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trickysax · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Karma :

Some kind soul knocked my bike over while it was parked in a lay-by outside the school I was teaching in and then pick it up, thoughtfully place the now snapped mirror on my seat, then left without leaving a note or anything! Oh, and they then left it sticking out into the road for someone else to hit if they felt like it! Rolling Eyes

Sadly, no CCTV or witnesses so far, but I'll ask again at the school cause I'm sure someone saw it happen.

Damage: Mirror sheared off, bar end scratched, indicator bracket cracked, engine casing scratched a bit and a small scuff on the exhaust.

[vent] Why is it these people don't have the decency to even leave a note? What is wrong with someone who can knock over a motorbike and cause very obvious damage, get out, pick it up, then drive off and think it is ok? [/vent] Mad

Suggestions of how to sort this out would be great. (i.e. not find them and kick their car in - serious helpful suggestions please!)
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pinkyfloyd · Super Spammer Joined: 20 Jul 2010 Karma :

Consider yourself lucky that the bikes not dead completly. Thats about all you can do bud. Get it fixed from parts on Egay and live with the scratches to parts you cant afford to change.

Also check your pegs and hangars. They might be bent or broken.

I had mine pushed over the other week causing over £130 worth of damage, not including labour costs I would have had to shell out if a neighbour wasnt a mechanic with a lift in his garage. Mine was parked under CCTV cameras and lastest word is the camera's saw nothing.

The chances are it was local chavs with nothing else to do (because they are Cnuts and do things like that for fun), and someone else picked it up for you. You'll probably never find out who done it and its not worth screwing your no claims for the next few years.
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27cows · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Nov 2009 Karma :

Surely there must be CCTV coverage outside a school. Every inch of public space is covered these days, particularly schools, to guard against the literally thousands of nonces who apparently lurk around every corner with a radical Islamist intent on terrorism just behind them.
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chillyman0 · Nearly there... Joined: 11 Sep 2008 Karma :

Be thankful that cheaper stuff ie bar end and mirror took the force. Smashed fairings and dented tank would have been a massive bummer

Still... Bastards Middle Finger

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ws4936 · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Karma :

as above, looks like you got off lightl..... hang on a sec.... is your subframe twisted?
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tvchimp · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2009 Karma :

chain looks slack too.
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CaNsA · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Karma :

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iooi · Super Spammer Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Karma :

You pissed any kids off Laughing

Flip side.

It blew/fell over. Some kind soul picked it up for you Thumbs Up

Maybe if it was knocked over by a car driver, they did leave a note under the mirror and it blew away.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Yup, mate's Bandit got blown right off the stand as he was walking away from it. Get on with your life.
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kelvyn · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 19 Feb 2010 Karma :

My zxr50 got blown over in the wind during a job interview.

I got the job but left the interview with damaged plastics, no front brake lever, snapped foot-peg, smashed coolant reservoir and scratched exhaust.

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trickysax · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Karma :

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trickysax · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Karma :

Just to conclude the story, I eventually found out it was an old guy in a fiesta who didn't see it when parking up and sent it flying into another parked car which took the brunt of the fall (and somehow wasn't damaged in the process!). The old guy stuck around for a bit but not long enough for me to finish my 1 hour session teaching so he left and hasn't been seen since.

I've got most of the parts sorted now and its running fine. I was very lucky to get away lightly.

RF.
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