My bike's stuck in a yellow stickered building in Christchurch

[orangeback]

My dilemma
My Band new bike I bought a x-mas ,was back at shop about 10 day after i bought it for warranty work, it has been there since early jan, now quake has been through its stuck in a Yellow Stickered building that could be red stickered at any stage , with aftershock etc and further inspection may mean nothing comes out and get demolished with everything inside.
This would be fine if i had insured it , but i hadn't.
As i hadn't had the chance to use it, so i was not insuring it till i got it back, ( no point insuring it while sitting around in pieces i thought ) this be very wrong now. i find out, I'm fucked if this happens . I kiss goodbye 18k.
i can’t upgrade the insurance it has to cover it fully now , as i rolled over another bikes 3rd party to it b4 i took it in the shop. There insurance will not cover it as it’s an act of god, not something in there control. act of nature.
I cant get it covered till its back in my possession (not sitting at shop) even though i can prove it not damaged (yet ) it was was worth a try

I'm sure this is not the only bike in this situation.

[Gregonz]

This has got to be your worst nightmare!!!! I feel your pain dude :shit:

[Mully]

Oh no!!

Gutted.

Hope it all works out for you.

[superman]

Time for a late night stroll with your favourite balaclava?

That sucks mate, hope you get your baby out in one piece.

[ClutchITUP]

That sucks which shop? ouch!! had a yellow sticker on my flat when I got home didnt know what it meant ignorance is bliss,
Surely u could be dishonest to an insurance company?

[pete376403]

not here is it?
http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-motorcycle-shop-owners-dealt-cruel-blow/tabid/423/articleID/201229/Default.aspx

[Oakie]

Have you asked if the shop's insurance would cover it?

[CookMySock]

Go in there and get it. :yes:

Do it.

[ukusa]

not here is it?
http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-motorcycle-shop-owners-dealt-cruel-blow/tabid/423/articleID/201229/Default.aspx

I really feel for these guys & other businesses in the CBD.

regarding the yellow stickers, it's my understanding that you can access these buildings to remove property, you just can't live in or work in them. Red stickers are the only ones you cannot access.

[Smifffy]

Shrub's bike was parked in the street, in a bad spot. He has it back in pretty good nick - all things considered.

Plenty here told him it would be fucked. Keep the chin up.

[superman]

I really feel for these guys & other businesses in the CBD.

regarding the yellow stickers, it's my understanding that you can access these buildings to remove property, you just can't live in or work in them. Red stickers are the only ones you cannot access.

Isn't it yellow stickered from the original quake and now needs to be reassessed before anyone can do anything?

[orangeback]

not here is it?
http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-motorcycle-shop-owners-dealt-cruel-blow/tabid/423/articleID/201229/Default.aspx

no, mines at jeff grey bmw, whats worse it not in the new building but the old building behind where the lone star use to be.

[Brett]

IMO U would be attempting to retrieve it myself. HOWEVER... consequences are not light if caught.

[shrub]

Good luck mate, I know EXACTLY how you feel.

[bgd]

We have a car stuck in a yellow stickered building. Was assuming we would get it back until I read this. Perhaps we won't. Insured though.

[RentaTriumph]

We have a car stuck in a yellow stickered building. Was assuming we would get it back until I read this. Perhaps we won't. Insured though.

Yeah I'm a builder and my van is in the Lichfield street carpark along with all my tools. It would be so easy to move the cordon 100metres up the road beyond the carpark entrance. There are no highrises near the carpark and the carpark appears to be fine but trying to ring the council and other authorities is hopeless as they don't have any information. I thought I had plenty of insurance with both my van and builders indemnity insurance but the insurance company want proof the van and tools are damaged before opening their wallets. Damn another decent sized earthquake just hit. Not as big as last nights but still enough to get the hairs on the neck sticking up.

[Smifffy]

Good luck mate, I know EXACTLY how you feel.

You were lucky. He can be too :sunny:

[miloking]

My dilemma
My Band new bike I bought a x-mas ,was back at shop about 10 day after i bought it for warranty work, it has been there since early jan, now quake has been through its stuck in a Yellow Stickered building that could be red stickered at any stage , with aftershock etc and further inspection may mean nothing comes out and get demolished with everything inside.
This would be fine if i had insured it , but i hadn't.
As i hadn't had the chance to use it, so i was not insuring it till i got it back, ( no point insuring it while sitting around in pieces i thought ) this be very wrong now. i find out, I'm fucked if this happens . I kiss goodbye 18k.
i can’t upgrade the insurance it has to cover it fully now , as i rolled over another bikes 3rd party to it b4 i took it in the shop. There insurance will not cover it as it’s an act of god, not something in there control. act of nature.
I cant get it covered till its back in my possession (not sitting at shop) even though i can prove it not damaged (yet ) it was was worth a try

I'm sure this is not the only bike in this situation.

Are you able to get it out of the building? Meaning is there a way to wheel it outside?...if there is fuck the yellow sticker, i would go and get it...

