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Feb 22, 2012 | 08:36 PM

#101

Benway

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I'm surprised at the need for all these guns under vests. (or on a bike at all) I guess I've lived a sheltered life...

Feb 22, 2012 | 08:43 PM

#102

Nirvana

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Benway

I'm surprised at the need for all these guns under vests. (or on a bike at all) I guess I've lived a sheltered life...

Sometimes happiness is a warm gun.

Feb 22, 2012 | 09:16 PM

#103

howitzer88

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From: The City Of New York

First, to keep the wind off of me. Second, for the pockets: Camera in the right, 2 old spark plugs in the left.

Feb 22, 2012 | 09:19 PM

#104

TwiZted Biker

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Benway

I'm surprised at the need for all these guns under vests. (or on a bike at all) I guess I've lived a sheltered life...

Not sheltered , just realistic . Lotta **** you just don't need on a bike and a gun tops the list , aside from cops & the real badboys playing in bad places nobody has a need other than an ego prop .

Number of people carrying on bikes today scares me worse than the number of clueless on them .

Feb 22, 2012 | 09:21 PM

#105

RedNose44

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Originally Posted by Benway

I'm surprised at the need for all these guns under vests. (or on a bike at all) I guess I've lived a sheltered life...

I actually carry mine in my waistband, but being prepared is a good thing. My Glock or Sig are usually with me on my bike or in my cage.

Feb 22, 2012 | 09:49 PM

#106

onaride63

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From: in the wind

I'm not into the patches but, I do like the stick pins. It also helps when i carry.

Feb 22, 2012 | 10:17 PM

#107

warrconn

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From: MN

I don't really get vests. Never have. Warmth? They're sleeveless! Like wearing chaps to keep your *** warm.

Feb 22, 2012 | 10:38 PM

#108

Kowan

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Feb 23, 2012 | 05:49 AM

#109

brenn

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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker

Yeah, that's what I tell my wife's grandmother, but for an 80+ year-old retired school teacher in a small town, she's managed to need to fire hers at people twice.

Just in my family, seems like most of us have been shot, shot at or shot other people. Not sure where you live that you think a gun is an ego prop, but many thousands of people die and get seriously hurt in this country every year that could have avoided it if they had one. I've never in my life needed a fire extingusher, but I don't consider it an "ego prop" to have one.

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Originally Posted by warrconn

I don't really get vests. Never have. Warmth? They're sleeveless! Like wearing chaps to keep your *** warm.

Chaps keep your legs warm and vests keep your core warm - if you've been wearing chaps because your *** gets cold and a vest for your arms, you've been doing it wrong. Luckily, I grew up in the 70's and 80's when vests were a popular substitute for winter jackets, so I already knew that.

Last edited by brenn; Feb 23, 2012 at 05:54 AM.