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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #60 on: July 06, 2015, 08:59:57 PM »
Sorry DucattiSS, too late to be in the wedding, but you can always ask JAS67 if he wants to give up his.  :wink:

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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #61 on: July 06, 2015, 09:08:26 PM »
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #62 on: July 06, 2015, 10:57:14 PM »
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #63 on: July 07, 2015, 07:35:36 AM »
Well,

if you're looking for a survival knife.....not that you really need one on a Guzzi....the USAF Pilots Survival Knife is decent. Have carried mine thru multiple deployments since 1990.

http://www.realitysurvival.com/air-force-survival-knife-review/

For something more useful on a daily basis, I always carry a Gerber Multi tool...also provided by Uncle Sam.
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #64 on: July 07, 2015, 07:57:23 AM »
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #65 on: July 07, 2015, 08:08:04 AM »
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #66 on: July 07, 2015, 09:01:47 AM »
I've been carrying a pocketknife for 60+ years. My current three favourites are a Reinhard Müller in CPMS90V, a Fällkniven PXLwh in laminated cobalt stainless, and a DPx HEAT/F in Sleipner steel. All three have liner locks. The latter is my current most-used, with a short 2.5" blade which is very strong at 3/16" thick, a glass-breaker, and most importantly, a bottle opener.
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #67 on: July 07, 2015, 09:04:32 AM »
Well,

if you're looking for a survival knife.....not that you really need one on a Guzzi....the USAF Pilots Survival Knife is decent. Have carried mine thru multiple deployments since 1990.

http://www.realitysurvival.com/air-force-survival-knife-review/
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 I have that survival knife and sheath....Wearing one in public might be illegal in some areas...... or for more drama this Roman Pugio will do . It was good enough to stab Julius Caesar  and Caligula

   

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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #68 on: July 07, 2015, 09:31:24 AM »
I've been carrying a pocketknife for 60+ years. My current three favourites are a Reinhard M�ller in CPMS90V, a F�llkniven PXLwh in laminated cobalt stainless, and a DPx HEAT/F in Sleipner steel.

Just reposting to check my idea on how to make the fancy umlauts come out in M�ller and F�llkniven ... dang, no joy.
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #69 on: July 07, 2015, 09:44:18 AM »
Bottle opener.  That was my downfall.  I had been perfectly content with my Case Stockman until I began my search for a tactical bottle opener.  Finding none, I made one of my own by taking an angle grinder to the opening hole of an inexpensive Maxxam. 



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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #70 on: July 07, 2015, 10:51:24 AM »
it's a got bottle opener which is more practical.......... ..   :boozing:
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #71 on: July 07, 2015, 12:26:30 PM »
Since I ride a Eye-talian bike I'd better carry a Japan-ese knife.  It's a Marco Polo thing

I've been buying knifes from Shinichi Watanabe for decades http://www.kitchen-knife.jp/special/

I have one the size of the Ninja tao with a wood riveted handle that I favor.  great for deer skinning & initial cleaning

Butt I always like my Matagi-Shotou for general work.



One thing about these knives is that they are single bevel, they rust if not cared for and you have to sharpen them more often. 
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #72 on: July 07, 2015, 01:49:18 PM »
Since I ride a Eye-talian bike I'd better carry a Japan-ese knife.  It's a Marco Polo thing

I've been buying knifes from Shinichi Watanabe for decades http://www.kitchen-knife.jp/special/

I have one the size of the Ninja tao with a wood riveted handle that I favor.  great for deer skinning & initial cleaning

Butt I always like my Matagi-Shotou for general work.



One thing about these knives is that they are single bevel, they rust if not cared for and you have to sharpen them more often.

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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #73 on: July 07, 2015, 01:50:36 PM »
Im surprised no one is carrying a neck knife under their jacket?  Hello? Hello?  A little Murray Carter action under that leather, fellas????
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #74 on: July 07, 2015, 01:54:50 PM »
I'm a Guzzi rider and I don't carry a knife...where on earth did I go wrong?

