Kershaw in the pocket?????

[jerryd6818]

I don't know about you Bert but I can't afford an OCC. Hell, I can't afford a vanilla Harley. Now the Kershaw Leek? That's a different story.

[QTCut5]

Jerry, dude...I will gladly send you a Kershaw Leek if you want one...I bought a few to keep in abeyance just in case they ever stopped making them. Just say the word and it's as good as sent. I feel it's a great knife, regardless of where it's made. Just let me know if you prefer the frame lock or the liner lock version. (I'm a frame lock guy myself)

~Q~

[PigSticker]

Vanilla Harley??????????That's a good one never heard it used around this area--you must be referring to a Jap V-twin--------

[jerryd6818]

~Q~ thank you for the offer. It's very generous of you and I appreciate it but I have eight Leeks. My favorite of course is the one customized by whitebuffalo58 with bone handles in the pattern and colors of the Viet Nam Service Ribbon. One black with USMC on the handle. One in color with the #25 Marine Corps NASCAR handle. Then black/blue, red/black, Desert Sand, Olive Green and of course Orange. My interest had flagged by the time the purple came out.


Gary, looks like our dictionaries are not in sync. By plain vanilla Harley, I meant the cheapest no frill model they make. At the risk of losing your respect, I guess I should tell you I rode almost all Jap bikes from the time I started riding in '72 until last year when I sold my last bike. All Hondas except for a '75 Moto Guzzi 850T and a Yamaha V-Star 1100 Classic.

[PigSticker]

I knew you rode Jap bikes Jerry I've had a few myself--A Guzzie is one I ain't never had a chance to ride woulda liked to rode one--I sold my FLH last fall to many spinal injuries got to where I couldn't use my neck--- Now that I've stayed off them damn things I have almost no issues at all----When it comes to bikes & trucks I guess I've always owned vanilla too--never heard that term before------

[jmh58]

John, four months ago, you carried that Orange Packrat but you never said doodley about it.

Hey Jerry.. I had it in my pocket off/on a few since that.. I like it but it is a little less hand filling for me.. Not a bad thing though.. I like the blade shape ALOT!! haven't really done any major cutting with it though.. John

[jerryd6818]

--A Guzzie is one I ain't never had a chance to ride

The Goose was my favorite. That sideways twin had a shake to it but was so superior to the buzz bomb Honda 350 I traded in on it, I just fell in love. I almost got it back several years ago. A guy out west of town had it and I missed it by about three months. I quit riding because I fell over twice, year before last. Both times it was going around a corner about one mile per hour. Just flopped over on my right side. A few other close calls on top of that made me decide maybe I should give it up. The picture is 1978, me and Jr. on the Goose out in the driveway, going about 100 mph up on the center stand.


John, the ripple in the side of the blade made me wonder if it had any effect on the usage of the knife.

[QTCut5]

~Q~ thank you for the offer. It's very generous of you and I appreciate it but I have eight Leeks. My favorite of course is the one customized by whitebuffalo58 with bone handles in the pattern and colors of the Viet Nam Service Ribbon. One black with USMC on the handle. One in color with the #25 Marine Corps NASCAR handle. Then black/blue, red/black, Desert Sand, Olive Green and of course Orange. My interest had flagged by the time the purple came out.

PHOTOS, JERRY, MUST...SEE...PHOTOS!!!...Kershaw Leeks AND the bikes (if you have any in your archives).

~Q~

[jerryd6818]

You can see the picture of the Goose above. My first bike was a Honda 350 CL. Didn't everybody start on a Honda?

Stock Picture but yeah, it really was that ugly green/gold.

The Leek whitebuffalo58 did up for me. God, I love this knife.

Then there was the Moto Guzzi bought new in 1975

How about a couple of USMC Leeks?

After the Moto Guzzi I had a Honda Sabre 700. Not the best bike on the road. Pictures were eaten by the 2006 flood so this is a Google stock picture.

The rest some other time.

[junebug]

I don't know whats COOLER..........the HELMET, them fancy azz BRITCHES with a "X", or the bike.....

LOVE THE OLD PIC, JERRY........

