canucklehead-biker
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I don't recall forcing mine, and no one could accuse me of 'gorilla' strength, but it seems likely that the gears skipped at some point when I latched it. The interesting thing from my point of view was that the peg WAS fully extended, but not 'locked' - and that meant the bag looked safely attached when in fact it wasn't.I've had that happen! And it wasn't a Yamaha design issue...it was my ****-up plain and simple.
I had a full side bag and closed, but I could tell it wasn't cleanly closed....one of the perimiter points was binding up a bit. But, I muscled the latch harder...and heard & felt a distinct "Pop". I knew in my gut that wasn't right and had forced it. It still seemed to be OK, but a few days later I was thinking about what might have happened and moved the bag around a bit...and could see one or both attachment points were at risk. The slide that locks it into place wasn't fully extended...because of the slipped gear.
I could imagine it easily coming off while riding.
I had to have the bag replaced. It was covered under YES, knew it was my gorilla handling, but didn't advertise it. Now, I'm careful to not force the latch closed.
And yeah... I'm pretty careful now about NOT forcing it now too, and checking the locked position with the bag off the bike is part of my regular maintenance check as well as a quick check before I put the bag on the bike.
Griff