On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:13:55 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

my helmet was apparently bouncing on the pavement
until I stopped sliding. It was crushed side-to-side, and it took two people
to get it off my head. I was only doing about 45. I also had road-rash from
my ankle to my shoulder.

I have had doubts about the ability of a helmet to protect from
impact. However, you will note the head was spared from road rash. No
scraped off face.

Casady

"Capt. JG" wrote in
:

I only had trouble with the 2-stroke oil mixture. At idle it was fine,
even high idle, but at freeway speeds it was not getting enough. Not
sure if that's what you mean. Damn thing seized up on me on the
freeway. Scary. All of a sudden the throttle stopped working and the
cars were whizzing by. *Then* I realized the rear wheel had pretty
much locked. Then, I pulled in the clutch just as it started to get
out of control. I had to rebuild it, then I took it to a "mechanic"
who made the same mistake.



Hmm....just like Jetskis! A 2-stroke engine runs best JUST BEFORE IT
SEIZES!....(C;

Most of the time it's caused by clogged jets making it run leaner than
it should...lean gas-OK....lean oil-OOPS!!!

When they're running, the simplicity of it all is just great. But,
alas, with so little lubrication and needle bearings, they don't run
very long. Honda was pretty much the DOOM of the 2-stroke
bikes....along with all the British bikes you couldn't start, most of
the time. (Had BSA, Triumphs, too! Larry KNOWS crank-crank-crank-
curse)

I was young and VERY STUPID when I made the gross error of trading in my
perfect Honda 305 Dream for the 750-4. Hormonal imbalance with money
saved....never a good thing. You can't BUY a used 305 Dream unless it's
in pieces.


So, I got the nearest bike Honda's made to it in years, the Reflex 250.
The Reflex drives and rides just about like the Dream...without the
shifting, which is perfect for the city. Twist the throttle and the V-
belt drive pretty much takes care of itself. Drive it like you stole
it, 72 mpg. Drive it like your car, 80 mpg. It's too much fun to worry
about saving gas...(c; The belt shift bogs at about 40, but the hackers
have a modified weight roller kit to raise the first "shift point" up to
get rid of it, if it bothers you. I'm to old to bother.

I bought it for $3000 from a custom bike shop that also sells Vespas, a
wierd combo there. The original owner was 70 and swapped it for a Vespa
125 I think he'll regret. It had only 1900 miles on it from 2004 to
2007. It sat on the sales floor for 8 hours before I just had to open
my big mouth and say to the owner, "I need a bike about half way between
that one (pointing to the 1800cc fire breathing but very beautiful
custom choppers) and that one (pointing to the little Vespa)." "I got
just what you need.", he smiled, as we walked back to the used Reflex.
"Drive it around the block and see how you like it.", he said after I
showed him the 2nd Motorcycle Endorsement in Charleston, SC. I headed
home for the truck or a free ride back to the shop.

I think that:
Everyone driving an SUV or pickup truck pays an extra $5000 penalty tax
each year. Everyone driving something over 60 mpg, anything, gets $5000
check from the SUV owner's taxes. The surplus MUST be used to FIX THE
ROADS!

No passenger vehicles are allowed to have over 4 cylinders, including
pickup trucks, which are just SUVs with outside storage.

The oil companies would have a heart attack. PRICES FOR OIL would
plummet, allowing the poor farmers feeding us all to make a small profit
for a change instead of handing it all over to the tractor diesel
barons.

Power boat owners are treated like SUV owners....
Sailboat owners get over 60 mpg, easy, so are treated accordingly....

If we're interested in NOT running out of oil, we must act
accordingly....or else.

I'm doing my part....with my used veggie oil diesels.
I get $5000 per vehicle as they all get over 60 mpg...easy....and use NO
sulfur fuel, not low sulfur fuel....(c;

The government must stop colluding with the oil barons to prevent
Americans from owning fuel efficient tiny cars under the guise of
"safety". How stupid. I can buy a scooter with no protection, but I'm
NOT allowed to own a Fiat that gets 65mpg because it's "not safe". More
lies....

Larry
I think that:
Everyone driving an SUV or pickup truck pays an extra $5000 penalty tax
each year. Everyone driving something over 60 mpg, anything, gets $5000
check from the SUV owner's taxes. The surplus MUST be used to FIX THE
ROADS!

No passenger vehicles are allowed to have over 4 cylinders, including
pickup trucks, which are just SUVs with outside storage.

The oil companies would have a heart attack. PRICES FOR OIL would
plummet, allowing the poor farmers feeding us all to make a small profit
for a change instead of handing it all over to the tractor diesel
barons.

Power boat owners are treated like SUV owners....
Sailboat owners get over 60 mpg, easy, so are treated accordingly....

If we're interested in NOT running out of oil, we must act
accordingly....or else.

