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New Bohemia, VA | I work in a 6 story building with people that occupied fully on 5 floors, the typical environment for the typical RUB like me. We have crew of non-English speaking people for the janitorial service and if you say INS they freeze in their tracks. They do come around daily, faithfully to empty the trash and do so for every cubicle, this day was no different. Donned with full leathers I rode to work this morning and after arriving I head in with my computer bag and other stuff, double checking I had my key in hand. Sometimes I forget and leave it in the bike, but not this morning. When I get to my desk I throw my bags that I bring my food in, in the trash can and go about my business like any other day.
When it is time to go home I put on my leathers, but I can't find my key, which I keep on a large leather tassel fob so I can find it easily. Almost immediately it hits me that I throw my key into the trash and it is now in the dumpster. Hoping I'm wrong I begin looking for my key by first going back out to my bike to retrace my steps. I don't see it anywhere so I take my jacket off and remain in my chaps and head back in. There was a meeting room that I was in earlier in the day and I thought I'd check in there but find another meeting going on. I get a few comments from ladies concerning my chaps that has nothing to do with motorcycle riding. I also get a few offers for a ride home to which I decline as I will not leave the Bentley sitting there at work.
I physically retrace every step, look under my desk and finally come to the realization that the key is lost, especially if it is in the trash. My insurance says I'm not covered for any key replacement or emergency assistance for the motorcycle. Giving up, I finally call the wife unit and ask her to bring me my spare key, which she is ready to do.
I then find myself going to look in the trash bin just in case. Since all the bags that are used are clear I figure I have a chance, but not much especially at the amount of trash is taken out. I start to pull out bags and give them a glance over in hopes I'll see my key. About the fifth bag I pull out I see a black thing and then I see the chrome eagle on the fob, woo, hoo, there's my key!
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Iron Butt
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Northeast Ohio | Holy flowing locks, Batman! How did you manage to accidentally throw that away?  |
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Puddle Jumper
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| Uh... what's the white stuff all over your bike? |
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Edmond, OK 2012 Vision, 2012 Cross Country | Whew, that tends to make me think of what a trashy day it must have been for you. lol Glad you got the key back. Ride Safe. |
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New Bohemia, VA | Swordsman - 2010-11-04 9:52 AM
Uh... what's the white stuff all over your bike?
Uh, its actually a poor job of painting the center console. That's the white aluminum showing through... |
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Iron Butt
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North Orange County CA | Lucky you were dealing with office trash only.
A couple of decades ago my father in law threw away his wallet while cleaning up the christmas morning debris. I had to go diving in our apartment complex dumpster. Had to go all the way to the bottom of hundreds of bags of similar colored wrapping paper intermixed with rotting food, diapers and cat litter.
Wont ever do that again. |
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Visionary
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| That is maybe the only thing I hate about a vision is where the key is. You can't carry it on your normal ring so its all ways a search program.
Glade you found it. |
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Visionary
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | What you (AND I) need is the same set-up as my car. Keyless Ignition
I keep my car 'fob' in my 'murse' with my wallet, cell phone, camera, lunch, house keys, porno collection, prescription drugs, etc.
If I lose my 'murse', it's a lot worse....
Oh yeah - I keep a spare bike key in my 'murse' |
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Visionary
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Brighton, TN | You can tear off the plastic top and expose the key which you can mod to fit any keyring.
I think Donetracey has a PURSE!!!!!! I do see the utility in it though, considering all the things he is carrying. |
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not far from hustler wisconsin | donetracey - 2010-11-04 12:18 PM
What you (AND I) need is the same set-up as my car. Keyless Ignition
I keep my car 'fob' in my 'murse' with my wallet, cell phone, camera, lunch, house keys, porno collection, prescription drugs, etc.
If I lose my 'murse', it's a lot worse....
Oh yeah - I keep a spare bike key in my 'murse'
its not a purse it s a european shoulder bag and it was a gift!!
i like my manpurse too. holds my .45 nicely as well as all other stuff. i showed that to a workmate who kept teasing me about my purse. He wants one now too. i dont carry at work, but sometimes want my handgun with me for afterwork ride or whatever. |
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New Bohemia, VA | wibiker - 2010-11-04 2:40 PM
donetracey - 2010-11-04 12:18 PM
What you (AND I) need is the same set-up as my car. Keyless Ignition
I keep my car 'fob' in my 'murse' with my wallet, cell phone, camera, lunch, house keys, porno collection, prescription drugs, etc.
If I lose my 'murse', it's a lot worse....
Oh yeah - I keep a spare bike key in my 'murse'
its not a purse it s a european shoulder bag and it was a gift!!
i like my manpurse too. holds my .45 nicely as well as all other stuff. i showed that to a workmate who kept teasing me about my purse. He wants one now too. i dont carry at work, but sometimes want my handgun with me for afterwork ride or whatever.
...sounds like the Wild Wild West has been taken over by the village people. I've got it figured out, if I carry, you don't know I carry, not that I do carry, mind you.
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Cruiser
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Apopka, FL | I have had my employees throw away $1000 handpieces (drill). They went dumpster diving until they found it or they paid for it! |
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Goldsboro, NC | wibiker - 2010-11-04 2:40 PM
donetracey - 2010-11-04 12:18 PM
I keep my car 'fob' in my 'murse' with my wallet, cell phone, camera, lunch, house keys, porno collection, prescription drugs, etc.
If I lose my 'murse', it's a lot worse....
Oh yeah - I keep a spare bike key in my 'murse'
its not a purse it s a european shoulder bag and it was a gift!!
i like my manpurse too. holds my .45 nicely as well as all other stuff. i showed that to a workmate who kept teasing me about my purse. He wants one now too. i dont carry at work, but sometimes want my handgun with me for afterwork ride or whatever.
The purple teletubby meets Dirty Harry... |
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Tourer
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Moravia, IA | this is why any bike I ride further then "the next town over" gets the hidden key treatment.
If you or I get 2 days out on a trip and do the same.....big problems.
Get a cheap copy made (Kawasaki blank works) and then tape it a frame tube (if I remember right there was a black tube under the front of the Vision).
Its black on black so nobody can see it.....but you know where to cut to get your key back.
Fully wrapped it wont get rusty or abused from the elements.
I do this with my trailers to.....keys are "wrapped" to the axle.
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New Bohemia, VA | how many of us really think about that? I rode far away from home many times and never gave this one one thought. Thanks aaronkelly, I'm getting yet another spare key made and to hide it on the bike somewhere for now on. |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | varyder,
You could use the leather tassels on the spare to tie it down under the fairing.
Ride Safe |
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Tourer
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New Mexico | Was driving through remote Canada 20+ years ago when I stopped to take a hike around some waterfalls. After an hour or so I headed back to the bike and realized I had lost my key. Luckily a few local townsfolk were there, and told me there were no locksmiths for several hundred miles, but there was an old retired locksmith that might be able to help. He showed up a couple of hours later and picked my ignition & gas cap. Had to ride two days before I hit a town that could make me a new key! |
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Visionary
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LaPorte,Tx. | Carry a second Vision key 100% of the time. It's funny, I don't do that for my cages. I guess I justify that is most of time in a cage, I'm with my wife she always has keys. |
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