I love that book. It is very true on a number of levels. Dana
On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:34:30 -0400, cantrl. a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hehe, I bet that friend of yours is the same one who now-a-days drops > $13k on the BMW enduro, rides it twice, and now just hangs out in the > garage with it drinking beer - not wanting to risk having parts fall of > it ;) > > This reminds me of a book - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. If > you haven't read that, it's short and worth the read. > > Adam. > > >> The only problem with these conversions is they tend not to hold up to >> the >> rigors of dirt biking. A friend back in high school would constantly >> have >> parts of his bike fall off in traffic and, after spending more than the >> the >> cost of a downpayment on replacement parts and tickets for not >> displaying a >> tag, eventually gave up on the idea and bought a car. >> >> M >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cantrl. a [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 16, >> 2003 5:15 PM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: dirt bike? >> >> >> You can pretty much convert any dirtbike into a street legal 'enduro' >> (now >> called 'dual-sports', probably for marketing reasons) simply by fitting >> it >> with a headlight, tail-light, turn signals, a mirror, and something to >> hold >> a license plate in place. >> >> A 400cc might be a little too much bike for a first-time 13 year old. >> Would >> be easy to kill yourself on a 400cc - no sweat. Might want to start him >> with >> an 80cc or a 125cc - which you can still easily kill yourself on. If >> he's >> the precautious, responsible type - maybe a 250cc. The dirt bikes are >> geared >> for dirt - high, windy - waaa waaaa - rip through dirt acceleration. Hit >> a >> tree without a helmet and you're toast. I've gone over 75Mph on a 80cc >> dirtbike without even knowing it. Buddy in high school crashed the same >> bike >> doing a wheely in front of some girls and his knee is still jacked - >> "hey >> mike - wanna go jet skiing? nah - my knee has been acting up this >> weekend" >> it really sucks for him. >> >> Not trying to scare - just letting you know what dirtbikes are all >> about. >> They're definitely just as dangerous as street bikes. >> >> That said - the best place to learn how to ride a motorcycle is the >> dirt. At >> least you don't get road rash when you crash and burn, and you're >> usually >> not going as fast - so you're less likely to experience the serious >> neck/spinal inuries that the street riders experience when crashing into >> a >> car at 65Mph. >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
