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Carrying rifle on motorbike

I've answered this before but I'll answer it again.

For a start, I don't go far. For me to get to my skirmish site it's about 10 mile which is just enough for me.

Secondly, I take three bags.

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The top most bag (Clear panel) is my tank bag, sits on the bike and doesn't affect my steering. That tends to hold my pistol case, face protection, gloves, hat, rifle sling, batteries and battery tester.

The right hand bag is the obvious one, rifle bag. Black rifle slip I got from Patrolbase which I put over my back but UNDER the backpack. Sticks out a bit above and down to my left but I've learnt to accommodate it, I just don't filter. 

Finally, the big one, my hiking backpack. It's a 65L one I bought specifically for Airsoft and it carries everything else I need. Boots, plate carrier, ammo, gas water bottles, spare t-shirt, rifle attachments. Yeh it gets heavy (Probably 10-15kg) but I'm used to it. Thick, padded shoulder straps with a chest strap and waist strap to held spread the pressure about + with the way my bike is, the bag actually sits on my rear seat a bit which takes quite a bit of weight off me.

People mention that it affects handling and well, it does. It slows you down. But you should never be trying to go as fast as you can. Aim to ride smoothly and carefully, be aware of your weight and accommodate. Normally take that corner at 30? Knock it down to 25, just be safe. Its your safety at the end of the day.

Final word. If you aren't comfortable taking it. Don't. Never force yourself to take more than you have to, never force yourself to ride outside of your limits and your comfort zone. I did that once and I was lucky to only damage my pride and dignity and not the bike. (Unrelated to Airsoft incident).

For reference, here's my bike. Kawasaki ER-6N with a restrictor (Because A2 license lol) You can actually see my tank bag and the way it sits plus imagine the way my backpack can sit on the rear seat thanks to it being somewhat raised up.

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Ive done it a few times on my bike, had a hiking backpack that my M4 just about fit in (the top few inches of barrel poke out [just the tip!] which I cover in a binbag taped around it).

It sucks. A 50 mile trip to The Mall and back via the M25 was horrendous, bag slipping all over your back no matter how well you strap it down, gun rocking about inside, hunched at an unnatural angle to keep the bag upright, by the end of it my back was killing me. 

So I bought a large top box that I can fit a folded up tac-vest in, some mags, and an MP5k in. Motorbike friendly loadout done. 

 
Thanks guys, some excellent posts here! I have quite a big top box, so I think I will get a SMG of some description, arp9? mp5k and plonk it in there? I can wear my boots and belt ect... on me probably. :)  and then maybe a backpack to hold some smaller stuff

 
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Just isn't worth it. Bad enough you wreck a bike and walk away from an RTA but imagine if you snap a bunch of RIF's due to an accident? I'd literally only take SMG's or pisols on a bike and I've ridden well over 20,000 miles laden like the picture I posted earlier.

 
Thanks guys, some excellent posts here! I have quite a big top box, so I think I will get a SMG of some description, arp9? mp5k and plonk it in there? I can wear my boots and belt ect... on me probably. :)  and then maybe a backpack to hold some smaller stuff


The ARP9 is lovely to hold, but the wierd shaped mags are a pain in the ass to carry in standard mag pouches, and thats a deal breaker for me :P MP5k 4lyfe, everyone always underestimates it thinking "oh that thing has such a tiny barrel, that cant have any range or accuracy" then getting blatted from miles away :P  

 
Do want.  What make would you recommend?


Cyma or Classic Army are probably your two best bets, about £30 difference in price and both rather good, so whichever you like the look of more. Cyma does the plain grip, wheras CA does the SEF ergonomic looking grip type.

 
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