OK, so I'm a moron...

[Dave McCool]

Went out for a run on my new bike last night, and decided it would be a good idea to throw some of my stuff under the pillion seat, you know, keys, wallet, works phone... All was well until I went to get said guff out from the handy storage spot, and found that the phone was nowhere to be seen! I called it, and it has in fact slipped down under my seat, and no matter what I try, I cannot get a hand to it to even touch it, let alone grab it!

So basically, what I'm asking here is whether any of you learned folk know what the easiest way of getting the thing out? How much hassle is it to remove my seat, and even if I get it off, will it give me access to the void where my phone is?
The bike's a k8 gsxr 600, there's 2 dome-headed allen bolts either side of the seat, tried getting them off but no joy, didn't really fancy getting too far involved beyond that, as it's a new bike and I don't have a manual for it!

Cheers in advance guys.
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K7 GSXR750

[Handsome]

If it's anything like the SV, when you take the seat off it only gives you access to the battery and not much else, get the seat off first and have a look, failing that you'll have to strip the plastics off...

I had to strip all the plastics off mine the other week to fit a luggage rack, whilst they were off I noticed a 14mm socket down inside the plastic tray and I'm fucked if I can get it out, it looks like you'd need to strip the lot off to reach it, fuck it, it was there when I bought the bike and it'll stay there as it doesn't move around...
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[DrDonnyBrago]

The phone belongs to the bike now... move on .






I can't see the plastics being that hard to remove; a good excuse to buy a haynes if nothing else .

[Towton 1461]

Don't know how large/thick your hands and fingers are, but
have you asked a girl, or a child, if they can try and reach it with
their slimmer hands?
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[pepperami]

possibly ??? maybe??? a slim bamboo stick with a blob of super-glue on the end......... and a VERY steady hand

i learnt the hard way like you and actully lost a phone once by putting it in what appeared to be underseat storage.
so now if i put "bits" in the tail/underseat storage, they all go into a bag.
that way they are to big to fall into all the nooks & crannies

hope that helps! failing that, it`s the disc cutter and angle grinder
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[Dave McCool]

Thanks all for the advice, did indeed try getting the girlfriend's hand in there, but even her tiny dimensions were thwarted! However, I did indeed succeed with a similar idea to the bamboo stick, instead used one of them flexi-foam sticks with a sticky pad stuck on the end! Result!

Lesson definitely learned, bag for stuff sounds like a good plan, cheers peoples!
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K7 GSXR750

[prawny1]

just got a html script virus warning off this thread
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[Carl_steveo]

I used to throw loads of stuff in the tray under my seat and I gradually started losing stuff. I just assumed it had fallen down the side and was lost to the road.

One day I removed the read plastics and a load of stuff fell out. I ended up with all my tools back woop woop. They were just sitting in the plastics.
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[Dazbo666]

Glad to hear you got your phone back. I first thought of using one of these, then realised it wouldn't be effective with a phone (and could even potentially cause a phone some damage?)

Thankfully my Bandit has a couple of recessed "containers" under the seat, so secure storage hasn't been a problem. I still have the original toolkit under there, plus an allen key multi-tool, an adjustable spanner, and a small spare pack of bladed mini fuses
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