Subject: Re: EAST digest 878 From: Robert Armitage Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 13:43:26 -0400 (EDT) Things I learned from RCR IX. Bugs taste TERRIBLE once strained thru the air inlet of a helmet. (high pressure bug pate?) Ptui! Mountain Dew does a fine job of washing down strained bugs. Sunny 85 degree days make for some FINE riding, but invariably someone will bitch it's too: .hot, ...cold, ...bright, ...etc. etc. etc. etc.... The stock suzuki seat is an upholstered 2x12 AND at an unGodly incline to boot. I called Mike Corbin this morning. 5 weeks is a Loooong time to wait for a seat. Bandit 1200's vibrate a bit at 60, more fiercely at 70, horribly at 80, TERRIBLY at 90, ..and you don't seem to notice it much at all at 130..... People think you're a 'class "A" moron' if you leave your blinker on for a mile... if you don't notice it for 10, they think you're certifiable... I bought a 12 volt peizo beeper at radio trash last night. Ran into a feller at a rest stop in W.V who just popped $200 for a chrome air horn horn. I showed him my $12 one. He asked me NOT to show that to his wife. SHE was driving one fo the new counterbalanced hawgs, and I have to say, even at idle, the engine was rock solid smooth. I was quite jealous. When the weather channel sez they're calling for SEVERE thunderstorms, it's probably a good idea to hightail it home (I did) Gore-Tex ROCKS! 'totes' rain boots don't fit well on riding boots, leaving a large rubber 'reservior tip' at the end of the boot. Makes for some interesting cornering if you droop your toe... mufflers appear to be optional in KY. 4 cyl nissan trucks should NEVER be run mufflerless.. It's ALWAYS good to see 'the old crew' again. ALL of them bring happiness! ;-) KOA campgrounds ROCK! WHooHOO!! Cars, when the engine sets aflame will be totally engulfed in flames in less than 5 minutes. (daniel boon parkway, 6/4/2000) ScottOilers are worth their weight in gold. Roosters will shaddup for a while if you blast an air horn at them. Cows won't. Geese leave a funny colored stream behind them as they fly away during aforementioned air horn 'testing' --Buz... #0076 1999 Suzuki Bandit 1200S