Who touched my bike

[Str8 Jacket]

Maybe I should just go on a ride to get over it!

Yep, sounds like a good idea! But hey look on the brightside - at least it wasnt damaged, Ive had a tool kit stolen from my old GN when it was parked in town. And never think that the wind would never blow your bike over either, its happened to a few of us...

I have a had a couple of incidents where I have told couriers to get the f@*# out of the bike park, especially when I'm wanting to leave and they are blocking me !! Really pisses me off that does, since it's such a large bike-park they think they can share too.

Thats actually happened at the Mercer St carpark so I just parked my bike in fornt of their car and went to New World then came back, they were still sitting there was quite funny. And no Insane man I didnt punch them in the face, I dont do things like that!

[Lord Derosso]

Was the bike towards the Eastern end? If so I saw a GN250 parked really weirdly at 3.40pm yesterday whilst heading past on a bus. It looked so out of place I thought what idiot had parked it sideways AND in front of what looked like another GN. And there was no way someone would have moved it to get a van in there as too many other bikes around it. Initially thought it must have fallen over and been picked up by someone esle.

[madboy]

The world is full of tolerance today, isn't it?!

[Sniper]

Hypothetically speaking here. Once you have found out (if you ever do) who moved your bike. What do you plan to do?

[Sparky Mark]

Serriously though - It sucks there are people out there who touch / move/ drop your bike,

I went to leave work the other day, Vic Uni, where the the bike park is relatively empty at that time of the day. To see that some retarded fucking idiot had parked his shite little red white and blue, rusty as fuck, something so close to mine that I couldnt' even raise it enough to flick the bloody side stand up!!


Miles of room all around the park and it was still hot so he'd only just left it. Boy was I pissed off! So I had no qualms about 'moving it' further into the general car park area so I could get out... and if he's reading this he'd better know that if he does it again I'll move it all right - to the middle of the fucking road!!

PRICK.

[MikeyG]

Was the bike towards the Eastern end? If so I saw a GN250 parked really weirdly at 3.40pm yesterday whilst heading past on a bus. It looked so out of place I thought what idiot had parked it sideways AND in front of what looked like another GN. And there was no way someone would have moved it to get a van in there as too many other bikes around it. Initially thought it must have fallen over and been picked up by someone esle.

Yeah that was mine. By the time I got there at 5pm there were no other bikes at the eastern end, just a space the perfect size for a car or van, thats why I thought it was possibly one of them.

I didn't leave it parked sideways, it was that way when I came back.

[MikeyG]

Hypothetically speaking here. Once you have found out (if you ever do) who moved your bike. What do you plan to do?

Depends what was happening. I can park in the basement car park at work but it is a pain in the ass getting the swipe card out with gloves and other gear on. Just wondering if it is safe to keep parking my bike in Mercer St or if I should put up with the stuffing around and park it at work.

[Sniper]

If you had the oppertunity I would suggest you start parking it at work.

What I meant though is if you find out who the culprit is, what are your plans?

[Jonty]

I think the trouble with the GN is that it is easily moved (being light) and would not appear expensive enough to worry about damaging it to the idle bystander (no offence intended).

Still, I know if I ever caught anyone touching mine there would be blood, but the answer may be that a courier or other mcyclist with a ressonble explaination just shifted it and was too lazy to put it back. I wouldn't worry about it if there is no damage done (although you may want to put a disc lock on it or equivilent to make it more imposing).

[sunhuntin]

I went to leave work the other day, Vic Uni, where the the bike park is relatively empty at that time of the day. To see that some retarded fucking idiot had parked his shite little red white and blue, rusty as fuck, something so close to mine that I couldnt' even raise it enough to flick the bloody side stand up!!


Miles of room all around the park and it was still hot so he'd only just left it. Boy was I pissed off! So I had no qualms about 'moving it' further into the general car park area so I could get out... and if he's reading this he'd better know that if he does it again I'll move it all right - to the middle of the fucking road!!

PRICK.

yeh...parking at the mall here i often find myself blocked in by scooters. i try and park nose out so i can just roll straight out and away and sorta in the middle but enough room on all sides. so many times ive come back to be surrounded by the little fuckers. i try not to touch them at all, but ive come damned close to picking one or two up and shifting them.
in saying that, i have no concern with parking in a car park at the mall mainly cos the other bike park is in the underground miles away from the door.

[Kendog]

Agree Jonty, disc lock would be a good plan. Lock it so it won't roll even a bit, put the steering lock on too, hey, lock the back wheel too! Try moving that you bastards! Many years of retained anger at seeing a stranger riding my horse once!! I hate people who think they can touch other people's things. I think I need therapy
Mrs KD

[MikeyG]

What I meant though is if you find out who the culprit is, what are your plans?

I'm not too concerned with the culprit, I just want to know what happened.

If it fell over I'd ask some other riders about the best way to park. If it was someone playing silly buggers I'll get a lock and/or park it at work. If it was someone genuinely doing something sinister I'd report it to police.

Mainly I want to know if it fell over and if I should be getting it checked for damage.

[sunhuntin]

Mainly I want to know if it fell over and if I should be getting it checked for damage.

might pay to get it checked just in case. better safe than sorry eh?

[bert_is_evil]

Depends what was happening. I can park in the basement car park at work but it is a pain in the ass getting the swipe card out with gloves and other gear on. Just wondering if it is safe to keep parking my bike in Mercer St or if I should put up with the stuffing around and park it at work.

You mean you leave your baby out in the weather when it could be inside all toastie warm and dry???

Put your swipe card on one of those recoiling card holders and keep it clipped to your keyring, that way you don't have to worry about fiddling round with your gloves - just grab it, swipe it and let go.

Also means if you have too many after work drinkees on Friday night you can leave her safe and sound in the basement and catch a taxi home....

[madboy]

You mean you leave your baby out in the weather when it could be inside all toastie warm and dry???

Wait til he buys a big flash bike with a nice paint job, huge insurance excess and highly desirable for theft. He won't have problems retrieving a swipe card then.

Alternatively, how about I park my bike at Mikey's work and he can keep parking on the street? I wouldn't mind retrieving a swipe card to park my baby!