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Old 07-14-2019, 10:45 PM
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Regular wallet in my rear pocket with my everyday stuff. Second very thin wallet with only my motorcycle stuff (ownership, insurance, CAA card) in my riding jacket inside pocket.
 
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I had a conversation with a Michigan state trooper who is on another board. He said it is common for LEOs to search saddlebags if they can't find ID on the person. So with that in mind, I had these business-size cards made up:

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I keep it in my wallet behind my driver's license, so if someone pulls the driver's license out, they will see it. I also keep one in my pocket in case my wallet or phone is actually in my saddlebag.

I had to have 50 of them made as a minimum quantity. They're on business card stock. If anyone wants one or two, $2 would cover my costs. PM me and I'll send you my Pay Pal address.
 
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Old 08-10-2019, 06:51 PM
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Phone goes on my handlebar in a Ram mount, as I often use it for navigation. Wallet in left rear pocket.
 
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I don't change a thing from normal routine
Prefer on body carry be it car, bike, foot or rickshaw , work or play with few exceptions (like boating, wading/float tube fishing, etc)

wallet left rear pocket
pen sized flashlight right rear
Phone left side Otter box belt clip
Pistol right side belt holster
Keys, lighter, change and a few crinkled bill$ in left front pocket
Extra lighter in right front with clipped on pocket knife

if wearing a jacket, smokes and lighter in there ,

if I get in a crash (car or bike) and not able to communicate, I'm in deep doo-doo anyway .
I reckon they'll scrape the wallet out of my back pocket regardless ...unless my lower half is separated from the upper
In which case, it won't much madder how soon they notify the next of kin....


naw'mean?


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Phone in my windshield bag
Wallet in my jacket chest pocket
 
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Old 08-10-2019, 09:22 PM
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I built special bracket for my phone with magnetic holder. Works like a dream for me you just put your phone there and it stays. Just came back from 2500 miles trip this magnet holds like gorilla



 
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Old 08-10-2019, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JonW
I put my phone and wallet in my saddlebag. My thinking is that if I crash, they could come out of my pockets and end up who knows where. But if they're in the saddlebag, hopefully they'll stay with the bike and first responders will be able to get in touch with my wife.
I wear 5.11 BDU type pants.

iPhone: On left side in a specially designed pocket for iPhones.

Wallet: I nvr carry a wallet. (Velcored)
1. $$ is folded in half and put in my pocket.
2. ID goes into a side pocket of my BDU. Velcored

If I am going around the USA/Canada, I wear dog tags wtih EMERG info on them.

If u would like me to post the exact model and upload a PIX of the pants, just let me know.

If I am in an accident (G-d forbid) then nothing will go flying out.

I have a lot of pockets and they all have important stuff in it. Even 1 section made for hand sanitize so when I stop at restaurants, I can have clean hands. (I lived on my bike for YEARS and ride literally 365 days a week.)
 
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My wallet is in my left pocket and my phone is in my right pocket. That goes for riding and all the rest of my life. Most of the time when I am riding I wear a pair of Aerostitch leather riding pants that have a zipper on the top of each pocket and I make sure to keep them zipped.
 
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The phone goes in a RAM mount on the handlebars, wallet goes in a small Maxpedition bag on the sissy bar rack.
 
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Originally Posted by Uncle G.
Phone goes in my inside jacket pocket where it survived my accident without a scratch and where I had it to call my family.

If it had been in the saddlebags it would have been snatched up along with the bike by the tow truck and taken to the impound lot while I was being taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Phone is in my right front pocket, wallet in the left front pocket. the didn't come out when I crashed last year.

I think you have more chance of a saddle bag coming apart and losing it's contents in a crash then a front pocket on a pair of jeans doing the same.

Although lately I've been using the phone as a GPS and have it in a clamp on the handlebars.
 

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