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From: scotje@aur.alcatel.com (Jean E. Scott)
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 96 15:25:05 EDT
To: [TriDoD]
Subject: Re: Test and RCR

> 
> >BestTentCampers: Grant and Charlotte,  NEXT year.  I'll loan 'em mine:-)
> >Either that or the unused ear plug award.  Obviously,  these folks live out
> >in the woods alone,  and don't have anyone stay over.  For the record,  I
> >counted 15 snoring people at 4am this morning:-)
> 
> :-)  I slept very well indeed. ;-)

schhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
(just in case u forgot what i sound like :-)
 
> >CoolestHighwayPegs:  Martyn's Cali.  Talk about an airconditioned seat:-)

martyn looks really strange from behind on the cali when
his feet are on his pegs.. 


> Also nominated, Dave Nelson for riding 10 miles of unexpected dirt
> road on the CBR900RR.  He may have bitched to Jean on the intercom
> (did he, I wonder?), but he sure as heck didn't bitch to me.  Also for
> not giving me a hard time about the speeding ticket that evening, when
> I was cranky and ready to vent my anger.  Also for being happy and
> cheerful the next day.  He's pretty resilient, and gets my vote for
> BestSport.

make that dirt and packed gravel.. at least it was packed.
the triumph did well over this terrain.. i just wish my legs
were about 2 inches longer.

intercoms are great.. most of the time.  im really enjoying mine - 
as soon as we make a few mondifications, etc. - it will be really
great.

he does earn the bestsport award.. after dealing w/ me yesterday
and today *while* i was goin thru major PMS (bitch) and add to that 
the sweltering heat - he *still* sent me roses today  :-)))))))

> A summary:

-- all in all, including the 10 miles of dirt/gravel road, i put 1031 miles
on the trophy this weekend..  


>     -- Jean is a pretty damned good rider.

i feel like i have come along way since last year.  i found myself
goin thru corners 15 - 20 mph over posted.  and goin thru sweepers
that i was previously afraid of doin 50 in - now takin them at 75.
i didnt have any (what do u call em?) puckers(?) at speeds.. only
while on gravel and trying to back up my bike and the "reverse" gear
(steve g once, dave another time) not realizing that i needed to put
my foot down and the bike had to lean in order for me to do that.

its the slow speeds (10 mph) on gravel that get me :-)

if i could only stretch my legs (long story on the triumph
re-rotation of the thingy-adjuster and cutting down of the seat
to be posted later).


>     -- Some days it's very hot.  That's cool.

it wasn't just hot, it was really damn hot.

 
> Some time I'll have time for a long version, or maybe it'll just have
> to be oral tradition at BS on Thursday.

it will probably be a one-sided conversation since no one (tridod) 
will be there on thursday :-)
 
> Martyn


i, too, will post a longer trip report later.. wk to do now

j