tree huggers and bunnie cuddlers

[Bogdan Swider]

> > Just the price. But the nice thing about them is that they will > not leak if tipped and they will come back from multiple > complete discharges unlike ordinary batteries. > > Walt > A14 >

Ok Walt, exactly what I was told to believe by the Hondapotymus guy who by-the -way had retired from a power plant from where he finched the before mentioned gel battery. But now.....not coincidentally Verle (along with yourself my computer mentor) mentions an article that I just read 1 hour ago. (It was in Motorcyclist, Verle). In it some Yuasa honcho says, as Verle quoted, that moto-gel and sealed batteries are sure-nuff the same. He had a name for them, some honey cone type thing instead of the acid/water sloshing around. As Captain Morgan (I believe) said recently concerning the merits of a loose front sprocket, "Where does the truth lay/lie" Confused in Colorado, Bogdan

[ron criswell]

Guys (and Gals), I think it is time as a group us offroad people start really banding together or the only place we will be able to ride is the super slab. I saw on NBC News (of coarse) how out in Southern Utah we as a group are raping and pillaging the land. One teary eyed lady with a butt as big as Dallas and her token REI hat was describing how we are ruining the sand dunes in southern Utah. Next Katie Curic and Rosie O'Donnal will have a million bunny march in Washington and demand that we keep the sand in Utah clean as........ ah ....... er ........dirt. Maybe Gino is right about keeping our mufflers quite as a "tweety bird". I have ridden irresponsibly in the past as has probably all of us. But we really need to consider if tearing up that neat little hill in front of a bunch of hikers and mountain bikers with our Big Guns blazing serve our interest well. One reason I bought the KLR is I can take it to Big Bend National Park and ride the dirt roads without getting hassled by the rangers. I'd rather be on my IT Yamaha but you can't ride a bike like that there anymore. I see the days coming where the only place we might ride dirt bikes is private land (if that). Comments? Ron Criswell