ride weather????? (non bike)

[RobertWichert]

Every helo should have a missile or two, just for such situations. Let's pass a law! Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 1/7/2013 4:29 PM, John Biccum wrote: > > In the 70s I was working in downtown Chicago, living in the northwest > suburbs and riding my BSA B25 thumper to work. For those that don't > recognize the B25, it's nearly identical to the well-known BSA 441 but the > B25 had a 250cc engine. > > One of my employees asked if I would allow my bike to be filmed for a > made-for TV movie that the local PBS affiliate was filming. All I had to > do was bring the bike down to the lakefront location and an actor > would ride > the bike ten or so feet toward the camera with a passenger on the back. > Sure I said; I would be happy to help my local PBS affiliate. > > I showed up at the location with my bike. The poor actor had never > ridden a > bike in his life. I tried for a more than two hours to teach him to > accelerate from a stop without stalling but he was a nervous chap and the > giggles from his (very attractive) passenger each time he stalled the bike > were not helping his self-confidence. > > The director was getting antsy about "losing the light" and asked ME to > stand in for the actor for the scene. But surely the director had noticed > that his star was a dark-skinned black man and I was a pale-faced > white boy > from the suburbs? After some discussion it was decided to get a dark > bubble shield for my metal flake helmet. Dark shield installed, I rode > the Beezer toward the camera (passenger and all) on the first take, > thereby > beginning my 15 minutes of fame. > > I also started dating my passenger but that relationship didn't last much > longer than my stardom! > > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > ] On > Behalf Of revmaaatin > Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2013 19:01 > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: So what was your 15 minutes of fame? nklr > > Fred, > That is pretty amazing! > > Well, > I interdicted piracy (1992)on the high seas while doing counter-drug > ops off > the coast of Panama! > Scared the crap out of the pirates when I hovered near their longboats > while > they were inside ransacking/raiding a double decker barge pulled by a sea > going tug/tow. (It was being dragged on a 1/2 mile of cable.) > They boiled out of the interior deck like... > like... > pirates who had the crap scared out of them. > > I will say, I was none to bold. > Flying an unarmed helo, I was concerned they might have me out gunned. > Seems there is an abundance of AK-47's in that part of the world, > though, I > did not see any of them that day. > > Sigh. > Not one credit on the 5.30 pm news. > The incident did make the P.Cola base newspaper. yawn. > Still no byline; FULL CREDIT to the USS WASP; HA! > It took them 6+ hours (due to the distance) to intercept/board the US > flagged barge and by then, the pirates were long gone. > > or > > there was the time (Oct 1987) I was intercepted by a [very stupid pilot] > Greek F-5 over the Aegean in international airspace...if I had had a > missile, I would have shot him. These pecker heads love to come in > behind/below you and zoom climb just in front of you. An incredibly stupid > and dangerous maneuver. > > Appearantly, JCS got briefed on that one. shrug. > > and I did once cause a Tunisian F-5 come take a look at me as well...while > flying in international airspace; at least that is my story. smile. > The perfect gentleman. > We showed him a tall bottle of Coca-Cola and he gave us a big grin and a > thumbs up. > > and now, > we are relegated to telling campfire stories about the 'most dangerous > conditions' where we changed a flat tire. grin. > revmaaatin. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , > "Fred Hink" wrote: > > > > Does anyone read USA Today? > > This was from a few months ago. > > > http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/07/check-out-our-g > allery-of-60th-anniversary-corvettes/1#.UOhP4_fn9hE > > > > Fred > > http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > > > > > > > [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]

[RobertWichert]

