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Pie-Roe |
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Pie-Roe World Chat Champion
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Posted: 16:02 - 24 Jun 2018 Post subject: Another stolen bike = quitting riding (UPDATE- FOUND) |
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Hey all, rarely post at all nowadays.
My x11 was stolen last night, scummers crowbarred open a metal gate, cut a disclock off and presumably wheeled it away.
Can't be arsed riding anymore, daily thefts and robberies in my area and loads of bikes going missing. Just a bit of a rant really.
Will be selling all my gear and that shortly cheap.
Had some good times, but I feel that until this shitty moped crime situation is changed it's not worth it. Had a run in at home where I took a crowbar to the neck/shoulder a few months back and it's really put me off. ____________________ Previous: GSF600, FZR600 x2, ZXR750, XT600 Tenere, CB125, CZ125, ETZ 250, ER5, CCM R30, DRZ400, RF600x4, RF900x2, GS500, VTR1000F, 640 SMC, CB250 NIGHTHAWK, GT550x3, GPX750 TE610, CB500, X11x2, SV650, ZING 125, TL1000R,CB250 Superdream, CBR1100XX
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piazza Brolly Dolly
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Posted: 16:55 - 24 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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Harsh times indeed. Hope things take a positive turn for you soon |
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adam277 Spanner Monkey
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Posted: 17:35 - 24 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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Police are caught up in so much red tape that they can't deal with it. Add to the fact that their equipment is laughable compared to what they are up against.
I go in London a lot and 95% of the police bikes I see are 3 wheeled Piaggio monstrosities. It's a joke.
Saw a press release recently.
https://news.met.police.uk/news/tackling-scooter-enabled-crime-in-london-271597
https://resources.mynewsdesk.com/image/upload/c_limit,dpr_1.0,f_auto,h_700,q_auto,w_680/bc9ma0zm3kmxjjztofgw.jpg
These bikes are great for the job but I have yet to see them. If they replaced all the stupid piaggio things with these in London then they may get somewhere. They wont they because you can drive them 3 wheeled things on a car licence and they don't want to pay to train the cops up. ____________________ Bikes: Previous Bikes: Piaggio x8 125: 2012/2013, YBR 125: 2013/2013 BMW R1150GS 2013/2017, Honda CBR600RR 2017/2017, Honda CB500 2018/2018, Suzuiki Address 110cc 2019/2020, BMW R1200GS 2021-2023
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Posted: 17:52 - 24 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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'Kin hell. Sorry to hear this. I can understand why you'd not bother replacing it just to have it nicked again. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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I don't blame you at all, this country sucks and is going to get lots worse.
The police are too busy trolling the internet to try and find anyone they can scream *ist at and arrest them with a fanfair of 'look how PC we are'
Anything that involves low level personal crime, not fucking interested.
I would love a vigilante reaction but you just know they will go hell for leather to arrest and incarcerate anyone who 'takes the law into their own hands'. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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Posted: 18:16 - 24 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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UK gov should reverse their 18% budget cut to the police.
Then maybe they'd have resources to do something. ____________________ Spain 2008France 2007Big one 2009 We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. In the end, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching. |
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Posted: 18:55 - 24 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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Also almost every time I see a cop car in London it is at 'hot spots' for catching people speeding.
Fuck the speeding you can do people for speeding while actually patrolling.
All the police care about is speeding and insurance. Because it makes money. Wonder how long before the tories just try and privatise the police. ____________________ Bikes: Previous Bikes: Piaggio x8 125: 2012/2013, YBR 125: 2013/2013 BMW R1150GS 2013/2017, Honda CBR600RR 2017/2017, Honda CB500 2018/2018, Suzuiki Address 110cc 2019/2020, BMW R1200GS 2021-2023
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Posted: 09:23 - 25 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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Good.
Those who are paying the piper should be calling the tunes. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Posted: 13:31 - 25 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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Sorry to hear about the bike.
I haven't experienced these issues first hand, but I do think twice about going anywhere on the bike and leaving it parked up, far more so than I ever used to. Last year I had several meetings in central London that previously I would have gone to on the bike, but it just didn't seem worth it as the company was reimbursing for the extortionate train fare and I didn't want to spend all day wondering whether my bike would still be there.
The fact that the police are unwilling to do anything doesn't bolster confidence. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 299 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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