be potentially hazardous to my bike if i get hurt it s my own fault but i don t want to wreck my katana i developed this philosophy from an impromptu e...
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got my bike was wanted advice on cb c purchase thanks to all of you who gave advice on the cb custom as recommended i had the bike compression tested compression was a little low but very even across the four cylinders psi they said that it was tested a little cold so that would explain the low numbers around does this...
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what about no fault insurance companies sure seem to go for no fault coverage since the majority of accidents are the cagers fault doesn t this imply that we would have to pay much higher rates under a no fault system with a cars only system it seems to make sense on the surface take the legal costs out of the system b...
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re rejetting carbs now i am jumping into the middle of this thread so i may not know what y all been talking about but i have a few comments in rec motorcycles davet interceptor cds tek com dave tharp cds writes unless an engine is supercharged the pressure available to force air into the intake tract is atmospheric at...
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re observation re helmets in article mavenry altcit eskimo com maven mavenry altcit eskimo com norman hamer writes grf dropped my shoei rf off the seat of my bike while trying to rock it onto it s centerstand chipped the heck out of the paint on it so i cheerfully spent on a bottle of testor s model paint and repainted...
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re ggrrrrrr cages double parking motorcycles pisses me off in article apr dsd es com bgardner pebbles es com blaine gardner writes in article castle ed ac uk wbg festival ed ac uk w geake writes the banana one isn t imho ultra sticky labels printed with your favourite curse are good even our local hospitals use them in...
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re contact person for boots in article apr news columbia edu rdc cunixf cc columbia edu robert d castro writes would anyone out there in dodland be able to help me out in giving me a contact to purchase a pair of military air borne combat boots d in size these boots so i have read here on rec moto are calf height boots...
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re should liability insurance be required if i have one thing to say about no fault it would be it isn t 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 d...
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re motorcycle security in article tekgen bv tek com davet interceptor cds tek com dave tharp cds writes i saw his bike parked in front of a bar a few weeks later without the dog and i wandered in to find out what had happened he said somebody stole m damn dog they left the harley behind animal rights people have been k...
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re should i buy a vrf mark n bricker mnb cs rit edu wrote i am in the market for a bike and have recently found a honda vrf at a dealership the bike has about miles and is around it has had two previous owners both employees of the dealership who i have been told took very good care of the bike i have two questions is ...
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re should i buy a vrf mark n bricker mnb cs rit edu wrote i am in the market for a bike and have recently found a honda vrf at a dealership the bike has about miles and is around it has had two previous owners both employees of the dealership who i have been told took very good care of the bike i have two questions is ...
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re ggrrrrrr cages double parking motorcycles pisses me off reading all you folks things to do to illegally parked cars made me wonder who s going to carry cinder blocks on a bike or is ready to do serious damage key carvings etc to a cage then i had an idea chain lube isn t just for chain s anymore it seems more reason...
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re bikes vs horses was re insect impacts f in a previous article npet bnr ca nick pettefar says jonathan e quist on the thu apr gmt wibbled in article txd able mkt com com txd esd com com tom dietrich writes in a previous article egreen east sun com ed green pixel cruncher says lots of things none of which are quoted h...
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re more dod paraphernali js from stafford vax winona msus edu john stafford js in article pppnrinnitg cronkite central sun com js doc webrider central sun com steve bunis wrote js js how about a decal of thicker vinyl js how about a geeky temporary tatoo i mean why should the js rubs be exempt from a little razzing tha...
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re motorcycle courier s jl ns subject re motorcycle courier summer job i d like to thank everyone who replied i will probably start looking in earnest after may when i return from my trip down the pacific coast the geographical feature not the bike ryan cousinetc yamaha vision xz black pig of inverness live to ride kot...
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re live free but quietly or die in article qegpf d i sixgun east sun com egreen east sun com ed green pixel cruncher writes i know it sounds ludicrous for a biker to advocate restrictions on biking in a biking forum don t you mean former motorcyclist roid
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re riceburner respect in article apr megatek com randy megatek com randy davis writes the rider pilot i m happy i ve had such an effect on your choice of words seth t was a time when i could get a respectable response with a posting like that randy s post doesn t count cause he saw the dearth of responses and didn t wa...
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re riceburner respect in article oxz b w w cellar org craig cellar org saint craig writes no anyone who is a true rider with the real riding attitude will offer a wave weather they are on a harley or on a honda or some other bike inless they have a serious case of my bike is better than your and you re too low to be ac...
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re recommendation for a front tire in article c hrxj ace unix amherst edu nrmendel unix amherst edu nathaniel m endell writes ken orr orr epcot spdc ti com wrote in article c g hv cs unix amherst edu nrmendel unix amherst edu nathaniel mendell writes steve mansfield smm rodan uu net wrote yes my front tire is all but d...
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re how to act in front of traffic jerks in article qmvutinn he lynx unm edu galway chtm eece unm edu denis mckeon writes in heavy traffic i slow down a bit mostly so i have more buffer zone in front to balance the minimal buffer behind but i also often find that the jerk behind will notice traffic moving faster in othe...
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re choking ninja problem in article apr kuhub cc ukans edu starr kuhub cc ukans edu writes i need help with my zx a i put supertrapp slip on s on it and had the carbs re jetted to match a set of k n filters that replaced the stock airbox now i have a huge flat spot in the carburation at about thousand rpm in most any g...
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airhorns on an fj review for those of you who are thinking about fiamms you might also want to think about airhorns i just installed a set of bosch air horns ordered from dennis kirk pg of the latest catalog on my fj they are rated at db at meters i installed them using gage wire from the battery to the relay to the co...
