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  1. Call me whatever you like. I loved my Subaru. 325 whp, all wheel drive, turbo on road race slicks. There was damn little that would stay with it on a twisty back road. Never should have sold that car, just couldn't afford to keep it after I got out of the Marines. And I would venture to say it saw more dirt time than most 4x4 trucks. Of course before that there was the Duramax. 611 whp, north of 1000 ft lbs of tq at the wheels. It enjoyed mustang brunch. And then I got out of the Marines and now my broke ass drives a beat up and worn out Dodge Dakota 4x4 and a Vulcan 1500A bike is my speed fix.
  2. After breaking half a dozen Gerber I went Leatherman. This is the first I have heard of them being antigun. I carry a Leatherman MUT, it's one of their largest and heaviest but it gets used daily and has for 3 years now. Everything from constructionn mechanic work on bikes and cars, hunting, fishing and where it really excels, at the range or down range in the military. I love mine and just wish they had been available in 2007 so I could have bought one immediately after boot camp to carry my entire enlistment.
  3. Even better, he tries to kill them by using a truck with his wife and kids in it. He is incredibly lucky it stopped with headbutt, though I'm suprised he got back up too. The motorcycles don't need to be speeding like hell in a neighborhood (if they were) but that sure as hell isn't grounds to kill someone. It's to late to bleach the gene pool this go round, the moron in the truck has already bred.
  4. This got posted on a Facebook page I frequent. As far as I can tell, the bikers have a tendency to speed in this area, and one idiot takes it upon himself to almost hit a guy on a motorcycle headon. Then starts a screaming he has kids, etc. The kids are in the truck with which he just attempted a headon collision. Interesting turn of events when the other guy steps in. The motorcycle riders shouldn't have been speeding, but if you try to hit me headon and commit murder for speeding, you deserve everything you get. Goes to show tempers will get you in trouble quickly. Also, it includes some foul language. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dONyv-Cwkoo
  5. Same issue here. Tapa talk stopped working on TGO yesterday. Still works on other forums. I deleted the app and reinstalled just to make sure. I can't log in, It gives me the same error it gives lumberjack, and when I could log in it either didn't show threads at all, or it would show the thread, but wouldn't show the post when I clicked on the thread. I am on a Samsung S5 running 5.0 lollipop. Sorry I can't provide more info David, I'm not really tech savy. Hopefully you will get some support from tapatalk on this, though from what you said, I doubt it
  6. I actually don't know how many pages it is lol. I picked it up on Kindle and of course have paperback on the way. I wasn't really pushing it for anyone here to purchase, just wanted to share because it's one the more unique things I've had happen.
  7. Oh anytime lol. Thanks guys. Definitely an odd feeling to see my name in print
  8. A club that just wants to ride is an RC or riding club. Most MC'S will leave independent riders and RC guys alone. The only time you will run in to an issue is if you put on a 3 piece patch with an MC cube. The clubs who were that have earned that right by following traditional club protocols and rules in their conduct and orgnazation. If you throw that on you not just looking to ride, especially once you add a bottom rocker with territory. That is seen as claiming turf. If you wanna just ride join your local HOG chapter or similar, pay the entry fee, sew on the 1 piece patch and ride the hell out of it. And nobody will bother you one bit. The clubs at this meet included Christian and Veteran clubs, it was a Coalition of Clubs meet to discuss local affairs. This could be anything from one club acting like jackasses to helmet laws. Some guys got in a fist fight, a weapon supposedly got pulled and someone let off the first round. I would say several, if not all of the bikers were killed by police. Forensics will tell. Looking at the pictures, police were shooting into a backdrop that included unarmed, non combatants as well as into the parking lots beyond. It will be months before the full story every comes out, if it does. But the damage is done, the media has vilified all those involved whether they deserved it or not. And once again, all motorcycle clubs are gonna be the bad guy.
  9. I had a bad experience in California with this one. I didn't have a carry permit out there, and got the interstate one night for fuel in the wrong neighborhood. It was late, probably 200 am. Stopped at a red light behind a car, thug comes out of nowhere and tries to jerk my door open. 2005 GMC diesel, doors locked automatically. I was to close to cut around the car, so I slammed in reverse and stomped it. Tow mirror met head and from the amount of blood I cleaned off it must have torn his ear off. I got room, hit drive and went through the redlight hammered down. Found a well light fuel station and got fuel and made a police report and reported it to the Officer on duty at my unit. Now I leave more room between me and the car in front, and I have a loaded firearm close at hand, though discharging a pistol in a vehicle is pretty low on my list of things to do. The concussion in that confined space is unreal, I've done it in training with double hearing protection, don't ever wanna do it in real life.
