I've been home all day nursing one hell of a cold. Hit me like a freight
train after work yesterday. This means I've got lots of time to post novel
length moto write-ups.
How to prevent chap ass...
I've told a number of riders this privately. Seems kinda funny to announce
it publicly, but it makes one hell of a difference in how comfy my ass feels
during long sweaty summer tours.
Male riders older than their twenties tend to have hairy asses. You know
that prickly feeling you get on the skin surface of your butt when you stop
for gas. Hurts like hell to get back in the saddle again doesn't it?
That prickly feeling comes from the matted hairs pulling and tugging on the
follicles as you move around on the seat. It's like getting a three hour
bikini wax with no hair removal; someone is just pulling on your arse hair
all day. It hurts just thinking about it!
Get yourself a 120 volt hair clipper like a Wahl set and after you get out
of the shower and dry off, run the clipper over your ass and half way down
the backs of your thighs. DO NOT USE A RAZOR! You just want to shorten the
hair as much as possible without causing RAZOR rash or ingrown hairs.
I would suggest that those of you willing to try this procedure do it now
and get used to the breezy feeling while your riding your desk chair all
day. It's never a good idea to try something new the day of a tour.
You'll be absolutely amazed at the difference in comfort this little piece
of personal grooming will cause.
Pamper your arse with baby powder or Gold Bond during your tour and I
guarantee you won't have any more chap ass.
As for shorts... In the summertime I usually wear loose cotton athletic
shorts and that's it for Boy containment. Anything tight regardless of its
claimed breathing properties tends to choke off air flow. The Boys like air
flow!
In the winter I usually go sans undies except for Long Johns.
At 07:17 PM 2/13/02 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 2/13/02 6:36:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>danbeggs@... writes:
>
>> Next time I'll leave the tightie whities at home and hopefully the
>> forehead ache will go away as the helmet continues to break in.
>
>Get thee several pair of spandex bicycle shorts. They have no seams in the
>seat, and the better ones have a chamois seat. VERY comfortable. Also,
>don't wear denim. The seams will dig into your body, as would a wallet. On
>warm trips, I wear the bicycle shorts under my riding pants. For cold
>weather, it's bicycle shorts and sweat pants.
>
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At 08:05 AM 2/13/02 EST, you wrote:
>
>Another idea would be to bend a piece of soft copper tubing into a "J",
>then wedge it into a piece of rubber tubing and wedge that into the vent
>from the inside of the tank. The end of the copper tubing would be closer
>to the top of the tank.
>
>
When I did the fuel cell for the ST during my IBR run, I vented the cell
with the stock tank. That way, I didn't have to worry about the problems
with atmospheric contamination.
However, There is very little clearance on the left side of the bike between
the frame and the gas tank. There was no way my rubber vent line was going
to make it to the front neck of the stock tank. NAPA supplied some steel
brake line which I spliced in for the run up the side.
I had to put some pretty radical bends in the line to get it where I needed
it. The first time I tried to bend the line, I used a brake line hand
bender jig. However, the tube collapsed when I attempted a 90 degree bend.
What to do, what to do...
A number of years ago I was watching a Public Television segment on brass
musical instrument construction. It was fascinating to watch them
manufacture parts for trumpets.
One of the scenes was the final bend of the trumpet's flare horn. The brass
tube is pretty big and they seem to always make that bend almost perfect.
The secret is to fill the tube with water and freeze it before attempting
the bend.
Amazing the mechanical tips you can come up with if you're paying attention.
Thanks,
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