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Z3n posted:Get their plate number, pull off, and report them to the cops. A million times this, even if you carry this is the right answer. If he gets out and you have to shoot him you'll have to defend that in court, and then for the next 2-5 years of civil cases brought against you by their family(possibly excluding one or two states, I haven't kept up on new self defense laws since I can't carry here anyway  ).Basically if you have to shoot someone your life is hosed, unless you are in one of the few 'Prosecution must pay defendants legal fees' states. You will also have to deal with the remorse of offing a guy you may not have had to. Sure he deserved it, but is that really enough for your conscience?
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Z3n posted:You'd be better off spending your time when you get engaged with these people figuring out the best way to get the hell away from them. If you're on a motorcycle, you should be able to outperform or get away from just about anyone, either with throttle or by going places cars can't go. Ride the drat thing into a mall if you have to. The first guy was an idiot for stopping where the truck would catch up, and the second guy was an idiot for following and confronting. Get their plate number, pull off, and report them to the cops. My last post was mostly joking but you should balance the risk of panicking and splattering yourself somewhere during the escape. It sounds like this poo poo was happening in the middle of nowhere, not somewhere you could lane split away. Pure evasion may be less important than just getting off the road, away from his primary weapon, and getting help on the way. But if he sees you and pursues, and you are unarmed, the cops may find nothing but a well-armored corpse. It's a ridiculous scenario, MC CC sounds impractical well to the point of unsafe and as always the best defense is to avoid driving down dark, abandoned roads frequented by the Tennessee Toecutter in the first place.
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Z3n posted:Get their plate number, pull off, and report them to the cops. You need to be able to identify the driver, just having plate number won't cut it. I was assaulted once by a drunkie who got out of his pick-up truck to beat me up. Hhe kicked my bicycle while I was on it and tried to start a fight with me. Even though an off-duty FBI was sitting across the parking lot and saw it, neither one of us were able to positively ID him from a line-up, so no prosecution.
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thylacine posted:You need to be able to identify the driver, just having plate number won't cut it. I was assaulted once by a drunkie who got out of his pick-up truck to beat me up. Hhe kicked my bicycle while I was on it and tried to start a fight with me. Well, the plate number at least allows you to start a record on that vehicle...the rest of the story with those 2 guys and that truck is that guy was wanted for other crimes and that's what got him busted in the end, IIRC. I mean, the sort of fucktard who would try and run a bike off the road is also the sort of fucktard who would be running around with a warrant.
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That video really scared me.  It's so surreal because it looks like something out of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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JP Money posted:Even with armored power ranger gear a baseball bat is gonna gently caress you up. Those guys are lucky as hell he didn't get out of his truck swinging or with a gun. I personally don't think I woulda stopped - I'd be terrified homeboy had a gun and was just looking for someone to target practice on. Rational thought would be hard to wrangle there, I imagine. Good on those dudes for staying fairly cool.
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Z3n posted:You'd be better off spending your time when you get engaged with these people figuring out the best way to get the hell away from them. If you're on a motorcycle, you should be able to outperform or get away from just about anyone, either with throttle or by going places cars can't go. Bollarded bike paths and forest paths are everywhere here. I'm reasonably comfortable taking my bike down a narrow gravel path, but it's going to be extremely hard fitting a car between two bollards meant for bicycle and foot traffic only. I'd love to see someone try, though.
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I think the most practical deterrent is an arm mounted crossbow, a red mohawk, and a blonde twink slave on the pillion.
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KozmoNaut posted:Bollarded bike paths and forest paths are everywhere here. I'm reasonably comfortable taking my bike down a narrow gravel path, but it's going to be extremely hard fitting a car between two bollards meant for bicycle and foot traffic only. These are Americans with 2-ton SUVs. I don't think a little concrete bollard will stop a Dodge Ram. A smart forfour maybe.
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Linedance posted:I think the most practical deterrent is an arm mounted crossbow, a red mohawk, and a blonde twink slave on the pillion. This is clearly the right answer. Don't forget a boomerang and a decoy tanker.