[onearmedbandit]

Are you able to get it out of the building? Meaning is there a way to wheel it outside?...if there is fuck the yellow sticker, i would go and get it...

Might be a tad difficult to ride it home when you're sitting in a cell though...

[miloking]

Might be a tad difficult to ride it home when you're sitting in a cell though...

Duh! dont get caught oviously...also there is no way they can catch him on his brand new 18K worth of bike thru fucked up streets of chch...

Its not matter of money but principal... its his bike and it should be his choice to get it, not some bureaucrats with yellow sticker!

[oneofsix]

Sorry but I thought they were allowing people into yellow stickered buildings to retrieve personal items?
Is not your pride and joy (bike) a personal item?
Perhaps I mis-read the report.

[onearmedbandit]

Duh! dont get caught oviously...also there is no way they can catch him on his brand new 18K worth of bike thru fucked up streets of chch...

Its not matter of money but principal... its his bike and it should be his choice to get it, not some bureaucrats with yellow sticker!


Well lucky for him there's no extra police or army down here manning the cordons eh, otherwise then it would be difficult....:facepalm:

[The Pastor]

the shops insurance will cover the bike don't worry about it. it'll work out ok in the end (considering the circumstances)

[miloking]

Well lucky for him there's no extra police or army down here manning the cordons eh, otherwise then it would be difficult....:facepalm:

Well lucky for him they are pretty useless...and once he is sitting on a started bike they cant realy chase him in army APC...

[imdying]

Hands up if you were stopped at four cordons on the way into the CBD today!

I don't know how useless the average NZ Army soldier is, but one can assume that trying to evade bored grunts down here at the moment is probably folly.

[onearmedbandit]

Hands up if you were stopped at four cordons on the way into the CBD today!

I don't know how useless the average NZ Army soldier is, but one can assume that trying to evade bored grunts down here at the moment is probably folly.


I'd pay decent money to see them chase miloking down. Sure it'd only be 5 seconds of entertainment, but fuck it'd be funny.

[Ronin]

Will they break the cannon out? I would pay to watch that.

[Ferkletastic]

The shops insurance should cover it fine. The whole insurance not covering act of god thing is completely false. One of those dumb ideas perpetuated by Hollywood that people think is true.

Most insurance policies cover loss in one of two ways, either by accidental loss unless specifically excluded, or by specified loss.

The first kind is the most common, it basically says you're covered for loss that is accidental to you (you didn't cause the loss on purpose) unless the policy specifically excludes the type of loss. Exclusions being things like acts of terrorism, loss occuring during breaking the law and stuff like that. An earthquake causing loss is accidental to the insured as they didn't cause it on purpose. So unless the shop has a very specific policy stating that quake loss isn't covered then you're golden.

The second kind of policy is the usual catastrophy cover; fire, flood theft & natural disaster are the usual things these policies cover. Very few policies exclude natural disaster loss.

Call the shop, ask them about their insurance cover, if they're not sure ask who their broker or underwriter (insurance co) is and call them directly to enquire.

(used to work in the insurance biz)

[shrub]

let's hope Imdying says your bike is fucked because he's wrong most of the time about most things, and when he said mine was gone for good that was the best news I'd heard all week.

Seriously, if your bike is in a yellow stickered building the odds are good you'll get it back sooner or later, and BMW would have full insurance, so even if it's fucked their insurance will pay out. It's a pain in the arse, but you'll get it out. DOn't whatever you do try and get it out yourself because the constabulary will have your nuts in a nano second.

[imdying]

let's hope Imdying says your bike is fucked because he's wrong most of the time about most things, and when he said mine was gone for good that was the best news I'd heard all week.I said it was gone and to forget about, but only because it was bad taste for you to be worried about your precious little insured motorcycle that was right round the corner from a building that flattened 100 people. The reality is that I'm happy for you, and quite stoked that you got your bike back from what has been quite rightly described as 'munted' or a 'warzone'. But if that was to happen, it was always going to have happened in good time. Basically, your bike being trapped was a minor thing of little concern to anyone but yourself.

[onearmedbandit]

DOn't whatever you do try and get it out yourself because the constabulary will have your nuts in a nano second.

Not Miloking, he'd have knocked the fuck out of the army dudes, told the police to 'back the fuck off dude', given a middle finger salute to the ACC building and dashed into the building and jumped the bike out of the hole in the roof, kicking the skids of the Eagle police chopper, causing the pilot to crash into the police building knocking it to the ground.

[White trash]

Not Miloking, he'd have knocked the fuck out of the army dudes, told the police to 'back the fuck off dude', given a middle finger salute to the ACC building and dashed into the building and jumped the bike out of the hole in the roof, kicking the skids of the Eagle police chopper, causing the pilot to crash into the police building knocking it to the ground.

Fuck you're a dreamer. He would have had Kerry Dukie eject him from his F16 during a low level flyby.

Retard.

