From: dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX (The dc-cycles list administrator) To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Errors-To: dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX Subject: dc-cycles digest for 11/11/05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __ /-----\ __ 'dc-cycles' is an unmoderated email discussion list (__\/ _____ \/__) about motorcycling in the Washington D.C. area. =( \___/ )= \ ___ / An archive of the dc-cycles list is available at: | / _ \ | http://www.dc-cycles.org/ \ || || / \|| ||/ Subscribe/unsubscribe requests should be sent to: \| |/ dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:18:55 -0800 (PST) From: John Kozyn To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: [dc-cycles] Re: dc-cycles digest for 11/10/05 Nice to read of 101 in CA, brings back memories. For those serious about making a trip out west sometime, this site is an indispensable resource: http://www.pashnit.com Personally, I really liked Rte 299 between Fort Bragg and Redding, which goes through the Trinity and Shasta national forests. Awesome road on two wheels! :) But in CA, there's much to choose from too. JK John Kozyn 1999 900SS ~ 1995 VFR750F __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) From: "smthng else" To: "DC-Cycles" Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:13:59 -0500 Subject: [dc-cycles] FW: Interesting article on The Dragon I'm an idiot and didn't include the link. I can't believe no one called me on this! http://www.whns.com/Global/story.asp?S=4086767 --smthng http://spaces.msn.com/members/smthng/ "If smthng happened along the route and you had to leave your children with Bob Dole or Bill Clinton, I think you would probably leave them with Bob Dole." Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole > -----Original Message----- > From: smthng else [mailto:smthngelse@XXXXXX] > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:32 PM > To: DC-Cycles > Subject: Interesting article on The Dragon > > Hey all... one of my other list members sent me this and it's > pretty decent. The local news station for the area did a > short report on the Dragon and did a surprisingly good job. > I'd recommend reading it first, then watch the two video > clips. They're the same as the transcript, but it's funny as > hell to see the comments in print and then to see the riders > that are saying them. Some are idiots in print, but come > across well on film, with others it's exactly the opposite. > Nice bit of editing going on there too. If you watch the > film clips, make sure you watch them in the right order - one > of them has a "2" after it. > > --smthng > http://spaces.msn.com/members/smthng/ > > "If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to > tell him is 'God is crying.' And if he asks why God is > crying, another cute thing to tell him is 'Probably because > of smthng you did.'" -Jack Handey > > _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:06:43 -0500 From: "De Boeser, Tom" To: DC-CYCLES Subject: [dc-cycles] Parking lot fun... I need more practice! (Reminds me of keeping up with Leonard Roy :P) http://2st.dip.jp/bikemovie/src/up5837.wmv (21megs) Japanese motorcycle police competition. Thoese appear to be st1100's. Enjoy! Tom de _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) From: "Shigeru Honda" To: "De Boeser, Tom" , "DC-CYCLES" Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Parking lot fun... Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:14:56 -0500 those are VFR750F with some mods. Oh yeah, you don't want those cops behind you. I wonder if DC cops can do the same on their HD... --------------------- Shig Honda 99 750 SS (Track #881) 00 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport 02 MZ Skorpion Tour (Commuter) ----- Original Message ----- From: "De Boeser, Tom" To: "DC-CYCLES" Subject: [dc-cycles] Parking lot fun... > I need more practice! (Reminds me of keeping up with Leonard Roy :P) > > http://2st.dip.jp/bikemovie/src/up5837.wmv (21megs) > > Japanese motorcycle police competition. Thoese appear to be st1100's. > > Enjoy! > > Tom de > _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:14:26 -0500 From: skip To: DC Cycles Subject: [dc-cycles] romp through paris apparently done in the early 70's. neat-o! http://aoctavio.castpost.com/rendezvous20_04.mov _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:32:04 -0500 From: "De Boeser, Tom" To: DC-CYCLES Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Parking lot fun... Ah, I didn't look very close. Now I see! My old vfr with bags ! :). Shigeru Honda wrote: >those are VFR750F with some mods. >Oh yeah, you don't want those cops behind you. >I wonder if DC cops can do the same on their HD... > >--------------------- >Shig Honda >99 750 SS (Track #881) >00 