So, I paid inside for gas and when I came outside my Spyder was gone...

[Bitten]

So, I paid inside for gas and when I came outside my Spyder was gone...

The pump wouldn't accept my credit card, so I went inside to pay. When I got back to the pump, my Spyder was gone. I was wearing my helmet the whole time, so I didn't notice until I was about 5 feet away.

I looked left, no Spyder. Looked right, and there it was, about 15-20 feet away. I had locked the parking brake, but obviously it didn't hold. It had rolled down from the pump on the inclined parking lot till it leveled off, which thankfully was far away from any obstacles...

Phew!!! Off to the shop for a parking brake fix!:clap:

 

[Dragonrider]

Good story & glad your luck held!!

 

[IWN2RYD]

My heart sank as I first started to read your post... How dare you do that to me :cus::roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: I had the same reaction... I'm glad that no harm was done other than to your blood pressure readings. :yikes:

 

[M2Wild]

My parking break didn't hold well either until it got replaced.

 

[boborgera]

Good story & glad your luck held!!

I have a Sm5 Last year i was parked on my driveway in neutral with the foot brake on. Why i left it in neutral I'll never know?? 40+ years of riding bikes i never leave it in neutral.
Well needless to say the brake didn't hold and it rolled down the driveway backwards into the street and about 50 yards,
No damage except to my pride.
I did have an audience watching [laughing at] me running after it. :shocked:

 

[Neez]

I make a habit of locking the handlebars. Won't roll very far that way.

 

[SpyderWolf]

My heart sunk for you as well, as I thought someone had taken off on it. Glad to hear that it didn't roll into anything during its solo journey.

 

[ARtraveler]

A scarry start but a good ending. I'm glad that worked out okay for you. You really did scare me though. A couple of years ago we traveled to Fairbanks and stayed at a nice resort. In the morning, I could not find the wife's key. We went through all our gear and the cabin about 3 times. We did have a spare--but the fact that one key was missing was a problem for me. Well, I found it--we left it in the ignition of Spyder all night--sitting in the front row of the parking lot--where everyone could see both Spyders parked side by side. We got real lucky that time.

 

[Raptor]

My heart sunk for you as well, as I thought someone had taken off on it. Glad to hear that it didn't roll into anything during its solo journey.

That is what I thought too. Glad to hear things turned out alright. These parking brakes don't have a lot of oomph to 'em. Good lesson for us all!

 

[Campverdefela]

Pack a chock in the trunk...

 

[pjp623]

Pack a chock in the trunk...

Good advice, nobody needs those kind of scares!
nojoke

 

[sealfloorboards]

Thanks for the story. I too thought the worst at first. You have taught me an important lesson. Maybe I won't have to tell the same story thanks to you. I learn something new every day on SpyderLovers.

Ride in comfort,

John
Seal FloorBoards

 

[Firefly]

I never use the stupid parking brake (SM5 obviously).... just leave her in gear.

 

[XLT]

So, I paid inside for gas and when I came outside my Spyder was gone...

The pump wouldn't accept my credit card, so I went inside to pay. When I got back to the pump, my Spyder was gone. I was wearing my helmet the whole time, so I didn't notice until I was about 5 feet away.

I looked left, no Spyder. Looked right, and there it was, about 15-20 feet away. I had locked the parking brake, but obviously it didn't hold. It had rolled down from the pump on the inclined parking lot till it leveled off, which thankfully was far away from any obstacles...

Phew!!! Off to the shop for a parking brake fix!:clap:

After reading the opening line my first thought was that it was taken by the "Wicked Angels". Was going to offer you my assistance.

 

[Raptor]

After reading the opening line my first thought was that it was taken by the "Wicked Angels". Was going to offer you my assistance.

I bet you were!! :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack:

 

[Bitten]

Ha ha XLT... awesome!

My hear did sink too, everyone... I really thought it was gone...
I was very lucky that it didn't roll into something - I must have looked silly walking back up the pump... :joke:

 

[SpyderAnn01]

Glad that everything worked out for you.

 

[StriperKing]

Not sure about the RS but I don`t think the average passerby could figure out how to start an RT even if you left the key in it. That is the good thing about the starting procedure, lol. Glad you did not loose yours.

 

[Blue Star]

My heart sank as I first started to read your post... How dare you do that to me :cus::roflblack:

:agree: and I am glad it was not stolen. My parking brake does not hold sometimes, and I will be at the dealer Tuesday to get it fixed. I might just have to do it Saturday after reading this posting.