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There are loads on the Continent...if you can dal with left hand drive...Even the venerable old XT 500's are still kicking around for sensible money...Now there's a great road bike...apart from the shit 6v lights and drum brake front end...

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Serows are around ?1000 to ?2000. All are used, some more heavily than others. Honda XR's have been around since the early '80's but ironically the early drum braked models are gaining value because they are 'classics'. From around '1990 on they were disc brake at the front. From year 2000 or so certain ones were electric start. A mate used to ride one 'on the road' and he reckoned it would cruise at 70-80 mph, and get around 80 mpg at less hectic speeds. They are also stunningly reliable and really well made. Seat heights are not that low, at 930 mm...but they sag at least 100mm when correctly adjusted for your weight which makes it easy to get?feet down. Because they weigh under 95 kilos it doesn't matter if you lean them a bit at stops!

?

Leccy start XR250's are around ?2000 for a clean gently used one.

?

The Serows and Sherpas were designed as utility farmers bikes, specifically for sheep herding and so on. That's why you don't find 'em in the UK...our farms are too small! They often have fixed racks for carrying bales or other farmy stuff. They make superb trail bikes but are pretty gutless for road work unless you are spending most time in cities!

?

Their gentle power delivery makes them great bikes for chuffing up sheep tracks on Exmoor where tearing along is out of the question...In some ways they are like trials bikes with comfy seats

?

Jon

Hm if I would be interested in such a yamaha xt225 (or 250) what would be I be looking at moneywise? I understand it would be good for town/commuting. I do fancy one of those, riding position seems comfortable. But you know I go through phases so please don't take it that I will go and buy one tomorrow, I'm likely to change my mind again as women do!! Haven't even sat one. Are they easy to get hold of?

Laura

On 01/07/07, James Franklin <jimw650@...> wrote:

Laura, Honda CRs are two strokes and they are high performance racable..the
XRs and the XLs are 4 strokes.

The Suzuki DR 200, the Yamaha XT 225 (Serrow), and the Kawasaki Sherpa 250
are all electric start 4 strokes with seat heights at 30 inches or less
unladen.



James Franklin
2411 Pine Summit DR. E
Jacksonville, Florida 32211

808-225-0994 (cell)





