I had a real eye opener yesterday

Wingmaster said:
Yesterday I was out on a motorcycle ride. I was litterally in the middle of nowhere when I noticed my rear tire was flat.
I did have cel phone service so I got ahold of my son in law and he was on his way to rescue me. but I was there for about two and a half hours.

This was in the middle of nowhere Wyoming. A car came by about every 5 or 10 minutes whitch is a long time compared to most places.

About a half hour into my wait a car went by and kept going over the next hill a couple miles down the road. about 5 minutes later that car came over the hill coming back.

As the car got closer I noticed they had a license plate from an eastern state and the two guys in the car were really sketchey looking. I had a really bad feeling.

I am the guy that ALWAYS carries. Always. Yesterday was in the high 90's and I think the high was 101 degrees. When I am riding the wind blows my shirt up exposing my gun in a IWB holster and it was hot and any other excuse I had to not carry yesterday. Anyway I wasn't carrying.

These two guys asked if I needed help and said something about having an air compressor and started to get out of their car. I told them I had help on the way and didn't need their help but they kept getting out of their car.

About that time a guy and lady rode up on a motorcycle and stopped and asked if I needed help. The two guys got back in their car and left.

I know in my mind that those guys were up to something. I was a long way from nowhere and very volunerable. All I had to protect myself was a pocket knife. I think at very least they planned on robbing me and taking my wallet. Who knows what else they had planned.

The moral of this story is NEVER I mean NEVER leave home without some way to protect yourself.

I learned my lesson and it turned out allright and for that I feel lucky. It won't happen again.

Thanks for listening
Wingmaster
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Good advice buddy! As an LEO I always carry myself and I would suggest the same for all CCW holders.

There's a reason you got one.
 
First of all I in no way meant that people from eastern states are more likely to do something bad.

The thing is I had a feeling about these guys before they even got close enough that I could see them in the car. Something wasn't right.

I would like to add that in the time I was stopped their were probably about 30 cars that passed. (Not very many for a 2 1/2 hour period) Of those 30 cars their were only about 5 or 6 that didn't stop or at least slow down and ask if I needed help. Two of them even offered me a cold drink.

I didn't get any kind of bad feeling form any of the other people that stopped. Only this one car and I had that feeling as they were pulling up.

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Their is plenty of places to put a gun if it's not practicle to carry it.

Thanks for the thoughts guys.

Wingmaster
 
Glad to hear it all worked out ok. I ride a "naked" HD-FXDF-so no bags etc and always wear a jacket (as well as the other gear). If I'm not carrying on my waist it's in a holster inside the interior slash pocket.

Nice machine, ride safe!
 
Just a reminder: i stopped by the scene of a nasty bike/ car wreck a month ago, helping take a measurement. Found a small Glock on the ground. Turned it in.
 
I have the exact same bike. Mine is an 08 Classic, great ride. Just got back from a week long trip up north, lots of sparse area as well. Had my ccw with either, on me or when it got to hot in the saddlebag, but your story is a good reminder to all.
 
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I don't personally ride motorcycles but my father always had Harley's around. Even when it's hot wear your jacket . He almost didn't on a 100 degree day but decided at the last second he had better. Dr. in the hospital told him it probably saved his life. At the least a whole lot of pain and recovery time. A newspaper woman ran a stop sign and hit him going 50 mph. Never forget that day i was 16 years old. He was out from work for 6 months after recovering. Always wear your helmets and jackets (for safety and help of concealment) riders.
 
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Wingmaster said:
... When I am riding the wind blows my shirt up exposing my gun in a IWB holster and...
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I ride my motorcycle or bicycle with a short-barreled .38 or 44 caliber revolver in an outside-the-belt holster. In warm weather I wear a loose fitting, un-tucked denim shirt. If the wind blows my shirt up, it does not cause me any undue concern. I am not aware of any reason I should worry about it (I can carry open or concealed here with CCW).

+1000 regarding carrying ALL the time.
 
