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On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:30:44 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote:

I got rid of my first motorcycle after a bizarre accident in Kansas that
left both me and the bike uninjured, thanks to a quickly falling
snowstorm. Traded the Honda for a nice, safe, used Chevy. :)

One of my best sources for rice burning motor cycles was from people
who bought them thinking they were the perfect commuter vehicle. All
it took was the first wisp of snow or a little black ice on the road
and they were real cheap but they usually needed a little work. ;-)
I put them back together, shined them up and sold them in the spring.
One year I threw a Honda 350 in my van, took it to Florida and paid
for my trip. It sold in a day.

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On 11/22/16 10:20 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:30:44 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote:

I got rid of my first motorcycle after a bizarre accident in Kansas that
left both me and the bike uninjured, thanks to a quickly falling
snowstorm. Traded the Honda for a nice, safe, used Chevy. :)

One of my best sources for rice burning motor cycles was from people
who bought them thinking they were the perfect commuter vehicle. All
it took was the first wisp of snow or a little black ice on the road
and they were real cheap but they usually needed a little work. ;-)
I put them back together, shined them up and sold them in the spring.
One year I threw a Honda 350 in my van, took it to Florida and paid
for my trip. It sold in a day.



Fortunately, I could walk to campus. :)

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On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:20:56 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:30:44 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote:

I got rid of my first motorcycle after a bizarre accident in Kansas that
left both me and the bike uninjured, thanks to a quickly falling
snowstorm. Traded the Honda for a nice, safe, used Chevy. :)

One of my best sources for rice burning motor cycles was from people
who bought them thinking they were the perfect commuter vehicle. All
it took was the first wisp of snow or a little black ice on the road
and they were real cheap but they usually needed a little work. ;-)
I put them back together, shined them up and sold them in the spring.
One year I threw a Honda 350 in my van, took it to Florida and paid
for my trip. It sold in a day.

Going down on ice usually doesn't do any severe damage...few scratches, turn signals, maybe brake or
clutch lever.

Experience talking...luckily with a small Honda 125. I was in uniform going to work at Ft. Belvoir.
MPs stopped and told me I wasn't allowed to ride a motorcycle when there was snow on the roads. I
didn't challenge him, but I still wonder if that 'law' really existed!

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On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:30:18 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 11/22/16 10:20 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:30:44 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote:

I got rid of my first motorcycle after a bizarre accident in Kansas that
left both me and the bike uninjured, thanks to a quickly falling
snowstorm. Traded the Honda for a nice, safe, used Chevy. :)

One of my best sources for rice burning motor cycles was from people
who bought them thinking they were the perfect commuter vehicle. All
it took was the first wisp of snow or a little black ice on the road
and they were real cheap but they usually needed a little work. ;-)
I put them back together, shined them up and sold them in the spring.
One year I threw a Honda 350 in my van, took it to Florida and paid
for my trip. It sold in a day.



Fortunately, I could walk to campus. :)

Do a lot of riding on that Ducati now, eh?

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Alex wrote:
Califbill wrote:
wrote:
On Sun, 20 Nov 2016 12:37:40 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

Our gas is 96 cents a liter right now.
That would be almost $4US a gallon and we are paying less than $2 in
Ft Myers.

There dollar is only about .86 of our dollar last I looked.


I think it's closer to $.75.


Have not been up for over a year.

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On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 5:44:54 AM UTC-8, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 7:50:54 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 4:18:55 AM UTC-8, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:59:31 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:04:10 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 11/21/2016 7:09 PM, Califbill wrote:
wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:35:28 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:11:59 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

.
It's registered as a truck and the insurance company rates it as a truck.

I had a VW based dune buggy with a 36HP motor and no bumpers and it
was titled as a 1/2 ton truck in Maryland so that does not mean much.


Maryland and Nova Scotia/Canada share vehicle definition criteria or is
this just more of your "same same" delusion?


How do you rate a closed SUV as a truck? Where is the load bed? In
California, if was rated as a truck, would pay extra for commercial plates,
unless all you hauled was suitcases.

Same way you call a van a truck.


If you have a van without side windows in the back, then is a commercial
plate van.


I think the difference in modern vechicles is body on frame versus
unibody construction. The 4Runner is body on frame, which is a truck
chassis. Small vans are usually of unibody construction ... car chassis
basically.

