gps advice needed - nklr

[Harvy Mushman]

Couldn't have put it better myself Rich. Bravo man, bravo. Harv A14 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "Rich Kickbush" wrote: "If you're happy with it, fine. But don't lay some macho bullshit trip on people who want to improve things".

[RM]

On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Tengai650 wrote:

>I dunno. I was supposed to meet him there to cheer him on with Kirsty, >but I had a front tire puncture at 75mph on I-99 in Altoona Friday >morning. I got home from the hospital after a 9 hr visit...I'm a real >mess and can't walk or even get out of bed to crap without assistance >for at least a week, maybe two.

Shit! That makes TWO high speed flats in seven days! What did you hit? RM

[tismybutt@yahoo.com]

I think this is one of those rear brake only scenarios. I have gotten rear flats, I do dread the day when a front goes out on me!

> > > > Basically, the front end started getting uncharacteristically > > squirrelly (even though it was gusty that day). I looked at the

tire

> > and noticed that it was half-way to flat and going down fast. I

tried

> > to bleed off the speed and get to the right, but within about 3-4 > > seconds, the tire was completely flat and the bead broke. It was

as

> > if I had a banana peel for a tire and the bike was

uncontrollable. It

> > began to oscillate with increasing amplitude. I knew I was going

to

> > crash, I just didn't want to go down and subsequently get run

over by

> > a truck, so I was able to at least make it to the right and > > successfully low-side it. I was still doing 68mph when I hit the > > pavement. The bike slid nicely and did a 180; I slid and rolled

about

> > 15 yards on pavement until I shot out under the guard rail into a > > ravine. Traffic was moderate and several people stopped

immediately

> > to help and the ambulance was on the scene in about 6 minutes. > > Mark > >

[Mark St.Hilaire, Sr]

> Fuck, if everyone had your attitude, > we'd still be rubbing sticks together to make fire.

*I* am still rubbing sticks together to make fire for lighting my unfiltered Camels. It's a WAY more manly method than that used by you girly men with matches and lighters.... Mark St.Hilaire, Sr A15 My HomePage: http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html My KLR650 Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/ Valve Check & Adjustment Guide: http://klr6500.tripod.com/valves.html

[tismybutt@yahoo.com]

Hah! Us macho individuals just bite chunks off the pack and chew em for a while. What the hell do you need fire for!

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Mark St.Hilaire, Sr" wrote: > > Fuck, if everyone had your attitude, > > we'd still be rubbing sticks together to make fire. > > *I* am still rubbing sticks together to make fire for lighting my unfiltered > Camels. It's a WAY more manly method than that used by you girly men with > matches and lighters.... > > > Mark St.Hilaire, Sr > A15 > My HomePage: > http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html > My KLR650 Pages: > http://klr6500.tripod.com/ > Valve Check & Adjustment Guide: > http://klr6500.tripod.com/valves.html

[Harry Thames]

Us REAL hairy chested men don't bother with lighting cigarettes. We take lit ones from the from little children.

[Swede]

You're supposed to smoke tobacco? Hell, after dinner dessert is a can of Copenhagen (complete with fiberglass). Regular chaw is Days Work, if it ain't black, it ain't shit! Buck-up and gut it! "Swede" - uses "Swedish Condition Powder" on a regular basis.

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., tismybutt@y... wrote: > Hah! Us macho individuals just bite chunks off the pack and chew em > for a while. What the hell do you need fire for! drooling> > > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Mark St.Hilaire, Sr" wrote: > > *I* am still rubbing sticks together to make fire for lighting my > unfiltered > > Camels. It's a WAY more manly method than that used by you girly > men with > > matches and lighters.... > > > > Mark St.Hilaire, Sr > > A15

[thesquasher@hotmail.com]

I think they're coming out with radioactive chewing asbestos for us real guys

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Swede" wrote: > You're supposed to smoke tobacco? Hell, after dinner dessert is > a can of Copenhagen (complete with fiberglass). Regular chaw is > Days Work, if it ain't black, it ain't shit! Buck-up and gut it! > > "Swede" - uses "Swedish Condition Powder" on a regular basis. >

[fixerdave@hotmail.com]

If you're set on buying a used one, watch for the number of sats it can track -- 12 is standard but I would not recommend getting one that "multiplexes" the channels. You want 12 independent channels. I have an old one (multiplexed) and it can be quite annoying in the forest - it almost never knows where it is. I've been told the independent channels really help when you're under foliage. For this reason, there are probably quite a few used (multiplexing) ones out there. (personally, I wouldn't pay more than $50 bucks for one of these) Of course, if you live in the desert then it's not an issue And yes, mounting a handheld on a bike is no big deal unless you want to wire it into the MC battery. Most of these units are designed to be waterproof (proof, not resistant ie. nitrogen charged) so mounting on the handlebar is fine. David... '90 since '90, Victoria, B.C. Canada

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Charlie Thompson wrote: > A friend of mine has a couple of used GPS's for sale. I don't know anything > about them other than I think they may be handy when out exploring trails. > > He has a Garmin XL45 and a Garmin GPS II > > Anybody have any opinions on if either of these is any good? Will they work > on a bike? What is a fair price? > > Thanks in Advance > > Charlie T > 00 Pegaso > Parker, CO