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> Some questions about the use of baby powder on tubes rather than > tushes. > Who uses baby powder on their tubes? Does it do any good? How do > you pack > it in your tool kit when traveling? > > -- > Kevin Powers > White Bear Lake, MN

--- On Sat, 2/19/11, Fred Hink wrote: From: Fred Hink Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Powdering tubes To: "DSN" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>, "Kevin Powers" Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011, 3:23 AM Baby powder usually contains Cornstarch. If you ride in the rain or cross a creek, wet cornstarch becomes a nasty goo. You may also want to do some Googling about Talc. http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerCauses/OtherCarcinogens/AtHome/talcum-powder-and-cancer I don t use either and get along just fine. One less thing to worry about. Fred www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Kevin Powers Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 6:54 PM To: DSN Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Powdering tubes Some questions about the use of baby powder on tubes rather than tushes. Who uses baby powder on their tubes? Does it do any good? How do you pack it in your tool kit when traveling? -- Kevin Powers White Bear Lake, MN [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

> > Bottom Posted: > > --- 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. >