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport >02 MZ Skorpion Tour (Commuter) > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "De Boeser, Tom" >To: "DC-CYCLES" >Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 8:06 AM >Subject: [dc-cycles] Parking lot fun... > > > > >>I need more practice! (Reminds me of keeping up with Leonard Roy :P) >> >>http://2st.dip.jp/bikemovie/src/up5837.wmv (21megs) >> >>Japanese motorcycle police competition. Thoese appear to be st1100's. >> >>Enjoy! >> >>Tom de >> >> >> > > > _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:38:05 -0500 From: Paul Wilson To: "De Boeser, Tom" Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Parking lot fun... Cc: DC-CYCLES I think these clips were kicked around on the VFR list a while back. Consensus seems to be the bikes are VFR400s, not 750s. On 11/11/05, De Boeser, Tom wrote: > Ah, I didn't look very close. Now I see! My old vfr with bags ! :). > > > Shigeru Honda wrote: > > >those are VFR750F with some mods. _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Subject: RE: [dc-cycles] romp through paris Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:44:01 -0500 From: "Cedric Bernescut" To: "DC Cycles" It's been years since I saw that one, great film. It was neat spotting all the places I'd visited over the years. Beats having to spend $30.00 for the DVD. Interesting trivia about the film at IMDB.COM including one reviewer who claims it was faked. Trivia for C'était un rendez-vous (1976) * The film was shot in a single take, without any special effects or stuntmen, with the director driving the car. * The idea for this film came to Claude Lelouch after hiring a gyro stabilized camera mount for a film he was working on at the time. * While Claude Lelouch refuses to say who the driver was (although believed to be an F1 driver of the time) the car was his own Ferrari 275 GTB. * The film is nine minutes long because the film cartridge in the camera could only hold 10 minutes of film and it was taken in a single shot. * There was no confirmation of who was driving or what car he was driving. Sources variously claim the car to be either a Le Mans Matra 675, Ferrari 275 GTB, or, more recently an Alpine A110. * Lelouch was arrested shortly after the film was screened but was later released without charge. * The route taken in the film is 10.42 km long (6.48 mi). It takes the driver 7:57 to cover that distance, giving him an average speed of 78.64 km/h (48.86 mph). -- Subject: [dc-cycles] romp through paris apparently done in the early 70's. neat-o! http://aoctavio.castpost.com/rendezvous20_04.mov _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Subject: RE: [dc-cycles] Parking lot fun... Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:42:11 -0500 From: "Julian Halton" To: "Paul Wilson" , "De Boeser, Tom" Cc: "DC-CYCLES" That's skill!! -----Original Message----- From: Paul Wilson [mailto:dcmcrider@XXXXXX] To: De Boeser, Tom Cc: DC-CYCLES Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Parking lot fun... I think these clips were kicked around on the VFR list a while back. Consensus seems to be the bikes are VFR400s, not 750s. On 11/11/05, De Boeser, Tom wrote: > Ah, I didn't look very close. Now I see! My old vfr with bags ! :). > > > Shigeru Honda wrote: > > >those are VFR750F with some mods. _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) From: "Shigeru Honda" To: "Paul Wilson" Cc: "DC-CYCLES" Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Parking lot fun... Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:09:34 -0500 Those are definitely 750. got pulled over by one of those back in the old days. They are insane. --------------------- Shig Honda 99 750 SS (Track #881) 00 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport 02 MZ Skorpion Tour (Commuter) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Wilson" To: "De Boeser, Tom" Cc: "DC-CYCLES" Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Parking lot fun... > I think these clips were kicked around on the VFR list a while back. > Consensus seems to be the bikes are VFR400s, not 750s. > > On 11/11/05, De Boeser, Tom wrote: > > Ah, I didn't look very close. Now I see! My old vfr with bags ! :). > > > > > > Shigeru Honda wrote: > > > > >those are VFR750F with some mods. > _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:49:35 -0500 From: skip To: DC Cycles Subject: [dc-cycles] Job Opening If anyone is looking for a Software Engineer position, please hit me up offlist. Moto content: I went to check out an SV650 for a friend last night. that is a sweet bike. makes my V65 Sabre feel like the top-heavy land yacht that it is. the riding position is a little more forward than I like, and the foot peg location made control operation not intuitive (for me), but it is light, and nimble, and strong for a 650.