My bike's been stolen -- ZXR250 - Grafton, 10 July

[placidfemme]

Hey All

My bike was stolen today sometime between 8.30am and 3.30pm from Ferncroft St in Grafton.

Its a black ZXR250C with a blue tinted screen, anodised blue and gold fairing bolts etc... there are many pics of my ZXR on KB... if anyone has any info or has seen my bike anywhere... please contact me ASAP on 021 164-2198...

Fucking useless bike bike thieves :bye::bye::bye:

[Pumba]

Damm that sucks the big Kumra. Will keep my eyes Peeled.

Whats the number plate?

[TLMAN]

Are you sure it hasnt been blown away in the wind?

[davereid]

Bad luck, will add it to my list...watsa rego ?

[tri boy]

Aghhh, that sucks.:angry:
Feel for ya.

[DMNTD]

That sucks arse mate but as it's a fairly unique looking ZXR hopefully it'll be recovered soonish.



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[u4ea]

that reaaly sux bigtime Placidfemme......a very nice looking machine so hopefully it turns up soon chick.....bastods

[Kflasher]

that sux will keep eyes wide open.

[crashe]

Hey All

My bike was stolen today sometime between 8.30am and 3.30pm from Ferncroft St in Grafton.

Its a black ZXR250C with a blue tinted screen, anodised blue and gold fairing bolts etc... there are many pics of my ZXR on KB... if anyone has any info or has seen my bike anywhere... please contact me ASAP on 021 164-2198...

Fucking useless bike bike thieves :bye::bye::bye:

Blardy arseholes......... nicking ya bike.
Hope you find it real soon. As that is one of a kind bike.

Will keep and eye out for ya.


PS: Hey I still have the pink fluffy bling sitting here for your bike that you left behind last track day. It was given to me to give to you.
Just waiting for you to return the text back for when to drop it off.

[babyblade250rr]

god people who steal our bikes get on my nerves it's sooooo frustrating you just wanna strangle sum1!!.

I'll be keeping an eye out for it

[johnnyflash]

Bastards... Im on the road all day, will keep an eye out for it cobber.. Man would I love to get hold of that particular arsehole.. hope it turns up soon.

[Macktheknife]

Bastards! will keep an eye out for it girl, sure it wasn't towed?

[Paul in NZ]

Now that sucks - hope you you catch the pricks

[janno]

Well, bad Karma to that guy. Let's hope he has a nasty knitting accident and comes back as a cockroach.

[kiwifruit]

that sucks man,
insured i hope?

[surfer]

Sad to hear this. Fuck there are some retarded bastards out there. Hope who ever pinched it burns their bollocks off on the exhaust.

Good luck with tracking it down.

[sunhuntin]

assholes :angry: hope you get it back in one piece!!


*love the purple grips!* :love:

[chanceyy]

ahh crap girl sorry to hear ... hopefully the good folks of Kb can keep their eyes out for ya :yes:

[gijoe1313]

Sorry to read about this ... too much of this happening lately... frikk'n bike thieves.. :angry2: Hope you get it back and some payback happens to those dropkick(s) involved....bastiches...

[MyGSXF]

AAAhhh CRAP!!! :angry: sorry to hear that chick!! :mellow: Nice looking bike.. sure hope it shows up safe & sounds for ya!!! :yes:

[discotex]

Ouch! I thought my ZXR250 would be relatively safe from theft but that's obviously not the case. Fingers triple crossed that you get it back!

Is it just me or are there more and more bikes getting nicked at the moment? I might have to think about getting at least a disk lock or something.

[breakaway]

Sucks getting something so dear stolen.

Where did you park it? I always park mine in a well populated area about 5m from a cafe which is almost always packed. With a disc lock.

[Her_C4]

Bloody pricks :nono:- hope you get it back soon. Its a pretty good looking machine!!:scooter:

[VasalineWarrior]

May Allah send suicide bombers to their homes - If I see it around ill let you know

[Colapop]

You want I come up give you a cuddle?

[Brett]

That really sux. WIll definitely keep an eye out for it. Not easy to sell off whole or in parts without someone finding out about it! Hopefully someone will hear about something.

[Sniper]

Fuck that sucks:( Hope it comes back ASAP

[xwhatsit]

Hey, what's the plate? All those sportsbikes look the same :dodge: I'm riding around the city every day really, so I'll keep a close eye out for any ZXR250s.

That's a complete bitch. At least you're posting around here again, though :yes:

[placidfemme]

Thanks all

The number plate is "25YKZ".

The bike was parked in the work carpark (for visitors... but still) and another bike was parked right next to mine (A gixxer thou) and they stole the ZXR... It had the steering lock on, but that was it.

I'm going after 9am to ask the other floors and surrounding buildings if they saw anything... someone must have noticed my bike being loaded onto a truck/trailer because I seriously doubt they rode it away...

Crashe: Sorry about not replying, havn't had much credit of late... don't have a bike now so don't really need the pink bits at the mo... but thanks...

*is in such a shitty shitty mood*

[Unit]

Hugh bummer especially as its your daily transport. Ya work hard and some scum who cant be bothered takes ya stuff. At least you know there are a lot of people on the look out for you.

