Mouse in seat hump!

[Bikeless]

Hi,

I have just checked my bike over(in storage) only to find a load of half eaten plant bulbs in my seat hump and little droppings everywhere.

I've heard mice eat through wiring and stuff,is this true?

I hope it hasn't nested in the airbox as i have just ran it up.

[Finglonga]

[Louise]

[Bikeless]

That's me on a mouse hunt then.I just hope it hasn't done any damage yet,i'll have a look tomorrow and take my airbox apart aswell.

[Louise]

Good luck - I have a mouse in the house and I just cant grab the fooker.
I dont mind, but its squeak annoys me

[Bikeless]

Thanks,i'll probably put a trap out for it but might get one that doesn't kill it.

[JAMSXR]

Take the bike out and a 6th gear redline should flush it out?
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[gray84]

when i used to work at merc we used to get alot of this mouse problem as the brand new cars sit in a field for a month or so. ive seen them eat through large amounts of leather seats and sound deadening in the boot but also seen the brand new cars have full wireing harneses fitted due to the little gits/
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[Bikeless]

Probably suck the bugger straight through my K+N..

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Mice seem to like ariboxes for some reason.

I've seen countless pics of people's airboxes full of food and a mouse curled up asleep.
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[Bikeless]

It's probably eaten my K+N,if it has,it will be getting a proper trap,the little git.

[Thom]

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/June/9-15/june1308honda-vfr800-mice-airbox/

If i knew how to shorten the link i would. It's MCN however so is likely balls.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[Bikeless]

Im starting to get a little worrid about opening the airbox now..

If it looks like that i will take pics.

[Louise]

...

[Graprilia]

HAHA , you should charge him rent LOL
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[rac3r]

Best way to catch a mouse is to put one of those sticky card trap things down and you'll get it straight away - OR - watch the film Mouse hunt for ideas
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[Poseidon]

don't for the love of god do what I did to get rid of a mouse...

First attempt I used a sling-shot (one of the powerful ones for killing rats) that fires large steel ball bearings. I took aim, fired... then cacked myself having to dodge the ricochet-ing shot, man them things go for ages

Second attempt I got a jack russel, only problem was I think mine was from duff stock, he didn't know what to do with regards to vermin and so occupied himself by scratching himself.

Third time round I bought some £2.00 mouse traps, baited them with bacon rind and got the little blighter.

I now have a pet dog and an irrational fear for sling-shots purely because I though mouse traps were cruel!
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[SoND]

[cicatrez]

[NiteMare]

i've had a mouse eat my airfilter, also ate a pair of handlebar muffs that were in the shed along with chewing thier way into a pair of throw over panniers ...

meeces are destructive little buggers
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[Pete.]

I bought a bike once that had been half-eaten by a previous owner's dogs. They ate:

The seat
The indicators
The numberplate
The front brake lines
The wiring loom at the headstock.
Various & sundry other small parts

Took me bloody ages to re-wire it
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Bikeless]

Well i checked the airbox today and everything seems o.k,my blanket covers are a bit chewed so he must be nesting somewhere in there.

Started the bike up and there was this loud "PHUT" and something shot out the exhaust squealing.....I made that bit up,sorry...

[rc211v]

i just trapped a mouse/rat today in my office. what should I do with it?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]