So I was was on my way to work on the SV the other morning at 5:30a.m.  I pull onto the freeway, accelerating down the onramp.  I’m I’m not sure how fast I was going (my speedo/odometer still aren’t working), but I would guess about 60mph, from the engine speed and gear I was in.  Over the noise of the bike and the wind, I hear this really loud screeching/scrapping noise.  What was that!?

I look in my right mirror, and see my right side case sliding down the road, behind me.  I immediately slowed down and stopped on the shoulder.  I walked back in the dark and retrieved the case, which apart from being a little scraped up, appeared to be otherwise intact.  It didn’t come apart, and no structural damage was noted.
Though it could have been a lot worse, especially if they bag had gone out into a lane of traffic, or hit a vehicle in the air, it was pretty funny to see it sliding down the road in the mirror!

Afterward, I think I can remember this vague thought in my head, when I attached it to the side rack, that the “click” when I attached it, sounded odd.  Possibly because it didn’t fully engage the locking mechanism.

I guess the main point, is that I have not only lost a helmet off a cliff while it was on my bike, now I’ve also lost a piece of luggage from my bike.  What else…?:)

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