Quote Originally Posted by Nelly View Post
Lost count of the times ive got on the bike, popped the helmet on, stuck the gloves on, velcroed all the pockets down etc etc. Sat waiting with the bike running then realise that the engine sounds a bit weird. Look down and there are my earplugs underneath the clip on the tank filler. Earplugs. Sodding things.
I had similar a few years ago. Bike sounded horrid...I'd left my helmet in the central library on top a bookcase.