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  • Re: fluorescent light --> replace
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Tue, 25 May 2004 05:56:14 -0400
    ...Gary Bike Florida <bikeflorida@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: >Well, the light over the table doesn't work on my Wolfsburg, there is power >getting to...
  • Re: LED Refit
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:43:18 -0500
    ...store which works fine for reading, but requires a little fiddling because bike handlebars are a larger diameter than the push bar. Geo/ATL
  • Trailer hitches
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 10 Jun 1997 14:47:24 -0400 (EDT)
    ...I would like to find a similar hitch with a 2" receiver so I can put my bike rack on it. Derek '87 Syncro
  • Did everybody forget its crazy Friday...?
    Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
    Fri, 4 Oct 2002 14:36:45 -0500
    ...The weekend is here and I have to load up my bikes.... http://www.roesner.net/vw/vwbike.jpg Lee -- Lee Roesner Paradigm Graphic...
  • reading list
    Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
    Mon, 1 Nov 2004 18:56:45 -0600
    ...Warren 88 Westy "Billy Bones" Single speed bike "Black Dog"
  • Re: Magnetic Tachs - bicycle to vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:43:02 -0700
    ...These pick-up lines are limited in length as they only go from the bike front wheel to the handle bar. Bike computers links...
  • George
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 5 Aug 2005 12:05:05 -0700
    ...Carrying a bike of that mass, held to a Vanagon by means of a tow hitch receiver, shows a callous disregard, whether rooted in...
  • Re: Come out of the closet, all
    Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
    Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:23:45 -0600
    ...I got my first bike when I was 13 (we lived in CA on a ranch) and that was 45 years ago! Route 66...
  • Re: Gas Prices
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
    Tue, 5 Jun 2007 09:09:34 -0600
    But not riding a bike ;) http://tinyurl.com/2wltak http://www.cafepress.com/buy/bike/-/pv_design_prod/pg_1/p_storeid.13593744/p...
  • Re: Closet door mod pix
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:32:00 -0700
    ...m2cw Malcolm --- Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Anyway, this was done in the fashion of Frank > Condelli's mod, but I think he...
  • Re: Vanagons are too cool?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:48:31 -0700
    ...The one bike is more costly than the whole van...Could happen, just today I was coming home from windsurfing, up the Columbia River...
  • VW Campout with a twist- REDNECK CAMPout #003
    Historical mailing list - ChriStenSen DeSiGn iNc.
    Thu, 8 Jul 1999 14:53:44 -0400
    ...Mountain Bike type course laid out within the campground. Winner awarded a plaque provided by Buddy McDonald. REDNECK 500: You've got to be...
  • Re: Friday question
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 21 Oct 2016 17:35:30 +0000
    ...Internet Movie Cars Database The most complete list on the web about cars, bikes, trucks and other vehicles seen in movies and series, image...
  • Re: WTFalia
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 4 Jan 2013 13:38:34 -0800
    ...WTFalia To: "Stephen Grisanti" <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Date: Friday, January 4, 2013, 2:20 PM Here ? http://advrider.com...
  • Re: BBtB - Bus Benefit 10 - Woooo Hoooooo!
    Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
    Tue, 22 May 2012 22:27:29 -0400
    ...June is Bike Month there! --- regards, Peter Kraiker nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com '82 Westfalia 1.9TD 5spd (Babe) On 2012-05-22, at 10:12...
  • Going to Germany !!!!
    Historical mailing list - Tim Mccallum
    Thu, 26 Aug 1999 16:22:27 EDT
    Hey list Iam going to Germany for 3 month and I liked to bring back some Gear for my vanagon,Like a nice bike...
  • Paulchen Rack Parts Wanted
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Wed, 12 Apr 2000 23:15:16 EDT
    I recently bought a used Paulchen rack that doesn't have the lock or the bike rails. Does anyone have these parts for sale...
  • Re: What stickers do you have on your VAN???
    Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
    Wed, 16 Jan 2002 21:15:04 -0600
    Not much different, Here is a list of my stickers, Rocky Mountain bikes Patagonia Lotus Cascade Designs Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association Notional Outdoor Leadership...
  • Re: Chopper FS to fund Van
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:39:01 -0800
    --clip-- >He is trying to sell the bike to fund the van so if anyone is > into choppers I can get pics. --clip-- Well...
