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From: mgv@duke.UUCP (Marco G. Valtorta)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Seat cover splitting and moving to Belgium
Message-ID: <5640@duke.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-Mar-85 11:55:23 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 28 11:55:23 1985
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	The seat cover on my four year old Suzuki GS550E is starting to
split at the seams.  The split is now perhaps three inches long.
Should I have the seat recovered?  Is it worth patching it?  Would a
patch last a season?  I would appreciate comments on this.

	I am moving to Belgium in August.  My future employer will pay
for moving and this includes moving the motorcycle.  The local Suzuki
shop can pack it in a crate for me, so that isn't going to be a problem.
What I am concerned about is the inavailability of unleaded gasoline
in Belgium.  Are costly modifications to the motorcycle's engine going
to be necessary?  Import tariffs are going to be nil because I am an
Italian citizen. (The European Economic Community works for you,
most of the time!)  I'll have to find out about modifications to the
motorcycle to meet local regulations.  I don't anticipate this to be
much of a problem, but if you have any experience on this matter, please
let me know.  Do you have any idea of the cost of motorcycles and
parts in Belgium?  Japanese ones are much more expensive in Italy
than they are here.

					Marco Valtorta
					duke!mgv
					Department of Computer Science
					Duke University
					Durham, NC 27706
					(919) 684-5110