>From: Laura <laurauk.rider@... >
>Reply-To: W650riders@...
>To: W650riders@...
>Subject: Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES
>AGAIN
>Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:15:59 +0100
>
>OK. So that's a 2-stroke noisy bike then. Quite like the idea. Are they
>cheap could I have them as second bike?
>KTMs look cool, definitely too high. A friend just had to have his food
>reshaped as he came off doing a wheelie at 70 (we think).
>Laura
>
>
>On 30/06/07, Jonhaddock@... < jonhaddock@...> wrote:
>>
>>??Yes, they ARE high, some higher than others, but the Honda XR 250's are
>>OK. I find I can manage those??well with my 27" inside leg, but I can't
>>ride
>>the KTM's for instance.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>*From:* Laura <laurauk.rider@...>
>>*To:* W650riders@...
>>*Sent:* Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:03 PM
>>*Subject:* Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES
>>AGAIN
>>
>>I've sort of been interested in them as they look comfy (riding position),
>>well the ones I saw but don't know what they were. But they are mostly
>>high
>>aren't they. Thanks for that long explanation really helpful.
>>
>>Laura
>>
>>
>>On 30/06/07, Jonhaddock@... < jonhaddock@...
>>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > That is modern trials...The bikes are 250cc or 300cc two stroke
>>singles,
>> >
>> > tuned for instant wheelies with loads of bottom end grunt. They are
>>very
>> > low
>> > geared and have absolutely NO seat...just a painted black area
>> > approximately
>> > where the seat would have been.
>> >
>> > Other off-road sports are:
>> >
>> > Motocross where the bikes are tuned for power and like trials, have no
>> > lights and are not road legal. MX bikes actually handle really well but
>> > are
>> > stupidly tall to give them masses of suspension travel...expect seat
>> > heights
>> > in excess of 960mm. Proper Supermotos are basically Motocross bikes
>>with
>> > road front wheels on.
>> >
>> > Enduro...Where the bikes are very similar to motocross but are more
>> > softly
>> > tuned with gear ratios more suitable to road use, and have lighting
>> > sets.
>> > These bikes are usually road legal in the UK and make literally
>>stunning
>> > commuters. In all seriousness, you would have to try very hard indeed
>>to
>> > find a better bike than a late model Honda XR250 for general urban
>> > duties.
>> > They weigh...brace yourself...230 lbs....under half your Harley...and
>>30
>> > bhp
>> > in a bike that light makes for serious performance. My old Yamaha 465
>> > with
>> > 42 bhp would shut down any musclebike under the sun up to 60 mph. A lot
>> > of
>> > Enduro bikes were bought as 'greenlaners'. Green lanes are Roads...i.e.
>> > 'Rights of way open to all traffic' which were not tarmac. In other
>> > words,
>> > forgotten about or not used. Because they were roads, bikes still had
>>to
>> > be
>> > fully road legal and obey national speed limits. They are often just
>> > muddy
>> > tracks across moors and rivers and to be honest, full-on Enduro bikes
>> > are
>> > not designed for such tricky and challenging narrow paths....But being
>> > macho
>> > men we used 'em anyway!
>> >
>> > Trail. These bikes are less extreme and less robust. They have less
>> > suspension travel, less power and are often more civilised. You used to
>> > find
>> > some in every makers range but today in the UK, only grey imports are
>> > found.
>> > They were popular amongst older trail riders ( the ones who knew what
>> > they
>> > were doing). James has mentioned the Yam Serow, the Kawasaki Sherpa and
>> > so
>> > on, but older bikes like the XT250 were very good and frankly, the
>>XR250
>> >
>> > Honda is so good and usable it'll cross into both camps.
>> >
>> > All off-road bikes are brilliant fun, combining punchy motors with
>> > incredibly light weight. Both motocross and Enduro bikes have to have
>> > superb
>> > handling stability because they are built to win races on bumpy rough
>> > ground
>> > and as a consequence, round town or the lanes, a motocross or enduro
>> > bike
>> > with road oriented tyres on usually blows 'proper' road bikes into the
>> > weeds.
>> >
>> > They are incredibly comfy too...really soft seats and amazingly good
>> > suspension make for a real armchair riding position.
>> >
>> > Very high credibility too......
>> >
>> > Jon
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > From: Laura
>> > >>Trials? Is that motocross? exciting. I like the idea of riding
>> > >>in the woods, think it's called greenlaning. Liked riding on
>> > >>the grass at the rally next weekend.
>> > >
>> > > Laura, here's some trials riding:
>> > >
>> > >
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I don't know what your market is like there, so I do not know how available the XT where you are. Check the papers, and we have Bike Trader/Auto Trader which run ads for used bikes.

I didn't see many used ones (XT/Serrow) in Hawaii, people buy them and keep them evidently. They cost around $5000 new (I was surprised), the DR and the Sherpa were cheaper.



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From: Laura <laurauk.rider@...>
Reply-To: W650riders@...
To: W650riders@...
Subject: Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES AGAIN
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 17:22:07 +0100

Hm if I would be interested in such a yamaha xt225 (or 250) what would be I
be looking at moneywise? I understand it would be good for town/commuting. I
do fancy one of those, riding position seems comfortable. But you know I go
through phases so please don't take it that I will go and buy one tomorrow,
I'm likely to change my mind again as women do!! Haven't even sat one. Are
they easy to get hold of?

Laura



On 01/07/07, James Franklin <jimw650@...> wrote:

Laura, Honda CRs are two strokes and they are high performance
racable..the
XRs and the XLs are 4 strokes.

The Suzuki DR 200, the Yamaha XT 225 (Serrow), and the Kawasaki Sherpa 250
are all electric start 4 strokes with seat heights at 30 inches or less
unladen.



