Tank pad came unstuck! has anybody ever had to re-adhere one of these?

[misterprofessionality]

Jeez, that is some landscaper. Sounds fortunate not more damage was done like a paint gouge or sumthin'.

this conversation was had....i actually saw the guy do the deed, and i told his boss that he's very lucky he didn't bump it in just the wrong way and lay the bike on its side, or else we'd be having a multi-thousand dollar conversation.

Surely the landscaper should meet any cost involved in preparing the tank for a new pad?

Yes, they've ordered a new set of pads, since i can't be sure i'll find a way to re-attach the existing tank pad.

If the pad saved an errant gardening tool from hitting your paint and they buy you a new one, I’d call that a win. In the mean time, the adhesive just sounds like normal contact cement.

unfortunately, regular contact cement has not worked, nor has the scotch 77 suggested above. i applied that yesterday and rode in to work today. by the time i got to work the pad had actually slid down on the tank about 1". you can see a glue-shadow where it used to be, lol. i'm going to peel it off and clean it up again this evening, and unless there are any better suggestions, wait for the new pad set to come in the mail.