You had an H1, Ron? Me too. Maybe I have mentioned this. But I got NO fame on that bike. Several tickets, one accompanied by one of Rev's buddies and about six troopers. Long story. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 1/7/2013 4:59 PM, Ron Criswell wrote: > > I will be danged, I finally know the name or model of my BSA. I bought > one of those thoroughly used. I think it spent most of its life on a > local scrambles track or short track....as the left side of the tire > showed a lot more wear. I tell people that it was me and my wife's > first piece of furniture as it was our first purchase in our marriage. > Cool looking bike (as Brit bikes always were), but traded it for a > Ducati 250 after it blew the spark plug out on my leg. I didn't know > about helicoils and such then and probably paid too much for it in > 1966 (400). I Could have probably bought a new Japanese ride (250 > maybe) for somewhere around that price. But we were all intrigued by > Brit bikes back then not really realizing the superior quality of > Japanese build over British (in my opinion then and now). But it was a > cool looking bike....and wish I still had it, and the Ducati, and the > Hodaka, and the Penton, and the Kawasaki 500 triple H1. Memories. > Still got the same wife, a keeper that will put up with motorcycle > madness. > > Criswell > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 7, 2013, at 6:29 PM, "John Biccum" johnbiccum@... > > wrote: > > > In the 70s I was working in downtown Chicago, living in the northwest > > suburbs and riding my BSA B25 thumper to work. For those that don t > > recognize the B25, it s nearly identical to the well-known BSA 441 > but the > > B25 had a 250cc engine. > > > > One of my employees asked if I would allow my bike to be filmed for a > > made-for TV movie that the local PBS affiliate was filming. All I had to > > do was bring the bike down to the lakefront location and an actor > would ride > > the bike ten or so feet toward the camera with a passenger on the back. > > Sure I said; I would be happy to help my local PBS affiliate. > > > > I showed up at the location with my bike. The poor actor had never > ridden a > > bike in his life. I tried for a more than two hours to teach him to > > accelerate from a stop without stalling but he was a nervous chap > and the > > giggles from his (very attractive) passenger each time he stalled > the bike > > were not helping his self-confidence. > > > > The director was getting antsy about losing the light and asked ME to > > stand in for the actor for the scene. But surely the director had > noticed > > that his star was a dark-skinned black man and I was a pale-faced > white boy > > from the suburbs? After some discussion it was decided to get a dark > > bubble shield for my metal flake helmet. Dark shield installed, I rode > > the Beezer toward the camera (passenger and all) on the first take, > thereby > > beginning my 15 minutes of fame. > > > > I also started dating my passenger but that relationship didn t last > much > > longer than my stardom! > > > > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > ] On > > Behalf Of revmaaatin > > Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2013 19:01 > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: So what was your 15 minutes of fame? nklr > > > > Fred, > > That is pretty amazing! > > > > Well, > > I interdicted piracy (1992)on the high seas while doing counter-drug > ops off > > the coast of Panama! > > Scared the crap out of the pirates when I hovered near their > longboats while > > they were inside ransacking/raiding a double decker barge pulled by > a sea > > going tug/tow. (It was being dragged on a 1/2 mile of cable.) > > They boiled out of the interior deck like... > > like... > > pirates who had the crap scared out of them. > > > > I will say, I was none to bold. > > Flying an unarmed helo, I was concerned they might have me out gunned. > > Seems there is an abundance of AK-47's in that part of the world, > though, I > > did not see any of them that day. > > > > Sigh. > > Not one credit on the 5.30 pm news. > > The incident did make the P.Cola base newspaper. yawn. > > Still no byline; FULL CREDIT to the USS WASP; HA! > > It took them 6+ hours (due to the distance) to intercept/board the US > > flagged barge and by then, the pirates were long gone. > > > > or > > > > there was the time (Oct 1987) I was intercepted by a [very stupid pilot] > > Greek F-5 over the Aegean in international airspace...if I had had a > > missile, I would have shot him. These pecker heads love to come in > > behind/below you and zoom climb just in front of you. An incredibly > stupid > > and dangerous maneuver. > > > > Appearantly, JCS got briefed on that one. shrug. > > > > and I did once cause a Tunisian F-5 come take a look at me as > well...while > > flying in international airspace; at least that is my story. smile. > > The perfect gentleman. > > We showed him a tall bottle of Coca-Cola and he gave us a big grin and a > > thumbs up. > > > > and now, > > we are relegated to telling campfire stories about the 'most dangerous > > conditions' where we changed a flat tire. grin. > > revmaaatin. > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > , > > "Fred Hink" wrote: > > > > > > Does anyone read USA Today? > > > This was from a few months ago. > > > > > > http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/07/check-out-our-g > > allery-of-60th-anniversary-corvettes/1#.UOhP4_fn9hE > > > > > > Fred > > > http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > > > > > > > > > > > [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] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Ron Haraseth]