I did a little looking at the CFR that regulates the MCO and they
separate the vehicles as Passenger car, Multipurpose vehicle (SUV)
Truck, Motorcycle, Trailer and incomplete vehicle on the MCO. (and in
the VIN)
There may also be an indicator of body style but that is not defined
in the CFR. It ends up in the manufacturer defined fields of the VIN
if it is there. (position 4-7)

I've done some checking of my own. My Moto Guzzi is definitely a motorcycle. Krause's Ducati is a
dream.

I've been looking online at the MG Stelvio, Had a getoff on my BMW last month, Looks to be totaled from what I've heard, Stuck in wheelchair for now so haven't been able to get out in the garage to give it a look yet.:(

Damn, the least I could have done was express a bit of sympathy! Sorry to hear about the crackup. How bad are the injuries? Who proclaimed the bike totaled? Could be you could buy it back and fix it with used parts. My Dutch friend did that with a new Guzzi a few years back. Got his check from the insurance for $18K, or so, then bought the bike back from them for about $4K. The bike needed a whole new front end, but that was it. He had it up and running again for about $2K.

Thanks, The bike is a 30yr old airhead GS Paris Dakar, I was riding with friends on a gravel fireroad an biffed it into a tree, Smashed the bars, tank, and tore up the starboard jug, along with a broke leg, foot and separated shoulder.

The bike is insured, but I'm not going to make a claim since it was all my doing, That and the fact insurance wouldn't give me much for it anyway.
I'm a pretty good wrench so will do a rebuild this spring. The hardest part will be finding a new tank.

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On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:55:10 -0500, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:20:56 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:30:44 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote:

I got rid of my first motorcycle after a bizarre accident in Kansas that
left both me and the bike uninjured, thanks to a quickly falling
snowstorm. Traded the Honda for a nice, safe, used Chevy. :)

One of my best sources for rice burning motor cycles was from people
who bought them thinking they were the perfect commuter vehicle. All
it took was the first wisp of snow or a little black ice on the road
and they were real cheap but they usually needed a little work. ;-)
I put them back together, shined them up and sold them in the spring.
One year I threw a Honda 350 in my van, took it to Florida and paid
for my trip. It sold in a day.

Going down on ice usually doesn't do any severe damage...few scratches, turn signals, maybe brake or
clutch lever.

Experience talking...luckily with a small Honda 125. I was in uniform going to work at Ft. Belvoir.
MPs stopped and told me I wasn't allowed to ride a motorcycle when there was snow on the roads. I
didn't challenge him, but I still wonder if that 'law' really existed!

That sounds more like a base restriction.

As for damage, you do OK unless you hit something. The RD350 Yammy I
got cheap had 2 bent fork tubes. I thought I would be truing the front
wheel but it survived OK.
I had to paint the tank on a 125 I picked up and replace some stuff
missing from the right handlebar.
I learned how to paint with rattle cans in those days. The Yamaha
paint job was a 3 step process. The trick, as with any spray painting
is never stop moving and pulse the valve.

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11:00
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Thanks, The bike is a 30yr old airhead GS Paris Dakar, I was riding with friends on a gravel fireroad an biffed it into a tree, Smashed the bars, tank, and tore up the starboard jug, along with a broke leg, foot and separated shoulder.

The bike is insured, but I'm not going to make a claim since it was all my doing, That and the fact insurance wouldn't give me much for it anyway.
I'm a pretty good wrench so will do a rebuild this spring. The hardest part will be finding a new tank.
.....



If you're on Facebook there's several Beemer bike and parts sites you might try that. I Lao know a guy in s. Illinois that deals in used Guzzi and BMW parts bikes. His pricing is fair. If you need his number let me know ..

I'd still claim it and let the ins co total it but only if they have a "buy it back" clause. Like John said. May as well let the ins co pay for some of the parts. That's what you've paid premiums for.

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On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:00:56 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 5:44:54 AM UTC-8, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 7:50:54 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 4:18:55 AM UTC-8, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:59:31 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:04:10 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 11/21/2016 7:09 PM, Califbill wrote:
wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:35:28 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:11:59 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

.
It's registered as a truck and the insurance company rates it as a truck.

I had a VW based dune buggy with a 36HP motor and no bumpers and it
was titled as a 1/2 ton truck in Maryland so that does not mean much.


