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 12/01/05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __ /-----\ __ '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 |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Perry Coleman" To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: RE: [dc-cycles] Paging Bill Huson Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:03:26 -0500 Well, it's good to know he's still around and kicking. Maybe he just got tired of us. Or, he's focused more on the boats and less on the motorcycles. Perry >From: Glenn Dysart >To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX >Subject: RE: [dc-cycles] Paging Bill Huson >Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:39:06 -0800 (PST) > >Call him up, I just found him on whitepages.com > >Huson, W J >5001 Wills Ln >Annandale, VA 22003-6035 >(703) 256-3115 > >--- Perry Coleman wrote: > > > Aaron, > > > > I asked about Bill a while back and no one seemed to > > know what's become of > > him. I hope he's OK, but he has not been on this > > list in at least a year. > > > > Perry > > > > >From: Aaron Maurer > > >To: DC-Cycles > > >Subject: [dc-cycles] Paging Bill Huson > > >Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:37:55 -0500 > > > > > >Is Bill (William?) Huson still on the list? I need > > a patent search > > >done and seem to recall that was his line of work. > > > > > >Always trying to help out my two-wheeled > > brethren... > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! >http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:35:55 -0800 (PST) From: "pltrgyst@XXXXXX" Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Book Review: Valentino Rossi: " What if I had never tried it" To: Danny Motorcycle Cc: DC-Cycles@XXXXXX --- Danny Motorcycle wrote: > What's so special about the european version? Ummm, it contains maps of Europe, not the US and Canada. 8;) We use it with a laptop and GPS to drive around Europe on our vacations. We're headed to France again on Xmas day, so I'm trying to get the English version of AutoRoute 2006 and load it up before we get there. > You could always download it (I guess).... Nope, not available by download. And even if it were, the almost 2GB would take quite a while. And as to the language problem, they sell AutoRoute in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish -- but it's not a single product, where you choose the language at installation or on-the-fly. Each language version is packaged and sold separately. When we flew into Munich a few years ago to pick up my wife's BMW at the factory, all we could buy in Munich was the German version. Since our German is rudimentary, navigating the menus was a bit of a challenge... -- Larry __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:54:27 -0500 From: Danny Motorcycle To: "pltrgyst@XXXXXX" Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Book Review: Valentino Rossi: " What if I had never tried it" Cc: DC-Cycles@XXXXXX Is this what you're looking for? http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-AutoRoute-2005-BLOWOUT_W0QQitemZ5834069114QQcategoryZ73361QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:04:06 -0800 (PST) From: matthew patton Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Book Review: Valentino Rossi: " What if I had never tried it" To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX unless I've got 2 email lists confused, somebody posted that the book was seriously lame. no character development, no insight. _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) X-Authenticated-User: pltrgyst.covad.net Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:34:17 -0500 To: Danny Motorcycle , "pltrgyst@XXXXXX" From: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Book Review: Valentino Rossi: " What if I had never tried it" Cc: DC-Cycles@XXXXXX At 08:54 PM 11/30/2005, Danny Motorcycle wrote: >Is this what you're looking for? > >http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-AutoRoute-2005-BLOWOUT_W0QQitemZ5834069114QQcategoryZ73361QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem That's the product, but I've already got the 2005 version. I'm looking for the new 2006 release. Thanks anyway. -- Larry _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 08:26:45 -0500 From: Danny Motorcycle To: DC-Cycles@XXXXXX Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Book Review: Valentino Rossi: " What if I had never tried it" Here ya go: http://cgi.ebay.com/MICROSOFT-Autoroute-2006-NEW-SEALED-WORLD-DELIVERY_W0QQitemZ5836913798QQcategoryZ96947QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Sorry