Sounds familiar. Bought a 441 from a coworker just a couple days before getting hitched. Turned out to be our sole vehicle for transportation for a couple of months. Also had a Hodaka at the same. We rode to see On any Sunday on the BSA when it came out. Only the wife remains to this day. -----Original Message----- From: Ron Criswell Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 5:59 PM To: John Biccum Cc: revmaaatin ; DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: So what was your 15 minutes of fame? nklr I will be danged, I finally know the name or model of my BSA. I bought one of those thoroughly used. I think it spent most of its life on a local scrambles track or short track....as the left side of the tire showed a lot more wear. I tell people that it was me and my wife's first piece of furniture as it was our first purchase in our marriage. Cool looking bike (as Brit bikes always were), but traded it for a Ducati 250 after it blew the spark plug out on my leg. I didn't know about helicoils and such then and probably paid too much for it in 1966 (400). I Could have probably bought a new Japanese ride (250 maybe) for somewhere around that price. But we were all intrigued by Brit bikes back then not really realizing the superior quality of Japanese build over British (in my opinion then and now). But it was a cool looking bike....and wish I still had it, and the Ducati, and the Hodaka, and the Penton, and the Kawasaki 500 triple H1. Memories. Still got the same wife, a keeper that will put up with motorcycle madness. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Jan 7, 2013, at 6:29 PM, "John Biccum" wrote: > In the 70s I was working in downtown Chicago, living in the northwest > suburbs and riding my BSA B25 thumper to work. For those that don t > recognize the B25, it s nearly identical to the well-known BSA 441 but the > B25 had a 250cc engine. > > One of my employees asked if I would allow my bike to be filmed for a > made-for TV movie that the local PBS affiliate was filming. All I had to > do was bring the bike down to the lakefront location and an actor would > ride > the bike ten or so feet toward the camera with a passenger on the back. > Sure I said; I would be happy to help my local PBS affiliate. > > I showed up at the location with my bike. The poor actor had never ridden > a > bike in his life. I tried for a more than two hours to teach him to > accelerate from a stop without stalling but he was a nervous chap and the > giggles from his (very attractive) passenger each time he stalled the bike > were not helping his self-confidence. > > The director was getting antsy about losing the light and asked ME to > stand in for the actor for the scene. But surely the director had noticed > that his star was a dark-skinned black man and I was a pale-faced white > boy > from the suburbs? After some discussion it was decided to get a dark > bubble shield for my metal flake helmet. Dark shield installed, I rode > the Beezer toward the camera (passenger and all) on the first take, > thereby > beginning my 15 minutes of fame. > > I also started dating my passenger but that relationship didn t last much > longer than my stardom! > > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of revmaaatin > Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2013 19:01 > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: So what was your 15 minutes of fame? nklr > > Fred, > That is pretty amazing! > > Well, > I interdicted piracy (1992)on the high seas while doing counter-drug ops > off > the coast of Panama! > Scared the crap out of the pirates when I hovered near their longboats > while > they were inside ransacking/raiding a double decker barge pulled by a sea > going tug/tow. (It was being dragged on a 1/2 mile of cable.) > They boiled out of the interior deck like... > like... > pirates who had the crap scared out of them. > > I will say, I was none to bold. > Flying an unarmed helo, I was concerned they might have me out gunned. > Seems there is an abundance of AK-47's in that part of the world, though, > I > did not see any of them that day. > > Sigh. > Not one credit on the 5.30 pm news. > The incident did make the P.Cola base newspaper. yawn. > Still no byline; FULL CREDIT to the USS WASP; HA! > It took them 6+ hours (due to the distance) to intercept/board the US > flagged barge and by then, the pirates were long gone. > > or > > there was the time (Oct 1987) I was intercepted by a [very stupid pilot] > Greek F-5 over the Aegean in international airspace...if I had had a > missile, I would have shot him. These pecker heads love to come in > behind/below you and zoom climb just in front of you. An incredibly stupid > and dangerous maneuver. > > Appearantly, JCS got briefed on that one. shrug. > > and I did once cause a Tunisian F-5 come take a look at me as well...while > flying in international airspace; at least that is my story. smile. > The perfect gentleman. > We showed him a tall bottle of Coca-Cola and he gave us a big grin and a > thumbs up. > > and now, > we are relegated to telling campfire stories about the 'most dangerous > conditions' where we changed a flat tire. grin. > revmaaatin. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , > "Fred Hink" wrote: > > > > Does anyone read USA Today? > > This was from a few months ago. > > > http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/07/check-out-our-g > allery-of-60th-anniversary-corvettes/1#.UOhP4_fn9hE > > > > Fred > > http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > > > > > > > [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] ------------------------------------ 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 Members Map https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212558560286766214899.0004d0fa9f1732283bb6f&msa=0&ll=38.522384,-109.489746&spn=6.831383,9.624023Yahoo! Groups Links

