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From: "Ryan C. Eberhard"
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:07:17 -0400
Subject: RE: request for information
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First post here! *bows* : )

Karan how much did it set you back? I am just about to buy an EX500
myself --
probably an '87. Is there anything I should know about the '87 (or that
general
vicinity), you guys? It, too, will be my first bike and I second the motion
on Karen's
good questions.

.................................................

Ryan C. Eberhard (Philosophy and Electircal/Computer Engineering)
Carnegie Mellon University
eberhard@andrew.cmu.edu
412.441.0623 Home

"Great things happen when men and mountains meet." (William Blake)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ex500-errors@lists.best.com [mailto:ex500-errors@lists.best.com]On
> Behalf Of Karan
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 6:57 PM
> To: ex500@lists.best.com
> Subject: request for information
>
>
>
> hi, i just bought my first motorcycle, a 1993 Kawasaki Ex500 with
> 9500 miles on it. It's in pretty good condition overall, but i was
> told when i bought it that the "chain tensioner" needs replacing. I
> was also told that this was not urgent. Is this really the case?
>
> Also, perhaps you all could give me some advice on actually riding the
> bike.
>
> - i tend to ride it around 3-7 Krpm range. Is this too low for this
> bike?
>
> - i see other bikers always squeezing in between traffic. When i'm in
> a car, i always think they are nutz, since if someone were to
> change lanes,
> they would get whacked. Is this practice legal? and if so, isn't it
> really unsafe?
>
> - never shift when going around a turn, right? i did it once, and it felt
> really bad.
>
> - any other absolutes?
>
> -- Karan
>




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