James Franklin
2411 Pine Summit DR. E
Jacksonville, Florida 32211

808-225-0994 (cell)

From: Laura <laurauk.rider@...>
Reply-To: W650riders@...
To: W650riders@...
Subject: Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES
AGAIN
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:15:59 +0100

OK. So that's a 2-stroke noisy bike then. Quite like the idea. Are they
cheap could I have them as second bike?
KTMs look cool, definitely too high. A friend just had to have his food
reshaped as he came off doing a wheelie at 70 (we think).
Laura


On 30/06/07, Jonhaddock@... <jonhaddock@...> wrote:

Yes, they ARE high, some higher than others, but the Honda XR 250's

are

OK. I find I can manage those well with my 27" inside leg, but I can't
ride
the KTM's for instance.

----- Original Message -----
*From:* Laura <laurauk.rider@...>
*To:* W650riders@...
*Sent:* Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:03 PM
*Subject:* Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS

STRIKES

AGAIN

I've sort of been interested in them as they look comfy (riding

position),

well the ones I saw but don't know what they were. But they are mostly
high
aren't they. Thanks for that long explanation really helpful.

Laura


On 30/06/07, Jonhaddock@... <jonhaddock@...
<jonhaddock@...+>> wrote:

That is modern trials...The bikes are 250cc or 300cc two stroke

singles,

tuned for instant wheelies with loads of bottom end grunt. They are

very

low
geared and have absolutely NO seat...just a painted black area
approximately
where the seat would have been.

Other off-road sports are:

Motocross where the bikes are tuned for power and like trials, have

no

lights and are not road legal. MX bikes actually handle really well

but

are
stupidly tall to give them masses of suspension travel...expect seat
heights
in excess of 960mm. Proper Supermotos are basically Motocross bikes

with

road front wheels on.

Enduro...Where the bikes are very similar to motocross but are more
softly
tuned with gear ratios more suitable to road use, and have lighting
sets.
These bikes are usually road legal in the UK and make literally

stunning

commuters. In all seriousness, you would have to try very hard

indeed

to

find a better bike than a late model Honda XR250 for general urban
duties.
They weigh...brace yourself...230 lbs....under half your

Harley...and

30

bhp
in a bike that light makes for serious performance. My old Yamaha

465

with
42 bhp would shut down any musclebike under the sun up to 60 mph. A

lot

of
Enduro bikes were bought as 'greenlaners'. Green lanes are

Roads...i.e.

'Rights of way open to all traffic' which were not tarmac. In other
words,
forgotten about or not used. Because they were roads, bikes still

had

to

be
fully road legal and obey national speed limits. They are often just
muddy
tracks across moors and rivers and to be honest, full-on Enduro

bikes

are
not designed for such tricky and challenging narrow paths....But

being

macho
men we used 'em anyway!

Trail. These bikes are less extreme and less robust. They have less
suspension travel, less power and are often more civilised. You used

to

find
some in every makers range but today in the UK, only grey imports

are

found.
They were popular amongst older trail riders ( the ones who knew

what

they
were doing). James has mentioned the Yam Serow, the Kawasaki Sherpa

and

so
on, but older bikes like the XT250 were very good and frankly, the

XR250

Honda is so good and usable it'll cross into both camps.

All off-road bikes are brilliant fun, combining punchy motors with
incredibly light weight. Both motocross and Enduro bikes have to

have

superb
handling stability because they are built to win races on bumpy

rough

ground
and as a consequence, round town or the lanes, a motocross or enduro
bike
with road oriented tyres on usually blows 'proper' road bikes into

the

weeds.

They are incredibly comfy too...really soft seats and amazingly good
suspension make for a real armchair riding position.

Very high credibility too......

Jon

From: Laura

Trials? Is that motocross? exciting. I like the idea of riding
in the woods, think it's called greenlaning. Liked riding on
the grass at the rally next weekend.

Laura, here's some trials riding:




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You gain points in some sports for putting your face down, you lose points in TRIALs for putting your feet down.



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Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:17:54 +0100


Ha ha....That's what we call 'a dab'. Every time you put your face down you gain points!


What lovely sounding thumpers.