[Drum]

I hope Karma comes to the party and you get your ride back.

[bert_is_evil]

arh nooooooo! That sucks big time.
I hope it's found safe and sound

[jim.cox]

Thanks all

The number plate is "25YKZ".

The bike was parked in the work carpark (for visitors... but still) and another bike was parked right next to mine (A gixxer thou) and they stole the ZXR... It had the steering lock on, but that was it.

I'm going after 9am to ask the other floors and surrounding buildings if they saw anything... someone must have noticed my bike being loaded onto a truck/trailer because I seriously doubt they rode it away...



Bummer :(

Unfortunatety its all too easy to break a steering lock and bypass the switch

Or for two scum to pick it up and stuff it into a van (usually white) and even a disklock wont stop that.

Is there a security camera on the carpark?

My condolences anyway

[placidfemme]

Well... I printed out some "stolen" flyers this morning and handed them out to the surrounding buildings and other companies within our building...

A lady has come forward and given a detailed description of the fucker that stole the bike, its amazing how much people notice sometimes... the cops now have the updated information and are onto it, they have a good description of the wank stain along with a good description of his vehicle.

Fingers crossed its a good enough description to catch the bastard...

[tri boy]

Thats great news.
Will the coppers hand him over to the KB discipline crew for a few hours after they nab him?:spanking::2guns::bash::kick:

[TLMAN]

Well... I printed out some "stolen" flyers this morning and handed them out to the surrounding buildings and other companies within our building...

A lady has come forward and given a detailed description of the fucker that stole the bike, its amazing how much people notice sometimes... the cops now have the updated information and are onto it, they have a good description of the wank stain along with a good description of his vehicle.

Fingers crossed its a good enough description to catch the bastard...

Do share!! It really is a small world.

[Paul in NZ]

Do share!! It really is a small world.

Ditto - name and shame...

[Grub]

A lady has come forward and given a detailed description of the fucker that stole the bike,

Great ... how about you share the description on here as there are likely to be more motivated KBers looking for it than there will be police.

Am also interested, since lady saw the whole thing, on how he managed to steal it. This knowledge may just help us protect our bikes from theft in the furture (i.e did he bust the steering lock and ride it away or load it in a van with a helper)

[ManDownUnder]

Go for it Tammy... if the little cretin is the guilty party... name and shame. Little turds deserve a few reminders that they're not entitled to just do what the hell they like.

[breakaway]

Plz post details so kbers can implement some vigilante justice.

[ManDownUnder]

Thats great news.
Will the coppers hand him over to the KB discipline crew for a few hours after they nab him?:spanking::2guns::bash::kick:

"Remedial custody"...

[janno]

Well... I printed out some "stolen" flyers this morning and handed them out to the surrounding buildings and other companies within our building...



Great result there! Good on you for being so proactive.

Let's have some details and put the hounds of hell, sorry, concerned yet restrained fellow KBers on his tail.

Bastidge. :angry:

[imdying]

It's a small world, post the description, someone in the biking community may well know them. I'd be happy with you getting your bike back if that were the case, as satisfying as hearing they'd be given the bash would be.

[bert_is_evil]

I'd also be interested to know why this woman watched someone steal your bike and didn't do anything about it!

[vifferman]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=52611

:whistle:

[LilSel]

Hope it gets found soon babe xx... that really really sucks!!

[placidfemme]

I'm not really too comfy giving too many details... not trying to offend anyone... but it could be anyone...

The circumstances with which the bike was stolen shows that either (a) this wankstain has been watching the bike for a number of days or (b) knows my routine.

The lady who saw the bike being stolen didn't realise it was being stolen, the only thing that caught her attention to the bike at all was that the guy rode (yes rode... so he got the steering lock off somehow and started it somehow) into the back of a van/truck. She only took notice because he didn't have a helmet on and thought it was strange that someone would ride without a helmet, and exspecially on a day like yesterday, once she saw him putting it in the van she watched him until he left, but didn't think anything of it.

Another thing that makes me think it was targeted is that there was a gixxer1000 parked infront of my bike (which didn't have its steering lock on), it would have been faster and easier to steal the gixxer... and they didn't... which leads me to believe its someone who knows or knows of me...

*is not feeling very trusting right now*

As for the description of the guy, hes a white guy in his 30's with short dark hair, and he was wearing a white/light t-shirt and blue jeans... so like I said, could be anyone. I have left out a few details so that if the fucker is on kb he can start shitting himself... the business next door have said they will check thier cameras for the vehicle as he used a back alley/road to get back onto the main road... chances are they got his vehicle plate... the cops are onto that too...

but I'm still not feeling too happy about it... I don't think I'll be seeing my bike again :bye:

[vifferman]

So, she didn't get the number plate, Tammy?

[Leong]

Good Luck.... Sounds like you've got quite a few leads!!

[Oakie]

Ooh that burns my butt. I hope you get a good result out of this one and it does sound like there's at least a chance the cops will find the prick. (Perhaps KBers will get to apply punishment?)