Maryland and Nova Scotia/Canada share vehicle definition criteria or is
this just more of your "same same" delusion?


How do you rate a closed SUV as a truck? Where is the load bed? In
California, if was rated as a truck, would pay extra for commercial plates,
unless all you hauled was suitcases.

Same way you call a van a truck.


If you have a van without side windows in the back, then is a commercial
plate van.


I think the difference in modern vechicles is body on frame versus
unibody construction. The 4Runner is body on frame, which is a truck
chassis. Small vans are usually of unibody construction ... car chassis
basically.

I did a little looking at the CFR that regulates the MCO and they
separate the vehicles as Passenger car, Multipurpose vehicle (SUV)
Truck, Motorcycle, Trailer and incomplete vehicle on the MCO. (and in
the VIN)
There may also be an indicator of body style but that is not defined
in the CFR. It ends up in the manufacturer defined fields of the VIN
if it is there. (position 4-7)

I've done some checking of my own. My Moto Guzzi is definitely a motorcycle. Krause's Ducati is a
dream.

I've been looking online at the MG Stelvio, Had a getoff on my BMW last month, Looks to be totaled from what I've heard, Stuck in wheelchair for now so haven't been able to get out in the garage to give it a look yet.:(

Damn, the least I could have done was express a bit of sympathy! Sorry to hear about the crackup. How bad are the injuries? Who proclaimed the bike totaled? Could be you could buy it back and fix it with used parts. My Dutch friend did that with a new Guzzi a few years back. Got his check from the insurance for $18K, or so, then bought the bike back from them for about $4K. The bike needed a whole new front end, but that was it. He had it up and running again for about $2K.

Thanks, The bike is a 30yr old airhead GS Paris Dakar, I was riding with friends on a gravel fireroad an biffed it into a tree, Smashed the bars, tank, and tore up the starboard jug, along with a broke leg, foot and separated shoulder.

The bike is insured, but I'm not going to make a claim since it was all my doing, That and the fact insurance wouldn't give me much for it anyway.
I'm a pretty good wrench so will do a rebuild this spring. The hardest part will be finding a new tank.


Well, that helps explain the interest in the Stelvio. Ewww. Damage sounds more than superficial.
Moto Guzzi made a bike called the Quota, which was similar to the Paris Dakar. Rode one in Europe.
Nice riding bike, but the windscreen was too low for me. Wind tried to pull my helmet off.

There is a place up in Lynnwood, WA, that sells used bike parts. I lost a lid to a Calafia
saddlebag, from a 1974 Guzzi, and damn if they didn't have one in stock. Bent Bike Shop:

http://www.bentbikemotorcycles.com/xcart/

Might be worth giving them a call.

....and here I thought my '89 Guzzi was getting old.

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On 11/22/16 12:19 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:55:10 -0500, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:20:56 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:30:44 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote:

I got rid of my first motorcycle after a bizarre accident in Kansas that
left both me and the bike uninjured, thanks to a quickly falling
snowstorm. Traded the Honda for a nice, safe, used Chevy. :)

One of my best sources for rice burning motor cycles was from people
who bought them thinking they were the perfect commuter vehicle. All
it took was the first wisp of snow or a little black ice on the road
and they were real cheap but they usually needed a little work. ;-)
I put them back together, shined them up and sold them in the spring.
One year I threw a Honda 350 in my van, took it to Florida and paid
for my trip. It sold in a day.

Going down on ice usually doesn't do any severe damage...few scratches, turn signals, maybe brake or
clutch lever.

Experience talking...luckily with a small Honda 125. I was in uniform going to work at Ft. Belvoir.
MPs stopped and told me I wasn't allowed to ride a motorcycle when there was snow on the roads. I
didn't challenge him, but I still wonder if that 'law' really existed!

That sounds more like a base restriction.

As for damage, you do OK unless you hit something. The RD350 Yammy I
got cheap had 2 bent fork tubes. I thought I would be truing the front
wheel but it survived OK.
I had to paint the tank on a 125 I picked up and replace some stuff
missing from the right handlebar.
I learned how to paint with rattle cans in those days. The Yamaha
paint job was a 3 step process. The trick, as with any spray painting
is never stop moving and pulse the valve.


I wonder if "survival" of bike and rider is as true today, what with the
much more massive bikes and faster speeds and plastic parts...