Mysterious gold paint circle on tyre.

[wilbur]

Dear BCF I come in search of your joint wisdom, or failing that for you to call me a worrying needlessly twat.

Yesterday whilst parked in the motorcycle section of my local multi story for about 90 minutes a gold circle has been painted on my front tyre.

I cannot think of any legitimate reason for this and the only one that I can think of (other than a local loony pre-armed with a paint pot of gold paint) is it being tagged for removal by a vanload of thieving scrotes to arrive later.

This parking space has no fewer than 6 security cameras on it and the carpark attendants are bikers so my first thought is to pop in and talk to them and see a) if its a known thing and b) if they fancy scrolling through 90x6 minutes of camera footage to see who did it.

Any thoughts ? I shall be removing the mark before I head out today and parking elsewhere, obviously....

[Riejufixing]

Post a picture?

Are you sure it was done there an not somewhere else or there from new?

[wilbur]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

It's a manufacturer's mark showing the lightest side of the tyre and should be fitted next to the valve.

[wilbur]

[om15]

You did get on the right bike?
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[Riejufixing]

[MCN]

I read somewhere that there are gangs of thieves stealing bikes to order.
They go around looking for bikes to steal, mark the bikes they plan to lift and then come back later in a van to take them.
They use a gold circle or a coloured dot near the tire valve to easily identify the bike later.

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Right by the valve? Mmm, the same bloke has marked all my tyres to show the lightest point to be fitted by the valve too.
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[Riejufixing]

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[Jmoan]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Maybe they figure they've got a consistent manufacturing process and/or it's an insignificant aid to tyre-fitting.

[Nobby the Bastard]

Is there a red mark on the opposite side of the tyre? That gold ring looks like it was done by the fitter probably so it's easier to identify where to place it in relation to the valve.
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[Andy_Pagin]

Perhaps those 'crop circle' blokes are trying a new avenue of mystery.
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