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Post by beenriding on Aug 6, 2015 16:47:54 GMT -5
SylvreKat I finally got a mesh jacket this summer, best thing ever!
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Post by SylvreKat on Aug 6, 2015 22:30:04 GMT -5
Good for you, 'riding! That's how to stay protected plus cooler...ish....  So Scully, what've you decided on? The elephant-stopping chain? Massive alarm? Semi-auto gun? Land mine on either side?  >'Kat |
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Post by horace on Aug 8, 2015 20:56:15 GMT -5
Land Mines,........ What was that noise?  Now I have to get up, Sorry. Seems I forgot a small detail......... |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 8, 2015 22:15:16 GMT -5
Good for you, 'riding! That's how to stay protected plus cooler...ish.... So Scully, what've you decided on? The elephant-stopping chain? Massive alarm? Semi-auto gun? Land mine on either side? >'Kat Kat...
Generic "Land mines" are a tad TOO "indiscriminate"... (as in they kill YOU too...)... LOL! Better to go with the CLAYMORE mine. In the military, we actually used to put them on the perimeter of vehicles in "questionable" areas to discourage folks from getting close enough to make one nervous. (Just the SIGHT of them was usually enough to disperse a crowd).
If you've never seen one, the venerable Claymore looks like a stereo horn-tweeter with a cover over the bell end, marked "THIS SIDE TOWARD ENEMY"... I always liked that common-sense admonition... The "horn" part is filled with shrapnel and behind that is a hefty explosive charge.
The result is sort of the "mother of sawed-off shotguns"... Just one mounted on the side of a vehicle will turn a handful of frisky miscreants into several hundred pounds of instant fertilizer. Back when the VC started playing dirty, putting punji-sticks in ditches to impale good guys heading for cover, we upped the game by placing Claymores in the ditches (facing straight up). When a line of enemy troops marched down the trail, a soldier would fire a shot at them. They'd all dive into the ditches and then the Claymores would be "activated".
NOT pretty. But VERY effective... 
They work just as well facing horizontal, and can REALLY discourage a hostile crowd. Armored limousines are still regularly so-equipped in South Africa... When a crowd grabs the limo, rocking to go "up and over", the driver simply triggers the desired number of mines on either or both sides. The hostile crowd is pretty much instantly vaporized, with no harm to the car's occupants. Whew, talk about bringing new meaning to "painting the town red..."
Claymores on the sides of a scooter... HMMMM... A truly novel, if somewhat grizzly idea!
They say "necessity is the mother of invention" and mining the old scoot is a "mother" of an invention for sure! Sort of the creation "big-bang theory" in reverse... LOL!
Probably a good thing mines are not sold over-the-counter at Wal-Mart...
Ride safe!
Leo
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Post by SylvreKat on Aug 9, 2015 10:29:36 GMT -5
Gosh, I never knew there were land mines, and there were land mines! Remember that I'm a gal that has enjoyed the innocent safety provided by you vets--and thank you very much for all your service! All righty, Scully--Claymores around your scoot. Just don't forget where you place them  .... >'Kat |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 9, 2015 16:03:04 GMT -5
Gosh, I never knew there were land mines, and there were land mines! Remember that I'm a gal that has enjoyed the innocent safety provided by you vets--and thank you very much for all your service! All righty, Scully--Claymores around your scoot. Just don't forget where you place them .... >'Kat Right on, Kat!
Just remember; THIS SIDE TOWARD ENEMY... THIS SIDE TOWARD ENEMY... LOL!
Leo (thankful for basic instructions) in Texas
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Post by SylvreKat on Aug 10, 2015 6:38:09 GMT -5
THIS SIDE TOWARD ENEMY can apply to many situations....  >'Kat |
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Post by semojd on Aug 13, 2015 12:06:29 GMT -5
After having a battery stolen from my scoot (see story elsewhere on ItsTheRide) I took the advice of user crawford and purchased an alarm system off ebay. Mine was under $20, and easy-peasy to install. It has a 9-pin connector that hooks right into the wiring harness on my Tao Tao Quantum. Here's a list of various alarms on ebay: Scooter Alarms On EbayThe one I have is pretty sensitive to motion, in fact a neighbors loud muffler will set it off. The sensitivity IS adjustable, though. I also chain it to a post in my carport, put a disc lock on, and cover it. The disc lock does have an alarm, and probably would have gone off when the battery was stolen....IF I had fresh batteries in the alarm. That's one drawback of the Oxford Disc Alarm that I have. You have to keep batteries in it. When it rained, water would get into the device, and either set it off or render it unable to sound off. The alarm system crawford pointed me to runs off the scooter battery, and from what I can tell, uses very little charge. The alarm is loud enough to wake me up inside my house, and the remote works from within the house as well. Like the others said, there's no steal-proof way to equip or secure your scoot -- but you can make it so that the amateurs, or the parts thieves can be put off unless they really know what they're doing. JD |
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Post by crawford on Aug 13, 2015 13:18:52 GMT -5
I did buy another one for new trike just like the one before I think why change if it works well.
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Post by beenriding on Aug 13, 2015 14:03:04 GMT -5
I'm going with the alarm, thanks for the link I got an under 20$ one.. And an Abus cable lock, it might slow em down.
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Post by mulderitsme on Aug 14, 2015 14:05:24 GMT -5
Hey guys! I think for starters, I am definitely going with the alarm and GPS tracker (because, basically, if they're stupid enough to continue trying to steal it while an alarm is blaring all over the place, then the GPS will tell me where the not-so-intelligent thieves rode off to with it!). I'm also going to purchase a good, thick cable lock in addition for when I'm parking it at a store or school, ect. for added security. Land-mines would be effective, but I'm not sure my neighbors would approve of all of the noise!  |
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