helicopterjim R.I.P.

Ya shoulda bought them!! Mine starts any time I want it!

Well said. I think my only concern is I believe in gun owners being qualified to own and use and not just a right that anyone can have, whether they are a crazed drug addict, a parent or someone who lives in a remote area. If you can't handle a firearm safely or have a history of firearm offences I don't think you have the right to own a weapon. Perhaps my thoughts are more about gun qualification than gun control. I certainly do not agree with the Canadian laws but it is possible to own and use many restricted weapons up here. It is truly a pain in the ass to do so but our present government is dropping the registration of long guns. I am still in favour of registering handguns but you'll be prying the rest of my guns from my cold dead fingers before they ever get registered.

Here is a brief history of gun politics in Canada. I may or may not agree with any of these policies but I must say that since 1995 it has been rather strict here and although I do feel that the media is controlled to some extent by the government I do not feel that there has been any mass extermination in Canada as your last post insinuates. That being said I do agree with many aspects of your views of gun control. I do feel that gun control does not necessarily mean gun prohibition or control of the people. I have managed to work within the controls of our system and I own several guns. I also know people in European countries who also work within their systems and own guns. I have to register my motorcycles that I use on public roads. I have to apply for a permit to carry a handgun and have the gun registered to be able to carry a gun in public. I am glad that someone in Canada cannot purchase a vehicle and drive it without registering it and posessing a valid drivers licence. Just my views. The following is a summary of information provided in History of Firearms Control in Canada: Up to and Including the Firearms Act, compiled by the Canadian Firearms Centre: The Criminal Code of Canada enacted in 1892, required individuals to have a permit to carry a pistol unless the owner had cause to fear assault or injury. It was an offence to sell a pistol to anyone under 16. Vendors who sold handguns had to keep records, including purchaser's name, the date of sale and a description of the gun. In the 1920s, permits became necessary for all firearms newly acquired by foreigners. Legislation in 1934 required the registration of handguns with records identifying the owner, the owner's address and the firearm. Registration certificates were issued and records kept by the Commissioner of the RCMP or by other police forces designated by provincial Attorneys General. In 1947, the offence of “constructive murder” was added to the Criminal Code for offences resulting in death, when the offender carried a firearm. This offence was struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Canada in a 1987 case called R. v. Vaillancourt Automatic weapons were added to the category of firearms that had to be registered in 1951. The registry system was centralized under the Commissioner of the RCMP. The categories of “firearm,” “restricted weapon” and “prohibited weapon” were created in 1968-69. Police were given preventive powers of search and seizure by judicial warrant if they had grounds to believe that weapons that belonged to an individual endangered the safety of society. Legislative provisions between 1977 and 1979 required Firearms Acquisition Certificates for all weapons and provided controls on the selling of ammunition. Fully automatic weapons were prohibited. Applicants for Firearms Acquisition Certificates were required to take a safety course. Between 1991 and 1994, legislation tightened up restrictions and established controls on military, paramilitary and high-firepower weapons. Many of these "military, paramility and high-firepower" firearms were evaluated soley on the basis of their appearance. In 1995, new, stricter, gun control legislation was passed. The current legislation provides harsher penalties for crimes involving firearm use, licenses to possess and acquire firearms, and registration of all firearms, including shotguns and rifles. This legislation was upheld by the Supreme Court in Reference re Firearms Act (2000). As of 2006, while legislation is still in place, the government is no longer asking long gun owners for a registration fee and will not prosecute long gun owners who do not register at all.

The judge has spoken ... Sorry. Not mine but a friend of mine sent me the link to it. He works overseas on some UN contracts and came across this in Africa somewhere. This facility was reserved for VIP's.

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Does this have what it takes to win a bodge point? Hot water dispenser.

Yahooo! Here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoops. Wrong ass! This is more like it!

Recoiless action takes away some of the energy. The 10 round mag is not necessary for long range shooting but with the semi-auto capability it would definitely make the rifle more useful for closer in tactical fighting with the armour piercing rounds. The TAC50 can be more accurate and has the energy to shoot well beyond 2000 yards. It is a preferred weapon for extreme range shooting. I would enjoy either one!

Hmmmmm. My daughter has that same t-shirt. I wonder what kind of touble she has stirred up wearing it ....

You should tell us about these events before they happen so we can join in.

Nice! I prefer the MacMillan TAC50. I work with a mechanic who has tagged coyotes at almost 1000 yards with one. I'll have to go visit him someday ....

I shot a tree several times with a shotgun until it fell over. I hope this helps!

If you are refering to V.11 as an ITU-T recommendation, first agreed in 1976, for balanced electrical circuits for data communication at up to 10 Mbit/s then you will be right at home in this forum as long as you give lots of useless data regarding temperature changes!

Benvenuto!! Spero che godiate questa forum! Jim PS. Il mio Italiano non è molto buono!

So that's not your Mom?

That works for North America I reckon 'cause we're still riding and after september we are into fixing and modding weather. I'll be sending off an order for a couple I think! Jim

I have hearing that has been affected by years of farm equipment, motorcycles and turbine engines. I would like to say that I wish I had felt the need to protect my hearing before all the damage was done not after. I tell young aviators and bikers to use hearing protection now - not when your hearing is already going. As to why the previous post is relative to hi-comp pistons? When you hear the difference between the sound of 11:1 vs 9.5:1 it means a lot. The hi-comp sound has a sharper boom to the exhaust note versus a regular V11's. I don't know really how to explain it but everyone who follows me grins when they try to describe it! That is relevant to me!

I can't believe that someone would go that length to mod a Centauro and leave the worlds ugliest exhaust sytem on it! There are not a lot of choices for Centauro exhausts but everyone of them is ten times better looking than the stock crossover!

Well picked!! I put on my Ducati shirt for the race. Rossi ran the race the way he wanted except that Loris was in front. I am very impressed with Pedrosa .He is learning how to pee with the big dogs!

That is exactly what I found with my bike even though I did not dyno it. I found my bike to be much, much more responsive to throttle and to have a big edge in roll-ons with other Guzzi's - even though in an out and out race it did not seem to be significantly faster. I like mine!

Yeah baby!

Silly Skeeve. Don't you know he's in Australia so everything is already upside down. That's why when he puts it on the hoist it goes down lower and he ends up groveling!!

Here is a link to the COG (Centauro Owners Group) forum showing some prospective rplacement footpegs for a Centauro. I have looked at my Centauro and V11 and I believe they would work for the V11 equally well so if anyone is interested perhaps this is one way to go! COG link