Author Topic: People suck. - This is serious now. bike gore inside.... (Read 8883 times)

b82ta · « **on:** September 17, 2009, 02:54:30 PM »

See later post for update.

So I'm sitting in class today and get a phone call from an unknown number, they immediately call again and leave a voicemail. I check my voicemail and as I listen to the message my heart sinks.... "The is the campus police, someone came in and reported your black 1977 Honda motorcycle as being tipped over and leaking gas." So I call the campus police and speak an officer who apparently righted my bike, and turned the gas off. He told me there didn't seem to be much damage other than a dent in the engine side cover... But I had this feeling that I couldn't have gotten off that easily. I was also confused as to how it had tipped, and which side it fell to, but I had a test in the next class and had to wait to go check it out. That was one of the hardest tests to concentrate on, thank god it was fairly easy.... or at least it seemed that way. After the test I went to the lot where I found my bike righted, and sitting above a dark spot on the asphalt that was obviously damaged by the fuel. I had figured the solid pegs and bars would have kept the majority of the bike from actually hitting pavement, and they did. The spray paint on the tank did not, however, like the fuel running out from the cap vent, and I now have a plastic bar end wedged inside my handle bars and a cracked throttle tube.

The damage is not what pissed me off, It was the way the bike was parked and how it fell. I find it VERY hard to see this happening by any means other than some sort of intentional tipping. It fell away from the kickstand side, the kickstand is worn and the bike leans on the stand pretty good and takes a considerable amount of effort to tip up. There is no damage on the left hand side of the bike that would suggest a car hitting it and knocking it over.

I can't believe that someone would be that much of an a-hole to just tip someone's bike over like that. I mean really? whats the point... Even if it was someone who accidentally knocked it over, they should have had the decency to leave a note with info, or at the very least report it, stand the bike up, something? no? argh. Sorry about the rant post, but I just need to do something at the moment....

Here are a few photos of the bike after.

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #1 on:** September 17, 2009, 02:59:15 PM »

Someone accidentally backed into it?

Gordon · « **Reply #2 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:00:44 PM »

Sorry to hear about that. I'm always somewhat worried about something like that being done to my 750. Most people are decent, but it only takes one #$%* to screw up someone's hard work.

Definitely file a report with the campus police. There's a chance that somebody saw what happened.

b82ta · « **Reply #3 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:01:56 PM »

I really dont think so... There is not a single scratch, dent, etc on the left side. The amount of effort required to tip the bike up I would think would leave some sort of trace? I will have to wait until tomorrow to file a report as the officer that I talked to went off duty shortly after I contacted him.

Gordon · « **Reply #4 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:04:08 PM »

If you have a clear coat on that tank you should be able to just sand and polish it back to the original condition.

Inkscars · « **Reply #5 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:06:11 PM »

Someone prolly sat on it or moved it so they could park, dropped it and was too big of a pussy to pick it back up.

b82ta · « **Reply #6 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:08:32 PM »

No clear, a mistake on my part I suppose, but I wanted a semi gloss finish and couldn't find a clear. The paint has already started to bubble.... I'll probably just sand it a bit and spray some more black on it. I've done it a couple times already and it really doesn't match too badly.

Ink scars, that was a thought that crossed my mind as well, but they should have at least had the decency to report it as dropped? or leave some sort of contact info? I dont know why they would have moved it to park, I wasn't blocking a spot and was in a motorcycle parking area...

Inkscars · « **Reply #7 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:12:37 PM »

Just the only thing I could come up with.
Why not report it? Again, chicken #$%*.

sangyo soichiro · « **Reply #8 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:13:48 PM »

If someone barely clipped the rear tire while backing up a car they could have tipped it and probably wouldn't know they had. And that might not leave a mark on your bike where the car made contact.

I hate to think someone would do that on purpose, but I know that happens too. Someone kicked my girlfriend's sister's car door leaving a terrible dent and a muddy footprint a couple years ago. Why would they do that? It was sitting right in their driveway. Then a week later it was vandalized again along with a few other things around their house. I believe the two incidents were not related, a pure coincidence that they happened only a week apart, and were done by different people (I won't bore you with the details). But that makes it worse in a way. I see bicycles vandalized all the time on my campus. I can't understand it.

I hope it was an accident what happened to your bike. It's a little easier to accept. Or it could have been some dumb kids goofing off, accidentally tipped it, and ran away in the heat of the moment.

Like Gordon said, hopefully there was a witness.

andy750 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:14:01 PM »

Perhaps another biker moved it to park his bike? It happens....really feel bad for your bike though. This is one of the reasons I wont park on the street in downtown Boston...no motorcycle parking spots and all too easy to get backed into by a car.

Gordon · « **Reply #10 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:14:37 PM »

Quote from: b82ta on September 17, 2009, 03:08:32 PM

No clear, a mistake on my part I suppose, but I wanted a semi gloss finish and couldn't find a clear. The paint has already started to bubble.... I'll probably just sand it a bit and spray some more black on it. I've done it a couple times already and it really doesn't match too badly.

