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[Jeff Saline]

Listers, I just saw this on KLR650.net . Thought you might find it interesting. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT <><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_north/northislandgazette/news /20426999.html Cougar chases bikers By J.R. Rardon - North Island Gazette - June 17, 2008 PORT McNEILL The rumble of his motorcycle was not enough to protect a Port McNeill man from the attentions of a cougar during a ride near town Sunday afternoon. Fortunately, the presence and actions of a second rider did the trick. Paul Cann and his son, Ben, were returning from a trip into alpine country southwest of Port McNeill when the big cat pounced from a roadside bank between the bikes and gave chase to Paul on the lead bike. My impression was that it did not know I was there, said Ben, 20, who was following perhaps 25 feet behind his father. After an initial pause to size up the situation, Ben reacted by hitting the horn on his Kawasaki KLR 650. At first nothing happened and the cat made two quick bounds toward Paul, who was oblivious to the entire episode. Ben repeated blasts on the horn and said the cat finally cocked its head and veered into the bush. By this time Paul heard the horn and slowed to see what Ben wanted. The latter caught up to his father I looked in the rear-view mirror as I went by, he said and yelled over the engines that a cougar had just jumped out onto the road. I m freaking out just listening to this, Paul Cann said. I emphasize to always, always ride with a partner. And stay tight. The incident occurred just as the two riders turned from a spur onto Cabin Main, one of the logging arterials near Port McNeill. It was the first cougar sighting for Ben, who recently returned home from his second year of studies at the University of Victoria. My first impression was that it was a juvenile, but not a cub, Ben said. Its tail was about the (circumference) of a tennis ball. Its length was maybe four feet. The two are not sure if the cougar was about to attack Paul or was simply reacting to the sudden appearance and movement of the passing bike. They re just responding to the motion, I think, Paul said. With a large gear box on the back of his own KLR 650 and kevlar body armour on his torso, he had some protection. But father and son are both glad they didn t have to find out what the cat had in mind. If it had stopped, I was thinking what I was gonna do, said Ben. I covered my brake, but I was still in that stage of, should I stay or should I go? ____________________________________________________________ Click for online loan, fast & no lender fee, approval today http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3m3WLsiGZPOVXEaMzwATDVuItYdc6tr46A99LeZ4QH9hMjX2/

[Jim Tegler]

Posted by: "sulteck" randy.sullivan@... sulteck Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:36 pm (PDT) Has anyone cut the foom out of the seat to get the seat height down to a reason level? I cut a big slice out of the centre of my seat from stem to stern. I then used this piece as a template to shape some new stiffer foam I purchased from a place that does re-upholstering of vehicle seats. I glued this piece I had carved between the two original pieces and recovered it with a new piece of vinyl. It's been a great improvement. Jim A5

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