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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2000 1:21 pm
by Jeff Earle
Anyone got some info on how long a good helmet is good for? I heard that you
should get a new one every few years because they materials will break down
with age and won't be as effective. I have a HJC FG9 that is 7 years old but
in great shape.
Jeff A7
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2000 8:04 pm
by Ray Whiteman
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2000 6:33 pm
by Tobin Lampson
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2000 11:45 am
by TimHiles@aol.com
When I was in the AF I had a Yamaha RD350. Once off base my face shield
cracked and I discarded it for the few miles home. Caught a huge hornet with
my eye. Got the lid closed (reflex) and grabbed pedals and levers and scooted
to a halt to remove the hornet. When I jerked the bug away his stinger along
with some of his entrails were embedded in my eyelid. Within 1 minute my eye
was swollen shut. Went to the base hospital and all i got was Tylenols. The
Dr. said had the stinger gotten the eye itself I would have more than likely
lost the eye. Have never rode without a shield since.
Mentioning the green bugs reminds me of a key reason I wear a full-face
helmet at all times. Back in college when I rode a Honda 350 as my only
transportation I once hit a locust (giant grasshopper) at 55 MPH. THWACK!
against the faceplate. Big ol' green slime all across the helmet. I
shudder to thing what it would have been like taking it in the face. It
rattled me even without taking a personal hit.
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2000 12:05 pm
by TimHiles@aol.com
Keep up with 750's? How about blow their doors off. All it took was a little
porting and polishing, velocity stacks, 38 Mukini smoothbores, expansion
chambers, and a little less air in the rear tire. The RD came out before the
Kawasaki triples (500, 750) and the bike to beat was the Honda 750ss. Took a
few pink slips before the word got out.
Reminds me how much I actually miss my Yamaha R5 350...that was my first
street bike
Guys on their 750s couldn't believe how well I could keep
up. I woulda like to have gotten an RD though, those reed valves woulda
been sweet
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2000 10:00 am
by Jeff Earle
I'm not sure what to think about the 'pulsating' headlights. A fully
automatic rocket launcher with proximity sensors mounted behind me is my
answer, as I've been re-ended twice. I've learned over 25 years of dodging
four wheelers on paved roads, that it is much safer rocketing down wooded
trails. But I still do both.
Jeff
A7
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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2000 8:54 pm
by jim weber
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2000 6:02 pm
by tebklr@aol.com
Greetings all:
Planning to do some dual-sport riding in Colorado and Utah on the way to the
FSSNOC rally in California. Anyone have some info or site addresses on trail
guides for these states? Thanks in advance. Tom
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2000 4:58 pm
by Tim Booth
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Message: 25
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 09:09:20 -0600
From: Dash Weeks
Subject: Re: Long Post: Rally Pros, Gripsters, Rejetting, Torque Wrenches
If you look on the Dual Star website it states to "remove" the compass to
take a reading.
If the compass is plastic it will have zero shielding and just being
on the handlebar/crossbar will cause deviation.
Tim
The Tach has a coil in it. I don't think that would be the source large
enough to cause a problem. Try moving the compass to the other side of
the bar. Does it move toward the Tach?
LaterZ
Dash
>One more: I just put on the Dual Star handlebar compass and I'm always
>heading North West... Is there something in the guage cluster that generates
>a large magnetic field? The guages shouldn't do that should they? Perhaps my
>handlebar has been magnetized somehow? Any ideas?
>Jim Jackson II
>(no cool nickname)
>A13 - South Carolina
A2 - Da' Bomb
No Longer Crashing for Beer
Will wheelie for Virgin Oil
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2000 12:46 pm
by Alan L Henderson
I have been sort of off list for a bit not from what has been going on but
rather having a huge back log to read and other things to do. If things get
to hectic, at home, I may go back on the web option so please send me notes
direct. I was in Colorado visiting my kids for a week, no bike
unfortunately, and came back to hundreds and hundreds of emails.
Alan Henderson A13 Iowa