Carrying while riding a motorcycle.

Motorcycle carry

i found that my jacket always comes up when wearing pistol on my side........which does keep the tailgaters back lol I ride a Buell an i've taken to a shoulder holster so i dont have to keep pulling my jacket down over grip of my gun

And the shoulder holster keeps the road rash off your gun when you go down....BUT i know this for fact the gun will also keep the road rash off your side lol flesh or finish?
 
I'll usually carry one of my "smaller" firearms when riding. I'll carry my 638 in a shoulder holster under a vest and or my Beretta .25 in a pocket.
 
i no longer ride

But when I did I wore a 4" Security Six in a Jackass shoulder holster (currently known as the "Miami Classic" from now-Galco).
 
I ride, and I've often wondered about carrying a piece when I'm on the road. In Texas, it is legal to carry a loaded handgun in your motor vehicle if it's concealed. So does that apply to motorcycles? Could you carry one in your handlebar bag? A reply from an LEO would be helpful.
 
For my money, shoulder holsters shine. Cannot be beaten for this application. There are even some riding jackets made that have an extra flap, like half of a vest, sewn in so you can just toss it in your leathers.
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+1 My .380 rides in the vest slot or in the tank bag. NEVER carry a weapon on your waist inside or out when riding a bike:eek: OUCH!
 
If you're wearing full proper riding gear (see photo of myself) theres no where left for a pistol...


I carry everywhere, everyday...and responsibly carrying that firearm takes all of my mental capacity....


When riding a motorcycle, I am unarmed, as riding a motorbike takes all of my mental capacity...

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What ever holster you get make sure it has a good solidly snapped hold down strap. I had a J Frame fall out of a holster I forgot to snap the strap on once when I went over some railroad tracks a bit too fast. The gun got trashed and it took a long time to find after it skidded off the road into the weeds.
 
As big a fan of full gear as I am, full leather suits aren't the only way to be safe, and are a huge hassle when you spend most of your time on barely street legal dirt bikes or SuMos, and a good portion of the time not even on a road. I'm also not a huge fan of riding 800 or 900 miles a day, in the rain, for multiple days, in soaked leathers. Been there done that, give me some good modern fabrics with proper armor for that stuff.
 
Full leather is the only way to go, as pictured above.

I've never carried on the bike until just this past Sunday. No real good place to carry under the leather, just as you said, dwatts.

Ended up putting it in a fanny pack and worried about it the whole time, wondering if it were going to break the hasp. Also, had to switch from the 92FS to a Makarov to reduce the weight in the fanny pack.

Not so sure I'm comfortable with the idea of carrying on a bike yet.

--Wag--
 
Wag: If you think full leather suits are the only way to go, come ride with me to Seattle. I'm taking about three weeks there and back, leaving on the 25th. Gonna be lots of mud.
For a track or playing on the street on a bike that those suits are cut for is a good time to wear leather. In the rain, or the mud, or for when you don't have a place to change at work, textiles and armor work fine.
 
I sewed one of those nylon universal holsters onto the inside of my jacket. Granted, at this point the holster is not removable; however, the handgun is. :rolleyes:
 
I'd probably get a tank bag and put it there. Easy access for when you stop; just put it where you normally would and carry on. Not the most elegant solution I know.


I went down on my bike (Kawi 636) last summer. It was pretty slick, we had gone up a local highway mountain road and had hit a patch of light fog on an otherwise sunny day. I was going maybe 35 on a turn and this was after I compensated for road conditions. I started leaning and I remember thinking to myself "wow I'm leaning alot" and before I knew it the bike had lowsided and I was on my chest sliding across both lanes trying to claw at the ground (I was very fearful for oncoming traffic). Right when I thought I had come to a stop I tried to stand up, and thats when I started to roll.

I had some road rash on my butt and thighs, my shoe laces and glove fingertips were torn and other than my leather jacket being scuffed up I walked away fine. Now if I had a metal object strapped to me, say under my arm, across the chest, or in my waistband, I think that experience would have been much more painful.
 
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If you ride with recommended safety gear: gloves, helmet, jacket, boots, chaps, etc., you do not have easy access to a gun if you carry. In my state (Florida) your only good choices are to use a fanny or back pack if you have a permit or some compartment mounted to the bike, if you don't.

You will not have easy access to the inside of your jacket or be able to reach for your gun under jeans and mid-calf boots. Since you are sitting down and wearing a jacket and gloves, forget an inside the waist holster. Not happening!
 
If you ride with recommended safety gear: gloves, helmet, jacket, boots, chaps, etc., you do not have easy access to a gun if you carry. In my state (Florida) your only good choices are to use a fanny or back pack if you have a permit or some compartment mounted to the bike, if you don't.

You will not have easy access to the inside of your jacket or be able to reach for your gun under jeans and mid-calf boots. Since you are sitting down and wearing a jacket and gloves, forget an inside the waist holster. Not happening!
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What kinds of neighborhoods are you riding through that would make it necessary for you to pull and fire your weapon while riding your motorcycle?

I ride ALOT and carry 2 weapons, I prefer the OSW belt holsters for both my weapons. Once you get off the bike the jacket or vest opens, the gloves come off and I have not only excellent conceilability but very easy access to both weapons, and my reloads.

To be honest I have never even heard of someone needing to pull a weapon while riding a motorcycle, but if it comes to that all it takes is one zip and I can get to my guns.

P.S. I think someone may have watched too many action movies as a kid.
 
I have a son in San Francisco and my work gives me summers off. This is a perfect set-up for solo cross-country rides on my Harley Low Rider. I've taken seven such rides in the last ten years, some all the way to SF and others to some intermediary points (e.g., Las Vegas, NV, Salmon, ID) where my son can meet me. He rides too, but his work allows him less time. Anyway, I have a motorcycle jacket and a vest, both in bison leather (highly water resistant) from Coronado Leather and fitted with dual interior concealed carry pockets. I usually carry my Colt officers' model in .45 acp. Never had a problem concealing it or having it handy. Also never needed it. But I am very much of the Better-to-bring-it-and-not-need-it-that-not-bring-it-and-need-it school of thought.
 
I'm glad this thread popped back up. I just grabbed one of these at the international bike show.

http://www.eclipseluggage.com/luggage/202A.html

It's got a handy pouch that attaches to the front of the bag that's just the right size for my M&P compact. It attaches with two velcro loops that are meant to be used to hitch it to your belt when you get off of the bike. There's also a couple of shoulder straps so that you can unhook the entire bag and wear it like a backpack.

I'm going to add an extra clasp or something because I don't trust velcro alone to keep my gun attached, but it's a great concept.
 
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