govt to start charging for email

[mlauerscott]

I had an unfortunate incident yesterday with a Toyota Camry in upper Manhattan. It was the typical oncoming driver decides to turn left, crossing the motorcyclists path of travel scenario. Fortunately it was at relatively low speed, and I escaped with relatively minor injury. The KLR on the other hand, sustained direct impact to the radiator, which was crushed along with the radiator shroud and lower left gas tank. Additionally, the front end appears to be out of whack upon initial inspection. Not sure yet how extensive that problem is going to be. Does anyone in the group know of any resources for cheap/used replacement KLR parts in or around the New York City region(or on the web)? Bike shop recommendations would also be invaluable. TIA Matt A12

[James L. Miller Jr.]

A guy names (Carl?) Cephus somewhere in the city or close to it. I got a rim from him and spent a bit of time on the phone. Seems knowledgable, and supposedly called the "KLR King" I think he's a member either here or on the MADS list. I'm sure there are enough spares in the listening audience to be able to help you. The front end, unless something is really bent, is probably just out of alignment. Loosen the fork bolts, tweak it (front end) between a set of trees or signposts, and retighten them. Hopefully this is the only problem. If it's frame related, it's an insurance claim cause it's gonna cost you. I might have a full frame sunday (still looking good) so stay tuned. Let us all know. millerized --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "mlauerscott" wrote:

> I had an unfortunate incident yesterday with a Toyota Camry in

upper

> Manhattan. It was the typical oncoming driver decides to turn

left,

> crossing the motorcyclists path of travel scenario. Fortunately it > was at relatively low speed, and I escaped with relatively minor > injury. > > The KLR on the other hand, sustained direct impact to the radiator, > which was crushed along with the radiator shroud and lower left gas > tank. Additionally, the front end appears to be out of whack upon > initial inspection. Not sure yet how extensive that problem is > going to be. > > Does anyone in the group know of any resources for cheap/used > replacement KLR parts in or around the New York City region(or on > the web)? Bike shop recommendations would also be invaluable. > > TIA > Matt > A12

[KJ]

I think he's in Brooklyn someplace. As far a shops go... most all have bad reputations. Cycle Therapy on west 38th might be OK. They do have used parts as well. http://www.cycletherapynyc.com/ They are nice enough guys and have let me poke around in the attic looking for used parts before. Karl A14

> A guy names (Carl?) Cephus somewhere in the city or close to it. I > got a rim from him and spent a bit of time on the phone. Seems > knowledgable, and supposedly called the "KLR King" I think he's a > member either here or on the MADS list. I'm sure there are enough > spares in the listening audience to be able to help you. > > The front end, unless something is really bent, is probably just out > of alignment. Loosen the fork bolts, tweak it (front end) between a > set of trees or signposts, and retighten them. Hopefully this is the > only problem. If it's frame related, it's an insurance claim cause > it's gonna cost you. I might have a full frame sunday (still looking > good) so stay tuned. > Let us all know. > millerized > > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "mlauerscott" > wrote: >> I had an unfortunate incident yesterday with a Toyota Camry in > upper >> Manhattan. It was the typical oncoming driver decides to turn > left, >> crossing the motorcyclists path of travel scenario. Fortunately it >> was at relatively low speed, and I escaped with relatively minor >> injury. >> >> The KLR on the other hand, sustained direct impact to the radiator, >> which was crushed along with the radiator shroud and lower left gas >> tank. Additionally, the front end appears to be out of whack upon >> initial inspection. Not sure yet how extensive that problem is >> going to be. >> >> Does anyone in the group know of any resources for cheap/used >> replacement KLR parts in or around the New York City region(or on >> the web)? Bike shop recommendations would also be invaluable. >> >> TIA >> Matt >> A12 > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy > of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >

[pdstreeter@mmm.com]

Before you spend the big bucks on a new radiator (check the price at RonAyers.com), I'd send it to Myler's in Utah for repair. They specialize in motorcycle radiators, and they can straighten almost anything. 800-367-7699 I've used them for a severly damaged radiator that I was told locally could not be fixed, and they did a good job on it. Paul Streeter Shoreview, Minnesota I had an unfortunate incident yesterday with a Toyota Camry in upper Manhattan. It was the typical oncoming driver decides to turn left, crossing the motorcyclists path of travel scenario. Fortunately it was at relatively low speed, and I escaped with relatively minor injury. The KLR on the other hand, sustained direct impact to the radiator, which was crushed along with the radiator shroud and lower left gas tank. Additionally, the front end appears to be out of whack upon initial inspection. Not sure yet how extensive that problem is going to be. Does anyone in the group know of any resources for cheap/used replacement KLR parts in or around the New York City region(or on the web)? Bike shop recommendations would also be invaluable. TIA Matt A12 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Devon]

kjdigital@... wrote:

