A$holes touching parked bikes

[Insanity_rules]

Has this ever happened to you,

Mrs Insanity and myself decided to partake in a nice afternoon ride to the zoo last weekend. After a nice walk around we went to collect the bike to go home and bugger me if the seat didn't have the remnants of melted ice cream on it, sticky childrens hand prints on the tank and moved mirrors sugesting that some six toed mouth breather had parked one of their spawn of satan on it (the hand print position could have only have been done seated by a hand that small).

I mean really unless its picking up a fallen bike why on earth would you touch someone elses ride like that? People really don't respect other peoples shit.

[Karma]

Yeh, I'll usually offer if a kids looking at it, but if I'm not around then that ain't on. It's the same as leaning against someone elses car having a smoke or something.

[Lucy]

Rude eh. It's a total lack of respect. A few years ago I had a brand new $1000 mountain bike, and a workmate took it for a ride without asking. Locked it up after that. Also had a 50cc scooter and came outside and someone with a 'real motorbike' had moved it so they could park their bike in the spot I was in (shaded and out of risk of rain). Then at another work place I stopped parking my cage near the back door as the smokers would rest their coffee cups on the roof!

People, I swear, leave a lot to be desired sometimes. At least your joyriders could have wiped their sticky handprints off eh. Sigh.

[cowboyz]

it pisses me off no end. Last year I was working at Foodstuffs in PN and the bike parking was where everyone went to have a ciggy at smoko. One morning I came out and a jerkoff was sitting on my bike having a smoke. i hit the roof and got clouted for being "unreasonable". Fucktards.

[Waylander]

lol I get the feeling I'm one of few on here whos bike gets left alone by the people I work with.

But then, they know how vulnerable thier cars are if they fuck with my bike.

[WICKEDWIDER]

No resepct for other peoples stuff Thats why I try not to let mine out of my sight.
BAS@#%DS

[Karma]

lol I get the feeling I'm one of few on here whos bike gets left alone by the people I work with.

But then, they know how vulnerable thier cars are if they fuck with my bike.


Yeh, nobody at work touches my bike, but they hear it coming and going... I'm always getting little emails with trademe links... "what do you think of this?".

It's a positive thing I think, and especially working in the CBD, the cost of parking alone is driving lot of people into biking.

[Gremlin]

At my office, my bike is parked 3m away, and in complete sight the whole time... gotta love it :yes:

clients... depends from one to another but usually close by. :love:

[Waylander]

Yeh, nobody at work touches my bike, but they hear it coming and going... I'm always getting little emails with trademe links... "what do you think of this?".

It's a positive thing I think, and especially working in the CBD, the cost of parking alone is driving lot of people into biking.

yea I know how that is. Our forklift driver is looking at a BMW and the factory manager is talking about getting some little punter to save on gas. Most of the others at my work are boy racers though so they realy don't have respect for vehicles other thier own and my bike.

[awesker]

Just out of interest Waylander, how do they know not to touch your baby? Any good tips? or just to carry a big stick?

[DMNTD]

Just out of interest Waylander, how do they know not to touch your baby? Any good tips? or just to carry a big stick?
He's pretty intimidating in person man!

[Waylander]

Ask them not to first time, tell them not to second time, third time they find they only have one spare, assuming they havn't taken it out to 'save wieght', and yet four tyres.

[Karma]

He's pretty intimidating in person man!


I heard he's like five foot tall.

[DMNTD]

I heard he's like five foot tall.
Nah man...6ft and bullet proof :shutup:

[Karma]

Nah man...6ft and bullet proof :shutup:


Six foot? Is that it?

[Waylander]

six feet three inches.

[DMNTD]

six feet three inches.
Yeah but the 3 inches is ya dick

[Waylander]

Yeah but the 3 inches is ya dick
Jealous are you?

[Mr. Peanut]

Im bigger than Waylander ;)
6"1 90kg

[Waylander]

Im bigger than Waylander ;)
yet still ride a 250.

[DMNTD]

Im bigger than Waylander ;)
6"1 90kg
LOL...another little fulla

[Karma]

six feet three inches.

Is that it?


Im bigger than Waylander ;)
6"1 90kg

I'm bigger than both of ya, but can we now finish with the towell whipping, male hugging, chest hair shaving gayness that this thread has devolved into?

[Waylander]

Is that it?



I'm bigger than both of ya, but can we now finish with the towell whipping, male hugging, chest hair shaving gayness that this thread has devolved into?

You're just upset cause you're not invited.

[Mr. Peanut]

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I'm sorry was that a stock NSR hitting 100 in the same time as a V-Max? :whocares:

[Waylander]

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I'm sorry was that a stock NSR hitting 100 in the same time as a V-Max? :whocares:
Two things, he was short shifting second is he didn't even go over 4,500 revs by the sound of it. Be here next weekend we'll line up me and you.

[deathstar]

well i had the worst thing this week ... i work at red baron and so of course park my bike outside and when i came out on wednesday i have noticed that the bike has been moved half a foot and the disc lock is now crashing into the front guard and has cracked it so i dam well know my bike is going to be electrified and parked in a compound

[Mr. Peanut]

Two things, he was short shifting second is he didn't even go over 4,500 revs by the sound of it. Be here next weekend we'll line up me and you.

Yeah, then you can show me how to get your knee down :sunny:

[avgas]

I'm sorry was that a stock NSR hitting 100 in the same time as a V-Max? :whocares:
What a waste of time, the fazer would still be in first, same as x11 and the other decent bikes......was that 4th gear on the NSR?

[Mr. Peanut]

3rd.
Yeah, it's bollocks to wind Laywander up :yes:

[awesker]

Ask them not to first time, tell them not to second time, third time they find they only have one spare, assuming they havn't taken it out to 'save wieght', and yet four tyres.

haha legend! Ill remember that if someone decides to use my bike as a spare seat for a ciggie..

[awesker]

well i had the worst thing this week ... i work at red baron and so of course park my bike outside and when i came out on wednesday i have noticed that the bike has been moved half a foot and the disc lock is now crashing into the front guard and has cracked it so i dam well know my bike is going to be electrified and parked in a compound

ah dude, that blows.. any idea who moved it? staff?

[avgas]

I had a lovely little sticker on my RG after i saw someone sit on it.
"The bike isnt that dangerous, but the owner is bound to fuck you up!"
Everytime someone got close enough to read it, they suddenly looked around them and ran off. It was classic. Should really get something similar for the FZ

[Smokin]

Mine has a sticker on it saying "WARNING, Protected by extreme violence"

[jtzzr]

I`d be somewhat peeved if some fucktard was sitting on my ride ,when I take her to work i`m fortunate that the guys that work around me actually have respect and don`t touch it.EVER

[DMNTD]

Mine has a sticker on it saying "WARNING, Protected by extreme violence"
Mate if you ever find another of those stickers can ya buy it for me and I'll send you some money?

[Smokin]

No worries at all :yes:

[xxblackbirdxx]

i hate it when someone touches my bike. it is the most annoying thing i have ever experienced in my life. Why cant people keep thier grubby hands to themselves.
Then they feel shocked when i tell them to bugger off. And i'm not exactly polite when i say it. dikwads

[Dodgyiti]

I hope the 'little hands' did not get burned by touching your bike eh?

