1962 Safety Rules from Honda

[Wolf]

Yeah, but how does one "tootel the horn trumpet melodiously"??

Especially with the tinny little horns most the Jap bikes have - the ones I've ridden, anyway.

The horn on my old Zundapp was rusted to death so I put a japper horn on it - until I remembered that I had the horns off my old Triumph Herald in the shed - that made an improvement.

[Ixion]

You can actually get those musical airhorns but you must wire them so they only make a constant note

VIR Manual

Reason for Rejection
..
3. The sound from the horn is not continuous, eg, the
horn plays a tune.
4. The horn is not audible at a distance of at least
100 m.

[Wolf]

Reason for Rejection
..
4. The horn is not audible at a distance of at least 100 m.

Then how the fark do most bike horns pass? I could scarcely hear the horn on most of the bikes I've owned (Triumph-Herald-Enhanced Zundapp being the main exception) while I was sitting on the bike. How is the driver of a cage a few feet away supposed to hear it with his windows wound up and his engine running? Surely my helmet isn't blocking out that much sound.

I appreciate that the bigger bikes most likely have better "warning systems". The BMW I took for a test spin had a loud horn - the salesman took great delight in scaring the shit out of me with it while I was bent down admiring the bike close-up (I wonder if he thought later that that was the reason I didn't end up buying it from him...)

[Ixion]

Exception being BMW. Mine was loud to start with, louder still once I added the air horns (original and trumpets sound together).

It is quite good to tootle a silly "starting to think about moving out in front of me" dozy twit and watch him/her visibly jump in their seat and get that "Oh God, there's huge truck coming at me" look on face.

I think really loud horns are a vital thing on a bike . Most sports bikes seem pretty pathetic though (I'm sure there are lots of exceptions, so hold the flames)

[bungbung]

becareful when on slop or near slop!

Scooter riding (after warning up the engine):

1. Hold the brake lever and push down the central stand.
2. Adjust the angle of rear view mirrors within visible field.
3. Try the function of signal light before riding.
4. Turn the throttle grip gradually then close the signal light during riding.

Accelerating (throttling):

Use the throttle grip control your cruise turning it to wards your
side will speed up, and reversing it will slow down.

BRAKE OPERATION

1. Release the throttle grip.
2. Press front and rear brake levers gradually.

NOTE:
1. Sudden stop will cause sliding or falling down.
2. Use the braking carefully while you are turning, improper use of brake may cause sliding.
3. Slow down the speed when riding on the iron plate, railway track, wet road.
4. Braking on the wet road is difficult.
5. Slow down the speed when sloping down.

ENGINE INITIAL RUN-IN
0~1,000 km riding will be the critical period regarding scooter life span. The new engine can’t afford too much loading during the first 1,000kms. Every part of the engine will be run- in to obtain the correct clearance in this period. Be sure to avoid prolonging the throttling out totally or any operation
causing high temperature in the engine. Please read careful the following information.
1 .0~150 km
Avoid over 1/2 throttling operation. Cool down the engine 5~10 min/ hour. Do not cruise by constant speed for riding.
2 .150~500 km
Avoid over 1/2 throttling operation for long riding.
3. 500~1,000 km
Avoid over 3/4 throttling operation.
NOTE:
Change gear & engine oil after 500 km.
4. OVER 1,000 KM
Avoid full throttling in a long riding.
NOTE:
Please contact your dealers if any problem takes place during above period

[Waylander]

I should think it's simple enough for say, 20%, of Yanks to understand

I must be one of the other 80% of Americans (not a bloody yank!! I'm from the south dammit!! ) who have a decent command of the english language and can on occasion use big words that more acuratley describe what I am trying to comunicate to others.

[MSTRS:Me]

Dunno how I missed this thread before. What a hoot!! Festive dogs sporting in the roadway - the mind boggles.

[Wolf]

I must be one of the other 80% of Americans (not a bloody yank!! I'm from the south dammit!! )

Ohhhhh! That explains everything.

[jazbug5]

Bung bung, you made that up.
Me no beheave you.

[inlinefour]

but this one looks slightly modified than the one that I goto read in a Honda manual.

[bear]

Good old sixties manuals, surprised it didn't say anything about leaving the missus at home to prepare fresh baking from when you return from a demanding ride and need home comforts to assist you in recovering.

[TonyB]

Bung bung, you made that up.
Me no beheave you.

Naa, I bereive him. You should see the instruction sheet that comes with some of the cheap night latch door locks. Bloody good laugh they are. But you can see why they get confussled:
I was emailed this a while back:
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail
18) After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

[Wolf]

Naa, I bereive him. You should see the instruction sheet that comes with some of the cheap night latch door locks. Bloody good laugh they are. But you can see why they get confussled:

Add to that different grammatical rules and, in the case of Chinese, no sex-differentiated pronouns - I had a Chinese friend who would say things like "I am going to visit my friend because he is going to lend me her bike." I didn't fully understand why until I started learning Cantonese and discovered there is only one word for the third-person pronoun.

[duckman]

I'm still a little concerned about:

If he still obstacles your passage, tootel him with vigor and express by word of mouth, warning Hi, Hi.

If some bugger is "Obstacling my passage" I'd be doing more than tooteling him, I can tell you!!!

[Lias]

Cheers tony, i'll snag a tootle for my sig :-)