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Smoke said:
I've heard a primary reason was to shoot the horse if they were thrown and being dragged
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I can't quite picture being dragged along bumpy terrain and trying to get a bead on the horse for a kill shot. I sure wouldn't want to wound or graze him and make him any madder than he already was. :eek: Besides, nobody in the westerns ever did that!:p
 
I used to carry on my body pretty much anytime I was riding my Harley, though occasionally I'd stuff it in a saddlebag. Last year I was making a short run to a friends house and I placed my carry gun in the saddlebag and took off. Along the way I had an encounter with a big stray dog and ended up in the ditch, was thrown through the windscreen of my Ultra Glide, over the front of the bike when it hit the bottom of the ditch, and I bounced, tumbled and rolled to a stop on the opposite side of the ditch bank. Fortunately, I got up and walked away with only a few scraps and bruises but I am convinced had I been carrying on my body that day the nature of incident could have caused some serious injury to me had I been bouncing around on the ground with the firearm on my hip. As a result, I've rearranged my carry style so that I have quick access to my CCW in my right hand saddlebag instead of carrying on me while I'm riding.
 
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Shooting Padre said:
I can't quite picture being dragged along bumpy terrain and trying to get a bead on the horse for a kill shot. I sure wouldn't want to wound or graze him and make him any madder than he already was. :eek: Besides, nobody in the westerns ever did that!:p
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That's the reason Agnes Morley Cleaveland gave for people at that time carrying a pistol. She carried a SAA of some kind in 32 caliber and grew up before WW I somewhere west of Socorro NM, about where the VLA radio telescope is now.
 
bigwheelzip said:
Hey Wingmaster, If your moniker means you ride a Goldwing, how about using one of the fairing pockets (one is even lockable) or a tuckable IWB? As an easterner, I picture a western rider with a lever action carbine in a fringed scabbard wrapped in a bedroll on your trunk rack. ;) Glad all went well and keep the shiny side up.
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Being a Harley guy I am hoping the Wingmaster refers to the Remington 870. Don
 
my LCP is a constant in my front pocket. i don't go anywhere i can't (legally) carry it, period. of course i'd rather have my Springfield TRP at all times, but a 5" 1911 just doesn't hide so well in my swimsuit... glad a fellow bike rider stopped to check in on you. seems a bit odd the fellers in a car had a compressor with them. work truck? sure. car? humm...
 
The Big D said:
Guess I will never offer to render roadside assistance to a traveler in need in Wyoming. :(

Stopped to assist a motorist in the great state of Maryland the other day. Gentleman was grateful...and did not appear worried that I was going to harm him.

Reckon I must limit my offers of aid to those on the right side of the Mississippi. :p

Be safe.
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Yeah, I too had mixed feelings about the original posting. It's a heck of a world we live in when we can't tell who to trust anymore. On both sides of this coin. I've become much more reluctant to offer help too and much less trusting in general. Chances are those two guys were arguing about stopping to help and just as scared of the fellow broken down as he was of them. Hence their "coming back".

I once (like 1985) stopped to help a couple broken who ran out of gas. Turns out they were from Austrailia. They were so far out of the way (for PA anyway) that driving them to and back from the gas station took about an hour. But I'll bet they had good things to say about us Yankees when they got home!

But in all situations, I must agree, we tread much easier knowing that backup is at hand.
 
Years ago I used to ride 4 wheelers through the hills, several of us rode together quite often. We found that a fanny pack turned to the front worked really well to carry a handgun and a bottle of water. Glad all turned out well for you.
 
Wow bad nuff to have a flat pn a bike. Been rideing um since 1975. I do keep a gun in one of the saddle. Bags on trunk or in pocket. While rideing. Glglad you alright. Ride safe
 
Thanks everybody for all the replies.

I think the lesson I learned is to never go anywhere without some way to defend myself.
In my 50 years this is the first time I have ever had this feeling. I am greatful that it turned out the way it did.

I hope it's another 50 years before I have this happen again.

Thanks again
Wingmaster
 
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