It is irresponsible of parents to do that with kids, I educate my friends demon spawn not to touch my bikes by spitting on the exhaust and saying HOT!:nono:

Lucky your bike has a decent stand, otherwise the whole kit and kaboodle could have come crashing down. Probably with said spawn underneath!

I have another related problem with not just general pubic, but bikers as well;
I park up the LeMans and it attracts a herd of cloth cap, pointy finger, 'had one of those in my day', 'that's not standard' goober uber nerds.

This requires me at bike events and nearly every gas stop to park up, leave the helmet on and get away from the bike as fast as possible, least I start swinging at them.
It is kinda ego stroking for the first few times, then after that I just wanna kill 'em all.

Waylander has it sussed- Meet, Greet, Intimidate.
On ya!:rockon:

[Dodgyiti]

I'm not alone in this by a long shot.
Anyone that owns a Norton, pre-Hinkley Trumpie and pre-Evo Harley will be noddin their heads in agreement.

And I have met Mr Waylander and found him to be a nice guy, of couse this information will ruin his reputation:dodge:

[The_Dover]

Ask them not to first time, tell them not to second time, third time they find they only have one spare, assuming they havn't taken it out to 'save wieght', and yet four tyres.

And how many spares have you got, just in case your 'workmate' is more vindictive than you and doesn't take kindly to having his tyres vandalised by some streak of piss redneck?

I'd say you'd more likely cry to Uncle Mom that someone touched your dirty old shitter.

I don't understand why people get so fuckin upset if someone touches their bike?? If you park it in public then it's a risk you have to accept.

I'm not saying it's right or that people should be doing it but it happens and if no damage is done then why cry about it?

Kids will touch big shiney objects that go vroom vroom, it's part of the fascination.

[rufusdion]

Yea i hate people touching my stuff - even worse is people who damage it and do the runners.Went into should and came out and someone had cracked the faring round my sideview mirror - and paint was on mirror, thinking dork go to close with there car!

[Beemer]

When I was a photographer on a local paper I used to ride my RG150 to work and park it by the back door of the building as it was under a carport and also out of sight of the probation retards reporting next door. Used to come down and the paper boys would have dumped their pushbikes next to it or would be touching stuff on it. Yelled at them one day that if they dared to even LOOK at my bike in future I'd rip their fucking heads off! The funny thing was, my mobile phone was in my pocket and when I'd leaned over the stair railing to yell at them, I'd dialed my mother, so she heard the whole conversation! She rang me that night and said "so, did those little sods learn not to touch your bloody bike?"

[Dodgyiti]

When I was a photographer on a local paper I used to ride my RG150 to work and park it by the back door of the building as it was under a carport and also out of sight of the probation retards reporting next door. Used to come down and the paper boys would have dumped their pushbikes next to it or would be touching stuff on it. Yelled at them one day that if they dared to even LOOK at my bike in future I'd rip their fucking heads off! The funny thing was, my mobile phone was in my pocket and when I'd leaned over the stair railing to yell at them, I'd dialed my mother, so she heard the whole conversation! She rang me that night and said "so, did those little sods learn not to touch your bloody bike?"

Bad Beemer!:spanking: :rofl: :rofl:

[davereid]

I had some little buggars pull the spark plug caps off my HD when it was parked at Subway - it pissed me off at the time, but I soon saw the funny side. They got me good, i almost flattened the battery before I found what they had done.

The worst thing is when someone changes your fuel tap from ON to RESERVE. Then you run out of gas and you dont have a cure.!

[Macktheknife]

I seldom have people messing about with my bike but it has happened on rare occasions, usually I just advise them that the fee for fucking with my bike without permission is that I get to do the same to them. People usually lose interest rapidly when I say that.
Although this one time..... a cutie did put herself on my bike and I said "if you put your leg over that then I get to do the same to you", so she sat on it! lol

[onearmedbandit]

I park my bike at work, on the yard, in clear visibility of everyone. All the staff know not to touch my bike, not that I've said anything but they just know not to. Quite often I'll have clients get up close and have a good look around it, no problems with that. I have however had a few punters think they can twist the throttle or even swing a leg over it, you should see them shit themselves when about 5 or so people yell out 'OI, get off the fucking bike!'. Brings a smile to my face knowing my staff look out for my bike so much!

[crashe]

I have found many fingerprints on my tank when I go to get back on it.
Pisses me right off.


Recently when I was at the dr's, I parked my bike in the garage that one of the dr parks his scooter in.... when I came out some little 'darling' had picked up the small stones that are spread over the whole carpark and dump a lot onto my bike seat. These stones were were up near the tank as well. The little shite hadnt gone near the scooter at all.

I went back in as they had only had a certain amount of kids in that day.... in the time I was there. So that they could contact the kids mum's and have a wee word with them. Unfortunately, they couldnt figure out which kids.
That was the first time ever to have that happen.

Another time I was parked up at Aotea Square (on the actual quad) about to have a meeting. I walked away to chat with the person. When I came back after the meeting to the bike....... there were these asians sitting on the bike and taking pictures.
I walked up and said "Is it your bike"
"no no no no" they all said in unison....
"No it aint is it, cos its my farking bike..... now get the fark off it and fark off"
I also said "who the fark gave you permission to take pics of my bike let alone sit on it"
"Oh sowwy sowwy sowwy" as they all bowed their heads

I bollocked them, like who the hell do they think they are to just go and sit on someone else property...... Arent these friggen tourist taught respect by their parents.

[yungatart]

hXc had his bike "tampered " with, while we were at LooseBruce's funeral - all the controls had been dicked with, ie, kill switch on, in gear etc..but someone had also put their cigarette out on the seat!!!
I don't like people touching my car or my bike! IMHO it just shows a total lack of respect, and anyone who I find dicking with my stuff earns themselves a right royal bollocking.

[Waylander]

Mate if you ever find another of those stickers can ya buy it for me and I'll send you some money?

You know we have a couple of guys here now that can make one for you fairly cheap.


And how many spares have you got, just in case your 'workmate' is more vindictive than you and doesn't take kindly to having his tyres vandalised by some streak of piss redneck?

MY bike sits under the bosses (also a biker) window so he would see anyone dammaging my bike. Thier car are around the corner in the parking lot so it could have been some guy they pissed off in town one night that aw the car and recognized it.

My bike gets left alone now and that's all that matters to me.

[sexy beast]

Its true, people react quite differently around things that dont belong to them. Its probably the amazement of not seeing one around them or just the sheer excitement of it i guess and the natural reaction would be to touch it. i usually attract people when im parkin my bike but they nornmally just look when im there. havent had anyone spew over it yet. and i always try and keep the bike in sight while at a cafe or park.
one good tip that my mate used to use was a sticker which read "IF YOU TOUCH YOU DIE" and it worked!!!

[Karma]

The other thing I get at work is people playing with the helmet. I'm a specialist at work (for all that's worth) so I get people asking me questions all the time, but when they come up they think it's ok to start flipping the visor and shit, and leaving greasy fingerprints all over it!

I've even had a few guys all like, "Can I try on your helmet?"... I'm like, fuck no!

[Coyote]

I've even had a few guys all like, "Can I try on your helmet?"... I'm like, fuck no!
I've had a few girls ask, I'm like, yeah sure

[Karma]

I've had a few girls ask, I'm like, yeah sure


I've got a feeling we're not talking about the same thing here :shit:

[hXc]

Some guy on a scooter at school one day, decided he would put a tin of cream-style corn on my rear tyre. I have to admit that he balanced it quite well, but I got told about it in first period...

