Bike got hit while parked up

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

Some dirty scummy rat bastard hit my beloved Kwaky while she was sleeping in the parking bay across the road from my house. From the damage on the right fairing panel it was reversed into and took a heavy gouge out of it, it was then pushed backwards and toppled over hitting the left fairing panel and handlebar on the pavement. I think that it resting up on the kerb was a good thing as it meant the generator cover didn't touch the road and fuck me for a new stator/ rotor again!

She got knocked over and they fucked off without leaving a note or anything. No witnesses, no CCTV, nothing. Went to the Police and they told me without evidence they can't do anything about it but would "look into it".

I went into the Chemist that's just up the road a little and asked if anyone went in there with information or if their CCTV covered that area (it doesn't, we checked and it only covered the frontage and steps into the store). I also went to a house a few doors down in case their Ring doorbell caught anything (it didn't, the angle wasn't wide enough anyway).

Damages were:

1. Left-hand fairing panel is shattered and cracked at the upper part near the screen,
2. Right-hand fairing panel has a heavy gouge taken out of the panel,
3. Left-hand wing mirror sheared off,
4. Left-hand hand-guard buckled out of shape and plastic guard snapped at screwed connection.

https://i.imgur.com/1hpe8t6.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/VVsSr0H.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/4rqg0LA.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/nshiCam.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/JY9Vb8n.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/fis2n2f.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/rtmNQ7W.jpeg

What really annoyed me is that the mirror was replaced at the same time the handlebar and sprockets were replaced and the handguards were only just put on her last weekend!

Well, I went onto eBay and got two used fairing panels in the same colour, two new wing mirrors with extenders, Barkbuster handguards and a new saddle since the one I have on it is a bit fucked on the inside for a job lot at £220.

Since I am going to have the fairings off, I think I will take the time to put a load of tape-backed foam on the frame to stop some of the fairing buzz which does my tits in.
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[redeem ouzzer]

Why do you have lever guards on a road bike?
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[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[A100man]

Bunch of arse..
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[Ste]

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[Weisse Schlange]

I feel your pain
Happened to me with a brand new Vespa a while back
Middle aged couple drive off after, I saw and chased them so the new they had done it.
Turned out to be false plates on their car , wtf
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[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[P.]

Reason 1 why I don't have a bike if I don't have a garage.

Is shit, I feel for you. Someone definitely hit it and it wasn't just a nice gust catching that sail of a cover.

[struan80]

Cunts. Sorry for you mate.

[Bhud]

Bad luck dude. Crappy drivers and drunks are everywhere.

New security cameras (not that Ring pos) give you really good picture quality at a low price. They have person detection, night vision and everything. They can easily pick out a number plate at 20 metres or more. As the bike is directly across the street from your house, then if you set one up at your house aiming it at the street, you'd be able to easily trace the vehicle or person responsible, if this happened again. With a good SD card, you can just leave it to record constantly, for about a week before having to wipe it.

[Keithy]

Gutted for you chap, you and that poor bike are just one thing after another.

[Polarbear]

It's an utter shit when something you have worked hard for gets damaged through no fault of your own. Sadly it's the way of the world now, Quick, fuckoff before anyone sees us.

The police just aren't interested until you give whoever a kicking. Then see them take an interest.... in you.
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[ThunderGuts]

That is rubbish. Note there's snow; maybe someone lost control and slid into it? I know the road looks snow-free in the picture, but presumably when it had first came down it might have been on the road too? Doesn't excuse it obviously though - they still should have left a note.

As mentioned above, maybe a good excuse to get an inexpensive WiFi CCTV camera and point it at where you bike is kept? Could be useful if anyone ever tries to pinch it too.
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[Fat Angry Scotsman]

Actually some sage advice on setting up a camera from my side of the road opposite, can't believe I hadn't done it already. Going to look at buying one on lunch break.
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PAST: 2009 Kawasaki ER-6F. 2021 Zontes ZT-125U.

[Ayrton]

Sorry to hear dude, this kind of stuff boils my piss. Someone dented my new car door a few months ago and I was fuming for weeks so I cant imagine what this is like.
Do you have crash protectors? It's one of the first things I put on my SV because I just know at some point I'll drop it or knock it over. They look quite cheap too compared to what I had to pay.
https://motorcyclepartswarehouse.co.uk/mpw-crash-bung-protectors-kawasaki-er-6n-f-06-11.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA8vSOBhCkARIsAGdp6RTr_7Go_AgxUPP1da9Icnu2mXOe8Svc9wnoJV-pd8QhNNBQrfvAk2IaAhSpEALw_wcB

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Sad to see this. The same thing happened to my bike years ago but it was a naked bike and somehow it escaped relatively unscathed. Maddening though, pride and joy and all that.

Not excusing the careless or myopic sod but looking at the photos it strikes me there’s an impossible compromise between keeping the parked bike low-key so as not to attract unwanted attention, and yet not blending it into the background. That pavement looks quite wide, I’d be tempted to use it after this.

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[BRUN]

christ you have some bad luck

is their anything you can put on the bike on a night to make it more visible ? though suppose then its a theft risk ?

with that cover on, with the snow etc, they probably couldnt see it, it does blend in very well with its surroundings, is their nowhere else you can park it ?

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[BRUN]

you cant win really, hi-vis cover and you will get kids messing with it or potential theft, the cover you have now though makes it camouflaged to the surroundings that a sniper would be happy with

no lamp posts etc you could chain it to just off the road ?

i worry about parking mine anywhere, car turning into a space not looking properly, cars reversing and not seeing it through back window as its too low etc

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[adam277]

That sucks. One of the reasons I do not park on the road. Even when going to the shops or town I am really careful where I park.


Heck, even when I parked my R1150 on my drive it still got hit.
But that was by my dad who reversed his transit van into it.
Funny thing is he did more damage to his transit door then to my beemer xD
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Current Bike: Honda CBF 125: current