Wed Oct 16 21:31:54 1996 - Message No. 91
From: "Joerg Juenger"

Subject: Several things: Motorrad Magazin, tire pressure, club.


Hi guys,
after reading all your different opinion on the mentioned topics here is min=
e:

Motorrad Magazin:
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I agree to Thomas that Motorrad is not the biker's magazin with highest
quality, but on the other hand it's anyones own choice which magazin to
support with which facts, tips etc.
In general from my point of view it's worthwhile collecting founded
information about our @s as Martin suggested and give that to magazines
like Motorrad to proof that @s are very good Allweather and Every Day
bikes. I wouldn't publish any tips or tricks in those magazines but the
URLs for some interesting @-pages.
That's a common technic to focus people's interest on a certain matter.
I do not agree that publishing the URLs would fleet the mailing list
because the experience in lots of lists is that after a first big boost of
of new participant most of them leave the list anyway or just stay in as a
"listener". So why not giving other people at least a chance to join a
Internet community with the same interest ?

Ask Micheal about the latest number of participants in this list, as far as
i know it is kind of stayble for a longer period of time now (arond 110 p.,
right ?)
I guess it wouldn't harm if it would be a number like 150 after an article
in a magazine, won't it ?

Additonally i bet that the number of @-riders taking part in several events
offered /  organized by list members will grow incredibly. There are two
good reason against this assumption (no critics, just facts!):
1) Most events come to a detailed planning incl. dating very shortly. That
means lots of people can't get vacation etc.
2) This list is an international list, lots of member will not drive more
1000kms one way for a 2days-meeting or so.

tire pressure:
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With all bikes including my @ i drive with more tyre pressure than
recommended because that increased handling capabilities of all bikes. I
always tried with the recommended pressure first and experienced better
handling with higher pressure. NOTE: If you drive on highways very regulary
this will decrease the lifetime of the tyres ! In normal all day usage on
normal roads i couldn't figure out any differences in tyres lifetime
compared to friends of mine driving with the recommended pressure. On my @
i use 2.3 bar on the rear tyre and
2.5 bar at the front (on road ONLY), for mixed driving (offroad/normal
road) i lower the pressure to 2.1 bar/ 2.0 bar.
The first pair of tyres exhaust now at around 12000kms.

club:
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I agree to Adrian's opinion (this list is the better solution), if somebody
wants to have stickers, T-shirts or alike, Achim showed how it can be done.
That the nice thing about this list, you have the chance to do what you
like and just ask others if they want to join. There is no club's guideline
to be followed, no president to be asked for didly. I vote for the list as
it is now !


privat matter:
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Next year i plan to go to Iceland with my @ for vacation. Currently i'm
planning routes, figure out what equipment i need, what date would be cool
etc. Anyone interested in joining the trip (qualification: own @ or
equivalent bike) ?
In that case send me an email (not to the list).

Just in case somebody who joined the 2nd meeting wants to ask: Yes, i WILL
take my "flying sheep" with me on that trip.

Have a good one,
JJ

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