Needless to say that he wasn't very impressed to see his scooter lying on it's side with a can of cream-style corn balanced upside down over the handle-bar.


Only one other person touches or has touched my bike at school, and she only does it when I'm around. I don't mind though, because she's a mate and is slightly ADD or something. She just plays with kill switch and petrol flap, nothing harmful.

[Coyote]

I've got a feeling we're not talking about the same thing here :shit:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=44412&d=1161504396

Bet it's not the only feeling you've been getting

[Sniper]

I educate my friends demon spawn not to touch my bikes by spitting on the exhaust and saying HOT!:nono:


Fuck, thats good of you. I would just grab the little shits hands and put them on the hot exhaust while informing them in loud but understandable words that it is not a toy.

Mind you, that is illegal isnt it?

[Karma]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=44412&d=1161504396

Bet it's not the only feeling you've been getting


Could be worse...

[jtzzr]

Mind you, that is illegal isnt it?[/QUOTE]

I`d be more inclined to call it educational !Kids hands will heal and the emotional scarring should come right before their teens. :shit: :dodge:

[dawnrazor]

I was parked in Albany shopping hellhole yesterday, got back to the car and some little cunt was in the process of removing one of the cars side/parking lights with a screwdriver, I let out a string of expletives which got his and his little fucktard mates attention, gave chase but they hoffed it big time, I did narrowally miss one of them with a coke bottle however.....:second:

So they didn't get the light, but managed to brake it at the mounting point, I am superglueing it at the moment, it should be fine.....little bollixs, it was 3pm and all...............

[Dodgyiti]

Fuck, thats good of you. I would just grab the little shits hands and put them on the hot exhaust while informing them in loud but understandable words that it is not a toy.

Mind you, that is illegal isnt it?

Umm, satisfying but illegal...

[heyjoe]

The way I see it is a combination of:
'Old school' rules - If it is not your property - Don't touch it.
My rules - If I catch you, you will suffer the consequences - whatever they may be. I'll decide.

[deathstar]

well the way i see it is either electrify your seat or keep some gas in a can on the back and set them on fire if they touch it ... either works and both can be protection of property

[imdying]

Also had a 50cc scooter and came outside and someone with a 'real motorbike' had moved it so they could park their bike in the spot I was in (shaded and out of risk of rain).Push it over :angry:

[imdying]

hXc had his bike "tampered " with, while we were at LooseBruce's funeral - all the controls had been dicked with, ie, kill switch on, in gear etc..but someone had also put their cigarette out on the seat!!!Sounds very much like someone was giving him a message.

[hXc]

Sounds very much like someone was giving him a message.Care to explain what this statement meant? My little brain is working overtime in the holidays trying to figure out what it says. Lol.

[Toaster]

I mean really unless its picking up a fallen bike why on earth would you touch someone elses ride like that? People really don't respect other peoples shit.

I think of it this way, if you found an unlocked car or convertable you liked, would you hop in it for a look and play around with the gears, knobs etc? No, its because it is illegal.

Anyone interfering with a vehicle that is either not theirs or one they do not have permission to touch (i.e. no claim of right), get on, get into (including motorcycles) is breaking the law and can be arrested and charged with unlawful interference.

People really lack good manners and respect nowdays, especially kids brought up without being taught to respect adults, peers, animals or other peoples stuff.

It starts with us to be better more considerate people to others and to teach our kids well (not that I have any).

[scumdog]

Kids will touch big shiney objects that go vroom vroom, it's part of the fascination.

Get the same thing with hot-rods - any time there is a public display of them you can guarantee some 'kid' (some of 'em are well past kid stage
) will jump into one and 'try' it for size - how come they see it as a car yard for them to test out the hot-rod of their choice.
Or worse, some "parent" lets their rug-rats crawl all over it like a bouncy castle:nono: One was using my mates '34 Fords front guards and running boards as a slide for their kids!!!!!:angry:

If I see it happening I normally ask:

"D'ya know what the owner of this car looks like?"
"Nah mate, no idea, cool car though eh?"
"Well ya better learn what the owner looks like real quick cos if he comes back and you're still in the car he's gonna rip your arms off and stick them up your arse"

(Sound of door shutting and sound of rapidly disappearing footsteps as in Goon show sound effects).

[Toaster]

I had a cat get on top of my new GSXR750 and piss all over the instruments. Not what I had hoped for by way of getting some pussy on the bike....

[sunhuntin]

I had a cat get on top of my new GSXR750 and piss all over the instruments. Not what I had hoped for by way of getting some pussy on the bike....

weve got 5 cats, and im sure theyve all had a go at sleeping on the seat. funny in the winter when i go out, theres muddy [dried] paw prints and cat hair. no piss yet, but if there ever is, ill wring their bleedin necks

[avgas]

The other thing I get at work is people playing with the helmet. I'm a specialist at work (for all that's worth) so I get people asking me questions all the time, but when they come up they think it's ok to start flipping the visor and shit, and leaving greasy fingerprints all over it!

I've even had a few guys all like, "Can I try on your helmet?"... I'm like, fuck no!
Hehe i HAD the same prob with my Shoei......its now sprayed matt black, scrathces and all, the visior is a lovely reflective blue....no one touches it anymore, would be like petting boar.
On the downside, the cops allways want to pull me over, and my friends wont unlock the door untill i take the helmet off

[Toaster]

weve got 5 cats, and im sure theyve all had a go at sleeping on the seat. funny in the winter when i go out, theres muddy [dried] paw prints and cat hair. no piss yet, but if there ever is, ill wring their bleedin necks

Suffice to say I was beyond angry. No idea what cat ever did it either. Spent hours washing the bike down.... so gutted.

[imdying]

Care to explain what this statement meant? My little brain is working overtime in the holidays trying to figure out what it says. Lol.Playing with switch gear isn't the end of the world, but someone must have been pretty deliberate in what they were doing to stub a cigarette out on your seat. Especially at a funeral. Especially at a biker funeral where they would've had the shit kicked out of them if they were seen doing it. So what drove them to do it? Must be pretty pissed off with you... or of course it could've been totally random. Seems unlikely given the venue and event though.

[scumdog]

Playing with switch gear isn't the end of the world, but someone must have been pretty deliberate in what they were doing to stub a cigarette out on your seat. Especially at a funeral. Especially at a biker funeral where they would've had the shit kicked out of them if they were seen doing it. So what drove them to do it? Must be pretty pissed off with you... or of course it could've been totally random. Seems unlikely given the venue and event though.
Could have been a random act aimed at 'those motorcycle types who killed my mate"?
Or maybe it was somebody had an agenda.....

[kevfromcoro]

many years ago i worked with a hells angel..nice bloke..had a sticker on his harley......it read..... this bike belongs to an angel..f....k with it and find out...nah nobody touches your bike..i wouldnt dream of touching someone elses bike..ask questions to the rider ,,, most bikers are pretty good lot..as far as pushing your bike over.. or pouring food all over it..its bad shit..get hard ..nobody touches your scooter...Ride safe KEV

[Pixie]

Although this one time..... a cutie did put herself on my bike and I said "if you put your leg over that then I get to do the same to you", so she sat on it! lol

This didn't happen at band camp,by any chance?
It didn't also involve a flute?