I can see myself disqualified in the first 20 feet for putting my face down.

gene in OR
----- Original Message -----
From: Hazel Clarke
I had this sort of thing in mind:-)


----- Original Message -----
From: Gene Fitch
From: Laura
>Trials? Is that motocross? exciting. I like the idea of riding
>in the woods, think it's called greenlaning. Liked riding on
>the grass at the rally next weekend.

Laura, here's some trials riding:





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Laura, Honda CRs are two strokes and they are high performance racable..the XRs and the XLs are 4 strokes.

The Suzuki DR 200, the Yamaha XT 225 (Serrow), and the Kawasaki Sherpa 250 are all electric start 4 strokes with seat heights at 30 inches or less unladen.



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808-225-0994 (cell)

From: Laura <laurauk.rider@...>
Reply-To: W650riders@...
To: W650riders@...
Subject: Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES AGAIN
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:15:59 +0100

OK. So that's a 2-stroke noisy bike then. Quite like the idea. Are they
cheap could I have them as second bike?
KTMs look cool, definitely too high. A friend just had to have his food
reshaped as he came off doing a wheelie at 70 (we think).
Laura


On 30/06/07, Jonhaddock@... <jonhaddock@...> wrote:

Yes, they ARE high, some higher than others, but the Honda XR 250's are
OK. I find I can manage those well with my 27" inside leg, but I can't ride
the KTM's for instance.

----- Original Message -----
*From:* Laura <laurauk.rider@...>
*To:* W650riders@...
*Sent:* Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:03 PM
*Subject:* Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES
AGAIN

I've sort of been interested in them as they look comfy (riding position),
well the ones I saw but don't know what they were. But they are mostly high
aren't they. Thanks for that long explanation really helpful.

Laura


On 30/06/07, Jonhaddock@... <jonhaddock@...
<jonhaddock@...+>> wrote:

That is modern trials...The bikes are 250cc or 300cc two stroke

singles,

tuned for instant wheelies with loads of bottom end grunt. They are

very

low
geared and have absolutely NO seat...just a painted black area
approximately
where the seat would have been.

Other off-road sports are:

Motocross where the bikes are tuned for power and like trials, have no
lights and are not road legal. MX bikes actually handle really well but
are
stupidly tall to give them masses of suspension travel...expect seat
heights
in excess of 960mm. Proper Supermotos are basically Motocross bikes

with

road front wheels on.

Enduro...Where the bikes are very similar to motocross but are more
softly
tuned with gear ratios more suitable to road use, and have lighting
sets.
These bikes are usually road legal in the UK and make literally

stunning

commuters. In all seriousness, you would have to try very hard indeed

to

find a better bike than a late model Honda XR250 for general urban
duties.
They weigh...brace yourself...230 lbs....under half your Harley...and

30

bhp
in a bike that light makes for serious performance. My old Yamaha 465
with
42 bhp would shut down any musclebike under the sun up to 60 mph. A lot
of
Enduro bikes were bought as 'greenlaners'. Green lanes are Roads...i.e.
'Rights of way open to all traffic' which were not tarmac. In other
words,
forgotten about or not used. Because they were roads, bikes still had

to

be
fully road legal and obey national speed limits. They are often just
muddy
tracks across moors and rivers and to be honest, full-on Enduro bikes
are
not designed for such tricky and challenging narrow paths....But being
macho
men we used 'em anyway!

Trail. These bikes are less extreme and less robust. They have less
suspension travel, less power and are often more civilised. You used to
find
some in every makers range but today in the UK, only grey imports are
found.
They were popular amongst older trail riders ( the ones who knew what
they
were doing). James has mentioned the Yam Serow, the Kawasaki Sherpa and
so
on, but older bikes like the XT250 were very good and frankly, the

XR250

Honda is so good and usable it'll cross into both camps.

All off-road bikes are brilliant fun, combining punchy motors with
incredibly light weight. Both motocross and Enduro bikes have to have
superb
handling stability because they are built to win races on bumpy rough
ground
and as a consequence, round town or the lanes, a motocross or enduro
bike
with road oriented tyres on usually blows 'proper' road bikes into the
weeds.

