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RE: stupid stupid stupid stupid
Ha.....I had one this morning. I used a web type bungee cord to strap something down to the luggage rack. After I delivered the stuff to my friends house I left the bungee on the back of the rack and it wrapped around the axle. Doh! It had a heck of a time getting it off on the side of the road. Luckily it didn't hurt anything!
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I never had the tour pak come open like that, but one of my saddlebags did...big surprise. So now I have another little tiny rule...the bags and tour pak get latched every time they're closed. Even if I'm going to open them again in 3 seconds. No exceptions. Closed? Latched. Period. But that's just me.
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I never had the tour pak come open like that, but one of my saddlebags did...big surprise. So now I have another little tiny rule...the bags and tour pak get latched every time they're closed. Even if I'm going to open them again in 3 seconds. No exceptions. Closed? Latched. Period. But that's just me.
I never had the tour pak come open like that, but one of my saddlebags did...big surprise. So now I have another little tiny rule...the bags and tour pak get latched every time they're closed. Even if I'm going to open them again in 3 seconds. No exceptions. Closed? Latched. Period. But that's just me.
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From: Makakilo
RE: stupid stupid stupid stupid
I started locking all compartments, takes a little longer to get things out but would kick myself if I had to buy a new lid.
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I once forgot to latch my tourpak on a windy day. Got on the freeway with the crosswind, got up to speed, looked in the rear view mirror and saw the lid wide open. I felt lucky that there was no damage to the pak or hinges.
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I know a guy who was towing a tent trailer down a steep stretch of freeway in the mountains and it opened up on him. There was no immediate place to pull over. He said it felt like there was a huge parachute tied to the back of the bike. Talk about butt pucker....