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dr-digest             Tuesday, May 2 2000             Volume 01 : Number 128



Re: (dr) DRz skid plates?
(dr) GPS accuracy increases
RE: (dr) Greetings again
RE: (dr) Greetings from Sunny Hampshire, UK !
(dr) Too much oil -- doh !!!!!!!!
(dr) Blackened DR 350

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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 14:23:43 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (dr) DRz skid plates?

On Mon, 1 May 2000 13:32:49 -0400 Mike Ballou <[e-mail]>
writes:
>
> Does anyone know who makes a good skid plate for the DRZ?
> Thanks,
> Mike


Hey Mike,

Contact Drew Smith's Works Enduro Rider.  They have a new DR-Z skid plate
with integral case guards.  Drew helped Suzuki develop the DR-Z (and the
old PEs, Honda XRs, and the '90 Suzuki DR 350s) so he should know what's
best.

        Work Enduro Rider
        1 Jenny Jump Avenue
        Great Meadows, NJ  07838
        908-637-6840

Be sure and tell them I sent you!

Al Roof
Promoter - The Honda Hoot Carolina Dual Sport Adventure
Founder & President - The Blue Ridge Pathfinders Motorcycle Club


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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 11:47:32 -0700
From: Tom Myers <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) GPS accuracy increases

Hello GPS afficianados,

In case you haven't heard, TONITE the US government is turning off
the "SA" selactive availability error.  Typically this error was
induced into the soignal to prevent terrorists (or whatever) from
using our satellites.  With this goverment-induced error, GPS
accuracy has been about 200-300 feet.

Tonite, the government will remove the error.  Our Garmin rep
estimates (and this is a guess) that accuracy of handheld Garmin GPS
units will be about 20-30 feet.

We will put more informatiopn on http://www.cycoactive.com/gps as
soon as we get it

Enjoy!

Tom

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Remarks of Dr. D. James Baker
              Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
             Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
              On the Decision to Discontinue GPS Selective Availability

                           May 1, 2000

    Dr. Lane, on behalf of the Commerce Department, the
    Interagency GPS Executive Board, and the millions of GPS
    users around the world, I commend the President for taking
    this important step today -- a full six years ahead of schedule.

    Thanks in no small part to the President's policy, the U.S.
    Global Positioning System continues to be THE global
    standard for satellite-based navigation, positioning, and
    timing. The U.S. policy of free access to both the signal and
    the receiver design specifications has enabled users worldwide
    to embrace GPS and develop hundreds of applications and
    devices that no one dreamed of a few years ago.

    For example, farmers are using GPS to map fields and tailor
    applications of seed and chemicals, minimizing costs and
    contaminant run-off. Oil companies in Britain, Finland, and
    elsewhere are using GPS to identify drilling sites in the middle
    of the sea. And just a few months ago, a Japanese company
    unveiled a Dick Tracy-style wristwatch with a fully functional
    GPS receiver built in.

    Overall, the global market for GPS goods and services is
    booming, with sales to exceed $8 billion this year and $16
    billion by 2003. Today's action will accelerate this growth by
    eliminating a significant impediment to the adoption and use
    of GPS.

    Within my agency alone, there will be significant benefits,
    including improved fisheries border enforcement; more
    effective search and rescue and hazardous spill response
    operations; streamlined weather satellite data processing; and
    better electronic navigational charting for ships.

    At other government agencies, the higher accuracy will
    improve responses to emergency calls from cell phones
    equipped with GPS for "E911" capability. Natural resource
    management agencies and emergency relief organizations will
    be able to map and manage floodplains, levees, wetlands,
    forests -- even individual trees -- using basic GPS without
    costly, labor-intensive GPS augmentations. The same is true
    for the management of highways and waterways by state and
    federal authorities. NASA will have more precise control over
    satellite orbits, improving scientific results. And International
    Space Station operations will be simplified, enhancing
    astronaut safety.

