Awatmath.1233 net.mc utzoo!decvax!watmath!dmmartindale Thu Dec 10 23:56:43 1981 Hello world\n Without further ado, and so far without objections here is the attempted launch of a new group NET.MC for motor cycles and their riders/former riders. net.mc was chosen because net.motorcycle is to long a name net.bikers might have some shady conotations net.cycle might confuse 10speed manual fanatics Answer to a question: I believe up here in Waterloo,Ontario,Canada the price for storing a bike over the winter is about $20-30/month (canadian) I really dont know for sure because I am stupid enough to ride throughout the winter (last weeks freezing rain storm was interesting) I suspect the high price is due to insurance costs for the storage firm (and naturally, always profit). Because winters are so common up here, most people have full garages on their homes and a lot of apartment buildings have underground parking (like mine!) -Ken Dykes >From decvax!ittvax!swatt Wed Dec 9 22:46:15 1981 To: decvax!watmath!kgdykes Subject: net.motorcycles I would like to have a net.motorcycles group; I ride one. I think a better name would be "net.bikers". I am S*T*I*L*L curious why everyone picks on net.scuba when they want an example of a "useless" newsgroup. Last time I heard, TV networks had N*O problems getting L*A*R*G*E audiences for their Jaques Cousteau specials. Probably more people watch those than watch "Motorcycle Manslaughter" on ?BC Wild World of Sports. Anyway, I ride (or rode, when I had the time ...) a Suzuki GS850, 1979 model. I had originally proposed a "Bikers to USENIX" pilgrimage, but no one else was interested (you see, I like to do crazy things, and putting on rubber [dacron, dummy!] suits and jumping into lakes [oceans are more interesting ...] is just one of them). - Alan S. Watt (decvax!ittvax!swatt) >From cbosg!cbosgd!mark Thu Dec 10 12:45:58 1981 To: cbosg!watmath!kgdykes Subject: net.motorcycle Such a newsgroup should probably be called net.cycle, since net.motorcycle takes up all 14 characters, not leaving anything for subgroups like net.cycle.yamaha (the first 13 chars have to be unique). I might follow this one myself, since I do ride a bike during the non-frozen months of the year, but I doubt I'd participate in helmet discussions (I wear one, period. Flaming about it on usenet isn't likely to have any affect on the laws, nor are most bikers likely to be the types who read netnews - especially the militant non-helmet types.) It would be interesting to survey to find out what it costs to store your bike in a warm place for the winter - people around here are charging 25-30 dollars (US)/month, which seems outrageous to me. But this is my first winter in non-biking weather, having just moved out to Ohio from California. Mark Horton >From bdparsons Thu Dec 10 18:50:46 1981 To: kgdykes Subject: bikez I take it these messages came to you through the mail rather than anywhere else. I like the idea. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.