Too bad about the paint. That's going to take the most work to fix of all the damage that was done. I've used satin and semi-gloss clear before, but it was only in rattle can form that gets damaged by contact with gasoline, too. For a fuel resistant clear you need to use a two-part urethane, but I'm not sure if you can find that in anything other than glossy.

b82ta · « **Reply #11 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:22:13 PM »

Thats true I guess, I did kind of jump to the worst possible... An accident is certainly easier to deal with, but it still sucks. I will not be parking in that spot again, It is not my preferred spot but was one of the only available this morning... Thats no good about your girlfriend's sister's bad luck. Vandalism is such a stupid crime. I will be filing a report I am unsure if I should file it tonight or wait until the officer that righted the bike and actually saw the way it was is back on duty.

The paint is the only damage that I am concerned about. It will take some work and I probably won't have time for a while. I should be doing homework at the moment, as I have a review on Monday, but I am just really not in the mood to design anything right now. The throttle still functions fine for the most part, its a little bit gritty at the farthest closed positions, but I think a little cleaning will fix that. I am certainly glad I put solid pegs on it.... as they probably help reduce some of the damage.

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #12 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:22:23 PM »

Idiot townies?

b82ta · « **Reply #13 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:30:14 PM »

Could be, could be... ha

sangyo soichiro · « **Reply #14 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:35:52 PM »

I really liked your paint scheme too.

b82ta · « **Reply #15 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:37:15 PM »

It'll be returned to former glory. And eventually replicated on a straight tank... This one's pretty dented from the previous owner. Thanks for the compliments on it though.

sangyo soichiro · « **Reply #16 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:44:07 PM »

I once spilled gas on my tank and the clear coat fogged up. I don't know if it just wasn't fully cured, or if my rattle-can job just isn't up to par. But since I only rattle-canned it, it wasn't a big deal for me to sand it a little and put another clear coat on. I didn't even take it off the bike.

Since then, after the paint cured (over the winter), first thing I did in the spring was to put some Turtlewax on it. Now when the gas splashes on it the paint is not hurt. I just have to remember to wax it every year.

Gordon · « **Reply #17 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:44:21 PM »

Quote from: b82ta on September 17, 2009, 03:22:13 PM

I will not be parking in that spot I will be filing a report I am unsure if I should file it tonight or wait until the officer that righted the bike and actually saw the way it was is back on duty.

I'd say the sooner the better. I don't think it matters if the one who takes the report is the one who picked up your bike. If they need his input they'll ask him when he's in next time.

b82ta · « **Reply #18 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:50:03 PM »

Alright, I'll get a report filed, either tonight or first thing tomorrow morning.

Thanks for the tip on the turtle wax, I'll be sure to try that. Maybe I won't have to be QUITE as careful filling with the wax on, though I'm not sure if it would have done much in this situation.

bucky katt · « **Reply #19 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:51:26 PM »

heres yet another reason i prefer my cats to people

b82ta · « **Reply #20 on:** September 17, 2009, 04:37:14 PM »

I would be SERIOUSLY afraid of a cat that could knock a bike over.

TwoTired · « **Reply #21 on:** September 17, 2009, 05:19:12 PM »

Just some questions.

Is the area you parked in labeled as a motorcycle parking area? Or, just a place that's marked where cars can't park.

Were you parked so close to a car that they couldn't open the passenger door?

b82ta · « **Reply #22 on:** September 17, 2009, 05:36:49 PM »

On our campus any cross hatched area is designated as motorcycle parking, as long as it isn't next to a handicapped accessible spot or blocking a sidewalk. The only car stall next to me was the one to the right hand side of the bike. And I made certain that there was plenty of space available for the driver to open their door and get out, and since the bike fell toward the car, I'm assuming that it wasn't anything to do with someone parking in that spot. It is possible though that someone could have clipped the back tire as soichiro pointed out.... The spot is located in a semi high traffic area, but it was parked a good ways back from the traffic flow...

tomsweb1 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 17, 2009, 05:43:14 PM »

A jealous douche that wears Harley boots. That's my guess

b82ta · « **Reply #24 on:** September 18, 2009, 04:03:15 AM »

This is what I find in the studio parking lot at 3:45 a.m.

mysterious handprintish looking marks in the condensation....

Needless to say I was more than slightly pissed to see my bike laying on the ground, bleeding and dismembered... I immediately called the campus police who came and did a report, and basically told me that it looked intentional, but nothing will probably come of it.

I only have liability on the bike, so I am very thankful no expensive damage was done, at least not that I have seen yet. I didn't feel comfortable driving the bike home, so I called AAA who preceded to tell me that my card wouldn't cover motorcycle towing. So I got a ride to my house, picked up my truck and ramp and I loaded it in my truck and it is now returned to my garage. I am very thankful for my friends in studio that helped me push it into my truck, without them I would have been sol and leaving the bike in the lot till morning, not so ideal. I'm fairly certain at this point that someone is doing this intentionally. I don't know if its for personal reasons against me? I have never had anyone who has hated me enough to do something this low, and stupid. I feel like the chances of this happening 2 times, in one day, and the second one being more severe than the first... is a pretty clear tell that that first one was no accident. I can't say for sure, but I think my riding season might be over early. I can't put her through any more of this abuse...

What a horrible day.

Thanks for listening all, its 6 a.m. and I'm out.

adam

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Author Topic: People suck. - This is serious now. bike gore inside.... (Read 8883 times)