[greg coyle]

I had 2 H1's... a 70 triple black and 71 blue... and i don't THINK i've ever had my 15 minutes, I guess my time is running out but going across an intersection one day on the first h1 (with a honey I was trying to impress... haven't we ALL done that at least once?) I get on the throttle from a traffic light and my lady friend passenger gets a little spooked and grabs me real tight. Now ordinarily that would not be a problem but the tighter she grabbed the more it pulled me back with right hand twisting the go pedal even more... and yep we went across that intersection with front wheel in the air and climbing till i forced the throttle down to grab another gear. What a rush ps. long stories are fine... it's winter and what else have we've got to do? gregc

On 1/7/2013 6:14 PM, RobertWichert wrote: > You had an H1, Ron? Me too. Maybe I have mentioned this. But I got NO > fame on that bike. Several tickets, one accompanied by one of Rev's > buddies and about six troopers. Long story. > > Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > =============================================== > > On 1/7/2013 4:59 PM, Ron Criswell wrote: > > > > I will be danged, I finally know the name or model of my BSA. I bought > > one of those thoroughly used. I think it spent most of its life on a > > local scrambles track or short track....as the left side of the tire > > showed a lot more wear. I tell people that it was me and my wife's > > first piece of furniture as it was our first purchase in our marriage. > > Cool looking bike (as Brit bikes always were), but traded it for a > > Ducati 250 after it blew the spark plug out on my leg. I didn't know > > about helicoils and such then and probably paid too much for it in > > 1966 (400). I Could have probably bought a new Japanese ride (250 > > maybe) for somewhere around that price. But we were all intrigued by > > Brit bikes back then not really realizing the superior quality of > > Japanese build over British (in my opinion then and now). But it was a > > cool looking bike....and wish I still had it, and the Ducati, and the > > Hodaka, and the Penton, and the Kawasaki 500 triple H1. Memories. > > Still got the same wife, a keeper that will put up with motorcycle > > madness. > > > > Criswell > > > > Sent from my iPad > >

[ron criswell]