[shrub]

I said it was gone and to forget about, but only because it was bad taste for you to be worried about your precious little insured motorcycle that was right round the corner from a building that flattened 100 people. The reality is that I'm happy for you, and quite stoked that you got your bike back from what has been quite rightly described as 'munted' or a 'warzone'. But if that was to happen, it was always going to have happened in good time. Basically, your bike being trapped was a minor thing of little concern to anyone but yourself.

of course you did. You're a caring and absolutely decent chap and always have the greater good at heart and probably did a little dance when you heard my bike was safe. :hug:

[onearmedbandit]

of course you did. You're a caring and absolutely decent chap and always have the greater good at heart and probably did a little dance when you heard my bike was safe. :hug:

Fuck, I was sure you two hadn't met before...

[imdying]

Three tap and swing set actually :sunny:

/edit: Shush oab, don't let him know how close he was to the mark :bleh:

[shrub]

Fuck, I was sure you two hadn't met before...

Not yet. Imdying can't wait, but first he has to save Christchurch.

[imdying]

To be fair, the only person who it seems "can't wait" whilst the city attends to the dead, is you.

[Spuds1234]

Good luck mate, I know EXACTLY how you feel.

Glad to hear you got your bike back ok.

[miloking]

To be fair, the only person who it seems "can't wait" whilst the city attends to the dead, is you.

What are dead people got to do with this????

he is alive and needs his bike...and iam pretty sure the dead would understand this more than you.

[shrub]

Glad to hear you got your bike back ok.

Thanks mate, once I got the word that it was safe I was kind of relaxed about getting it as and when I could, but was mighty pleased when I got a call from a guy asking if I'd like him to get it out for me. A complete stranger and not even a biker, but he said he realised looking at it that it was something a little special and quite obviously someone's pride and joy.

I think that's one of the things that has amazed me about this, the way complete strangers want to help each other out and it seems everyone who can wants to do something.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Are you able to get it out of the building? Meaning is there a way to wheel it outside?...if there is fuck the yellow sticker, i would go and get it...

Easier said than done, big boy. The army patrols and armed pleece would only ever discourage honest people.

Guy I know got looted inside the cordon: about ten grands worth of pushbikes, and workshop tools. He not happy.

[HenryDorsetCase]

What are dead people got to do with this????

he is alive and needs his bike...and iam pretty sure the dead would understand this more than you.
apart from the fact they're dead and dont understand anything you mean?

[shrub]

What are dead people got to do with this????

he is alive and needs his bike...and iam pretty sure the dead would understand this more than you.

I think Imdying was secretly celebrating when he saw that I might lose something important to me, and tried to disguise his rather sad attitude behind a pious facade.

He amuses me.

[miloking]

Easier said than done, big boy. The army patrols and armed pleece would only ever discourage honest people.

Guy I know got looted inside the cordon: about ten grands worth of pushbikes, and workshop tools. He not happy.

Well thats kind of my point, honest people have to "steal" their own property while crooks are pretty much roaming free....


apart from the fact they're dead and dont understand anything you mean?

Maybe they still do, we all will find out one day...

[miloking]

I think Imdying was secretly celebrating when he saw that I might lose something important to me, and tried to disguise his rather sad attitude behind a pious facade.

He amuses me.

He obviously wants to appear as "Mr. moral high ground" with his "care" for dead.....not realy giving a fuck about people and their real problems.

[onearmedbandit]

He obviously wants to appear as "Mr. moral high ground" with his "care" for dead.....not realy giving a fuck about people and their real problems.

You mean the 100 odd families who at the time were worried whether they'd ever seen their loved ones again? Yeah fuck 'em and their faux problems.

[imdying]

Well thats kind of my point, honest people have to "steal" their own property while crooks are pretty much roaming free....Wrong.

He obviously wants to appear as "Mr. moral high ground" with his "care" for dead.....not realy giving a fuck about people and their real problems.Wrong.

So much fail, try again next week. Losing a motorcycle is quite a way down the list of what a real problem is in Christchurch, but you wouldn't know that, you're just another dick head who only thinks he's knows.

[oneofsix]

You mean the 100 odd families who at the time were worried whether they'd ever seen their loved ones again? Yeah fuck 'em and their faux problems.

Do the dead worry about things like that? Thought that would be the missing :innocent:
Nothing is black and white, its all multi-coloured. Worrying about the dead and people recovering property can be done at the same time in different places/circumstances.
The crack about the dead just belittles a real and personal concern but is actually irrelevant to that concern. It is a cheap grab at the moral high-ground.
It is a shame about the dead, we may morn with those that loved them. However life goes on and why should life be made harder by having the bike at risk when it could so easily be rescued?

[onearmedbandit]

Do the dead worry about things like that? Thought that would be the missing :innocent:

At the time, we had very few confirmed dead at the CTV site.


However life goes on and why should life be made harder by having the bike at risk when it could so easily be rescued?

Does that apply to just Shrub, or everyone? Because I can see problems with either of those options...

[oneofsix]

At the time, we had very few confirmed dead at the CTV site.

First post was yesterday


Does that apply to just Shrub, or everyone? Because I can see problems with either of those options...
OP was orangeback

[AllanB]

Its not matter of money but principal... its his bike and it should be his choice to get it, not some bureaucrats with yellow sticker!