They are incredibly comfy too...really soft seats and amazingly good
suspension make for a real armchair riding position.

Very high credibility too......

Jon

From: Laura

Trials? Is that motocross? exciting. I like the idea of riding
in the woods, think it's called greenlaning. Liked riding on
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My first W never did the W-wobble thing, got pretty nasty when the seals began to stick on the front brake, but the wobble thing just never occurred. I had it to an indicated 115 MPH..a few times, only instability I ever felt was during high speed winds. I never rode without hands though, I have had other bikes do the tank slapper thing, and I don't push it.

W # II, did an obvious ocillation, not a true tank slapper, but scary. The steering head is a little loose, and that may be the cause of the instability. I haven't tightened down, just keep things mostly under 100 MPH, although I did do more than that in the VA mountains without any shaking.





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To: <W650riders@...>
Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: Couple of newbie questions.
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 02:12:44 +0100


You have to pick your speeds...I usually end up sitting on a glove, trying
to sort out some issue with a flapping strap or whatever, and watching the
bars like a hawk as I wait for the shimmy to start!

My front Avon solved the problem initially but it came back eventually. It's
just a thing they do...like the old Commando's used to....

Jon, that sounds exactly like my shimmy. It is only noticeable when
you take your hands off the bars and goes away when you put them back
on. If however you continue with the 'no hands' style of riding, it
gets a lot worse. I've just had an avon roadrider put on the back
wheel and have now arranged for the matching front to be fitted next,
so we'll see how we get on with 2 new tyres. I know there is usually
no need to ride no hands, but there are times when you have to use
just one and I would like to have the confidence that the bike won't
throw a wobbly.

Thanks,

Pete

--- In W650riders@..., "Jonhaddock@..." <jonhaddock@...>
wrote:

The shimmy is common to many bikes and is cured by a small amount

of

friction. The best place to find it is in the front tyre contact

patch...The

stock front wears badly and the contact patch almost shrinks to

nothing. A

decent single compound ( i.e. not a stock Accolade) tyre transforms

the bike

and pretty much sorts the shimmy. I used an Avon Venom .

You should only notice the shimmy if you take your hands off and

just a

light touch restores equilibrium.

If it still persists enough to annoy, buy a steering damper...That

shimmy is

what they are built for!

Jon

Hello everyone, just got my W650 a few weeks ago and a couple of

issues

have arisen. probably been dealt with before but who knows.

Handlebar Shake: when throttling back from 50+ or so mph, the
handlebars give a wobble/shake at between 45-50mph, ok if you've

got

both hand on the handlebars, but if for some reason you don't,

there is

a noticeable shimmy until the speed drops to 40-45mph. Thought it

mught

have been down to a worn (very) rear tyre, but a new one has made

no

difference.

Momentary cough: sometimes, the engine gives a 'cough'. It alwaqys
recovers instantly and then won't happen again for the rest of

the ride.

Any suggestions for these issues, or are they all like it?

Thanks

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Wriders - We now have a themed monthly photo contest, the themes being holidays appropriate to the month or season. Winner's pic would be used as the YAHOO group homepage picture for that month (or maybe just that holiday). Contest is open to all.

Here's the rules:
There will be a new folder under the Temp Photos photo section (Not the Main homepage!) called _Photo Contest_ into which contest submissions will be placed.

The list of holidays for the year will be sent out at the beginning of each month.

You, the contestants, will peruse the list of holidays, and select the one(s) you want to try to capture the spirit of. The aim of the game is to have a bike in the pic, obviously the Dub is preferred but if you take an outstanding pic that matches the theme and has some other bike it will be considered. Please, pix must be ORIGINAL, and if copyrighted, permission must be granted by you for the moderators to use it. Also, you must name the pic in such a way that I'll know which holiday you're trying to represent. Last, bear in mind that smaller is better -- 600x400 or thereabouts is a good resolution.