OTHER BIKES/KNIVES ARE COOL TOO

[edge213]

Jerry, I don't care much for Leeks, but that Vietnam Leek is awesome.

[QTCut5]

Not to hi-jack the thread and get off topic...but Jerry's old photos caused me to wax nostalgic. So, here's some photos of some old photos of some of my favorite old rides.
Clockwise from top left: A customized Moto Guzzi, my Yamaha 650 OHC in the garage between my 1973 Triumph GT-6 and my brother's 1967 Camero, some friends meeting before a toys-for-tots charity run, Me sitting on my 1979 Yamaha 650 OHC when I was in high school and still thought I was cool for riding a motorcycle to school

Ah...the good old days.

~Q~

[jerryd6818]

Josh, I out grew those jeans and my ex-sister-in-law took them, cut the legs off and wore them as shorts for several more years.


~Q~ My two best buddies had 650 Yamaha's back in the '70s.

[QTCut5]

Well, Jerry...you obviously had/have some very cool friends. Now...did they have the extended forks on their Yamahas like mine did? Hmmm? Believe it or not, I bought that Yamaha 650 OHC with custom extended front forks for only $500, and it had less than 1000 miles on the odometer. Ironically, the guy I bought it from had crushed his leg against a highway safety guard rail while trying to avoid a potentially more serious accident. He was still recuperating in the hospital when I bought it...from his mother!

~Q~

[jerryd6818]

No, they were stock, out of the box units.

I traded the Honda Sabre 700 for some cash and a Honda 400 Four. There's a story that goes with the 400F.

Time for a knife break with the Desert Sand Leek.

Went without until 2003 when I decided to buy a new Yamaha V-Star 1100 Classic. My pictures destroyed in the flood of 2006 but this from Google is very similar.

The Leek with Olive handles.

One more bike and two more Leeks to go.

[jmh58]

Knockout.. Green handle/black blade.. Fires real nice.. John

[garddogg56]

in my pocket today twas a Leek love this knife

[jmh58]

Knockout.. Green handle/black blade.. Fires real nice..

....and again!!! John

[jmh58]

Orange Packrat...

Swapped out the Tenacious for this!!! John

[QTCut5]

Either the Chill or frame lock Leek in the pocket every day (Spyderco Endura 4 on the nightstand and Gerber 400 in the utility cupboard).

~Q~

[Bigman]

I carry this Skyline a lot and is one of my all time favorite Edcs. It was the first Kershaw I bought in the 14c28n steel.Been carrying one since Kershaw first offered it for sale. This steel has proven it's self very,very worthy in toughness,stain resistance and edge holding properties to me. Threw the toughest and hardest test I know of that being,work time.
Also it covers a niche area for me in discreet carry as a well made back up to my Sp101. No one ever even looks at it twice as something like a weapon. Plus it's a lot of fun just flipping it open.

[mveach]

I have carried this knife for about 5 years and don't even have a bike.

Now that's knife porn

[jerryd6818]

About a year ago, I promised another bike and two more Leeks. I see, my forgetter has been working well.

This is the last bike I had. An '03 Honda VTX 1300 I got to replace the Yamaha V-Star 1100 that the second flood destroyed.

Last summer, I bought this Teal Leek for my granddaughter.

And (I think) Christmas of '13 or '14 I bought this Leek for her brother.

It was the same Christmas I bought this Leek for my daughter's (then) husband.

This is the very first Leek I bought.

And this is the second Leek I bought.

Y'all know I love my orange knives.

There's something about the Needs Work that lights up my eyes.

And who can resist a handful of Scallions?

There are some more Kershaws but I don't want to burn y'all out.

[jerryd6818]

Now that's knife porn

Welcome to AAPK. Glad to have you aboard.

When you have a minute, you could go here and tell us a little bit about yourself -- http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... m.php?f=20

This forum will give you some of the in's and out's of getting around on AAPK -- http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... m.php?f=98

Enjoy yourself and post lots of pictures.

[QTCut5]

Got a sweet deal on this blackwash Oso Sweet, so it's getting some pocket time. Flipper fires so hard 'bout jumps outta my hand...gotta hang on tight. But, barely any pressure required for cutting, that Kershaw edge cuts like a dream.

~Q~