By golly, me and the wife and my rowdy bike rider buddies all saw "on Any Sunday" together. My buds claiming it was the best movie ever (er...best motorcycle movie ever). I think my wife and I are the only ones still together out of that bunch. Bruce Brown was a genius. Make a few low budget highly successful films....and retire. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Jan 7, 2013, at 7:25 PM, Ron Haraseth wrote: > Sounds familiar. Bought a 441 from a coworker just a couple days before > getting hitched. Turned out to be our sole vehicle for transportation for a > couple of months. Also had a Hodaka at the same. We rode to see On any > Sunday on the BSA when it came out. Only the wife remains to this day. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Criswell > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 5:59 PM > To: John Biccum > Cc: revmaaatin ; DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: So what was your 15 minutes of fame? nklr > > I will be danged, I finally know the name or model of my BSA. I bought one > of those thoroughly used. I think it spent most of its life on a local > scrambles track or short track....as the left side of the tire showed a lot > more wear. I tell people that it was me and my wife's first piece of > furniture as it was our first purchase in our marriage. Cool looking bike > (as Brit bikes always were), but traded it for a Ducati 250 after it blew > the spark plug out on my leg. I didn't know about helicoils and such then > and probably paid too much for it in 1966 (400). I Could have probably > bought a new Japanese ride (250 maybe) for somewhere around that price. But > we were all intrigued by Brit bikes back then not really realizing the > superior quality of Japanese build over British (in my opinion then and > now). But it was a cool looking bike....and wish I still had it, and the > Ducati, and the Hodaka, and the Penton, and the Kawasaki 500 triple H1. > Memories. Still got the same wife, a keeper that will put up with motorcycle > madness. > > Criswell > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 7, 2013, at 6:29 PM, "John Biccum" johnbiccum@...> wrote: > > > In the 70s I was working in downtown Chicago, living in the northwest > > suburbs and riding my BSA B25 thumper to work. For those that don t > > recognize the B25, it s nearly identical to the well-known BSA 441 but the > > B25 had a 250cc engine. > > > > One of my employees asked if I would allow my bike to be filmed for a > > made-for TV movie that the local PBS affiliate was filming. All I had to > > do was bring the bike down to the lakefront location and an actor would > > ride > > the bike ten or so feet toward the camera with a passenger on the back. > > Sure I said; I would be happy to help my local PBS affiliate. > > > > I showed up at the location with my bike. The poor actor had never ridden > > a > > bike in his life. I tried for a more than two hours to teach him to > > accelerate from a stop without stalling but he was a nervous chap and the > > giggles from his (very attractive) passenger each time he stalled the bike > > were not helping his self-confidence. > > > > The director was getting antsy about losing the light and asked ME to > > stand in for the actor for the scene. But surely the director had noticed > > that his star was a dark-skinned black man and I was a pale-faced white > > boy > > from the suburbs? After some discussion it was decided to get a dark > > bubble shield for my metal flake helmet. Dark shield installed, I rode > > the Beezer toward the camera (passenger and all) on the first take, > > thereby > > beginning my 15 minutes of fame. > > > > I also started dating my passenger but that relationship didn t last much > > longer than my stardom! > > > > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On > > Behalf Of revmaaatin > > Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2013 19:01 > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: So what was your 15 minutes of fame? nklr > > > > Fred, > > That is pretty amazing! > > > > Well, > > I interdicted piracy (1992)on the high seas while doing counter-drug ops > > off > > the coast of Panama! > > Scared the crap out of the pirates when I hovered near their longboats > > while > > they were inside ransacking/raiding a double decker barge pulled by a sea > > going tug/tow. (It was being dragged on a 1/2 mile of cable.) > > They boiled out of the interior deck like... > > like... > > pirates who had the crap scared out of them. > > > > I will say, I was none to bold. > > Flying an unarmed helo, I was concerned they might have me out gunned. > > Seems there is an abundance of AK-47's in that part of the world, though, > > I > > did not see any of them that day. > > > > Sigh. > > Not one credit on the 5.30 pm news. > > The incident did make the P.Cola base newspaper. yawn. > > Still no byline; FULL CREDIT to the USS WASP; HA! > > It took them 6+ hours (due to the distance) to intercept/board the US > > flagged barge and by then, the pirates were long gone. > > > > or > > > > there was the time (Oct 1987) I was intercepted by a [very stupid pilot] > > Greek F-5 over the Aegean in international airspace...if I had had a > > missile, I would have shot him. These pecker heads love to come in > > behind/below you and zoom climb just in front of you. An incredibly stupid > > and dangerous maneuver. > > > > Appearantly, JCS got briefed on that one. shrug. > > > > and I did once cause a Tunisian F-5 come take a look at me as well...while > > flying in international airspace; at least that is my story. smile. > > The perfect gentleman. > > We showed him a tall bottle of Coca-Cola and he gave us a big grin and a > > thumbs up. > > > > and now, > > we are relegated to telling campfire stories about the 'most dangerous > > conditions' where we changed a flat tire. grin. > > revmaaatin. > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , > > "Fred Hink" wrote: > > > > > > Does anyone read USA Today? > > > This was from a few months ago. > > > > > http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/07/check-out-our-g > > allery-of-60th-anniversary-corvettes/1#.UOhP4_fn9hE > > > > > > Fred > > > http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > > > > > > > > > > > [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] > > ------------------------------------ > > 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 > Members Map > https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212558560286766214899.0004d0fa9f1732283bb6f&msa=0&ll=38.522384,-109.489746&spn=6.831383,9.624023Yahoo! > Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[revmaaatin]

