I got lucky!

[CBH]

I rode the Wing to town yesterday, which is an 8 mile ride each way. When I got to my destination, I walked around to the rear of the bike only to discover that one of my trunk latches had fallen off somewhere along the way! CRAP! :Awe: I just knew that I was going to have to buy a replacement! I decided that I had better take the exact same route home and look for the latch along the way, hoping that I could find it undamaged...but what would the chances be?
I was less than a mile from home when I saw it in the middle of the road, and after a U turn I was surprised and happy to find it was in perfect condition. Whew! :yahoo:
When I got home I loosened the nuts on all of the other latches and added a drop of Loctite. Hopefully they won't be falling off again!!

 

[kah92340]

Wow you sure did get lucky.

 

[slabghost]

Quick go buy lottery tickets! Don't forget the powerball. Let me know where to meet you I'll help you spend it!

 

[mcgovern61]

Boy this sure seems common with these hard bag lids! I like my Hondaline hard bags....they are quick disconnect and no lid to fly off!

 

[AApple]

:headscratch: Mine are riveted...I guess yours have been replaced with nutz/bolts, eh?
Ya...das vonderlucky! Congrats on that stroke of luck. :clapping: If that had been me, 15 18 wheelers would have swerved just to make SURE they ran over it, and turned it into a pancake... :sensored:

But then again....About two weeks ago, I was on the way home form werk, and I was going up on an overpass, when a big gust of wind blew my Bluetooth off my ear. Took me a couple of seconds to realize what had happened, so I figured I better stop and see could I find it before it got hammered by the 6pm get-out-of-my-way-I-gotta-get-to-the-bar crowd. I pull over on the overpass, as far to the right as I could, then started hiking back, looking for what was left of my earpiece. Finally found it about 1/4 mile back, on the right side shoulder, totally untouched! Funny thing is, it werks much better now! :smilie_happy:

 

[dan filipi]

I had forgotten I left my gloves sitting on the trunk lid after getting gas about 50 miles back.
Mind you it took me 50 miles to realize I wasn't wearing them :mrgreen:

I thought to myself, "damnit where's my gloves!?" (actually Im sure I yelled it out loud with noone around to hear) so I turned around and started searching along the highway.
I really liked these gloves I paid $25 for that same week so I kept looking all the way back to the gas station.
Never found them so I gave up as lost so I went into the store and asked if they saw them or someone turned them in.
When I got to the cashier I looked out the window at the bike and there they were under the trunk rack!

To this day I can't imagine how they could have stayed there on the highway at 70-75 mph.
I think someone played a trick on me sticking them under the rack when I parked.

 

[Omega Man]

This thread is most definatiely NOT what ~O~ thought. :head bang:

~O~

 

[CBH]

I had forgotten I left my gloves sitting on the trunk lid after getting gas about 50 miles back.

Dan....I have found that these types of things occur more frequently the older I get.

 

[mcgovern61]

This thread is most definatiely NOT what ~O~ thought. :head bang:

~O~

:hihihi: :hihihi: :hihihi:

 

[Flinx]

I had forgotten I left my gloves sitting on the trunk lid after getting gas about 50 miles back.
Mind you it took me 50 miles to realize I wasn't wearing them :mrgreen:

I thought to myself, "damnit where's my gloves!?" (actually Im sure I yelled it out loud with noone around to hear) so I turned around and started searching along the highway.
I really liked these gloves I paid $25 for that same week so I kept looking all the way back to the gas station.
Never found them so I gave up as lost so I went into the store and asked if they saw them or someone turned them in.
When I got to the cashier I looked out the window at the bike and there they were under the trunk rack!

To this day I can't imagine how they could have stayed there on the highway at 70-75 mph.
I think someone played a trick on me sticking them under the rack when I parked.

I dunno Dan, I think those trunk racks just like to hold onto things, I put my Tim Hortons coffee in the rack when I work on the bike or when I'm standing around yacking, couple of times I've forgot to grab it before I rode off. Last time I put about 35 to 40 kilometers before it came to my attention, it was still there (cold of course) when I arrived at home.

 

[britman]

you need to make sure the loctight hasnt melted the plastic as it does this to some plastics

 

[Winger 82]

This thread is most definatiely NOT what ~O~ thought. :head bang:

~O~

And what ??? might "O" had thunk it was going to be about :music2: :music2: :music2:

 

[aslatk]

How many of you looked for your glasses only to remember you had them on top of you head oh2: ?

 

[Flinx]

How many of you looked for your glasses only to remember you had them on top of you head oh2: ?

Never on top of my head BUT in my pocket a time or three.... :smilie_happy:

 

[macka]

packed them in my luggage more then once and forgot

 

[slabghost]

I'm always hunting my coffee cup.
:head bang:

 

[dan filipi]

I'm always hunting my coffee cup.
:head bang:

I left my favorite mug at a job, 7 Eleven doesn't make it anymore but the customer is hanging onto it for me.