  10. A gentleman and friend from Norway, Ole Rodar, has just finished writing his second book. It is a fantasy book that includes a lot of knife fighting and martial arts. He asked me some time back if he could use my name and personage in the book due to my knife and martual arts training and I agreed and now it's out. I have read it, and it is entartaining, though odd to see my name as a supporting character. Anyways, I thought I would share as its one of the more unique things I've ever had happen in my life http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00XZ8HXDG/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1432289494&sr=8-2π=AC_SY200_QL40&keywords=betrayal+of+faith&dpPl=1&dpID=417LPIcAlxL&ref=plSrch
  11. I've actually never agreed with that statement. Th e right tactics, techniques and equipment will allow you to do harm to your opponent while avoiding harm yourself. I have been told by people that they would take a blow to give one. That attitude is stupid, and will get you killed if it's used against the right man. A big knife of 9"+ will remove a hand if the cut is done correctly. I've never once heard a Marine or any other man in the service say he was going in to a firefight expecting to get shot. So why go in to a knife fight expecting to get cut? I've spent a lot of time sparring empty hands vs knife, knife vs knife, and knife vs other weapons. Self defense with a blade can be devastating if done right, even against other weapons with more reach. But it takes training and practice to become proficient, just like anything else. While I'd rather have a rifle in my hand if trouble starts, don't ever discount a trained man with a good knife.
  12. I haven't done it yet. I'll make sure to post when I do. I just haven't had time, working 6 and 7 12's a week on night shift drains away free time.
  13. And thanks for all the compliments guys.
  14. My understanding of the reason for no pointy blades was to reduce the likely hood of injury if a knife was dropped from high up in the rigging. Wharnecliff has became a term very similar to bowie, where it covers a very broad genre of blade shapes. The reason I like the modern Wharnecliff for self defense is that it has a straight edge from ricasso to tip and it is a leading point. As it cuts, the point is drug into the target instead of away like on a drop or clip point. Those are trailing point designs. That straight edge also makes "achieving point" easier. That is basically touching your point to the target at the beginning of a thrust. I still like a bowie for self defense, but they each have their pros and cons. And a medium sized wharnecliff fits the bill for me right now
  15. This may be my only chance to use this. Also, I will take that as a compliment lol.
  16. Crkt makes one very similar. No need to apologize. Given the general tone of my post and my interest it wasn't an unreasonable assumption
  17. Trust me it's a back up option. A knife is there to either be a backup if a firearm fails or to make enough space to draw a firearm. I know how to use a k ice in self defense but it's a skill I'd rather not put in to practice if I can avoid it
  18. I traded the long knife j made last weekend for this. It's stamped SWI, the owner didn't know who made it, but he had the specs as 01 tool steel. It's a Wharnecliff style blade, clean grind and great ergonomics. It has a horizontal kydex sheath and I will be carrying it mostly for self defense purposes. Anyways j just wanted to share.
  19. I know guys who do too but mine is strictly for locking up the bike [emoji6]
  20. Lmfao. I had forgot that scene. Oh, and I carry a chain. I lock my bike up when I ride somewhere overnight if I end up staying in a bad neighborhood. Probably a weapon of opportunity type thing if I had to guess
  21. This will event will have reprcussions that echo through the club world for years. And I don't just mean 1% clubs. All clubs and riders interact with each other at some point and interact with the public everyday. This just made sure that the parents taking their kids on vacation fear the Veteran club that just passed them on the interstate and leave a restaurant when the Blue Knights (LEO club) show up. It also means there's a damn war brewing between the clubs involved. Some hot heads decided to start trouble, and they succeeded. Now those clubs will be at each other constantly. That's why you have people coming in. The call has went out, and they are showing up to have their brothers back. They are 1%ers and they will protect their brothers to the death. Also, lots of MC members are lawyers, doctors, construction workers, etc. Most of them aren't running drugs and hookers, they are working 40 hours a week just like everyone else. Calling them a gang is the same as calling an AR-15 and assault rifle. An outlaw motorcycle gang is a media term conjured up to produce fear of all things biker among the masses.
  22. I really meant just more that it wasn't a dingy, dark biker bar. I've seen kids in there, not much different than Hooters. Definitely not a seedy corner bar.
  23. It's not a gang it's a club. And Twin Peaks is a family kinda restaurant. This will affect those that ride, especially anyone who rides with a club, much more than gun rights. Public and most cops see all patches the same whether it's a 1% patch, MC or riding club. Also keep in mind it will have a major media spin. They will gladly demonize everyone involved who rides a motorcycle. Word on the street is they were having a Confederation of Clubs meeting, when a non-coc member club showed up to start shit. Well they succeed and it quickly went from fist fights to guns pulled.
  24. I think you forgot something lol
  25. Yeah I wouldn't cut up an old cleaver to modify. The cleaver has to much character. As far as annealing, just throw it in a camp fire overnight. It'll soften as long as it hits critical temp (1450 degrees) and then cools at a rate of 50 degrees an hour or less until it's below 950. It will need to be reheat treated. Lots of work for repurposed steel if you don't have a forge.

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