  • site updated at diesel's garage
    Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
    Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:25:11 EST
    ...stuff</A> pics of my ol'lady, my cat, my 1984 vanagon, old baha bug, my chips cop bike and my old 62 Skylark
  • RE: Westy roof racks
    Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
    Fri, 26 Jul 1996 07:44:52 -0800 (AKDT)
    ...a canoe - it is already equipped to carry 5 mountain bikes, one mountain bike tandem, two tents, a Burley (kids buggy), and a duffle...
  • Re: Anyone got a bike rack or towing hitch?
    Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
    Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:39:36 -0700
    ...Anyway, if the rack is for the sole purpose of bikes then bag the rack and bolt fork mounts at the top of the...
  • Re: Vanagon Lawsuit/Sue the Bastards!
    Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
    Sat, 28 Apr 2001 23:33:22 -0400
    ...And when a kid gets creamed riding his bike at night with no lights, the bike manufacturer pay$ big buck$.......... Now I can't...
  • Re: Spring trip
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:25:15 -0700
    ...I came up the "Inland route" through Nevada central Oregon, with a stop to do a bike ride in Death Valley. �
  • Re: Racks
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Sat, 4 Mar 2006 16:03:30 -0900
    ...It > mounts on a rear 2" reciver hitch locks and carries four bikes. Best > of all it swings out of the way even fully...
  • Re: it's friday CST (UTC - 6 hours) - Now Physics
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:12:59 -0800
    "But I've never understood the physics of how he can jump the bike like that without pushing off the ground with his feet...
  • Re: VW Parts Availability in the Future?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 1 Feb 2002 23:48:50 -0600
    ...at a motorcycle shop, which sold > English, as well as Spanish, and Japanese Bikes. > > Pretty much rule of thumb, was the Brit bikes, most...
  • Re: [SABMAG] Diesel bike sets land speed records
    Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
    Tue, 11 Oct 2005 19:52:45 -0400
    ...Re: [SABMAG] Diesel bike sets land speed records > Actually diesels soon will have emission testing. The big ultra low > sulfur > diesel projects that refineries...
  • Re: teenagers and vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
    Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:36:43 -0400
    ...BTW, there is a way to modulate the clutch and throttle and tip the bike inside, while counterweighting your upper body outside to balance...
  • Census
    Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
    Tue, 5 Jun 2001 15:38:58 -0400
    ...the world as an Opel/Vaxhaul Kadette) `00 Raleigh Mountain Bike `95 Pug road bike `01 WRX Subaru wagon(pipe dream at this point)
  • Re: Soundproofing pix
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:01:46 -0700
    ...Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> > Date: Jun 28, 2007 9:08 AM > Subject: Soundproofing pix > To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > > For anyone who wants...
  • Heading out sans Westy
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sat, 7 May 2016 20:15:02 -0400
    It's parked for a few months while I attempt to bike across the U. S. If you live along the original B76 route...
  • Re: Westy on the late news
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:20:40 EST
    In a message dated 2/2/10 11:32:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM writes: > looked like a cream or yellow...
  • Re: misc. ramblings about locations
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 20 Jul 94 16:42:01 -0600
    >I kinda figured we could all drive single file *real* close together, like >they do in bike races (drafting, is that what they call...
  • Re: Anyone got a bike rack or towing hitch?
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Tue, 22 Apr 1997 10:13:52 -0700
    I just have to mention that Paulchen racks are still available, and fit beautifully onto the rear hatch. http://www.vanagon.com/beethoven/paulchen...
  • Paulchen racks
    Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
    Wed, 23 Apr 97 21:04:35 -0400
    ...Okay, I think that Ron wins the best bike rack award. Now, where in the States can I get one? ___________________________________________________________________________ Bob O'Shaughnessy 84GL...
  • Re: bike racks?
    Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
    Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:49:50 -0400
    Do they have a web page up? Any info would be appreciated. TIA Ron Semko skyraider@bellsouth.net SamSco@AOL.COM wrote: > I just...
  • Front Receiver Hitch
    Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
    Tue, 10 Apr 2001 07:46:18 -0400
    ...Vanagon? I'd like it to use it to mount a bike rack on. I'm just feeling around to see if someone has...
  • Re: center of gravity and handling in wind / Stay Out of the Wind
    Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
    Thu, 1 Apr 2004 10:51:35 -0800
    ...worry about that chunk of 4x4 in the middle of the road that the truck will just pass over, especially if on a bike.....
