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Old 07 June 2005, 10:57 AM
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anyone out there had their bonnet pop open on 'em.
got to admit that i was goin a bit fast, but that brought me
on to the hard shoulder to pop it back down. it did make me wonder (**** my pants) if it was gonna fly off the catch as well. i must of looked pretty stupid to that guy in the honda!!! hee hee i had him well licked till then. gotta try and keep it slow and low
Old 07 June 2005, 11:00 AM
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No, but the hatch on a VTS becomes a bleedin' great spoiler at 100mph if it's not latched securely
Old 07 June 2005, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by preza


anyone out there had their bonnet pop open on 'em.
got to admit that i was goin a bit fast, but that brought me
on to the hard shoulder to pop it back down. it did make me wonder (**** my pants) if it was gonna fly off the catch as well. i must of looked pretty stupid to that guy in the honda!!! hee hee i had him well licked till then. gotta try and keep it slow and low
Yep happened to me when going into a harsh wind one day.

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No, but the hatch on a VTS becomes a bleedin' great spoiler at 100mph if it's not latched securely

i bet it corners sweet now
Old 09 June 2005, 12:42 PM
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I have seen it happen twice at speed and on both occassions it did CONSIDERABLE damage.
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