Unexplained damage to bike

[Benno]

I saw this on my exhaust yesterday

https://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj238/ben331/IMG_9406_zpsa66cc154.jpg

Now on Tuesday night my bike was parked at my TA centre, and when I came back to it the alarm LED was flashing crazily indicating the bike had been touched/moved, but after a brief glance I saw no damage (it was dark) so assumed it couldn't have been knocked over.

But yesterday I noticed the slight damage to the exhaust in the picture, and the bike is also making a slight clunking sound from down below the seat/tank somewhere. This is all since Tuesday night when I found the alarm blinking.

Is the damage to the exhaust just superficial? Still, it's annoyed me quite a bit! Someone f*cking hit my bike with something.
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[doggone]

It actually looks like air rifle pellets.

[goto10]

[yen_powell]

[woll]

Thats why you don't park your bike in the firing range
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

They're crap shots...Totally missed that rust patch.
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[covent.gardens]

I would go down to that exact spot where you parked and carefully look for any pellets on the ground, I agree they look very much like airgun pellet marks, possibly someone aiming for the metal exhaust to make a nice sound on impact. Fortunately weren't malicious enough to shoot the plastic.

[Benno]

[Walloper]

[fatpies]

Put it there again.

Listen carefully, call the cops, state somebody has a gun, police come shoot first putting a number of real bullets in the persons head and ask questions later.

Karma has taken its course....
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[covent.gardens]

Is that what passes as a tight grouping these days?
maybe if he took the shots from a mile away

[Ja7]

Dunno about the dots, I had a nexxus exhaust and rot in the same place, get shot of it, no punt intended

[Benno]

[Bomberman]

Must have been firing from a fair distance if they are pellet marks, my spring .22 would have put decent dints in there. So actually decent grouping IMO.
But PLEASE clean it!
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[Benno]

[andyscooter]

its not just marks were grit has flicked up is it
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[neil.]

I'd have thought pissing about with guns off the firing range carries some pretty strict penalties... Any CO you could talk to?
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[Bomberman]

It's not where road salt has gathered up is it? Is there any actual damage?
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[Slacker24seve...]

[recman]

They are .177 pellets.
Probably pikeys aiming at your tyre.

[Benno]

[recman]

[covent.gardens]

If you shoot an inflated tyre with an airgun, the likely result is the pellet travelling straight back towards you almost as quickly as when you fired it. Rubber causes rebounds.

[Kickstart]

[Bomberman]

Yeah, that looks like a right side drop that's been tidied up.
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