Ah wisdom from Auckland. Which part of National Disaster was not clear?

It is tough until they allow you in. Bloody unfortunate but the area is closed off for a reason and one bike is not a priority to the workers within that area. Unless you can get escorted in there you will have to wait with the other businesses and vehicle owners.

And bloody ell mate - $18k bike in Christchurch and no insurance! Were you out of town in September & Boxing Day and late January and any of the thousands of significant aftershocks in between!

[onearmedbandit]

First post was yesterday

OP was orangeback

Then you've missed the jump in conversation dude.

[oneofsix]

Then you've missed the jump in conversation dude.
shrubs got his bike back so good for him

[HenryDorsetCase]

Not Miloking, he'd have knocked the fuck out of the army dudes, told the police to 'back the fuck off dude', given a middle finger salute to the ACC building and dashed into the building and jumped the bike out of the hole in the roof, kicking the skids of the Eagle police chopper, causing the pilot to crash into the police building knocking it to the ground.

No that was Bruce Willis in DIE HARD 5

[HenryDorsetCase]

Sorry but I thought they were allowing people into yellow stickered buildings to retrieve personal items?
Is not your pride and joy (bike) a personal item?
Perhaps I mis-read the report.

short answer. it depends. which "zone" you are in.

[AllanB]

shrubs got his bike back so good for him

He was very lucky.

1. It was still in one peice and had not been run over by a bulldozer.

2. A really good-bastard (who must have taken pity on the grown man crying at the fence day after day) took his keys and rode it out for him :gob:

Hopefully the Beemer will have a similar result.

[Blackflagged]

The shops insurance should cover it fine. The whole insurance not covering act of god thing is completely false. One of those dumb ideas perpetuated by Hollywood that people think is true.

Most insurance policies cover loss in one of two ways, either by accidental loss unless specifically excluded, or by specified loss.

The first kind is the most common, it basically says you're covered for loss that is accidental to you (you didn't cause the loss on purpose) unless the policy specifically excludes the type of loss. Exclusions being things like acts of terrorism, loss occuring during breaking the law and stuff like that. An earthquake causing loss is accidental to the insured as they didn't cause it on purpose. So unless the shop has a very specific policy stating that quake loss isn't covered then you're golden.

The second kind of policy is the usual catastrophy cover; fire, flood theft & natural disaster are the usual things these policies cover. Very few policies exclude natural disaster loss.

Call the shop, ask them about their insurance cover, if they're not sure ask who their broker or underwriter (insurance co) is and call them directly to enquire.

(used to work in the insurance biz)


They may have trouble answering the phone!
Hope the insurance covers customer stock.Shifty rats insurance companys.

[HenryDorsetCase]

He was very lucky.

1. It was still in one peice and had not been run over by a bulldozer.

2. A really good-bastard (who must have taken pity on the grown man crying at the fence day after day) took his keys and rode it out for him :gob:

Hopefully the Beemer will have a similar result.

agreed.

Of course the better question is, why is a brand new BMW motorbike (what with their reputation for Teutonic reliablility, andbeing designed by Ze Chermans and all) doing in for warranty work month after month? Has chasing and beating the Japanese at their own game in every market segment they enter had a detrimental effect on the reliability of the marque? Enquiring minds....

[imdying]

So useless bickering aside... now that the cordon is coming down in areas they've accepted they won't find survivors in, does anyone know what the facts are regarding entering yellow stickered buildings to retrieve personal items is?

I know the Street and Sport (which is only across the road) guys were able to get some cars out yesterday (might have been the day before), but they were outside of the building.

[AllanB]

Good point about a bike shops coverage - it should include clients bikes when they have them.

If mine was damaged while in a shop I'd expect the shops insurance to cover it not mine. Anyone have any experience with this?

[AllanB]

So useless bickering aside... now that the cordon is coming down in areas they've accepted they won't find survivors in, does anyone know what the facts are regarding entering yellow stickered buildings to retrieve personal items is?

I know the Street and Sport (which is only across the road) guys were able to get some cars out yesterday (might have been the day before), but they were outside of the building.

My understanding is that the zones that were opened for a small period where to enable people to get cars and businesses to retrieve important items. All while under the supervision of specialised personal. So not a general walk through.

[lakedaemonian]

Good point about a bike shops coverage - it should include clients bikes when they have them.

If mine was damaged while in a shop I'd expect the shops insurance to cover it not mine. Anyone have any experience with this?

That's a VERY good question.

We've got excellent coverage and I'm waiting to find out that question on our policy RE earthquake cover.....whose insurance should cover it?

Completely agree.....If a customer's bike is damaged in my shop by something we did, we cover it always....earthquake? waiting to find out.....whether best under our cover(if covered) or theirs.....I'm sure we'll find a way thru.

We just gained access today.....for 30 minutes.....only after waiting 3 days at the Art Museum HQ.

The CD/CCC folks are doing their best, but there's room for improvement on every side in getting business jumpstarted again.