I'm doing my part....with my used veggie oil diesels.
I get $5000 per vehicle as they all get over 60 mpg...easy....and use NO
sulfur fuel, not low sulfur fuel....(c;

The government must stop colluding with the oil barons to prevent
Americans from owning fuel efficient tiny cars under the guise of
"safety". How stupid. I can buy a scooter with no protection, but I'm
NOT allowed to own a Fiat that gets 65mpg because it's "not safe". More
lies....


You're wanting more big govmint telling you what you can and can't
do???????
G

Gordon wrote in news:13ugds1on9d2855
@corp.supernews.com:

You're wanting more big govmint telling you what you can and can't
do???????
G



You already GOT it! I'm simply trying to point out their ire is
misdirected, if we are to stretch what oil there is left beyond our
lifetimes....

Let's do away with it all and you can stand on your poopdeck and repel
borders after your wealth. Is anarchy the answer?

On 2008-03-24 14:44:27 -0400, (Richard
Casady) said:

I have had doubts about the ability of a helmet to protect from
impact. However, you will note the head was spared from road rash. No
scraped off face.

I can attest that a proper helmet will save a head; won't ride without
one. Got rear-ended and flipped off the bike years ago. Saved my scalp
and possibly a bit of skull as the scratches were pretty deep....

--
Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

WaIIy wrote:

On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:49:33 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:


On 2008-03-24 14:44:27 -0400, (Richard
Casady) said:


I have had doubts about the ability of a helmet to protect from
impact. However, you will note the head was spared from road rash. No
scraped off face.

I can attest that a proper helmet will save a head; won't ride without
one. Got rear-ended and flipped off the bike years ago. Saved my scalp
and possibly a bit of skull as the scratches were pretty deep....


A buddy of mine was buying a helmet a long time ago.

He was trying to decide between the $20.00 helmet and the $50.00
helmet.

I told him "Do you have a $20.00 head?"


You know, you can break most of the bones in the human body and heal up
pretty well.

But break the head bones - all bet are off.

Jere Lull wrote in news:2008032500493316807-
jerelull@maccom:

I can attest that a proper helmet will save a head; won't ride without
one. Got rear-ended and flipped off the bike years ago. Saved my scalp
and possibly a bit of skull as the scratches were pretty deep....


I wear mine, too. Lady pulled out in front of me. My head hit her
roofline, hard. Helmet saved me, too.

It folded the front wheel under the frame and mashed in her driver's
door. What did the most damage to her car was me jumping up and down on
her hood screaming obscenities at her with references about her lineage.

(Expletives deleted)

On 2008-03-25 02:28:08 -0400, WaIIy said:

A buddy of mine was buying a helmet a long time ago.

He was trying to decide between the $20.00 helmet and the $50.00
helmet.

I told him "Do you have a $20.00 head?"

That's a pretty standard line. Way back when helmets only cost that
much, the cheap ones were polycarbonate or some such plastic: Good for
one bounce; subsequent ones were a crap shoot. Mine were all heavy
fiberglass and full, not half.

--
Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

Larry opined:
At 125 mph, a helmet never saved anyone. It's one of Darwin's laws...(c;

Back when I started riding the DOT rules were to test helmets for a max
of 3mph crash protection. That consisted of dropping a small weight on
it from some specified height and if it didn't crack or deform past a
certain point then it passed and was "DOT certified". Basically that
meant that any helmet made from something stronger than paper mache'
passed. To be effective in any sort of real crash (other than for road
rash) it is the thickness and properties of the padding inside that
determines its protective effectiveness. I talked to a surgeon once who
said that with helmets on in a hard smack the person usually dies from
brain swelling - which he said would be orders of magnitude more painful
and just as deadly as crushing the skull, or, they would die from a
broken neck from the helmet rebounding from the stored energy. Ya pays
yer dues, ya takes yer chances...

"Red" wrote in message
...
Larry opined:
At 125 mph, a helmet never saved anyone. It's one of Darwin's laws...(c;

Back when I started riding the DOT rules were to test helmets for a max of
3mph crash protection. That consisted of dropping a small weight on it
from some specified height and if it didn't crack or deform past a certain
point then it passed and was "DOT certified". Basically that meant that
any helmet made from something stronger than paper mache' passed. To be
effective in any sort of real crash (other than for road rash) it is the
thickness and properties of the padding inside that determines its
protective effectiveness. I talked to a surgeon once who said that with
helmets on in a hard smack the person usually dies from brain swelling -
which he said would be orders of magnitude more painful and just as deadly
as crushing the skull, or, they would die from a broken neck from the
helmet rebounding from the stored energy. Ya pays yer dues, ya takes yer
chances...

Might be smarter to just outlaw motorcycles.
There goes that Harley Davidson 'Rocker' and the 'Indian Chief' I was trying
to decide on.