Excuse me sir, why are you taking pictures of my bike?

[SARGE]

i would have bollicked him and then reported him for taking a pic without your permission, at least then he'd have to front up pretty quickly as too why he was snapping your bike.

right after the kick in the teeth.....

EDIT: Warning them first might be a good idea though ><

the first kick IS the warning ..

[xwhatsit]

I get lots people (esp. tourists, who already have cameras handy I suppose) taking photos of my bike outside work. I suppose it's old-fashioned-looking enough to be interesting for non-riders, yet isn't in any way old or desirable enough for me to be even remotely worried about people stealing it.

At least every other week there'll be a new busload of Japanese tourists (they park further up the road outside Mövenpick) who want to get their wives to straddle my bike and have their picture taken.

[SARGE]

I get lots people (esp. tourists, who already have cameras handy I suppose) taking photos of my bike outside work. I suppose it's old-fashioned-looking enough to be interesting for non-riders, yet isn't in any way old or desirable enough for me to be even remotely worried about people stealing it.

At least every other week there'll be a new busload of Japanese tourists (they park further up the road outside Mövenpick) who want to get their wives to straddle my bike and have their picture taken.

bet they dont snap the numberplate though...

[mattian]

[QUOTE=Blackshear;1997668]Should've asked if he'd consider a straight swap




haha! I was going to ask if he wanted me to take his missus for a ride......but, not on the bike

[xwhatsit]

bet they dont snap the numberplate though...

How do you tell the difference between taking a photo of the back of the bike and taking a photo to get the numberplate?

[sunhuntin]

i often take pics of bikes i see, same goes for nice cars. i try to avoid getting plates if i can, but sometimes it cant be avoided. spots like cemetary circuit parking and other race parking are beaut spots for seeing some nice rides. [and im crap at moving photos... all i get is mega blur]

99% of the photos i take are for my own collection and dont generally get put online. if they do, its under a private password protected account that no one else can get into.

[SARGE]

How do you tell the difference between taking a photo of the back of the bike and taking a photo to get the numberplate?

comes right up to my bike, takes two pictures, ....

One of # plate, one of the right hand side.

thats how ...

[oldguy]

I take pics of other peoples bikes all the time, sometimes the number plate is in the picture sometimes not,
I took this pic of this guys bike on Sunday, and I didn't ask him.

[Blackshear]

How do you tell the difference between taking a photo of the back of the bike and taking a photo to get the numberplate?

He was in the 'drafting spot' of my rear. To be honest, 2 more meters away would be 1. just as legible, and 2, far less conspicuous.

I take pics of other peoples bikes all the time, sometimes the number plate is in the picture sometimes not,
I took this pic of this guys bike on Sunday, and I didn't ask him.

Don't get me wrong, I'll take a picture of a sweet looking bike, too.
It's just that... Como street... Walk to bike, snap snap, walk back to where he came from... Not continuing on in the same direction

Who knows, he may have genuinely been interested in just a picture of my bike.

[SARGE]

I take pics of other peoples bikes all the time, sometimes the number plate is in the picture sometimes not,
I took this pic of this guys bike on Sunday, and I didn't ask him.

yea .. i guess it would depend on the appearance and demeanor of said photographer. some people can get away with it.. others are gonna rile me up quick..

[Burtha]

haha, do you really think he is going to tell you? Like, its a bit embarrasing really isn't it? "I'm going to GO HOME and WANK OFF over it. Are you like, HAPPY now?"
LOL

personally, being no shrinking violet, I usually don't care what the response is ( if it were that I would imply the use of protection ) but it usually would provide a suitable impact ie; "this bike is being watched and observed by others also ..."

its just a shame BS wasnt in a position to be able to do so at the time.

[imdying]

Wouldn't worry about it much... if he'd wanted to nick it he'd have brought a van with him... and if he wanted the number plate for your address, he'd have just memorised it, seems unlikely that a thief would bring unnessecary attention to themselves by taking photos.

[BiK3RChiK]

I'd whip out the camera phone and snap a few of him and the vehicle he was driving too! That's dodgy as, and if it goes missing, at least you can give the a lead...

[gatch]

Do you mean a similar circuit one would use as a second kill switch? That sounds like a bloody fantastic idea to me. Might actually get onto something like that...

yeah man same kind of thing, wish i had thought of this before someone tried nicking my bike ages ago..

[tigertim20]

There is no law against photograhing someones vehicle. To the guy who would "smash" this guy - you have major issues. Seek help dude.

Issues? yeah Ill tell you my issues, in the last ten years, 6 times vehicles have been stolen from a property that I was living at at the time. Three times we found out via the police later that the vehicles were stolen to order. Yeah I have issues, issues with theiving scum, give me ONE good, realistic reason why somebody would be taking photos of the plate and the bike? the bike, maybe he liked it and thought it was a nice bike, but the plate? cmon mate, read between the lines here, You wouldnt be particularly pleased if I walked up you driveway and started photographing your bike or car.
And for the record, unless you have a gate, which is at all times closed, for the purpose of the law, a "public road" is anywhere the public has physical access to, WHETHER BY RIGHT OR NOT, and that includes your driveway. hence why you can get done for doing burnouts on your driveway.