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Snowdens Secret posted:I can see this leading into a CA/TFR crossover "how best do I conceal carry while still packing ATGATT and which gloves protect best during high-speed offs and still fit in the trigger guard" discussion. CA/TFR crossover meets in: The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Creative Convention > DIY & Hobbies > Custom MC gloves with .45s in the gauntlet
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Saga posted:These are Americans with 2-ton SUVs. I don't think a little concrete bollard will stop a Dodge Ram. A smart forfour maybe. You'd be surprised.  These (or similar) are the most used bollards. They're made from pine, 20cm thick and 50/50 above/below ground, anchored in concrete in some cases. I think you'll find that even lifted bro trucks are going to highside on them. I've seen a hatchback impact one and it sure wasn't pretty.
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They might be able to punch through them, but it's going to seriously gently caress their poo poo up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmgjsYQHE0w The ones guarding your trails likely aren't meant to keep suicide bombers at bay, but it's definitely not gonna carelessly break it down like an action movie, either.
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I've only heard one bollard joke in my life. It's at 0:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCTjL9zlaWA
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Bondematt posted:A million times this, even if you carry this is the right answer. If he gets out and you have to shoot him you'll have to defend that in court, and then for the next 2-5 years of civil cases brought against you by their family(possibly excluding one or two states, I haven't kept up on new self defense laws since I can't carry here anyway Thank goodness I live in Michigan with the "shoot first" law. No duty to flee and immunity from civil cases if the prosecutors state the shooting was justified. I have a CPL and I can't think of anything less practical than carrying a pistol on a motorcycle for the purposes of protection from crazy drivers. If you are an ATGATT rider, how the Hell are you going to draw that weapon from a tank bag while wearing your super sexy armored gloves? Just be the bigger man and let him pass you again or duck into a public place or whatever. Antagonizing a moron in a pickup truck with physics on his side can only end badly. Even if you confront and escape him, maybe you pushed him over the edge and he will just run the next guy on two wheels off the road faster to teach those dang burned squids a lesson!
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I never thought I would say this in my life: I want to move to Michigan.
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Who here rides the Blue SV650 and owns a ROOF helmet? I could have sworn I saw you on Geary in SF. You were making a turn and I was heading towards you and I waved. I was on a red VFR750 with a black helmet with a squid on the side.
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Flat tires suck. I made it 40 miles through gravel and dirt roads, then I turn around to come back home on the highway and get a 3" piece of metal in the tire. Slimed it and aired it back up... then aired it back up four or five times until I made it home (tubed tire.) Guess I'll start carying tire irons and another tube. The bike's tool-kit worked great to pop the wheel off though. unbuttonedclone fucked around with this message at 02:10 on Oct 3, 2011 |
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Snowdens Secret posted:It's a ridiculous scenario, MC CC sounds impractical well to the point of unsafe and as always the best defense is to avoid driving down dark, abandoned roads frequented by the Tennessee Toecutter in the first place. I was once accused of having more firearms than Hamas. Still, I can't think of anything but a point to point ride to or through a warzone zip code (there are a few here) where I'd even contemplate the logistics of this. It is not an asset, it is a liability. Let's say you stop somewhere, however briefly. Do you leave it on the bike? Do you bring it into the establishment? Do they serve/sell alcohol? What's their seating capacity? Do they have posted rules that supersede state laws? Federal laws? Are you in any position to assess any of this horseshit at 3AM with a frozen brain and an adrenaline high? Never mind, homeboy just scored your poorly secured Nina and is off to collect $165 from a liquor store in the next county. Have fun 'splaining that one.
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Girlfriend wrote off her second scooter in less than 4 months.  She was just putting away happily, where outta nowhere, this rear end in a top hat in a taxi hits the side of the scooter. The scooter is just FUBAR, and at this stage I'm just glad she's alive. How the hell can people just NOT see a motor vehicle travelling in a straight line?!
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Odette posted:How the hell can people just NOT see a motor vehicle travelling in a straight line?! If you're not paying attention, your brain sort of filters out objects moving on a set path in relation to your point of view. It's much much easier to notice a vehicle that weaves back and forth in its lane slightly.
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This is why forums pariah Blaster of Justice always drinks before riding.
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Saga posted:This is why forums pariah Blaster of Justice always drinks before riding. He likes Asti 
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KozmoNaut posted:He likes Asti This is so interesting that I really want to know more about this guy!
