Almost lost a Norton today

acotrel · May 13, 2023

You should run a lead from the power pole in the street and attach it to your Norton. That would minimise the risk of theft o a tolerable levl. - Or you could aattached a fully armed crossbow to it's handle bars to make it less desirable.
Vote for the government to employ more cops ?

Satan's Aardvark · May 13, 2023

seattle##gs said:
In broad daylight some miserable %#$@#**&% walked down my driveway, turned the Norton around and pushed it up to the road while I was inside the house. I walked out of the house and saw it parked on the road.

I've put Apple air tags on all my desirable vehicles, hidden in discrete locations. If something goes missing I've got a reasonable chance of tracking it before they find the tag.

Torontonian · May 13, 2023

Here in Canada using or even showing a shot gun to protect your vehicle from theft will land you in prison .
Pick up the phone and call police is the procedure .
I've worked in security many years here .

EstuaryBoy · May 14, 2023

Torontonian said:
Pick up the phone and call police is the procedure .

That used to work in the UK some years back......

Saber · May 14, 2023

What do you guys use to secure your bike on a road trip?

KiwiShane · May 14, 2023

Saber said:
What do you guys use to secure your bike on a road trip?

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74 Cafe' · May 14, 2023

gortnipper said:
Bummer.

They would shoot you on TX for 10% of that.

Same here in rural Farm area of NC. Sheriff's insist everyone be armed and deal with problems themselves first before calling them. With our current judicial system not working the way it should, and I'm being polite here, I and many others fully support vigilante justice.

MikeG · May 14, 2023

https://ruger.com/products/mini14TacticalRifle/models.html. My solution. The sound of a round being jacked into the chamber is as loud as my Remington 870 but it's easier to handle

74 Cafe' · May 14, 2023

Torontonian said:
Here in Canada using or even showing a shot gun to protect your vehicle from theft will land you in prison .
Pick up the phone and call police is the procedure .
I've worked in security many years here .

The Sheriff's are typically 45 minutes away in any rural community, and when you call them they'll keep you on the phone to report the progress of the situation which is being recorded and is helpful if you have to end up in court. Once they are here, and believe me I've had a few incidents as crime is rising even in rural areas, they'll take over. Our house and my shop where I work on our Farm is located in the middle of over 1000 acres and only one way in or out by vehicle via our private road...

MichaelD · May 14, 2023

74 Cafe' said:
Same here in rural Farm area of NC. Sheriff's insist everyone be armed and deal with problems themselves first before calling them. With our current judicial system not working the way it should, and I'm being polite here, I and many others fully support vigilante justice.

Wow, that's a terrifying world you guys live in. I'm 68 and the only guns I've ever seen were on specially trained police officers, even normal police officers don't need guns.

maaseyracer · May 14, 2023

I hide an Apple Airtag in each of my motorcycles. If they move I get a notification on my phone. You can get 4 Air Tags for $100. I label each one with the bike they represent and I keep a stock of CR2032 batteries.

74 Cafe' · May 14, 2023

MichaelD said:
Wow, that's a terrifying world you guys live in. I'm 68 and the only guns I've ever seen were on specially trained police officers, even normal police officers don't need guns.

Our founding Fathers when writing the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, unique in the world to the USA, had the foresight to declare an "armed society is a polite society". Every country has it's issues, with corruption in every govt., but at least the 2nd Amendment has kept them at bay, for now, but for sure there are aspiring forces in the USA that want to see more govt. control in the USA as has been introduced onto our friendly neighbors up North who I've worked with and know well.

MichaelD · May 14, 2023

74 Cafe' said:
Our founding Fathers when writing the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, unique in the world to the USA, had the foresight to declare an "armed society is a polite society". Every country has it's issues, with corruption in every govt., but at least the 2nd Amendment has kept them at bay, for now, but for sure there are aspiring forces in the USA that want to see more govt. control in the USA as has been introduced onto our friendly neighbors up North who I've worked with and know well.