During the month, I will look for pictures that seem to fit the coming month's holiday theme, and by the end of the month I will have selected one. I will then notify the moderators who will insert it in the homepage, to be the first thing anyone sees when they log on.

The current list of holidays is as follows:

January Celebration of New Year -- Australia Day
February Valentine's Day -- President's Day (US)
March St Patrick's Day -- Commonwealth Day (UK)
April April Fools -- Tax day (US)
May Labour day/May day (UK and other Europe)-- Mother's day (US)
June Father's day -- Queen's Birthday (UK/AUS/NZ) -- Midsummer's day
July Canada Day -- US independence day -- Bastille Day (France)
August Int'l left-hander's day, Int'l youth day -- National Day (Switzerland)
September Labor Day (US/Canada) -- Father's Day (Australia)
October Columbus Day (US) -- Labour Day (Australia/New Zealand) -- Thanksgiving Day (Canada)-- Halloween
November Thanksgiving Day (US) -- Guy Fawkes (UK) -- Veteran's and Rememberance (various)
December Winter holiday season


If I've missed one, or left out a national holiday for any of our members, please let me know, and they'll be added to the choices - I want the options to be international in scope!

ROSE
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W650RIDERS GROUP TIPS & PROCEDURES

Revised 10/12/03

SUBJECT LINE:

Stay in topic! The Subject Line should be a clue what you are talking about.
If in a reply you are changing the subject consider;
(a) starting a new thread. This means DON'T reply to this thread, start a NEW one.
(b) adding a prefix to the existing subject, then the word "Was" to the original subject. As in...
(original) RE: Selling my low bar kit
(change to) Wussed out. Was RE: Selling my low bar kit

Note: the "Re:" that prefixes a subject is added by Yahoo when a new subject (thread) is replied to.
Please do not start a new thread with "Re:", it's confusing.

SUBJECT CODES:

To help those who do not want to wade through subjects NOT related to W650s,
please start your subject line with "NWC" (for No W Content). As in...

NWC: Joris' trip to Mars...

REPLYING TO POSTS:

When replying to posts, judicious cropping of Yahoo generated advertisements and lengthy threads
will be appreciated by all. There is no need to have every previous reply contained in your reply.
However, leaving the most recent reply or pertinent parts of it will create some continuity in the thread,
especially for those that read the posts with email.

ATTACHING PHOTOS OR FILES:
Note that Yahoo Groups no longer saves attachments to messages viewed at the Yahoo Group site.
Only "Individual Email" subscribers will see an attached photo or file.

Please be sensitive to other member's time spent downloading and reading the posts.
Most people do not have a high-speed connection. Some members access is charged per minute
or by size of download. If you need to attach a photo, please keep it small. Use Windows Paint, your
digital camera picture editor or download a picture editor/viewer such as IrfanView to re-size your photo
before you send it. 300kb photos take a while to download at 56k. Re-sized to about 64kb will probably get
your point across. If you have multiple photo's, consider uploading them to the group Photo Sections (see below).

Alternatives to attaching photos:
(a) upload them to the group Photo sections (see below re: W650RIDERS' PHOTOS).
(b) get a free Yahoo Photos account. You get 5mb of storage at no charge.
Set the access to "Everyone" in "Edit Settings". Then if you want to show a photo, just
paste the URL of your Yahoo Photos page in your message. To get a Yahoo Photo's account, go to...

(c) if you have a web page of your own, you can link to your photo on that page.

W650RIDERS' PHOTOS: Now (2) Photo Sections available;
The "permanent" Photo Section of W650Riders

and the new "temporary" Photo Section of W650Riders-Photos


W650RIDERS Photo Section; permanent storage (as long as there is room).Please limit these pictures
to W650 specific items. We have a voluntary limit of 3 photos per member, to give those who want
to show them space to do so.

