Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly View Post
My sponsor (and friend) Jim, who saw me through some bad times, kept a little starter pistol loaded with a blank in a little holster on his handlebars. I never saw him use it, (rode with him a few times) but he said it had saved his life on more than one occasion when the horn failed and the cagers kept drifting.

I dunno if I'd want to take my hands off the bars personally in a bad situation.
I think that one falls SQUARELY into the realm of "KIDS, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!" (OR on the road!)