[pzkpfw]

Saw a relevant picture once in a bike mag.

The bike was a customised chopper thing.

When parked it had a two-inch spike that stuck up through the seat.

Nice.



I'm thinking maybe another security device might be a cable that is locked onto your handle-bars. Kind of a bike version of that "club" thing that car drivers put on their steering wheels.

The cable could be long enough to go to the back-end of the bike and back. Put through the pack rack (stop it getting stolen, too) or through the grab rails.

The cables might then make it "hard" for anybody to have a checky sit on your bike.

Dunno.

[N4CR]

only one other person touches or has touched my bike at school, and she only does it when i'm around. i don't mind though, because she's a mate and is slightly add or something. she just plays with kill switch and petrol flap, nothing harmful.
gareth do you have ay dee dee?

i have seen people taking pics of it and they usually ask me about it (often foreign). alot of bikeys look at my new bike cus they don't know what it is and get pretty close looking at **** but nothing major. don't have problems with people touching my bikes never really happened yet. workmate used my footpeg as a doorstop today.. wasn't impressed about that though :nono: coulda just asked me to move it... grrr.

/back to noodles for lunch. love wheeli...riding home for lunch.. tis great!

[klingon]

I was at a park recently and my Volty was parked next to an SV1000. Two little kids walked up to the bikes. The bigger one (about 5 years old) pointed at the SV from about 10 feet away and said "I like the fast bike best!" then walked up to the Volty and gave it a friendly pat on the seat. The littler kid patted Volty on the tail light because he was too little to reach the seat.

Awwwwww so sweet! :love:

Disclaimer: Of course if they'd had sticky icecream fingers I would have wolloped them (and their parents). :nono:

[Squeak the Rat]

I don't mind kids touching my bike. As long as I've just finished a high speed thrash and they touch the exhaust or the engine.

[Toast]

Some #$%^ put a Trumpet ice-cream on my seat while parked in my apartment...that shit really makes the blood boil. Can't wait for the day that I step out of the lift and the punks are doing that kind of thing.

[hXc]

So what drove them to do it? Must be pretty pissed off with you... or of course it could've been totally random. Seems unlikely given the venue and event though.
I live in Napier. This was in Wellington. I know it wouldn't have been a kb'er, so it was a member of the public.

It was completely random. They may have been driven to do it by something, and my bike was just the one they chose. It was parked by Mikey's bike, but he left early so then it was alone.

[Squeak the Rat]

My biggest area of paranoia is in regards to certain fluid caps which are easily accessed......

[hXc]

I also saw a nice Vmax streetfighter coming home from work today. The rider was in a cafe over the road and I stopped to get a couple of picutres of it.

To be considerate, I pointed to my phone and to his bike, signalling that I wanted to take a photo of it. He gave me a friendly wave and then came over. Just told me about the bike and not to take any photos of the number plate (personalised too).

Was I being too considerate to ask to take pictures?

[hXc]

My biggest area of paranoia is in regards to certain fluid caps which are easily accessed......The Spada is completely naked, and my radiator cap is in plain view. Although I've never had a problem with it, I sometimes wonder...

[scumdog]

The Spada is completely naked, and my radiator cap is in plain view. Although I've never had a problem with it, I sometimes wonder...

If they take the cap or something you'll get more warning than if they dump a fistfull of sand into the oil-filler if you know what I mean.....

[LilSel]

I have been out at the mall n had kids with their parents stop to look.. kids-'look mum look mum... its a real bike... a motorbike'.... they get so excited n happy... I have a couple of times offered to let them sit on it... which they did... me holding handlebars just incase...the smiles and grins on their lil faces... that makes me smile too... little things like that can make a kids day/week, esp less fortunate ones that dont have a playstation & ipod or toys... its a story for them to tell their friends... parents smile too when their children do... win win for everyone... they are always thankful for that kindness....*shrug* :done:

I get what everyone means by when your not there tho... that is a diff story... however I personally wouldnt throw a hissy fit if no damage or anything was done...

[pervert]

If they take the cap or something you'll get more warning than if they dump a fistfull of sand into the oil-filler if you know what I mean.....

...or brake fluid reservoir...

[Nicksta]

it pisses me off no end. Last year I was working at Foodstuffs in PN and the bike parking was where everyone went to have a ciggy at smoko. One morning I came out and a jerkoff was sitting on my bike having a smoke. i hit the roof and got clouted for being "unreasonable". Fucktards.
at work I parked my bike in the bike park and got asked to move it as it was a fire hazard as it was next to the smokers area... the property manager went off his nutt at me cos my apparent flamable tank was soo close to the smokers!

I wouldnt spare the rod if i found someone sitting on my bike... (ay boomer ;) your foot was a bit too close for my liking the other day ;) )

[pzkpfw]

My biggest area of paranoia is in regards to certain fluid caps which are easily accessed......

Oil filler cap...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=631615&postcount=9

[klingon]

I also saw a nice Vmax streetfighter coming home from work today. The rider was in a cafe over the road and I stopped to get a couple of picutres of it.

To be considerate, I pointed to my phone and to his bike, signalling that I wanted to take a photo of it. He gave me a friendly wave and then came over. Just told me about the bike and not to take any photos of the number plate (personalised too).

Was I being too considerate to ask to take pictures?

Nah, I think that's a good example of why you should ask before you take a pic. If I saw someone taking a pic of my bike I'd like to know why, and what they were using it for. I don't want my numberplate ending up on the net where anyone can see it and trace it to my address. What if they snuck up in the night and stole my Volty?! :gob:

[mitchilin]

I used to come out of the pub at closing and find big puddles of piss all over my RD250LC.That used to really piss me off.At least ice cream isn't offensive.

[buckethead]

in wellington afew years ago parked the bike in town on a park and even feed the meter,came back half an hour later to find a tosser double parked and shifting the zuk,asked him "what the fluck he was doing",he said he was just moving it along so he could park his car .he parked else where....

[Ralph]

It ticks me off too, why can't they just look and not touch we don't put greasy hand prints over their cars so why can't they keep their damn hands in their bloody pockets, we pay good money to enjoy these machines not to have someone that dosen't respect them to f@#k them up. :done:

[Ralph]

in wellington afew years ago parked the bike in town on a park and even feed the meter,came back half an hour later to find a tosser double parked and shifting the zuk,asked him "what the fluck he was doing",he said he was just moving it along so he could park his car .he parked else where....

WTF... if I court someone moving my bike for that he'd be parking elsewhere to.:bash:

[Seraph]

Yes, got to hate people touching my bike...without consent. get a real buzz when people just stop in the street and admire it though.
The worst case involving my bike was...about 4 months ago not long after i'd got the balius...Doing the teenager thing, was at a party in Oamaru and at about 1 in the morning (was well sober) decided I was going to shift it in2 the driveway of the place I was at due to drunken idiots wandering around the street. So went down the road, and what did I find??? some random girl sittn on the tank, and her rather intoxicated bf on the seat makn out... totally not cool.

[Bruiser]

Couple of years back I was having a coffee outside at a restaurant right across from the beach at Mount Maunganui. Watched a couple of chicks (mid-20's) in bikinis walk up from the beach, one throws her leg over my harley and grabs the controls, showing her mate how to ride a big bike I s'pose.