W650RIDERS-PHOTOS Photo Section; temporary storage. This is a supplementary and separate
Yahoo Group to W650Riders. Go ahead and upload as many as you want, W650 and general motorcycle
interest (artsy shots, ride photos, that new Guzzi, your cat sitting on the bike, etc.) These photos will be
deleted by the moderators in 30 days (or more), so the space will never fill up. You may want to upload
pictures here that you would normally "attach" to message posts, because;
Only subscribers with "individual email delivery" see an attachment.
No one will grouse at you for attaching a 500kb (huge) picture that takes a long time to download.
Upload as many as you want.
Not everyone wants to see all the attached photos. Give them a choice.

Note that a couple of short cut links are now printing at the bottom of message posts; they will
open your browser and take you directly to W650Riders-Photos Uploader and List Mode Viewing.

PHOTO SECTIONS IN GENERAL
Yahoo stores your photo 2 ways; a maximum 400 pixel "shared" version that any member can view,
and your original uploaded version that only you, the owner, can view (this is a Yahoo thing, they
want you to order prints from this larger photo). The shared photo is probably sized at 100kb or less.
The original version is whatever resolution and file size you happened to upload, which can be 10 times
the size of the shared version. Please delete this larger version as it takes up a lot of space (no need
to do this at the temporary Photo Section of W650Riders-Photos). The moderators will periodically review
the photo section and remove any larger versions.
Note that uploading a large version only wastes bandwidth and increases the time it takes you
to make the upload. Don't send a 1.3 megabyte photo as it will never be seen in that resolution anyway.
Downsize it first and your uploads will go faster.

3 WAYS TO READ THE MESSAGES:

(a) Individual Emails: This can be the quickest way to read posts. The messages are delivered to your inbox
one at a time. This is the best option if you want to keep up on the latest posts immediately.
Email attachments will be sent directly to you. Note that if you use Individual Emails you won't be looking at
Yahoo packaged advertisement screens every 4th message as on the Group Site Message Section.
If you haven't checked your mail in a while, there may be a flood of it. You may want to chose another
method of reading the messages, if you prefer, or if you will not be checking the email for a while (like out of town).

(b) Daily Digest: Messages are delivered in batches of 25 or daily, whichever comes sooner.
This is the best option if you want to receive fewer individual email messages and don't need up-to-the minute
posts in your inbox. Email attachments (pictures, etc.) are not available in digests.

(c) No Email: With this option, you can only read messages at the Yahoo Groups web site.
Use this option if you don't want any email while you are on vacation, or just flat don't want any emails.
Email attachments (pictures, etc.) are not available in with this option.

There are advantages and disadvantages to each method. Choose the one that fits your needs.
Regardless of which method you chose, you can post messages at the Group web site, or with your email program.

One other tip if you elect "Individual Emails"; the quantity of emails may seem overwhelming, but most email programs
allow you to filter the incoming mail into separate mailboxes. You may set up one especially for W650riders,
that way the Group messages won't be mixed in with your personal or business email. From there you may
sort the messages, if you like, usually by "from", "subject", "date received" and others. There are instructions for doing
this in the W650Riders Files Section.

TO CHANGE YOUR PREFERENCES, from the Group home page...
(or any of your Yahoo Groups)

Select "My Groups" at the upper right of the page. From there you can select "Email Preferences" to change the
way you recieve posts.

YAHOO GENERATED SPAM;

It's a good idea to periodically check your Yahoo account to see if they have your permission to contact you through
email, ground address and phone, and give your contact information to 3rd parties. When you sign up with Yahoo,
the default is in Yahoo's favor.

To fix this, from any Groups home page, select "Account Info" at the upper right. Part way down your account information
screen, pick "Edit Your Marketing Preferences". Then look at all the "Include Me" options and set them
they way YOU want them. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the screen and watch for "fine print" options too.
Then be sure to hit the "Save Changes" button.

SPAM:

Will get you immediately banned.

SELLING STUFF:

We welcome members who have a need to give away, trade or sell W650 related parts, accessories, manuals, etc.
This is not to say a retail or wholesale business can set up shop here. W650 owners seem to be the sort that
like to modify their bikes and try new things, which often results in extra stuff lying around your garage.
If you think another member might appreciate the use of it, go ahead and post it. Please work out the details
of your deals off line.



note;
This file is sent monthly to the members of Yahoo Groups W650riders.
If you have questions, suggestions or concerns, please contact Dennis Guggemos, co-moderator.

djguggms@...

