Well. N\i never thought I'd be asking this. When CalTrans picks up an item from a highway, how does one claim it? Apparently the latch failed on my Givi top case, and the case landed in the HOV lane on hwy 680, just north of Willow Pass. The lady at 911 said a sweeper was coming out already (nails on highway, or some such), and that CalTrans would then pick it up. The CalTrans number she gave me is for claims, and asks for things like dollar amounts. I guess it's for claims against CalTrans. Doesn't seem like the right trail to sniff down. Anyone know how I can get the thing back? After such a great day at Infineon.... thanks, Aram
*IF* they picked it up, it *MIGHT* be in the dumpster at the local maint. station. Stuff like this tends to migrate to the shoulder (I know there's not much of one out there) so it might still be sitting on the side of the freeway, if it didn't get smashed to bits... Give me a better description of the bag E36/E52, color, whatever and I might be able to check for you. You can try calling them yourself at 925-926-6112 (2616 N. Main St, Walnut Creek). For some reason my Givi bag doesn't always latch properly on my K12RS - I've gotten home a couple times now and found it sitting loosely on the mounting plate (I've also lost two sets of keys after leaving them in the lock when I rode away). -Bill
I do have a solution for the second problem: I keep the Givi key on the same chain as the motorcycle's ignition key. I've had to kill the engine a couple of times to get to the luggage case, but that's certainly easier than losing the key. Rich, Urban Biker
Called the Walnut Creek number (thanks, Bill), and picked up the remains this afternoon. What's amazing is, despite the gaping hole in the case, how much of the contents were recovered (and in perfect shape): Kryptonite cable lock, disk lock, and my spankin' new Reg Pridmore book! OK, some lucky commuter scored a nice turtleneck and a cheap lunch box.... still, not a bad recovery. A
glad to hear you got at least some of your stuff back - I really didn't think there was much hope. -Bill p.s. I guess it helped that I knew what to look for, but the number was in the phone book.