Apart from that, it's good to see you're still around. I was just wondering over the weekend when we might hear from you again. I guess if the bike stolen from "work" that means things are on the improve?

[babyblade250rr]

it's a nice lookin bike and i really do hope the cops find the idiot that took it, fingers cross all!!!

[imdying]

If they catch him, I expect a strong presence from the local KB members at the hearing. Go intimidate the prick, let him know we all know what he looks like.

[placidfemme]

I guess if the bike stolen from "work" that means things are on the improve?

yeah well things were only just getting back on an even keel... but now that I'm transportless, its back to less hours (due to the longer travelling time becuase I have to catch the bus again) and catching the bus means less money, so I'm now offically back in the shit

my insurance co won't do anything for 21 days incase the bike shows up... and even then once I get my pay-out, after the excess its not gonna be enough to replace the zxr, which means at least a few months until I ca save up the extra for another bike...

I've had such a shit run of luck these last few months, I'm so over the crap

[Grahameeboy]

yeah well things were only just getting back on an even keel... but now that I'm transportless, its back to less hours (due to the longer travelling time becuase I have to catch the bus again) and catching the bus means less money, so I'm now offically back in the shit

my insurance co won't do anything for 21 days incase the bike shows up... and even then once I get my pay-out, after the excess its not gonna be enough to replace the zxr, which means at least a few months until I ca save up the extra for another bike...

I've had such a shit run of luck these last few months, I'm so over the crap

The Insurance should still get the ball rolling so that by 21 days they can make you an offer plus where does it say they wait 21 days in the policy............worth checking because I think you will find it says nothing about that?

Where do you work and what times do you work. Maybe someone can help with lifts? If you live close to me I may be able to help but depends on your hours.......I work in Ponsonby 7 - 4 Mon to Wed and 9 - 4 the other days.

[jtzzr]

I hope the theiving scum sucking shitebag gets caught , and you get your baby back , Keep Ya chin up mate.

[Oakie]

I've had such a shit run of luck these last few months, I'm so over the crap

Perhaps you're getting all life's crap over with at once and the rest of it will be roses? Just remember there's lots of shoulders for you to lean on here.

[Chickadee]

Sorry to hear you're beauty got pinched. Hopefully it gets recovered, the dude that knicked it gets Karma'd. If you don't get the bike back, wishing you an expedient claim payout. Chin up, good things will happen to you too.

[Skunk Control]

Man.... that skucks! Hope the leads lead to your baby coming home...

[Toaster]

Hey All

My bike was stolen today

Oh that sucks the big chopper! Poor you! I hope they catch em and put pepper spray in their underpants after the dog chews on em for a while.

[kneescraper]

This really sucks! Im so glad that my bike is parked right out side the main office window during my work hours. Plus having a STEELMATE alarm helps big time!!!!!

If it helps, I think I might beable to supply you a Steelmate for a discounted price and maybe Donor of GIjoe can help you install it into your new bike.

Best of luck with finding the pricks!

[delusionz]

Another thing that makes me think it was targeted is that there was a gixxer1000 parked infront of my bike (which didn't have its steering lock on), it would have been faster and easier to steal the gixxer... and they didn't... which leads me to believe its someone who knows or knows of me...

Another possibility is that the average scum is more likely to have access to a ZXR250 than a GSX-R1000. If he serviced his own bike he would know exactly what wires to join and how to get to them.

[placidfemme]

eh... well still no luck :(

[Swoop]

eh... well still no luck :(
You have us looking though! Riding along, I thought one of several bikes looked "possible" yesterday, and went back for a closer look. Unfortunately nothing.
Chin up girl! Bloody school holidays. Burglary rates always increase...:angry:

[Paul in NZ]

. Burglary rates always increase...:angry:

I'm no expert on it but IMHO I'm almost certain that it was specifically targetted. ie someone wanted THAT bike or at least that model and given the cost of spares and 250's it's small wonder...

[Swoop]

I'm no expert on it but IMHO I'm almost certain that it was specifically targetted. ie someone wanted THAT bike or at least that model and given the cost of spares and 250's it's small wonder...
Agreed with PF's bike. (Had anyone been seen having a good look at it? Possibly sussing it out for a return visit?)
I was referring to the general increase over the holidays. The cops must hate school holiday time!

[Paul in NZ]

The cops must hate school holiday time!

Less traffic in the morning but more dropkicks on the pavement at lunchtime. Most school kids don't have a vehicle to take it away though?? Oh well... Frigging bike theives are scum....

[imdying]

I would concur on it being taken to be stripped for parts... that would be the most logical reason... someone needed a motor or crashable parts like rearsets, bars and levers :(

[imdying]

Most school kids don't have a vehicle to take it away though??Yeah, cause you'd steal it in your own van :lol: No way, the van will be as stolen as the bike now is :( :angry:

[placidfemme]

Yeah I reckon it was targeted... the ZXR does have a list of aftermarket parts, and without any decals on it, its often confused with a 600 (yeah in my dreams)...

