Black Betty beaten up again.

**NordieBoy** · 25th June 2007, 22:42

What's in a name.

Poor Black Betty, bam ba lam...

Good thing you didn't call her "Baby".
Come on Baby light my fire....

**gijoe1313** · 25th June 2007, 22:50

Now that just isn't on

Sorry to hear about all the trials and tribulations your poor wee ride is going through, I guess it must be overcoming it's own previous bad karma as a machine of war?

Sounds like a lot of good, honest KBers are willing to ensure that no other rotters will be plying their dastardly ways upon it anymore!

I think the bike equivalent of that 007 exploding car is needed to ensure said perpetrators get defenestrated!

**Kinje** · 26th June 2007, 09:14

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

Your story is awful!! Yikes. To be honest all this is making me think about selling BB and waiting until I move somewhere with a garage then buying a newer bike

Real sorry to hear that CSL, there are some scum out there.

Don't give it up. Take up one of the safe storage offers on here, study hard during the term then get some more rego and go play during the holidays.

Is the rego on hold if your not riding her? If not you will still be liable for rego charges back to when it expired. You can put it on hold for minimum 3 months. You just need to go to post office (or any VTNZ outlet) and fill in a form. You will have to pay for the period from when it expired to now.

**Ms Piggy** · 9th July 2007, 08:04

Well thank you to all of you who offered a safe hideout for Black Betty and BIG thanks to xerxesdaphat who has yet again sent me parts for her and expected nothing for them (something will be heading your way anyway).

I've ended up parking her around the corner at my Aunty's, it's not a garage but it's under cover. I've got the rego done, now I just need to headlight, so I'll go into my local lads and get that.

You guys are awesome and I tell ppl all the time about the generosity of the bikers I know.

**NordieBoy** · 9th July 2007, 08:41

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**Beemer** · 9th July 2007, 11:57

I get so pissed off when I hear of bikes/cars being deliberately vandalised. Bad enough if they steal them but to damage them is pathetic.

My husband's commuter car is a 1984 Ford Laser and recently it's been broken into twice and also someone has scratched right along one side. Considering it is parallel parked, there is no way that was an accident. What annoys him the most is that it has all happened in broad daylight, parked in a a service lane near where he works. At least the last time someone saw a couple of guys hanging around it and rang the police. They had gone by the time the cops arrived but they got a good description and it sounds like they picked them up later for similar offences.

I'd certainly start looking for another flat, it doesn't cost anything to look and you may find something within your price range that also takes the dog and has a garage - all in time for when you have time to ride again!