Wilsons Sandbox

One of humanities finest souls has departed us. Arthur C. Clarke has died. His classic "The City and the Stars" shaped my personality. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_and_the_Stars Some scenes from the classic Sci Fi Movie "Forbidden Planet" which was probably inspired by many old school writers like A.C. Clarke. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIuc1_Qg4A8 He will be sorely missed. Peace to All KLR50 Sci Fi Lovers Andy

Try "The Songs of Distant Earth" and many ideas he had which came true; geosync sats,. etc... Sir Arthur Clarke left a mark. albatross who has visited Colombo and found it an interesting place

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "manycan1" wrote: > > One of humanities finest souls has departed us. > > Arthur C. Clarke has died. > > His classic "The City and the Stars" shaped my personality. See > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_and_the_Stars > > Some scenes from the classic Sci Fi Movie "Forbidden Planet" which was > probably inspired by many old school writers like A.C. Clarke. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIuc1_Qg4A8 > > He will be sorely missed. Peace to All KLR50 Sci Fi Lovers Andy >

I had the good fortune to get to know Dr. Clarke during my year at the American embassy in Colombo in 1979. We used to regularly ask him to preside at science-related programs at the American Cultural Center and he always graciously agreed. I also visited him at his house several times, and always found it a beehive of activity as he was the patron of an active SCUBA community there in addition to all his other interests. He was as witty and charming as you would imagine him to be, and could talk about any subject with ease. His friend David Packard would regularly send him new electronic gadgets to play with, and one time he demonstrated for me a new arrival, a ruby laser. He shot it across the room and onto the forehead of a Buddha statue he had collected from an ancient Sri Lankan temple site (he was also an avid scholar of ancient history) so that the red dot shimmered right where the "third eye" would be. "My Buddhist friends love it," he said. I don't know that we'll see his like again. --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "albatrossklr" wrote:

> > Try "The Songs of Distant Earth" and many ideas he had which came > true; geosync sats,. etc... > > Sir Arthur Clarke left a mark. > > albatross > who has visited Colombo and found it an interesting place > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "manycan1" wrote: > > > > One of humanities finest souls has departed us. > > > > Arthur C. Clarke has died. > > > > His classic "The City and the Stars" shaped my personality. See > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_and_the_Stars > > > > Some scenes from the classic Sci Fi Movie "Forbidden Planet" which was > > probably inspired by many old school writers like A.C. Clarke. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIuc1_Qg4A8 > > > > He will be sorely missed. Peace to All KLR50 Sci Fi Lovers Andy > > >

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Greg B wrote:

> > I may interject here. My KLR has Mitas a E07 tyre on the rear. Hard

as nails and wears very good. But when loaded up (105 kg plus gear) and given a very hot day, I can see visible tyre wear after say 500klm. I suspect that the trials tyres on a hot day on the pavement would self destruct. Therefore if your riding is predominantly on the dirt (road or trail), trials tyres would be a fair decision. Long distance slabbing would be best suited to the current crop of dual sport tyres. Thats my 2 cents worth. Ciao

> > Greg B > Oz

Greg, I think we are in heated agreement-, ah, mostly... I am no expert on tyres, tires, Tyre, or, cough...or many other subjects. smile. Not really sure how to calibrate the tire analogy, as some nails are much better than others--common, finish, box, etc. Hard tires on a KLR, gee, I don't know.... However, the little I do know, that the very hard rubber compound tires, last a long time, perhaps longer than the rider who does not appreciate the fact that his tires are wearing out for a reason...soft tires stick to the curves. Perhaps someone could comment about riding in rocky terrain, if they would prefer a tire with harder compounds? Soft sticky tires, yes, wear out faster. smile. But oh, so nice in a sweeper! And I am not talking about the kind that occurs at 2145 hours on every USS sea-going man-o-war when the call "Sweepers, sweeper, man yo' brooms, give the ship a clean sweep down fore and aft, NOW SWEEPERS" is given. Thankfully, I will NEVER hear it again. I am talking about the kind of sweepers that you enter into that take so long to get out of you think you are going to be sick from going in a circle. Usually entered at SL+20 or DSL (speed limit+20; DSL= double speed limit; cough, that is what I heard) That is where sticky tires are nice.... Sweepers like Spearfish Canyon in the Black Hills of South Dakota...they go on and on and on. Rarely (for me) is it about how long you tire will last, but performance while you are riding--and a hard tire in a sweeper that is easily 1/2 mile long- --ah, no--I'll take the soft tire. Jeff Saline posted a long experiment conducted during the Great Divide Ride of 04' that 5 of us participated in 4 years ago, all starting with new tires, all riding identical conditions, all on KLR's, 4 different Brands, ah, and 4 different body sizes, snort, etc, It was interesting how quickly the first 1/32 disappeared, etc. NOTE: I was at a disadvantage; I had never biked a trip like that before, and after 1500 miles, I mailed home a spare 22lbs. I was a noob...now I am a noOb. O=larger belly, sigh. Hard tires last a long time, and if all you are doing is going in a straight line, shrug, hard is good. shrug. But if you are pushing the turns, hard rubber is not so good....YMMV. revmaaatin.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "albatrossklr" wrote:

> > Try "The Songs of Distant Earth" and many ideas he had which came > true; geosync sats,. etc... > > Sir Arthur Clarke left a mark. > > albatross > who has visited Colombo and found it an interesting place > >Albatross,

I never been to Colombo, but I did chase pirates with a helicopter off the coast of Columbia/Panama in 1992. Does that count? The pirates were breaking into a three-tier barge towed by a US flagged vessel...and were they surprised when I showed up. We had .50cal machine guns mounted, cough, and not a single bullet.... Some of our fine state department pouges at work again. Only the US Coast Guard had the authority to fire on drug runners and pirates. Nevertheless, a rather interesting day...even if it was not 'Colombo'. If you can't chase a pirate with a helo, riding a KLR is not a bad substitute. revmaaatin. more snow in our forecast...actually a good thing.