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

> > I would trade my 15 minutes of fame for a used popsycle stick. > > Negano race track in 1984, North of Tokyo, and Yakota AB where I lived for two years. I had an old Honda 250cc race bike and was riding amateur class on weekends. Small crowd in the stands, sunny day, out of the back turn at the head of a pack and hard on it. Half way down the straight the back end started jumping back and forth hard, then the bike just wasnt there any more. Turns out I had blown the back tire. > > I did everything right. Laid out flat and just went for the slide. All the racers got around me fine and as soon as I stopped I stood up and ran for the center. By the time I got off the track I realized my back was on fire and started trying to peel off the leathers and pat my self off. I figured I must have split the gas tank and slid through the fuel because I could feel my back burning up. > > It turns out that the tank never split and I wasnt on fire. When you do a perfect slide, that is the kind where you dont tumble and break arms, legs and necks, the leather gets very very hot. It litterally burned my back, butt and one leg and was still burning me, that was why it felt like I was on fire. > > Now back to that small crowd bit. One of them had a camera, go figure a Japonese with a camera huh! The cover of the Ameteur race news, a photocopy fan zine sort of newletter, featured a picture of me in my underwear with my leathers around my ankles standing in front of my wrecked bike. > > Fame kinda sux some times

Tough, tough, guy! I laughed till I cried. Especialy, when you said, 'the back end started jumping back and forth hard, then the bike just wasnt there any more' and I bet you enjoy telling that story, alot! If you have a picture of the leathers, you could post them in the PHOTOs section of this site. I have never had a high speed flat, and hope I never do. I have had a very close inspection of one.... Summer of 2012, My son and i were doing the Father-Son 2-KLR trip and arrived at the crash site of a 'chopper' near Broadas, MT. during the Sturgis Rally time frame. His buddy had said to him, pull over, you have/getting a flat, and almost immediatly the tire gave out and ran off the rim. Very likely the rider went for the brake and the bike spit him out; judging from the blood trail, wip-sawed him off head first into the pavement, and then subsequently the bike used him as a skid pad to protect the pretty chrome, grinding him up badly. No real protective clothing; I was one of the first responders: rider exhibited shock, non responsive to question, even though he was making plenty of human noises. blood coming from eyes, nose, mouth, ears. Index finger ground off past the first knuckle. Middle finger ground off past the finger nail. Blew off a (slip-on) boot and ground off a big chunk of ankle bone and flesh. Numerours other roadrash, exacerbated by open leather vest worn as a shirt My son tells me later, "I see why you want me to wear this gear." Amen. revmaaatin.

[revmaaatin]

