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SlowDave wrote:I posted somewhere else asking about this. I carry in the hard saddlebag of my FJR1300, like someone else said, not wanting to have to land on the gun in case I have to perform a high-speed dismount. I do some roadracing (ZX-6R endurance, also "mini" NSR50) and also agree that you should also be at least as proficient on the bike as with your gun. I'm pretty sure that statistically, you're more likely to die on the bike than through an attack of the Bad Guy.

I also try to quietly pull the gun from the saddlebag into my helmet or backpack or other when I'm leaving the bike. Today, going into Academy of all places, there was a guy staring at me from the front of the store, which made me somewhat uncomfortable, but oh well. I put my body between him and the bike and put my backpack down into the saddlebag and slid the gun over into it. I carry a S&W Sigma, and it barely fits into the helmet with gloves to prevent it from being observed through the faceshield.

One question on this front: when you go into a Wal-mart or similar and they check your bag, has anyone experienced the reaction if they look in your backpack and find a (legal) gun?