But yeah.... parts are:

Full aftermarket header and pipe system (sounds like a little beast not a rangi 250)
Pearl white braided brake lines
Quarter turn throttle
Rev limiter (red rev - banned in Japan, so not many of them around... and even less on 250's)
Oil overflow pipe (comes out of the oil top up screw thingy)

Other details of the bike are:

Black paint job... home done... so when you look closely you can see the decals under the paint (yeah I did a real rangi job on it)
Blue tinted screen with cracks in it
Blue and gold anodised fairing bolts/screws
Purple handlegrips
Anodised blue bolts in the fuel cap
the left foot mount bracket has about 6 washers between it and the bike
The speedo shows the first digit as half 4 and half 5 (which I assume is because when I brought it after market the guy I brought it from had turned the clock back)
it has after market oxford black indicators on the front and standard ones at the back
the front fairing is fibreglass and is damaged
The right side fairing is cracked in 2 places

I'd know it anywhere... I know every damn scratch and crack on the bike... I'm in the process of sending flyers to every bike shop and wreckers with a detailed list of the parts incase someone tries to sell them...

Other than that I dunno what else I can do...

edit: the headlight was damaged too... fromt he inside of the fairing you can see the home repair job... it really stands out...

[Swoop]

The thing that stuck out in my mind, yesterday afternoon, was the colour of the screen and the grips!
Surely if some filthy scum is riding it, that person would change the grips. If you see a bike that matches the description - look for new grips on it!
All those extra details will help with a good identification.

I hope it and particularly the lowlife who nicked it:bash:, are found.

[bert_is_evil]

They'd have to change the blade and screws also as they make it pretty distinctive. I guess it could even be in Welly by now, I'd definitely know it instantly if I came across it - will be scanning the parks.

[imdying]

I hope it and particularly the lowlife who nicked it:bash:, are found.I hope they never get found... if you know what I mean <_<

[moT]

Hmm thats too bad it wld probably pay to go for a good drive thru Otara

[Animal]

Forfucksake! That just sucks, Tam. I am so sorry. Hopefully it'll be recovered really soon.

[-df-]

man that sucks, hope you get her back soon!!! Love those ZXR250's (my first bike :love:)

[placidfemme]

Well good news (I think)...

The cops found the bike on Saturday night crashed between Ti Irangi Dr and Redoubt Rd or something... the guy did a runner and they got another good description of him from when he ran through someones garden... also they now have the bike which they will be fingerprinting today...

I went down to the tow yard yesterday to see what damage was done to the bike... but they didn't have the bike there... so yeah the cops told me to double check with the tow yard today if its there, otherwise they'll have to re-list it as stolen... oh well...

thank for all the open eyes guys I really appreciate it :)

[Fat Tony]

Fingers crossed that it's not too badly damaged for you

[janno]

Oh no! You mean it might have disappeared between the cops and the tow yard??

For fks sake! Has the yard got some kind of racket going on I wonder . . .

Let's hope it turns up soon.

[Deviant Esq]

Good news that the cops had found it, not so good that it was crashed! Here's hoping it's hiding away somewhere at the tow yard or at least they know what's happened to it. Keep us posted. :yes:

[bert_is_evil]

The cops found the bike on Saturday night crashed between Ti Irangi Dr and Redoubt Rd or something... the guy did a runner and they got another good description of him from when he ran through someones garden... also they now have the bike which they will be fingerprinting today...:)
YAY!


I went down to the tow yard yesterday to see what damage was done to the bike... but they didn't have the bike there... so yeah the cops told me to double check with the tow yard today if its there, otherwise they'll have to re-list it as stolen... oh well...
wtf? Boo!

[Macktheknife]

Hey Tam,
Let me know if I can help with anything in the repairs. Glad to hear it is recovered (kinda) bugger about the crash.

[crashe]

Well good news (I think)...

The cops found the bike on Saturday night crashed between Ti Irangi Dr and Redoubt Rd or something... the guy did a runner and they got another good description of him from when he ran through someones garden... also they now have the bike which they will be fingerprinting today...

I went down to the tow yard yesterday to see what damage was done to the bike... but they didn't have the bike there... so yeah the cops told me to double check with the tow yard today if its there, otherwise they'll have to re-list it as stolen... oh well...

thank for all the open eyes guys I really appreciate it :)

Yay !!!!!!!


Great it has been found.


Hope it aint too badly damaged.


I still have ya pink bling feather thingee here to go back on your bike.

[placidfemme]

double checked with the tow yard this morning... the bike was locked in a seperate shed/warehouse due to it being a stolen vehicle, so thats why we couldn't find it... they do deffinatley have the bike, which is a good thing.

The police are going to finger print it today or tomorrow (they're gonna let me know) and then I can organise to have the bike taken to a bike shop for an appraisal...

I was thinking of taking it Spectrum... does anyone have any suggestions?

[Sanx]

If by any chance it's a write-off, take it to Red Baron for a valuation. '92 ZXR-250 - they'd probably want 8 grand for it. But Spectrum seem like a good bunch, and if Robert Taylor trusts 'em to do suspension work, they can probably be trusted to fix up your pride and joy.

Here's hoping the cops match the fingerprints.

