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  1. Hewitt goes out to Roddick September 07, 2006 12:00am Article from: AAP AUSTRALIA'S singles interest in the US Open ended today when Lleyton Hewitt was knocked out in the quarter-finals by American Andy Roddick. Roddick, the ninth seed, won 6-3 7-5 6-4 Maybe he'll have better luck with the Davis Cup But Sharapova is the one to watch tomorrow(today?)
  2. This is what I wear, but the damn LEOs keep giving me sobriety tests
  3. I think you will find that the lower the front end is, the better, but make sure the fender has atleast a cm freeplay when forks are fully compressed. Lowering the front end will make the bike more nimble and more stable at the same time. Some fear it will become less stable, but I have not found that to be the case at all. EDIT I measured mine to be about 32-33mm above the top of the triple clamp(measured at the edge of the gold tubing to top of the clamp) I could probably go even lower, but I don't fully trust my measurements.
  4. If we can draw a conclusion by looking at the correlation of mass murders following gun control, we could also look at a correlation of arming up followed by war and other bad things. Branch Davidians armed up up and they died. Many Black Panthers armed up, and went to jail or died in gun battles. Iraq was the rising poster child for Islam to resist tyranny through a strong military....look what happened to them. Israel is well armed, has low murder rate, but is hardly safe from violence. Things are much more complicated than gun control. Tyrants will be tyrants regardless of their methodology. We could also look at many examples of gun control without tyranny. Most of post WWII Europe and North America come to mind... Or we could look at how guns were mandated in pre-revolutionary colonial america and how that led to a bloody revolution under the guise of overcoming tyranny. Good heavens the US would have turned out like Canada if we weren't so well armed Or we could look at UN policy and US foreign policy and how they ignored helping all those dis-armed victims. Notice that when the US intervenes that despite the claim of helping the oppressed it always boils down to some other national interest. If stopping tyranny was the goal of the US and UK we would be liberating a whole bunch of countries before attacking Iraq and Afghanistan. Would arming the Iraqi people have stopped Saddams tyranny? Not without very serious arms like rockets, and fighter planes. I know ratchet is preparing to fight tyranny because he has a stealth fighter in his garage.
  5. What makes that a trick question is that we can never know. We can only relate how many are proven to be wrongfully put to death. But of course your idea of a trick question probably has something to do with abortion.... And if you worded the question Can anyone relate to us how many are wrongfully put to death each year worldwide? We could make another trick question out of it. But of course it all boils down to ones definition of wrong What makes you think they spoke out?!?! Did they have 20 million soap boxes, 20 million newspapers, or did they all run blogs??? Where do you get these "facts"? The Maoist goverment killed people for far less than speaking out.
  6. hmmmm...I can just imagine the Mike Rich pistons snugging up for nice tight squish right by the squish band.
  7. Is this post for real? Or is Golden Goose just sarcastically making fun of Ratchethack and his TOTAL partisan ways? The same toroidal anal logic that defines the denial of human caused global warming is rampant in many of Ratchet's arguments. Break free from the toroid of anal circular logic! I know eventually you guys will get a round tuit.
  8. Huh?!?! If America first had had its way, the USS Liberty probably would have been nowhere near where it sank. Care to explain?
  9. PTL Americans can cry too. Even with their regressive tax write-offs
  10. I would not mess with the TPS unless he wants to go back to the tuning link....although 25mv probably won't upset the PCIII map. When most PCIII maps are set by Tuning Link the indicated air to fuel ratio is optimized only at fuel cells where the bike is under significant load, ie. cruising to WOT. The partial throttle popping experienced by Guzzista does not take place in the map cells modified by Tuning Link. Experienced Guzzi PCIII mappers like Todd Eagan modify the map appropriately to provide a better fueling at low throttle openings. To fix the problem, simply add a little fuel to the map where the problem is suspected....but only add just enough to get rid of the PROBLEM. Getting a CO reading at idle and adjusting to non-US spec would also be a good idea.
  11. Should we take up arms against it???? That is it! We'll start a revolution!!!! The armed guns of right wingers united with the left wing (apologizing for allowing gun control) to fight against the new fascism! Somehow I think this plan will fall apart unless we get a unifier like Princess Di to lead us forward. How about the perfect Joanne D'Arc, Marilyn Monroe's ghost?