I don't want to get into politics, because I really don't have a clue about that, but with over 6,000 Americans killed in the last 3 months, all shot by other Americans, it would worry me to be in that environment. But I agree, Americans do all seem to be very polite.

ashman · May 14, 2023

Yes you have very relaxed gun laws in the great US of A but you also have the problems of no gun control we see it on the news regularly, how many mass shootings so far this year alone, I for one am glad we have strong gun control laws in Australia, I am not going to get political about it but and we are lucky we don't have many gun problems here, why I have cattle dogs who protect my house hold.

cyclegeezer · May 14, 2023

maaseyracer said:
I hide an Apple Airtag in each of my motorcycles. If they move I get a notification on my phone. You can get 4 Air Tags for $100. I label each one with the bike they represent and I keep a stock of CR2032 batteries.

I do the same.

MikeG · May 14, 2023

ashman said:
Yes you have very relaxed gun laws in the great US of A but you also have the problems of no gun control we see it on the news regularly, how many mass shootings so far this year alone, I for one am glad we have strong gun control laws in Australia, I am not going to get political about it but and we are lucky we don't have many gun problems here, why I have cattle dogs who protect my house hold.

We have been an armed society since the very beginning. Mass shootings, aside frome those perpetrated by orgainized crime, are a fairly recent phenomenon. In the 200 plus years prior guns weren't the problem, now they are the scapegoat. Now the same mentality that makes a person think it's OK to flame someone in anonymity with a keyboard without consequence has manifested itself all too often in the real world. It all comes down to a lack of mutual respect. I'm very glad I grew up in an Era when things weren't so upside down.

concours · May 14, 2023

ashman said:
Yes you have very relaxed gun laws in the great US of A but you also have the problems of no gun control we see it on the news regularly, how many mass shootings so far this year alone, I for one am glad we have strong gun control laws in Australia, I am not going to get political about it but and we are lucky we don't have many gun problems here, why I have cattle dogs who protect my house hold.

Not quite accurate.

concours · May 14, 2023

MikeG said:
We have been an armed society since the very beginning. Mass shootings, aside frome those perpetrated by orgainized crime, are a fairly recent phenomenon. In the 200 plus years prior guns weren't the problem, now they are the scapegoat. Now the same mentality that makes a person think it's OK to flame someone in anonymity with a keyboard without consequence has manifested itself all too often in the real world. It all comes down to a lack of mutual respect. I'm very glad I grew up in an Era when things weren't so upside down.

If the passion is there, finding a tool (club, sword, knife, arrow) is always going to happen.

The erosion of societies basic values (as mentioned) such as respect, initiative, accountability just to name a few contribute to these people choosing to commit these heinous crimes.

ashman · May 14, 2023

I am not going to argue about guns and gun laws we all have our own opinions and we all have our rights to protect our property, we can have our guns here in Aus as long as we are licence and have secure gun safes, here in Aus we don't walk around with loaded guns whether consealed or off our belts, we don't live by the gun here as well in many parts of the world but we do see what is happening over in your part of the world with guns, I grew up with guns both target and hunting, but I don't feel so unsafe I got to carry a gun where ever I go, not here in Australia.
Our problem here these days is youth crime getting out of control mostly breaking into houses and stealing car keys for joy riding, underage kids not old enough to even drive on the road and killing innocent people from losing control because they have no experience, very rare we have gun deaths here and as I say I have my own opinion and I won't say no more, my cattle dogs are good enough for my family and property protection.

Stevo · May 14, 2023

concours said:
If the passion is there, finding a tool (club, sword, knife, arrow) is always going to happen.

The erosion of societies basic values (as mentioned) such as respect, initiative, accountability just to name a few contribute to these people choosing to commit these heinous crimes.

It’s just tragic that absence of any real gun control here has given a more readily available weapon to those who have none of these values. Using any other weapon doesn’t have such wide ranging, lethal consequences.

Almost lost a Norton today

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