A tail of woe My ride on Sunday

[chorsley]

Went out for a pleasant ride on Sunday with a couple of mate's first time out in new one piece leathers so I but everything I would normally have in my jacket pockets under the rear seat cowl including my house keys.

Everything was going well till mw stopped for a coffee at loomies in the afternoon about 14:30. and I noticed my keys were missing, they had jumped over the electrics and gone down into the battery box (luckily not shorting the battery)

Now here's the problem if I ride home to get at my torx 25 to take the seat off, it's in garage and my keys are somewhere in the bike and its beginning to rain.

So I had to ride to one of my mates house 30 mins in the wrong direction to get the seat off.

The time is now 15:30 it raining hard and I have to ride home from Southampton to Basingstoke in the heavy rain in the dark and to make things worse I had a black visor on my helmet.

I not quite sure how I got home I think I must have used the force to find my way, used the back roads to keeps out of the spary of the motorway got home about 16:20 pitch black raining hard and my visor is somewhat Illegal even in daylight.

Moral of the story is don’t put keys under seat cowl (doughnut that I am :-[ ) and don't ride with a dark visor without taking a clear one as well on because you never know what might happen to delay you getting home. :

to top it all off the bike is filthy so are my new leathers there going to be lots of cleaning to do. :'(

 

[phil]

Get yourself one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leather-Shoulder-Travel-Organiser-Camera/dp/B003N3HCU2/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_cp_1
or similar depending on size. I have been using a leather pouch (when out on bike) for my keys, mobile and documents for years. Fits nicely under the seat and almost waterproof.
I bought a cheapie from a pound shop.

 

[bananaman]

Sorry but i just pmsl.........Exact same thing happened to me, iput all my stuff in tescos bag after that (flapped on the bars a bit though )

 

[Marcus81]

Does the bike not have a t25 torx in the toolkit or have you removed it?

 

[rusty]

If you want a waterproof pouch/bag this one is excellent....

http://www.zoombits.co.uk/shop/overboard-3-litre-waterproof-waist-pack/21259

 

[MOz]

Always ride with a "bum bag". Looks sad as **** but no tales of woe!!!!

 

[babarr46]

Always ride with a "bum bag". Looks sad as **** but no tales of woe!!!!

There's nowt sad about a dry mobile, a puncture kit and a wallet for fuel!
I have to as the Pcv & tool kit takes up all the room

 

[lllN30lll]

could be worse, I've got a mono seat unit, I can't even get into my tail space lol

 

[Boardsofnorfolk]

Always ride with a "bum bag". Looks sad as **** but no tales of woe!!!!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YaG5SAw1n0c

 

[sliderbill]

I realise i'm coming into this thread a little late Bananman...........but that tesco bag flapping on the bars is brilliant ;D

 

[BUZZ]

I use my mx bum bag for odd and sods or a small material bag with pull string on it that i use to keep my mx googles in

 

[UrbanRacer]

I mind dropping my GSXR key down the headstock and it some how managed to end up inside the fairing next to the header pipes, to top it off I had just got off the bike after a lengthy ride so the pipes were cooking. A few "AHHH's" later and I decided to leave it an hour lol

 

[bananaman]

Always ride with a "bum bag". Looks sad as **** but no tales of woe!!!!

I used to until it left me somewhere on a trip. I thought the belt clip was getting a bit sloppy, guess it let go. Cards, phone, cash, ciggies, never again, leathers now have inner pockets and no gay looks :

 

[bananaman]

I realise i'm coming into this thread a little late Bananman...........but that tesco bag flapping on the bars is brilliant ;D

Reminds me of the 1st time i went away with a group, got to the isle of man and went straight to the supermarket for provisions. Came out and was given a share to carry, togged back up, fired the bike up then wondered how the fk i was gonna carry it on the bike? Looked at the others and they were carrying the bag in their teeth under the helmet. Was a funny sight with us 8bikers going down the road (slowly) and then trying not to laugh and drop my bag ;D ;D ;D

 

[Shft_Ctrl]

I realise i'm coming into this thread a little late Bananman...........but that tesco bag flapping on the bars is brilliant ;D

Reminds me of the 1st time i went away with a group, got to the isle of man and went straight to the supermarket for provisions. Came out and was given a share to carry, togged back up, fired the bike up then wondered how the fk i was gonna carry it on the bike? Looked at the others and they were carrying the bag in their teeth under the helmet. Was a funny sight with us 8bikers going down the road (slowly) and then trying not to laugh and drop my bag ;D ;D ;D

Feed your chin strap through the carrier bag handles next time

 

[bananaman]

I realise i'm coming into this thread a little late Bananman...........but that tesco bag flapping on the bars is brilliant ;D

Reminds me of the 1st time i went away with a group, got to the isle of man and went straight to the supermarket for provisions. Came out and was given a share to carry, togged back up, fired the bike up then wondered how the fk i was gonna carry it on the bike? Looked at the others and they were carrying the bag in their teeth under the helmet. Was a funny sight with us 8bikers going down the road (slowly) and then trying not to laugh and drop my bag ;D ;D ;D

Feed your chin strap through the carrier bag handles next time

Why didnt i think of that? would certainly save my teeth carrying 3 crates of beer