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buying advice needed i am looking for advice on buying a susuki gs e does anyone out there know about any inherent flaws the bike may have or problems i should look for what about insurance rates is this bike blacklisted also as a person who has never ridden a motorcycle yet is buying a to start off with am i crazy i h...
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re countersteering faq please post in article apr rd hydro on ca jlevine rd hydro on ca jody levine writes we all seem to be in agreement that there are two explanations for why one can use the handlebars to lean a moving motorcycle the question is is one of the effect dominant and which one is it the idea would be to ...
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re kawasaki ae for sale included in thas sale is a cover the cover is not sold separately the trailer is not being sold pat
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info on sport cruisers i m looking for a sport cruiser factory installed fairings full half hard saddle bags cc and above and all that and still has that sporty look i particularly like the r rs and k rt or s or any of the k series bmw bikes i was wondering if there are any other comparable type bikes being produced by...
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re boom dog attack azw aber ac uk andy woodward writes better still reverse this sequence then hit the bugger under accelleration to stabilise yourself i hate things that attack me if the dog thinks you have run away it has established dominance over these funny noisy sheep things and will attack every bike that comes ...
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more moa stuff like the ra ok so we ve got a hotly contested bmwoa election and some inept leadership my question is the history of the bmw organization that lead to the formation of the bmwra was there something going on in the oa years ago that precipitated the formation of two competing owner s groups just to stave ...
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re happy easter ranck joesbar cc vt edu wm l ranck writes nick pettefar npet bnr ca wrote english cars rover reliant morgan bristol rolls royce etc talk about harleys using old technology these morgan people really like to use old technology i think their suspension design hasn t changed since they went from wheels to ...
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dogs i m a biker and a dog lover first and foremost i want to mention some common sense if it s a choice between injuring killing a dog or getting yourself injured killed there is only one rational decision only the most insane animal rights kook would put the dog first second it s useful to learn how to read a dog s b...
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misc buying info needed hi i have been thinking about buying a motorcycle or a while now and i have some questions is there a buying guide for new used motorcycles that lists reliability how to go about the buying process what to look for etc is there a pricing guide for new used motorcycles blue book also are there an...
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draining battery i have a problem with the battery on my honda cb nighthawk every week or so it is dead and i have to recharge it i ride the bike every day the battery is new and the charging system was checked thoroughly and it seems fine my suspicion is that it is draining somewhere do you have any idea about what is...
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re riceburner respect in rec motorcycles klinger ccu umanitoba ca jorg klinger writes in apr icomsim com mmanning icomsim com michael manning 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...
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re lane sharing in ca in three years of riding in the cities of san jose santa clara and sunnyvale i never came into any conflict with the local police over my lane splitting habits all three of these cities were listed earlier as being anti splitting in one way or another i can t say whether this was due to luck polic...
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re boom dog attack ryan cousineau compdyn questor org ryan cousineau writes my previous posting on dog attacks must have generated some bad karma or something i ve weathered attempted dog attacks before using the approved method slow down to screw up dog s triangulation of target then take off and laugh at the dog now ...
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re insurance and lotsa points in article news duke edu infante acpub duke edu andrew infante writes well it looks like i m f cked for insurance i had a dwi in and for the beemer as a rec vehicle it ll cost me almost bucks to insure year now what do i do sell the bike and the car and start taking the bus that way you ca...
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re ducati opinions wanted in article qmnga s q news ysu edu ak yfn ysu edu albion h bowers writes in a previous article bgardner pebbles es com blaine gardner says i guess i m out of touch but what exactly is the ducati a v twin desmo or is it that half a v twin with the balance weight where the nd cylinder would go a ...
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re riceburner respect in article apr cbnewsm cb att com shz mare att com keeper of the tude writes huh roid on a completely different tack what was the eventual outcome of babe vs the bad mouthed biker later chris behanna dod h d fxwg wide glide jubilee s red lady behanna syl nj nec com cb t baby bike disclaimer now wh...
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re happy easter karen black karen angelo amd com wrote ranck joesbar cc vt edu wm l ranck writes nick pettefar npet bnr ca wrote english cars rover reliant morgan bristol rolls royce etc talk about harleys using old technology these morgan people really like to use old technology well if you want to pick on morgan why ...
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re bmw moa members read this karr cs cornell edu david karr writes get the organization to act on it is easy to say but says little about what one really can and should do what the organization actually will do is largely determined by the president and directors as far as i can see that s what makes it so important to...
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re bmw moa members read this vech ra msstate edu craig a vechorik writes 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 i admit it was a surprise to find something intere...
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re bmw moa members read this cdw t dayhoff med virginia edu dances with federal rangers writes i m going to buy a bmw just to cast a vote for groucho i thought you were gonna buy a bmw for its superior power and handling joe senner joe rider cactus org austin area ride mailing list ride rider cactus org texas splatterf...
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re ducati opinions wanted i spoke to a sales dweeb in x a ducati dealer here in blighty and he had nothing good to say about them it appears they are waaaay underpowered basically it s the with a cc engine and there have been some quality problems rusty frame save your pennies buy the
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re bmw moa members read this i first heard it about academic politics but the same thought seems to apply to the bmwmoa the politics is so dirty because the stakes are so small who cares i get my dues worth from the ads and occasional technical articles in the news i skip the generally drab articles about someone s tre...
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re extraordinary footpeg engineering exb csdvax csd unsw edu au wrote okay dod ers here s a goddamn mystery for ya oh goody i love a puzzle watson the games afoot today i was turning a degree corner just like on any other day but there was a slight difference a rough spot right in my path caused the suspension to compr...