So we are starting to operate offsite until we achieve some clarity.....quite nebulous and opaque at the moment for our patch.....do we stay on Manchester St. or do we shift to inner suburbs? Not sure yet.

[lakedaemonian]

My understanding is that the zones that were opened for a small period where to enable people to get cars and businesses to retrieve important items. All while under the supervision of specialised personal. So not a general walk through.

Correct...Zones 1 + 2 are open-ish

Zones 3 + 4 will be opening shortly

Red Zone.....TBD...limited escorted access only...even though I was there on the Tuesday Night with USAR, back with USAR again a few days later to gain entry for a few minutes....today it was like we were defusing a bomb to enter......VERY safety conscious.....as am I, but the approach is one of extreme caution.

It's going to be slow going unless they allow a bit more latitude in terms of people allowed to take personal responsibility for their own actions with their own property.

[RDjase]

agreed.

Of course the better question is, why is a brand new BMW motorbike (what with their reputation for Teutonic reliablility, andbeing designed by Ze Chermans and all) doing in for warranty work month after month? Has chasing and beating the Japanese at their own game in every market segment they enter had a detrimental effect on the reliability of the marque? Enquiring minds....

F800ST ? Have heard they have had water pump issues, minor problem, all sorted on warranty.

BMW arn't my sort of bike but I did like the F800 I had a ride on

Hope you get your bike out soon orangeback :yes:

By the look of it everyone is busy in the CBD and are doing the best they can. Must be a real cluster fuck to try and orginise the search and recovery, water, food, what Zone is what and all the other stuff that is happening.
I'm sure there not letting you get your bike just to piss you off.

Come to Hawkes Bay and get a loaner of Jeff Gray BWM's shop here :yes:

[shrub]

You mean the 100 odd families who at the time were worried whether they'd ever seen their loved ones again? Yeah fuck 'em and their faux problems.

Most people in this town have problems and losses of some form and of differing severity. Saying "there are people worse off than you, so suck it up; your failing business, shattered home, lost motorcycle, wet stamp collection, distressed cat don't matter". I didn't want to lose my bike and was keen to find out if I could get it out because (a) it's my main form of transport, (b) is something I have invested a lot of time and effort personalising it and getting it the way I like it and (c) it's my bike and a bike is more than just a possession (to some people). My car, fridge, washing machine and BBQ I really don't care about; but to me a bike is a different category of thing.

And if getting my bike out would cause any risk to anyone, interfere with rescuing anyone or cause emotional pain to anyone who has lost a loved one, then I would be delighted for iit to stay where it was; but it didn't. The only people working in that area now are demolition workers, so they're probably quite glad that there is one less thing to worry about/move/bulldoze.

As for the OP - I can fully understand not insuring his bike while it's unrideable - if the bike is sitting in a workshop not being ridden on the Queen's highways it (normally) faces few risks, so why insure it against Mary Pajero hitting it or overcooking a corner? he had just bought a new bike, and that's a pretty cool thing to do. My guess is he's hanging out for a ride, and has been for a while. The thought that his dream toy is likely to end up under a pile of rubble must really rankle. He's probably saved for a long time for that bike and more than likely didn't sleep a lot the night before he picked it up.

Personally I really hope he gets it out.

[onearmedbandit]

Most people in this town have problems and losses of some form and of differing severity. Saying "there are people worse off than you, so suck it up; your failing business, shattered home, lost motorcycle, wet stamp collection, distressed cat don't matter". I didn't want to lose my bike and was keen to find out if I could get it out because (a) it's my main form of transport, (b) is something I have invested a lot of time and effort personalising it and getting it the way I like it and (c) it's my bike and a bike is more than just a possession (to some people). My car, fridge, washing machine and BBQ I really don't care about; but to me a bike is a different category of thing.

And if getting my bike out would cause any risk to anyone, interfere with rescuing anyone or cause emotional pain to anyone who has lost a loved one, then I would be delighted for iit to stay where it was; but it didn't. The only people working in that area now are demolition workers, so they're probably quite glad that there is one less thing to worry about/move/bulldoze.



That's cool for you. My bike is my pride and joy, which has been extensively personalised, and is entirely unique and represents thousands of dollars in mods and improvements and hundreds of hours, but I wouldn't have given two hoots about it's condition while I knew they were still trying to rescue people from a collapsed building next door.

[shrub]

That's cool for you. My bike is my pride and joy, which has been extensively personalised, and is entirely unique and represents thousands of dollars in mods and improvements and hundreds of hours, but I wouldn't have given two hoots about it's condition while I knew they were still trying to rescue people from a collapsed building next door.

What if the building had been 2 blocks away? Or 2 kms away? And they stopped rescuing people nearly 2 weeks ago.

[lakedaemonian]

That's cool for you. My bike is my pride and joy, which has been extensively personalised, and is entirely unique and represents thousands of dollars in mods and improvements and hundreds of hours, but I wouldn't have given two hoots about it's condition while I knew they were still trying to rescue people from a collapsed building next door.

On behalf of myself and the guys I worked with and supported during the first two weeks......something like getting a beautiful bike to safety or into it's owner's hands without a scratch amidst such chaos during brief breaks is a REAL morale booster.

