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From: emrath@uiuccsb.UUCP
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Subject: Re: motorcycles for novices - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 21-Jan-84 03:31:42 EST
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uiuccsb!emrath    Jan 20 23:45:00 1984

This may seem ridiculous in light of all the advice to wear helmet
and gloves (also considering the temperature out here in the stalks :-),
but I recommend long pants too.  I was hit by a car as it pulled out
of a parking lot.  It stopped as I hit the front bumper and I wasn't
even knocked over.  The police officer that showed up pointed out that
my leg was bleeding and he called an ambulance for me. I never felt it,
but I had 21 stitches put in my leg.  I'm pretty certain that if I had
been wearing long pants, I would have wound up with torn pants, and maybe
a minor cut.  In summer, I'm amazed at how many guys buzz around in shorts
and no shirt. Maybe out on the freeway it doesn't matter, but not around town.

"...drop their bike a few times. Even experienced riders! "
I'll say. On a road trip, I pulled into a gravel parking lot, stopped,
and dropped my 750.  The left side cover got punctured and oil started
running out.  Well, this was in some farm town in the middle of Kansas
around noon. My partner had the solution, but all the stores were closed
up for lunch!  So, we had lunch.
After lunch, off to the hardware store where we pick up a tube of silicone
bathtub caulk.  Jamb the tube up against the puncture and squeeze away.
Let it set a while and we were back on the road in half an hour.
The warmth of the engine helped it cure.  That miraculous stuff has been part
of my tool kit ever since. That patched side cover lasted more than a year
before it started leaking and I replaced it.

Anybody else got any interesting stories?
It's been kinda dull around here lately.

		Perry Emrath, U. of IL
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