Robert, You are not living right. While riding last summer in the black Hills with 6 other of the hooligans on this list, I, ME, MYSELF, and I was the only one to attract the attention of the law. "Do you know why I stopped you." head down low, yes, I do. After a long and painful wait, he returned with my verbal warning, 'Must be living right; the computer can't process a citation right now." The hooligans could not believe it, cough, and neither could I. Living right, yeah. thats it. It was a day to be completly free of trouble; = no good turn goes unnoticed as Criswell didn't last 10 minutes without absolutely shredding a tube. I repented in the shade of the only tree we could easily reach, as well as the rest of the Bent Nail Gang. I have the t shirt to prove it.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, RobertWichert wrote: > > You had an H1, Ron? Me too. Maybe I have mentioned this. But I got NO > fame on that bike. Several tickets, one accompanied by one of Rev's > buddies and about six troopers. Long story. > > > Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > > > > > > > =============================================== > > On 1/7/2013 4:59 PM, Ron Criswell wrote: > > > > I will be danged, I finally know the name or model of my BSA. I bought > > one of those thoroughly used. I think it spent most of its life on a > > local scrambles track or short track....as the left side of the tire > > showed a lot more wear. I tell people that it was me and my wife's > > first piece of furniture as it was our first purchase in our marriage. > > Cool looking bike (as Brit bikes always were), but traded it for a > > Ducati 250 after it blew the spark plug out on my leg. I didn't know > > about helicoils and such then and probably paid too much for it in > > 1966 (400). I Could have probably bought a new Japanese ride (250 > > maybe) for somewhere around that price. But we were all intrigued by > > Brit bikes back then not really realizing the superior quality of > > Japanese build over British (in my opinion then and now). But it was a > > cool looking bike....and wish I still had it, and the Ducati, and the > > Hodaka, and the Penton, and the Kawasaki 500 triple H1. Memories. > > Still got the same wife, a keeper that will put up with motorcycle > > madness. > > > > Criswell > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Jan 7, 2013, at 6:29 PM, "John Biccum" johnbiccum@... > > > wrote: > > > > > In the 70s I was working in downtown Chicago, living in the northwest > > > suburbs and riding my BSA B25 thumper to work. For those that don t > > > recognize the B25, it s nearly identical to the well-known BSA 441 > > but the > > > B25 had a 250cc engine. > > > > > > One of my employees asked if I would allow my bike to be filmed for a > > > made-for TV movie that the local PBS affiliate was filming. All I had to > > > do was bring the bike down to the lakefront location and an actor > > would ride > > > the bike ten or so feet toward the camera with a passenger on the back. > > > Sure I said; I would be happy to help my local PBS affiliate. > > > > > > I showed up at the location with my bike. The poor actor had never > > ridden a > > > bike in his life. I tried for a more than two hours to teach him to > > > accelerate from a stop without stalling but he was a nervous chap > > and the > > > giggles from his (very attractive) passenger each time he stalled > > the bike > > > were not helping his self-confidence. > > > > > > The director was getting antsy about losing the light and asked ME to > > > stand in for the actor for the scene. But surely the director had > > noticed > > > that his star was a dark-skinned black man and I was a pale-faced > > white boy > > > from the suburbs? After some discussion it was decided to get a dark > > > bubble shield for my metal flake helmet. Dark shield installed, I rode > > > the Beezer toward the camera (passenger and all) on the first take, > > thereby > > > beginning my 15 minutes of fame. > > > > > > I also started dating my passenger but that relationship didn t last > > much > > > longer than my stardom! > > > > > > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > > > [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > ] On > > > Behalf Of revmaaatin > > > Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2013 19:01 > > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: So what was your 15 minutes of fame? nklr > > > > > > Fred, > > > That is pretty amazing! > > > > > > Well, > > > I interdicted piracy (1992)on the high seas while doing counter-drug > > ops off > > > the coast of Panama! > > > Scared the crap out of the pirates when I hovered near their > > longboats while > > > they were inside ransacking/raiding a double decker barge pulled by > > a sea > > > going tug/tow. (It was being dragged on a 1/2 mile of cable.) > > > They boiled out of the interior deck like... > > > like... > > > pirates who had the crap scared out of them. > > > > > > I will say, I was none to bold. > > > Flying an unarmed helo, I was concerned they might have me out gunned. > > > Seems there is an abundance of AK-47's in that part of the world, > > though, I > > > did not see any of them that day. > > > > > > Sigh. > > > Not one credit on the 5.30 pm news. > > > The incident did make the P.Cola base newspaper. yawn. > > > Still no byline; FULL CREDIT to the USS WASP; HA! > > > It took them 6+ hours (due to the distance) to intercept/board the US > > > flagged barge and by then, the pirates were long gone. > > > > > > or > > > > > > there was the time (Oct 1987) I was intercepted by a [very stupid pilot] > > > Greek F-5 over the Aegean in international airspace...if I had had a > > > missile, I would have shot him. These pecker heads love to come in > > > behind/below you and zoom climb just in front of you. An incredibly > > stupid > > > and dangerous maneuver. > > > > > > Appearantly, JCS got briefed on that one. shrug. > > > > > > and I did once cause a Tunisian F-5 come take a look at me as > > well...while > > > flying in international airspace; at least that is my story. smile. > > > The perfect gentleman. > > > We showed him a tall bottle of Coca-Cola and he gave us a big grin and a > > > thumbs up. > > > > > > and now, > > > we are relegated to telling campfire stories about the 'most dangerous > > > conditions' where we changed a flat tire. grin. > > > revmaaatin. > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > , > > > "Fred Hink" wrote: > > > > > > > > Does anyone read USA Today? > > > > This was from a few months ago. > > > > > > > > > http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/07/check-out-our-g > > > allery-of-60th-anniversary-corvettes/1#.UOhP4_fn9hE > > > > > > > > Fred > > > > http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [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] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[tony lehman]

Played guitar with Willie Nelson's Daughter Paula at a gig I was playing. Tony Lehman 94KLR650 Powell Wy, [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ron criswell]

