[dsn_klr650] horses and motorcycles (nklr)

[Jim Jackson]

I've got a question, the answer to which will determine if I ride my bike to work for the next two months or not... I've got a big deadline for a major project and my company is about to hand over a laptop computer that costs just less than twice what I paid for my KLR. My question is: Is there any danger of damaging a laptop computer with it inside a standard padded case and strapped to the back of a thumper? (I'm assuming that I stay rubber-down...) Thanks in advance, Jim Jackson II A13 - South Carolina ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

[Zachariah Mully]

Jim- I wouldn't recommend strapping to the back of your bike... I would rather put it in a backpack and wear the backpack, then your whole body acts as a vibration isolation mount. Eventually the vibration will weaken the traces on the motherboard, but I would be most worried about the screen (and these days they're $1k+ to replace), just bottom your bike out once (a pothole or something) and you've got a broken screen. Too bad the plastic thin film displays haven't reached production yet, it sound like those you could jump on and they'd keep smiling. Though I regularly carry my laptop strapped to the back of my bike, I wouldn't do it if it wasn't mine... Then again do they know that you ride a motorcycle? You could always claim, "Hey, it just stopped working!" (no mention of the 45 mile singletrack you just did with it strapped to your luggage rack, hehehehehe) So does this mean that they've got you working after you leave work!? Damn those tricky sonofabiatches in corporate america. Zack A5 -----Original Message----- From: Jim Jackson [mailto:axshon@...] Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 10:36 AM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Techno-KLR and Vibration I've got a question, the answer to which will determine if I ride my bike to work for the next two months or not... I've got a big deadline for a major project and my company is about to hand over a laptop computer that costs just less than twice what I paid for my KLR. My question is: Is there any danger of damaging a laptop computer with it inside a standard padded case and strapped to the back of a thumper? (I'm assuming that I stay rubber-down...) Thanks in advance, Jim Jackson II A13 - South Carolina ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

[Peter Dahlheimer, MD]

my laptop came with a padded leather case which also straps the laptop in on the inner wall of the case (with the case held upright). i put the case in (horizontally) my Action Packers on both street bikes and have put about 4000 miles on them in this fashion without any damage. the laptop is kinda suspended within the case using this technique, not touching anything, and i believe this aids shock absorption. this technique has not been tested in earnest offroad (although those roads in nova scotia aren't too smooth...) _pete -----Original Message----- From: Jim Jackson [mailto:axshon@...] Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 10:36 AM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Techno-KLR and Vibration I've got a question, the answer to which will determine if I ride my bike to work for the next two months or not... I've got a big deadline for a major project and my company is about to hand over a laptop computer that costs just less than twice what I paid for my KLR. My question is: Is there any danger of damaging a laptop computer with it inside a standard padded case and strapped to the back of a thumper? (I'm assuming that I stay rubber-down...) Thanks in advance, Jim Jackson II A13 - South Carolina ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

[Mark Wilson]

> It's also helpful with skittish horses to stop and remove your > helmet so the horse can recognize you as a human. > > Gino

I guess the strobe light on top of my helmet dose freak them out, I'll try that next time. MotorMark