On my last shift I brought a 2011 Fatboy into the cordon for use as a "messenger bike". It served a valid purpose for one last shift in looking after the guys on and in the cordon...and acted as a bit of a morale booster.

To be honest...seeing someone get something of value out......whether it be tangible or intangible ....made the days go by a bit faster and better.


People took absolute priority and if that bike was in the way it would have been f'n flattened.....fortunately it wasn't....and I'm sure gave the guys inside a little lift and a small win during an infrequent break.

Saving lives is impossible to beat, but saving something beautiful still counts as one in the "W" column

Just my opinion and 0.02c

[onearmedbandit]

What if the building had been 2 blocks away? Or 2 kms away? And they stopped rescuing people nearly 2 weeks ago.

But it wasn't two blocks away, nor 2km away, nor had they stopped rescuing people. I'm not referring to any other scenario here than the one your bike was in. Otherwise we could debate an infinite number of possibilities.


On behalf of myself and the guys I worked with and supported during the first two weeks......something like getting a beautiful bike to safety or into it's owner's hands without a scratch amidst such chaos during brief breaks is a REAL morale booster.

On my last shift I brought a 2011 Fatboy into the cordon for use as a "messenger bike". It served a valid purpose for one last shift in looking after the guys on and in the cordon...and acted as a bit of a morale booster.

To be honest...seeing someone get something of value out......whether it be tangible or intangible ....made the days go by a bit faster and better.


People took absolute priority and if that bike was in the way it would have been f'n flattened.....fortunately it wasn't....and I'm sure gave the guys inside a little lift and a small win during an infrequent break.

Saving lives is impossible to beat, but saving something beautiful still counts as one in the "W" column

Just my opinion and 0.02c


Where did I say it was a bad thing? All I said was it was less important than saving people.

[AllanB]

On my last shift I brought a 2011 Fatboy into the cordon for use as a "messenger bike".


So that explains some of the aftershocks then!!!!! :shit:

Nah just kidding - it would have been rather surreal seeing a new bike cruising around the rubble.

[Harvd]

Dont worry these things can be done. Heres one we removed for the current/longtime owner. You may recognize it?


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[orangeback]

And bloody ell mate - $18k bike in Christchurch and no insurance! Were you out of town in September & Boxing Day and late January and any of the thousands of significant aftershocks in between!
said it in first post , has 3rd party , i had a quote for it full and was shopping around as it was double what i was paying for my aprillia, at same value and 1/2 the cc . and was going to finalising it when it returns back from warranty work.

I had the option to go in today but i had no way into the building, the red zone opens up on monday , so tues ill try to obtain it , and hope for no more big after shocks over the weekend , to red sticker the old buildings behind the old lonestar where it is.
Yes it just a bike, and falls on fuck all importance to what's happened, and others have lost,
But on a single income family with kids i wont bounce back from a big financial loss if i loose it, i had sold 3 other bike i had to buy it, and was going to be the bike i was to keep till my kids are of age , hence buying a BMW.

[shrub]

But it wasn't two blocks away, nor 2km away, nor had they stopped rescuing people. I'm not referring to any other scenario here than the one your bike was in. Otherwise we could debate an infinite number of possibilities.

Where did I say it was a bad thing? All I said was it was less important than saving people.

Of course recovering a bike is less important than saving people, but at no point did getting my bike out have the slightest impact on saving people or even recovering the dead - in fact getting another obstacle out of the way of USAR workers and vehicles may even have made things easier.

[shrub]

said it in first post , has 3rd party , i had a quote for it full and was shopping around as it was double what i was paying for my aprillia, at same value and 1/2 the cc . and was going to finalising it when it returns back from warranty work.

I had the option to go in today but i had no way into the building, the red zone opens up on monday , so tues ill try to obtain it , and hope for no more big after shocks over the weekend , to red sticker the old buildings behind the old lonestar where it is.
Yes it just a bike, and falls on fuck all importance to what's happened, and others have lost,
But on a single income family with kids i wont bounce back from a big financial loss if i loose it, i had sold 3 other bike i had to buy it, and was going to be the bike i was to keep till my kids are of age , hence buying a BMW.

Good luck mate, I look forward to hearing you've got your baby back

[Mully Clown]

The day of the September earthquake I was to pick up a new bike I'd paid for on the Friday. Street and Sport kept in touch the entire time and finally called me on the Thursday saying "get here within the hour". Probably the strangest handover they'd ever done (until Feb).

I'm sure you'll get looked after.

[shrub]

On behalf of myself and the guys I worked with and supported during the first two weeks......something like getting a beautiful bike to safety or into it's owner's hands without a scratch amidst such chaos during brief breaks is a REAL morale booster.

On my last shift I brought a 2011 Fatboy into the cordon for use as a "messenger bike". It served a valid purpose for one last shift in looking after the guys on and in the cordon...and acted as a bit of a morale booster.

To be honest...seeing someone get something of value out......whether it be tangible or intangible ....made the days go by a bit faster and better.


