Mystery Part...help!

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  1. MPTriumph

    MPTriumph Well-Known Member

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    So, I was working on my motorcycle as well as my wife's car which is a Cadillac XT4, after working on both of them I found this part laying on the ground. I have no idea if it came off of my motorcycle or the car and I have no idea what it is.. Has anyone seen this part before or can they offer any ideas of where it might belong ? Thank you in advance.

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  2. Pegscraper

    Pegscraper Elite Member

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    That looks like a door stop or buffer of some kind.
     
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  3. MPTriumph

    MPTriumph Well-Known Member

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    I thought that too but nothing seemed missing in any of the door jambs.
     
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  4. andypandy

    andypandy Crème de la Crème

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    Possibly a rubber stop for a main/side stand ?
    I had one once that detached itself from a Bandit exhaust.
     
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  5. tcbandituk

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    Could be from under the hood?
     
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  6. beerkat

    beerkat Senior Member

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    You don't say what bike it is, although I think the bike in your little round picture is a Street Twin. Is that right? I have no idea what a Cadillac XT4 is, besides being a car. Cadillacs are a bit thin on the ground here in Blighty and with our petrol prices going through the roof we probably could afford to run one anyway ( I imagine all US cars having 6 or 8 cylinders). However I do own a Street Twin, which I've modded here and there, and I've never seen that part.
     
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  7. MPTriumph

    MPTriumph Well-Known Member

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    Ahhh...lemme check that!
     
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  8. Cyborgbot

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    I was going to have a guess but I’d only say it was something rude, so I won’t.
     
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  9. MPTriumph

    MPTriumph Well-Known Member

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    Now you got me curious! Lol!
     
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  10. MPTriumph

    MPTriumph Well-Known Member

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    Nope, can't find anywhere near the side stand where it could fit.
     
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  11. MPTriumph

    MPTriumph Well-Known Member

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    ...worth a look, although I didn't open the hood of the wife's car.
     
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  12. capt

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    Cadillac XT4 is anew model ? If the car isn't more than a year or so. It could be a part that was never installed !! The worker's on the factory floor get second's to install bits like that !! If they dropped one they just get another one in its place. They don't get time to look or recover it ??
     
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  13. MPTriumph

    MPTriumph Well-Known Member

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    Yeah...its new, that could be the case but we have had the car for about 4 months.
     
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  14. capt

    capt Elite Member

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    Then you disturbed it's hiding place (trunk carpets ?)
    And it's finally fallen out...
     
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  15. MPTriumph

    MPTriumph Well-Known Member

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    That would explain a lot
     
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  16. MPTriumph

    MPTriumph Well-Known Member

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    Ok...lol, I give up...its going in the "I don't know what in the hell you are" box!
     
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  17. Dartplayer

    Dartplayer Crème de la Crème

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    Definitely looks like a bonnet/hood damper. I have vey similar along the side channels : unamused:
     
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  18. DCS900

    DCS900 Careful, man! There’s a beverage here!

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    Scale is an issue, looks pretty small for a big bonnet or boot? What about the petrol tank filling cover?
     
  19. MPTriumph

    MPTriumph Well-Known Member

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    Lemme look...
     
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