[gijoe1313]

Ahh great news to hear its been recovered! If you need help working on it afterwards, you know I'm only a ride away! Spannering is a thing I like to do it seems ! :whistle:

Lets hope the miscreant gets tracked down and the book thrown at him :angry2:

[Pumba]

Great news to hear it has been recovered, lets hope the damage aint to bad


The police are going to finger print it today or tomorrow (they're gonna let me know)

Just be proactive on this, my flat mate had here car stolen, was towed to the impound, and then finger printed, the car then sat there for two days before she was told she could pick it up, and she had to pay storage fee for those two days it was sitting there doing nothing

[FilthyLuka]

purple hand grips... black zxr.... holy sh#t, i saw this bike outside rockshop a week ago :shit: I just read this thread now... oh man do i feel stink...

Sorry dude, i will however be more than happy to lend my a hand (or seven) to fix the bike up :)

Daenis

[Patrick]

double checked with the tow yard this morning... the bike was locked in a seperate shed/warehouse due to it being a stolen vehicle, so thats why we couldn't find it... they do deffinatley have the bike, which is a good thing.

The police are going to finger print it today or tomorrow (they're gonna let me know) and then I can organise to have the bike taken to a bike shop for an appraisal...

I was thinking of taking it Spectrum... does anyone have any suggestions?

Great news... PM me if ya want, I may be able to make some discreet enquiries:innocent:

[Chickadee]

Glad to hear the bikes back, hopefully nothing major as far as damage.

Hopefully with finger printing you'll get the greasy bugger that knicked it.

I'd think a few of us would have left finger marks on your bike from the last track day with loading/unloading it on the trailer. Hopefully they don't cause much confusion in the hunt for the culprit.

Nice to hear something good has happened - and that you're pretty baby hasn't been broken up for parts.

[vifferman]

I was thinking of taking it Spectrum... does anyone have any suggestions?
Yeah, take it there. Spectrum do a lot of insurance assessments.

[Edbear]

Yeah, take it there. Spectrum do a lot of insurance assessments.


They seem good people in there and I've only heard good about them, but not had personal dealings with them apart from checking out bikes and gear from time to time. If my experience is anything to go by, they treat (potential) customers well.

[LilSel]

Glad to hear its been found... stink that its been crashed... hope its not too bad!

[placidfemme]

Thanks all...

I don't think the fingerprint thing will be an issue... its been cleaned twice since the trackday and its rained shitloads since then too... so the only prints on it should in theory be mine, sams and the thiefs...

In regards to the red baron suggestion... um... nuh... they ripped me off last time so they can get screwed...

I spoke to the insurance co and they said they will organise the towing of the bike from the tow yard to where they decide they want it appraised... it seems I have no chocie in this matter... oh well

[bert_is_evil]

Are you with State insurance?

[placidfemme]

No I'm with NAC...

Anywho... the police are starting to piss me off something cronic..

When the bike was originally stolen an eye witness came forward (due to the flyers I gave out) and I gave the cops her name and number and the description she gave me... they never called her to ask her anything (obviously the cops would know better questions and techniques than myself, and they might have gotten something from her that I didn't even think to ask about)... but nope... they never called her...

Again today a lady on the 4th floor came and gave me the name and number of a visitor of theres who had dropped his wife off for an appointment, and he sat in his car one car park away from where my bike was, and he saw the guy stealing the bike, he said he didn't think anything of it because the guy nodded and smiled at him... he watched the guy, and was much closer then the lady who came forward first... I called the cops today to give them his name and number and the lady pretty much said along these lines "oh... can you call him and get the details and call us back and tell us" my response "isn't that your job?" and her response "if you don't want to talk to him call him and ask him to call us then".

Ok fine they've found my bike (by pure chance... not because they were actually even fucking trying). But that aside, the guy is still out there, they have 2 witnesses (not including the person who reported him running through thier garden after he binned my bike), and they have made no effort to get a statement from either of these witnesses... one may have more detail then the other or more information... but they don't give a rats ass.

They could be out there trying to stop him from stealing someone elses bike...

Stealing bikes seems like a great business to get into.. after all its not like the cops give a shit

*is pissed off big time*

[breakaway]

That sucks. Mind you, it's not just bikes, its cars as well. Cops don't give a shit.

[geoffm]

Should have said the thief was breaking the speed limit as he ran away - they would have been all over him...
This matches my experience with car thefts. Breaking in daylight on Tamaki Drive, the cop at Central was quite honest that they wouldn't be doing anything and the piece of paper was only for the insurance company. $800 of stuff stolen. Second time, at home wheile we were there, $12000 stuff stolen from van. Cops weren't interested at all, in the end I took it to the Mt Wellington cop shop to report it, ran into a cop I vaguley knew, who knew the fingerprint man and convinced him to at least pretend to take prints. No luck there either.
The cops don't investigate car or bike thefts, end of story. They only way the cops will catch your thief is if he discovers God and confesses in a fit of religious fervor. Even then I would give it a 50/50 chance of anything happening. Wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire.
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[Patrick]

When the bike was originally stolen an eye witness came forward (due to the flyers I gave out) and I gave the cops her name and number and the description she gave me...

