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 01/16/06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __ /-----\ __ '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: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:15:57 -0800 (PST) From: matthew patton To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: [dc-cycles] '06 show photos are online go to www.dccycles.com and look on the right side of the page under the Spotlight box. The attendance around 3pm Sat was surprisingly light. This was my first ever use of a digital SLR (minolta 5D) so there are some cropping issues and not all the fill-flash worked correctly. But when you have unlimited 'film' I guess I don't mind too much. I just saved 3x over for my memory card in film processing costs I didn't spend. (you semi/pro-shutter bugs take it easy on me, ok?) Much thanks to Mike Troutman for the thumbnail processing and upload space. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:02:16 -0500 From: "Julian Halton" To: Subject: [dc-cycles] Pics from the show www.ironstride.com _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) From: ScooterFZR@XXXXXX Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:02:38 EST To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX X-Spam-Flag: NO Subject: [dc-cycles] First ride of 2006 - $125 and counting Well folks, decided to run away from home this morning and headed to Baltimore on the bike. Got about 15 miles out of the city and the handling of the bike started changing. The head started shaking and I heard a loud thumping noise. Something was wrong. Slowed down, downshifted and pulled over. Got a whiff of burning rubber and looked front and then back. Front tire fine, back tire flat. Got off the bike to take a better look and found the rear tire trashed. Couple chunks of rubber missing and a few slashes in it. Damn it. I know I checked the tire before I took off so, I must've picked up something. Called the police non-emergency and requested a tow truck. About 30-45 minutes later the truck showed up. Rolled the bike up onto the flatbed and headed home. Cost of towing, $125. Now gotta get it on my m/c carrier and get it over to Cycle Sport tomorrow to get a new tire put on. Slightly pissed but, happy that I caught the signs before something major happened. Scooter (slightly pissed but in one piece) _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:09:22 -0500 From: Aki Damme Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] First ride of 2006 - $125 and counting To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX At 04:02 PM 1/16/2006, ScooterFZR@XXXXXX wrote: >Well folks, decided to run away from home this morning and headed to >Baltimore on the bike. Got about 15 miles out of the city and the handling >of the >bike started changing. The head started shaking and I heard a loud thumping >noise. Something was wrong. Slowed down, downshifted and pulled over. Got >a >whiff of burning rubber and looked front and then back. Front tire fine, >back tire flat. Got off the bike to take a better look and found the rear >tire >trashed. Couple chunks of rubber missing and a few slashes in it. Damn it. > I know I checked the tire before I took off so, I must've picked up >something. Called the police non-emergency and requested a tow truck. About >30-45 >minutes later the truck showed up. Rolled the bike up onto the flatbed and >headed home. Cost of towing, $125. Now gotta get it on my m/c carrier and >get it over to Cycle Sport tomorrow to get a new tire put on. Slightly >pissed >but, happy that I caught the signs before something major happened. > >Scooter (slightly pissed but in one piece) Scooter, That truly sucks. I feel for ya buddy. As for the new rear tire. Would it be easier and faster to just remove the tire and take it over to get the new tire on rather than taking the entire bike over there? -aki _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) From: ScooterFZR@XXXXXX Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:09:05 EST Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] First ride of 2006 - $125 and counting To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX X-Spam-Flag: NO No bike stands and live in an apartment building. No way to really get it off. :-( Scooter In a message dated 1/16/2006 4:09:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, adamme@XXXXXX writes: Scooter, That truly sucks. I feel for ya buddy. As for the new rear tire. Would it be easier and faster to just remove the tire and take it over to get the new tire on rather than taking the entire bike over there? -aki