Scumbag scrotes

Luke

Luke

Luke

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I'm fuming...

My headlight failed last night and I had to leave the bike in Rotherham town centre. In order to change the bulb it requires taking off the clock cowl, removing the clocks etc and not something I could do at night.
I got a taxi home, picked up my huge chain and drove back to secure it. Disc lock on the front, Almax chain on the rear. Unfortunately I had to leave it in a parking bay as there was nowhere I could get it to that was more secure.
I arranged for someone to take me in early this morning so I could get it home before I got a ticket and pulled up to find the entire left hand side smashed to bits and the number plate sat on top. Tucked into the seat was a police notice stating it had been found on its side at 4am and the police attended to pick it up. Kudos to the police, they didn't need to do that but did so.

It would appear that scrotes have kicked it over as there was no way on earth it could have fallen.

Every panel on the left side is damaged beyond repair, as is the front fairing unit which spans the left and right side. As the indicators are all flush mounted they have been smashed into tiny pieces too.

I'd just booked it in for the fuelling to be sorted as a dyno run picked up there was no mixture between 30mph and 40mph which was making it very twitchy in town. I'd put aside £200 for that, but now I'm going to have to spend that on panels instead.

I'm not a happy bunny.
 
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No cameras and to be honest even if there were the police are unlikely to pull out all the stops catching a vandal.
I'm TPFT so am going to have to pay to fix it myself. Looking on ebay if I bide my time I can replace the bits for less than £100.

It's the principle that really irks me.
 
Spoken to the police and although there was CCTV on the road it didn't cover the bike. I was at least able to thank the officers that attended to pick the bike up off the floor.
I've found a replacement rear panel for £15 and indicators for about £25 for the pair. The front fairing is scratched but is structurally intact so I'll see if it can be repaired and sprayed.
The anger is subsiding but will take a while to disappear.
 
id have had a taxi to the nearest petrol station and grabbed a bulb first or rode home on high beam,NO WAY i would have left it in a town centre overnight,were you in the AA or anything like that? would have been worth calling them for a bulb
 
Yes I'm in the AA, but stupidly didn't think about that until this morning. Because bulbs are something I do myself I seemingly don't equate a bulb with breakdown. Stupid really.
As for replacing the bulb, as I've said it is a relatively big job and it's a HID bulb, not a halogen. It's H4 so no separate dipped/main bulbs. No sidelight on this bike either or I'd have ridden it home.
 
Sorry to hear about this. Unfortunately some people have very poor standards of behaviour, but that is a reflection on them and don't let yourself get wound up about it. Sadly, vandalism is something that we all have to suffer in modern society.

Rgds
 
you never think of all these things at the time though,but id certainly make sure i was prepared next time,id even go as far as ripping out the hid kit and putting it back to stock,atleast the bulbs are readily available,even if it was a pain to change the light bulb id have done it rather than leaving my bike
 
Tell me about it. The HID kit is coming out and I don't think I'll forget the AA next time.
 
Glad you're getting rid of the HIDs.

Sick of selfish road users blinding me with their ridiculous main beam beacons.

Absolutely no need for them.
 
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