Again today a lady on the 4th floor came and gave me the name and number of a visitor of theres who had dropped his wife off for an appointment, and he sat in his car one car park away from where my bike was, and he saw the guy stealing the bike, he said he didn't think anything of it because the guy nodded and smiled at him... he watched the guy, and was much closer then the lady who came forward first... I called the cops today to give them his name and number and the lady pretty much said along these lines "oh... can you call him and get the details and call us back and tell us" my response "isn't that your job?" and her response "if you don't want to talk to him call him and ask him to call us then".

That is just pure laziness... ring and speak to the officer in charge (Senior Sergeant or Sergeant at the very least) and repeat the above to him/her...


Should have said the thief was breaking the speed limit as he ran away - they would have been all over him...
This matches my experience with car thefts. Breaking in daylight on Tamaki Drive, the cop at Central was quite honest that they wouldn't be doing anything and the piece of paper was only for the insurance company. $800 of stuff stolen. Second time, at home wheile we were there, $12000 stuff stolen from van. Cops weren't interested at all, in the end I took it to the Mt Wellington cop shop to report it, ran into a cop I vaguley knew, who knew the fingerprint man and convinced him to at least pretend to take prints. No luck there either.
The cops don't investigate car or bike thefts, end of story. They only way the cops will catch your thief is if he discovers God and confesses in a fit of religious fervor. Even then I would give it a 50/50 chance of anything happening. Wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire.
G

He probably was speeding in the first place, which is why they noticed him?

In Auckland, the best way to get something done about car breakins is to take it to the cop shop for printing etc. Plain and simple people, there are not enough Police to do the job. A two man car in that area will be expected to attend any job occurring right now and simply can not ignore someone getting the bash to attend historic theft.

Get an alarm and don't leave valuables in your car...

If there are no prints, no witnesses... just what do you expect Police to do?

[placidfemme]

Havn't managed to have a look at the bike yet, was meant to check it out on Saturday but my mates cv joints broke or some shit so... yeah...

Just gotta wait on the insurance co now...

[surfer]

Glad to hear you got your bike back. Impressive piece of detective work by you. Sad to hear of the crap that you went through with the cops though. Hope the insurance and repairs go smoothly for you.

[surfchick]

waahhh that whole scenario sux - bike stolen, slow snoozy cops... waaaaahhhh hope you get your ride back together little by little :rockon:

[placidfemme]

Well the bikes a write off... so just waiting to hear back from the insurance co... ehh... sucks

[Indiana_Jones]

Sorry to hear that Placidfemme :(

hopefully they'll get the dickless shit that did that and hopefully give him more then a slap on the wrist (fat chance!)

and one more hopefully!.........you might get a cooler bike? :)

-Indy

[Deviant Esq]

Well the bikes a write off... so just waiting to hear back from the insurance co... ehh... sucks
Was it that badly damaged from the crash the crook had?! Bugger, that really sucks! :( Did they tell you what the extent of the damage was? Would you consider buying the "wreck" back off them and getting it back on the road again? Poor lil' ZXR! :weep:

[MSTRS]

Was it that badly damaged from the crash the crook had?! Bugger, that really sucks! :( Did they tell you what the extent of the damage was? Would you consider buying the "wreck" back off them and getting it back on the road again? Poor lil' ZXR! :weep:

This is always worth a look....often damage is cosmetic. Given patience and a little luck, the bike can be put back on the road quite cheaply...

[discotex]

This is always worth a look....often damage is cosmetic. Given patience and a little luck, the bike can be put back on the road quite cheaply...

Gotta salvage those purple grips!

Even if it's a total writeoff there might still be enough parts worth keeping if you're planning to get another ZXR PF. Spare engine, rear brake/gear levers, clipons, disks, cables, etc perhaps?

[crashe]

Was it that badly damaged from the crash the crook had?! Bugger, that really sucks! :( Did they tell you what the extent of the damage was? Would you consider buying the "wreck" back off them and getting it back on the road again? Poor lil' ZXR! :weep:


This is always worth a look....often damage is cosmetic. Given patience and a little luck, the bike can be put back on the road quite cheaply...

She has already done this once..... and a good option...... but would it really be worth it after all the effort, she put in last time.


Well the bikes a write off... so just waiting to hear back from the insurance co... ehh... sucks

Time to go and test ride a few bikes and find a new one that both you and Sam are comfortable on.

[gijoe1313]

Ahh poopers :no: Sorry to hear about that, after all your TLC and effort ... well, I would say look for the silver lining in this somewhere, but the only thing I can say is bugger.

Find some new inspiration by riding more test bikes! :woohoo:

[placidfemme]

Well... I have to wait until next week to see what the insurance co is willing to sell the bike back to me for, I'm also hoping to get a ride out to where they are now storing the bike to see the damage for myself, apparantly its 90% front end damage, the insurance lady said it looks like he hit something from the front.... but she did say she knew nothing about bikes, so I'm not staking too much on what shes said...

I should be able to see it tomorrow or Wednesday if one of Sam's mates can give us a ride to Penrose and back... we'll see...

