Airbox hidden danger

[airbraker]

Don't know if this has happened to anybody else but be warned. I have a standard rd250LC.
On a ride this afternoon down a short strip of motorway I rolled off the throttle and clutched in only the revs just climbed.
I let the clutch off again and the revs stoped climbing.
I then tried opening and closing the throttle but when I pulled the clutch in again the revs climbed. I got home by using the kill switch when I clutched in.
Anyway and this is the scary part. One of the plastic supports that the foam in the airbox rest on had jumped out of its mounting and proceeded down the intake. It then traveled through the carb where it lodged holding the slide open. So has this happened to anybody else and is there a mod to stop it !

[nevets1966]

I suppose super glueing them in would make it a bit safer I think I will do that next time I clean the air filter.cheers for the tip off

[andygraham]

Could use a smudge of silicon sealant
You can always get them out again;)

[Norbo]

I have never heared of this hapening befor but Bloody hell. I thought you were gowing to say an old air filter eament fell apart and the old phome fell in to the box and gamed up the carb intake or something. l