I live in a small rural town north of Los Angeles, CA in Kern County.

I don’t like LA much but I now have a job which takes me there weekly.  Not everyday, but sometimes 3 days a week, sometime only 1.  This may continue for the next year or two. I have a newer model Silverado truck with a truck box and I am adding a full length lock box under the rear seat so I will have some safe storage.  
I will have my get home bag, the normal tools in a truck, jumper cables, flashlight, etc.  I have access to almost any type of weapon system (Considering it’s California).  I will already have either Glock 19 or Glock 17, with a Glock 43 as a back up gun.  I will be in full gray man mode while working there.  I am also very familar with all maps/routes north out of LA so navigation shouldn’t be an issue.  I will be appropriately dressed for the current weather conditions while I am there.
(Eta, I am a retired LEO with an HR218 endorsement)

In the event of a major SHTF or TEOTWAWKI situation what do you think are my best options to get home ?

I am thinking civil unrest is real factor followed by major earthquake (roads disrupted) or an EMP type of event.

Question, should I have a rifle or shotgun or just rely on pistols ? Take Night vision ?

What is the thoughts on a small temporary cache at a LA based storage unit with a dual sport based motorcycle, and food/water/IFAK/sleeping supplies ?

I would love to hear your thoughts or ideas.

Yes, I have money.

I will buy a dual sport should the storage unit cache become an option.

I would have to rotate/use the gas as it does have a shelf life.

I suspect I could run/start the bike every month for 15-20 minutes just to keep it fresh and charged up.  Rotate a 3 gallon can of gas every 6 months.

I was looking at the Yamaha TW200.  Yes, I am an experienced rider both street and trail. I could walk it if I have to. It would take longer to be sure.   I use the gym everyday for 1 hour on a bicycle and change it up to a treadmill.  I am certainly not peak fitness just average for my age.  A storage unit and the truck woukd have water.  No doubt.  PVS14 is definitly an asset. The masks make sense.  If I had to wait it outva while before traveling I certainly could.

Agreed.  The bike, water, gas, cot in case I need to sleep, 5 gal can with lid in case of toilet issues. It wouldnt have to be much.  My GHB would be on my back.

Its a fair question.  Key to the lock is easy, getting out might be an issue.  Emergency gate egress via bolt cutters ?

Agreed.  Staying in a big city like LA would be A death trap.

Could be, but If I was in Kern County I wouldn’t worry about it as much.  L.A. ?  It is a problem.  I could probably use the truck and just get out if I knew enough in advance too or had a safe place to hunker down in a civil unrest scenario.  The L.A freeway system is already clogged beyond belief.  In someplaces it is nothing more than a giant parking lot moving at 2-3 mph.

But earthquakes and EMP are real and bigger problems.  I also subscribe to the 2 is 1 and 1 is none rule.  Having another vehicle, especially a motocycle to weave in/out of traffic and tight places seems like a plus.

Now that looks interesting

I keep a heavy dose of fuel system cleaner in my stored gas including gas tanks on small engines. Cranking them routinely and letting them run a little while keeps them cranking quickly. I'd go with the motorcycle. You can cover a lot of ground fast on one. That with a BOB will go a long way. I wouldn't bother with a long gun if your bugging out on a bike. Just hall ass and use a pistol as a last resort. get home to your long guns. That being said, if you have a way to store and secure one, it can't hurt.

I can also endorse a TW200.  I really enjoyed the little bike.  Its low seat height and fat tires makes it very capable going over things.  Not the best, around 60 mph, on highway speeds, it does fair enough to get by.

Now to explain the advantages of a small bike, I'll tell you a true story.

Tj Story Time (Pink Slips)

Back in the day, I use to ride pipelines for fun and compete in "Trials" on a two stroker street trail, specifically a Kawsaki 175.  One day my buddies and I are doing this pipeline when this guy rides up in the Jeep from hell.  I'm talking a Jeep built to the hilt for offroading and on a trail, you would not expect anything with four wheels.  He immediately goes into "I can take this Jeep anywhere you can."  Not knowing the man at all, all I did was shake my head and say "Nope."

Upset at my obstinate attitude with no explanation, he insists we bet pink slips.  Now that Jeep was worth a hell of a lot more than my little bike but that's how confident he was.  We agree and shake hands and he says, "OK where?"

I point and say "Between those two trees." I didn't take his Jeep.

Tj

Yes, I still have that vehicle with the trunk vault.  Mrs Taft has it while I am in LA.  So now I am adding an under rear seat vault to the Silverado for lockable storage.  The real problem seems to be location.  Mostly it is Venice, CA. (Like this morning) but last night it was Disney Glendale, CA.  Other days it was Hawthorne or Santa Barbara.  I seem to be all over the proverbial map.  I have a safe house (friends) in Santa Monica which helps.  I may store a motorcycle here in Santa Monica in case and a mountain bike locked in the truck bed.  I may have a rifle with me in the truck, but in the event of hoofing it out or riding the mountain bike that may be out unless I can make the rifle small enough to pack.

Point taken.   Bahaahahaha