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Re: New member



Blake,

I'm incensed that you would believe that I would suggest cutting off her
foot --- you know well enough by now that the correct procedure is to stuff
her into the top box !!!!!  :-)

Lance
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From: Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: New member


>RDZTXI@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> My pillion rider complains that her right foot is on fire from the heat
of
>> the exhaust, is there anything we can do about that?  The silencer is in
the
>> lower position for the pannier bags and it still is hot.
>
>Well, Lance might advocate just cutting off her foot, but that seems a
>bit drastic to me. I'd just make sure to keep your speed above 100 MPH
>at all times; that should provide sufficient airflow around that area to
>keep things cool. :-) (Don't worry, Phil, you'll get used to our weird
>humor soon enough!)
>
>Seriously, though, I take it you're running the stock can? I can't
>remember anyone else complaining about it. Is your pillion wearing
>motorcycling boots, or is she wearing something thinner? Maybe you could
>rig a little heat shield to hang a couple of inches below the peg and
>deflect some heat?
>
>> And what is the
>> correct oil level in the sight glass?  My dealer says at the top with
just a
>> little air bubble, the manual say midway between the lines...who should I
>> believe?
>
>My dealer does the same as yours and it hasn't caused any problems yet
>(1600 (s)miles and counting). I wouldn't worry about it as long as you
>can see at least a bit of an air bubble at the top.
>
>--
>Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Higher Education Consulting
>KPMG LLP
>Washington, DC
>
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