I should have been paying attention. _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:16:24 -0500 From: Mike Troutman To: DCCycles CC: Carl.Custer@XXXXXX Subject: [dc-cycles] PIAA driving lights >Our server is not compatible with DCCycles' server anymore (@#$@ security). >So, if you feel this is worth while, please forward it to the list. >Carl in Bethesda ========= Wilson Proposed: Three words: PIAA driving lights. [Carl]: Two snaps and a triple "Uh huh". For those more parsimonious or penurious, there are alternative to the PIAAs or Hellas. AutoZone has a set of Pilots for $22 that project a nice tight beam. I have one on the left of two of my bikes. On the right is another Pilot with a wider beam to illuminate the road shoulders better. Molly Wart, PepBoyz, Haba Frate, etc, also have a selection of lights that carry the 55 watt H-3 bulbs for less than $20 a pair. Downside of these cheaper housings is water intrusion will screw up the reflector after a coupe of years. Electrical tape over the seams will prevent that (for the PIAAs too). Another option is the PAR 36 series of seal beam bulb. They offer a wide range of beam widths and wattages. Housings for PAR 36's are a bit more difficult to locate but Tractor Supply has 'em for !$15 with a 35 watt trapezoidal beam. I have one on the right side of my ST. On the left is a 100 watt "landing light" for projecting down the road. The bulb cost $15. The reflector is in a sealed beam so it's good. Downside is a spare bulb is bigger than a H-3. Yet another option are 12 volt M4 bulbs. But the only housing I've seen is the pricy fork-mounted aluminum ones sold out of Arizona. A guy on SabMag made housings from outdoor fixtures but didn't have ceramic connectors so they overheated. For full power, put the juice through a relay. Toggle the relay with switches within easy reach (or with the high beam). Where to mount lights is fuel for another thread but in short: You can make brackets from ¼ inch alloy bar. To bend, stick the bar between two bricks, heat with a propane torch until it bends. Then saw, drill, grind, file, sand and paint to meet your aesthetic standards. Headlight bolts, turn signal stalks, and frame rails are some options. Hope this is enlightening. Carl in Bethesda. -- ___________________________________ Mike Troutman mike@XXXXXX http://www.troutman.org/ Home 703.392.1066 Cell 703.565.4801 _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) From: "smthng else" To: Subject: RE: [dc-cycles] PIAA driving lights Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:21:13 -0500 > From: Mike Troutman [mailto:mike@XXXXXX] > Subject: [dc-cycles] PIAA driving lights > For those more parsimonious or penurious, there are > alternative to the PIAAs or Hellas. Another good (and cheap) option are Hella FF50's. I have a set of the spot version relayed in to my high beams and they're monstrously good for the bucks. You can find them on eBay for about $30... Just make sure you go to the Hella site for the part numbers... There are three different versions of the FF50's and the sellers on eBay are notorious for describing them all as fogs when most are actually spot or driving lenses. One thing to watch out for with the Wallyworld cheapies... H3 bulbs tend to suck when you have to replace them. The wire is connected to the bulb, so that might mean pulling off fairing panels to get to the original connectors if you didn't realize this when they were installed. Also, there are a lot of "not quite standard" H3 bulbs... I had to take a Dremel to my Wallyworld fog light housings when I replaced the bulb. A real H3 didn't quite fit without removing a millimeter or so of the bulb opening. Not a big deal, but it would damn near impossible on the road unless you have a battery powered Dremel or just the right sized file in your bags. --smthng http://spaces.msn.com/members/smthng/ "When you are down and out smthng always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends." -(George) Orson Welles _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:47:36 -0500 From: "Julian Halton" To: Subject: [dc-cycles] Santa came early It so happened that a certain business owner was in town from far away Boone, He was kind enough to bring along some goodies - replacement Vanson leathers and a new pair of Held Galaxy Gloves. Motorcycleleatherexchange.com to the rescue. Thanks so much Jay as I am now warmer, better protected and a lot happier. The Vanson stuff needs to be worn all of two times and then it starts molding to you. I have a lot of respect for their stuff as I have personally track tested the gear.