People took absolute priority and if that bike was in the way it would have been f'n flattened.....fortunately it wasn't....and I'm sure gave the guys inside a little lift and a small win during an infrequent break.

Saving lives is impossible to beat, but saving something beautiful still counts as one in the "W" column

Just my opinion and 0.02c

Yep, boosting morale is a really important thing these days. The guy who got my bike out said it was awesome to be able to do something positive and help someone out because it made a change from dealing with loss and devastation. Your Fatboy would have given a grin to guys that haven't had a lot to smile about.

[imdying]

Saw an S1000RR on the way to work this morning... good omen perhaps? :D

[far queue]

Heard from a workmate this morning - someone brought his bike out of the red zone for him yesterday. Keep thinking those positive thoughts!

[orangeback]

Saw an S1000RR on the way to work this morning... good omen perhaps? :D
yea i asked for that as my loaner , most of the staff took bikes home the time of the quake.

[helenoftroy]

said it in first post , has 3rd party , i had a quote for it full and was shopping around as it was double what i was paying for my aprillia, at same value and 1/2 the cc . and was going to finalising it when it returns back from warranty work.

I had the option to go in today but i had no way into the building, the red zone opens up on monday , so tues ill try to obtain it , and hope for no more big after shocks over the weekend , to red sticker the old buildings behind the old lonestar where it is.
Yes it just a bike, and falls on fuck all importance to what's happened, and others have lost,
But on a single income family with kids i wont bounce back from a big financial loss if i loose it, i had sold 3 other bike i had to buy it, and was going to be the bike i was to keep till my kids are of age , hence buying a BMW.

Feel for you buddy!

So hope things work out

[miloking]

did you manage to get the bike yet?

this doesnt sound too good: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/4777427/Christchurch-earthquake-cordon-breach-essential

[oneofsix]

did you manage to get the bike yet?

this doesnt sound too good: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/4777427/Christchurch-earthquake-cordon-breach-essential

+1 be interesting to know how true this headline is http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/4779181/Most-vehicles-in-Christchurch-CBD-recovered-police

[onearmedbandit]

+1 be interesting to know how true this headline is http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/4779181/Most-vehicles-in-Christchurch-CBD-recovered-police

There has been a very effective clean-up of the abandoned cars on the city's streets, but this won't include vehicles inside of businesses that are still yellow or red stickered.

[AllanB]

There has been a very effective clean-up of the abandoned cars on the city's streets, but this won't include vehicles inside of businesses that are still yellow or red stickered.

I've literally seen truck loads of them over the past couple days - a sad looking bunch of cars too - roofs crushed into the floors in some cases.

[shrub]

did you manage to get the bike yet?

this doesnt sound too good: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/4777427/Christchurch-earthquake-cordon-breach-essential

Yeah mate, all good. One of the emergency workers saw it and recognised it was a little special so rode it out for me. He's a complete stranger, not a biker (I had to talk him through starting it!) and has refused to accept even a beer in return.

A fucking legend in anyone's book.

[orangeback]

I have to wait another 2 weeks b4 they will retrieve it for me. I'm told :brick::brick::cry:

[miloking]

I have to wait another 2 weeks b4 they will retrieve it for me. I'm told :brick::brick::cry:

hope its not these guys :D

http://www.maniacworld.com/Motorcycle-Loading-Fail.html

[Insanity_rules]

Good luck, I feel for ya. Everyones allowed their personal tragedy and if thats the biggest one that came out of the quake for you then you're a luck guy. Hope it turns out well.

[orangeback]

im told my bikes out now , i went to see it at 4.30 yesterday but never saw it , I think its coped some damage, no other reason not to show me it , now i ve just to get it fixed b4 getting it back , hopefully mid to late next week , finger crossed, long wait since they have had it for 3 1/2 months now. :woohoo::woohoo::corn::woohoo:

[LBD]

Only one bike....you were lucky (Think Monty python and the 4 welshmen)

I share your pain, my bikes are stored at Casbolts and I pick them up when I return to NZ for a holiday 3 weeks 2 or 3 time a year...I arrived in Chch 2 days after the quake and only got to see 2 of the 3 bikes as I was heading to the airport to fly back here.

However I was booked in to do the TT2000 and was not going to miss out on that....so a quick call to Te Waiponamu rentals and I had a VFR 800 arranged for 3 days rental :woohoo:(and 4000km)....I think I may have set some rental bike record....

All three of my bikes in Casbolts fell over and were damaged to some degree.:crybaby:

Some good news however...a couple of days before the quake, I checked that the insurances were paid up and up to date, and recieved acknowledment that the insurance was all good...the morning of the quake...Talk about timing

Claims were lodged with Kiwibike insurance who promptly responded advising the claims were accepted...If the insurance was the shops responsibility, I expect my insurance co would have advised me to approach the shop for cover.

Kiwibike Insurance have been very good and prompt and without going into details, have been more generous than I would have expected from an insurance company.:gob:

Next trip home is July...maybe I will get to see and ride my new MTS that trip home.