The bike was parked on the grass and was still on the stand (I checked) so I keyed the remote start button on my bike remote. The bike fires up instantly (it was still hot), she screams and drops her right leg to the ground, scalding it against the pipes in the process, then falls over clutching her leg.

I wandered over, lighting a smoke on the way, and casually asked if it was her bike. After the inevitable answer I told her NEVER touch somebody elses' bike. I then pointed my remote at the bike and reset the alarm.

When she realised I was the owner I got a right serve about being "dangerous" and responsible for badly burning her leg. I pointed at the seat and told her next time she decided to touch my bike it might be a good idea to go to the toilet BEFORE doing so!

Having said that, I doubt she'll do it again.

[Woody@nztrails.com]

I've had it happen twice in recent times! On both occasions I'd just done the big clean and polish on the day. They were both Asian mothers putting their todlers on the seat and then the hands go straight on the tank! Does piss me off - I can relate. They think it's all great fun till they see your grumpy face yelling at them from across the road and then it's all "very sorry"........To be honest though, I'm normally more worried about the little kid burning themselves on the pipes - tad warm and exposed on my bike!

[heyjoe]

I also saw a nice Vmax streetfighter coming home from work today. The rider was in a cafe over the road and I stopped to get a couple of picutres of it.

To be considerate, I pointed to my phone and to his bike, signalling that I wanted to take a photo of it. He gave me a friendly wave and then came over. Just told me about the bike and not to take any photos of the number plate (personalised too).

Was I being too considerate to ask to take pictures?

I think this is being courteous and considerate. Both parties being considerate with each other. Nothing wrong with that. And nothing wrong with admiring a nice bike.

[pervert]

It ticks me off too, why can't they just look and not touch we don't put greasy hand prints over their cars so why can't they keep their damn hands in their bloody pockets, we pay good money to enjoy these machines not to have someone that dosen't respect them to f@#k them up. :done:

It does work both ways, I bet most car owners have had other car doors smashed into their car before, leaving nice marks/dents.

[boomer]

... (ay boomer ;) your foot was a bit too close for my liking the other day ;) )

Don't resist the urge, fighting it will make it worse; go with the flow and give me THE GODDAM Keys gal ;)

[The Pastor]

And how many spares have you got, just in case your 'workmate' is more vindictive than you and doesn't take kindly to having his tyres vandalised by some streak of piss redneck?

I'd say you'd more likely cry to Uncle Mom that someone touched your dirty old shitter.

I don't understand why people get so fuckin upset if someone touches their bike?? If you park it in public then it's a risk you have to accept.

I'm not saying it's right or that people should be doing it but it happens and if no damage is done then why cry about it?

Kids will touch big shiney objects that go vroom vroom, it's part of the fascination.


Thats good to know, I must confess, I jizzed on your seat last week. sorry.

[slinky]

can't remember where either.
but i come outside to get on my bike, and some foreign guy is lying on it, face down, facing the rear end of the bike, having a smoke and talking to his friends.
he sees me and just casually gets off and carry's on talking to his mates.
i didn't know wtf to do. i was 16-17, i just ignored it and road off.
but yeh i mean WTF!!!
i wouldn't dare touch someone else car, let alone bike!

[stunz]

...The bike was parked on the grass and was still on the stand (I checked) so I keyed the remote start button on my bike remote. The bike fires up instantly (it was still hot), she screams and drops her right leg to the ground, scalding it against the pipes in the process, then falls over clutching her leg.
:first: hahaha. Just got up off the floor from laughing my ass off. that must have been a classic to watch.

[pervert]

I used to come out of the pub at closing and find big puddles of piss all over my RD250LC.That used to really piss me off.At least ice cream isn't offensive.

I'm sorry but that's fucking funny...:laugh:

[davereid]

in wellington afew years ago parked the bike in town on a park and even feed the meter,came back half an hour later to find a tosser double parked and shifting the zuk,asked him "what the fluck he was doing",he said he was just moving it along so he could park his car .he parked else where....

This happens all the time on my scooter - there are stuff all motorbike parks in this town, but if I use a car park, someone will move my bike and use the park. Once in Palmerston North, I parked up and fed the meter. Came back an hour later to find my bike on the footpath, with a bloody parking ticket for parking on the footpath. Couldnt be sure the car in my park belonged to the person who moved my bike, but I was wild. (I'm blessed with a bad temper lol but if I had been able to prove it...)

[HenryDorsetCase]

. I'm a specialist at work (for all that's worth)

ob-gyn?

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[Rubbergirl]

I park my ride under the front window of the cafe I work at, once someone decided to sit on it! couldnt believe it! so i flicked the switch behind the counter to open the windows (elctric) ...window opens and he could not get off quick enough and fell to the ground!! hahaha!! was so funny!

[Dodgyiti]

What if they snuck up in the night and stole my Volty?! :gob:

Stranger things have happened :shit:

[Karma]

ob-gyn?

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No, I use the term specialist in it's most loosest sense. Usually specialists are rewarded for their in depth knowledge of a product or service, I however am not :(

[crash harry]

If someone wants to sit on my bike (and being a 'busa they always seem to want to) and they ask, generally they're more than welcome providing they are not drunk or mentally infirm.

But if I catch anyone touching it without permission, god help them.

Had some bitch using my old CBR250RR as a drink stand at a party years ago. Spilt some red syrupy shit all over the seat and tank. Took ages to clean it up. She couldn't understand why I went mental, nearly ended up in a fistfight with her boyfriend about it. Some people have no f*cking respect for other people's property.

[pervert]

Had some bitch using my old CBR250RR as a drink stand at a party years ago. Spilt some red syrupy shit all over the seat and tank. Took ages to clean it up. She couldn't understand why I went mental, nearly ended up in a fistfight with her boyfriend about it. Some people have no f*cking respect for other people's property.

...you took your bike to a party where people would naturally be drunk everywhere...you left it in the midst of it...then you're surprised drunk people fucked with it? :laugh:

[sunhuntin]

only had one incident where my hazards were flicked on...and i may have hit them myself, but i doubt it.

i have taken photos of bikes without the owners permission [they werent near by at the time] and usually get a shot of the rego card so i can get the year correct when filing. the rego card pic never sees the net, and i never take photos of license plates.

the best ive found yet would be the 1930s harley in invercargill. actually looked its age!

[Nicksta]

Don't resist the urge, fighting it will make it worse; go with the flow and give me THE GODDAM Keys gal ;)
dreams are free Boomer....
and dont bother fighting me for them ;)

Watched a couple of chicks (mid-20's) in bikinis walk up from the beach, one throws her leg over my harley and grabs the controls, so I keyed the remote start button on my bike remote. The bike fires up instantly (it was still hot), she screams and drops her right leg to the ground, scalding it against the pipes in the process, then falls over clutching her leg.

I wandered over, lighting a smoke on the way, and casually asked if it was her bike. After the inevitable answer I told her NEVER touch somebody elses' bike. I then pointed my remote at the bike and reset the alarm.

When she realised I was the owner I got a right serve about being "dangerous" and responsible for badly burning her leg. I pointed at the seat and told her next time she decided to touch my bike it might be a good idea to go to the toilet BEFORE doing so!