  12. That is the confirmation I need! Thanks!
  13. Never trust NewsFlashes Here is the ABSOLUTE TRUTH!!! #1 The USA is a Republic AND a Democracy #2 Some fascists claim to be socialists. (they need something to make them appealing) Claiming to be socialist or Left wing does not make you socialist or Left wing. Most all socialists REJECT fascism. And most fascists REJECT most socialism, Communism, Liberal Democracy, etc.. Fascist have more in common with the Right then the Left. #3 Look up Diebold, Election Fraud and George Bush, and then think heavily about Ratchet's theory on arming to fight off tyranny...Then just be grateful we Lefties are only armed with hot cappucinos and iBooks. #4 That sure is a twist on history. The fear was not that the government would grow beyond reasonable limits, but that it would grow and become bad government, ie., tyranny. Perhaps tyrannical like Lincoln's government...How dare they even think of ending slavery Sorry, Slavery(at a horrible price) and free enterprise may have made this country rich, but Liberal Democratic Federalism made this country great! (And yes, sometimes the government treads too heavily on the rights of the people....just look at the patriot act....Come on Ratchet! Let us see the rebellion!!! oh just what I thought...only the left is tyrannical )
  14. We are waiting for him to take the 200Kg mufflers off the 190Kg bike But truly an awesome machine!
  15. dlaing

    Simpson Helmets

    Don't do it without trying one on. I tried one on (I think it was a bandit but it looked a little different than what is in their current catalog) a few years ago and it was all wrong, kind of tight around the crown, but loose down low. Not uncomfortable, but I would expect a lot of wind noise because of the loose fit near the ears. I also still own a Simpson from the seventies. Solid shell that has endured numerous drops. I use it for working a chain and other activities where crap is hitting you in the face.
  16. Someone posted this .mov at Griso.com Gorgeous Girl with Gun and Guzzi
  17. My endlessly procrastinated goal is to better tune the temperature and altitude trims in the ECU. First, so I have a clue...I have to install the WBO2 logger that I have owned for about 8 months. Then it is just a matter of trial and error. I'll be able to log throttle position, RPM, and engine temperature. I'll try to post whether of not it can make a difference. Generally the map gets leaner the hotter the engine and air get. I think that after a certain temperature it would be good to enrichen...sort of a built in thermostat. With regards to the altitude compensation, the compensation is conservative, because they don't want it to get too lean if the sensor fails. But I almost never ride over 7000 feet, so the compensation is OK for my general use, but it might be nice to get a little more punch out of the engine while up on Mount Palomar and Mount Laguna...I think high altitudes could really benefit from the high compression pistons and optimized squish.
  18. ...and two children. Atleast The Grizzly Man did not leave a wife and kids behind. Be careful out there all you risk takin' mammas and pappas!
  19. The FBF comes as a complete kit with rings and pin (I think you meant pin, not bolt). Not sure about the Mike Rich option, which seems to be the most appealing to me, for the reasons that Pierre mentioned. I have no idea about the other questions. Too much information PS you missed another great meeting at the Lookout!
  20. Thanks! I'd probably skip the compression ratio measurement, because whatever 0.040" squish leaves me with is what I would have to tune to. Milling down the barrels is probably more than I would care to do...but then again if it turns out the squish is far too much, it may be worth it. I was kind of hoping thinner gaskets might just give it that little extra more better.
  21. Unless I get an answer, here are the real world options. Source of images: Al's posts http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...amp;#entry36540
  22. Here is an inaccurate overlay, but it helps show how they made the sump deeper and moved the pickup back.
  23. Here are some possible scenarios of tyranny in the usa: A terrorist(Maybe GWB at the the end of his term) gains control of the whitehouse and THE launch codes or atleast a couple Nuclear bombs. Yep, I am going to go to wal-mart and buy a shot gun to protect myself from Dr. Evil or his bible forcing henchman. Another scenario, Civil War...the next election is as obvious a fraud as the last two, but this time the Liberals led by Hitlary rigged it instead of the oh so righteous GOP. This time the victims of the fraud are packing, but the only way they'll stand a chance is to divide the military into two sides of patriots. What good will my hand gun do me? not sure. Maybe I should buy a humvee and get it bullet proofed. Or maybe just go to track school and buy a supercharged Hayabusa that can out run helicopters. Third scenario, illegal immigrants, Muslims, or victims of a plague, that the government try to put into concentration camps, rise up against the government and start killing yuppies. OK, finally a scenario where I wish I was well armed...until they broke into my house, got my gun, polished it, and then plugged me when I got home. Still I am billy the kid and unless they shoot me in the back, I will be a survivor!
  24. We can't eve agree if Ratchet is personally attacking us on the forum. What constitutes knowledge that someone is seeking to do harm? I am nervous everytime I knock on my mother's door. Since she had the cataract surgery I feel a little safer, but I am not sure what the RX Drugs do to her JUDGEMENT. But I still feel safer knockin on her door than Ratchet's. He probably has cyanide gas booby traps and buries Liberal canvassers, NY Times salesmen, and Jehovahies in the back yard
  25. HAWK MOTHS AND JIMSON WEED (DATURA) http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0703.htm
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