Motor cycle carry ..... ??

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Just put new battery in bike today ..... and went for a much needed ride out. Yet again tho I am faced with what will work for carry.

Last summer it was mostly snubby in small holster on waist .... and for riding, position it further forward to keep nearer to crotch. Right now it's leather jacket time .... and that is a tad short to easily conceal my P95 in Fobus paddle ...... tho I did bring that to front also. Not too comfortable I have to say........ not to mention access to piece also hardly easy!!

When hot weather again I guess it'll be fanny pack time but ... interested to hear what you guys do and/or suggest that works well???
 
There was a long thread on this on TFL. Lots of interesting ideas.


Search function still works there. Give it a try, you might find a gem. :)
 
Be careful where you hang your gun, if you have an accident you don't want the hammer poking through a lung or something. Make sure the weapon is not a danger to you if you dump the bike or get nailed by a car or something. SOB is one of the worst, a gun can actually break your back and paralyze you if you land on it hard enough.

Just something to consider.......
 
Good point ''H'' ..... something I am always aware of. I have gone mad and ordered a Defender ..... it should be useful in many ways even if not ideal on bike .... could well be better tho than what I have used previously.:)
 
You read my mind...

I too was thinking of this dilema myslef. I cant ride just yet but soon enought I will be able to. I will ride only the bike all summer so I will need to come up with someway to carry. I think a fanny pack sounds good for me. First thougth was toss the gun in the trunk and go. But that doesnt make much sense. I always wear an HJC riding jacket so I think my Comp-Tac IWB will work as well as when I drive my truck...something to check out tommorow. no ride the bike is ill..Not normal for a Goldwing but it is an 81. I am intersted to see what everyone has to say so keep the thoughts flying...


Kevin
 
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A S&W 642 with Lasergrips in the front right pants pocket under a pair of leather chaps.

Gun will disappear. Very comfortable and easily stays out of the way.

Harley Softail Classic- if you have to ask why, you wouldn't understand.
 
BEEN THERE

Jacket pocket carry or VERTICAL shoulder holster ('cause my Jackass / Security Six ended up with the barrel poking out where it tore under the arm; funny looks :what: ).
 
If I am carrying a full size I usually put it in a tank bag. Mines a magnetic TourMaster with a shoulder strap. If I get off at a stop just lift the bag off and sling it over your shoulder. With all of the reflective area and map window people know its a tank bag or pack.

Also a lot of police style jackets have pistol pockets. One of my jackets has a heavy double thickness leather zip pocket just above waist height inside the left front side of the jacket. The pocket is big enough to hold a S&W #19 2 3/4". Its not fast to get to but it is comfortable while riding.

Easiest is a Keltec P32 or a NAA mini in the front pocket of your jeans, which is what I do when out putting around. If I am on a road trip in warm weather with a light jacket I usually use a Galco IWB or the tankbag.

Gerald
 
My motorcycle jacket has a quickly accessible pocket that's perfect for a pistol. I loosely formed a piece of kydex that will fit a G19 or a P99 with a hook that catches on the bottom of the pocket.

Did all that work and I still usually carry behind my right hip...Oh well.
 
Excellent thread. With the nice weather around the corner, I've been seriously considering learning how to ride. Haven't thought about carry options till now.
 
Hadn't considered the tank bag option. It sounds good though. Mine doesn't seem exactly easy to access in an emergency, though.

I don't expect to be shooting while riding or anything Sam Woo-ish.

Jesse H, you need a bike.
 
compromises

In the past, I've been asked this and endorsed a shoulder holster, for several reasons.

As previously stated, if you go down while wearing a gun near any of YOUR hard parts, guess which is going to give way 1st :what: Even if it's near some of your soft parts ;) it's gonna hurt quite a bit more.

One thing that's influenced my carry location on the bike is the placement of armor in riding suits - I wear an Aerostich Roadcrafter, helmet, gloves & boots. If I'm riding, I'm suited up, period. Armor is placed in high probability impact areas, and those areas aren't good places for a gun to be sitting.

A tank bag for a full size piece isn't a bad idea, I've thought myself about sewing a holster in one of my bags. I don't like the idea of 'loose in the bag' carry.

A setup like the Coronado jackets would be nice; none of their offerings would provide you any crash protection however...

HTH
 
I used to carry in a flap holster in the bag when I was carrying a large handgun, I have since switched to a J frame size Rossi or older SS Ruger security six with 2 3/4" barrel, so if I lose it I wont mope around for weeks.

My bag has a zipper closed pocket on the inside of the top panel that the Ruger drops right in and zips up. I keep a one of the pistol locks in the bag also, so when we stop I use the pistol lock to lock the helmets to the sissy bar and transfer the pistol to my belt (I leave it in the IWB holster). If I am going somewhere where carry is a no no, then I just drop the tank bag in a saddle bag (mine lock) and no one is the wiser.

If some one were to watch me open the tank bag all they see are me handing my wife a brush, lip gloss, chapstick, gum or sunscreen and removing my baseball cap and switching glasses.

Gerald
 
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1992 Yamaha XT600 Dual Sport

Kel-Tec P-11 with belt clip. Mostly on the hip, sometimes in a shoulder rig.

JMax
 
Coupla people I think have mentioned sho rigs. I do use those, but mostly in winter with either P95 or FEG ...... trouble is on bike .. and when wearing the leather .... it is very slow to get at and .... all too often, as soon as I arrive and stop ... I remove leather .... so that'd be a prob unless a shirt also there to cover ..... not so tempting if weather warming up!
 
Okay, let's talk about SOB carry.

HSMITH writes:

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SOB is one of the worst, a gun can actually break your back and paralyze you if you land on it hard enough.
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I don't know how many time on THR and before on TFL I've seen people write that if you fall and land on your back you can break it, or get severely bruised, or whatever. If you come off your bike, you stand a pretty fair chance of getting hurt anyway. How much worse will it be with a gun SOB?

Now, I'll be the first to admit that I have carried on occasion SOB, but I would guess less than 1% of the time, so don't think I'm espousing a favorite carry method here. I usually carry strong-side OWB at 3:00 - 4:00.

But, back to the matter at hand. Who has facts to back up this "you'll get hurt" statement? Anybody personally have experience with it? Or even have a FOAO story? Anything other than "it could happen"?

I'm sincerely interested in knowing about this, if for nothing more than curiousity sake
 
The only problem with SOB or IWB is if your not wearing a jacket. T or Hawaiian shirts tend to blow up so you have to be careful. I tend to not wear a jacket so much in the dead of summer.
Gerald
 
Well, I crashed a bike about a year and a half ago. My right shoulder was about a foot off the pavement when the tires let go, so there was almost no initial impact. I slid on concrete on my right side for about 25 feet before hitting the edge of the track and cartwheeling in synchronicity with the bike (whee!).

I was pretty sore on the right side and that was wearing a 1-piece armored leather suit. I'm convinced if I had a hard object, like a gun on my strong (right) side, I'd have been hurt badly from it.

As it was, I got away with a badly fractured ankle. Lucky me.
 
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