    Outside the government, businesses and individuals will enjoy
    an even greater range of benefits. More telecommunications
    firms will use highly precise GPS time - now even MORE
    precise - for synchronizing phone and data networks.
    Taxicabs, buses, commercial trucks, and railroads will
    improve as individual vehicles are tracked and routed more
    efficiently. Recreational hikers, boaters, and pilots will see an
    immediate improvement in the accuracy of basic GPS
    receivers, resulting in better situational awareness and
    increased safety. All of these benefits will come without any
    receiver upgrades or fees whatsoever.

    And now the really good news: today's action is only the tip of
    the iceberg for civilian GPS improvements. It's the first step in
    a long term GPS enhancement program that will add more civil
    capabilities to GPS every few years: a second civilian signal by
    2003; a third civilian signal by 2005; nationwide and regional
    augmentation systems for safer land, air, and sea travel; and
    next-generation capabilities being dreamed up as we speak as
    part of the "GPS III" program.

    At this time, we will be happy to take questions from the
    audience.



           INTERAGENCY GPS

           EXECUTIVE BOARD

                         IGEB Executive Secretariat
                       4805 Herbert C. Hoover Building
                          Washington, D.C. 20230

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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 10:48:39 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: (dr) Greetings again

Mikko,

That's a lot of meat to run into!  Did it wreck the bike?  What do
reindeerburgers taste like?

I had a problem with clutch cables snapping at the engine end.  It was due
to the slot in the lever being slightly 'V' shaped and cutting into the
cable inner.  File it out flat and stick a dollup of grease round it.


Cheers

Andy




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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 10:45:28 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: (dr) Greetings from Sunny Hampshire, UK !

Iain/Bill

I got the front mudguard I use from a breakers yard.  I think it's from an
XT660, but I'm not sure.  It's held to the fork sliders by 2 car exhaust
clamps, makes a BIG difference in stability in the wind and keeps all the
shite off you when it's wet.  Try riding deep mud and it clogs up very
quickly.  It just depends what you use your bike for, I guess.  It suits me.
The screen is called a Deflector from M&P http://www.mandp.co.uk/default.htm
Into headwinds, rain and cold days it is well worthwhile.  I take it off in
the summer, but it's on the bars from Nov - April.  Might not look too cool
but it works!  Also fits quite neatly behind the lip of the headlight
assembly.  I wear a street full-face rather than motox, mainly coz it's
warmer and keeps more flies out of my face.  I also use a 2-way radio riding
with my mates, and it gives more sound protection to the mike.

Andy



> Andy,
>
> I'd love to hear more about the low front mudguard and windscreen. I
> typically stay below 65 because of the wind. Do you use a street helmet
> too. I'm using an MX style and I wonder if a full face street type
> wouldn't
> be better.
>
> Bill Mitchell
> Raleigh, NC
>

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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 13:39:34 +0100
From: "Colin Parkes" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) Too much oil -- doh !!!!!!!!

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my '92 DR350 has been leaking oil, so, the other day, in a rush to get =
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Got down the road a few miles before a huge cloud of smoke erupted from =
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I drained some oil when I got into work, but since then the bike is well =
down on power.
(I know this because I can't wheelie it anymore !!!!).

What is the likely cause of this ????
Do I need to clean my carb/jets ???

The bike doesn't appear to be smoking anymore....

Please take mercy on a very in-experienced home mechanic !!!!!!

cheers,

Col

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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 13:17:20 -0400
From: Don Forgays <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) Blackened DR 350

A few months ago, (possibly from this list), I saw pictures of a DR350 all
done up in black. I think that it looked great! My question is: does anyone
on the list know of someone who might carry the black plastic replacement
pieces available in the US, for mail order shipping? I have a friend with a
paint shop, so I can get the frame and tank done there. What I am looking
for are the front fender, front fairing-(around headlight), both side
fairings, and the rear fender, (preferably one with a straighter cut). I am
capable of minor modifications if need be, but would prefer something close
to factory fit. Any ideas?

Don F.
95 DR 350SE
Burlington, VT.

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