Having said that, I doubt she'll do it again.
ROFL.... thats awesome dude.... how dare she have a go at you though!!
I dont think i have ever seen a person jump in a convertible and pretend to drive it... so i wonder why people think it is ok to sit on a parked bike?? Is there an offence for breaking into a car and sitting in the drivers seat, weather your thinking about stealing it or not, your tresspassing on private property no? so why is it not the same for bikes? Prosecute their bikini asses! :nono:

[Quartermile]

Nah, I think that's a good example of why you should ask before you take a pic. If I saw someone taking a pic of my bike I'd like to know why, and what they were using it for. I don't want my numberplate ending up on the net where anyone can see it and trace it to my address. What if they snuck up in the night and stole my Volty?! :gob:

Highly unlikely that someone would actally want to steal one of those but if it did happen, no great loss:gob:

[ferretface]

This happens all the time on my scooter - there are stuff all motorbike parks in this town, but if I use a car park, someone will move my bike and use the park. Once in Palmerston North, I parked up and fed the meter. Came back an hour later to find my bike on the footpath, with a bloody parking ticket for parking on the footpath. Couldnt be sure the car in my park belonged to the person who moved my bike, but I was wild. (I'm blessed with a bad temper lol but if I had been able to prove it...)

I've used a situation like this to my advantage - tucked my bike at the end of some free parking but the bike was slightly in a no parking zone.
I was only gone for about 15 minutes and got a ticket.

Anyway, I disputed the ticket and said someone must have moved the bike to get their car out and the council let me off :third:

[crash harry]

...you took your bike to a party where people would naturally be drunk everywhere...you left it in the midst of it...then you're surprised drunk people fucked with it? :laugh:

Nope, left it on the driveway, with all the other vehicles, went inside for about 15 minutes and came out and she's spilt shit all over it. Didn't use anyone's CAR as a drink stand, just my bike.

And BTW, the party was inside, not outside on the drive. Stupid shore girls.

[35tickets]

Has this ever happened to you,

sticky childrens hand prints on the tank and moved mirrors sugesting that some six toed mouth breather had parked one of their spawn of satan on it (the hand print position could have only have been done seated by a hand that small).

I mean really unless its picking up a fallen bike why on earth would you touch someone elses ride like that? People really don't respect other peoples shit.

Had a ZXR750 H1 a few years ago and was at a mates party in auckland when this kid comes up to the bike and starts putting his fuckin hands all over the fairing and tugging at this and that and then sperm doner comes up and picks the kid up and puts kid on bike:nono: ....where was i? only 4m away so went over to fuckwit and told him to get his little shit off the bike and he said oh but its just a child and i said i don't give a fuck i'm not worried about your damn kid its the bike i'm worried about (wasn't the most popular guy back then)

And just remembered another little shit on the ferry at Opua hahahahaha started touching my ZZR11 then touched the hot exhaust pipe, that fuckin learnt him!!!!

So people just don't give a shit about other peoples things:angry:

[sunhuntin]

And just remembered another little shit on the ferry at Opua hahahahaha started touching my ZZR11 then touched the hot exhaust pipe, that fuckin learnt him!!!!

So people just don't give a shit about other peoples things:angry:

i would have loved to have seen that!

ive never offered a kid to sit on my bike, but would likely agree if asked. depending on whether they looked rough or not.

[Jimmy B]

Sheesh, tough crowd to please. I don’t mind if people sit on or touch my bike provided there is no malice or intent to damage it; indeed they are welcome to, especially if they are genuinely interested. Hey no harm no foul, a bike is only a “thing” IMHO but its hard to tell what peoples true intentions are so I guess its natural to be a bit concerned if someone is shitting around and I don’t know what they are intending to do....

If they ask or seem reasonable then no worries, even if I “caught them at it” so to speak. If they are quite the opposite then, if practical, I spose I would need to give them a bunch on the teefs or at least threaten them with a caution, then maybe leg it, or a combination?

As for grubby hand prints, well the road spooge that I collect after a ride is infinitely harder to clean and certainly no worse than those of my Son, His Cousins and their mates who love to hop on for a “ride” and they always ask if I can help them. My only concerns, especially with the kidlets (even if they are with an adult) are that they maybe badly burned if the bike is still hot or even worse that they may suffer a crushing injury (fatal?) if the bike rolls off it's stand. If I am there to supervise then happy days.

I must be getting soft in my old age

[mitchilin]

I'm sorry but that's fucking funny...:laugh:

Glad you found it funny.I was fuckin' ropeable.I kinda find it funny today.It was just a dirty old elsie.If I caught anyone today pissing around with one of my bikes, they would be trying to poke their intestines back in.

[mitchilin]

Sheesh, tough crowd to please. I don’t mind if people sit on or touch my bike provided there is no malice or intent to damage it; indeed they are welcome to, especially if they are genuinely interested. Hey no harm no foul, a bike is only a “thing” IMHO but its hard to tell what peoples true intentions are so I guess its natural to be a bit concerned if someone is shitting around and I don’t know what they are intending to do....

If they ask or seem reasonable then no worries, even if I “caught them at it” so to speak. If they are quite the opposite then, if practical, I spose I would need to give them a bunch on the teefs or at least threaten them with a caution, then maybe leg it, or a combination?

As for grubby hand prints, well the road spooge that I collect after a ride is infinitely harder to clean and certainly no worse than those of my Son, His Cousins and their mates who love to hop on for a “ride” and they always ask if I can help them. My only concerns, especially with the kidlets (even if they are with an adult) are that they maybe badly burned if the bike is still hot or even worse that they may suffer a crushing injury (fatal?) if the bike rolls off it's stand. If I am there to supervise then happy days.

I must be getting soft in my old age

If thats the case, then can I have a go a your missus?

[MikeyG]

I had some little buggars pull the spark plug caps off my HD when it was parked at Subway - it pissed me off at the time, but I soon saw the funny side. They got me good, i almost flattened the battery before I found what they had done.

The worst thing is when someone changes your fuel tap from ON to RESERVE. Then you run out of gas and you dont have a cure.!

No the worst thing is someone taking off the oil filler cap. You normally don't find out until the oil light comes on, the engine plays up, or you come off because of the oil all over the back tyre

[mitchilin]

No the worst thing is someone taking off the oil filler cap. You normally don't find out until the oil light comes on, the engine plays up, or you come off because of the oil all over the back tyre

That's not the worst thing that can happen.What happened? You got some Oil on your pants and noticed it was gone and thought somecunt pinched it.Cause they don't just vibrate off; do they?....

[MikeyG]

That's not the worst thing that can happen.What happened? You got some Oil on your pants and noticed it was gone and thought somecunt pinched it.Cause they don't just vibrate off; do they?....

The gn needs oil almost as often as it needs fuel, there isn't time for the oil filler to vibrate off. And I put the oil cap on top of my keys when I take it off so I'm not likely to leave it off myself cos need to pick up the oil cap to start the bike

[sunhuntin]

The gn needs oil almost as often as it needs fuel, there isn't time for the oil filler to vibrate off. And I put the oil cap on top of my keys when I take it off so I'm not likely to leave it off myself cos need to pick up the oil cap to start the bike

gns dont vibrate though! lol. they also tend to tighten nicely...

[Jimmy B]

If thats the case, then can I have a go a your missus?

