Lost Side Case

Some where between the summit on HWY 17 just east of Santa Cruz and downtown Mountain View, California via HWY 85 my left saddle bag/case/pannier vaporized. Got to lunch and it was missing. Never heard or felt anything.

If you spot it or its remains please let me know. Metallic Green from a BMW 2004 K1200GT. BMWMOA sticker, Rounders sticker, reflective tape around it as well. Had all my tools, red first aid kit, yellow flashlight, digital tire gauge and so on so maybe it was just too heavy and finally broke the latch, no idea.

As this is the second one reported today I'll resurrect this thread http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=47459 so others may be helped. Good luck, Gary

Sorry to hear

Mine came off years ago and I heard it as it passed me! What a shock as I looked over at it sliding along in the middle freeway lane...I'm sorry some motorist did not take time to give you a shout, as I have had this happen too, somebody tries to help. Maybe you were non catchable and I understand that too in traffic. Know the roads well over there. Good luck, Randy

Omega Man said:

As this is the second one reported today I'll resurrect this thread http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=47459 so others may be helped. Good luck, Gary

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Thanks Gary, that thread is what even gave me any hope to post at all.

-CRASH- said:

Thanks Gary, that thread is what even gave me any hope to post at all.

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Your welcome, happy to help. The other missing bag is in Regional Midwest so with a post in the Regional forum and one in the Campfire section the exposure should be good. It took a month for the one in Maine so here's hopin'.

Sorry to hear about the loss of your side case, Dan. That is one advantage to the panniers on the R1200CL bikes -- they don't come off without a screwdriver. I did, however, have one pop open and dump everything into the ditch somewhere along the Sherwood Park Freeway/Anthony Henday Drive here in southeast Edmonton. Broken latching system that was repaired under warranty ($1100.00 for the part). Thankfully everything that was lost was easily replaceable.

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Some where between the summit on HWY 17 just east of Santa Cruz and downtown Mountain View, California via HWY 85 my left saddle bag/case/pannier vaporized. Got to lunch and it was missing. Never heard or felt anything.

If you spot it or its remains please let me know. Metallic Green from a BMW 2004 K1200GT. BMWMOA sticker, Rounders sticker, reflective tape around it as well. Had all my tools, red first aid kit, yellow flashlight, digital tire gauge and so on so maybe it was just too heavy and finally broke the latch, no idea.

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It's not naive to have some real hope that the bag and contents will appear. Since you have read the long thread regarding my little 'lost and found' adventure you can see that the network resources available here at the Forum and also beyond (ie bike shops, general citizens, LEOs etc) is inspirational as well as 'rubber to the road' practical. Like you, it was my left saddlebag and I had terrible images of it all rolling under some oncoming vehicle and unceremoniously pulverized forthwith. In fact it slid to the side of the road and being green is sort of blended in with all the grass. Now my side bags are bolted, signed and strapped. I wish you the same good fortune! - Bob