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Odette posted:Girlfriend wrote off her second scooter in less than 4 months. He's not people, he's a taxi driver  (insert suv mom/housing contractor/other stereotype as needed)
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KozmoNaut posted:He likes Asti Does drinking Asti Spumante have a particular significance in Denmark? Are you trying to say he likes to "ride the Rød Pølse"?  Or just that he's cheap?
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Saga posted:
Your knowledge of Scandinavian culture always impresses, this is the best euphemism I have heard in a long time.
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The weather in Houston is getting cooler! This is the best time to ride of the year I think. Beautiful warm 80-90 degree days, no more crazy summer highs of 106+ Plus I swear the cooler, denser air made my bike go faster this morning on the way in to work..
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Nothing beats a Rød Pølse, not even a Tuscan salami - wouldn't you agree Ola?  GanjamonII posted:Plus I swear the cooler, denser air made my bike go faster this morning on the way in to work.. ...your honor. Really, it wasn't my fault." This is the one I always use.
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Can anyone identify what bike this gas tank is for? It's listed as a GS500 tank, but it's definitely not: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/07-0...56#ht_500wt_749 Also, what's the gascap-esque hole on the bottom for? AncientTV fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Oct 4, 2011 |
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No clue what bike it's for (if it indeed isn't fot some variant of the GS500), but the hole is likely for the gas gauge sender unit.
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It really wouldn't be a GS then, they never came with fuel gauges. I can't even find a modern Suzuki that has just the SUZUKI decal on the side, rather than their S logo 
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Not sure where this should go, so let's try here first! I just purchased My First Bike (2005 GS500F) and I love it and I've been reading my owners manual and trying to do at least some basic maintenance/inspection, like checking the oil, brake fluid, air filter, yayyyy. I was following this guide to get a look at the air filter. The air filter is under the gas tank. Upon removing the seat and the bolts holding the tank in place, as I lifted the tank I saw a hose slip and fall down into the bike. Standing on the right side of the bike, tank is lifted (and held up by that 'husky' plastic tool resting on the battery), air filter is in view behind the hose in question: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4220513/hose/pic1.JPG Where the hose ends up, below the bike, next to the battery overflow hose: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4220513/hose/pic2.JPG The hose, removed: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4220513/hose/pic3.JPG It ends up outside the bike, so I'm guessing it's got to be some sort of overflow hose. Maybe for the gas tank? I've looked all around and don't see any obvious place for it to go. Here is a hose routing diagram for the GS500, which I can't make head or tail of, as expected
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You're lucky I just took one of these apart The tank's overflow nipple is located on the underside, you probably pulled the tank off without disconnecting that hose first. edit: This guy: 
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Oct 4, 2011 03:51
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You mean this nipple next to the fuel tap in a few of the images? http://www.everydayriding.org/2011/06/gs500-gas-tank-removal.html I saw that but the nipple seemed way too big for my tiny hose. I'll man up and try to force my hose onto that nipple. E: I forced it good. Thanks 
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Oct 4, 2011 04:05
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Yep, if it's the hose I'm thinking of, it's the one in this picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36878794@N03/5870279088/
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AncientTV posted:Can anyone identify what bike this gas tank is for? Reminds me of the tank from my GSX600F (Katana in 'Merica). And the tank emblem seems to have changed from "Suzuki" to the "S" around 2003, at least here in Sweden.
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You're right, I just looked up an '02 Katana, and it is indeed that tank. Thanks for the help!
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 PORTLAND GOONS, ASSEMBLE! http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/mcy/2627856744.html I need the gas tank in this ad. I NEED it. It's literally the only one I've found for sale in the country, but, unfortunately, the guy I talked to at the ad's number is apparently borderline retarded. I asked if he could ship it, and he said he doesn't know how to do that kind of thing (I even said that he could just take it to the post office and have them do everything). He doesn't know what Paypal is, and I fear that he wouldn't be able to figure it out anyway. Even if he could ship it, I worry about the likeliness of it actually getting to my house. Please, PLEASE let me Paypal one of you some money to act as my proxy, and then subsequently ship it to me. edit: Forgot to say that I'll definitely compensate you for your leg-work. My email is my username at gmail, if you can help out, go ahead and shoot me a message. AncientTV fucked around with this message at 19:32 on Oct 4, 2011 |
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AncientTV posted:
Emailed you back. Lets get you that tank
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