  • Vanagon Sighting
    Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
    Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:53:48 -0700
    Was it a list memeber I saw yesterday on Idaho 30 heading east about 2pm? Sharp looking burgandy Westy with Wyoming plates and bikes...
  • various interior mod pics
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:11:54 -0700
    ...http://picasaweb.google.com/bike2vcu/WestyInterior02 Stephen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's...
  • Sagging Rear and Hauling Scooter & Bikes
    Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
    Tue, 23 Jul 2002 12:26:17 -0400
    ...What is the max (tung) weight for this vehicle/hitch combo? If I want to carry the scooter and bikes at the same time...
  • Re: Green Vanagons Was: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
    Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:45:00 -0400
    ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano >>>> KG6RCR >>>> >>>> On 6/26/2007 4:23 PM neil wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey I've seen guys riding bikes with...
  • Sticky throttle cable follow-up: Cause found
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:54:16 -0800
    ...Now it just happens that a mountain bike brake cable is very similar...the end is compatable and the cable itself is about the...
  • Re: Many newbie questions.
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Thu, 20 Oct 94 9:00:05 PDT
    ...What kind of Bike racks are out there that mount on the front or the rear, > I would like to keep them off the...
  • Re: Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc. NVC
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:40:33 -0400
    ...They are nice exotic V-Twin bike... period. My Suzuki SV1000S V-Twin goes a 20k miles between valve adj. produce way more power...
  • Re: Western trip: Trip report
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:09:38 -0700
    dear traveling biker great travel log nice highlights ... i will refer to this later on in the next couple of years when i want...
  • hatch struts: 2 strong ones or 1?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:49:34 -0700
    ...I have a Yakima bike rack mounted on my rear hatch most of the time and I often carry as many as three race...
  • Re: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 16 Sep 2000 06:25:29 EDT
    ...The hatch door stays in any position I choose and the hatch will stay open with three bikes on my bike rack attached to...
  • Another Hitch Question
    Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
    Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:40:45 -0400
    ...for some kind of adapter that would allow using a receiver bike rack. I've googled and cant seem to find anything that will...
  • Re: "eurocampers"
    Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
    Sat, 5 Jun 1999 19:47:20 -0700
    ...dealing with "eurocampers.com" they have a dash-mounted > cup holder that looks interesting as well as a bike rack. anyone used them?
  • Oils
    Historical mailing list - Dick & Janette Smith
    Sun, 19 Sep 1999 09:35:35 -0400
    ...For the past 10 years I've used it in my 1500cc Honda GoldWing motorcycle and although that particular one was formulated for bikes...
  • Re: [Was: Billboard cars/vans Now: Somehthing not Vanagon related]
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Thu, 3 May 2001 16:37:14 EDT
    In a message dated 5/3/01 12:39:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, biker.pride@usa.net writes: << maybe the year calie became...
  • VW towing bar and tie down eyelets
    Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
    Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:16:47 -0500
    ...Had anyone used these to tow a small trailer ? I'm looking to tow a dirt bike, approx 215 lbs, using 6 x 10...
  • My Weekend On Skyline Drive, Virginia
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:41:27 +0000
    ...So, it was just me, the camper, the bike, a cooler with some food and lots of beer! I had made a reservation at...
  • Gas cans spare tire ?RE: Re: ladder advice
    Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
    Mon, 15 May 2006 17:20:27 -0700
    ...I used it to carry bikes during camping trips and mountain bike rides. Jim 1991 Syncro Westy On 5/15/06, Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli...
  • Re: Wow! Vanagon diesel in the lot at work!
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:53:23 -0700
    ...http://web.mac.com/tubaneil On 7/24/07, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote: > It was there again this morning. I left a...
  • Re: east cmp rec needed
    Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
    Thu, 15 May 1997 10:03:53 -0400
    ...We want someplace we can > >hike or bike (road bikes), but not on the Bl Ridge (we are doing that > >later this summer). We...
  • LVC; Re: Tutorial on how a differential works (even on a Vanagon)
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:45:44 -0600
    *http://tinyurl.com/m24zbk* ** Fun! Video! (with the exception that I'm old enough to remember those bikes & cars ! :o) ( My first Harley was...
  • Re: Cargo Hauls
    Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
    16 Oct 1995 10:13:56 -0700
    ...books to read special recharger for batteries Video camcorder 35 mm camera gear hatchet and bar-b-q tools bike helmets coats, sweatshirts, jackets...