I met Mickey Raphael (Willie's longtime harmonica player) at an artist friend's apartment one evening. But I actually was around him earlier as he was a grip for a local videographer that did work for an ad agency I worked at. The videographer found out about Mickey's harmonica talents and got him a gig working for BW Stevenson (if anybody knows Texas music in the 70's). Willie found out about him and hired him....the rest is history. I first saw Willie at a New Years Eve concert playing warmup for a Leon Russell concert. I was not that impressed (even though I had heard some of Willie's songs sung for years by other folks like Roy Orbison and Sinatra). Willie's looking old These days (maybe me too). The most famous motorcycle guys I have shook hands with was Roger DeCoster and Joel Robert at a motocross demo in Dallas around 1970. They were traveling around America giving demos out of regular Ford type vans. Boy things have changed at the last Supercross i went to. The vans have become big leauge tractor trailers. Adolf Weil was with them also. Weil was riding for Maico and DeCoster and Robert were on CZ's if I remember correctly. A friend could speak German so we just walked up to them and started talking. DeCoster spoke English if I remember correctly. The motocross was a joke as some of the local riders showed up on hard tail flat track bikes to compete (not good for jumps). I met Jock Adams (an interesting Australian) at an antique bike show as he was riding across America. He rode a small Honda all the way across the interior of Australia. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Jan 8, 2013, at 11:40 AM, tony lehman wrote: > Played guitar with Willie Nelson's Daughter Paula at a gig I was playing. > Tony Lehman > 94KLR650 > Powell Wy, > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Skypilot]

For Winter commuting I use the following. Please note I will ride all temps when ithere are no snow banks and if it stays below 32 if there are. If temps cycle past freezing with snow banks there is always melt off freezing on the road. That is where I call it quits until the temp drops again. Joe Rocket Blizzard Motorcycle suit. I dont know if they still make it but it is a winter only suit, basicaly snowmobile gear cut for motorcycle riding. It is very warm and extremely water proof. I have left the house at 5 degrees and have never been cold in this suit. I have a standard three season suit too for warmer days and the other 3 seasons. I do not use electrics since a failure would be catestrophic, think stranded at work because some crappy electric connector failed. There is NO SUCH THING as a 4 season suit. Up here in CT you either buy Winter gear or park your bike for several months a year. Another option, for less money, is to buy a winter one piece snow suit from someplace like Sportsmans guide. Needs to be water proof if you get snow or mixed weather like we do. Needs to be easy on and off with full leg zippers to go over boots. Two points I watch for are the front zipper must have deeply overlapped wind proof layers to prevent wind from freezing your chest and longish arms to keep the sleeves from riding up over the gloves. Either issue will end your riding fun. http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/walls-extreme-series-waterproof-10x-thinsulate-insulated-camo-coveralls.aspx?a=989103 I have several pairs of gloves depending on what I am up against. One pair of mittens for the coldest of days. I always carry a second pair in the panniiers. If the gloves got wet somehow they would not insulate and you would be stuck wear you are. For boots in the winter I wear Kamik Rubber boots with a felt linner. There is a lot of sand and salt with snow melt getting kicked up around hear, NW Connecticut. I can slip these off and step into shoes when I get to work or pull into my garage. If you have off road pegs you need to put a few pieces of duct tape across the bottom then wrap around that and over the boot to insure it stays in place. That keeps the sharp pegs from cutting through the boot to let water in. http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=586255 An alternative to this is wearing regular boots, like insulated work boots, then putting a rubber over boot over them. That is a quick on off option. Make sure the outer boot will stay on, up and is tall enough. The first time you ride through Snow Melt then take off your boots you will understand the rubber boot thing. You need to cover you kneck and chin so a good under helmet balaclava works as long as it is wind proof. Long enough to add a layer over your chest and under the suit is great. There are lots of them but for winter make sure it will stop wind. http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/raider-proclava-helmet-liner.aspx?a=1129614 An alternative to riding balaclavas is the wind proof version of the ski and snow board ones. The trick there is that they wont stand up to pulling a full face helmet over them for long. Instead you put it on backswards so you cant see then pull it down so your head goes through the face hole. You have the kneck protection plus enough extra in the front to pull it up over your chin and hold it in place with the helmets chin strap. Just remember it must be wind proof. I have a wind proof polar fleece one from the mall that works great. Lastly you need to use some type of anti fog on the face shield. I like fog teck but there are loads of alternatives. Snow mobiles use heated face shields of double wall face shieds but I just keep up on the fog teck and leave the shield open a crack if needed.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, mark ward wrote: > > Hey John > > I have debated getting a "roadcrafter" I see they have Reg. Lite & Ultra light. > > > Dio you have 1 suit for ALLLL year or 2? > > What gets you threw WINTER AND SUMMER temps? (80-90f. ++++?) >