Mitch’ I think you are trying to be funny but in case you aren’t have another read. Bikes are not people and it amazes me that a lot of us have this attitude of look at me or my bike the wrong way and Ill open you up, if that’s how you feel then you are missing the big picture. As I said in terms of the Bike no harm no foul, that is certainly not in the same category as your question. Let me know if you need more tangible clarification

Cheers

JB

[pervert]

Mitch’ I think you are trying to be funny but in case you aren’t have another read. Bikes are not people and it amazes me that a lot of us have this attitude of look at me or my bike the wrong way and Ill open you up, if that’s how you feel then you are missing the big picture. As I said in terms of the Bike no harm no foul, that is certainly not in the same category as your question. Let me know if you need more tangible clarification

Cheers

JB

Hahaha...wow you're a serious fellow!!! :laugh:

[Jimmy B]

Hahaha...wow you're a serious fellow!!! :laugh:

Actually Perv’ you are right, doesn’t read to good in hindsight but hey I’ve posted it, so ill leave it and Mitch’ can make up his own mind. Some Dudes are protective of their bikes, I am like that with family and more than likely missed Mitch’s point.

Mitch’ we usually get through your way a fair bit, Can’t be too many Katana’s around. If I see you at Puhoi or Mangawhai Tav I’ll make a point of introducing myself, prolly shout you a coldie.

What does your Missus look like anyway, maybe we can come to an arrangement?

[inlinefour]

Sheesh man get a grip! Anyone would think they pushed your bike over and run it over several times with a 4WD...
Kids will be kids and if that happened to my bike in my profile picture Id simply clean it off, or any of the oter 6 bikes I have currently.
By all means have a cow, but I think you need to put it into perspective, or mature a little?

:whocares:

[Guitana]

The only way to stop people touching your bike is to buy a complete heap of shit that looks like it got dredged out of wellington harbour after ten years submerged in salt water then smear it with crap that'll fix the bastards!!!
They're like magpies if it's shiny they feel the need to smear their greasey little muck rakes over it's smooth surface,it's human nature!!

Enjoy the freefall while it lasts the next bits gonna hurt!!!

[Dadpole]

The only way to stop people touching your bike is to buy a complete heap of shit that looks like it got dredged out of wellington harbour after ten years submerged in salt water then smear it with crap that'll fix the bastards!!!

My bikes always look like that. So do I.

[NighthawkNZ]

I came out of a shop the the other day and when I came out there was a middle age lady sitting on my bike with heaps of bling on her fingers and slapping the tank, while another women was taking a photo... well the bling on her fingers actually scratched the tank... :( I wasn't to happy :nono:

[imdying]

I came out of a shop the the other day and when I came out there was a middle age lady sitting on my bike with heaps of bling on her fingers and slapping the tank, while another women was taking a photo... well the bling on her fingers actually scratched the tank... :( I wasn't to happy :nono:

I hope you punched her in the face. Or at least got her details :angry:

[davereid]

Find her BMW, and then stand on the roof while you mates take piccys - pretend yer surfin

[MyGSXF]

I came out of a shop the the other day and when I came out there was a middle age lady sitting on my bike with heaps of bling on her fingers and slapping the tank, while another women was taking a photo... well the bling on her fingers actually scratched the tank... :( I wasn't to happy :nono:

Geez mate.. that's a bit rough!! :shit: hope you got her details!

If I am near my bike & notice a kid drooling over it, I have offered for them to have a sit on it. But I would however be upset if I came out of a shop etc, & found someone sitting on it without permission!

As already mentioned on here.. I too would hate for a kiddy to get burnt on hot pipes, or for my bike to roll off the stand & crush a little one! If I'm there to supervise & make sure they can play "biker", "safely" then all good! :Punk:

Jen :rockon:

[Guitana]

I hope you punched her in the face. Or at least got her details :angry:

Shit the last time I punched a chick she beat the crap out of me!
Turned out to be a transvestite so I spose thats not so bad! Theyre really violent.

Enjoy the freefall while it lasts the next bits gonna hurt!!!

[imdying]

Bahahahah, that'd suck. I'm not for giving women the bash in general, but to scratch up someones bike... it's either that or hanging.

[NighthawkNZ]

Geez mate.. that's a bit rough!! :shit: hope you got her details!

If I am near my bike & notice a kid drooling over it, I have offered for them to have a sit on it. But I would however be upset if I came out of a shop etc, & found someone sitting on it without permission!

As already mentioned on here.. I too would hate for a kiddy to get burnt on hot pipes, or for my bike to roll off the stand & crush a little one! If I'm there to supervise & make sure they can play "biker", "safely" then all good! :Punk:

Jen :rockon:

It is different if i am there watching, for the same reasons, hot pipes, toppling over off the side stand (as the VTR has no centre stand) and like you if a kid is drooling over it I will offer if s/he wants to sit on it... (then look over to mum for the answer ;) )

But for someone to touch something that is not theirs without asking and damage it isn't cricket :nono:

[crashe]

Dynamytus50 - Oh well in a few years time you could be arresting this young person.... Please remind the mother when that happens..... that you tried to save the young person from becoming a little hoon. :whistle:

[S&S]

I once noticed a little vtr 250 parked in a dusty carpark at Big Boys Toys a few years back. The amount of people writing words & pictures in the dust on this bike was amazing... no consideration :shifty:

[mstriumph]

..................suddenly grabbed the throttle and hammered it down.

Bike screamed into red line, i had to pull his sticky hand off the bike to release the throttle...........

an appy mech. once did that to my bike

i hit him

they tend to let go when you hit them :yes:



marion ...... hoon by name, hoon by nature .....

[Karma]

Bike screamed into red line, i had to pull his sticky hand off the bike to release the throttle.


Hahah, if they did that on mine everyone'd know, and the kids ears would probably start bleeding :D

[Disco Dan]

an alarm wired up to speak "fuck off the owner is bigger than you" or electrified somehow....

...can that be done?? :innocent:

[imdying]

Some kid came up to my bike parked at the Pakuranga Mall. I had it running and i was getting ready to go. Kid walked up to me while i was putting my helmet on and suddenly grabbed the throttle and hammered it down.My automatic reaction would have been to back hand him in the face... like an annoying bug. Totally automatic, just would have lashed out to save my bike. What would happen to me policemanwise if I'd backhanded a 10 year old under those circumstance?

[Disco Dan]

get yaself a cars window washer pump and rig it up to ya bike... spray the fuckers with bleach! mwuahahaha!!

[davereid]

NEVER hit a child - gently remove his hand from the throttle and place it on the header pipe.

[DMNTD]

Wont that leave some kind of fleshy stain on my beautiful stainless twin pipes (see profile pic)
LOL...you don't own that Buell ya plonker :scooter:

[Max Preload]

without permission better have a fucking good dental plan. It's not their property so they should treat it as such and leave it well the fuck alone. I don't think my position on this is at all ambiguous.

[Waylander]

Me and my dad just got back from a cruise over to Hamilton to drop my brother's GF off at home. We were parked up at BK and when we came out his bike had been placed on the centre stand. Seems someone knocked it over. Broke the clutch lever (not juat the little bulb thing on the end but also where the mounting screw goes through it) that I had just put on it the day before when it finally arrived from the states.

