Short? Mine is about an inch and a half thick. But it reads quick, if you don't get lost on all the side tracks of thought presented.
Can not recommend this enough. Robert Persig rocks. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/16/03 05:34PM >>> 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