Now....lets see how long it takes to get a new 1098S tricolore fairing.......:corn:

[HenryDorsetCase]

I was in town on Saturday, and the cordon has been moved north from Manchester/Moorhouse intersection, up to Cokers and next to Street and Sport. So Street and Sport are still in the cordon.

But Rolling Thunder, Casbolts, and what was Sportzone Suzuki are not. Chris and the boys were in RT, it looks fine, and doesnt seem to have copped liquefaction or structural damage.

Acorn Models had people in it too.

The piece of shit building (where MDU was) next to Street and Sport and Pitlane appears to have totally fallen down. Presumably they just need to clear the site (Civil Defence should do it and send the fucktard owner the bill: they have the power to) and Street and Sport and Pitlane can open.

A lot of the buildings have signs in "no power on" so presumably the services are down.

My favourite bike shop (Cycle Trading) is utterly fucked: the front's fallen off it. Hopefully Keith got some of his cool old bikes out.

[shrub]

The piece of shit building (where MDU was) next to Street and Sport and Pitlane appears to have totally fallen down. Presumably they just need to clear the site (Civil Defence should do it and send the fucktard owner the bill: they have the power to) and Street and Sport and Pitlane can open.

A lot of the buildings have signs in "no power on" so presumably the services are down.

My favourite bike shop (Cycle Trading) is utterly fucked: the front's fallen off it. Hopefully Keith got some of his cool old bikes out.

Talking to Don before the 22nd and he reckoned the owner of the offending building owner had no insurance, hence his unwillingness to bowl the bloody thing. I hope Don gets back in business, but I wonder whether he or Street and Sport will be able to weather this storm. I understand Street and Sport were right on a knife edge and Glenn has had enough.

[orangeback]

I give up on this, getting f*cked around, have decided to buy a new bike to carry me through it all this pans out , will pick it up a full in bike from Hokitika on Tuesday.

[miloking]

I give up on this, getting f*cked around, have decided to buy a new bike to carry me through it all this pans out , will pick it up a full in bike from Hokitika on Tuesday.

What did you get? Hope there isnt earthquake in Hokitika till tuesday :)

[orangeback]

5 days sort of 4 months, ive got my bike back from its 1st service ,
and the service is another story (F*ck me) still hadn't been done ,and I've got to take it back for 3 recalls, bike done 650km now I'm over it, and will move it on

[HenryDorsetCase]

5 days sort of 4 months, ive got my bike back from its 1st service ,
and the service is another story (F*ck me) still hadn't been done ,and I've got to take it back for 3 recalls, bike done 650km now I'm over it, and will move it on

what exactly is this lemon piece of crap you've bought?

[orangeback]

what exactly is this lemon piece of crap you've bought?
wait for it
BMW
It is more the fact the local dealer should stay playing with their cars, and don't really give a crap about bikes. its a small side line to them picking up the bike franchise. the bike been generally good ,

[bismarck]

Only one bike....you were lucky (Think Monty python and the 4 welshmen)

I share your pain, my bikes are stored at Casbolts and I pick them up when I return to NZ for a holiday 3 weeks 2 or 3 time a year...I arrived in Chch 2 days after the quake and only got to see 2 of the 3 bikes as I was heading to the airport to fly back here.

However I was booked in to do the TT2000 and was not going to miss out on that....so a quick call to Te Waiponamu rentals and I had a VFR 800 arranged for 3 days rental :woohoo:(and 4000km)....I think I may have set some rental bike record....

All three of my bikes in Casbolts fell over and were damaged to some degree.:crybaby:

Some good news however...a couple of days before the quake, I checked that the insurances were paid up and up to date, and recieved acknowledment that the insurance was all good...the morning of the quake...Talk about timing

Claims were lodged with Kiwibike insurance who promptly responded advising the claims were accepted...If the insurance was the shops responsibility, I expect my insurance co would have advised me to approach the shop for cover.

Kiwibike Insurance have been very good and prompt and without going into details, have been more generous than I would have expected from an insurance company.:gob:

Next trip home is July...maybe I will get to see and ride my new MTS that trip home.

Now....lets see how long it takes to get a new 1098S tricolore fairing.......:corn:

Hi these are you bikes, are they?

236759236757236758

[bismarck]

wait for it
BMW
It is more the fact the local dealer should stay playing with their cars, and don't really give a crap about bikes. its a small side line to them picking up the bike franchise. the bike been generally good ,

I saw 2 G450 SMs sitting in their storage 2 weeks ago. They might be yours. Got some pics of them too

[orangeback]

I saw 2 G450 SMs sitting in their storage 2 weeks ago. They might be yours. Got some pics of them too
will be , the sm mine , other was there demo
When i picked it up they had forgotten to do what it was taken in there for (10 hour service ) so ill take it to BMS from now on.

[LBD]

Hi these are you bikes, are they?

236759236757236758

Yup thats them....two of the three. The Brand new MTS was on its side out the back...

The monster was okay, the 1098 broke the fairing, mirror and fairing frame...

But covered by KB insurance....thanks Dave.