May I offer a greeting to all those of you that have joined the W650Riders group in the last month.
I hope you enjoy reading members' hints and tips along with their riding tales and ramblings on all subjects related to motorcycling and the W650 in particular. Beware, we do not always take ourselves too seriously.
Please note that as well as the e-mails there are the following sections:

1) Photos - self explanatory, see other members' bikes and details of their modifications.

2) FAQ - the answers to several frequently asked questions compiled by Joris.

3) Database - Please enter your details here and keep Travlin' Tim happy.

4) Polls - your chance to vote on matters W650.

5) Files - information on all things W650 uploaded by members.

6) Calendar - Information on events of interest to W650 enthusiasts.

7) Bookmarks - details of web sites that may be of interest to W650 enthusiasts.

Please make full use of these sections.

Dick Tym is the moderator of the W650 group. His co-moderators are Dennis Guggemos and Captain Jake. Please feel free to ask them if you need any assistance with the group.

Ride Safe,
Dick Tym - Moderator of The W650Riders
PS Please note this is a very prolific group which generates a large number of e-mails each day. If you would prefer a quieter group that concentrates more on W650 related matters you may like to try our other Yahoo group the "W650Registry"

Looks like Mikes XS might have a set like the Posh. I don't know what
they sound like or baffeling...but it could save some coins and would
get to you a lot quicker.



--- In W650riders@..., Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...> wrote:

Thanks, but I found 'em. I like the 50s/60s teardrop or Triumph/BSA

type

muffler. See:



Ruari

---- Original Message -----
From: "ksufanatic342" <ksufanatic@...>
To: <W650riders@...>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 4:56 PM
Subject: [W650riders] Re: Exhausts & retro noise

The EMGO 17" reverse megaphones with repackable baffles. (IE removable
baffles.) Scroll down about half way or so on this page to find them





--- In W650riders@..., "Roy Easthill" <roy@> wrote:

Raasks Mini Zooms.
Roy.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ruari McLennan
To: W650 Riders
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 6:48 PM
Subject: [W650riders] Exhausts & retro noise



OK, folks, THIS is the SOUND I want!!! Where do we get them?





And are they slip-ons?

Ruari




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Here is a video on Youtube of a Bonnie with them...

I have been a W owner for 5 years now, And ready to move on to diff.
toy. I'm not sure how much to ask for my bike. It is a 2000 with 3k
miles, blue and silver, no modifications, almost new condition. I live
in Minnesota (twin cities area).

Good luck with the new bike, Donovan, and don't be a stranger here.

Pete C
ps - oh yeah...."Live long and prosper" (just had to throw that in
of course! <G>)




--- In W650riders@..., Donovan Wilson
<pugsley240001@...> wrote:

The w is gone . We shared 58,000 kms . Most were 2 up . I am

really gonna miss that bike .

I wasn,t a big contributer to the list but I did read most of the

posts and learned a lot. I wish to thank all the posters and
moderators for there efforts .

PS I promise not to ask any W650 rider the question . What year

is your Triumph ? ?

I also ask John not to dis the Vulcan or Mr.Spock.
Thx Donovan Wilson
Brantford Canada

Happy Canada Day

I've done so much custom work on my W650 that I need to look at a
stock one to see if I've made any mistakes when I resassembled the
bike. Just want to come by and take a peek if you're within a 100
miles or so of New York City. (Long Island, NJ or CT).
David
Best to reach me at: davseidman@...

?The w is gone . We shared 58,000 kms . Most were 2 up . I am really gonna miss that bike .
?I wasn,t a big contributer to the list but I did read most of the posts and learned a lot. I wish to thank all the posters and moderators for there efforts .
? PS I promise not to ask any W650 rider the question . What year is your Triumph ? ?
? I also ask John not to dis the Vulcan or Mr.Spock.
?Thx Donovan Wilson
?????? Brantford? Canada
??????
?????? Happy Canada Day

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