How about on a Mountain bike

[marko]

So I have a pack on my MTB rack, (pistol is in zipped bag as well) can I transport a handgun to where I'm going? I know they are considered motor vehicles, well when you run a stop sign . This is a rural setting and I'd rather ride to the range, wouldn't be left in a bike rack at walmart

[jgalt]

I'm sure someone will post with an actual citation of the statute, but I believe that if you have a permit, it should be no problem. If you don't have a permit, then I suppose it may come down to how persuasive you can be when you say, "But officer / your honor, it was in my trunk..."

[ttousi]

with a permit you can carry/transport a pistol any way you desire.
Without a permit you are transporting and at that point you must have the firearm unloaded and fully cased.

To legally transport a handgun in an automobile, boat or snowmobile without a permit), it
must be:
• Unloaded, and Contained in a closed and fastened case, gunbox, or securely tied package.
• Note that the unloaded, cased handgun does not need to be placed in the trunk of the
vehicle; it may be placed anywhere in the vehicle, provided that it is unloaded and cased.

From 624.714
Subd. 9. Carrying pistols about one's premises or for purposes of repair, target practice. A permit to carry is not required of a person:
(a) to keep or carry about the person's place of business, dwelling house, premises or on land possessed by the person a pistol;
(b) to carry a pistol from a place of purchase to the person's dwelling house or place of business, or from the person's dwelling house or place of business to or from a place where repairing is done, to have the pistol repaired;
(c) to carry a pistol between the person's dwelling house and place of business;
(d) to carry a pistol in the woods or fields or upon the waters of this state for the purpose of hunting or of target shooting in a safe area; or
(e) to transport a pistol in a motor vehicle, snowmobile or boat if the pistol is unloaded, contained in a closed and fastened case, gunbox, or securely tied package.

[westhope]

Here is 97B.045:

97B.045 TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS.
Subdivision 1.Restrictions.A person may not transport a firearm in a motor vehicle unless the firearm is:

(1) unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm, and the case fully encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened, and without any portion of the firearm exposed;

(2) unloaded and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle; or

(3) a handgun carried in compliance with sections 624.714 and 624.715.

Subd. 2.Exception for disabled persons.The restrictions in subdivision 1 do not apply to a disabled person if:

(1) the person possesses a permit under section 97B.055, subdivision 3;

(2) the person is participating in a hunt sponsored by a nonprofit organization under a permit from the commissioner or is hunting on property owned or leased by the person; and

(3) the firearm is not loaded in the chamber until the vehicle is stationary, or is a hinge action firearm with the action open until the vehicle is stationary.

Note that it specifically states "motor vehicle". I don't have any test cases concerning a non-motor vehicle to cite for clarification.