02 Jan 07
Originally posted by macmurphyMy insurer says i'm covered so things have turned out ok. I bought a new bike today!
It's a sad state of affairs when some scumbag steals your motorbike on new year's day. I love my motorbike. It's a part of me. I've reported it to the police but i doubt very much i'll see it again.
I'm annoyed at myself because i didn't chain it up over night. I can't get in touch with my insurers. I'm not sure if i'm covered. Any of you guys know?
I have a little baby .He's 5 months old. Guess i'm going to buy a car and leave the bike for weekends.
02 Jan 07
Originally posted by macmurphyLike we all didn't think it would? So much for all the sarcasm in between, hey? Hope you got new for old!!
My insurer says i'm covered so things have turned out ok. I bought a new bike today!
I have a little baby .He's 5 months old. Guess i'm going to buy a car and leave the bike for weekends.
02 Jan 07
Somebody stole a bicycle off of my front porch last year. A few weeks later I found one of the town drunks riding down the street on it. Needless to say, I stopped my car in the middle of the road and put him off of it.
My back tire was warped, he had it fixed. So Not only did I get it back, but my wheel was fixed!
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02 Jan 07
Originally posted by Wayne1324Maybe he was on his way back to your place.He probably took it seeing that you needed the wheel straightened and was being a good semaritan.....maybe not.
Somebody stole a bicycle off of my front porch last year. A few weeks later I found one of the town drunks riding down the street on it. Needless to say, I stopped my car in the middle of the road and put him off of it.
My back tire was warped, he had it fixed. So Not only did I get it back, but my wheel was fixed!
02 Jan 07
Originally posted by Great Big SteesConsidering that he kept it for 23 days before I spotted him... not likely! 🙂
Maybe he was on his way back to your place.He probably took it seeing that you needed the wheel straightened and was being a good semaritan.....maybe not.
Besides, I rather enjoyed my confrontation with him. If my kids hadnt been with me I would have slapped him around a little.
02 Jan 07
Originally posted by Great Big SteesFor good samaritans hear this one.
Maybe he was on his way back to your place.He probably took it seeing that you needed the wheel straightened and was being a good semaritan.....maybe not.
Affluent estate. Neighbours had brand new Merc S Class stolen. Reported to police. No sign, nothing.
3 weeks later truns up on their drive, waxed, valeted... looking like new. Letter of apology inside. "Sorry, we were business men and broke down and needed a car. We knocked but you were out and we saw the keys in the porch. We sincerely apologise!"
Flowers on the seats, 2 tickets to the Manchester Apollo to see the opera!
They went glady, after receiving their car back.
Came home to an empty house, carpets, curtains every single thing! The removals men came in whilst they had guaranteed access for 4 uninterrupted hours.
Criminal mind hey, you can't knock that one for ingenuity!
02 Jan 07
Originally posted by Great Big SteesFor good samaritans hear this one.
Maybe he was on his way back to your place.He probably took it seeing that you needed the wheel straightened and was being a good semaritan.....maybe not.
Affluent estate. Neighbours had brand new Merc S Class stolen. Reported to police. No sign, nothing.
3 weeks later truns up on their drive, waxed, valeted... looking like new. Letter of apology inside. "Sorry, we were business men and broke down and needed a car. We knocked but you were out and we saw the keys in the porch. We sincerely apologise!"
Flowers on the seats, 2 tickets to the Manchester Apollo to see the opera!
They went glady, after receiving their car back.
Came home to an empty house, carpets, curtains every single thing! The removals men came in whilst they had guaranteed access for 4 uninterrupted hours.
Criminal mind hey, you can't knock that one for ingenuity!
02 Jan 07
Originally posted by macmurphyI had a Honda C-50 which I loved and it was stolen 4 times in 3 years from outside my house in Cambridge, where it was never locked.
It's a sad state of affairs when some scumbag steals your motorbike on new year's day. I love my motorbike. It's a part of me. I've reported it to the police but i doubt very much i'll see it again.
I'm annoyed at myself because i didn't chain it up over night. I can't get in touch with my insurers. I'm not sure if i'm covered. Any of you guys know?
It always turned up a few days later when the joy-riding little brats that stole it ran out of petrol. Costed me 100 pounds each time to have the ignition refitted.
Eventually, the police caught the kids in the act of jor-riding it - three of them at the same time - and "gave chase" (have you ridden a C-50? can you imagine how slow they must have been going?).
So 5 metres later they arrested them and prosecuted them a few weeks later. There was some talk of my getting back the cost of the repairs that time, but I never saw a penny. They were aged 11-14.
I guess they're stealing someone else's bike now.
02 Jan 07
Originally posted by murrowYou are lucky the police gave chase. Health and Safety and all that. Wouldn't want the scumbags to fall off and hurt themselves would we. Mummy might sue.
I had a Honda C-50 which I loved and it was stolen 4 times in 3 years from outside my house in Cambridge, where it was never locked.
It always turned up a few days later when the joy-riding little brats that stole it ran out of petrol. Costed me 100 pounds each time to have the ignition refitted.
Eventually, the police caught the kids in the act of jor- ...[text shortened]... ever saw a penny. They were aged 11-14.
I guess they're stealing someone else's bike now.