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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #75 on: July 07, 2015, 02:33:45 PM »
Just be careful with all of those pocket knives - remember what resides right next to your pocket! Don't want to be singing falsetto for real. :thumb:
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #76 on: July 07, 2015, 05:00:30 PM »
A scalpel sharp Strider SnG Gen-I Drop point in the pocket and a Leatherman in the Hepco Becker bag....
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #77 on: July 07, 2015, 05:35:24 PM »
Im surprised no one is carrying a neck knife under their jacket?  Hello? Hello?  A little Murray Carter action under that leather, fellas????

dlapierre is .... his posting from the first page said:

Ever since I read Mors Kochanski's "Bushcraft" I've carried a swedish Mora knife on a string around my neck when I'm camping, travelling by bike, going into the woods, etc. Straight blade, non -folding, cheap ($10). If you can still get them with wooden handles, they float. You can strike a spark with them (decent carbon content), skin a moose or a rabbit, stick it in a tree and use it for a step...all manner of things you can use it for and if you lose it, no big deal. It keeps a great edge, too.

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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #78 on: July 07, 2015, 05:38:30 PM »
A small, say 1 ~ 2" utility blade may come in handy for cutting zip ties, bungee chords etc.

I can't imagine having to use a knife in a self defense scenario here in the great white north or my travels in Europe, Mexico or even the USA. I have never once felt threatened in any way in my +55 years that I can recall ever thinking that I wish I had a weapon of any kind (other than the one time a black bear was batting the tent I was sleeping in).

I believe it comes down to perspective, I have spoken to many motorcyclists who only ride major highways, only stay in name brand hotels, always chain up their bikes at night. Sadly I think these folks are basing their actions on irrational fears. Violent crime gas been falling across North America for decades. Most people are decent, well meaning and friendly to strangers.

Just my 2 cents.

All of what you say is true.   But "many" and "most" is not "all" or "always".    As I said earlier, I don't have an irrational fear of my house burning down; neither has any house belonging to a near relative of mine ever burned down.    But we still take out insurance.   Doesn't mean we're "paranoid" or irrational or "always living in fear" etc.

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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #79 on: July 07, 2015, 06:14:34 PM »
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #80 on: July 07, 2015, 06:19:58 PM »
Swiss army knife officers model.  Corkscrew, bottle opener,  screw driver, scissors and blade.  Mighty handy little dude.

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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #81 on: July 07, 2015, 06:59:45 PM »
All of what you say is true.   But "many" and "most" is not "all" or "always".    As I said earlier, I don't have an irrational fear of my house burning down; neither has any house belonging to a near relative of mine ever burned down.    But we still take out insurance.   Doesn't mean we're "paranoid" or irrational or "always living in fear" etc.
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #82 on: July 07, 2015, 09:45:20 PM »
Those aren't Guzzi Rider Knives!

THIS is a Guzzi Rider Knife!







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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #83 on: July 07, 2015, 10:38:41 PM »

 Most often those extinguishers live their lifespan without being discharged and are replaced having never been used.
hUh.?. I'm sposed to replace them? now I'm paranoid!
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #84 on: July 07, 2015, 10:45:19 PM »
hUh.?. I'm sposed to replace them? now I'm paranoid!
The lifespan of a fire extinguisher is normally 10 years.  If you have the powder type extinguisher make sure and turn it upside down and shake it every couple of months to keep the powder loose.
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #85 on: July 08, 2015, 02:57:51 AM »
Anyone use these?

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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #86 on: July 08, 2015, 06:41:00 AM »
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #87 on: July 08, 2015, 08:54:29 AM »
Just reposting to check my idea on how to make the fancy umlauts come out in M�ller and F�llkniven ... dang, no joy.

Double dang! I didn't even notice that when I posted it. The strange thing is that they appear when composing the post (using Windows 7 and Firefox), and they appear if you click on Preview. Just not after it's actually posted. I'm too far removed these days from IT stuff to try to track it down. Looks to me like a quirk of the forum software, however.

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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #88 on: July 08, 2015, 09:11:58 AM »
Im surprised no one is carrying a neck knife under their jacket?  Hello? Hello?  A little Murray Carter action under that leather, fellas????

I do when I'm in the bush, but never felt the need on a motorcycle. A nice little Canadian-made Triple X. I also carry an emergency knife on my PFD when I canoe whitewater. But those are whole other environments.
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Re: What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?
« Reply #89 on: July 08, 2015, 09:16:37 AM »
Pedantic English users aware of German orthography cringe at the inability to type diacritic characters and resort to wordprocessing trickery to achieve that end.  Back in the bad old days of mechanical typewriters, it was perfectly acceptable to use non-diacritic character combinations.  Thus, transliteration was done typically by following the base character by the letter "e".  For example: Mueller and Faellkniven.


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