I was thinking about fixing the bike back up, but last time it was written off (2005) it took me 10 months and over $3000 to repair just cosmestic damage, and the damage sounds worse this time around, so I'm holding my decision on fixing it until I've seen the bike personally...

If the buy back price isn't too high then I might buy it back and sell the parts. I have no intention at all of fixing the bike to ride myself, and no intention of fixing it for Sam either.

I wanna either fix it or strip it for financial reasons only... without being able to sell the repaired bike, or parts of the bike I'm going to be bikeless for at least another 3 months, without the bike/parts to make some extra $$ I'm gonna be bikeless for a LOT longer... it sucks... if I get it back and can make some money off it then I'm hoping to have my 600 by in about a month or two...

No point in test riding any bikes now...

[Mom]

... we'll see...



Mate, this is so not good news. What a shitty thing to have to deal with, you sound very unhappy, for that I am sorry. Sending you some of Mom's special energy to help you deal with shit, I have not had to use it in ages so it is overflowing and VERY powerful!

Chin up sweets, maybe someone on here can give you a ride to see your broken wheels and help you to make a decision as to what to do.

Love to you and Sam

:love: Anne

[Scorpygirl]

Sorry to hear this news P/F. Not the outcome any of us would have wanted. I hope are able to salvage something. Try to keep your chin up!!! Hugz.

[Laava]

Sorry to read about your loss PF. Amazing that some cheeky little wankstain has the balls and know-how to steal your bike but lacks the balance and finese to keep it on the road. No doubt all his mates[cronies] will be laughing at him for being such a talentless arsewipe and with any luck he will have hurt himself badly in the crash! Look for ball marks in the tank!:shit:

[placidfemme]

Sorry to read about your loss PF. Amazing that some cheeky little wankstain has the balls and know-how to steal your bike but lacks the balance and finese to keep it on the road. No doubt all his mates[cronies] will be laughing at him for being such a talentless arsewipe and with any luck he will have hurt himself badly in the crash! Look for ball marks in the tank!:shit:

I agree... what a wankstain... He wasn't hurt bad enough to stay down after he crashed the bike... but then again adrenaline can make you do some amazing things...

I'm checking the bike out tomorrow and will take some pics...

[placidfemme]

Well saw the bike yesterday, its a total write off... the asshole did an awesome job of crashing it, way better than I did in 2005... Looking at the damage there really isn't much point in trying to fix it, it would be cheaper to buy a new bike... however jsut waiting to hear back for some advice on whats salvagable (sp) to see if it would be worth buying it back anyway and selling the parts... I'm really hoping its worth it otherwise no bike for me for ages :(

[The Lone Rider]

Another bike stolen in Grafton
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=54702

Stealing spree?

[placidfemme]

Fucking insurance company is trying to screw me over... they are only offering me just over half the value or the bike, less my excess and I'll only be walkign away with about $2000.

they used a car assessor to assess the bike and when the guy called me to ask some questions about the bike he started the conversation with "I'm a car assessor but today... I'm a bike assesor"

I'm so fucked off, when I got home last night and read the letter fro the insurance co I wanted to kill someone, I feel so fucking helpless... this is abosolute bullshit.

[T.I.E]

you can ask for another assement to take place, and the insurance company should pay for it too.
three quotes is better than one.
dnt let them screw you over, and dont take what they first offer you, sounds way too cheap.
but the more quotes the better.
wonder what ya next bike will be?

[Paul in NZ]

Find ads for similar machines on the net (bike shops - trade me etc) and challenge them - you don't HAVE to accept their forst offer..

[discotex]

That's such bullshit :angry:

Would be interested to know who you're insured with as I'm thinking about moving my insurance at some stage and it sounds like I don't want to be with this crowd.

Some ZXR250c's at dealers:
http://motorcycletrader.co.nz/DesktopDefault.aspx?UsedBikeID=2747987&TabID=3553&Alias=motorcycletradernz
http://motorcycletrader.co.nz/DesktopDefault.aspx?UsedBikeID=2567107&TabID=3553&Alias=motorcycletradernz

You should be getting $4.5k minus excess at least I would have thought. Try finding a ZXR250c for less than that in Auckland! I'm sure you could get some market value figures from various bike shops (Colemans/Mt Eden/Red Baron) that would back you up.

[imdying]

You should be getting $4.5k minus excess at least I would have thought. Try finding a ZXR250c for less than that in Auckland! I'm sure you could get some market value figures from various bike shops (Colemans/Mt Eden/Red Baron) that would back you up.
$5000-4500, less say $500-1000 because it's not original (I'd lean towards $500 given the 250 market), less your excess :(

[placidfemme]

yup, I've spoken to Ombudsman, and they advised me to despute the claim settlement amount, spoke to the lady at NAC (northern auto club) and she was bitchy as hell... but said if thats what I wanted to do... if I knew better than the assessors to go for it (sarcastic bitch!), but anyway, I'm onto that, already have one valuation from Mt eden, and on monday I'll be printing out auctions from turdme and will send all those in with a cover letter...

not gonna get my hopes up... I'm just hoping this cow at NAC doesn't get all btchy about it and push up the buy-back price of the zxr...

