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> > In 1923, Who Was: > > 1. President of the largest steel company? > 2. President of the largest gas company? > 3. President of the New York stock Exchange? > 4. Greatest wheat speculator? > 5. President of the Bank of International Settlement? > 6. The Great Bear of Wall Street? > > In their day, these men were considered some of the worlds most successful. > > Now, 88 years later, we ask what ultimately became of them. > > The Answers: > > 1. The president of the largest steel company. > Charles Schwab, > > died a pauper. > > 2. The president of the largest gas company, > Edward Hopson, > > went insane. > > 3. The president of the NYSE, > Richard Whitney, > > was released from prison > to die at home. > > 4. The greatest wheat speculator, > Arthur Cooger, > > died abroad, penniless. > > 5. The president of > the Bank of International Settlement, > > shot himself. > > 6 The Great Bear of Wall Street, > Cosabee Livermore, > > also committed suicide > > > However, > In that same year, 1923, > the winner of the worlds most important road race, > the Isle of Man T.T., was > > Stanley Woods. > > What became of him? > > He won 10 T.T. races between 1923 and 1939, > He lived on the Isle of Man and rode motorcycles all his life. He lapped the > island circuit at 82 mph in 1957 (The Golden Jubilee) aged 54 > He was a wealthy man when he died aged 90. > > The Moral: > > > F*** work. > Ride motorcycles.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Tegler" wrote: > > Life lessons > > > > In 1923, Who Was: > > > > 1. President of the largest steel company? > > 2. President of the largest gas company? > > 3. President of the New York stock Exchange? > > 4. Greatest wheat speculator? > > 5. President of the Bank of International Settlement? > > 6. The Great Bear of Wall Street? > > > > In their day, these men were considered some of the worlds most successful. > > > > Now, 88 years later, we ask what ultimately became of them. > > > > The Answers: > > > > 1. The president of the largest steel company. > > Charles Schwab, > > > > died a pauper. > > > > 2. The president of the largest gas company, > > Edward Hopson, > > > > went insane. > > > > 3. The president of the NYSE, > > Richard Whitney, > > > > was released from prison > > to die at home. > > > > 4. The greatest wheat speculator, > > Arthur Cooger, > > > > died abroad, penniless. > > > > 5. The president of > > the Bank of International Settlement, > > > > shot himself. > > > > 6 The Great Bear of Wall Street, > > Cosabee Livermore, > > > > also committed suicide > > > > > > However, > > In that same year, 1923, > > the winner of the worlds most important road race, > > the Isle of Man T.T., was > > > > Stanley Woods. > > > > What became of him? > > > > He won 10 T.T. races between 1923 and 1939, > > He lived on the Isle of Man and rode motorcycles all his life. He lapped the > > island circuit at 82 mph in 1957 (The Golden Jubilee) aged 54 > > He was a wealthy man when he died aged 90. > > > > The Moral: > > > > > > F*** work. > > Ride motorcycles. > Ohhh-- I can't wait to use this next Sunday. ahh, er, well, most of it... revmaaatin.

On 2/20/2011 12:58 PM, stuart sullivan wrote: > Well after you all knocking K&N i thought I'd better put a plug in for the other side,I've used them for years on everything i own four bikes,two trucks,with no I'll effects as far as i can tell and the air flow is better to me,OEM paper and some foams I've used don't hold up. > Like everything in these type of discussions It's Apples& Oranges,some like em some don't and like some of you I've read the pros and cons about the same,so you pays your money and takes your chances and move on,they are used in lots of racing category's to so somebody knows something,my 2 cents. > > Stu. > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > From: guymanbro@... > Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:25:52 +0000 > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: K&N Filter Question... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "nhjim10" wrote: > >> I know mileage in the high 30's isn't typical of a KLR. Carb was tuned, with no changes.> > > > Something's definitely wrong with this equation, unless you get high 30s when fully loaded, riding into a headwind, with the throttle WFO. I've managed that kind of mileage in those situations but otherwise, you oughtta be seeing mpg in the 40s at least some of the time. > > > > da Vermonster > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com > Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/app/peoplemap/view/map > Group Apps: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/grouplets/subscriptionsYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]