Carrying while riding a motorcycle.

My only problem with the tank bag carry is if you get offed by someone, you are now disarmed.. Say someone comes out of nowhere and shoves you over etc..
 
I have yet to read or hear about a motorcyclist being pushed over (except by a vehicle). I put about 10-12,000 miles a year on my bikes including at least one 3000 mile trip a year. On weekends, I will do a 200-300 mile ride in the mountains. I feel safe from people while on the bike (although not safe from idiots in cars and trucks) and that has proven to be the case for me and every motorcyclist I've known for decades. So, my carry is more for when I am in a hotel or campground or even a restaurant or fast food place - off the motorcycle.
I always check the concealed carry reciprocity laws prior to leaving home when I plan to cross state boundaries. If I am to go into a state with no reciprocity with my own, I pull over, take the mag out of the gun or ammo out of the revolver, put the gun into one hard case and the ammo or mag into another. They then are legally locked away as per the restrictive laws of that state. I am not happy about the situation, but I am legal.

Ron
 
We're new to the bike world. Got a Can-Am Spyder in our old age. Usually carry the same way I always have, on the hip, but I have started to use a shoulder harness under the leather jacket depending on where we are going.
 
When on my Dyna Lo-Rider I usually carry in an El Paso Saddelry 'Summer Special' type of holster IWB behind my right hip and covered by a vest. When it is just absolutly too hot for a vest then a KelTec 380 in a pocket holster.
 
While on the bike, unless I'm in the dirt, I carry the exact same way I do off the bike, open carry in a belt holster, except I wear some over pants so it's concealed. In the dirt it's almost the same, except moved back a little bit to clear my hip armor. Oh, and I'm riding a SuMo'd XR600R and BMW G650, so I may not know about 140MPH, but I know about dragging knees getting it up.
 
Best carry on a bike

I personally don't ride motorcycles and don't really care for them, but a Sig CCW jacket is what I would use with my XD9SC for strong side and a Ruger LCR .38 as backup. Both with Crimson Trace grips!
 
Danber: Don't take this the wrong way, but isn't that kind of like saying "I personally don't sail, and don't care for it, but if I were to sail around the world I'd do it in a 12 foot rowboat. With a trolling motor."
 
Samueul

My only problem with the tank bag carry is if you get offed by someone, you are now disarmed.. Say someone comes out of nowhere and shoves you over etc..
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....with there car!

Ok, a 180g bullet against a 3,000lbs to 8,000lbs+ vehicle.

Taking all things in consideration, the car wins, all he has to do is run you over.

So, .....if you took sniper handgun school, and you were Quick Draw McGraw?

You might have a 10% chance against the hostels.
 
Actually, Danber's suggestion is going in a good direction. The Sig CCW jacket is a great concept.


If you know a good seamstress, having a pocket of sturdy material stitched into the inside of your riding jacket would be a good idea.

8shot - It would much easier, faster, and safer (legally and physically) to just rip the throttle and get out of the way.

I say legally because to claim self defense in Ohio, you have to prove you had no way to get out of harms way. If you had time to unholster your weapon and discharge it, you would presumably have enough time (OP said he rides a GSXR and even though its weeee little 600 :D:D:D it can still go zero to 60 in 3 seconds)


In MY typical riding gear (ICON jacket, ACU's and desert boots) it would take about 3 seconds to unholster and fire while riding. (Timed it, and it was an average of 2.7)

Riding jackets are tight and awkward to draw from a holster with. Unzipping and pulling out from an interior pocket would be much faster (assuming your jacket can unzip smoothly.
 
The sig jacket are a little loose for me, which is what ever, but would be almost useless if you went down while wearing it.
 
When I rode I wore a Jackass shoulder rig with a Sig P229 in it. I always wore a vest or jacket, depending on the weather.
 
A Close Call

I was riding a Ninja 600ZX6R

in 2005. I was taking a break and was alone. I had a Sig 226 under the seat [ It could have just as well been on Mars ]. and a 642 in a IWB but sat too low and was covered with a shirt.

A pick-up pulled in beside me and went 15-20' by my rt. slde with no warning. I know that he ment to rob and kill me, and there was no witnesses around. I was lucky because I was sitting on the bike with it running, and I had just put my helment on , and had one glove to go. I saw a large boot getting out of the vechicle before it came to a stop. So I punched it and split.

With both hands busy I would go to a shoulder holster or carry a small revolver in a jacket pocket by the left breast. Handling the bike makes it difficult because your hands are busy. I'm not really comfortable, but a shoulder holster would work.
 
The whole point of engaging another guy with a handgun is firing smooth, accurate shots. That's what wins the fight.

I have trouble coming up with reasonable scenarios where engaging someone with a handgun while riding a bike is your best option. And I've got to wonder, given that most guys don't practice it too often, how most guys would achieve accurate, well-aimed shots while riding.

Just a thought. I'm not an expert.
 
I believe his is asking more for when he goes on rides and stops somewhere. Say, to go in to a restraunt or gas station or what not, not necessarily while riding.

Which is why I suggested the interior pocket of a jacket as opposed to a holster. (Assuming your a right handed shooter) You would have to take your hand off the throttle and front brake to get your weapon out, which is unsafe because trying to stop with just your rear brake (which is a pedal on the right side) is slower, and if you lock up the tire, you will lay down the bike most likely.


If he was intending to use it while riding, I suggest re-thinking and remember that it would be faster to twist and go, than to pull your weapon out.
 
My riding jacket has a nice pocket at breast level, and there's plenty of room to slide in my 637 and a Mika holster ... easy access, doesn't show through the thick leather ...
 
Bike carry option

No one has yet mentioned a KANGAROO chest belt. The firearm is nested in a pouch below and to the front of armpit. The wrap is cotton/velcro and very comfortable. Adjustable about 3 inches in any direction. I have carried everything fron LCP to 5" 1991 in mine. I ride a trike with the SO most of the time. She carries too. The trike attracts alot of attention especially at rest stops and restraunts. We run the 2 lanes as much as possible and with the many thousands invested in the trike I am not going to surrender it. If I know that the proper dress for the weather will permit I still carry OWB.
 
I've tried just about everything. Your best bet is, as others have said, a shoulder rig under your jacket (which you should be wearing if you're sane) or in a tank bag. If you're not keen on tank bags, you can also strap a fannie pack to your handlebars, side of the bike, etc.

A full sized auto - especially one the size of a P95 - is the wrong tool for the job though. If you can make it work, good for you but I'd consider a small revolver or a subcompact auto. Lately, I've been sticking an M&P 40c in my tank bag, then putting it in a pocket when I leave the bike. It's small enough that it's not even recognizable as a gun in it's holster.
 
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He care's!:rolleyes:
 
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