>I think he's in Brooklyn someplace. As far a shops go... most all have bad >reputations. Cycle Therapy on west 38th might be OK. They do have used >parts as well. http://www.cycletherapynyc.com/ They are nice enough guys >and have let me poke around in the attic looking for used parts before. > >Karl >A14 > > > >>A guy names (Carl?) Cephus somewhere in the city or close to it. I >>got a rim from him and spent a bit of time on the phone. >>

I bought some stuff from Cephus as well, picked it up at his garage in East NY. Nice guy, more of a breaker/salvage parts guy than a place to have work done. DO NOT buy anything, or have your bike worked on by "NY Slick", in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I have undone his handiwork on friends bikes on more than one occasion. You are warned. Devon Brooklyn

[Charles Earl]

Matt, sorry to hear about your accident, glad you're ok. www.dual-star.com might have year 2000 knockoff gas tanks. Maybe check E-bay? Charles Santa Cruz, CA Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 16:06:48 -0000 From: "mlauerscott" Subject: NYC parts? I had an unfortunate incident yesterday with a Toyota Camry in upper Manhattan. It was the typical oncoming driver decides to turn left, crossing the motorcyclists path of travel scenario. Fortunately it was at relatively low speed, and I escaped with relatively minor injury. The KLR on the other hand, sustained direct impact to the radiator, which was crushed along with the radiator shroud and lower left gas tank. Additionally, the front end appears to be out of whack upon initial inspection. Not sure yet how extensive that problem is going to be. Does anyone in the group know of any resources for cheap/used replacement KLR parts in or around the New York City region(or on the web)? Bike shop recommendations would also be invaluable. TIA Matt A12 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com

[jimbacker@juno.com]

I don't know if this is true or not but worth checking into jim

> Subject: Federal Bill 602P-Mail Charge > > Guess the warnings were true. ! Federal Bill 602P charges 5-cents per > E-mail sent. It figures! No more free E-mail! We knew this was > coming!! > Bill 602P will permit the Federal Government to charge a 5-cent charge > on every delivered E-mail. > > Please read the following carefully if you intend to stay online and > continue using E-mail. The last few months have revealed an alarming > trend in the Government of the United States attempting to quietly push > through legislation that will affect our use of the Internet. > > Under proposed legislation, the US Postal Service will be attempting > to bill E-mail users out of "alternative postage fees." > > Bill 602P will permit the Federal Government to charge a 5-cent > surcharge on every e-mail delivered, by billing Internet Service > Providers at source. The consumer would then be billed in turn by the > ISP. Washington, DC lawyer Richard Stepp is working without pay to > prevent this legislation from becoming law. > > The US Postal Service is claiming lost revenue, due to the

proliferation

> of E-mail, is costing nearly $230,000,000 in revenue per year. You may > have noticed their recent ad campaign: "There is nothing like a > letter." > > Since the average person received about 10 pieces of E-mail per day in > 1998, the cost of the typical individual would be an additional 50 > cents a day -- or over $180 per year -- above and beyond their regular > Internet costs. > > Note that this would be money paid directly to the US Postal Service > for a service they do not even provide. > > The whole point of the Internet is democracy and noninterference. You > are already paying an exorbitant price for snail mail because of > bureaucratic inefficiency. It currently takes up to 6 days for a > letter to be delivered from coast to coast. If the US Postal Service is > allowed to tinker with E-mail, it will mark the end of the "free" > Internet in > the United States. > > Congressional representative, Tony Schnell (R) has even suggested a > "$20-$40 per month surcharge on all Internet service" above and beyond > the governments proposed E-mail charges. Note that most of the major > newspapers have ignored the story the only exception being the > Washingtonian which called the idea of E-mail surcharge "a useful > concept who's time has come" (March 6th, 1999 Editorial). Do not sit > by and watch your freedom erode away! > > Send this E-mail to EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends

and

> relatives to write their congressional representative and say "NO" to > Bill 602P. > > It will only take a few moments of your time and could very well be > instrumental in killing a bill we do not want. > > PLEASE FORWARD!

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