Made a cup of hot coffee and went to the garage for my weekly review and polish of the Mistress – resting comfortably on her mats in the garage. Noticed an abundance of birdseed spilled on the floor by the door and - NOOoooooo!
More seeds and husks on the mats under the RR! This is WAR! And it ain’t my first rodeo as native here. Bait traps are already doing their genocidal magic as I type, but clearly some partisans still roam. 
I started up the Mistress and a few quick revs had seed spraying out from under the tank – Ahhhhhhhhh!
The cleanup begins. All seed buckets sealed and banished. I stripped off the saddle and side panels and did a closer inspection. Sure enough, Varmint Cong had made a seed storage depot of my boxer matrix under the tank – but thankfully, no nest, fur, tirds or pee. Air cleaner and air box are unharmed.
Out came the shop-vac to blow out the offending seed supply, vacuum and rags to wipe everything down. Panels back on and showroom clean again. A two hour investment I did not count on, but glad I caught it.
I continue to be amazed by the design of this bike! Naked = a bike that is super great to clean. Almost everything including the guts can be accessed with a rag or brush.
The invasion took place over the week I was at work – fast. Glass half full though, I found that the 2009’s do not require tank removal for my upcoming battery change.
Do you guys out West have issues with spiders and scorpions doing likewise?
