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yeah ok, but where do i put my rifle?
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2001 2:47 pm
by jasonfb123@hotmail.com
Well here comes the strange question of the day. I wish to take my KLR 650 with me out to the deserts of southern California. Much of the land is BLM and shooting is allowed there. I have several questions.
First, the preformed plastic rifle cases one sees for ATV/off-road use look a little too much like a gun case to be very discrete. I would be concerned that such a case would raise the eyebrow of law enforcement. What ways could a fellow disguise the case? I have a golf bag I use when I go to the range in the jeep. I cover the bbls of the rifles with those cute little golf club warmers and nobody can tell. But the bag is too big to take on the bike.
Second, I can separate the stock of the rifle from the barreled receiver to shorten it and store it in a smaller case. 25-30 inches. Any cases like this?
And finally, I am a responsible motorcycle rider and shooter. In order to maintain a good image of off road motorcycle use should I just leave the rifle home and not do something so crazy that would harm an already delicate relationship with non-biking public? I have many such concerns. What to do with the rifle if I have to go into a diner/gas station/ (gulp) bank in an emergency. What if when I do crash, my rifle goes flying off into traffic and scares folks (not worried about the rifle. It is a $49 special from Romania (M-44 for those in the know)).
Just looking for suggestions from those who have tried it.
Jason.
yeah ok, but where do i put my rifle?
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2001 3:11 pm
by Arden Kysely
Break it down, put it in a duffel bag with an old sleeping bag for
padding, then throw some dirty underwear in on top in case someone
gets curious and strap the duffle onto the rack. I don't think it's
against the law to have it out of sight if it's inoperable.
If you ride responsibly and shoot responsibly, who's to care? It's
the shooting while riding that raises eyebrows. --- In DSN_klr650@y..., jasonfb123@h... wrote:
> Well here comes the strange question of the day. I wish to take my
KLR 650 with me out to the deserts of southern California. Much of
the land is BLM and shooting is allowed there. I have several
questions.
> First, the preformed plastic rifle cases one sees for ATV/off-road
use look a little too much like a gun case to be very discrete. I
would be concerned that such a case would raise the eyebrow of law
enforcement. What ways could a fellow disguise the case? I have a
golf bag I use when I go to the range in the jeep. I cover the bbls
of the rifles with those cute little golf club warmers and nobody can
tell. But the bag is too big to take on the bike.
> Second, I can separate the stock of the rifle from the barreled
receiver to shorten it and store it in a smaller case. 25-30 inches.
Any cases like this?
> And finally, I am a responsible motorcycle rider and shooter. In
order to maintain a good image of off road motorcycle use should I
just leave the rifle home and not do something so crazy that would
harm an already delicate relationship with non-biking public? I have
many such concerns. What to do with the rifle if I have to go into a
diner/gas station/ (gulp) bank in an emergency. What if when I do
crash, my rifle goes flying off into traffic and scares folks (not
worried about the rifle. It is a $49 special from Romania (M-44 for
those in the know)).
> Just looking for suggestions from those who have tried it.
> Jason.
yeah ok, but where do i put my rifle?
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2001 3:14 pm
by Devon Jarvis
I've never carried on a bike, but I've transported guns on a few
occasions. If it were me, I would get a plain plastic rectangular case
with a padlock fitting. Field strip the gun and lock it in the case.
Strap the case across the back of the bike like any other luggage. Carry
it inside with you when you leave the bike, locked in the case.
The few times I've driven with guns, they were in a locked case in the
trunk. Some were field-stripped, all were unloaded (duh). They make me
nervous, to be honest.
Devon
A15
jasonfb123@... wrote:
>
> Well here comes the strange question of the day. I wish to take my KLR 650 with me out to the deserts of southern California. Much of the land is BLM and shooting is allowed there. I have several questions.
> First, the preformed plastic rifle cases one sees for ATV/off-road use look a little too much like a gun case to be very discrete. I would be concerned that such a case would raise the eyebrow of law enforcement. What ways could a fellow disguise the case? I have a golf bag I use when I go to the range in the jeep. I cover the bbls of the rifles with those cute little golf club warmers and nobody can tell. But the bag is too big to take on the bike.
> Second, I can separate the stock of the rifle from the barreled receiver to shorten it and store it in a smaller case. 25-30 inches. Any cases like this?
> And finally, I am a responsible motorcycle rider and shooter. In order to maintain a good image of off road motorcycle use should I just leave the rifle home and not do something so crazy that would harm an already delicate relationship with non-biking public? I have many such concerns. What to do with the rifle if I have to go into a diner/gas station/ (gulp) bank in an emergency. What if when I do crash, my rifle goes flying off into traffic and scares folks (not worried about the rifle. It is a $49 special from Romania (M-44 for those in the know)).
> Just looking for suggestions from those who have tried it.
> Jason.
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yeah ok, but where do i put my rifle?
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2001 8:13 pm
by Mark McCoy
What you may want to consider is a case intended for breaking down a double
barrel shotgun. I have one that I have used to take my R100 to the trap
range on the klr. It is only a little wider than the Givi tailpack and
really doesn't look that out of place on the back of the bike. As far as
locking it up, some of the nicer ones would have the ability to padlock the
thing shut and you could run a cable through the lock to the bike and the
case would be locked and secured to the bike.
In regard to taking a rifle with you on the bike, people probably already
think you are crazy for riding a bike : ----- Original Message -----
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Subject: [DSN_klr650] Yeah OK, but where do I put my rifle?
> Well here comes the strange question of the day. I wish to take my KLR
650 with me out to the deserts of southern California. Much of the land is
BLM and shooting is allowed there. I have several questions.
> First, the preformed plastic rifle cases one sees for ATV/off-road use
look a little too much like a gun case to be very discrete. I would be
concerned that such a case would raise the eyebrow of law enforcement. What
ways could a fellow disguise the case? I have a golf bag I use when I go to
the range in the jeep. I cover the bbls of the rifles with those cute
little golf club warmers and nobody can tell. But the bag is too big to
take on the bike.
> Second, I can separate the stock of the rifle from the barreled receiver
to shorten it and store it in a smaller case. 25-30 inches. Any cases like
this?
> And finally, I am a responsible motorcycle rider and shooter. In order to
maintain a good image of off road motorcycle use should I just leave the
rifle home and not do something so crazy that would harm an already delicate
relationship with non-biking public? I have many such concerns. What to do
with the rifle if I have to go into a diner/gas station/ (gulp) bank in an
emergency. What if when I do crash, my rifle goes flying off into traffic
and scares folks (not worried about the rifle. It is a $49 special from
Romania (M-44 for those in the know)).
> Just looking for suggestions from those who have tried it.
> Jason.
>
>
> Checkout Dual Sport News at
>
http://www.dualsportnews.com
> Be part of the Adventure!
>
> Visit the KLR650 archives at
>
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
>
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