[babyblade250rr]

yeah you go for it gurl, fight untill the cows come home what i'm reading sounds like utter crap there's no way that zxr is worth 2k you should fight them till you get the value it's really worth!!

Good luck:rockon:

[Patrick]

yup, I've spoken to Ombudsman, and they advised me to despute the claim settlement amount, spoke to the lady at NAC (northern auto club) and she was bitchy as hell... but said if thats what I wanted to do... if I knew better than the assessors to go for it (sarcastic bitch!), but anyway, I'm onto that, already have one valuation from Mt eden, and on monday I'll be printing out auctions from turdme and will send all those in with a cover letter...

not gonna get my hopes up... I'm just hoping this cow at NAC doesn't get all btchy about it and push up the buy-back price of the zxr...

Unsure what has she got to do with any of it? Tell the sarcastic hoe to get f*cked.

The 250cc bike market took off when petrol prices took off, sold both of ours for a lot more than we paid... Definitely get prices from Bike Shops and Tardme for the assessor to compare, and check out www.Bikepoint.co.nz on the internet, there will be bikes for sale there compare. Show him the picture on your profile (or was it the pikky earlier in this thread) to show him the condition.....

[Mom]

Tell the sarcastic hoe to get f*cked.

OOOOOOOhhhhh fighting words them......tee hee



The 250cc bike market took off when petrol prices took off, sold both of ours for a lot more than we paid... Definitely get prices from Bike Shops and Tardme for the assessor to compare, and check out www.Bikepoint.co.nz on the internet, there will be bikes for sale there compare. Show him the picture on your profile (or was it the pikky earlier in this thread) to show him the condition.....

Tammy if you want some help with this shit yell ok! This sort of injustice really gets on my tits!

[imdying]

Get a quote from Red Baron, they over price their bikes, but it'll work in your favour for once :rofl:

/edit: What's your excess btw?

[placidfemme]

Get a quote from Red Baron, they over price their bikes, but it'll work in your favour for once :rofl:

/edit: What's your excess btw?


yeah I'm going to contact Red Baron today... my excess was $750, but since they are only trying to settle as less than half the insured amount they have reduced my excess to $300-odd

[imdying]

If you can get 3500, you're probably not doing too bad :) I would have thought though, given the market, you'd be getting closer to 4000 though :/

[babyblade250rr]

so is insurance still offering 2k? or have they up'd it?

[placidfemme]

so is insurance still offering 2k? or have they up'd it?

I havn't sent in the valuations yet, still waiting on Red Baron... then I'll send them in...

[placidfemme]

yeah!!

Sent in the valuation from Mt Eden along with some print outs from bikepoint and trademe and pointed out a few details...

Got a call this afternoon... and they are going to pay me only $250 short of my covered amount... which is AWESOME!!!!! And its saved me about $2000... plus they offered the ZXR back to at a VERY reasonable price...

*is so stoked* :Punk:

It'll still be a few months before I'm back on :scooter: two wheels :scooter: but I'm much hapier about the whole episode now :first:

thanks everyone for your support and advice...

Heres hoping the thief gets a fat dose of karma :angry:

[R6_kid]

Heres hoping the thief gets a fat dose of karma :angry:

Karma isn't that fat, and he doesn't like people talking about his weight like that!

Glad you've got it all sorted :yes:

[Phurrball]

Wow - sorry to read this whole saga PF...I feel some small fraction of your pain as I just got my ride back about 3 weeks ago after a long, long wait (parts delays and associated fiascos)

I'd still be giving that insurance company the flick after what they initially tried to pull - rude and unduly nasty at a stressful time.

I have been going through a L E N G T H Y insurance saga myself associated mith my minor off. Sadly, it's through no fault of my own or Star insurance (who have been great - covered me even though I'd been poor and struggling with my premiums at the time and their computer initially said my policy was cancelled...)

Unfortunately until it is sorted I'm down $500 excess and have a steep, steep hike in insurance premium (will be refunded or adjusted in any new policy when sorted) - farker is that it is the other party (who reversed in front of me) and their insurance company that are making me suffer by digging their heels in - will be directly ringing up the insurance collection unit soon to chase it up.

Good luck hunting for a new bike :) You sound due a lucky break...:sunny:

[imdying]

Must be time to break out an old friend :yes:


:banana: :banana: :banana:

[MSTRS]

Great news. Sad fact is often the innocent must fight for their rights etc.

[Animal]

Well done, you! Worth digging your heels in and fighting for a fair deal.

[Patrick]

yeah!!

Sent in the valuation from Mt Eden along with some print outs from bikepoint and trademe and pointed out a few details...

Got a call this afternoon... and they are going to pay me only $250 short of my covered amount... which is AWESOME!!!!! And its saved me about $2000... plus they offered the ZXR back to at a VERY reasonable price...


Excellent result...

Are you giving that slapper a call and tell her, "Yes actually, I do know more than the assessor... shove this up sideways" or words to that effect???

[Crisis management]

Well done PF, and a huge "pat yourself on the back", you did a great job of sticking it out and winning. :Punk::Punk:

[discotex]

:rockon:

Score one for the consumer.