HI ALL,IM DEVISTATED...MY LEFT TOP PANNIER FLEW OFF SOMEWHERE BETWEEEN PICKERING AND THE A170 &A19 NORTH OF ENGLAND ON SATURDAY,IT WAS LOCKED AND SECURE ,HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN? I WOULD ASK YOU ALL TO SECURE YOUR TOP PANNIERS (AS I AM GOING TO DO) WITH SOMETHING FASTENED TO THE TOP INSIDE OF THE PANNIER....SH*T,BO**OCKS,IM SO PI**ED OFF...sorry all about my curseing but i am really pi**ed off....bri.:gunhead:
I've heard of people making retention cords for the battery and right side covers out of fishing line or some such material. Haven't tried it myself, but I did just get a package of new grommets to keep the covers held tightly in place. You'd think they were made of gold with the prices they bring on eBay!
jwinter75, if you look above you'll see that MR1200 posted a place where you can get those sidecover grommets very cheap.
Bri, a couple of years ago I lost a side cover for my Wing just after giving it a fresh paint job. I know that dumping feeling all too well and I still dart my eyes all over when I pass the place where I think I lost it. The worst part is that it was school bus yellow and very bright and shiny. How could I not find something like that? LOL
Oh well, got a nice mettalic beige replacement for $80., painted it yellow and now I ride with my legs gripping both side covers so I can't lose them. (just kidding) but, I should fasten them with a safety wire or cable so I don't have to worry about them.
Sometimes you get lucky, one of those little plastic clamp covers on the clutch fell off my bike a couple months ago. Luckily I knew about where it came off but I was going at 60mph and couldn't stop. A couple weeks later I went out to the area, walked about 2 miles on each side of the road looking for the thing. I could find new ones on the bike sites but they were all chrome plated and I wanted my black one back. To make a long story short about the time I walked back to my parked bike ready to give up, there it was! I'd parked right beside the thing, it was in the edge of the grass right beside my bike and no one had run over it!
Goldwinger1984, That's where I got mine from. They were something like $6.95 for the package of 10. Cheap insurance if you ask me! I also ordered some other stuff but they were out of the driver's backrest I wanted....bummer!
hi all,looks like ive opened a can of worms" as the saying goes" with my bad luck i hope ive saved some poor riders bits off there bike from disapearing into the wilderness like mine,i do think things happen for a reason(getting a bit deep,sorry)anyway it will get sorted ....thanks all,bri,sunderland,england.
Hard luck Bri, it's not the first time I've heard of this happening. I'd say the air was turned blue when yuou realised what had happened!:thumpingmad:
I don't understand why people keep buying grommets on Ebay! I get them through my dealer and through www.servicehonda.com for cheap, a couple bucks each.
when i got my wing it had no saddlebag keeper cords, so i bought 2 sets of ebay, a set for spares, trouble is they didnt last, i kept pulling the eyes off one end, so i replaced them, got some speaker wire and soldered the eyes on each end, now they dont come off,
I know that this won't make it any easier for anyone who has lost a piece of plastic recently, but this topic comes up about every year, and has been discussed time and time again. I have had teathers on my danglers ever since I got the bike--I use small bungee cords with small shiney hooks that go thru small holes drilled into the inside of the plastic. The stretchy cord allows you to move the side covers away a bit when youhave to remove them. Standard lanyards for the pannier covers.( We don't have many saddles here in NS):cheeky1:
I know of some local riders who have not yet installed teathers, in spite of my urgings.
Had them on my 1200. The only downside at all is you have to be careful when taking the lid loose that you don't scratch the side of the box. I put new rubber in the lid seal on my previous bike, the latches were pretty loose, didn't snap down. A new seal rubber snugged things up nicely.
Many thaks for the kind welcome, i am new to Aspencades but have fallen in love with them already and feel this will be my first intro bike, already want to move up. As a born again biker, I am besootted with it. Many thanks.
He has a few pannier lids for sale (beige?) at £59 each and it might be worth a email or phone call to him as he doesnt always list everything he has in stock. I think all his stuff is brand new too!
Many thaks for the kind welcome, i am new to Aspencades but have fallen in love with them already and feel this will be my first intro bike, already want to move up. As a born again biker, I am besootted with it. Many thanks.
WELCOME croftee. :waving:You'll find lots of helpful information here. Please update your profile and include your location. As you can see, we're from all around - USA, Canada, Great Britian, etc.
Many thaks for the kind welcome, i am new to Aspencades but have fallen in love with them already and feel this will be my first intro bike, already want to move up. As a born again biker, I am besootted with it. Many thanks.
Many thanks to everyone for the kind welcome and excellent advice. I am delighted to have joined, and have a wing. I hope I get chance to help you all as much as you have helped. Many thanks
Devistated? I might be devistated if something terrible happened to someone who was close to me, but a pannier? Panniers, bikes, your house, job, car, etc. can be replaced. Pissed or dissapointed yes, but devistated?. Maybe you have a different definition for devistated on that side of the pond.??
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