Lucky for whoever did not see them

[elle-f]

I have quite a few people looking at the amazing shield on the side of my bike and I dont mind if they touch it however, if any fucker tries to sit on it that isn't a member of KB or I am not there - then there will be trouble if I catch them. I think I might be quite protective of my bike :laugh:

[Badger8]

most people would argue it's kindof hard to care when i currently ride a GN, but that is totally beside the point. if it aint yours, keep your mits off. i apply the same rules to myself, if i see a nice bike i will go and have a good look and drool next to it (not on it!), but will not touch or straddle it without the owner being there and approving. i have very occasionally taken pictures, but try to avoid the numberplate. on the couple of occasions i have got the plate in the photo, i grey it out when i load the photo's onto the 'puter, as i never know where they may end up.

i've had little kids wander up and drool over my bike (yes, even GN's are cool to little kids! :p ) when i pull up, and have asked a couple of the cleaner looking ones if they'd like to sit on it (after checking with mum, of course). Had one or two sit on it and give the throttle a mild twist (after my encouragement, heheh), and i dont mind it at all (as i am there and keeping a careful eye on them). It makes the kids day, and gives me a little smile. but i always make the point of showing them a couple of hot things not to touch, and when they're done i always squat down on their level and tell them "now you know to always ask before you touch, dont you?"
i figure a little friendliness and training now might go some way to stopping that same little so-and-so going and messing with an un-attended bike, potentially burning or crushing himself, damaging the bike, and earning a whoopin from the owner.
of course many of them are probably too young or dumb to take it in, but i figure it cant hurt.

[ambler]

Ok... I think the lesson is I have learned here is to turn the engine off when anyone that looks like they have 'redlining' tendencies approaches. I'm not sure I would even leave the engine on if I was having kids sit on it, I would be too paranoid that someone would step on the gear lever, that could be a show-stopper.

[ambler]

Rude eh. It's a total lack of respect. A few years ago I had a brand new $1000 mountain bike, and a workmate took it for a ride without asking. Locked it up after that. Also had a 50cc scooter and came outside and someone with a 'real motorbike' had moved it so they could park their bike in the spot I was in (shaded and out of risk of rain). Then at another work place I stopped parking my cage near the back door as the smokers would rest their coffee cups on the roof!

People, I swear, leave a lot to be desired sometimes. At least your joyriders could have wiped their sticky handprints off eh. Sigh.

This is one thing thats great about Japan. There are unwritten rules, and social barriers preventing people from touching Other People's Stuff. OPS is sacred.
You can go into a busy Starbuck's for example, and put something on a seat, like a handbag, jacket, or even just a newspaper, and that will be enough to deter anyone from taking that seat while you are queuing up to buy your coffee (unless I am already in the queue of course, because I don't take kindly to that bullshit).

[Dave-]

I got to the exit of the mall car park the other day and my bike stalled.

I thought I'd run out of gas (i was low but i didnt think i was that low) I noticed some piece of shit had turned my fuel tap off....what a cunt! if it was anyone on here a fuckin' plague on you.

[PirateJafa]

I got to the exit of the mall car park the other day and my bike stalled.

I thought I'd run out of gas (i was low but i didnt think i was that low) I noticed some piece of shit had turned my fuel tap off....what a cunt! if it was anyone on here a fuckin' plague on you.
Some bright spark turned my fuel tap to "prime" one day outside uni.

I had to wait three or four fucking hours until she was no longer flooded.

[PrincessBandit]

Has this ever happened to you,
I mean really unless its picking up a fallen bike why on earth would you touch someone elses ride like that? People really don't respect other peoples shit.

Tell me about it. In three days I had my GN molested at two of the schools I teach at. First time some (trying hard to be calm here) some year 9 shit (ooops shouldn't really use that word, but calm not working as I think back on this) tagged!!!!! my petrol tank and seat with gold spray paint, and the second time two days later, I looked out my teaching studio to find a group of seniors (another school I teach at) clustered around it with one of the girls (skirt hitched up and all) sitting on it having lifted it off the side stand. Stuck my head out the window and yelled in my roughest South Auckland speak ":Oi:get off my bike" Needless to say they did move but laughing their heads off. Thankfully the spray paint was able to be removed without damaging the surfaces, but honestly to say I was pissed off is an extreme understatement.:2guns::angry2::bash: and :ar15:

[McDuck]

I will never let a kid on the bike. Why? I stoped at a friends place and there were kids around and they all came around. After 10 odd min i said dose anybody want to have a sit? BE CAREFULL OF THE TAIL PIPE IT IS HOT. Less than 10 seconds went by before there had been two sets of bare feet stnading on the tail pipe on the way to the seet. Now a 3 year old is not going to brake the tail pipe but hell i would not want to be a perent of a 3 year old with a burnt sole of foot. Luckely combined witht he fact it had been stoped a few min and i ahd not been riding hard it was cool to touch but if that had been a 600 or more fark knows what could have happened.

[The Lone Rider]

I've parked my bike in a shared car port at Geek's place and in the morning when I was going home the fucking thing had beer dried all over it. EVERYWHERE. Pipes, engine covers, seat, bars, tank. Unbelieveable. I bring a cover with me now. If the bike gets marks on it then, I know for sure someones purposily fucking with the bike!

[Insanity_rules]

Wow, this thread is a blast from the past. And I mean past! It was fun to see it again and relive the rage I felt toward the shit head that did that.

[Enchantress]

The other thing I get at work is people playing with the helmet. I'm a specialist at work (for all that's worth) so I get people asking me questions all the time, but when they come up they think it's ok to start flipping the visor and shit, and leaving greasy fingerprints all over it!

I've even had a few guys all like, "Can I try on your helmet?"... I'm like, fuck no!

My work shares a staff room with the company next door.. one day my work mate walked in to find one of them wearing my helmet with another one of them about to kick his head! Luckly for me he walked in when he did and started yelling at them or else my poor helmet may have got a bit munted.

Argh, people these days! Why do they go near stuff that doesnt belong to them!!! :angry2:

[FilthyLuka]

Rode my motorcycle into one of my exams, found a shit head from my automotive class sitting on it when i came out. Put on my gloves and went to have a "word" with him, he disappeared pretty fast.

People touching your shit without asking way suck. Kids these days, no respects :whistle:

[Kflasher]

I had a sad issue with removing melted kid skin from my pipe.
I was approached by the knuckle head of a parent as it is my fault... my fault he was unable to control his parasitic offspring.

But yes it is rude of how others feel it to be ok to touch our/your property.

[buellbabe]

WOW! I have read this thread shaking my head and exclaiming aloud a couple of times...

How BLOODY ignorant are some people???

I park my bike across the alley from work in a parking building. Its is locked and covered, out of sight out of mind...

Have never had anyone sit on it without asking (that I KNOW of!) and these days she is strictly "look but don't touch...infact don't even BREATHE on it"... LOL she has been blinged a bit ya see and got a real fancy paintjob.

I have to be tuff cos for some reason people wanna caress the paint! I have actually stopped a couple of people as they have reached out to touch the tank...

OI!

[imdying]

Rode my motorcycle into one of my exams, found a shit head from my automotive class sitting on it when i came out. Put on my gloves and went to have a "word" with him, he disappeared pretty fast.Walk up behind him, put your arm around his shoulders, and then gently whisper in his ear 'Bikers don't like people touching their bikes...'. And then use your teeth to tear his ear from his head with the most vicious bite you can muster. He'll never sit on your bike again, that's for sure :oi-grr: